Like MBC before it, KBS has also released its list of year-end acting award nominees.

And while Hong Gil Dong (above) wasn’t the most prominent drama featured among the contenders (that would have to be the daily drama Mom’s Dead Upset, which brought in a whopping four nominations just in the Daesang category), it’s the one I watched and enjoyed in what I thought was a rather lackluster list. (Also! Kang! Ji! Hwan!)

The (very long) list of KBS actors is topped by a subset of nine Daesang contenders, which includes the aforementioned crowd of Mom’s Dead Upset veterans as well as Song Il-kook in the sageuk Kingdom of the Wind, Kim Sang-kyung in the sageuk Great King Sejong, and Kang Ji-hwan in the fusion-sageuk Hong Gil Dong. (A big sageuk year, no?)

Take a full look at the nominations >>

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Advice from the tired and extremely footsore: if most of your campus goes straight up and down, wear comfy shoes. Also, do not fall behind on your readings. Ever.

Well, here we are at the end of the road. I expected it to be more Saw and Grudge-like (I admit, all the eye-related CGI scare the living daylights out of me), but I’m fine with the poignant, human side of tragedy too. It’s nice to have a series like this where every episode is its own story because then you choose the one that sounds good to you, and you can pick up the series in the middle of airing because there are no spoilers.

SONG OF THE DAY

Pe2ny – “Alive” feat. Tablo, Yankie [ Download ]

Episode 8: The Returning Lady >>

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I do apologize for any perceived delays, but unfortunately for me, recaps don’t write themselves (not that I haven’t tried to make them), and I need to sleep as well as study. I also work from the csubs, and this usually adds a day or two to the time between airing and recapping. Hope you all understand.

This one looks really funny, if only because we have our beloved Dal Pyung, random Byun Shik and drag-licious Razor Sis starring as the demon. His real name is Lee Won Jong.

SONG OF THE DAY

Dynamic Duo – “Don’t Say Goodbye” (feat. J) [ Download ]

Hometown of Legends Episode 7 >>

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PSA of the day: Say no to drugs! (Or too much beer, for thou shalt regret it.) Alas, that frosh season has begun.

As always, many thanks to Luv for the screencaps.

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Kim Gun-mo – “슬픈 휴식” (Sad rest) [ Download ]

Hometown of Legends Episode 6 >>

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In which Jae Hee is the lord in question (going by Yoon Ki Joo), and Lee Young Eun stars as both of his loves (Yeo Rim and Chae Ok respectively).

SONG OF THE DAY

Sissel Kyrkjebø – “Lær Meg Å Kjenne.” You may recognize this Norwegian song from that pivotal scene in Hong Gil Dong’s finale episode. (The song kicks in at around 0:40.)[ Download ]

Episode 5: Young Lord Ogu >>

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