Archive for June, 2010
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Choi Siwon joins Athena
Choi Siwon — he of Super Junior and recent romantic-comedy series Oh My Lady — is joining the cast of IRIS‘s spinoff drama Athena: Goddess of War. Woot woot! He joins leads Jung Woo-sung and Cha Seung-won, who play elite spies. His character is named Kim Jun-ho, a newbie to the spy agency NTS who... More »
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Jae Hee and Jo Hyun-jae complete military service
Actors Jae Hee and Jo Hyun-jae began their military enlistment within a day of each other back in August 2008, and they’ll be discharged within a day of each other as well; Jae Hee will be released tomorrow, June 18, while Jo Hyun-jae will complete his service the following day. According to the reps for... More »
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Bad Guy: Episode 4
Hey, girlfriday here with a little cloak and dagger to kick off the summer season. No new episodes this week, but here’s a recap to tide you over. So far this show has the winning appeal of being aesthetically beautiful—this is some slick, slick stuff—and I don’t just mean the very good-looking cast. It’s not... More »
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Yoon Kye-sang’s abs in Road No. 1
Sometimes, you don’t need words when a simple image would suffice. Am I right? (Behold, a picspam post!) Road No. 1, which has already completed 100% of its shoots, premieres next Wednesday on MBC. Tags: Choi Min-soo, Kim Haneul, Road No. 1, So Ji-sub, Sohn Chang-min, Yoon Kye-sang... More »
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Park Bo-young in Playful Kiss?
Oh, this would make my day. Park Bo-young is the top contender for the Korean drama adaptation of Itazura na Kiss, which was adapted into the Taiwanese hit series It Started With a Kiss. The 20-year-old actress is not only talented, but has a lovely presence that really comes through the screen, and she was... More »
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Without competition, Baker King shoots up in ratings
It’s no surprise that World Cup coverage is dominating Korean airwaves at the moment, and the Korea-Greece game in particular was a huge draw with viewership ratings of 50.3% (numbers from TNS Media unless otherwise indicated). As a result, its broadcaster SBS is sitting pretty in the ratings game (several other games also drew hefty... More »
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Kim Ji-hoon cast in sci-fi mystery sageuk
Kim Ji-hoon in a “Joseon-era X Files”? Sold! Okay, I can see a myriad of ways that a science-fiction-y mystery sageuk drama might turn out badly — particularly if they take the X Files comparison too far. But with the historical angle, this is such an odd mix of elements that I find myself weirdly... More »
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Lee Na-young confirmed for Runaway with Rain
Lee Na-young has been finalized as Rain‘s co-star in the action-spy drama Runaway, which makes it her first drama in six years (since 2004′s Ireland). Having played quirky characters in the past (and a transgender role in her most recent movie, Dad Likes Women), this drama will give her a chance to showcase a completely... More »
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Sung Dong-il joins My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho
Actor Sung Dong-il is the newest addition to the fantasy-melodrama series My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, joining the two leads, Lee Seung-gi (Brilliant Legacy) and Shin Mina (The Naked Kitchen). Sung is often cast for his comedic acting, but as he showed in Chuno as a violent slave hunter, there’s more to his presence than... More »
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Kim Sun-ah meets her fans in Taiwan
Kim Sun-ah held her first fanmeeting in Taiwain over the weekend in conjunction with promotion for her drama City Hall, and was greeted by a crowd of approximately 2,000 fans at the Taiwan International Convention Center. In addition, members from 50 different Taiwanese news and broadcasting outlets were there to cover the event and the... More »
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