Posts Tagged ‘Baek Sung-hyun’

Drama Casting & News
Uhm Tae-woong for Equator Man
by | February 9, 2012 | 30 Comments
This is a man who knows the meaning of striking when the iron is hot: Uhm Tae-woong has just been secured as the lead in Equator Man, continuing his very busy streak with a drama this time, after completing a string of movies. More Uhm Tae-woong? Love. In a straight-up conventional melodrama? Um… Uhm has... More »


Drama Casting & News
Baek Sung-hyun leads the boys in Monster
by | January 14, 2011 | 34 Comments
This sounds pretty interesting: Baek Sung-hyun (Accidental Couple, Like the Moon Escaping From Clouds) is taking on a leading role in a Drama Special miniseries called Monster. Most Drama Special installments have been one-offs, but this one (like Rock Rock Rock) will have more episodes; it’s scheduled for eight total. The plot of Monster involves... More »


Drama Casting & News
Preview and stills for MBC’s youth drama Running
by | June 7, 2010 | 15 Comments
The drama formerly known as Running Shirt, whose title was briefly changed to Racing Hearts, has gotten a new title just in time for its premiere this week: Running. (Yeah, it’s pretty plain, although the Korean employs a pun; the main character’s last name is Gu, and the title can be read “Running, Gu” or... More »


Drama Casting & News
Running Shirt gets a title change
by | June 4, 2010 | 4 Comments
Baek Sung-hyun, Park Min-young, Yoo Yeon-seok MBC’s sports/youth drama formerly called Running Shirt [난닝구] has gotten a new title just in time for its airdate next Wednesday, and is now called Racing Heart [심장이 뛴다]. Which is probably more appropriate, as the four-episode drama combines the story of a marathon runner (Baek Sung-hyun) with a... More »


Drama Casting & News
Baek Sung-hyun takes over Running Shirt
by | May 24, 2010 | 14 Comments
Song Joong-ki was announced as the lead in MBC’s four-episode special drama Running Shirt, but now another actor has been announced in the role: Baek Sung-hyun (Accidental Couple). There has been no official news of Song dropping the project and he’s actually still listed as the lead, but it appears Baek is taking the role... More »


Chungmuro/Film
From the manhwa page to the big screen
by | April 25, 2010 | 12 Comments
I know I just posted about this movie, but I dig stuff like this. With the buzz growing for the film Like the Moon Escaping From Clouds, now attention is turning toward the original manhwa upon which the movie is based, which was written and illustrated by Park Hong-yong. Here’s a side-by-side comparison of the... More »


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Like the Moon Escaping From Cloud’s new preview and posters
by | March 25, 2010 | 24 Comments
The first trailer for Like the Moon Escaping From Clouds was released earlier this month, and now a longer preview has come out, along with a couple additional posters. The historical action film pits main characters Cha Seung-won and Hwang Jung-min against each other; the former leads a rebellion to overturn the social order, while... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Teaser trailer for Like the Moon Escaping From Clouds
by | March 4, 2010 | 26 Comments
Coming from King and the Clown director Lee Jun-ik, the new film Like the Moon Escaping From Clouds has been drawing buzz for a while now. The production released a new teaser trailer on March 4, which largely features two of its four main actors facing off against each other: Hwang Jung-min as a blind... More »


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Sexy comedy Festival features solid acting lineup
by | February 27, 2010 | 8 Comments
Ryu Seung-beom, Eom Ji-won, Shin Ha-kyun It’s been a while since we’ve had a sex comedy come out (it seems?): the “bright, sexy romantic comedy” movie Festival has announced its cast, and it’s packed with name actors. Taking the lead are Ryu Seung-beom, Eom Ji-won, and Shin Ha-kyun in the film written and directed by... More »


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Four character posters for Lee Jun-ik’s new film
by | November 2, 2009 | 38 Comments
King and the Clown director Lee Jun-ik‘s latest movie, Like the Moon Escaping from Clouds [구르믈 버서난 달처럼], has released character posters for its four leads, and they are simply gorgeous. Based on a manhwa created by Park Heung-yong, this movie is set in the Joseon era as a revolutionary attempts to upend the social... More »