Archive for November, 2009
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Kim Hyo-seo cast as Won Bin’s love interest
The female lead has been cast for Won Bin‘s new movie Ajusshi [아.저.씨.], and it’s relative fresh face Kim Hyo-seo. Ajusshi is the second film for director Lee Jung-beom, whose first was 2006′s Cruel Winter Blues, a “Korean-style noir” with Sol Kyung-gu and Jo Han-seon. Ajusshi garnered attention the moment Won Bin signed on, and... More »
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Drama theme-song ringtones
Somehow the mention of ringtones came up on the last Open Thread, and I posted some ringtones that I’d made of You’re Beautiful OST songs. I got some requests, so I thought I’d put more up in a separate post, in case anyone else was interested. (These are short mp3 clips that you can download... More »
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Smile: Episodes 15-16
A first date with your crush. The jitters, the excitement. Now imagine the date as a 3-way with your crush’s mother. Isn’t that every girl’s fantasy? But our plucky heroine is satisfied even with this scene, grazing his hand in the ocean of popcorn, with his mother’s watchful eye boring into their hands. Just when... More »
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A.N.JELL to hold a second mini-concert
Prior to the drama’s premiere, a mini-concert had been staged featuring A.N.JELL, the band within the drama You’re Beautiful, for concert scenes that were used in an early episode. With the drama coming to a close, producers have announced that they’ll be holding a second mini-concert in two days’ time. The first mini-concert was held... More »
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Shin-yi publishes a novel
More and more actors are putting out books, it seems. Add Shin-yi (Partner) to that list, who his till now been mostly known for playing quirky characters with strong personalities. Now she’s taking a stab at fiction writing with the novel Fox In a Bear Mask [곰의 탈을 쓴 여우]. The book tells a romantic... More »
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Kim Kang-woo to join Dong Yi
Ooh. Kim Kang-woo is about to join the cast of sageuk drama Dong Yi, which stars Ji Jin-hee as Joseon’s King Sook-jong and Han Hyo-joo as water maid (Dong-yi) turned concubine (later named Sook-bin). A production source confirmed that he has been offered the role, and the decision is 90% of the way to finalization.... More »
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Chuno’s Lee Da-hae and Oh Ji-ho spend first night together
How is it that all the stills from Chuno look so intriguing? I just hope the actual drama itself doesn’t disappoint, because I’m going to be expecting a pretty high level of quality. These newest stills feature Lee Da-hae with runaway slave Oh Ji-ho, and are described as a “heartbreaking love scene,” although without the... More »
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Open Thread #110
SONG OF THE DAY Lofty Heights – “Skeleton Apples” [ Download ] [Audio clip: view full post to listen] RELATED POSTS Open Thread #109 Open Thread #108 Open Thread #107 Open Thread #106 No tags for this post.... More »
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You’re Beautiful: Episode 14
Once again, we run the gamut of emotions from light to heavy, which I always find to be a welcome thing when a drama heads to its more serious moments. Yes, some of the conflicts amp up in this episode, but it also has more of its trademark goofy parody sequences to lighten the in-between... More »
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Model Daul Kim dies at age of 20
What in the what? NY Mag has just broken the news that top Korean fashion model Daul Kim was found dead in Paris today, and while details are yet unknown, it appears to have been a suicide. Daul Kim is probably Korea’s most famous supermodel and had worked a lot in her short career —... More »
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