Sitcoms/Variety Shows
1 Night 2 Days: Episode 437
by | May 11, 2013 | 78 Comments
EPISODE 437. Broadcast on May 5, 2013. javabeans: Cool, we start out this episode at home—Tae-woong’s home, that is to say. I like when we get to see inside their lives, even if it’s just briefly. There’s a dog lazing around (of course) and his wife (who still calls him... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Lee Shi-young and Eom Ki-joon’s murder mystery
by | May 11, 2013 | 26 Comments
Lee Shi-young (Wild Romance) and Eom Ki-joon (The Virus) have a summer horror thriller on the way, and it seems more up my alley as far as horror goes — less chainsaw massacre, more creepy tense murder mystery. The movie is called The Webtoon: Foretold Murder, about a serial killer... More »


Chungmuro/Film Reviews
Movie Review: A Werewolf Boy
by | May 11, 2013 | 131 Comments
A Werewolf Boy is an exceptional film that’s been on my radar ever since it was announced (so by that timeline, I’ll get to watch Gwanghae, the Man Who Became King by the year 2037), and one that’s raked in some considerable accolades since its lauded release last fall. Despite... More »


Drama Recaps
Mandate of Heaven: Episode 6
by | May 10, 2013 | 46 Comments
As I said, I love the lighter moments in this show, and with Won on the run, we get more breathing room, which is great because it’s refreshing to expand our outer limits. The palace can feel like such a world in and of itself because of all the stakes... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Jung Woo-sung and Han Hyo-joo headline action thriller
by | May 10, 2013 | 41 Comments
It’s like action thriller heaven up in Chungmuro lately. Here’s another one to add to the ever-growing to-watch list: Jung Woo-sung (Padam Padam), Sol Kyung-gu (The Tower), and Han Hyo-joo (Bandage) are headlining a chase thriller about surveillance, called The Watchers. They’ve actually been shooting it for a while, and... More »


Open Thread
Open Thread #290
by | May 10, 2013 | 362 Comments
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Drama Casting & News
Kim Jae-won and Jo Yoon-hee star in weekend drama Scandal
by | May 10, 2013 | 58 Comments
Well that’s a saucy title. If your drama’s called Scandal, it’d better raise some temperatures to live up to its name. MBC has a new weekend drama in the works that’s set to follow Hundred Year Inheritance, and Kim Jae-won (May Queen) and Jo Yoon-hee (Nine) have signed on to... More »


Drama Recaps
Mandate of Heaven: Episode 5
by | May 9, 2013 | 26 Comments
I like that the characters in Mandate of Heaven are smart—they see clues, put them together, and are more or less shrewd about how to interpret motive and intent. Aside from the fact that it’s nice to have smart characters in any drama, this keeps the plot pushing forward rather... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
49th Baeksang Arts Awards
by | May 9, 2013 | 164 Comments
The Baeksang Arts Awards really snuck up on me this year. This awards ceremony is the lone wolf being held in the springtime rather than toward the end of the year (as is the case with the broadcaster events and film awards like the Grand Bells and Blue Dragons), and... More »


Drama Casting & News
I Hear Your Voice holds first script read
by | May 9, 2013 | 39 Comments
SBS’s new fantasy romance drama I Hear Your Voice is totally one of those shows where you hear all the bits and pieces about it and you think, Oh that sounds cool… but then when you sit down and think about it, you still have no idea how any of... More »