Posts Tagged ‘Lee Jin’

Drama Casting & News
Man of Honor releases poster, more stills
by | October 8, 2011 | 33 Comments
I’d known Man of Honor was about baseball, and that it was from the Baker King producers, but it wasn’t till I took a good look at these latest stills that the story and conflict really sunk in. And now that it has: Aw, man — it’s a sports drama and a total underdog success... More »


Drama Casting & News
Man of Honor’s production press conference
by | October 5, 2011 | 70 Comments
A week from its premiere, KBS’s new Wednesday-Thursday drama Man of Honor held its production press conference, with its main cast in attendance: Chun Jung-myung, Park Min-young, and Lee Jang-woo take the main three roles. Already I can see the Baker King-esque dynamic in the stills; nothing like a rich-boy-poor-boy rivalry in childhood to up... More »


Drama Casting & News
Man of Honor casts second leads
by | August 9, 2011 | 45 Comments
Upcoming drama Man of Honor (also Young-kwang’s Jae-in, in the puntastic version), starring Park Min-young and Chun Jung-myung has cast its second leads to round out the main cast. ‘Cause yunno, it can’t be a k-drama without a love square. Lee Jang-woo (Smile, Donghae) and Lee Jin (Hon, Hometown of Legends, also of ye olden... More »


Drama Recaps
Hon: Episode 1
by | August 9, 2009 | 56 Comments
I was hesitant to watch MBC’s new series Hon because I’m a big wimp when it comes to horror, but I was curious enough to give it a shot. And I found that while it has its jumpy moments, it’s not actually so scary that I can’t watch it. The fright comes more from ambiance... More »


Drama Casting & News
Hon drama production press conference
by | August 3, 2009 | 24 Comments
Not that this is unusual for a kdrama, but I’ll say it again: This is one good-looking cast. On August 3, the cast of MBC’s Hon gathered at the Ilsan MBC Dream Center for the drama’s production press conference. And while the drama’s two marquee names are Lee Seo-jin (Yi San) and ex-FinKL member Lee... 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 Casting & News
Prime-time battle of the ex-FinKL stars
by | June 22, 2009 | 14 Comments
Sung Yuri, Lee Jin Former ’90s pop group FinKL kick-started a couple acting careers, namely with Sung Yuri and Lee Jin, who are set to star in competing dramas this summer. (Fellow FinKL member Ok Joo-hyun has had a successful career as a musical actress, while Lee Hyori — well, no explanation needed for her.)... More »


Kpop News
Hyori gets some old-school backup
by | December 20, 2008 | 15 Comments
Kpop girl group Fin.K.L‘s been disbanded for several years now, but its members all reunited to support former member Lee Hyori‘s first solo concert on December 18. Fin.K.L was quite popular in its own right back in the day, but the group’s members have all gone on to greater success in their solo careers: Ok... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Awards ceremony at Korea Drama Festival 2008
by | November 1, 2008 | 40 Comments
Kim Myung-min wins Daesang; Han Ji-hye takes home an Excellence Award Stars came out on November 1 to the 2008 Korea Drama Awards in the South Gyeongsang province city of Jinju, although there were a few notable absences (Bae Yong-joon, Kim Rae-won). The top winner of the night was Kim Myung-min for his portrayal of... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Pusan International Film Festival’s opening night
by | October 2, 2008 | 51 Comments
It’s kind of unnerving how all the news right now is either Choi Jin-shil‘s sudden death or the 13th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), and sometimes while looking through the news listings, it’s easy to confuse the two based on the thumbnail images. (Given the timing, as far as I can see, there were no... More »