Posts Tagged ‘books’

Celebrity News
Lee Seung-gi turns photo-essayist (sort of)
by | November 28, 2012 | 90 Comments
javabeans: We can add another hat to the many already worn by Lee Seung-gi, since he’s apparently coming out with a photo essay in conjunction with his mini-album “Forest,” which is already a hit. You know, to make Korea’s mothers-in-law love him more, because he wasn’t popular enough with them. girlfriday: But… he doesn’t look... More »


Drama Casting & News
Ramyun Shop gets reimagined in novel form
by | December 21, 2011 | 14 Comments
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 »


Celebrity News
Go Hyun-jung publishes beauty book
by | May 1, 2011 | 61 Comments
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 »


Drama Casting & News
Novel version of My Princess published
by | January 29, 2011 | 56 Comments
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 »


Drama Casting & News
Secret Garden to be made into manhwa and novel
by | December 18, 2010 | 60 Comments
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 »


Celebrity News
Gong Hyo-jin publishes environmental essays
by | December 9, 2010 | 15 Comments
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 »


Celebrity News
Kim Nam-joo writes about her marriage and home
by | October 30, 2010 | 36 Comments
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 »


Celebrity News
So Ji-sub’s book becomes bestseller
by | September 15, 2010 | 37 Comments
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 »


Celebrity News
Bae Yong-joon’s book to be published overseas
by | September 12, 2010 | 29 Comments
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 »


Celebrity News
So Ji-sub publishes photoessay collection
by | August 23, 2010 | 34 Comments
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 »