Drama Casting & News
Go Soo in Empire of Gold’s first shoots
by | May 20, 2013 | 39 Comments
With a month and half left till the premiere of Empire of Gold, the SBS follow-up drama from The Chaser’s producers, the show’s right on schedule with filming having commenced this past week. These stills feature the show’s star, Go Soo, in his return to TV after three years away... More »


Chungmuro/Film Reviews
Movie Review: Jiseul
by | May 19, 2013 | 62 Comments
[Everybody, please help me in welcoming reader, writer, and movie buff refresh_daemon, who is lending Dramabeans his extensive cinema knowledge and reviewing powers, which we're thrilled to have. He's starting off with the following review of Jiseul, a critically acclaimed 2012 indie film that... well, I'll let him explain. Enjoy!... More »


Celebrity News
Eom Ki-joon: “I want to act for a long, long time”
by | May 19, 2013 | 36 Comments
Eom Ki-joon just finished up a drama—May 4 was the finale of OCN’s The Virus—and rather than taking a break he’s headed immediately back to work for more performances, this time onstage, with some time to answer questions and take interviews like this one. Or rather, we can say he’s... More »


Sitcoms/Variety Shows
Running Man: Episode 145
by | May 19, 2013 | 56 Comments
What happens when you pit two rugged all-star casts against each other? It’s a survival race of the ages in Running Man as our cast faces the Law of the Jungle team for some variety fun. They’ll laugh and cry with each other through the funny and the tears, through... More »


Sitcoms/Variety Shows
1 Night 2 Days: Episode 438
by | May 18, 2013 | 65 Comments
EPISODE 438. Broadcast on May 12, 2013. javabeans: We kick off Part 2 of our “romantic backpacking trip” with special guest Choi Kang-hee, and the captions prompt the question: What do you need with you on a backpacking trip? Tae-woong says a camera, Tae-hyun says music, and I’m hoping somebody... More »


Chungmuro/Film Reviews
Movie Review: Gwanghae, The Man Who Became King
by | May 18, 2013 | 45 Comments
Sweeping almost every award ceremony since its release last year, Gwanghae, The Man Who Became King (also titled Masquerade) was unsurprisingly a major box office success, going on to become the fourth highest grossing Korean film of all time. High box office ratings and oodles of awards (in one case,... More »


Celebrity News
Joo-won injured while filming 1N2D
by | May 18, 2013 | 40 Comments
javabeans: Uh-oh, bad news for Joo-won, who just suffered an injury to the nose while filming an upcoming episode of 1 Night 2 Days. Apparently he was knocked unconscious mid-shoot, then taken to the emergency room while filming stopped. girlfriday: Eeeeeep. I know we always joke about wanting the games... More »


Drama Recaps
Mandate of Heaven: Episode 8
by | May 17, 2013 | 34 Comments
Who could resist that face? …and I just realized that that applies to either one in this case. But Rang’s unexpected bond with Jung-hwan is turning into one of those heart-tugging gems that never fails to make me smile. There’s something to be said about the sincerity of a child’s... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Uhm Jung-hwa and Kim Sang-kyung’s thriller Montage
by | May 17, 2013 | 24 Comments
It looks like Uhm Jung-hwa (Dancing Queen) has another box office hit on her hands with her suspense thriller Montage, which opened yesterday in second place against Hollywood blockbusters The Great Gatsby and Iron Man 3. The film stars Uhm Jung-hwa as a mother who lost her child to a... More »


Open Thread
Open Thread #291
by | May 17, 2013 | 396 Comments
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