(Pretty!) Shin Ae (We Got Married) is one of a sizable lineup for the upcoming Empress Cheon-chu, the large-scale KBS sageuk drama starring Chae Shi-ra. (Also cast: Moon Jung-hee, Lee Deok-hwa, Choi Jae-sung, Kim Seok-hoon.) In this new still, she is pictured in character as the empress’s “kind and pure”... More »

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When Kwon Sang-woo dropped out of the film My Love By My Side at the last minute, he gave no explanation and left the production in a lurch at crunch time. The role sounded meaty — his character suffers from Lou Gehrig’s disease, a degenerative condition, and grows progressively debilitated... More »

Is it me, or is this kind of… random? Clazziquai singer Alex is making his entry into the Japanese market, not in music but on television. And not just any television, but a food program. Beginning in February, Alex will be the host for a program called Delicious Korea [맛있는... More »

Remember how Jo In-sung (A Dirty Carnival) had applied for the army’s entertainers unit? He’d undergone all the requisite physical and in-person exams and was ready to go if accepted; he was to enlist (avoiding regular active duty) on January 19. Now he’s just announced that he has delayed his... More »

Wow. There is, uh, some serious ugly going on here. I wasn’t much impressed with Kim Haneul‘s (On Air) handbag design collaboration with Swarovski Crystals, mostly because it was supposed to be a crystal-studded special-event sort of bag — to be auctioned off for charity — and Kim just basically... More »

I wasn’t sure how I would feel about SBS’s A Star’s Lover. I approached it hesitantly, because (1) Hype often leads to disappointment, and (2) I know by now that series descriptions don’t really adequately portray the actual product. So it is with a bit of relief that I say:... More »

Oh noes! My Kang Ji-hwan, he iz hurtingks! Speaking of on-the-job injuries, on December 9, Kang was shooting a chase scene for his new film Civil Servant Level 7 in Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhood when the slippery ground caused him to fall. Ankle hurt, Kang was taken to a nearby hospital,... More »

(I still think that the title for Kwon Sang-woo‘s new film A Story Sadder than Sadness is lamer than lameness.) This just-released still photo shows newlywed (and soon-to-be dad) Kwon and co-star Lee Bo-young posing in wedding attire for the inaugural shoot for their film, although the scenes aren’t for... More »

21-year-old Jung Il-woo has a lot on his shoulders, leading MBC’s Return of Iljimae after Lee Junki saw his SBS version meet with such success. To this end, Jung is throwing himself into his action role — enough to startle crew members with his level of commitment — and getting... More »