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Drama Casting & News
Micky Yoochun and Lee Da-hae in a new drama?
by | March 8, 2011 | 136 Comments
Whoa. What a…strange pairing? Well that would explain Lee Da-hae‘s recent exit from her film Coffee, that is if reports are true. Rumor has it that an interesting constellation of stars has recently gone overseas to Japan together to be courted by PDs for an upcoming drama (it’s a Korean drama, but they were flown... More »


Celebrity News
Hyun Bin enters marines, splits with Song Hye-gyo
by | March 7, 2011 | 319 Comments
Well, I can’t say I’m surprised. Hyun Bin (Secret Garden) entered the marines yesterday-today (That’s what I call Korea’s yesterday, which is our today. Don’t get me started on the tomorrow-today, which is ass backwards and not unlike time travel), to begin his two-year mandatory military service. He was sent off with lots of fans... More »


Celebrity News
“I’m discovering that acting is fun”: Song Seung-heon interview
by | March 7, 2011 | 235 Comments
You know the general feeling ’round here about Song Seung-heon (My Princess, East of Eden), who is known mostly for his inverse looks-to-talent ratio. So imagine my surprise when I read this interview where he’s endearingly frank, and jaw-droppingly self-aware…which is just NOT how I imagined the guy who has but one serious facial expression…which... More »


Drama Reactions & Reviews
Bottom of the 9th with 2 Outs: Series review
by | March 3, 2011 | 242 Comments
There’s a fondness that I’ve had my entire life for best friend rom-coms. That is, dramas where the main couple consists of two best friends who circle each other their whole lives, not realizing that they’re destined to be together. It’s the kind of drama where everyone except for the two best friends knows that... More »


Celebrity News
Hyun Bin at Berlinale for High Cut
by | March 2, 2011 | 131 Comments
Now, granted, EVERY magazine and fashion label, car, liquor, home appliance, transmogrifier, [insert Product of the Day here] is going to claim that they’re the last ones to capture Hyun Bin in a photo shoot before he goes to the army. This is just one of many that we’re bound to see before he heads... More »


Drama Casting & News
Do You Hear My Heart rounds out cast
by | March 1, 2011 | 46 Comments
Upcoming MBC weekend drama Do You Hear My Heart has rounded out its leading cast. The drama starring Hwang Jung-eum (Giant) as the resident Candy and Kim Jae-won (My Love Patzzi) as the hero has cast its second leads: Go Joon-hee, above left (Chuno, What’s Up Fox) and Namgoong Min, above right (Birth of the... More »


Drama Recaps
Dream High: Episode 16 (Final)
by | February 28, 2011 | 432 Comments
Dude, someone owes me drinks, and then MORE DRINKS. I’m on a roll. Maybe I should play the lottery or something. Vegas, anyone? We’re here at the finale whether we like it or not, and we’re met with song and dance, laughter and tears, as we send off our dreamers to their bright and shiny... More »


Drama Casting & News
‘Season Drama’ PD Yoon Suk-ho returns to dramaland
by | February 28, 2011 | 128 Comments
Chances are, if you’ve seen a k-drama, you’ve seen one that this guy’s made. Veteran drama producer-director, known best for his quartet of Season Dramas (Autumn Fairy Tale, Winter Sonata, Summer Scent, Spring Waltz), PD Yoon Suk-ho is planning a comeback in 2011, five years since his last project. He’s being purposely careful not to... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Hollywood to remake Hello Ghost
by | February 28, 2011 | 41 Comments
Looks like Hello Ghost is on a roll. The dark comedy starring Cha Tae-hyun as a suicidal man who gets saddled with a couple of invasive ghosts was a huge box office success in Korea, selling over 3 million tickets in two months. And after being exported stateside, it’s already been snatched up for a... More »


Drama Casting & News
Oh Ji-ho to headline mysterious international drama
by | February 27, 2011 | 76 Comments
So MBC’s got this extra-super-secret drama planned, called Strangers 6 (I’m not going to get into how I wish it were called 6 Strangers, or…I guess I just did.) Anyway, it’s an international co-production between China, Japan, and Korea, and nobody, even the PD or writer, has been named, supposedly due to its TOP SECRET... More »
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