Archive for March, 2010
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Cinderella, Prosecutor, Taste: First episode impressions
Finally! The new Wednesday-Thursday battle is off, and the results are pretty consistent with my expectations, both content- and ratings-wise. First, the numbers: Cinderella’s Sister took the lead with a 16.7%, while Personal Taste was in second with a 12.7%. Prosecutor Princess trailed with a 7.3%. (Those are TNS Media numbers; AGB Nielsen gave the... More »
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Stars promote Think Green campaign
For the month of April, LG Fashion’s brand HAZZYS will be actively promoting its “Think Green” environmental campaign. They have brought on a group of stars to help push its eco-friendly message and organic T-shirts with a photo shoot. The sales of the HAZZYS 100% organic cotton T-shirts will be donated to an environmental organization.... More »
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Character posters released for Bad Guy
Following several sets of stills and a preview video, character posters have been released for SBS’s Bad Guy. They feature (from left to right, above) 21-year-old newcomer Jung So-min, Kim Jae-wook (Antique Bakery), Han Ga-in in her return to television three years after Witch Amusement, titular “bad guy” Kim Nam-gil, and Oh Yeon-soo (Queen Returns).... More »
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Oh My Lady: Episode 4
I think the drama is finally getting its emotional footing. I’d been a little worried that it wouldn’t make that emotional connection, so I’m relieved at the signs in this episode. (By “emotional connection,” I don’t necessarily mean that I want melodrama or angst, specifically. It’s that I want a drama to feel like it... More »
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Shim Eun-kyung off to study abroad in the States
One of Korea’s brightest up-and-coming actors, 15-year-old Shim Eun-kyung, has announced her plans to move to the U.S. to study in Pittsburgh come the new school year in September. She says that the decision was made last year. She had intended on going earlier, but after receiving the script for the upcoming drama Bad Guy,... More »
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Cinderella’s Sister releases its music video
As previously announced, KBS’s new drama Cinderella’s Sister has released an introductory music video prior to the drama’s premiere (this Wednesday), which you can watch below. The song featured is from the OST, called “It Has To Be You” (너 아니면 안돼) and is sung by Yesung. Tags: Chun Jung-myung, Cinderella's Sister, Moon Geun-young, music... More »
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Oh My Lady: Episode 3
Generally I don’t have a problem buying Choi Siwon playing a 28-year-old in this role — he can look older than his age and he’s dressed like a grown-up — but in this shot (from a fantasy sequence, no worries about additional kiddos showing up unannounced) he positively looks like a high schooler. Until he... More »
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Chuno: Episode 14
Hi, I’m thunderbolt and I’m the last of the 2009 year-end reviewers writing a Chuno recap. That means there are five of us recapping what many believe will be crowned Drama of the Year. Some detractors, however, think Chuno is more joke than jewel. Varying opinions aside (and it is not unusual to feel conflicted... More »
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Bad Guy shoots in Jeju Island
Dark melodrama Bad Guy began its shoots in Japan, then relocated to film in Jeju Island. On March 26, the filming location in the city of Seogwipo, Jeju Island, was opened to the media, and a new set of stills has been released. Among planned shoots are those involving paragliding and yacht sailing, while the... More »
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Choi Jin-shil’s brother Choi Jin-young commits suicide
OH NO. Only a year and a half after his older sister committed suicide, now actor-singer Choi Jin-young has been discovered dead after taking his own life on the morning of March 29. Choi Jin-young’s body is currently in the funeral hall of a Kangnam hospital in Seoul. A rep from his side said on... More »
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