Archive for December, 2009
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Queen Seon-deok ends with Episode 62
Two dramas wrapped up today, paving the way for several new entries in the new year. On MBC, its long-running ratings monster Queen Seon-deok posted up a very respectable 35.7% with its finale, but while its number would be huge by any other standards, with Seon-deok it was met with mixed reaction. After having shot... More »
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Fair Love turns Ahn Sung-ki into Korea’s Oppa
I’ve previously mentioned the movie Fair Love, which depicts a romance unfolding between a 50-something bachelor (Ahn Sung-ki) and his friend’s 20-something daughter (Lee Hana). The film, which is described as light-hearted and humorous, was well-received at Pusan International Film Festival, and has now released a preview trailer, which is pretty cute (watch below). Tags:... More »
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Mother, Thirst take home Director’s Cut Awards
This year’s 12th Director’s Cut Awards were given out on December 21, and the top winners this year were Thirst, Park Chan-wook‘s stylish vampire-horror film starring Song Kang-ho as a vampire priest, as well as Bong Joon-ho‘s Mother, whose Kim Hye-ja is earning a number of accolades as the titular mother who goes all-out to... More »
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Kim Sun-ah’s Harper’s Bazaar shoot
City Hall‘s Kim Sun-ah goes sexy and chic for her latest fashion spread, which can be seen in January’s issue of Harper’s Bazaar Korea. Kim explained, “As my interest in photography increases, each shoot I do feels fresh and new, since it allows me to reveal another, hidden side to myself. I’m at an age... More »
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KBS airs IRIS special broadcast this week
KBS’s action drama IRIS wrapped last week with a series high rating of 39.9%, and follows this week with a special broadcast that features unaired footage and NGs. They’ll fill out the hour with the actors’ favorite scenes, as well as behind-the-scenes clips and footage spanning the drama’s ten-month-long shoots, which began in March (in... More »
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Promo stills from MBC’s Pasta
Cute. I admit I haven’t been terribly intrigued about MBC’s new drama Pasta — it’s up against Jejoongwon and God of Study, while Chuno airs a few days later — but the promos featuring Lee Seon-kyun (Coffee Prince) and Gong Hyo-jin (Thank You) do look adorable, as does the preview clip below. The Italian restaurant-themed... More »
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Gong Yoo for Mind Bridge
He’s back! (Kind of.) Recently discharged from the army, Gong Yoo (Coffee Prince) indicated that he wouldn’t choose his next acting project till the new year, but he’s back to work as CF model, as you can see in these new shots. He’s representing business casual brand Mind Bridge, alongside actress Lee Min-jung (Smile), who... More »
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Press conference day for Chuno
The wait is almost over — KBS’s upcoming fusion sageuk thriller Chuno (aka Slave Hunters) is two weeks from its premiere, and held its production press conference on December 21. All the actors from the main cast were present, led by the drama’s three main stars Jang Hyuk, Lee Da-hae, and Oh Ji-ho. The series... More »
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Lee Min-ki to hold his first concert
Lee Min-ki, who put out his first solo album this year, is going to be performing at his first concert on January 29. He has sung on various soundtracks and participated as a special guest at other singers’ performances, but this will be the first concert where he performs under his name only. Lee Min-ki... More »
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The young cast of God of Study
New posters are out featuring the young cast of KBS’s God of Study, aka the kdrama adaptation of Japan’s Dragon Zakura. The story kicks off when a teacher begins a university prep course with five underperforming students at a high school that is in last place in the academic standings. Leading the group of five... More »
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