Archive for January, 2011
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Eye candy galore: My Princess’s press conference
Gahh, what a beautiful cast: The lead foursome of MBC’s My Princess came to their press conference on January 3 looking pretty damn gorgeous. The Korean drama industry has its fair share of lovelies, but I don’t think I’m the only one who finds My Princess particularly blessed in the looks department, particularly with lead... More »
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ATHENA: Episode 4
Finally, something interesting is beginning to unfold in Athena. Episode 4 is eventful and mysterious, and the circle of acquaintances is closing with enemies, ex-lovers, multiple faced impostors and long time nemesis together pretending to fight for the same cause. Truth is, all of them have their own personal agendas that go way past simple... More »
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Weekend drama Believe In Love makes strong premiere
Believe In Love, which comes from the makers of 2009′s hit family series Sons of Sol Pharmacy, enjoyed a very strong first outing this weekend, with its first episode bringing in a 21.6% viewership rating (AGB Nielsen) on Saturday evening. In the same timeslot, its competitors brought in a 12.2% and 11.2% for SBS’s Laugh,... More »
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Character stills from Most Beautiful Goodbye
Screenwriter Noh Hee-kyung‘s (Red Candy, The World They Live In, Goodbye Solo) first project, and her most personal story, The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World, is being re-adapted for the big screen, and has rounded out its cast. Character stills have been released for the members of the family who will each have to... More »
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My Name Is Kim Samsoon gets adapted for the stage
Beloved hallmark rom-com My Name Is Kim Samsoon is being revived, six years after the drama aired on MBC back in 2005. If you’re anything like me, that drama embodies everything that a good k-drama is about: heart, humor, and a cracktastic romance between two endearing leads. It’s the drama that garnered 50% ratings at... More »
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Secret Garden: Episode 15
So the cat’s out of the bag. Frankly I’d thought we’d get some huge changes once this happened, but really, the discovery is played more for comedy than for real advancement. Thankfully, by episode’s end we finally make some progress with the body-swap gimmick that opens the door for some of our questions to be... More »
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Kwon Sang-woo considers new film project
Reports are circulating that Kwon Sang-woo is eyeing a new movie project, which would have him working with Kwak Kyung-taek, who directed the 2001 blockbuster movie Friend as well as the 2009 drama version, Friend, Our Legend. The project is called Pain, and unfolds around a loan shark who can’t feel pain and a woman... More »
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Sign posters and upcoming premiere
Here are the official posters for forensic-investigation series Sign, which stars Park Shin-yang and Kim Ah-joong as forensic doctors and crime scene investigators (although truth be told, I’m more into second leads Eom Ji-won, playing a DA, and Jung Kyeo-woon as a cop). The leads will hunt for the titular signs (aka evidence/clues) on the... More »
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