Posts Tagged ‘Moon Chae-won’

Celebrity News
Moon Chae-won promises more smiles in My Fair Lady
by | August 26, 2009 | 27 Comments
I know it seems like most of the attention for My Fair Lady is squarely focused on the three main leads, leaving out fourth wheel Moon Chae-won, but she’s not really being overlooked in the greater scheme of things. (I do think her presence in the story is markedly less important than the other three,... More »


Drama Recaps
My Fair Lady: Episode 1
by | August 19, 2009 | 108 Comments
I’ve talked about this drama a lot recently, but on a personal level I’ve been trying to keep expectations down, since the dramas I’ve most anticipated in recent months have generally fallen short of those hopes (Boys Before Flowers, Triple). And as I watched the first episode, I thought my fears were well-founded, because it... More »


Drama Casting & News
Press conference day for My Fair Lady
by | August 12, 2009 | 89 Comments
I have seen a lot — and I mean A LOT — of good-looking casts in my day. But holy hot %^&*@# dayummm the cast of My Fair Lady is amazingly attractive. (Isn’t it a curious thing? Sometimes you’ll get a drama full of good-looking actors who sometimes come across flat in personality… whereas Yoon... More »


Drama Casting & News
Moon Chae-won begins filming My Fair Lady
by | July 31, 2009 | 22 Comments
Since we’ve gotten our first look at the main players of KBS’s My Fair Lady [아가씨를 부탁해, or 아부해], now we get to see how Moon Chae-won is taking on her character. Moon’s role as aspiring shoe designer “Eui-joo” is described as “cute and bubbly,” and she plays a young woman who has grown up... More »


Drama Casting & News
Moon Chae-won added to My Fair Lady
by | July 16, 2009 | 26 Comments
Moon Chae-won has just been added to Yoon Eun-hye‘s comeback drama, which recently changed its title from “Lady Castle” to “Please Take Care of the Young Lady.” The series still retains that latter name as its Korean title [아가씨를 부탁해], but has been listed on KBS World for its global broadcast as “My Fair Lady.”... More »


Drama Casting & News
Brilliant Legacy gets extended
by | June 3, 2009 | 58 Comments
A drama that performs well right out of the gate is a drama the broadcast station wants to hold on to, so it’s no surprise that SBS’s Brilliant Legacy has confirmed a two-episode extension. Currently halfway through its run, the series is closing in on 30% ratings. Furthermore, a source from the production team said... More »


Drama Casting & News
Brilliant Legacy leads the weekend pack
by | May 24, 2009 | 69 Comments
Moon Chae-won, Bae Soo-bin, Han Hyo-joo, Lee Seung-gi SBS’s Saturday-Sunday drama Brilliant Legacy [찬란한 유산, aka Shining Inheritance] is pulling in the highest ratings among the weekend dramas, with yesterday’s episode recording a 26.8%. It airs against KBS’s historical series Iron Empress (13.3%) and MBC’s Strike Love (4.1%, ouch). Meanwhile, at an earlier hour (weekends... More »


Drama Casting & News
Moon Chae-won’s Life is Beautiful
by | March 11, 2009 | 22 Comments
Don’t know this face? You’ll probably be seeing a lot more of it in the future. Moon Chae-won is following up her breakthrough role as Moon Geun-young’s same-sex love interest in last year’s Painter of the Wind with a new leading role in an SBS drama, Life is Beautiful [인생은 아름다워]. Although this is a... More »


Chungmuro/Film
45th Baeksang Arts Awards
by | February 27, 2009 | 121 Comments
New Actress winner Park Bo-young Awards! The 45th Baeksang Arts Awards were held on the evening of February 27, which means: lots of awards for film and television stars, and lots of clothes to gawk at. There were no real surprises in the winners list; they’re mostly a variation of the same lists we’ve been... More »


Drama Casting & News
2008 SBS Drama Awards
by | December 31, 2008 | 68 Comments
Following MBC’s Acting Awards on the 30th, the 31st saw awards ceremonies for the other two stations. First up: 2008 SBS Drama Awards. (KBS coming up next!) The big news is that the SBS Daesang was awarded to the very young but very talented Moon Geun-young for her gender-bending role in the gorgeously shot historical... More »