Seo Kang-joon, one of the It Boys of 2014 (for appearances in Sly and Single Again, Roommate, and What's With This Family), looks to be expanding his repertoire with sageuk with...
Thank goodness for title changes. The drama formerly operating under the name Splendid Politics has switched to the more straightforward Princess Jeongmyeong, and is courting Cha Seung-won (You're All Surrounded)...
With Dae Jang Geum 2 dead in the water (Or is it? Will MBC ever let Dae Jang Geum die?) the network is scooping up Lee Yeon-hee (Miss Korea) to headline...
The comedic mystery-action film Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (translated more directly as Joseon's Great Detective) was enough of a success when it released in theaters in 2011 (with 4.7 million...
Well, this is encouraging, inasmuch as it's forward movement (ish): Dae Jang Geum 2 has begun feeling about for potential other cast members—that is to say, people other than hoped-for...
Right, so there was actual news about Yeo Jin-gu, which I was reading before I got distracted by pretty pictures. This one is an update of a big-budget blockbuster that...
Miss Korea was the other new drama that premiered last week, and while I wouldn't call it a straight romantic comedy (it's a bit moody for that, though not in...
Posters are out for MBC's upcoming drama Miss Korea, and mostly what I take away from them is: everybody pretty.
The posters illustrate our rather straightforward premise of turning a...
This preview for MBC's Miss Korea has zero dialogue, but still manages to deliver a pretty efficient intro to the show, which looks (I hope) easygoing and cute. At least,...
Pwahaha. Lee Seon-kyun is playing HIS OWN high school character? I'm going to go ahead and assume that this makes his new drama Miss Korea a comedy then, because there's...
Seo Kang-joon up for first lead role romancing Lee Yeon-hee
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Seo Kang-joon, one of the It Boys of 2014 (for appearances in Sly and Single Again, Roommate, and What's With This Family), looks to be expanding his repertoire with sageuk with...
Tags: Hwajeong, Lee Yeon-hee, Seo Kang-joon
Cha Seung-won courted to join Lee Yeon-hee in MBC sageuk
by javabeans
Thank goodness for title changes. The drama formerly operating under the name Splendid Politics has switched to the more straightforward Princess Jeongmyeong, and is courting Cha Seung-won (You're All Surrounded)...
Tags: Cha Seung-won, Hwajeong, Lee Yeon-hee
Lee Yeon-hee up for historical palace melodrama
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With Dae Jang Geum 2 dead in the water (Or is it? Will MBC ever let Dae Jang Geum die?) the network is scooping up Lee Yeon-hee (Miss Korea) to headline...
Tags: Hwajeong, Lee Yeon-hee
Detective K comes back for second round
by javabeans
The comedic mystery-action film Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (translated more directly as Joseon's Great Detective) was enough of a success when it released in theaters in 2011 (with 4.7 million...
Tags: Kim Myung-min, Lee Yeon-hee, sequels
Dae Jang Geum watch: Casting Kim So-hyun and Lee Yeon-hee?
by javabeans
Well, this is encouraging, inasmuch as it's forward movement (ish): Dae Jang Geum 2 has begun feeling about for potential other cast members—that is to say, people other than hoped-for...
Tags: Dae Jang Geum, Kim So-hyun, Lee Yeon-hee
Yeo Jin-gu in talks to lead fantasy blockbuster
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Right, so there was actual news about Yeo Jin-gu, which I was reading before I got distracted by pretty pictures. This one is an update of a big-budget blockbuster that...
Tags: Jo In-sung, Lee Yeon-hee, Yeo Jin-gu
Miss Korea: Episodes 1-2
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Miss Korea was the other new drama that premiered last week, and while I wouldn't call it a straight romantic comedy (it's a bit moody for that, though not in...
Tags: featured, first episodes, Go Sung-hee, Lee Ki-woo, Lee Mi-sook, Lee Seon-kyun, Lee Sung-min, Lee Yeon-hee, Miss Korea, Oh Jung-se
Queen-maker and crew in Miss Korea’s promo posters
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Posters are out for MBC's upcoming drama Miss Korea, and mostly what I take away from them is: everybody pretty. The posters illustrate our rather straightforward premise of turning a...
Tags: Lee Seon-kyun, Lee Yeon-hee, Miss Korea
Miss Korea’s preview introduces its cast
by javabeans
This preview for MBC's Miss Korea has zero dialogue, but still manages to deliver a pretty efficient intro to the show, which looks (I hope) easygoing and cute. At least,...
Tags: Lee Ki-woo, Lee Mi-sook, Lee Seon-kyun, Lee Sung-min, Lee Yeon-hee, Miss Korea
Lee Seon-kyun goes back to high school for Miss Korea
by girlfriday
Pwahaha. Lee Seon-kyun is playing HIS OWN high school character? I'm going to go ahead and assume that this makes his new drama Miss Korea a comedy then, because there's...
Tags: Lee Mi-sook, Lee Seon-kyun, Lee Sung-min, Lee Yeon-hee, Miss Korea