Posts Tagged ‘books’
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Ramyun Shop gets reimagined in novel form
It’s often the other way around, but following the success of tvN’s romantic-comedy drama Flower Boy Ramyun Shop, the story will be reborn in novel form. What makes this funny is that the drama is already (loosely) based on a novel, called Sweet and Sour Bakery. That book was different enough in setting and characters,... More »
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Go Hyun-jung publishes beauty book
Add actress Go Hyun-jung to the list of actors-turned-authors; the Daemul and Queen Seon-deok star has published a book of beauty secrets titled, appropriately enough, Go Hyun-jung’s Secrets. The book covers Go Hyun-jung’s everyday life in “documentary format,” which, uh, okay. (I suppose we can deduce that it means there are photos and short descriptions/essays/... More »
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Novel version of My Princess published
With the success of the drama My Princess these days, MBC Productions has hastened to adapt the story for another format with a novelization. The novel features a plot that, like the drama, focuses on the development of love amidst the quarreling and clashes of its two leads. However, it purports to differ substantially in... More »
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Secret Garden to be made into manhwa and novel
Can’t get enough of the wacky romantic comedy Secret Garden? Thanks to the popularity of the drama series, the story will be adapted for several additional formats: a novel, a photo comic book, and a soonjung manhwa (aka shojo manga, or romance-themed comic book). The novel will be written by a new writer, Kang Yi-eul,... More »
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Gong Hyo-jin publishes environmental essays
Gong Hyo-jin (Pasta) joins the ranks of actor-authors by publishing an essay book, which will be released this month. The collection is called Gong Book [공책], which is a play on her own surname and the word for “notebook,” and is themed around environmental topics. In it, Gong discusses her interest and thoughts about the... More »
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Kim Nam-joo writes about her marriage and home
Queen of Reversals star Kim Nam-joo wrote a book, and it’s shooting up the ranks. Methinks they timed it well, with the premiere of her drama. The collection of essays and photographs, called Kim Nam-joo’s House, is a candid discussion of her family life and home. Of particular interest, of course, is her marriage to... More »
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So Ji-sub’s book becomes bestseller
Within ten days of its release, So Ji-sub‘s photo-essay book hit the bestseller list and received a warm reception from fans. It’s already sold 50,000 copies by pre-order, and has entered its third printing. The book, entitled So Ji-sub’s Road, is a collection of photographs and essays. He also writes about his interactions with various... More »
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Bae Yong-joon’s book to be published overseas
Bae Yong-joon‘s travel-essay book on Korean culture has been a bestseller in both Korea and Japan since its release a year ago. Now he’s launching a Taiwanese publication, and preparing for a release in China as well as an English translation. Bae’s Journey in Search of Korea’s Beauty went through 13 re-printings within a month... More »
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So Ji-sub publishes photoessay collection
It’s well-known that So Ji-sub enjoys photography as a hobby, and now he’s joining the growing ranks of actors with published books. On August 31, his photoessay collection, So Ji-sub’s Road (no relation to his recent drama Road No. 1) will be published. According to So’s rep at management company 51K, the volume will cover... More »
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Han Ji-hye publishes autobiographical essay collection
Another actor gives book-writing a whirl: Han Ji-hye (Like the Moon Escaping From Clouds) recently published My Fair Lady, a collection of “autobiographical lifestyle essays.” The volume focuses on Han’s hobbies and daily life rather than on her onscreen work and contains Han’s writings about her current experiences as a twentysomething single woman, as well... More »
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