Archive for August, 2010
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Bad Guy: Episode 17 (Final)
Here we are, the finale! I thought it was better than Episode 16, but frankly that isn’t saying much. At least 16 was entertaining and off-the-wall. This episode, as the wrap-up, was more puzzling. I know there was a three-episode cut-down and all that scheduling madness. HOWEVER, the drama finished filming two weeks before the... More »
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Kim Hyun-joong’s Playful (almost) Kiss
The first stills of Playful Kiss gave us the bickering side to the main couple’s relationship, so now it’s time for some skinship! Well, almost skinship as the leads, Kim Hyun-joong and Jung So-min, tease us with this almost-kiss. I’ve said it before, but they do really look cute together. (I’m approaching the drama with... More »
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Kim Hye-soo returns with My Happy Home
Kim Hye-soo is finalizing the details of her next project, which is opposite another veteran actress, Hwang Shin-hye, in a new MBC drama called My Happy Home. While Kim is working out the particulars of the casting, Hwang has already been confirmed. I wonder if this means that Kim (and Hwang) will be doing more... More »
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Judo champ Jung Kyeo-woon
SBS’s sports-medical series Dr. Champ is set at the Olympic athletic training facility, and thus the athlete characters are at the elite level. That means that Jung Kyeo-woon (Loving You a Thousand Times) has been getting busy with judo training in order to portray a character on the national team. Since being cast in early... More »
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Moon Geun-young makes her stage debut
Known for her wholesome, girl-next-door appeal, “Korea’s Little Sister” Moon Geun-young takes the next step in maturing her image; she portrays a stripper in the stage play Closer (which is the same play that was the basis for the film). The play opened on August 6, and then put on a performance on the 10th... More »
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Daniel Henney and Lee Na-young share a kiss
A goodnight kiss, to be exact. Daniel Henney plays the gentle protector to Lee Na-young in the upcoming action drama Runaway, which is a character type I’ve nicknamed “The Bae Soo-bin” in my mind. Then again, it’s a familiar role for Henney as well, so maybe I should just call it The Henney. In the... More »
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Bad Guy: Episode 16
Deck the walls with lots of padding / Fa la la la la la la la la / ‘Tis the season to go crazy / Fa la la la la la la la la / Don we now our white straightjackets / Fa la la la la la la la la / Madam Shin is... More »
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Ajusshi attracts 1 million viewers in first week
Won Bin‘s latest project, thriller-action movie Ajusshi (English title: The Man From Nowhere) released last Wednesday and looks poised to become a success. In its first week it beat out Inception (and also Salt, Toy Story 3) to take #1 at the box office with 1 million admittances. Its first day (Wednesday) recorded 130,000 admittances,... More »
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Joseon X-Files premieres next week on tvN
In another week, we’ll see the premiere of a new cable drama, tvN’s Joseon X-Files [기찰비록], and here’s a slew of stills from the sci-fi sageuk mystery series, as well as the official poster. Kim Ji-hoon plays the skeptic and Im Jung-eun is the believer, as the two encounter mysterious phenomena like UFOs and try... More »
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Jung Kyung-ho meets his Japanese fans
Actor Jung Kyung-ho held his first-ever fanmeeting last weekend in Seoul, and followed that a week later with a fanmeeting in Tokyo. The event, held with an audience of 500, was part of promotional activities for his drama series Ja Myung Go that spanned two days, August 7 and 8. The fanmeeting was held on... More »
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