Posts Tagged ‘Han Hye-jin’

Drama Casting & News
Han Hye-jin drops political rom-com, Lee Min-jung steps in?
by | February 15, 2013 | 64 Comments
javabeans: All About My Romance is losing its THIRD (potential) leading lady? What is up with this drama? First Im Soo-jung was about to sign on, then rumors surfaced of Gong Hyo-jin replacing her, and then Han Hye-jin stepped in… and now out again. girlfriday: Or more specifically, what is wrong with the heroine? Shin... More »


Drama Casting & News
Leads cast for rom-com All About My Romance
by | January 23, 2013 | 58 Comments
SBS’s upcoming romantic-comedy drama series All About My Romance has settled upon its leads, and while that means Im Soo-jung is out (having considered the role), we do have confirmation that Shin Ha-kyun (Brain) will be taking the show after all. Joining him as the leading lady is Han Hye-jin (Thorn Birds, Syndrome). The project... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
26 Years opens in first place at the box office
by | December 1, 2012 | 76 Comments
It’s a good day for revenge film 26 Years — after losing investors due to its politically sticky subject matter, languishing in development for four more years, and then resurrected by collecting donations from netizens online (reportedly 5 million won from over 13,000 people), the movie finally saw the light of day, and opened in... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
2012 Blue Dragon Film Awards
by | November 30, 2012 | 120 Comments
The 2012 Blue Dragon Film Awards were held last night, and now it feels like we’ve entered awards season in earnest, following up on last month’s Grand Bell Awards. There were a few of the same names and titles, but on the whole, I’d say the Blue Dragons were much more in line with what... More »


Drama Casting & News
News bites: June 13, 2012
by | June 13, 2012 | 93 Comments
R2B: Return to Base Yet another name change for Rain’s last pre-army project, pictured above: The movie formerly titled Red Scarf, then Flight: Near the Sun, is now R2B: Return To Base. It will eventually be called BRB: 2Legit2Quit. It’s also got a newly released poster and an August release date. [Source: E Daily] Tags:... More »


Drama Casting & News
Medical drama Syndrome is no Brain
by | February 6, 2012 | 84 Comments
…though you couldn’t tell from its promo material. Syndrome‘s newly released posters and trailer are pretty standard stuff, which I could swear I’ve seen tons of times before. Seriously, is there a medical drama template setting in Photoshop, where you insert actors’ faces and out it spews a generic-looking promo shot with the requisite scrubs,... More »


Drama Casting & News
Han Hye-jin’s new medical drama Syndrome
by | January 7, 2012 | 45 Comments
This must be the year of the medical drama. We’ve got Brain airing currently on Mondays and Tuesdays, while Uhm Tae-woong and Kim Hee-sun both have their own medical dramas lined up — Tower and Faith, respectively. We can add Han Hye-jin to the list, who’s set to star in Syndrome on cable. The drama... More »


Drama Casting & News
2011 KBS Drama Awards
by | December 31, 2011 | 100 Comments
Awards, awards, awards! And tons of pretty people. As with yesterday’s MBC Drama Awards, note that winners are decided in part due to popularity, in part due to ratings and politics. That said, I don’t think anyone will argue with their Daesang winner, Shin Ha-kyun (below), who has been tearing it up on Monday and... More »


Drama Casting & News
Thorn Birds teaser and stills
by | February 27, 2011 | 83 Comments
The first teaser for KBS’s upcoming Thorn Birds is out, and basically what I can tell from that is: tears, tears, and more tears. Seriously, that’s all there is. Crying, sobbing, weeping, the eye-sweats, call it what you like. All I know is: I’m pretty much out. The teaser video’s narration tells us, “We’ll atone... More »


Drama Casting & News
KBS’s Thorn Birds begins rehearsals
by | January 19, 2011 | 62 Comments
There’s a new drama in the works for KBS’s Wednesday-Thursday timeslot, Thorn Birds, which hasn’t been much on my radar because it seems like a muddly mess in the making. But first, the details: It stars Han Hye-jin (back to TV a year after 2010′s Jejoongwon), Joo Sang-wook (who revitalized his career with Giant), Seo... More »