Archive for February, 2010

Open Thread
Open Thread #121
by | February 5, 2010 | 275 Comments
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Drama Casting & News
Oh My Lady adds Park Han-byul
by | February 5, 2010 | 32 Comments
My interest in the upcoming trendy drama Oh My Lady dims a little with this latest news: Park Han-byul has been added to the cast along with Chae Rim and Choi Siwon. The romantic-comedy plot is about an ordinary ajumma (Chae Rim) who becomes the manager to a top star (Choi). Park’s character Yura was... More »


Drama Recaps
Chuno: Episode 6
by | February 4, 2010 | 59 Comments
Another great cliffhanger – Kwak Jung Hwan sure knows how to keep us on the edge of our seats! The last episode ended with Dae-gil, realizing he’d been tricked by Tae-ha, racing back to the inn. Tae-ha puts his ear to the ground and hears Dae-gil’s horse approaching. The chase continues… SONG OF THE DAY... More »


Drama Recaps
Smile: Episode 26
by | February 4, 2010 | 22 Comments
Perhaps distance does make the heart grow fonder. I set aside Smile for a while, so as not to watch ahead of writing these recaps (having skimmed up til 29, let me say, it changes the way you perceive the episodes). But when I picked episode 26 back up to write this recap, I was... More »


Drama Casting & News
The cast of Dong Yi gets into character
by | February 4, 2010 | 57 Comments
Here’s our first look at the cast of MBC’s historical series Dong Yi dressed in costume. The drama features Ji Jin-hee as King Suk-jong and Han Hyo-joo as the water maid Dong-yi who turns concubine, then mother to a future king. Lee So-yeon follows her vengeful Angel’s Temptation role as Lady Jang, a higher-ranking concubine... More »


Drama Casting & News
Han Ga-in cast in Bad Guy
by | February 4, 2010 | 36 Comments
The news has finally been confirmed after being floated around as a possibility for months: Han Ga-in is making her drama return through the upcoming Bad Guy, which has cast Queen Seon-deok‘s Bi-dam, Kim Nam-gil, in the title role. The drama is described as the story of ambition and love, centering around one man’s fierce... More »


Drama Recaps
Wish Upon a Star: Episode 10
by | February 3, 2010 | 82 Comments
That just speaks for itself, doesn’t it? Hehe. Heh. I find myself more and more glad that Kang-ha was such a grumpybutt early on, because it makes his funny moments now that much more awesome. It wouldn’t be nearly as gratifying, for instance, to see that look of frustration on Jun-ha’s face, would it? SONG... More »


Celebrity News
Han Hyo-joo’s Australian trip photos
by | February 3, 2010 | 55 Comments
Han Hyo-joo recently took a working vacation to Sydney, Australia, and has released photos of her four-day trip. Han is currently an endorser of Samsung digital cameras and headed to Australia in early January to shoot a CF for one of their new cameras. The opportunity also afforded her some time to get away following... More »


Drama Recaps
Hero: Episode 3
by | February 3, 2010 | 29 Comments
Greetings fellow drama lovers! I’m Andromytta, and I’m pleased to bring you recaps of “Hero”! My first foray into the world of Kdrama was during the phenomenom that is “Boys Over Flowers”. (And I don’t care what anyone says, I still love, love, LOVE that drama! *covers ears while singing “La, la, la I can’t... More »


Drama Casting & News
Han Jae-seok added to Merchant Kim Man-deok
by | February 3, 2010 | 16 Comments
Lee Mi-yeon has a leading man for her upcoming historical epic, Merchant Kim Man-deok: actor Han Jae-seok of Women in the Sun and Lobbyist. The KBS drama stars Lee Mi-yeon as the real-life figure born in the 18th century who became a gisaeng, then turned herself into a prosperous merchant — impressive given that she... More »