Posts Tagged ‘soundtracks’

Drama Casting & News
Music director defends Boys Before Flowers soundtrack
by | February 21, 2009 | 106 Comments
We’ve all griped (more or less) about the uber-cheesiness of the Boys Before Flowers soundtrack, and so have Korean viewers. Complaints have mostly been leveled at the overuse of the songs, rather than the quality of the songs themselves. (In fact, the individual songs are enjoying great popularity on music charts, almost on par with... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Story Sadder Than Sadness MV illegally leaked
by | January 30, 2009 | 46 Comments
Do you think Lee Bo-young is upset that her face is upside-down in BOTH photos? With promotion heating up for the upcoming melodramatic film Story Sadder Than Sadness featuring Kwon Sang-woo, the latest dustup centers around the illegal leaking of a music video featuring a song from the soundtrack sung by Lee Seung-chul, “그런 사람... More »


Drama Casting & News
Cast members featured on Boys Before Flowers OST
by | January 8, 2009 | 58 Comments
No point in deliberately hiring idol stars and then not making use of their pop-music backgrounds, right? Two of F4 members in the new drama Boys Before Flowers got their starts in kpop, and will be featured on the drama’s soundtrack. Kim Hyun-joong (“Yoon Ji-hoo”) is a singer for the boy band SS501, while Kim... More »


Celebrity News
At least she has a day job
by | April 29, 2008 | 17 Comments
The second OST for On Air is out, and so is the track Kim Haneul sings. The song is cute. Her voice is weak. (It sounds like something indie band Misty Blue could have performed — I would’ve loved to hear it recorded by someone with stronger vocal control.) She can carry a tune, but... More »


Celebrity News
Kim Haneul sings for On Air
by | April 28, 2008 | 12 Comments
Well, her On Air co-stars Park Yong Ha and Song Yoon Ah both have songs on the series soundtrack (see below), so now it’s Kim Haneul‘s turn. She’s showcasing her heretofore hidden singing abilities and recording a track to be released on the drama’s second OST. She explained, “I’ve received so much love because of... More »


Off Topic/Blog Stuff
“Soulmate” Song List Posted
by | October 16, 2007 | 42 Comments
I was looking through some of my files today, and came across this list of songs for the series Soulmate, sorted by episode. (I’d found it compiled on a Korean site when first watching the drama, and translated the list.) Those of you who’ve been reading this site for a while know how much I... More »


Kpop News
Coffee Prince Unofficial Soundtrack
by | July 29, 2007 | 18 Comments
Hey guys, I know a few of you (jiangzemin and hua, and perhaps some others) were interested in compiling a full list of all the songs used in Coffee Prince that are not on the soundtrack. Thanks for providing the list from another site — I’ve put up the current song list up on this... More »


Drama Casting & News
Random Song Comparison: DAL JA, AEGISSHI
by | March 27, 2007 | 14 Comments
. I was listening to the newly released OST for the new show Hello! Miss, which is cute and lively to match the cute and lively show itself. I’m a big fan of music (could you tell?) and drama soundtracks, because I think the songs used in a show do a tremendous job of establishing... More »