Archive for August, 2010
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Sungkyunkwan Scandal: Episode 2
I liked Episode 2 even more than the first; now that we’re past some of the setup, I find these relationships quite compelling, and all the various possible entanglements are rife with possibility. Even the more clichéd elements (such as her cross-dressing at school) have different stakes here, since the consequences of being found out... More »
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Su Ae and Yoo Ji-tae face off in Midnight FM
The trailer is out for thriller movie Midnight FM (which I’d previously mentioned as Late Night FM), which pits Su Ae (Athena) against Yoo Ji-tae (A Star’s Lover) in a battle of wills. In the movie, Su Ae is the DJ of a late-night radio show who gets a call while she’s on the air,... More »
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Dr. Champ makes do with fake Taereung
A few more stills have been released of SBS’s Dr. Champ, which stars Kim So-yeon and Uhm Tae-woong as orthopedic surgeons at the Olympic training facility, Taereung National Village. Jung Kyeo-woon is a national judo athlete who trains there and develops a romantic storyline with Kim. In these stills, Jung’s character saves his doctor (Kim)... More »
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Highlights from Athena’s showcase
The production of Athena held a showcase on August 30 at Seoul’s Lotte World’s Garden Stage, where the main cast talked about the process of training for the drama’s action scenes, filming in Italy, shared behind-the-scenes stories, and showed a making-of video. Below, you can watch the video of highlights that was featured at the... More »
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Sungkyunkwan Scandal: Episode 1
Fresh and promising, I thought. I was trying not to hope too much for Sungkyunkwan Scandal, which premiered today (Monday, that is). We’ve got a lot of promising dramas coming up and I didn’t want to jinx myself by getting excited about them all. So I’ve been wary about this “Joseon F4″ business that takes... More »
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Broadcast stations prepare for strike possibility
A potential strike is on the horizon, which may halt immediate episodes for some drama productions, including Kim Suro, Baker King Kim Tak-gu, Gloria (the three pictured above), Giant, and I Am Legend, among eight others. There are a total of 13 shows that are affected, all from outside production companies. The union for broadcasting... More »
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Who will cameo next on Gumiho Girlfriend?
Last week’s episodes of My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho featured two cameo appearances: UEE and Park Shin-hye, both from the Hong sisters’ previous drama, You’re Beautiful. This has people wondering who’ll be next, since the Hong sisters have previously had fun with bringing back actors from their other dramas. Well, the idol stars of You’re... More »
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Action-fantasy film Jeon Woo Chi gets a drama series
Kang Dong-won‘s 2009 fantasy action-adventure film Jeon Woo Chi is getting a drama series, to be produced by the company Chorokbaem (Green Snake) Media. This could be cool, as the movie was a hit (it logged 6 million theater admissions) and was based on a premise with great potential. Jeon Woo Chi is a classical... More »
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I Am Legend: Episode 8
BEST. EPISODE. EVAAA. We’ve officially reached the midpoint of the series. OK – ’nuff said. On to the recap! Seol Hee meets Jin Bae near the entrance and he hands off the CD. Ji Wook and Seung Hye discuss why Seol Hee could possibly want a recess (are they that dense?) and they only realize... More »
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Woo-ri takes the lead in Alice
The upcoming movie Alice touts itself as a Koreanized Alice in Wonderland tale in the style of Tim Burton, and recently cast Bong Tae-kyu in one of the lead roles. Now the 19-year-old Woo-ri has been cast as the lead character of Mi-no, who is the Alice of this version. Alice reinterprets the classic story... More »
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