Archive for September, 2011
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Jung Il-woo with his new puppy for Céci
It’s Jung Il-woo with puppies. What’s not to love? The star of upcoming cable drama Flower Boy Ramyun Shop poses with his new puppy Awoo in a photo shoot for Céci, to show the world his new best friend. The shar-pei puppy was a birthday present from his fans, given to him at his latest... More »
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Kim Jae-won confirms drama with Lee Jia
Remember Me Too, Flower? From all of 12, and then 24 hours ago? Now it’s got a hero. I know most of y’all don’t scour the Korean entertainment media headlines hourly/daily/ever, so let me distill the last 24 hours for you: All these people might be cast! Now they aren’t! Wait, Lee Jia says she’s... More »
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Song Seung-heon in for a Brain replacement?
Whoaaa. The entire announced cast of medical drama Brain is being replaced…and potentially filling the new hero’s shoes is Song Seung-heon. The official story from Brain’s chief producer is that the drama feels too much like a “youth drama” with formerly cast Lee Sang-yoon (The Duo) and Yoon Seung-ah (Playful Kiss). You know, the stripling... More »
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Lee Seung-gi to fly solo on Strong Heart
It looks like the dust has settled and the chips are starting to fall in place as variety shows begin to announce their new plans for the days of TV post-Kang Ho-dong. Hit talk show Strong Heart has announced that Lee Seung-gi will MC the show solo, at least for the time being, until a... More »
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Another idol joins Jang Geun-seok’s Love Rain
What is this, Idol Rain? Another pop singer joins the cast of the drama Love Rain, and this time it’s Seo In-gook, a newish singer who won the TV reality competition show Superstar K in 2009. Seo In-gook will play one of a trio of university students in the 1970s portion of the drama, with... More »
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Yoon Eun-hye bares some skin for Dazed
Actress Yoon Eun-hye poses in a lingerie spread for Dazed and Confused (What is it with magazine names these days?) and she’s never looked better. I don’t know that there’s really a concept, but it’s sort of a progression from nekkid to half-clothed, like she woke up really hungover one day and it took her... More »
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Poseidon gets off to uneasy ratings start
Now that a new player has joined the Monday-Tuesday game, let’s take a look at the ratings: Poseidon premiered yesterday with a fairly low 6.8% rating, which didn’t surprise me given that its competitors are holding steady. Plus, you know, I thought it was kind of dull. But the number was surely below the hopes... More »
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Penny-Pinching Romance sets premiere, releases teaser
The romantic comedy film Penny-Pinching Romance about two cheapskates who scheme to get rich and fall in love instead, has finally settled on an October premiere and released a teaser, which looks adorable. The movie stars Song Joong-ki (Sungkyunkwan Scandal) and Han Ye-seul (Myung-wol the Spy) as a bickering noona-dongseng pair who loves money more... More »
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Lee Jia confirms drama, still waiting on her hero
Of all the numerous names that have been rumored to star in MBC’s upcoming rom-com Me Too, Flower! (or Flowers For Me Too or I’m A Flower Too), the heroine is the first to finalize: Lee Jia has confirmed that she’ll be taking the role of the petty policewoman romanced by the double-life-leading hero —... More »
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Poseidon: Episode 1
Take one part NCIS, one part Baywatch, one part Top Gun, one part k-pop music video, and mix it all up with some tragic-revenge and fall-from-glory themes. Are you wondering how on earth all that coalesces into a coherent, action-packed, thrilling hour of television? Answer: It doesn’t. Sadly, Poseidon falls into the category of Tries... More »
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