Posts Tagged ‘The World They Live In’

Drama Recaps
The World They Live In: Episode 3
by | November 4, 2008 | 41 Comments
I will be useless for rest of today. Am glued to CNN. Free Starbucks voter coffee brings me up, wine calms me down. I feel like Judy Garland. SONG OF THE DAY IU – “Feel So Good,” by a new young (15-year-old) singer. [ Download ] [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Tags: Hyun... More »


Drama Recaps
The World They Live In: Episode 2
by | October 28, 2008 | 63 Comments
The good feeling continues. By that, I don’t mean that The World They Live In is feel-good, because it isn’t. It isn’t depressing or tragic or melodramatic, either, but it’s in that category of thought-provoking entertainment. Neither too light nor too heavy, although there are dashes of both. Writer Noh Hee-hyung does insightful like nobody’s... More »


Drama Recaps
The World They Live In: Episode 1
by | October 27, 2008 | 96 Comments
Manseh! Thank god for Noh Hee-kyung. When dealing with mediocre or iffy dramas, I often don’t know how I feel about them until I’m several episodes in; I want to give the drama time to grow on me. With quality dramas, though, you can usually tell right away, and The World They Live In (aka... More »


Drama Casting & News
Behind the “World” scenes
by | October 23, 2008 | 28 Comments
KBS is pinning a lot of its hopes on The World They Live In, needing the new drama to pick the station out of its current ratings slump. It’s been particularly rough in its Monday-Tuesday slot, most recently with Love & Marriage, preceded by Strongest Chil Woo before that, Rivals, and Single Papa in Love,... More »


Drama Casting & News
Introducing “The World They Live In”
by | October 20, 2008 | 45 Comments
The anticipated new drama The World They Live In is set to take over the Monday-Tuesday prime-time slot for KBS. On October 20, the series starring Song Hye-gyo and Hyun Bin in their drama comebacks held its production press conference. Not only does this drama boast Song’s return to television after four years (Full House... More »


Celebrity News
Interview from the drama set with Song Hye-gyo
by | October 6, 2008 | 25 Comments
With Song Hye-gyo gearing up to come back to television, she’s again in the spotlight (not that she’s ever really out of it) after taking some time since her last project, the high-budget flop that was the film Hwang Jini. (Her performance was seen as passable, but the movie itself was not a success.) DongA.com... More »


Drama Casting & News
Setting sail from the World They Live In
by | October 5, 2008 | 31 Comments
Song Hye-gyo and Hyun Bin shoot their upcoming drama The World They Live In in this just-released still photo The drama also features actors Cha Soo-yeon (Nowhere to Turn) as Hyun Bin’s old girlfriend, Bae Jong-ok (Heavenly Beauty Park Jung-geum), Eom Ki-joon (Kimchi Cheese Smile), Daniel Choi (Golden Apple), and Seo Hyo-rim (Insoon Is Pretty),... More »


Drama Casting & News
Hyun Bin’s comeback (times two)
by | June 11, 2008 | 37 Comments
Hyun Bin adds a film, I’m Happy, to his year-end plans, bringing his upcoming project count to two. He’d first gotten his fans excited for his long-awaited comeback with the recent announcement that he would be returning to television by the end of the year. Cast opposite Song Hye Gyo in November’s KBS miniseries The... More »


Drama Casting & News
Song Hye Gyo teams with Hyun Bin
by | May 5, 2008 | 72 Comments
This ought to make fans happy. The stars of two of the most popular kdramas of recent years, Full House and My Name Is Kim Samsoon, have been cast together in a new drama, The World They Live In. Song Hye Gyo and Hyun Bin, both 26, have been confirmed as the leads in the... More »