Archive for January, 2011
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My Princess surpasses 20% ratings, solidifies lead
In its second week, My Princess pulls away from the pack and increases its lead as the No. 1 show on Wednesday and Thursday nights, breaking the 20% mark and also the so-called MBC curse. (It should be noted that Personal Taste actually broke the curse as well; it was the only show of the... More »
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Jung Ryeo-won joins Kwon Sang-woo in Pain
Actress, former singer, and all-around fashionista Jung Ryeo-won (Ja Myung Go) has announced her next film role, Pain, which puts her opposite Kwon Sang-woo in the new project by Friend, Our Legend’s director Kwak Kyung-taek. Pain centers around a man who can’t feel any (Kwon) and a woman who’s especially sensitive to pain due to... More »
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Kim Gab-soo’s awesome Secret Garden parody
Okay, there have been a ton of recent parodies and references to Hyun Bin‘s sparkly tracksuit in Secret Garden, but this one really takes the cake. And not just because it features a perennial drama favorite, Kim Gab-soo, but because of the title it has given itself: “Sausage Garden.” OMG. Someone want to tell them... More »
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My Princess: Episode 3
My Princess puts a smile on my face. This drama is a ball of fluffy cute humor, buoyed by an often hilarious rapport between Kim Tae-hee and Song Seung-heon. It’s in the bickering vein, but not characterized by constant fighting or shrillness, which is often a danger in bickering romances. Sometimes the mood is friendly,... More »
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Two movie releases precede Hyun Bin’s military service
With military service looming and his current drama earning him raves, looks like Hyun Bin will be leaving civilian life with a bang. Not only is he constantly in the news for Secret Garden — whether it’s for his sparkly tracksuit fashions, his song on the OST, or the general fan-love for his quirky character... More »
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Song Joong-ki’s Tokyo trip for QTV
It’s another overseas trip, another cable program for Song Joong-ki, who appears to be keeping himself quite busy in his post-Sungkyunkwan Scandal days by globe-trotting, first to Australia and now Japan. While his Australian trip was themed around bicycle travel, this Tokyo visit is centered around food, as Song goes around touring the sights and... More »
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Dream High: Episode 4
Hello, new crack! I’m totally loving this drama right now, and I don’t even know if it’s at all logical, because it’s very by-the-book, in terms of what we expect will happen in an underdog-success story. But…it’s just so earnest, and cute, and strangely suspenseful. I honestly wasn’t expecting this drama to get this good... More »
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MBC cuts another drama short, angers people
I have not followed the drama Stormy Lovers, but I admit my interest is piqued by the latest news that the MBC drama is being cancelled, cut short by more than half its run due to low ratings. Stormy Lovers is a daily drama, which means it airs Monday Through Friday (in the 8 pm... More »
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Queen of Reversals surpasses Athena, another extension?
The battle of the Monday-Tuesday dramas is heating up, as MBC’s Queen of Reversals noses ahead in the ratings. Monday’s broadcast pulled in 15.7% (AGB Nielson), beating SBS’s Athena: Goddess of War for the first time. Athena began its run with explosive 22.8% ratings, but has steadily declined over the last five weeks, landing at... More »
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Dream High: Episode 3
You know, this show may be kind of predictable, but I’m liking it so far, with the cute characters and underdog setup that you know is manufactured for you to pull for certain characters but can’t help falling for every time. At least that’s how it is for me. And despite my gloating to girlfriday... More »
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