Posts Tagged ‘Kim Ji-suk’

Drama Casting & News
Lee Da-hae’s sad wedding scene for Chuno
by | November 16, 2009 | 41 Comments
These stills were released from KBS’s upcoming sageuk-action drama Chuno (Slave Hunters) on the 16th, which feature the drama’s leading lady Lee Da-hae dressed in wedding garb wearing a sad expression on her face. In the storyline, Lee Da-hae’s character Hye-won is caught in a love triangle between her two male co-stars, Jang Hyuk and... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Another big movie weekend: Take Off, Haeundae
by | September 6, 2009 | 4 Comments
Joining the club of 2009 blockbusters is the currently screening film Take Off, also called Ski Jump or National Athlete [국가대표]. The sports comedy starring Ha Jung-woo, Sung Dong-il, and Kim Ji-suk has been buoyed by favorable word-of-mouth buzz and has pulled in over 7 million viewers since its July 29 release. It also picked... More »


Chungmuro/Film
17th Chunsa Film Festival
by | September 5, 2009 | 31 Comments
Aw, isn’t little Wang Seok-hyun cute? September 5 saw the end of the 17th Chunsa Film Festival and its closing-night awards ceremony, which was held in Icheon, Kyunggi-do. The winners list was dominated by the popular, recently released sports film Take Off [국가대표, or National Athlete], although vampire film Thirst did well, as did lush... More »


Drama Casting & News
Horror dramas Hon and Hometown of Legends
by | July 29, 2009 | 19 Comments
Lee Seo-jin of Hon Since horror is supposed to offer a chill in the hot summer months, we can see why there’s such a sudden burst of horror material these days. Two television dramas will soon add to the tally, giving us a Monday-thru-Thursday lineup of horror through August and September. MBC’s Hon (“Soul”) is... More »


Drama Recaps
A Star’s Lover: Episode 1
by | December 10, 2008 | 54 Comments
I wasn’t sure how I would feel about SBS’s A Star’s Lover. I approached it hesitantly, because (1) Hype often leads to disappointment, and (2) I know by now that series descriptions don’t really adequately portray the actual product. So it is with a bit of relief that I say: I liked A Star’s Lover.... More »


Kpop News
Mnet 20′s Choice Awards makes weird choices
by | August 23, 2008 | 35 Comments
MC Jang Geun-seok Although I didn’t watch August 23′s broadcast of Mnet’s 20′s Choice awards (a wannabe VMA’s, really), looking over the full winners list, my first reaction is: “What were they smoking?” Some choices made sense. I get why Jang Geuk-seok, shakin’ his thang above as the event’s MC, was awarded Hot Movie Star... More »


Sitcoms/Variety Shows
Let the (interview) game begin
by | July 21, 2008 | 5 Comments
SBS’s new show Interview Game opened up its studio on the 21st for a press conference. The show is hosted by a panel of four actors — Go Jun-hee, Kim Ji-suk, Geum Bo-ra, and Yeom Kyung-hwan — and covers a range of topics in its interviews, often with a serious tone, from family, career plans,... More »