New stills are out for upcoming gambling drama Tazza, featuring its main cast: Han Ye-seul (above), Kim Min-joon (below left), and Jang Hyuk, getting into trouble as always (below center and right). The stills were taken from a shoot for the title sequence at the drama’s gambling-den set, which is... More »

Former Miss Korea contestant (2000) and actress Park Shi-yeon shows off her long lines as the new model for Hilfiger Denim’s Wave Jean line. She strikes her best fashionista pose in these new photos for the ad shoot. Lovely pics, but they look pretty heavily, um, doctored, don’t they? Someone... More »

[javabeans: Please join me in welcoming Sevenses to Dramabeans as a new writer and recapper! Dramabeans.com: Now with more dramas! (Also more beans?) I look forward to reading more of her funny, witty recaps, particularly of dramas I'm not currently watching such as this one. Hope you enjoy, and keep... More »

As we know, Koreans sure have a fierce sense of cultural pride (sometimes to uncomfortably myopic degrees). So it’s no big surprise that all are elated with Olympic gold medalist Park Tae-hwan‘s win in the 400m freestyle on August 10. In about the half-day since he’s won the medal, his... More »

Bada donates a kiss in the name of the “Love’s Magic Kiss Relay” campaign on August 10 in Seoul’s Myungdong district. The campaign features 11 female stars (also Hyori, Seo In-young, Sohn Tae-young, Solbi, Hwangbo, Shin Bong-seon, Wang Bit-na, Ahn Hye-kyung, Ha Yumi, Choi Eun-kyung) donating their lipstick kisses (made... More »

Are all the stylists in Korea on vacay or something? What the frak is going on with stars these days? I mean, why would you style yourself like this, above, when you normally look like this? Lee Seon-kyun attends the 2nd Korea Youth Film Festival on August 9. Oh, honey.... More »

On August 9, actress Han Ji-hye took her place in front of the mic at Intersound recording studio in Seoul. She was there to sing the (or should I say one of many) Olympic theme song “Friends” with a guy identified merely as “Chinese star William.” (Using those details, I’ve... More »

Looks like Lee Da-hae has done so well hawking the Samsung-brand Hauzen kimchi refrigerator that they’re extending her contract with her another year, bringing her total time serving as brand model to three years. As the face of Hauzen, she has capitalized on her cute, lively image, popularized the “asahk... More »

Kwon Sang-woo is taking a cue from popular variety-show host Yoo Jae-seok in planning his upcoming nuptial proceedings. With only a month and a half till he ties the knot with Sohn Tae-young (retract those claws, ladies), he’s adopting the same rules for the Big Day that Yoo engaged for... More »

  (This is actually the model daughter of female former basketball star Park Chan-sook — silver medalist at 1984’s Olympic games — who’s just made a CF deal with SK Telecom. But I just like the shirt.) Cuz the T-shirt message is awesome: SONG OF THE DAY Tristan Prettyman –... More »