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Mandate of Heaven: Episode 10
It’s a particularly good episode for Jung-hwan, which is a treat since he was already smart and sexy to start with—upping the intensity on both makes me a happy camper. There’s something about these kinds of upright, passionate, yet antagonistic characters that makes for a richer character conflict, in the way that Prosecutor was such... More »
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Open Thread #292
Lee Min-ho – “조각 (Pieces Of Love)” Here I was, all prepared to dismiss Lee Min-ho’s recording venture as an unnecessary vanity project—a drama tie-in recording is one thing, but an actual album is another. But you know, I don’t hate it. I even like (half of) it. Okay, it still isn’t necessary or... More »
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Mandate of Heaven: Episode 9
Chess pieces move around, power shifts, and Team Hero makes significant strides as well as suffering pretty big blows. It’s a great day for our sidekicks as well, who step up in big ways to make their contributions and have me eagerly anticipating more to come in the next episode. I hadn’t expected some of... More »
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Basketball period drama to air on tvN
Wait, there’s a drama coming up from tvN about basketball, and that’s in addition to the potentially-basketball-themed follow-up to Answer Me, 1997? We’ve seen numerous cases of parallel development of certain conceits in dramaland (time travel shows, fashion shows, sports shows), but those aren’t usually from the same channel. Okay, so it turns out this... More »
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Lee Ki-woo plays dad in movie Bean Sprout
With his drama now over (OCN’s The Virus), Lee Ki-woo is heading to the big screen for a new movie titled Bean Sprout, which is described as centering around a “warm fatherly love” story. Okay, you got me; these daddy-daughter bonding stories always tug those heartstrings just so. In the movie, Lee Ki-woo plays a... More »
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You’re the Best, Lee Soon-shin: Episodes 21-22
I’m happy to report that the upswing continues; I’m hopeful that this momentum will carry through for the foreseeable future. With more people finding out secrets, we get more action and development up in this joint, shaking it free of that slow bout of sitting and moping we had for a while. Plus, Jun-ho has... More »
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Jang Hyuk goes variety for Real Men
Jang Hyuk (IRIS 2) is the newest star to expand his repertoire with variety, and has announced he will be joining the cast of Sunday variety program Real Men, which basically drops its members into army boot camp and makes them suffer for our entertainment. Current cast members include Ryu Soo-young (Ojakkyo Brothers, Kim Su-ro... More »
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Park Ha-sun joins cast of Two Weeks
The cast is shaping up nicely for Two Weeks, the upcoming MBC thriller that has just added Park Ha-sun (High Kick 3) to its cast. The drama stars Lee Jun-ki (Arang and the Magistrate) as its wrongfully accused hero out to clear his name, while Kim So-yeon (IRIS, Athena) plays the prosecutor who thinks he’s... More »
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Dating Agency: Cyrano begins filming
javabeans: Why is Dating Agency; Cyrano, they of the nonsensical semicolon, so reluctant to give us proper stills? I hate the tiny breadcrumbs they’re handing us, because there’s only so much gratification I can glean out of this set of stills. girlfriday: Seriously, I don’t get the trickle promo plan. But at least it’s Hong... More »
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Go Soo in Empire of Gold’s first shoots
With a month and half left till the premiere of Empire of Gold, the SBS follow-up drama from The Chaser’s producers, the show’s right on schedule with filming having commenced this past week. These stills feature the show’s star, Go Soo, in his return to TV after three years away (his last being 2009-10 romance... More »
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