Sung Yuri‘s new weekend drama Feast of the Gods is getting ready to premiere in a week, so here’s our first look at posters and teasers for the show. It’s a 32-episode drama about chefs who battle it out in the kitchen, and in this case it’s a specialty restaurant that features only the very traditional Korean cuisine served in palaces of yore. Sung Yuri plays a naturally gifted chef and Seo Hyun-jin (The Duo) the hardworking overachiever and her rival to be the new head chef. They also have Lee Sang-woo (Thousand Day Promise‘s Oppa~!) AND Joo Sang-wook (TEN) to fight over as well. Sigh. So much pretty.

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So it looks like Sung Yuri has signed onto Feast of the Gods after all, the upcoming weekend drama about two warring chefs in the kitchen. The drama has already cast Seo Hyun-jin (The Duo) as the rival chef, and the two ladies will go head to head in a battle for the coveted position of executive chef in their restaurant when the position suddenly opens up. They’ll be rivals in love as well, of course, and Joo Sang-wook (TEN) and Lee Sang-woo (Thousand Day Promise) have been cast as the two boys they’ll be fighting over. Now THAT’s a dilemma I’d be happy to have.

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Woo, this movie sounds hysterical, plus Hong Gil Dong fans may be excited to hear that Kang Ji-hwan and Sung Yuri are reteaming in a new movie called Detective Cha, directed by Shin Tae-ra of Kang’s action-comedy movie Level 7 Civil Servant.

The movie is another action comedy that unfolds around Detective Cha Chul-soo…who, in order to solve a case, has to transform his macho self into a supermodel to walk the runway. Pffffffffffft. It’s like Miss Congeniality meets Zoolander, and there is no part of that sentence I don’t like. This is great. I can see the crazy happening already.

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The 16th Busan International Film Festival opened on October 6, and the red carpet to the opening screening — So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo’s tragic romance Only You — was awash with stars.

(For those of you used to seeing the festival called PIFF, it recently changed its spelling. The festival is in its 16th year and began back when the city was spelled Pusan. The spelling of the southern city officially changed to Busan in 2000, but the festival kept its former spelling, which naturally led to some confusion. Yeah, the Korean romanization system changes hasn’t been the most easy to follow.)

It’s been a while since we’ve had a big, star-packed red carpet, but this reminds me that we’re heading into awards season, and will soon be seeing lots of events like this. Which means, lots and lots of red carpets to ooh over, or, as the case may be, snark.

There were some questionable outfits (always fun), but overall I really like what I saw, even if there was an overwhelming trend toward leg slits Up To There and a good amount of side-boob. But the colors! Yay for colors!

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More songs! And this time, they’re sung by some of your favorite (or not) actors. This list is hardly comprehensive, and I picked mostly those actors who weren’t singers first. (And if they were, they are generally stars who are not known for their singing, despite their origins. See: Kim Kang-woo’s awesome beginnings as a soft-ballad rapper. That video takes forever to load, but trust me, it’s worth it.)

Some of these songs come from OSTs, some from digital singles, and some as featured tracks on other singers’ albums.

Enjoy!

Moon Geun-young – “그 바람소리” (The sound of the wind) [ Download ]

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It’s the end!!! That means no more Jung Gyu Woon. *Sob.* I hope you enjoy this two-episode mega-recap! And now, on to the “Adventures of a Flying Ticket!”

SONG OF THE DAY

잘될 거야 – Kim Geu Rim “Romance Town” OST [download]

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We’re nearing the end! There may be a lot of threads to close, but I think this drama has been chugging along nicely to the end. We’re going to get some closure, and some satisfaction. I’m most amazed at the fact that we get one more twist our way so late in the series. It’s really amazing how the writer keeps changing people’s fates every week.

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The revenge is ON! This episode was way better because for one thing, there was far less crying, whining, and greediness going around. Everyone’s reached a somewhat secure and happy place. But some fortunes are still reversing, as the rich families of 1st Street are still suffering. On top of that, I call this episode the redemption of Soon Geum’s father.

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Aggravation, then satisfaction. Tearing my hair out, then putting it back on my scalp. This drama has been so badly titled now; it really should have been called ‘Maids’ because that’s all this drama is about. Or they should have called it ‘Money Town’ or ‘Bread and Roses,’ because where the hell is the ‘Romance’ in this drama!?

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AHHH THE MONEY! AHHH THE MONEY! Yeah – that’s really my only worry going into this episode. The characters? Screw them – they’re all screwed anyways. AHHH THE MONEY…!!

It’s ridiculous (in a good way) how this money just pretty much ruined everyone’s lives in this episode, in logical, physical, and emotional ways.

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