Posts Tagged ‘Jo Seung-woo’

Drama Casting & News
2012 MBC Drama Awards
by | December 30, 2012 | 301 Comments
Well, we’ve given out our awards for 2012; now it’s time to see how MBC distributed its honors. And if past years are any indication, there are bound to be some head-scratchers and some obvious political choices. Then again, that’s sort of the name of the game all across the board, isn’t it? The thing... More »


Drama Casting & News
Posters and stills for The Horse Healer
by | September 27, 2012 | 64 Comments
Here’s a look at the upcoming 50-episode medical historical drama The Horse Healer, starring Jo Seung-woo as a Joseon-era vet-turned-royal-physician. It’s the big anniversary drama from MBC (usually a sageuk but always a long-running banner drama that gets a big budget) from PD Lee Byung-hoon and writer Kim Yi-young of Dong Yi and Yi San.... More »


Drama Casting & News
Lee Yo-won and Jo Seung-woo star in The Horse Healer
by | June 26, 2012 | 81 Comments
Lee Yo-won (49 Days) will be returning in the new MBC medical sageuk The Horse Healer, starring Jo Seung-woo (Go Go 70s, Tazza) as the titular horse whisperer. I could have gone with Dr. Horse, but that sounded more Mr. Ed, and less historical epic drama. Tags: Jo Seung-woo, Lee Yo-won... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Jo Seung-woo, Daniel Choi cast in Gu Hye-sun film
by | February 25, 2011 | 41 Comments
Gu Hye-sun has scored another big-name actor in her next directorial feature: Jo Seung-woo (Tazza, Sword With No Name, pictured above) has signed on to Peach Tree, which has already secured Nam Sang-mi (Life Is Beautiful). This is something of a coup (kind of?), as Jo has been serving in the military for the past... More »


Theater/Musicals
Jo Seung-woo makes stealthy exit from military service
by | October 24, 2010 | 30 Comments
Two years ago, Jo Seung-woo made a quiet entry into military service, and he made an equally quiet discharge on October 22. In fact, he took particular pains to effect a stealth exit, as he was initially scheduled to make his official discharge the next day. However, he was able to use unclaimed leave days... More »


Theater/Musicals
Jo Seung-woo eyes comeback project
by | August 12, 2010 | 18 Comments
Film and musical actor Jo Seung-woo (Tazza) is currently serving in the military, but with his discharge fast approaching (October), interest is heating up about his next career move. There are reports that he will return in the musical Jekyll and Hyde, which he has acted in before. (Watch clip below.) His management gave a... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Trailer for Su Ae’s historical action film
by | August 10, 2009 | 30 Comments
Su Ae and Jo Seung-woo‘s new epic historical romance has a new trailer and posters out; the film, whose Korean title translates to Like Fireworks, Like a Butterfly [불꽃처럼 나비처럼], also goes by the English title Sword With No Name. Based on the trailer, it looks like the movie will be as much action as... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Su Ae and Jo Seung-woo are lovers in “Like Fireworks”
by | August 5, 2009 | 17 Comments
The movie Like Fireworks, Like a Butterfly [불꽃처럼 나비처럼] has settled on a premiere date, even though one of its stars, Jo Seung-woo, will still be serving his military service when it releases for the upcoming Chuseok fall harvest holiday. The film is set in the late Joseon era and follows the political affairs of... More »


Celebrity News
Jo Seung-woo’s “quiet” enlistment
by | December 15, 2008 | 6 Comments
Actor Jo Seung-woo (Go Go 70, Tazza) really wanted to make his army enlistment “quietly” (his words) — so he headed off to training camp on the 15th without a big send-off. We did get, however, article after article telling us just how very “quietly” he went. (As a celebrity, the public is inevitably going... More »


Celebrity News
Jo Seung-woo waits for his army papers
by | November 26, 2008 | 4 Comments
Next up for military enlistment: 28-year-old Jo Seung-woo (Tazza, Go Go 70). He’ll go sometime next month, although a rep from his management company says that because he hasn’t received the official paperwork yet, Jo isn’t certain of the exact date. Jo had just finished filming his last film this month, Like Fireworks, Like a... More »