Archive for March, 2011

Drama Casting & News
Could there BE any more stills from 49 Days?
by | March 5, 2011 | 126 Comments
(I just love the above shot. I love the placement, the curious look from Jung Il-woo to the soul-in-limbo, Nam Gyuri, and that’s just the plain image from the photo shoot. A finalized, photoshopped promo image ought to be mesmerizing.) There have been a whooooole slew of stills from 49 Days, such as yesterday’s batch,... More »


Celebrity News
Bae Doo-na plays a doll for High Cut
by | March 5, 2011 | 21 Comments
Bae Doo-na has a fashion shoot for the current High Cut magazine, which takes the concept of “Doo-na’s doll play” and is available in the magazine’s issue #48 (March). To be honest I don’t really see the doll effect, but the concept is probably inspired, at least in part, by her 2009 Japanese film, Air... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Lee Da-hae drops two films in a row
by | March 4, 2011 | 151 Comments
Lee Da-hae has dropped out of her movie debut(s), 3D blockbuster Song of Springs and Coffee (Ka-bi) (formerly titled Russian Coffee), the latter of which she’d signed on to a few months back alongside Joo Jin-mo. Coffee is a late-Joseon-era spy melodrama about an assassination attempt on Emperor Gojong; Lee was to have played a... More »


Drama Casting & News
Even more stills from 49 Days
by | March 4, 2011 | 66 Comments
So we’ve had a couple sets of stills from 49 Days already, and now we’ve got a few more sets of shots from the upcoming drama. I’m trying not to get my hopes up, but I have to admit that a lot of my drama expectations for the immediate future are riding on this one,... More »


Drama Casting & News
Rumors of another Yoon Eun-hye drama
by | March 4, 2011 | 130 Comments
…may be greatly (or at least slightly) exaggerated. But still, even though the talk is still in the rumor stage, where there’s smoke… If we choose to take the optimistic approach, Yoon Eun-hye may be making her return to television this year, according to reports that she’s considering the project Sweet Scandal, which had previously... More »


Open Thread
Open Thread #177
by | March 4, 2011 | 439 Comments
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Drama Reactions & Reviews
Bottom of the 9th with 2 Outs: Series review
by | March 3, 2011 | 232 Comments
There’s a fondness that I’ve had my entire life for best friend rom-coms. That is, dramas where the main couple consists of two best friends who circle each other their whole lives, not realizing that they’re destined to be together. It’s the kind of drama where everyone except for the two best friends knows that... More »


Celebrity News
Jang Nara’s vacation photos
by | March 3, 2011 | 86 Comments
It’s been a while since we’ve heard about singer-actress Jang Nara (Sky and Ocean), who’s been busy in China and therefore out of the public eye back at home for long stretches of time. While there’s no news, exactly, this week she did upload a slew of new photos to her homepage, Nara Jjang, which... More »
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Chungmuro/Film
You’re My Pet remake project finally gets going
by | March 3, 2011 | 86 Comments
FINALLY. And here I’d thought this movie might never get off the ground. We’re now seeing some movement on You’re My Pet, which is just getting going after stalling for many months and will be holding a press conference in Japan today. Jang Geun-seok (You’re Beautiful) was cast as the male lead — the titular... More »


Celebrity News
Kim Soo-hyun, idol no more
by | March 2, 2011 | 153 Comments
Kim Soo-hyun was a hot property before Dream High, but after it, his star has positively skyrocketed. There’s no doubt that attempts to snag him for upcoming projects will be aggressive as everyone wants to claim the newly minted star for their own, whether it be new dramas, movies, or CF deals. According to his... More »