http://www.dramabeans.com Deconstructing kdramas and kpop culture Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:22:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How is it that all the stills from Chuno look so intriguing? I just hope the actual drama itself doesn't disappoint, because I'm going to be expecting a pretty high level of quality. These newest stills feature Lee Da-hae with runaway slave Oh Ji-ho, and are described as a "heartbreaking ... http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/11/chunos-lee-da-hae-and-oh-ji-ho-spend-first-night-together/   SONG OF THE DAY Lofty Heights - "Skeleton Apples" [ Download ] [audio:http://www.dramabeans.com/wp-content/songs/e/LoftyHeights-SkeletonApples.mp3] RELATED POSTS Open Thread #109 Open Thread #108 Open Thread #107 Open Thread #106 http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/11/open-thread-110/ Once again, we run the gamut of emotions from light to heavy, which I always find to be a welcome thing when a drama heads to its more serious moments. Yes, some of the conflicts amp up in this episode, but it also has more of its trademark goofy parody ... http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/11/youre-beautiful-episode-14/ What in the what? NY Mag has just broken the news that top Korean fashion model Daul Kim was found dead in Paris today, and while details are yet unknown, it appears to have been a suicide. Daul Kim is probably Korea's most famous supermodel and had worked a lot ... http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/11/model-daul-kim-dies-at-age-of-20/ Top actress Lee Young-ae poses for her first spread since getting secretly married over the summer, and will be featured in the December issue of Elle magazine as part of the "Share Happiness" campaign. The Share Happiness campaign will donate the 250 million won it raised for charity. Of the ... http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/11/lee-young-ae-poses-for-elle/ Swine flu strikes the entertainment industry again: this time it's Kim Nam-gil, aka "Bi-dam" of MBC's Queen Seon-deok, which can only make the production team of that drama nervous as it heads into its final stretch of episodes (the drama will wrap by year's end). Kim's management company confirmed on ... http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/11/swine-flu-strikes-kim-nam-gil/ What an utterly delightful episode! I wasn't exactly disappointed with last week's, but I do think they took a small step back from the giddiness and/or angst of previous episodes. Well, it's all back today, and in full force. Also: When did Jung Yong-hwa learn to act?? He wasn't ever ... http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/11/youre-beautiful-episode-13/