Posts Tagged ‘Lee Soon-jae’

Drama Recaps
The King 2 Hearts: Episode 9
by | April 18, 2012 | 187 Comments
Why does this show want to kill me dead? Now that we’ve treated one heartache, it’s time for another, and this time Misunderstanding rears its ugly head. It’s actually deployed in a cracktastic fashion, but damn if I’m not hurling things while glued to the screen. Gorrammit, can we shoot them up with truth serum... More »


Drama Reactions & Reviews
The Princess’s Man: Series review
by | November 24, 2011 | 201 Comments
Epic, moving, suspenseful, and superbly paced. If I were limited to only a handful of words, that’s how I’d describe The Princess’s Man, KBS’s romantic melodrama and premium sageuk from earlier this summer. Then again, I’ve never been good with brevity and I do have an open-ended word count available, so let’s cut to the... More »


Drama Casting & News
A Thousand Kisses releases its first stills
by | August 4, 2011 | 85 Comments
Y’know, I wasn’t sold on the noona-dongsaeng pairing of Ji Hyun-woo (Birth of the Rich) and Seo Young-hee (Bedevilled), but they’re looking cute and comfy with each other in these first stills from MBC’s upcoming weekend drama A Thousand Kisses. It looks like the drama’s playing with the question of age differences in romance, and... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Indie film I Love You sweeps the nation
by | April 2, 2011 | 95 Comments
Lately, the talk of the town in Korean cinema isn’t a huge blockbuster with megastars or even a Hollywood import, but a little indie film that could, about finding love and happiness even at the tail end of your life. The heartwarming romantic comedy I Love You [그대를 사랑합니다] opened six weeks ago without much... More »


Drama Casting & News
Lee Soon-jae is Daemul’s (other) president
by | August 16, 2010 | 15 Comments
Everyone’s favorite grumpy grandpa Lee Soon-jae is joining buzz project Daemul, playing the sitting president. Go Hyun-jung‘s character is the newly elected president and Korea’s first woman to gain that position, and will get tangled up with Kwon Sang-woo‘s gigolo character. Lee Soon-jae is one of those veterans who is constantly working; no doubt you’ve... More »


Drama Casting & News
Cast additions to Coffee House
by | April 17, 2010 | 33 Comments
Rumors have been confirmed and the second female lead of PD Pyo Min-soo‘s upcoming drama Coffee House will be Ham Eun-jung, the leader of girl group T-ara. She’ll join Kang Ji-hwan and Park Shi-yeon, who have already been cast, and plays “Kang Seung-yeon,” the daughter of a coffee shop owner who is studying to take... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Good Morning President sells out at PIFF in 1 minute
by | September 21, 2009 | 9 Comments
Technically, 1 minute and 35 seconds. Such is the box office draw of one of Korea’s favorite actors, Jang Dong-gun. The warm and humorous Good Morning President is his first film in several years, and Korean audiences are eager to see Jang back onscreen, as he has been out of the Hallyu spotlight to pursue... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Good morning, three presidents
by | September 6, 2009 | 21 Comments
The first posters are out of Jang Dong-gun’s latest movie, Good Morning President [굿모닝 프레지던트], which features him as one of three presidents along with Lee Soon-jae and Go Du-shim. Each presidential figure is noteworthy in his/her own way: Jang Dong-gun’s character is a handsome and single president (Han Chae-young plays his love interest), and... More »


Sitcoms/Variety Shows
High Kick Through the Roof begins filming
by | August 23, 2009 | 5 Comments
The upcoming High Kick Through the Roof, the new MBC sitcom brought to you by the makers of Unstoppable High Kick, started filming this month and has already put in its first all-nighter. The family sitcom’s first day on the set was August 20 at the Ilsan Dream Center in the city of Goyang. (The... More »


Drama Casting & News
Jung Il-woo seeks acting advice
by | August 12, 2009 | 25 Comments
What do you do if you’re a hot young actor about to take on a potentially career-boosting role in a highly anticipated new drama? If you’re Jung Il-woo — which means you’re hard-working (some might say over-working), obsessive about learning the art of acting and script analysis, and blessed with well-known actor friends — you... More »