Archive for August, 2010
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I Am Legend’s band performs live at Jecheon
The drama I Am Legend has made it a point to feature real musical performances from its lead actresses, who comprise the Comeback Madonna Band in the show. The foursome rocked out again in a live stage performance on August 12, at the Jecheon International Music Film Festival’s opening ceremony. The band members are Kim... More »
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Omnibus film Acoustic showcases young talent
Shin Se-kyung, 2AM’s Im Seulong, Baek Jin-hee, and two members of CN Blue are starring in a three-part omnibus film about youth, wandering, passion and music, called Acoustic. Directed by Yoo Sang-hun, the film will be divided into three parts: Part 1 stars Shin Se-kyung, Part 2 stars CN Blue’s Lee Jong-hyun and Kang Min-hyuk,... More »
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Lee Seon-kyun and Jung Yumi in Oki’s Movie
Lee Seon-kyun (Pasta) and Jung Yumi (Que Sera Sera) are two of my favorite drama actors, so naturally my interest was piqued to see that they are starring in a film together, called Oki’s Movie. It comes from director Hong Sang-soo, who won a prize at Cannes earlier this year in the Un Certain Regard... More »
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On Air the movie?
SBS’s On Air was a successful drama when it aired in 2008, with its rapid-fire dialogue, entertainment-industry setting, and parade of high-profile star cameos. A new movie is in the works that is being described as a movie version, titled Entertainment (tentatively), which seems like a really bad idea in that it’s such a generic... More »
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I Am Legend: Episode 3
Hello! C’est moi, kaedejun, here to take over recapping duties on I am Legend! Hope you’re all not too disappointed. Here’s where I stand on the series so far: loving Kim Jung Eun, hating Kim Seung Soo, “meh” on the name “Madonna Band” and Lee Joon Hyuk’s beard-stache, and going ga-ga over Lee Joon Hyuk’s... More »
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Song Chang-eui takes on another musical role
Song Chang-eui started out on the musical stage, but he’s made the transition to the screen successfully. He’s currently acting in drama series Life Is Beautiful, where he is drawing a lot of attention for his portrayal of one-half of a gay couple. For his next project, he’s returning to musicals with The Sorrows of... More »
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Preview trailers for Joseon X-Files
It was with disappointment that I realized that the sci-fi period drama Joseon X-Files (aka Secret Investigation Record) wasn’t premiering today, but rather next week. Dagnabit! Not gonna lie, I am anticipating this drama a wee bit (or maybe a lot) more than I should. (Not that I’m expecting it to be bad, but cable... More »
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Indie band Bye Bye Sea in Playful Kiss
After just finishing a guest spot on I Am Legend, indie band Bye Bye Sea [안녕바다] has been cast in the upcoming drama Playful Kiss, where they will play classmates to Jung So-min and Lee Tae-sung’s characters in the third-rate class full of delinquents. Playful Kiss director Hwang In-roi was working on the music selection... More »
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Open Thread #148
Finally Friday! Need a song to pick you up? This should do it. SONG OF THE DAY The Magic Numbers – “This Is a Song” [ Download ] [Audio clip: view full post to listen] RELATED POSTS Open Thread #147 Open Thread #146 Open Thread #145 Open Thread #144 No tags for this post.... More »
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So Ji-sub and Little So Ji-sub in CF together
That is just adorable. Ever since almost-17-year-old Yoo Seung-ho came on the scene, he has been called “Little So Ji-sub” because of his physical resemblance to the 32-year-old film and drama actor. Now Yoo and So Ji-sub are appearing together in a CF, two years after first appearing in a music video together. (That MV... More »
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