Posts Tagged ‘TOP’

Chungmuro/Film News
TOP to become flower boy secret agent?
by | May 14, 2012 | 69 Comments
Is there ANY occupation that hasn’t had a flower boy version of it? That’s going to be the lasting mark of Hallyu, isn’t it — the flower-boy-ification of all things? This time it’s going to be flower boy spy, in the upcoming movie Alumni, featuring an undercover agent at a high school. Idol-actor TOP (Into... More »
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Drama Casting & News
TOP rumored for another drama
by | January 3, 2012 | 134 Comments
javabeans: A drama called Celebrity is courting TOP. As apparently all dramas do. girlfriday: Yeah how come TOP is rumored to be in all dramas but starring in none? Big tease. javabeans: So the synopsis sounds weird and random: A chick is dumped by an idol star, and to get her revenge, decides to become... More »


Celebrity News
TOP and Yoon Eun-hye heat up the pages of W
by | October 18, 2011 | 130 Comments
I just have one main problem with this W magazine photo spread featuring Yoon Eun-hye and TOP: I think there’s a little bit of discrimination going on here. Where be his nekkidness? You’ve got her sans shirt and crawling all over him, and there he is, all buttoned up and decent. This is a problem.... More »


Drama Casting & News
Kim Haneul and TOP are top contenders for Absolute Boyfriend
by | October 18, 2011 | 177 Comments
javabeans: Wait so Kim Haneul is doing You’re My Pet remake AND the Absolute Boyfriend remake? girlfriday: What’s Absolute Boyfriend? javabeans: It’s another Japanese manga that’s been adapted over and over again and is up for a K-drama remake. The heroine has a robot boyfriend. Literally a robot. girlfriday: Does not compute. He’s a robot?... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
47th Baeksang Arts Awards
by | May 26, 2011 | 195 Comments
It’s too bad that Hyun Bin was missing from the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards, since he and his drama picked up a bunch of awards. (Alas, there’s that whole mandatory military thing.) Not only did he grab a Daesang in the TV portion (film Daesang went to Lee Byung-heon for his thriller I Saw the... More »


Celebrity News
TOP for High Cut
by | January 7, 2011 | 63 Comments
TOP (Into the Gunfire, IRIS) poses for High Cut in a book-nerd-meets-pop-star kind of way, which is to say, kooky and kind of adorable. The hair is still crazy, but it’s strangely growing on me. When he showed up to the Blue Dragon Awards looking like that, I sort of lost my lunch, but maybe... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
47th Grand Bell Awards
by | October 29, 2010 | 97 Comments
Aie, is it that time of year again? We’re heading into the holiday months, which also means that awards season is about to descend upon us. (It’s still early, but I bet you’ll tire of them soon enough!) Here we have the 47th Grand Bell (Daejong) Awards, which were held on the evening of October... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
On set with the cast of Into the Gunfire
by | March 21, 2010 | 23 Comments
TOP, Kwon Sang-woo On March 19, the production of Korean War movie Into the Gunfire opened up its Gyeongsangnam-do (a southern province) set location to the media for a look behind the scenes and an informal press conference. If you’ve missed the plot description in the previous posts, the gist is this: The film is... More »


Drama Recaps
IRIS: Episodes 19-20 (Final)
by | February 21, 2010 | 87 Comments
I thought a long time about how I wanted to start off this last recap for IRIS: First off, I want to thank javabeans for giving me this opportunity to write a recap and contribute to her site. I am eternally grateful for the opportunity as an avid fan of her site and as a... More »


Drama Recaps
IRIS: Episode 18
by | February 11, 2010 | 10 Comments
Just when you thought things could only get better, it only drastically goes wrong. Why, you ask? Well, of course! – We have two more episodes! (I promise – two-episode recap next time!) Therefore – we need a few more problems and obstacles before we bring the series to an end. And so, let’s get... More »