Archive for September, 2010
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Jo Han-seon begins his military service
Actor Jo Han-seon is the latest to heed the call of duty; he enlisted for his mandatory two-year army service on September 9. He’ll train at the Nonsan training facility for four weeks, and then take his position in the public service sector. His last professional event prior to the enlistment was attending the press... More »
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My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho: Episode 9
A cute episode, though not my particular favorite. We get some of the standard machinations of the supporting cast, and a few more wrenches thrown into the plot. Thankfully there are, as usual, a number of cute coupley moments to buoy us through these waters of Necessary Plot Complications. Ratings: No big shakeups, so the... More »
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Park Shi-hoo joins cast of Queen of Reversals
Park Shi-hoo, most recently of SBS’s trendy romance drama Prosecutor Princess, has been added to the cast of Queen of Reversals, which is the second season of MBC’s hit Queen of Housewives. (Although it’s called Season 2, the drama features a completely different story and a mostly-new cast, with the exception of returning star Kim... More »
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Park Shin-hye and Lee Min-jung’s duet MV
As mentioned previously, Park Shin-hye and Lee Min-jung sing a duet for their movie Cyrano Dating Agency, as did their co-stars Uhm Tae-woong and Daniel Choi. The boys’ track released an accompanying MV, which was posted here, and now the ladies’ song has also put out a video. I knew Park Shin-hye had a passable... More »
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Preview clip for Rain’s Runaway (Plan B)
Here, we go, the preview video for Runaway! And true to the drama’s title, there’s a lot of running in it. The drama is described as a romantic-comedy action project, which could have skewed hokey if done too slapstick. But on the contrary, it looks pretty slick, actually. Lots of action and — with this... More »
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Hyun Bin and Im Soo-jung pair up in new movie
Hyun Bin has stated his intention to enlist for his mandatory military service soon (some reports say November, other say next year), but has announced what will probably be his last movie before the army calls. It’s a low-budget film by director Lee Yoon-ki (My Dear Enemy) and co-stars Im Soo-jung (Jeon Woo Chi). A... More »
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Song Joong-ki models for EZIO
This is a Song Joong-ki picture post. Which essentially means: no words necessary. Well, very few. The following photos come from Song’s photo shoot for a menswear line for which he is brand model, EZIO. The images were posted on the online magazine for his management, SidusHQ, in their September issue. Currently, Song is causing... More »
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Ratings creep upward for Sungkyunkwan Scandal
Well, with extensions confirmed for both Giant and Dong Yi, I think the best Sungkyunkwan Scandal can hope for is a strong third place showing in the Monday-Tuesday ratings race. And while the gains made this week are fairly small, at least they are encouraging: Week 2 brought in a 7.3% and 7.5%, up from... More »
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Character stills for Daemul
We’ve seen these cast members of Daemul in scenes from the drama, but here are four more character stills featuring the main four leads. Go Hyun-jung, as you know by now, plays Korea’s first woman president, Seo Hye-rim, while Cha In-pyo portrays the politician with strong leadership abilities, Jang Tae-san. Kwon Sang-woo is cast as... More »
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Oh Ji-ho sells “man kimchi”
For real, that’s what it’s called. That just cracks me up so much. Actor Oh Ji-ho (Chuno) is getting into the kimchi business with three other young CEOs in a 100% handmade kimchi enterprise, named Namja Kimchi, or man kimchi. Prior to the launching of the Namja Kimchi brand, the product has been market tested... More »
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