Archive for December, 2010

Drama Reactions & Reviews
2010 Editors’ Picks [Year In Review, Part 5]
by | December 26, 2010 | 379 Comments
Here we are, Part 5! As girlfriday said in her review, I’d also like to thank guest bloggers Dahee Fanel and thunderbolt for participating in this year’s year-in-review roundup. A particular thank-you goes out to GF herself for being so game to jump into this whole world of crazy with me, and I think you’ll... More »


Drama Recaps
Secret Garden: Episode 13
by | December 26, 2010 | 551 Comments
Some really nice moments in this episode, and some long-awaited movement on Ra-im’s part (finally!), help mitigate some other bits that I hated. Or rather, one bit in particular. (I really wanted not to hate it, but it’s one of those things that you just can’t bring yourself to accept, y’know?) SONG OF THE DAY... More »


Drama Casting & News
Faith loses its second leading man in Kang Ji-hwan
by | December 26, 2010 | 35 Comments
Hmm, another setback for high-budget medical sageuk series Faith, which has lost leading man No. 2, Kang Ji-hwan, who’d been called in after the drama first lost Lee Jun-ki to army duty. The reason given by Kang’s management, S Plus Entertainment, was that he would be cutting back on all acting and industry activities, due... More »


Drama Reactions & Reviews
Objects in mirror are closer than they appear [Year In Review, Part 4]
by | December 25, 2010 | 153 Comments
I have to say, 2010 was a downright awesome year. It was the year of bromance, the year that Santa came in August, the year when guys had perms and noonas ruled, the year of the sparkly tracksuit and hoi-hoi, the year that makgulli made a comeback. But most importantly for me, it was the... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Image transformations abound in Joseon’s Great Detective
by | December 25, 2010 | 21 Comments
More stills are out for Kim Myung-min and Han Ji-min‘s upcoming comedy-mystery sageuk movie Joseon’s Great Detective: Secret of the Wolfsbane, and they convey much of the quirky humor of the previously released movie trailer. In the movie (which is based on a novel), Kim Myung-min plays a sharp detective who ferrets out corrupt officials... More »


Drama Casting & News
Merry Christmas from the cast of My Princess
by | December 25, 2010 | 49 Comments
MBC’s My Princess has released a Christmas message video (watch below), which features the leads — Kim Tae-hee and Song Seung-heon — and is basically a collection of behind-the-scenes clips from the set. (Ryu Soo-young and Park Ye-jin also star as second leads.) With the drama just a week and a half from its premiere,... More »


Drama Reactions & Reviews
Heady with a chance of ho hum [Year In Review, Part 3]
by | December 24, 2010 | 145 Comments
This has been an exceptional year for kdramas. Just ask Kim Gab-soo, if you can catch him in an idle moment, that is. The man appeared in ten dramas this year, a number that is mind-boggling in itself and one which is bound to make Bae Yong-joon’s fans wail. But it isn’t just the sheer... More »


Celebrity News
Noh Min-woo performs in concert with Boohwal
by | December 24, 2010 | 29 Comments
Having just played a rock star in the KBS Drama Special mini-drama Rock Rock Rock, actor (and former member of pop band TRAX) Noh Min-woo will be a special guest at the 2010 Boohwal Christmas Concert. He’ll perform alongside Kim Tae-won, the famous rocker guitarist of Boohwal whom Noh portrayed in the drama. Apparently Noh... More »


Drama Casting & News
A look into Sign’s examination room
by | December 24, 2010 | 17 Comments
SBS’s forensic-investigation drama Sign gives us a peek into its exam room in these stills, with its leads, Park Shin-yang and Kim Ah-joong, playing coroners. The drama’s title refers to the hidden signs within the dead bodies that reveal clues about the crime (and criminals) that did the victims in. The show is shot in... More »


Open Thread
Open Thread #167
by | December 24, 2010 | 221 Comments
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