Posts Tagged ‘Kim Hyun-joong’
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Boys Before Flowers: Episode 2
I feel better about Boys Before Flowers after Episode 2. The drama is still very flawed, and I think I’m going pretty easy on it — I could snark much more if I wanted to — but I don’t want to be mean about this series. I have a lot of affection for it. But... More »
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Boys Before Flowers: Episode 1 [Korean Hana Yori Dango]
Word of warning: Lower those expectations, folks. Episode 1 of Boys Before Flowers was not a home run. I’d say it got off to a choppy start, with good and bad points and a couple nice surprises. I’m not terribly disappointed, but I also wasn’t expecting gold, either. On the other hand, I think I’m... More »
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Boys Before Flowers production press conference
We’re only two weeks away from the premiere of the much-anticipated Hana Yori Dango remake, Boys Before Flowers, and the cast came out on December 22 for the production press conference. Not much more to add to the already sizable pre-show buzz, so before we get to the photos, I’ll just say, once again: This... More »
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A couple more
Speaking of Boys Before Flowers promo posters… Edited to add poster translations: Jan-di (Gu Hye-sun): “The Korean people are nothing without spirit and tenacity!” Jun-pyo (Lee Min-ho): “I’m good-looking… I’m tall… I’m rich… How can you hate me?” Ji-hoo (Kim Hyun-joong): “I’m peaceful, oddly fun, and always warm.” Yi-jung (Kim Bum): “I’m definitely cool, but... More »
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Posters out for Boys Before Flowers
There’s a lot I could say about this, but really, only a few things I need to: (1) Boys Before Flowers, or Hana Yori Dango (2) New posters (3) Series airs January 5, KBS. Above poster shows Kim Joon (aka “Woo-bin,” or Akira), Kim Bum (aka “Yi-jung,” or Soujiro), Lee Min-ho (aka “Jun-pyo,” or Tsukasa),... More »
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Rounding out the Boys Before Flowers cast
Kim So-eun (Yuki), Lee Shi-young (Sakurako) Yeah, I know I’m posting a lot about Boys Before Flowers, but nothing else is getting me all that excited these days. Plus, it goes to show just how anticipated this drama is when we get news reporting not just on the leading actors, but even the very peripheral... More »
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Ha Ha Hot or Duck Duck Goose?
Sometimes you look at a picture and you know it’s off, but there are just so many things to comment on that you can’t articulate any of them. Yeah, this ad for Converse featuring its new brand models, Choi Kang-hee (My Sweet Seoul) and boy-bander Kim Hyun-joong (of SS501), is one of those instances. Converse... More »
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Meet your Korean F4
What horrible timing following Choi Jin-shil’s shocking death, because now it’s hard to get that excited about news I/we have been waiting forever to hear, which is the announcement of the “F4″ guys in the Korean Hana Yori Dango, aka Boys Before Flowers. Although it was floated around that the casting would comprise mostly pop... More »
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