Archive for May, 2011
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47th Baeksang Arts Awards
It’s too bad that Hyun Bin was missing from the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards, since he and his drama picked up a bunch of awards. (Alas, there’s that whole mandatory military thing.) Not only did he grab a Daesang in the TV portion (film Daesang went to Lee Byung-heon for his thriller I Saw the... More »
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City Hunter: Episode 1
Ooh, I like. Despite my frequent ribbing of this show, to be honest I was hoping it would be good — the enjoyment of a good show always outweighs the fun of making fun of a bad one. Always. So I was hoping that City Hunter’s pre-show identity crisis was really a case of bad... More »
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Best Love: Episode 7
So much cuteness, I can’t even stand it. But better yet — character growth! Relationship evolution! Hilaaaaarious oneupmanship of the best, most ridiculous kind! Ahh, it’s SO GOOD to have a Hong sisters drama on the air. SONG OF THE DAY Lim Jeong-hee – “니가 떠나고 나도” (Even after you leave) [ Download ] [Audio... More »
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Miss Ripley’s rain-soaked first meeting
That would be the first meeting between Lee Da-hae and Kim Seung-woo, in the drama that appears to have been renamed (again!) to Miss Ripley. No complaints, as I think it’s a better title than the previous one, Ripley, though not as good as the one before that, Goodbye Miss Ripley, though really, it’s all... More »
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Lee Min-ho nekkid
javabeans: Usually you don’t merit a shower scene in a premiere episode till you’ve pulled army duty, but I guess everyone’s willing to make exceptions for Lee Min-ho. girlfriday: Can you believe it’s someone’s job to cover Lee Min-ho’s naked back with makeup scars? javabeans: “Wait, I have to make PERFECTLY SURE these are in... More »
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Lie To Me: Episode 6
Aaaack, this drama is so sadistic – I feel like a yo-yo. Ninety-nine percent of the time, I’m just watching super passively, because there’s nothing that happens that’s unexpected or new. We just keep circling one plot point over and over again, in slightly different iterations. But then one thing happens to jerk me back... More »
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Gong Yoo models for Mango Six
All right, folks, here’s the sitch: Until a certain blogger relinquishes her claim on my honey, I’m holding Gong Yoo hostage. GOT THAT, LADY? Speaking of whom, here he is modeling for premium dessert cafe Mango Six, which is a new concept cafe launched by the same CEO behind Cafe Bene and Hollys Coffee, and... More »
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Romance Town: Episode 4
Soon Geum finally spends her money! This drama isn’t perfect (there’s whiplash-like, choppy editing during Gun Woo’s changing scene that drives me nuts), and is full of tropes and cliches (cold chaebols, unreliable dads, etc). But it’s perfectly enjoyable, so I hope you think so too! SONG OF THE DAY Jessica – “Overflowing with Tears”... More »
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Lie To Me: Episode 5
The lie’s in full effect now, and with it come the shenanigans of perpetrating the farce, with a few teeny signs hinting at the budding attraction despite/because of the lie. Frankly I thought the lie-induced hilarity would be more, well, hilarious, but I hope that the things set up in this episode will play out... More »
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Kang Ji-hwan lookin’ fine for Cosmo
I kind of thought that Kang Ji-hwan only ever looked like his current clean-cut character in Lie To Me, or his last clean-cut character in Coffee House. Happy to be wrong. So much that I only have three things to say: **purrrrrr** **paws** **mrrrrawwrrr** … … … **flees from... More »
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