Archive for November, 2009
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Profile on Hong Sisters writing duo
Scriptwriters Hong Mi-ran, Hong Jung-eun With SBS’s You’re Beautiful ending this week, I thought I’d like to take a look at the brains behind its wonderfully addicting appeal. I’ve compiled the information below from various interviews over the past few years and highlighted some of their statements about their past dramas. In case you’re unfamiliar,... More »
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Eom Ji-won is the woman who wants to marry
MBC is making a sequel to its 2004 drama The Woman Who Wants To Marry with the aptly titled The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry. Cast as the lead in the comic and upbeat story is film actress Eom Ji-won, who makes her return to television after six years away; her last series was... More »
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Go Soo makes a double comeback
It’s been a while since Go Soo has been seen onscreen — he had drama roles in 2005′s Marrying a Millionaire and Green Rose, but he has taken his time returning to acting after his army discharge. Now he has not one but two new projects, one film and one drama, and suddenly press is... More »
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Cha In-pyo heads new KBS drama
Actors Cha In-pyo (Crossing, Hanbando) and Han Go-eun (Can Anyone Love, Capital Scandal) have just been cast to head a new KBS1 daeha drama, or period project. The series is called Great Family [명가] and will premiere on January 2. The story deals with one wealthy family that experiments with the concept of noblesse oblige,... More »
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Hero: Episodes 1-2
I don’t think it’s surprising that Hero started off with low ratings (5.4.% and 4.9%) because its two rivals — KBS’s IRIS, SBS’s You’re Beautiful — are currently in full swing. With the latter ending this week, it’ll be interesting to see how Hero‘s numbers fare in another week’s time when SBS’s new drama, Will... More »
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A.N.JELL holds its last concert
As previously announced, the cast of SBS’s You’re Beautiful held another mini-concert on November 23, where footage was shot for the drama’s final episode, which airs this Thursday. The mini-concert was held at Seoul’s Melon AX Hall at 6pm and featured all four of its main cast members — Jang Geun-seok, Park Shin-hye, Lee Hong-ki,... More »
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Weekend dramas stay strong
Smile, Three Brothers, Loving You a Thousand Times It’s a good time to be a weekend drama: Saturdays and Sundays are home to a number of thriving dramas these days. Leading the pack is KBS’s family drama Three Brothers, which again surpassed the 30% mark this weekend. Following the highest-rated series of the year (Sons... More »
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Fans anticipate Chun Jung-myung’s upcoming army discharge
Yay! With so many twentysomething actors heading off for military service, it’s always nice to see others finishing up and heading back. I’m especially excited to see Chun Jung-myung returning to civilian status this month, and fans are starting to prepare their welcome when he is discharged on November 27. Chun enlisted on January 2,... More »
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Smile: Episode 17
OMG, WOW. There isso much heart in this episode—the best so far!! Someone remind me to close my slack-jawed mouth before I start drooling over Kang Hyun-soo. Special shoutout: at last! The Han River appears in a Kdrama as more than just a place to scream/vent or have secret arguments/trysts. When Hyun-soo first pulls up... More »
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Queen of Housewives gets a Season 2
It’s rare, but it happens: the drama Queen of Housewives is getting a second season. According to an MBC representative, the drama will air its Season 2 next fall, and if it is successful, more seasons may follow. From MBC’s point of view, turning a drama into a multiple-season series (or “season drama”) would give... More »
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