Posts Tagged ‘Kim Min-jung’

Drama Casting & News
Thorn Birds teaser and stills
by | February 27, 2011 | 83 Comments
The first teaser for KBS’s upcoming Thorn Birds is out, and basically what I can tell from that is: tears, tears, and more tears. Seriously, that’s all there is. Crying, sobbing, weeping, the eye-sweats, call it what you like. All I know is: I’m pretty much out. The teaser video’s narration tells us, “We’ll atone... More »


Drama Casting & News
KBS’s Thorn Birds begins rehearsals
by | January 19, 2011 | 62 Comments
There’s a new drama in the works for KBS’s Wednesday-Thursday timeslot, Thorn Birds, which hasn’t been much on my radar because it seems like a muddly mess in the making. But first, the details: It stars Han Hye-jin (back to TV a year after 2010′s Jejoongwon), Joo Sang-wook (who revitalized his career with Giant), Seo... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Yoo Seung-ho and Kim Min-jung’s film festival promo poster
by | July 26, 2010 | 8 Comments
Pictured above is the newly released promotional poster for the 2010 Chungmuro International Film Festival (CHIFFS), which features screen stars Yoo Seung-ho (God of Study) and Kim Min-jung (Strike Love). The two actors are the promo representatives for the festival, now in its fourth year, which runs from September 2 through 10. Operating under the... More »


Drama Casting & News
Hero in danger of losing lead actress
by | November 1, 2009 | 48 Comments
With only nine days left till its premiere, MBC’s Hero finds itself in a precarious position: It’s looking likely that lead actress Kim Min-jung will have to drop out due to injury. According to a production representative on November 2, Kim Min-jung expressed her intention to drop out to producers on October 31, forcing the... More »


Drama Casting & News
Cast promos for MBC drama Hero
by | October 20, 2009 | 44 Comments
We’ve seen the cast of upcoming Wednesday-Thursday drama Hero posing separately (Kim Min-jung, Lee Junki, Eom Ki-joon), and now they pose together as three newspapermen and one police officer. The new cast promo photos feature, from left to right, Eom Ki-joon (Job Well Done), Baek Yoon-shik (Jeon Woo Chi), Lee Junki (Iljimae), and Kim Min-jung... More »


Drama Casting & News
A new look for Kim Min-jung in Hero
by | October 18, 2009 | 41 Comments
Actress Kim Min-jung (New Heart), who came onboard Hero after Han Ji-min dropped out, has a new look for the drama, one meant to draw out her professional side as a female cop. On the one hand, I think Kim is a talented actress who looks cute with the short style, but on the other,... More »


Drama Casting & News
Hero’s updated cast list
by | September 23, 2009 | 17 Comments
Hero, MBC’s upcoming drama and Lee Junki‘s next television role, has lost Han Ji-min as its leading lady and picked up Kim Min-jung (New Heart) in her place. It has also cast Ji Chang-wook, newly famous from his role as youngest brother Mi-pung in KBS’s Sons of Sol Pharmacy. This’ll be a great opportunity for... More »


Drama Casting & News
Open set day at Strike Love
by | May 22, 2009 | 15 Comments
I haven’t written (yet?) about the latest episodes of MBC’s baseball drama Strike Love [2009 외인구단], but I’m still watching, and I’m still enjoying it. This couple — Yoon Tae-young and Kim Min-jung — is probably the biggest reason I’m sticking with it, because they are so sweet and adorable together, in addition to both... More »


Drama Recaps
Strike Love (MBC)
by | May 4, 2009 | 45 Comments
(I know, I used the same picture in the previous post about this drama, but this version of the poster looks cleaner and cooler.) I watched MBC’s new weekend baseball drama, Strike Love [2009 외인구단], without any preconceived notions or expectations. I never read the original comic on which it is based, and I don’t... More »


Drama Casting & News
MBC winds up for baseball drama Strike Love
by | April 26, 2009 | 18 Comments
MBC’s upcoming baseball drama Strike Love [2009외인구단, for which I previously used the literal translation Alien Baseball Team], is another drama adapted from a popular manhwa, and has fans eager for its premiere next month. The sports-themed series stars Yoon Tae-young (Legend) in the lead role of baseball player Kachi, while Kim Min-jung (New Heart)... More »