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2011 MBC Drama Awards

javabeans — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:12:21 +0000

Oh, MBC. I can always count on you for some awards-time whatthefuckery. Three years ago it was split Daesangs (daesang = Grand Prize), giving the same award to Kim Myung-min and Song Seung-heon and doubling awards in every category. Two years ago, there were more split awards, and last year we had the bizarre “Character Daesangs” (“Crude Language Award,” “Hot Temper Award,” and so forth).

This year, no actors were forced to share the Daesang…because it basically went to a drama instead. What the what? (Last year, Drama of the Year was a viewers’ pick award. This year it took the place of the Daesang, even if it wasn’t officially called one.)

Part of what makes MBC such a weird award in my opinion is that they never seem to know what they’re doing. If you’re going to make weird categories a thing, then stick with it — but if you’ll compare past years with each other, you’ll see that they keep changing things around. It makes them seem desperate, scrambling to appease everyone. Add to that the fact that in recent years, MBC has typically had the weakest drama performances of the three broadcast stations (remember when MBC was the Drama Kingdom?). So with weak competition, you get awards being doled out to some middling dramas, while others are overlooked entirely.

It must be noted that these awards are hardly ever based strictly on merit. They’re given out by the broadcaster, so they’re more a measure of which dramas and stars they want to thank/bribe/flatter. It’s partially a popularity contest, and partially politicking; it’s a given that the big ratings hits will rake in a lion’s share of awards. I still reserve the right to gripe about their choices.

You’ll see that this year, the broadcaster has once again introduced new categories and done away with others. They’ve gotten a lot of flak in past years for splitting awards, so this year they haven’t split many… because instead, they split award categories, which essentially achieves the same thing. Oh, MBC, always trying to please everyone and therefore pleasing no one. Maybe you’ll get a decent hit in 2012.

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Full House 2 finally confirms cast

girlfriday — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:55:11 +0000

No, really. For reals this time. Really, really. Upcoming remake Full House 2, aka The Drama That Cried Wolf (…if by wolf you mean cast), has FINALLY confirmed its leads, after skirting not one, not two, but three rounds of casting rumors for the two leading roles. Actors Hwang Jung-eum and Noh Min-woo are back on… for at least another press cycle. What? This is what you get when you confirm-deny-confirm. Basically, I’ll believe it when I see it, Show.

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Noh Min-woo and Hwang Jung-eum un-confirm Full House 2

javabeans — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:03:15 +0000

javabeans: Okay, the news is that this casting for Full House 2 has been deferred, not outright cancelled. But with Noh Min-woo signing onto a different series and Hwang Jung-eum enjoying such a rise in popularity, I don’t know if they’ll stick around indefinitely for a drama that’s been “in the works” for basically seven years.

girlfriday: I knew it was a fat chance in hell that drama would get its act together.

javabeans: I was actually more surprised at the idea that it would go through as planned. Plus, word is that Noh and Hwang had a “big difference of opinion” with producers regarding the characters and the show.

girlfriday: Oh, that’s not a good sign, from the get-go.

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Full House 2 confirms Noh Min-woo, Hwang Jung-eum

javabeans — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:01:01 +0000

And here I thought this casting rumor was all full of hot air. But as it turns out, Full House 2 is back in the works, and has confirmed its leads after dancing around the topic for ages. They’ll be played by two up-and-comers, Noh Min-woo (Midas, My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho) and Hwang Jung-eum (Can You Hear My Heart?, High Kick Through the Roof).

If you’re like me, you probably thought rumors of a Full House sequel would pop up every year from now to eternity without a drama ever actually materializing. After all, sequel rumors have been floating around practically since the original rom-com miniseries hit 40%+ ratings back in 2004 and made two superstars (Rain, Song Hye-gyo) even superer. And I recall last hearing news about a sequel three years ago, with nothing coming of it.

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47th Baeksang Arts Awards

javabeans — Thu, 26 May 2011 23:20:28 +0000

It’s too bad that Hyun Bin was missing from the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards, since he and his drama picked up a bunch of awards. (Alas, there’s that whole mandatory military thing.)

Not only did he grab a Daesang in the TV portion (film Daesang went to Lee Byung-heon for his thriller I Saw the Devil), both his projects won awards as well: Tang Wei for film Late Autumn, who’s pictured above with Ha Ji-won, his co-star in Secret Garden, which won top honors for the drama category. Looks like he’s on a roll, even in absentia. Do the Marines allow celebratory Baeksang parties for their celeb enlistees? Surely he earned a drink or two, at least.

The awards were held on the evening of May 26 in Seoul, and hosted by actors Ryu Shi-won (Style) and Kim Ah-joong (Sign).

