Posts Tagged ‘Song Jong-ho’
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The Princess’s Man: Series review
Epic, moving, suspenseful, and superbly paced. If I were limited to only a handful of words, that’s how I’d describe The Princess’s Man, KBS’s romantic melodrama and premium sageuk from earlier this summer. Then again, I’ve never been good with brevity and I do have an open-ended word count available, so let’s cut to the... More »
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Teasers and more stills for The Princess’s Man
Looks like The Princess’s Man is really going for the epic romance angle, which is fitting given the whole Romeo & Juliet premise that the story’s built upon, starring Park Shi-hoo (Queen of Reversals) and Moon Chae-won (It’s Okay, Daddy’s Girl) as the Joseon-era version of the star-crossed lovers. Here are two teasers and more... More »
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Cast stills from sageuk romance Princess’s Man
“Sageuk Romeo & Juliet” is the in-a-nutshell description of Princess’s Man, the upcoming KBS drama that stars Park Shi-hoo (Queen of Reversals) and Moon Chae-won (It’s Okay, Daddy’s Girl) as Joseon-era star-crossed lovers. The setup for their doomed romance: ambition over the throne, natch. It’s pretty much the basis of 99% of sageuk dramas, and... More »
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Myung Se-bin, Song Jong-ho cast in Three Sisters
SBS’s current daily drama Wife Returns will be wrapping up its run soon, and taking over its slot is the new series Three Sisters, which stars Myung Se-bin in her return to television and Song Jong-ho, recently of the melodrama Will It Snow For Christmas. Three Sisters actually features two sets of sister trios; the... More »
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Christmas snowfall results in Christmas date
Will It Snow For Christmas hasn’t (yet?) incorporated a snow motif into the drama proper, but the producers have been hosting a tie-in event for the drama’s fans. They had promised that if it snowed anywhere in Korea over Christmas Eve or Christmas day, they would select winners to go on a “date” with the... More »
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Will It Snow For Christmas: Episodes 1-2
I have said many a time that I dislike melodrama — as a genre, as a plot device, as a storytelling crutch. Excessive melodrama is what makes makjang dramas popular, but it drives me batty because I hate when stories are emotionally manipulative just for the sake of being emotionally manipulative. This, of course, excludes... More »
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