Archive for August, 2011
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Stills from soon-to-premiere Can’t Lose
MBC’s Can’t Lose kicks off tomorrow, so we’ll finally be able to see what’s up with this bickering lawyer couple (Choi Ji-woo and Yoon Sang-hyun), why their marriage fell apart, and why they’ll have to get back together. Well, maybe not ALL of that will get shown tomorrow, but let’s hope he drama does a... More »
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Lee Yeon-hee to star opposite Jo In-sung
Lee Yeon-hee (Paradise Ranch, East of Eden) will be making a return to the big screen in Jo In-sung‘s highly anticipated post-army comeback project — the sci-fi fantasy film Fist Fighting from critically acclaimed director Park Kwang-hyun of the hit satire Welcome to Dongmakgol. Tags: Jo In-sung, Lee Yeon-hee... More »
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Myung-wol the Spy: Episode 12
After all the angst of the past few episodes, it’s time for the couple to get to enjoy some fun and cuteness, even if those halcyon days are, unfortunately, always short-lived in K-dramas. Well, something’s better than nothing — and this time when the happiness is threatened, we get tons of plot advancement, with some... More »
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Lee Min-ho and Park Min-young confirm they’re dating
javabeans: The City Hunter and Nana Bear?!! They’ve just confirmed it, via Park Min-young’s agency. girlfriday: They’re DATING? In REAL LIFE? javabeans: It’s like my fantasies have collided with real life and now I’m all confused where one starts and the other stops. girlfriday: And that’s different from a regular day how? Maybe it’s a... More »
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Min Hyo-rin joins the thieves in Gone With the Wind
The period heist comedy Gone With the Wind has completed its round-up of Joseon-era thieves: Min Hyo-rin (Romance Town, Triple) joins the star-studded cast. The movie stars Cha Tae-hyun (Speedy Scandal) as its ringleader of ice thieves (heh). It boasts premium supporting actors Kim Jung-tae (Miss Ripley) and Sung Dong-il (Chuno), and is a mini-reunion... More »
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Go Soo suits up for GQ
*Sigh.* Go Soo, why so pretty? Also, what’s with the random rubbing of self on plants? …and the business suits worn in the deep dark jungles of…sidewalk foliage? Is he on his way home from work after a 3-cha bender, which explains the dress, the document pouch, and the inability to walk a sidewalk properly?... More »
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Yoochun’s little brother joins Thousand Day Promise
Park Yoochun’s little bro, Park Yoo-hwan, hereafter known as Yoobro, will be joining the cast of the upcoming Kim Soo-hyun melodrama Thousand Day Promise, starring Su Ae and Kim Rae-won. He’s been cast to play opposite Su Ae as — what else? — her little bro. Isn’t it weird how much they look alike? Talk... More »
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First look at upcoming sitcom High Kick 3
First stills are out for the hilariously titled third season of the High Kick family sitcom series, High Kick 3: Counterattack of the Short Legs. PD Kim Byung-wook, the director behind the helm for all three seasons, explained the name as a sort of “losers fight back” motif; a high kick is more effective with... More »
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Scent of a Woman: Episode 10
Hurray for a plot that knows when to kick it into high gear. I worried at how closely this drama might follow the old-school melodrama recipe – heavy on the angst, double dose of misunderstandings, dash of happy just before death – and I’m happy to find that it plays with the conventions enough to... More »
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Running Man: Episode 56
Gone are the girl group idols – they’ve been replaced/transformed/hi-jacked/dragged away. We find out what exactly happened to cause this radical change and see how the boys react to the new and improved versions! Will their hearts skip a beat for these ladies? Will they wail over what is already lost? It’s another day of... More »
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