Posts Tagged ‘Ja Myung Go’
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How was 2009 for you?
With the year coming to an end, that means it’s time to take stock of the past twelve months (well, eleven really) in kdramas. The broadcast stations will be holding their awards ceremonies at the end of the month, and I’m working on my wrap-up of 2009′s offerings — as are some very talented (and... More »
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Jung Ryeo-won says goodbye to Ja Myung Go
SBS’s sageuk Ja Myung Go was supposed to be a 50-episode fusion historical extravaganza, but, as we know, it’s had its share of troubles. The drama took too long to introduce its adult stars (six weeks), including headliner Jung Ryeo-won, and never really caught on. Once the storyline got going in earnest, competitor Queen Seon-deok... More »
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Queen Seon-deok premieres in first place
Jung Ryeo-won (“Ja Myung Go”), Go Hyun-jung (“Queen Seon-deok”) Queen Seon-deok, MBC’s historical extravaganza, got off to a decent start today with a first-place premiere at a 16% rating. Ja Myung Go, already nervous, may as well be put on death watch. In most cases, a first-episode rating number isn’t too important (ratings can change... More »
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Failing Ja Myung Go may call it quits early
News is starting to leak that SBS’s Ja Myung Go [자명고] is hurrying to wrap up and will very likely end early, falling short of its initial 50-episode plan to sign off at Episode 39. Ouch. I actually feel sorry for the drama production, because it’s like they’ve essentially given up on their grand historical... More »
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Who’s watching Ja Myung Go?
And I ask that as a real question, not in sarcasm, because it seems the large-scale extravaganza is meeting with all sorts of “disheartening” setbacks and “embarrassments,” as several articles point out. SBS’s current Monday-Tuesday drama Ja Myung Go [자명고] was hyped up as a big action historical series starring Jung Ryeo-won and was expected... More »
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Currently airing dramas: A roundup
So, what’s airing these days? After a popular phenomenon of a drama ends, people tend to wonder, What next? Even if you haven’t been watching Boys Before Flowers, maybe you’re wondering what else is out there. So here’s a rundown of all the dramas currently airing, and a list of those to keep an eye... More »
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Good Job, Queen of Housewives
Eom Ki-joon, Chae Rim of “Good Job, Good Job” There are a couple of new dramas on the block, although I don’t know if either of them will make a splash. Both come from MBC, who’s probably sweating bullets now that East of Eden has left the building, and taken with it its high-profile stars,... More »
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Ja Myung Go kicks off with a whimper
So, who caught the premiere of Jung Ryeo-won‘s new grand historical series Ja Myung Go [자명고]? (It has apparently dropped the “Princess” from its title.) …Nobody? Well, you’re not alone — ratings were abysmal (4.1%), considering the months of hype leading up to it. After trying to maneuver its premiere to evade ratings behemoths East... More »
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Fighting princesses Ja-myung and Nak-rang
SBS’s upcoming sageuk series Princess Ja-myung, described as a “heroine fantasy sageuk,” has just begun shooting. In the stills shown here, Jung Ryeo-won (top) and Park Min-young show some of their newly developed fighting skills, with Jung playing Princess Ja-myung, and Park as her younger sister, Princess Nak-rang. In folklore, the story of Nak-rang typically... More »
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Drama trends for 2009
Note: The following is taken from a Korean article, so the opinions therein aren’t necessarily my own. Still, it’s a look into the trends we can expect in the coming year of dramas. (For instance: Not one, but TWO figure-skating dramas?) 2009 looks like a bright new year. This year, there are many dramas to... More »
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