Posts Tagged ‘Lee Shi-young’

Drama Recaps
Wild Romance: Episode 1
by | January 9, 2012 | 126 Comments
Wild Romance faced some stiff competition during its premiere on KBS this past week, bringing up the rear as far as ratings were concerned. What it has going in its favor is a small and intimate world, funny characters, and a light storyline (like if zero-calorie-cola were a drama and not sadness in a can).... More »


Drama Casting & News
Lee Shi-young goes to bat for Wild Romance
by | January 1, 2012 | 24 Comments
Lee Dong-wook is the baseball player in Wild Romance, but that doesn’t mean Lee Shi-young doesn’t get her chance to bat. The latest photos released by the soon-to-premiere drama feature heroine Eun-jae (Lee Shi-young) in batter mode, ready to take on the opening pitch of a game. Eun-jae will eventually have to take up bodyguard... More »


Drama Casting & News
2011 KBS Drama Awards
by | December 31, 2011 | 98 Comments
Awards, awards, awards! And tons of pretty people. As with yesterday’s MBC Drama Awards, note that winners are decided in part due to popularity, in part due to ratings and politics. That said, I don’t think anyone will argue with their Daesang winner, Shin Ha-kyun (below), who has been tearing it up on Monday and... More »


Drama Casting & News
Wild Romance releases posters
by | December 27, 2011 | 54 Comments
So these are cute: Wild Romance has released its first posters featuring its two leads, Lee Dong-wook and Lee Shi-young. He’s a dumb jock baseball player, she’s the even dumber bodyguard assigned to protect him… from a rabid anti-fan. Hee. A few more details: He’s the cocky problem child of his pro baseball team, despite... More »


Drama Casting & News
Teaser and stills from KBS’s Wild Romance
by | December 22, 2011 | 94 Comments
Time for a closer look at upcoming KBS rom-com series Wild Romance, whose production has been leaking stills in a steady trickle over the past couple of weeks. The teaser’s out (watch below), as well as more information about the plot and the supporting cast, so here we go: Lee Shi-young takes the lead role... More »


Chungmuro/Film
2011 Blue Dragon Film Awards
by | November 25, 2011 | 65 Comments
Awards, awards, awards! Friday, November 25, was the night of the 2011 Blue Dragon Film Awards, and — no surprise — the winners list was dominated by one of the biggest films of the year, sageuk-action-thriller Bow: The Ultimate Weapon. The film is a David and Goliath story of one man (Park Hae-il) taking down... More »


Drama Casting & News
Lee Dong-wook added to Wild Romance
by | November 17, 2011 | 125 Comments
So the rumors were half-true: Yoon Eun-hye isn’t taking on romantic comedy series Wild Romance, but Lee Dong-wook is. He’ll be joining Lee Shi-young, who was recently cast as the female lead, a judo athlete turned bodyguard. He plays a baseball player, and their relationship gets off to an inauspicious start with some “unpredictable bad... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Trailer and stills for romantic comedy Couples
by | November 12, 2011 | 26 Comments
Here’s a look at the romantic comedy film Couples, a funny look at modern dating through the various ways that five single people can cross paths with each other and become fated to change each other’s lives… for better or worse. The players: Lee Shi-young (Poseidon) is the heartless girlfriend who disappears one day with... More »


Drama Casting & News
Lee Shi-young cast as lead in Wild Romance
by | November 11, 2011 | 75 Comments
Actress Lee Shi-young, who’s just come off of action series Poseidon, has been cast as the lead in upcoming romantic comedy drama Wild Romance, set to begin production early next week. She’ll be going straight from playing a marine cop to a judo-athlete-turned-bodyguard, because apparently, everyone likes watching Lee Shi-young kick ass. No complaints here.... More »


Drama Recaps
Poseidon: Episode 1
by | September 19, 2011 | 104 Comments
Take one part NCIS, one part Baywatch, one part Top Gun, one part k-pop music video, and mix it all up with some tragic-revenge and fall-from-glory themes. Are you wondering how on earth all that coalesces into a coherent, action-packed, thrilling hour of television? Answer: It doesn’t. Sadly, Poseidon falls into the category of Tries... More »