Archive for January, 2010
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Chuno: Episodes 1-2
Is Chuno exciting? Cinematically stunning? Well-made? Well-acted? Beautifully scored? Entertaining and funny? Yes to all — hell yes. Is it perfect? Well, no. I’m not tripping over myself to worship at the feet of this drama, although I can see why it might elicit that reaction in others. But there’s no doubt that this drama... More »
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Kim Nam-gil turns into a Bad Guy
Queen Seon-deok‘s breakout star Kim Nam-gil, aka Bi-dam, has picked his next project: he’ll take the lead role in the drama Bad Guy [나쁜남자], which will be directed by PD Lee Hyung-min of Snow Queen, I’m Sorry, I Love You and Sangdoo, Let’s Go To School. (The drama was also a possible contender for being... More »
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God of Study emerges as leader on Mondays & Tuesdays
Week 2 has yielded more of a disparity between the new Monday-Tuesday shows — while Week 1 was pretty close between all the contenders, it seems the viewers have by now selected their favorites, and the numbers reflect those choices. AGB Nielsen numbers put KBS’s school drama God of Study firmly ahead of the competition... More »
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Yoo Hana joins cast of Paradise Ranch
Yoo Hana, who played the adorably bubbly Eun-ji in Sons of Sol Pharmacy, has been cast as the romantic counterpart to DBSK’s Choi Kang Changmin in the upcoming drama Paradise Ranch. She joins Lee Yeon-hee (East of Eden) and Joo Sang-wook (Queen Seon-deok) in this story “set against the beautiful nature of Jeju Island, which... More »
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First post-army fanmeeting for Gong Yoo
Following his December 8 discharge from military service, Coffee Prince‘s Gong Yoo held his first fanmeeting after returning to civilian life. The event, titled “694 Days Waiting for Gong Yoo,” was held on January 10 at Seoul’s Yonsei University and boasted an audience numbering 1,000, which included fans who flew in from Japan, Hong Kong,... More »
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Wish Upon a Star: Episodes 1-2
When writing up my first impressions of the new dramas, I had thought Wish Upon a Star would probably be put to the back burner quickly. I liked it, but it seemed pretty ordinary. But Episode 2 was a lot more interesting than Episode 1 and I find that the premise grows more entertaining (and... More »
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Lee Min-ho takes the lead in Personal Taste
Lee Min-ho has picked his next project! Remember Personal Taste? Based on a popular novel, the drama adaptation had once been rumored to reunite Goong stars Yoon Eun-hye and Joo Ji-hoon, but after a lot of unconfirmed talk, the project fizzled. The story would have starred the male lead as a straight guy pretending to... More »
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New KBS dramas post strong re-broadcast numbers
God of Study, Chuno Both of KBS’s new dramas, God of Study and Chuno, had strong premiere ratings when they ran their first two episodes last week in their respective Monday-Tuesday and Wednesday-Thursday timeslots. They also both brought in rerun numbers of 10.3% when their episodes re-aired, and anytime a rerun attracts double-digit numbers, it’s... More »
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City Hall: Episode 18
(written by samsooki, with 0timelost and cleown) Episode 18 – “It’s not your fault I am leaving.” What does it take to break Shin Mi Rae? What her enemies just don’t understand is that Shin Mi Rae is actually two separate people: the protector and the woman. To break Shin Mi Rae, you cannot just... More »
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Lee Na-young takes transgender character to High Kick
Lee Na-young is making the most of her upcoming cameo appearance on MBC’s hit sitcom High Kick Through the Roof, because not only this an unusual television appearance for her, the part also happens to be male. Though the character has nothing to do with her upcoming movie role Dad Likes Women, this is a... More »
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