Posts Tagged ‘Kim Sun-ah’

Drama Casting & News
2011 SBS Drama Awards
by | December 31, 2011 | 139 Comments
And now to conclude the Big 3 Broadcaster awards with SBS, featuring some of the most popular dramas of the year. Tree With Deep Roots was the big winner of the night, winning six trophies in total, including the Daesang for Han Seok-kyu, and the Top Excellence Award for Best Drama. There were no big... More »


Sitcoms/Variety Shows
Running Man: Episode 65
by | October 30, 2011 | 24 Comments
Your heart’s going to race for the entire duration of this week’s episode, that is, when you’re not already dying of laughter. The Mission Team is outnumbered, the clues are tough and the chasers continue to fall one step short. Kwang-soo and Suk-jin’s pairing now has a new nickname: Dumb and Dumber. You don’t get it…Oh... More »


Chungmuro/Film
16th Busan International Film Festival’s opening red carpet
by | October 6, 2011 | 158 Comments
The 16th Busan International Film Festival opened on October 6, and the red carpet to the opening screening — So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo’s tragic romance Only You — was awash with stars. (For those of you used to seeing the festival called PIFF, it recently changed its spelling. The festival is in its 16th... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Kim Sun-ah, from cancer patient to Fighting Spirit
by | October 1, 2011 | 41 Comments
Are you having Kim Sun-ah withdrawals yet?  Because I seem to be, so I thought I could share my fix with the rest of you, until we can get the real goods when she decides to do another drama (hopefully soon!).  In her new interview with Movieweek, Kim shares her newfound wisdom on marriage and... More »


Drama Recaps
My Name Is Kim Sam Soon: Episode 16 (Final)
by | September 22, 2011 | 133 Comments
In a heart-wrenching turn of events that I totally did not see coming, Jin Heon did not come back. He didn’t come back! Against her better judgment, Sam Soon allowed Jin Heon to take Hee Jin back to America. Jin Heon hugged Sam Soon and promised to come back, but then nothing – he did... More »


Drama Recaps
My Name Is Kim Sam Soon: Episode 15
by | September 21, 2011 | 39 Comments
This is it! The last two episodes. Like most twice-a-week dramas, this is a pairing that should be looked at as a two-part finale. This being part 1, you just know there’s going to be something big that happens at end of this episode, something so big that it makes you die just a little... More »


Celebrity News
Kim Sun-ah scheduled for shoulder surgery
by | September 17, 2011 | 40 Comments
Is she on a first name basis with the doctors and nurses by now? After spending the past three months in and out of the hospital, Kim Sun-ah is heading back for shoulder surgery… Waitaminute, that drama is over now. Drama vs. Reality, working on it. But sad to say, the shoulder part is true.... More »


Drama Recaps
My Name Is Kim Sam Soon: Episode 14
by | September 15, 2011 | 58 Comments
I asked what is it about Sam Soon and this series that makes it so charming, and I think I figured it out. What sets this particular drama series (and the main character) apart is how real it feels. The hint of fantasy that comes with “yet another chaebol romance story” is literally trampled upon... More »


Drama Recaps
My Name Is Kim Sam Soon: Episode 13
by | September 14, 2011 | 83 Comments
At the end of Episode 12, Sam Soon made the decision to climb Mt. Halla alone. Jobless and the loser in yet another game of love, she would remake herself once she reached the top. She would be Pâtissier Solitaire Kim Hee Jin, her own boss and free from the tragic baggage of her old... More »


Drama Recaps
Scent of a Woman: Episode 16 (Final)
by | September 11, 2011 | 260 Comments
It’s the end of the road, and time for Yeon-jae to say her goodbyes and tie up all her loose ends. Normally I loathe finales that are a lineup of all the players, saying goodbye like a checklist, but when you’re talking about going to the big dance floor in the sky, everything takes on... More »