Posts Tagged ‘A Man Called God’

Drama Casting & News
Product placement sneaks its way into drama dialogue
by | April 5, 2010 | 29 Comments
If you’ve been watching MBC’s campy weekend action drama A Man Called God, you may have caught on to one of the phrases oft-uttered between Song Il-kook and Han Go-eun: “Why not?” Turns out that line is a bit of stealth advertising. Rather than inserting a product directly into the drama, advertiser Samsung Card has... More »


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Man-deok and Man Called God make respectable premieres
by | March 7, 2010 | 20 Comments
Two new dramas premiered this weekend, in two vastly disparate genres: KBS had its historical production Merchant Kim Man-deok, while MBC had action-hero drama A Man Called God. Both pulled in decent first-episode numbers, the former with an 11.9%, the latter with a 15.8%. The numbers only shifted slightly for the second episodes, which brought... More »


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A Man Called God’s underwater kiss
by | March 5, 2010 | 39 Comments
Han Chae-young mentioned an underwater kiss scene in the recent press conference for A Man Called God, and now the drama (drumming up for its premiere tomorrow with a constant stream of promotional releases and stills) has released photographs. You can barely tell in the shot above, but that’s Han with her leading man, the... More »


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More stills as Man Called God winds up for weekend premiere
by | March 3, 2010 | 56 Comments
More stills are out of MBC’s A Man Called God (actually, two different sets), which premieres this upcoming weekend. The first set of shots features lead star Song Il-kook in action playing Kang-ta, chasing down a man named James with whom he’d once worked in the past. In a Lamborghini! I know nothing about fancy... More »


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Press conference for A Man Called God
by | February 25, 2010 | 108 Comments
February 25 was production press conference day for MBC’s new weekend series A Man Called God, starring Song Il-kook, and was held at Seoul’s Sogongdong Lotte Hotel. The entire main cast was present: Song as main character Choi Kang-ta, a billionaire and spy also going by the names “Peter Pan” and “Michael King”; Han Chae-young... More »


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Posters revealed for A Man Called God
by | February 23, 2010 | 87 Comments
Posters are out (a whole mess of ‘em!) for MBC’s upcoming A Man Called God, and I can’t decide if I think they’re cool (a la Batman Begins) or unbearably cheesy (Batman & Robin). In the series, star Song Il-kook is back in a modern role after a couple high-profile historical ones (Jumong, Kingdom of... More »


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Stills from A Man Called God’s Hawaii shoots
by | February 19, 2010 | 63 Comments
Yiiiiikes. These new photos from MBC’s upcoming drama series A Man Called God almost pain me to see. When the drama’s main star, Song Il-kook, showed off his new body a couple of days ago, I was a little surprised that there were more negative comments than positive, because those were some impressive muscles he... More »


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Song Il-kook gets into shape for new drama
by | February 17, 2010 | 100 Comments
I almost can’t recognize Song Il-kook — star of period dramas Jumong and Kingdom of the Wind — in these newly released photos, which show off his trimmed-down and muscular body. Although normally a fairly fit actor, he is going for a new image in preparation for his upcoming drama, A Man Called God. His... More »


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A Man Called God casts Han Chae-young
by | January 31, 2010 | 36 Comments
Finally, more news about upcoming MBC drama A Man Called God. Character descriptions have been released, as well as news that Han Chae-young has been cast as Song Il-kook‘s leading lady. Hard to believe she hasn’t acted in a television drama (in a role that wasn’t a cameo, as she did appear in a few... More »


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A Man Called God prepares for overseas shoots
by | January 1, 2010 | 34 Comments
This news has been rumored for many months already, but finally it’s confirmed by producers: Song Il-kook is on for MBC’s upcoming drama series A Man Called God [신이라 불리운 사나이]. This means he’ll be following two big historical roles (Jumong, Kingdom of the Wind) with a contemporary one in this “love story about a... More »