Archive for May, 2011

Drama Casting & News
Park Shi-yeon’s Best Love cameo
by | May 4, 2011 | 47 Comments
The Hong sisters strike again with another cameo featuring one of their previous cast members: Park Shi-yeon, whose first acting role came in their second drama (My Girl), is coming back for Best Love, which premiered today. I have to say I’m disappointed that she’s not playing the same character, although it’s not because I... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Jang Geun-seok and Kim Haneul looking chummy
by | May 4, 2011 | 129 Comments
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the stars of the upcoming romantic comedy film You’re My Pet, featuring a highly anticipated noona relationship between leads Kim Haneul (Road No. 1) and Jang Geun-seok (Mary Stayed Out All Night). And yup… they look ADORABLE together. Kim Haneul’s a busy girl, just having wrapped her thriller Blind, where... More »


Sitcoms/Variety Shows
1 Night 2 Days scores star-studded guests
by | May 3, 2011 | 68 Comments
Well THIS should be interesting. Variety program 1 Night 2 Days has scored a rather impressive lineup of stars for its upcoming Actress Special. (Every other week is a “special” of some sort, so that’s not anything new, but a six-star guest roster IS.) So who will be joining the boys on their next outing?... More »


Drama Casting & News
Ripley’s leads shoot their first scene together
by | May 3, 2011 | 194 Comments
Another contender for May Madness & Mayhem: Battle for Viewers’ Hearts is upon us. (I’ll rename it in June. I just need thirty days to come up with something.) Ripley has released stills of its lead actors Lee Da-hae and Micky Yoochun shooting their first scene together. (This time it’s him. I checked. Or… possibly... More »


Celebrity News
Lee Jin-wook back from army duty with a photo shoot
by | May 3, 2011 | 32 Comments
It’s been two months since Lee Jin-wook was released from military service, and he’s now back in the public eye again (although more for his breakup with high-profile girlfriend Choi Ji-woo than his career). But perhaps he’s seeking to correct that imbalance by getting back to work; he’s in the new issue of High Cut... More »


Drama Casting & News
Woori takes on Park Shin-hye as a rival
by | May 2, 2011 | 50 Comments
MBC’s You’ve Fallen For Me (aka Festival, aka Choose Your Own Title) has finished its main casting with the addition of Woori (Crime Squad, Supermom), which means she’ll face off against heroine Park Shin-hye in claiming the affections of the hero (Jung Yong-hwa). Woori’s character has been in love with Jung Yong-hwa since high school,... More »


Drama Casting & News
Lie To Me releases posters, new stills
by | May 2, 2011 | 72 Comments
Promo posters are out for Lie To Me, which are cute despite displaying a noted resemblance to the Sungkyunkwan Scandal poster. (Though, really, it’s hardly a novel concept anywhere.) But no matter, since Kang Ji-hwan and Yoon Eun-hye are both charismatic and easy on the eyes, with the added bonus of having a history of... More »


Drama Casting & News
Leading ladies cast for Warrior Baek Dong-soo
by | May 2, 2011 | 29 Comments
With Ji Chang-wook (Smile, Dong-hae) and Yoo Seung-ho (Flames of Desire) already in place as hero and villain for the fusion sageuk drama Warrior Baek Dong-soo, now we turn to the ladies, who have just been confirmed. Yoon So-yi (above) is most recently from the MBC drama Hero (which performed dismally, despite an avid —... More »


Drama Casting & News
Lee Min-ho gets down and dirty (literally) for City Hunter
by | May 1, 2011 | 106 Comments
First I was pumped about the Korean drama version of City Hunter, then I was puzzled, and after that I was disinterested (the more it became clear this would be no true City Hunter adaptation). They cast some actors who were okay — not exciting, but whatever — and it was looking like it would... More »


Drama Casting & News
You’ve Fallen for Me casts its second lead
by | May 1, 2011 | 54 Comments
Upcoming youth melodrama You’ve Fallen for Me, formerly named Festival, soon to be renamed with the English title Heartstrings as you voted for over at DramaFever, (Geez, that’s a mouthful and a half, and I’m still on the TITLE of the thing…) has cast its second female lead in So Yi-hyun (Gloria, Assorted Gems /... More »