Posts Tagged ‘Lee Jun-ki’
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Lee Junki’s Thai welcome, five thousand strong
Now, this is what I call a warm welcome: As you may recall, actor Lee Junki was set to open his official Thai fan club, and received a royal invitation to participate in the annual Christmas light festival and the king’s birthday celebration while he was in the country. He’s currently in Thailand... More »
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Lee Junki gets lots of love from Thai fans
What a good year to be Lee Junki. He headed a successful drama (Time of Dog and Wolf), won some awards, put out his latest film May 18 (aka Splendid Holiday), and is set to headline the anticipated upcoming Iljimae adaptation. He’s really skyrocketed to fame in the two years since his breakout role... More »
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The battle to claim Iljimae
Actors Lee Seung Gi, Lee Junki Iljimae is one of those folk-legend heroes, a real-life Robin Hood kinda guy dating back to the Chosun era who’s an ever-popular source of dramatic material. Jang Dong Gun played him in one film version in 1993, and Choi Su Jong played him in a modernized version in... More »
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The most hypothetically marriageable Hallyu stars
Or rather, perhaps the headline should more accurately read: Rhetorically speaking, say you were theoretically a woman in China, and you had to take a poll — which Hallyu star would you most hypothetically want to marry? But first, a ranty sidebar. Sweeping, generalized conclusion o’ the day: Koreans love polls. Or rather, Korean media... More »
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Another rising star
(Way too) pretty boy actor Lee Junki just received his Rising Star Award at this year’s Hawaii International Film Festival, presented at the opening ceremonies on the 18th. The festival continues through the 28th, and will be screening his latest project, Splendid Holiday (aka May 18), which won the Golden Orchid Award there. (His film... More »
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Scene analyses and comparisons: Sam-Girl-Wolf-Rose edition
As you know, for the past couple of weeks, I’ve been on the prowl for a good show to watch. I’ve sampled a bunch of series, but so far, none has really stuck. The ones I’ve found interesting have been on the mild end of the excitement spectrum, but nothing’s really gripped me. Maybe it’s... More »
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Inaugural Music Post
I am totally getting the hang of blogging. I thought I’d try posting a “song of the day” at the end of each post… I’m just playing around for now, but we’ll see how it goes. So to start it off, here’s one of my favorite videos of one of my favorite Korean groups, Clazziquai.... More »
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