One planned comeback, one failed one

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Actress Kim Jung Eun always makes me a little uncomfortable watching her because of the vaguely alien look her face can give off -- the product of extensive plastic surgery,...

Tags: army duty, comebacks, Jang Hyuk, Kim Jung-eun, So Ji-sub, Song Seung-heon

Hong Gil Dong: Episode 1

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Hong Gil Dong is (finally) here! First off: Hong Gil Dong is what they call a fusion sageuk. It's a historical drama but not a pure sageuk like Jumong or...

Tags: first episodes, Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri

Open Thread #11

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So, it's 2008. Who feels old? Anyone make resolutions? I haven't made any in years, but that's probably because any resolutions I might make are the kinds of things that I...

Role modeling in action

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All together now: Awwww… "Moon Geun Young's Influence": Village children donate their spending money A year ago, young actress and current university student Moon Geun Young made a donation of 300...

Tags: good deeds, Moon Geun-young

Gawker-ed

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Hm, eeenteresting... I just spotted a new incoming link, and clicked in mild curiosity. To my surprise, despite being a blog I hadn't heard of, it was a familiar template...

Tags: bloggy

Famed director Kim Ki Duk casts his newest film

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Top Korean actress Lee Na Young is teaming up with top Japanese actor Joe Odagiri in a Kim Ki Duk film. Indie lovers rejoice! (Although Kim Ki Duk is entirely...

Tags: directors, Kim Ki-duk, Lee Na-young

Son Yejin returns with “Open City”

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In an interview with MyDaily, actress Son Yejin explained the reason behind her yearlong absence from the entertainment scene. She hasn't appeared in anything following her successful drama turn in...

Tags: comebacks, Kim Myung-min, Sohn Ye-jin

And the first celebrity couple outing of 2008 is…

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"Kim Jong Min at Hyun Young's fan club meeting. There's something unusual about the embrace."   ...Hyun Young and Kim Jong Min?? It's still 2007 here in the States, but it's...

Tags: Hyun Young, Kim Jong-min

Which 2007 dramas were the most watched?

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Jumong I put up my list of top dramas without regard to their overall popularity or ratings, and I feel safe saying that my guest bloggers did so as well....

Tags: Golden Age for Daughters-in-Law, Jumong, My Man's Woman

Poll results for the curious

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Since a few of you were curious about poll results, here they are (the rest beyond the jump), arranged in descending order of votes cast. I expected Coffee Prince to...

Tags: bloggy