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Open Thread #285
by | April 5, 2013 | 426 Comments
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Drama Casting & News
Kitschy new posters for I Summon You, Gold
by | April 5, 2013 | 32 Comments
javabeans: Speaking of terrible last-minute drama posters… Here’s the batch from I Summon You, Gold, which premieres this weekend. girlfriday: So is this just going to be the trend now? Because I haven’t seen one Spring drama with good posters yet. Not ONE. javabeans: Hey. It was a rough winter. Photoshoppers need rest too. Maybe... More »


Drama Casting & News
Yeo Jin-gu and Kim So-hyun potentially together again
by | April 4, 2013 | 163 Comments
Yeo Jin-gu in a new drama where he plays the main character? Rejoice! And here I thought we’d have to wait years and years for this budding superstar to headline a drama, held back by his youth if not by his magnetic screen presence and oodles of charisma. The new drama is called Could We... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Kim Myung-min eyes based-on-a-true-story film Himalaya
by | April 3, 2013 | 66 Comments
Kim Myung-min, aka the Method Actor To Rule Them All, is thisclose to signing on to a new movie project titled Himalaya. (As usual, he is “positively considering” and “nothing is finalized yet” but there are enough reports to make it sound very likely.) The project comes from JK Film, and is based on the... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Cast fills out for omnibus film Night Before the Wedding
by | April 2, 2013 | 44 Comments
What a great title — Night Before the Wedding is instantly evocative of lots of conflict and possibilities, particularly when the movie is an omnibus picture. That means we’ll be given multiple story threads playing out the concept, to various romantic and comedic ends. There will be eight main characters, and Lee Yeon-hee (Ghost), Joo... More »


Drama Casting & News
I Summon You, Gold starts shoots, prepares for premiere
by | April 2, 2013 | 60 Comments
Two actors, three lead characters: I admit I’m sorta giving I Summon You, Gold the side-eye for its identical-strangers storyline where Han Ji-hye plays two different women. Not to say these can’t be fun in a campy way, though we’ve had our share of overly melo versions as well (Cinderella Man, say). In these latest... More »


Drama Recaps
You’re the Best, Lee Soon-shin: Episode 7
by | April 1, 2013 | 85 Comments
Yay, now with all that setup out of the way, we get to have fun with the main storyline — and all the misunderstandings, foibles, and conflicts that crop up as our heroine begins her new path and our hero manages, in his trademark way, to guide her with equal measures shrewdness and bumbling dorkiness.... More »


Drama Casting & News
New posters for SBS’s Jang Ok-jung
by | April 1, 2013 | 40 Comments
A week out from the drama’s premiere, we’ve got new posters out for SBS’s Jang Ok-jung, Live By Love — which, by the way, has had two name changes since it was announced. You probably haven’t heard about them, though, since the show merely dropped its second half of the title, then decided their heroine... More »


Drama Casting & News
New drama alert: From Moons and Suns to Medical Top Team
by | March 30, 2013 | 47 Comments
Your reaction to this news may be dependent on (1) how much you liked romance sageuk The Moon That Embraces the Sun, (2) how much you thought the directing was one of its assets, and (3) how starved you are for news about new dramas. But bottom line: We’re getting another drama from the director... More »


Open Thread
Open Thread #284
by | March 29, 2013 | 368 Comments
  Clinch – “잊혀질 때까지” (Till it’s forgotten) [ Download ] RELATED POSTS Open Thread #283 Open Thread #282 Open Thread #281 Open Thread #280 No tags for this post.... More »