As you know, I think Song Joong-ki is adorable, and not just because of his looks (although they help). He’s just got a natural, easy-going charm that is pleasant to watch.

You can see that appeal in these new photos, which are featured in November’s company magazine for management firm SidusHQ. Song’s spread is in the Star Section of the magazine called “i” and takes the concept of “going on a date” with him. Check them out below.

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Adorrrrrable baby-faced Song Joong-ki (My Precious You, Frozen Flower) is scheduled to make a cameo in the first episode of My Fair Lady, which airs this week. I was planning on watching anyway, but I just love him in Triple (Poong-ho and Haru scenes are my favorite part of the drama) so this is a nice surprise, even if he’ll only be there briefly, playing rich girl Yoon Eun-hye’s good-looking butler. (Presumably this is before Yoon Sang-hyun takes over the job.)

Song Joong-ki makes this cameo as a favor for the PD, Ji Young-soo, with whom he is close. He explained, “I’m happy to make a cameo appearance in a drama with a PD I respect. The filming only lasted a short while, but it was such a fun experience.”

Now that he’s done with Triple, Song is now acting as MC on the KBS program Music Bank, along with actress Seo Hyo-rim.

Via Asia Economy

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Check out the teaser poster for Jang Geun-seok’s newest movie, the murder mystery based on a true story, Itaewon Murder Case [이태원 살인사건].

In the movie, Jang plays one of two Korean-American teenagers who are the main suspects in a killing occurring in an Itaewon fast-food restaurant. Both young men point the finger at the other for the killing a Korean university student, and the thriller unfolds as a detective (Jung Jin-young) tries to uncover what really happened. This casting differs slightly from the true case upon which the movie is based, which occurred twelve years ago in April of 1997 and has never been entirely resolved. The real case involved 17-year-old American Arthur Patterson and 18-year-old Korean-American Edward Lee, who were let go after a “bungled prosecution,” after which Patterson fled to the U.S. and Lee was acquitted by the Supreme Court.

According to a source with the film production, this story differs from other murder-thriller movies like Memories of Murder or Voice of a Murder in which authorities pursue an unknown killer. In Itaewon Murder Case, the two suspects are already in custody, and police must decide which is the true culprit.

Itaewon Murder Case also stars actors Shin Seung-hwan, Go Chang-seok, Oh Kwang-rok, and Triple’s resident cutie Song Joong-ki. It is planning for a September release. Meanwhile, Jang Geun-seok also recently announced his next television role in the idol drama You’re Beautiful.

Via TV Report, Chosun (English)

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I am really liking this drama. I wonder if those who are disappointed in Triple were expecting something more trendy, something more Coffee Prince-ish. It doesn’t have the angst or intensity of Coffee Prince, but I’m not disappointed with Triple at all.

Rather than comparing to CP, I get more of a My Sweet Seoul vibe from Triple — it’s refreshing, thoughtful, prettily shot — only with a lead character I don’t hate. Win-win!

SONG OF THE DAY

Do You Know that Robin is a Rabbit? / 로빈이 토끼란 사실을 알고 있었나 – “어떡해” (What Do I Do) [ Download ]

TRIPLE Episode 7 >>

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I think Episode 6 was the best episode so far, although I haven’t seen 7 yet so I can’t speak to this week’s episodes. Dramas that have “themed” episodes can go either way, because if a writer takes the theme too far, it can be overbearing in forcing the events to match the theme. I thought The World They Live In often erred too much on that side of excess. On the other hand, I’m liking the way the skating-related themes are being drawn to Triple’s plot, which draw certain parallels but haven’t (yet) gone too far in making those connections.

SONG OF THE DAY

Biuret – “하루는” (A Day / haru neun). The “haru” in this title is also Haru’s name in the drama, as she explains in this episode. [ Download ]

TRIPLE Episode 6 >>

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