Archive for July, 2010
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Min Hyo-rin makes big screen debut
Min Hyo-rin has signed on to her next project, a feature film called Sunny that comes from the director of the hit comedy Speed Scandal, Kang Hyung-chul. It’ll be her first movie and his second. She’ll play a former model and member of “7 Princesses,” which is a pop group with semi-rotating membership that is... More »
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Cha In-pyo added to the cast of Daemul
Veteran drama actor (and ’90s hottie) Cha In-pyo (Reputable Family) is jumping onboard the Daemul train, joining stars Go Hyun-jung and Kwon Sang-woo in the much-buzzed-about production. Cha will play a political rival to Go Hyun-jung’s character Seo Hye-rim. As a former human rights lawyer, he runs for office against her but loses, and she... More »
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Ha Ji-won returns to television with Secret Garden
(Probably.) Secret Garden has cast Ha Ji-won to star opposite Jang Hyuk in the “fantasy romantic comedy” drama set to air on SBS later this year. Note that the contract is “not finalized yet” — and we know why that’s a tricky deal — but the production company announced the casting on July 20 as... More »
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Playful Kiss + Lee Tae-sung = confirmed
They didn’t make us wait on this one long, did they? Lee Tae-sung, recently announced as frontrunner, is onboard with Playful Kiss. He’ll be Kim Hyun-joong‘s rival for the girl (played by Jung So-min), showing unfailing devotion whereas the hero, well, doesn’t. Lee’s character Jun-gu is based on the manga’s Kinnosuke, and hails from Gyeongsang-do... More »
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Behind the scenes of Runaway
Runaway is shooting abroad at the moment, and these stills taken from the filming location were shot in Osaka. In them, the three main actors — Rain, Lee Na-young, Lee Jung-jin — paused for a brief rest in the hot weather. The plot puts Rain and Lee Na-young on the run — at stake is... More »
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Kang So-ra joins cast of Dr. Champ
Twenty-year-old Kang So-ra has been added to the SBS medical sports drama Dr. Champ, which has already cast Kim So-yeon (Prosecutor Princess) and Uhm Tae-woong (Devil) as doctors in Taereung, the training village for national athletes (see: Taereung National Village). Jung Kyeo-woon (Loving You A Thousand Times) completes that main love triangle as a judo... More »
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Lee Tae-sung cast in Playful Kiss?
Another casting rumor in the media frenzy surrounding Playful Kiss: Lee Tae-sung, of 9 End 2 Outs, Time Between Dog and Wolf, and Terroir, is being seriously considered for a supporting role in the upcoming MBC drama, although nothing has been finalized. Group 8 announced that the decision isn’t final, but it seems that he’s... More »
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Army enlistment day for Shin Dong-wook
Annnnnnnd another one is off for his two-year military service. This time it’s Shin Dong-wook (Soulmate, Wish Upon a Star), who reported for duty on the afternoon of July 20 for four weeks of basic training, after which he will serve his 20 months of active duty. His management rep said about his departure, “Shin... More »
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Bad Guy: Episode 10
Sometimes I think this show was misappropriated into the revenge story genre. I know it’s a revenge story, but the drama itself isn’t actually a tightly-woven series of machinations—I know this because I keep wanting it to be, but it’s not. That doesn’t mean I don’t like it; on the contrary, I actually really enjoy... More »
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Park Shi-yeon also in Cosmopolitan magazine
Coffee House‘s Park Shi-yeon, like Sohn Ye-jin, is also featured in the August issue of fashion magazine Cosmopolitan. In the interview that accompanied the shoot, Park said, “These days the thing I most think about is, ‘Have I lived well?’ I’m happy when I film dramas or movies, but in this kind of life you... More »
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