Posts Tagged ‘Shim Eun-kyung’

Sitcoms/Variety Shows
Saturday Night Live Korea: Episode 1
by | December 4, 2011 | 49 Comments
Right off the bat: I think I’m going to like this show. Kim Joo-hyuk is brilliant. The format, surprisingly and unsurprisingly, works. It really does. As I mentioned in the previous post about Saturday Night Live Korea, I’ve been looking forward to Korea’s take on the iconic American sketch comedy show because, well, I have... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Sunny breaks 2 million tickets in two weeks
by | May 21, 2011 | 38 Comments
Looks like hit-maker Kang Hyung-chul is out to break his own record. Sunny has already sold over 2 million tickets in fifteen days, breaking Speed Scandal‘s 2 million mark by one day. That film went on to sell 8.3 million tickets in its theatrical run in 2008-9. Is Sunny poised to do the same? Above... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Girls rule the school in Sunny
by | May 6, 2011 | 80 Comments
The top movie on my 2011 to-watch list was I Love You… until now. This one just shot up the ranks to number one, because PLEASE, just look at the outfits! It’s called Sunny, it’s set in 1980, stars rising actress Shim Eun-kyung (Bad Guy), and is all about girl power. I already love it,... More »


Chungmuro/Film
47th Grand Bell Awards
by | October 29, 2010 | 97 Comments
Aie, is it that time of year again? We’re heading into the holiday months, which also means that awards season is about to descend upon us. (It’s still early, but I bet you’ll tire of them soon enough!) Here we have the 47th Grand Bell (Daejong) Awards, which were held on the evening of October... More »


Celebrity News
My Name Is: Shim Eun-kyung
by | July 14, 2010 | 33 Comments
I love when the Korean sites do my work for me by translating these suckers themselves. Here’s another introductory “My Name Is” interview/profile on actress Shim Eun-kyung, who is currently acting as the younger sister to Han Ga-in‘s lead character in SBS’s Bad Guy. Shim is 16 years old, but despite her young years she... More »


Celebrity News
Shim Eun-kyung off to study abroad in the States
by | March 30, 2010 | 63 Comments
One of Korea’s brightest up-and-coming actors, 15-year-old Shim Eun-kyung, has announced her plans to move to the U.S. to study in Pittsburgh come the new school year in September. She says that the decision was made last year. She had intended on going earlier, but after receiving the script for the upcoming drama Bad Guy,... More »


Drama Casting & News
Shim Eun-kyung plays young Merchant Kim Man-deok
by | March 4, 2010 | 11 Comments
One of Korea’s favorite child actresses, 15-year-old Shim Eun-kyung, will once again be stepping into a childhood sageuk role; she’ll be playing the younger counterpart to Lee Mi-yeon‘s title character in the upcoming historical drama Merchant Kim Man-deok. She has already played notable childhood roles in television dramas Hwang Jini (whose adult role was played... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Nam Sang-mi’s supernatural horror thriller
by | July 12, 2009 | 15 Comments
Nam Sang-mi‘s newest is a mystery horror film, which is literally translated to Faithless Hell [불신지옥, Bulshin Jiok] (which may not be the eventual English title it takes on). It has now fixed upon a release date in the prime summer horror season: August 13. The film had initially been named Scream [비명], but I... More »


Sitcoms/Variety Shows
MBC rolls out a new female-centric daily sitcom
by | February 22, 2009 | 13 Comments
Shim Eun-kyung, Han Bo-bae MBC is coming out with a new sitcom, and it features a couple of the more notable faces of the child-star set: Shim Eun-kyung and Han Bo-bae. The young actresses play close friends in the upcoming series called Tae-hee, Hye-gyo, Ji-hyun [태희혜교지현이], which will be the first sitcom for both. Shim... More »


Drama Casting & News
2008 KBS Drama Awards
by | December 31, 2008 | 66 Comments
All right, we’ve seen MBC’s Acting Awards (met with much criticism) and SBS’s awards, so now we close out the broadcast station awards with the 2008 KBS Acting Awards. No real surprise (or controversy) for KBS’s Daesang, awarded to veteran actress Kim Hye-ja for her role in the popular series Mom’s Dead Upset. Personally, I... More »