Posts Tagged ‘Rain’

Celebrity News
Rain reports for military service
by | October 10, 2011 | 120 Comments
javabeans: So Rain is finally enlisting. girlfriday: How is he not in the army already? Hasn’t he been “going to the army” for like, years? javabeans: He was “going to army” early, and then “going to army” on time, and now he’s “going to army” at the last possible moment, with just two months left... More »


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Rain tweets new stills from Red Scarf
by | April 6, 2011 | 29 Comments
Thanks to Rain, we have a few more behind-the-scenes shots from his upcoming fighter-pilot blockbuster movie Red Scarf, in which he stars as a pilot with a team of fighters who carry out a bombardment of Pyongyang, North Korea. He tweeted the following photos on April 6, with a note declaring that he’s enjoying filming... More »


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Rain takes the pilot’s seat in Red Scarf
by | March 18, 2011 | 30 Comments
Filming has begun this week on the South-Korean-fighter-pilots-bombard-the-North blockbuster movie Red Scarf, wherein Rain (Runaway Plan B) goes Top Gun playing the fighter-pilot hero. Shin Se-kyung (High Kick Through the Roof) stars as his love interest. The first shoots took place on March 15 at a Kangnam club in Seoul, and also featured actors Kim... More »


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More cast members join Rain’s Red Scarf
by | February 12, 2011 | 26 Comments
Rain’s new movie Red Scarf, co-starring Shin Se-kyung as his love interest, is beefing up its cast with several new additions: Lee Hana (Triple), Kim Sung-soo (My Precious You), musical and film actor Yoo Joon-sang (Moss), and Secret Garden’s Tae-sun, Lee Jong-seok. Tags: Lee Hana, Lee Jong-seok, Rain, Shin Se-kyung, Yoo Joon-sang... More »


Drama Reactions & Reviews
2010 Editors’ Picks [Year In Review, Part 5]
by | December 26, 2010 | 379 Comments
Here we are, Part 5! As girlfriday said in her review, I’d also like to thank guest bloggers Dahee Fanel and thunderbolt for participating in this year’s year-in-review roundup. A particular thank-you goes out to GF herself for being so game to jump into this whole world of crazy with me, and I think you’ll... More »


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Rain’s new blockbuster co-starring Shin Se-kyung
by | December 5, 2010 | 62 Comments
Just as his drama Runaway Plan B comes to a close, Rain has announced his new project, a blockbuster film called Red Muffler (a working title). His co-star? She’s not the A-list superstar one might expect to star opposite Rain, but up-and-comer Shin Se-kyung (Blue Salt, High Kick Through the Roof). Rain’s casting is finalized,... More »


Drama Recaps
Runaway Plan B: Halftime report
by | November 5, 2010 | 65 Comments
All right, folks, time to check back in with Runaway Plan B. I’ve been watching the episodes despite not recapping it, and now at the halfway mark, I can say that the show is better now than it was at the outset. I’m still a few points away from loving it, but I’m more invested... More »


Drama Casting & News
Did Rain steal Lee Min-ho’s thunder?
by | October 28, 2010 | 80 Comments
It was big news when Lee Min-ho was cast as a womanizing PI in the kdrama adaptation of the famous manga and anime series City Hunter, which was hugely popular in the 1980s. So what has the production team suddenly worried? Apparently, it’s the similarity of City Hunter’s distinctive Ryo Saeba character to Rain‘s lead... More »


Drama Recaps
Runaway (Plan B): Episodes 1-2
by | October 3, 2010 | 140 Comments
Runaway: Plan B premiered this past week to huge intro ratings, setting KBS up for yet another hit this year. (You may know the title as Fugitive: Plan B but don’t worry if you’re confused, since not even the drama’s official site is keeping things consistent.) What we get here is a stylish action drama... More »


Drama Casting & News
Better (and funnier) posters for Runaway
by | September 16, 2010 | 28 Comments
We’ve been hearing that KBS’s new action drama Runaway (Plan B) is supposed to be a romantic comedy, but hadn’t seen any indication to that effect. Finally we get a glimpse at the lighter side with these two new posters, and while I still don’t know how the wild-treasure-hunt-through-Asia storyline will play out as comedic,... More »