Posts Tagged ‘Jang Shin-young’

Drama Casting & News
Empress wraps on cable, looks at a second season
by | December 26, 2011 | 9 Comments
E Channel’s Saturday drama Empress wrapped over the weekend, concluding its story of an upscale bar hostess out to get her revenge on the rich and powerful men who trampled over her. The show enjoyed strong ratings, ending on a high of 1.4%, and was particularly watched among twentysomething female viewers, ranking first in that... More »


Drama Casting & News
Cable’s empress of the night Jang Shin-young
by | September 30, 2011 | 16 Comments
For those of you interested in the new cable drama Empress, starring Jang Shin-young (I Am Legend) as a femme fatale out for revenge, a reminder that it premieres tomorrow on E Channel. Here are a few more stills from the drama, featuring Jang in her role as In-hwa, an upscale bar hostess who swears... More »


Drama Casting & News
Jang Shin-young becomes Empress
by | September 24, 2011 | 38 Comments
There’s another cable drama to keep an eye on this fall: Empress stars Jang Shin-young (I Am Legend) and premieres a week from today on E Channel. The title doesn’t refer to a literal empress or some sort of fusion-fantasy imperial storyline (a la Goong or My Princess). It’s a revenge story of sorts, and... More »


Drama Casting & News
I Am Legend’s band performs live at Jecheon
by | August 14, 2010 | 20 Comments
The drama I Am Legend has made it a point to feature real musical performances from its lead actresses, who comprise the Comeback Madonna Band in the show. The foursome rocked out again in a live stage performance on August 12, at the Jecheon International Music Film Festival’s opening ceremony. The band members are Kim... More »


Drama Recaps
I Am Legend: Episodes 1-2
by | August 4, 2010 | 65 Comments
I Am Legend kicked off this week to a fairly good start, both in story and in reception. The first episode had a decent 10.1% rating, which the second episode improved upon it with an 11.7%. I’d been interested in the premise from the start, back when it starred Kim Sun-ah, and was game for... More »


Drama Casting & News
I Am Legend’s rockers prepare for real stage performance
by | July 18, 2010 | 25 Comments
If I Am Legend‘s last set of stills weren’t rocker enough (they were rather retro-glam), the maybe these new ones will be more befitting the term. In addition to performing in the drama, the four actresses who comprise the “Comeback Madonna Band” — Kim Jung-eun, Hong Ji-min, Juni, and Jang Shin-young — will be taking... More »


Drama Casting & News
The rocker ladies of I Am Legend
by | July 14, 2010 | 39 Comments
These are much more fun than the first set of stills from I Am Legend, which showed series lead Kim Jung-eun as a posh city wife. She starts out as a “Cheongdam-dong daughter-in-law,” which is a description in Korean that immediately evokes the image of a well-maintained wife; Cheongdam-dong is an upscale neighborhood of Seoul,... More »


Drama Casting & News
I Am Legend has its drummer in Jang Shin-young
by | April 16, 2010 | 25 Comments
Divorced-woman-turns-rock-star drama I Am Legend has secured Kim Sun-ah in the lead role as a woman who rediscovers her talent for music and becomes the lead singer of a band. Now Jang Shin-young, the 28-year-old actress of drama Winter Bird and the upcoming movie The Outlaw, will join her as the band’s manager and drummer.... More »


Celebrity News
Lee Da-hae’s old pageant photos
by | May 22, 2009 | 242 Comments
Lee Da-hae, in 2001 and more recently Lee Da-hae (East of Eden, Hello Miss) has been attracting some attention for recently discovered photos of her earlier days, given how different they look from her current appearance. These photos capture Lee Da-hae from a “Miss Chun-hyang” beauty pageant she had won back in 2001. The images... More »