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 ]
Summer is the season for chilly gothic and horror entertainment, so KBS takes the post-Women in the Sun time slot to launch its new horror series, Hometown of Legends, as its Wednesday-Thursday programming for the month of August.
Or, should I say, new OLD series. There was an earlier version that aired in the late ’90s, which had approximately 70 episodes. (I think there may have been another version in the 1980s, but I don’t know that for sure.) The stories spanned different topics (with some overlaps) but was based on the same conceit. A film of the same name — albeit translated into English as The Evil Twin — was also released in 2007 and featured Park Shin-hye and Jae Hee, the latter of whom also appears in this new series.
What sets this drama apart from others is in the episodic, anthology nature of the storytelling. Each episode is written and directed by a different team, and stars different actors in its installments. Think of it as fusion sageuk meets the Twilight Zone, or a collection of old ghost tales.
Hometown of Legends kicks off with the first episode today, “Nine-tailed Fox,” followed by others bearing titles like “Curse of the Sajin Sword” and “Demon’s Story.”
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Green Cheese - “Black Bird Dies” [ Download ]
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With only one week left before Jae Hee enlists for active duty, he’s out promoting his latest film, Mandate.
On July 29, he and the cast of the “fantasy thriller” Mandate: Mission from God assembled at the Catchlight in Seoul’s Hongdae neighborhood for the film’s showcase.
(Jae Hee was asked by reporters about the rumors linking him romantically to Three Dads co-star Eugene, which he denied, saying, “We’re just good church friends.” Interpret that as you will. He went on to add, “Because we go to the same church, we’re super close. I also attend the same church as Ryu Seung-ryong sunbae and Han Hyo-joo, but I don’t know why these rumors only come up about me and Eugene.”)
Also in attendance were director Park Hee-jun and co-star (and new actress) Yoo Da-in. The film, which reportedly contains lots of CG effects, opens in September.
Via Star News
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Jo Hyun-jae is joining fellow Three Dads, One Mom star Jae Hee by enlisting for his military service on the same day. Well, it’ll be a second time for Jo, who was only in training a few days before leaving to film a drama, who now re-enlists (for reals, this time?).
He held his last fan meeting on July 19 at Yonsei University’s auditorium, where approximately 600 of his fans were in attendance. He played a few games and shook hands with attendees, received presents and a goodbye cake from fans (and his two main fan clubs, who came with the theme of “waiting” — for his discharge in two years, that is). Jo also sang two songs from his new digital single, “바람처럼 그대 곁에” (by your side like the wind) and “그대게 내게 해준 말” (words said for you and me) as well as the 015B song “Now It’s Goodbye” (posted below).
Both Jo Hyun-jae and Jae Hee will enlist on August 5. Sigh, it always seem like they go off in groups, doesn’t it?
SONG OF THE DAY
015B - “이젠 안녕” (Now It’s Goodbye), which was also featured in an episode of Three Dads, One Mom. [ Download ]
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