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Chungmuro/Film News
Ryu Seung-ryong headlines Point Blank remake
by | May 8, 2013 | 17 Comments
Hot-streak star (and just plain hot man) Ryu Seung-ryong has lined up his next project — he’ll be headlining a remake of the French film Point Blank (À bout portant), helmed by the director of Phungsan Dog, Jung Jae-hong. It’s a twisty action thriller about a criminal who goes up against a network of dirty... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
First stills from Night Before the Wedding
by | May 8, 2013 | 29 Comments
Now this is a fun way to find out who gets paired up in the romantic comedy Night Before the Wedding, since the large cast is loaded with possibilities. The first few stills released from the movie’s shoots are wedding photos for the couples-to-be (well, staged photos in wedding attire before the big event to... More »


Drama Recaps
Gu Family Book: Episode 10
by | May 7, 2013 | 247 Comments
It’s time for the big heist and the big reveal, but what I didn’t expect was the big laugh. Between Yeo-wool getting outed and Kang-chi playing Ocean’s Eleven, the episode goes by pretty quickly, especially when the good guys’ plan goes sideways about seventeen different ways. That probably has something to do with the fact... More »


Drama Casting & News
Queen Seon-deok, Tree with Deep Roots team returns with new drama
by | May 7, 2013 | 76 Comments
All hail — the true kings and queens of sageuk are returning. That’d be the creative people behind Queen Seon-deok and Tree With Deep Roots, otherwise known as midas touch writers Kim Young-hyun and Park Sang-yeon. They have the distinction of writing “well-made sageuk” (just a moniker for high production value) that also gets good... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Lee Hong-ki and Baek Jin-hee in Warm Goodbye
by | May 7, 2013 | 36 Comments
Here’s a look at the new feel-good comedy starring Lee Hong-ki (You’re Beautiful) in his feature film debut. The movie is called Warm Goodbye, and stars Hong-ki as a troublemaker idol who gets sent to do community service at a hospice center to repair his public image, very much against his will. It’s not a... More »


Drama Recaps
Gu Family Book: Episode 9
by | May 6, 2013 | 184 Comments
Cute. Now that Kang-chi has a new home to settle into, there’s a little breathing room for comedy and relationships to develop. Not to worry though—there’s still a spot of life-threatening violence to keep things interesting, not only for Kang-chi but for Yeo-wool as well, who finds that staying out of Kang-chi’s business is becoming... More »


Drama Casting & News
Kim Bum confirms Goddess of Fire
by | May 5, 2013 | 134 Comments
Kim Bum (That Winter, The Wind Blows) has confirmed that he’ll be starring opposite Moon Geun-young (Alice in Cheongdam-dong) in his first historical drama, upcoming MBC sageuk Goddess of Fire Jung-yi. The project stars Moon as Joseon’s first female potter, and Kim Bum will play the warrior who’s been in love with her his entire... More »


Sitcoms/Variety Shows
1 Night 2 Days: Episode 436
by | May 4, 2013 | 69 Comments
EPISODE 436. Broadcast on April 28, 2013. girlfriday: Time for dinner bokbulbok games, brought to you by mud, mud, and more mud. javabeans: Let’s hope there’s a decent meal for all at the end of the mud train, because lunch was really sad. girlfriday: I don’t know what Hae-jin is smoking, but when Su-geun asks... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Song Sae-byuk and Kang Ye-won headline rom-com
by | May 3, 2013 | 17 Comments
Ooh, there’s a new project on the way from the director of Shut Up: Flower Boy Band. Sadly it’s not another drama about angsty teen rockers. Boo. Hiss. *puts on whinypants* Whyyyyy not? This time he’ll be tackling a romantic comedy film called My 7th Man, and Song Sae-byuk (Dangerous Meeting) and Kang Ye-won (Fortunetellers)... More »


Drama Casting & News
Poster and teasers for Dating Agency: Cyrano
by | May 3, 2013 | 86 Comments
I’ve got double-plus-good news: Lee Jong-hyuk looks smexy in the posters for his new rom-com Dating Agency: Cyrano, and better yet, there’s zero trace of his llama hair from A Gentleman’s Dignity. It’s the little things in life. The new series from tvN is gearing up to premiere this month and has finally released a... More »