Posts Tagged ‘Magazine Allo’

Drama Casting & News
Round two: Magazine Allo vs. Style
by | June 8, 2009 | 19 Comments
Allo’s Han Chae-young, Lee Jia and Style Oh, I want Magazine Allo and Style to fight forever and ever, and keep the lulz flowing! Their back-and-forth sniping is sorta going to meta levels, isn’t it? After all, would you really expect less of two summer dramas starring glamour queens and set in the backstabby world... More »


Drama Casting & News
Partner casts Kim Hyun-joo as a lawyer
by | May 20, 2009 | 18 Comments
Since Magazine Allo is being postponed, KBS is now moving quickly to swap in its replacement, a law series called Partner [파트너]. While the initial announcement didn’t pique my interest, I admit news of its leading lady did: lovely lady Kim Hyun-joo, of Insoon is Pretty, To Marry a Millionaire and, most recently, Boys Before... More »


Drama Casting & News
Magazine Allo postponed following plagiarism accusations
by | May 19, 2009 | 24 Comments
Han Chae-young It looks like KBS’s Magazine Allo (the fashion drama starring Han Chae-young, Kim Haneul) may not make it to air after all. The drama is not canceled, merely postponed, but with plagiarism claims asserted by competing drama Style, KBS has decided to swap out Magazine Allo for a different drama, a law series... More »


Drama Casting & News
Cinderella Man fights back, sues Fashion King
by | May 13, 2009 | 40 Comments
See, now this is just funny. First, fashion-world-centered drama Cinderella Man was accused of plagiarism by the folks behind the proposal for Fashion King. Then Style announced its casting and called itself the Korean Devil Wears Prada. Magazine Allo announced its casting and also made a reference to The Devil Wears Prada. Then Style accused... More »


Drama Casting & News
Style fights to keep Magazine Allo off the air
by | May 13, 2009 | 31 Comments
Oh, brother. Y’know how I just posted about Magazine Allo‘s casting? Apparently now SBS is pissed off that Magazine Allo is too much like their drama Style (the one starring Lee Jia, at left), which is set to air one month after Allo. They’re throwing around words like “plagiarism” and “severe copyright infringement” and are... More »


Drama Casting & News
Magazine Allo set for June premiere
by | May 12, 2009 | 29 Comments
So, so pretty: Han Chae-young and Kim Haneul Just a few days ago, I was talking about the upcoming trend of fashion dramas. Another new style-related series, tentatively titled Magazine Allo [매거진 알로], has announced its two leading ladies and, given the milieu — a competitive fashion magazine — Han Chae-young (Boys Before Flowers, Delightful... More »


Drama Casting & News
Get ready for a glut of fashion dramas
by | May 9, 2009 | 41 Comments
Cinderella Man There’s only one fashion-themed show on the air right now — MBC’s Wednesday-Thursday Cinderella Man — but soon, we’ll have three. KBS and SBS are also following the trend with fashion-themed dramas of their own. First will be KBS, who will follow the current romantic comedy Accidental Couple with their series Magazine Allo... More »