Posts Tagged ‘Lee Sun-ho’

Drama Casting & News
Trailers and stills from TV Bang-ja Chronicles
by | October 29, 2011 | 40 Comments
Cable channel CGV is bringing back the “original TV movie” format after finding some success with Girl K; the next entry into this category is their TV Bang-ja Chronicles, so-titled to distinguish it from the film it’s based upon. Speaking of which, I find the tagline on the poster above unintentionally hilarious; it reads, “A... More »
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Drama Casting & News
CGV produces a TV version of Bang-ja Chronicles
by | September 13, 2011 | 14 Comments
Cable movie channel CGV recently had a hit with their edgy and stylized Girl K, which I’ve been enjoying, and now they’re producing another “original TV movie,” which will likewise broadcast in multiple episodes like a mini-drama series. This one is Bang-ja Chronicles, which is also the name of the hit ero-sageuk film from last... More »
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Theater/Musicals
Theatrical production of Attic Cat opens
by | April 10, 2010 | 15 Comments
In 2003, Kim Rae-won and Jung Da-bin (who passed away in 2007) starred in the MBC drama Attic Cat. The story has now been transferred to the stage, and the production held a press call on April 7. Two of the leads are actors you may have seen onscreen before: Hwang Bora (Love & Marriage,... More »
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Drama Casting & News
Fans are spitting mad at Tamra’s curtailment
by | September 3, 2009 | 49 Comments
Im Joo-hwan When MBC announced that Tamra the Island was getting cut and ending early, they pissed off fans and even spurred them to publish a large ad in a daily newspaper protesting the decision. (As I said before, the ratings are low but this is a mania drama, meaning that the fans it has... More »
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Drama Recaps
Tamra the Island: Episode 1
by | August 10, 2009 | 49 Comments
Let’s get this out of the way: The first fifteen minutes or so are crap. They’re silly, questionably acted, and a little embarrassing with all the rough English (although the scenes are necessary in a strictly plot-related way). But the rest of the episode (once the story moves to Korea) has its charm, and is... More »
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Drama Casting & News
Tamna the Island on MBC weekends
by | July 19, 2009 | 61 Comments
There’s an interesting new drama taking over the MBC weekend drama slot from Chae Rim‘s Job Well Done, which is, sadly, getting a shortened run. Due to health concerns of its writer Park Ji-hyun, Job Well Done will not run for the originally planned 50 episodes and will instead air its last episode on August... More »
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