Posts Tagged ‘Kim Joon’

Drama Recaps
Boys Before Flowers: Episode 4
by | January 13, 2009 | 192 Comments
Episode 4 was much better than Episode 3 — although really, like that was hard. Episode 3 was funnier, but 4 was more grounded in reality, which makes it much more watchable, imo. Is this going to be a pattern, with Tuesdays outshining Mondays? I suppose if we must have it one way or the... More »


Drama Recaps
Boys Before Flowers: Episode 3
by | January 12, 2009 | 154 Comments
There are some parts of Boys Before Flowers that are pretty good. And then there are parts that are really, really bad. Like, hilariously mockable, I’m-embarrassed-for-you bad.. That won’t stop me from enjoying the drama, but it does put the entertainment into a different category than what I was hoping for, which was sheer, heart-lifting,... More »


Drama Casting & News
Cast members featured on Boys Before Flowers OST
by | January 8, 2009 | 58 Comments
No point in deliberately hiring idol stars and then not making use of their pop-music backgrounds, right? Two of F4 members in the new drama Boys Before Flowers got their starts in kpop, and will be featured on the drama’s soundtrack. Kim Hyun-joong (“Yoon Ji-hoo”) is a singer for the boy band SS501, while Kim... More »


Drama Recaps
Boys Before Flowers: Episode 2
by | January 6, 2009 | 167 Comments
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 »


Drama Recaps
Boys Before Flowers: Episode 1 [Korean Hana Yori Dango]
by | January 5, 2009 | 223 Comments
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 »


Drama Casting & News
Boys Before Flowers production press conference
by | December 21, 2008 | 42 Comments
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 »


Drama Casting & News
A couple more
by | December 15, 2008 | 46 Comments
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 »


Drama Casting & News
Posters out for Boys Before Flowers
by | December 14, 2008 | 55 Comments
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 »


Drama Casting & News
Meet your Korean F4
by | October 1, 2008 | 319 Comments
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 »