WINNERS LIST

FILM SECTION

Daesang: Lee Byung-heon (I Saw the Devil)
Best Picture: Ajusshi (The Man From Nowhere)
Director: Lee Chang-dong (Poetry)
Top Excellence, Actor: Ha Jung-woo (The Yellow Sea)
Top Excellence, Actress: Tang Wei (Late Autumn)
New Actor: Choi Seung-hyun (TOP) (Into the Fire)
New Actress: Shin Hyun-bin (He’s On Duty)
New Director: Kim Young-taek (Hello Ghost)
Screenplay: Yook Sang-hyo (He’s On Duty)
Popularity Award, Actor: Choi Seung-hyun (TOP) (Into the Fire)
Popularity Award, Actress: Park Shin-hye (Cyrano Dating Agency)

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Do You Hear My Heart? premieres this weekend

javabeans — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:09:59 +0000

Tomorrow is premiere day for MBC’s new weekend drama, Do You Hear My Heart?, and here are its official posters. Not that you can tell much about a drama from its posters, but I think they’re pretty and colorful — even if four of the five leads are practically sporting the same haircut.

(Okay, I’ll stop harping on the hair now. It’s just hard to see that mop and NOT comment on it, you know? I actually think that lead actress Hwang Jung-eum looks cute — but that’s because she’s cute in spite of her hair, not because it looks good. That goes for leading man Kim Jae-won, too.)

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Couple stills from Do You Hear My Heart?

javabeans — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 03:29:28 +0000

After giving us a peek at the poster shoot for Do You Hear My Heart?, the new MBC weekend drama, we have couple stills for the lead pair, played by Hwang Jung-eum and Kim Jae-won, the latter of whom is in his first role back from military service.

Let’s start with the obvious: Yes, that is a horrible haircut on Hwang Jung-eum, who is generally a very attractive woman who must have been saddled with that mushroom cap to make her character somehow more approachable, like that mythical girl-next-door. (Though, really? My neighbors have fabulous hair.) The bowl cut was unfortunate on Lee Young-ah in Baker King, and it’s just as unfortunate here. Except, it may even be worse for Hwang, because it also makes her look…oddly…like Kim Jae-won’s twin. Not his lover-to-be. And no, we’re not in one of THOSE dramas!

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Behind the scenes of Do You Hear My Heart?

javabeans — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 03:22:57 +0000

MBC’s new weekend drama Do You Hear My Heart? is readying for its premiere in two weeks, and recently held its poster shoots (see above and directly below). While the drama has been flying sorta under my radar, there are a couple points that have me potentially interested: the offbeat premise and the writer and director pair.

Do You Hear My Heart? is about the love story between a man who is deaf but pretends he can hear, and a woman who pretends to be dim-witted to spare the dignity of her dim-witted father. Aw. For once, something that departs from the norm! From that short description alone, I can imagine tons of narrative and character-development possibilities.

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Do You Hear My Heart rounds out cast

girlfriday — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:25:37 +0000

Upcoming MBC weekend drama Do You Hear My Heart has rounded out its leading cast. The drama starring Hwang Jung-eum (Giant) as the resident Candy and Kim Jae-won (My Love Patzzi) as the hero has cast its second leads: Go Joon-hee, above left (Chuno, What’s Up Fox) and Nam Goong-min, above right (Birth of the Rich, One Fine Day), in the main love square. I rather like Go Joon-hee, although I haven’t seen her in much. She’s not stellar, but she’s got very expressive eyes, and has always been memorable in bit roles.

Also joining the cast is the young Kim Sae-ron, star of last year’s hit film Ajusshi, opposite Won Bin. She’s the envy of every girl in Korea, mostly because she got to do this, this, and this. What, not ME. I’m not jealous of a little girl! That’s absurd.

Behind the scenes are PD Kim Sang-ho of Fantasy Couple and writer Moon Hee-jung of Smile, You, so expect light, family fare, which will be a complete 180 from the timeslot’s current resident, Flames of Desire.

Do You Hear My Heart premieres Saturday, April 2 on MBC.

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Hwang Jung-eum cast as lead in new drama

girlfriday — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:08:06 +0000

Rising actress Hwang Jung-eum (Giant, High Kick Through the Roof) has been cast in her first leading role in the upcoming MBC drama Do You Hear My Heart. It’s not surprising that she’ll be headlining her own drama, with all the praise from her role in last year’s epic Giant, which earned her a New Star Award from SBS.

There’s rampant speculation about her leading man co-star, from Hallyu stars to ‘flower pretty boys,’ but I’m sure we’ll find out soon enough who she’ll be sharing the screen with. Her character in the drama is described as a Candy-type (OF COURSE), who is cheery and strong.

The team leading the production will be PD Kim Sang-ho of Fantasy Couple and writer Moon Hee-jung of Smile, You. Both upbeat, cheery comedies, so we can expect a similar tone I’m sure. I confess I’ve never liked Fantasy Couple, which was super hammy, but I’m in an optimistic mood, so we’ll keep our fingers crossed for a good springtime comedy.

Via Seoul.co.kr

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