Posts Tagged ‘TOP’

Chungmuro/Film
TOP and Kwon Sang-woo take over “71″
by | November 6, 2009 | 37 Comments
The movie 71 had first caught my interest for starring young actors Kim Bum and Yoo Seung-ho as student soldiers in wartime, but problems arose when the movie encountered budget issues and the like. The stars dropped out and the production halted for an extended period. Now, the project has changed production companies and been... More »


Drama Recaps
IRIS: Episode 2
by | October 26, 2009 | 43 Comments
I’m still not sure how I feel about this drama, and whether I want to recap it through the end. I enjoy watching it, and I will keep watching it, but… I was kind of bored this episode. After a nice beginning, this episode felt like a re-cobbling together of shows I’ve seen before. (I’ve... More »


Drama Casting & News
A look at Iris’s supporting cast
by | September 22, 2009 | 44 Comments
Looks like each of the characters in the main cast of spy drama Iris [아이리스] is getting his/her moment in the spotlight. With a name like Lee Byung-heon in the cast, it’s no surprise he gets most of the attention, as does his CF queen leading lady Kim Tae-hee, but this is one solid supporting... More »


Drama Casting & News
Iris releases its newest poster
by | September 8, 2009 | 65 Comments
Upcoming spy drama Iris has had the same poster forever (you know, this one) so it’s nice to see them come out with a new look, just a month before its October premiere on KBS. This image is a little more active than the first one (which was fairly static) and shows a little more... More »


Drama Casting & News
Iris to be produced as a manhwa
by | August 21, 2009 | 17 Comments
KBS’s “blockbuster action spy drama” IRIS [아이리스] is scheduled to premiere in October, but even before it unveils itself to the public, it has confirmed that it is producing another iteration: a manhwa by well-known manhwa-ka Lee Hyun-sae. The decision to publish the new manhwa comes after negotiations between the drama’s production company, Taewon Entertainment,... More »


Drama Casting & News
Iris gets a slot on the KBS schedule
by | July 17, 2009 | 25 Comments
News of Iris has been a little quiet lately, even as its star Lee Byung-heon readies for his Hollywood debut in the upcoming action flick GI Joe. The 20 billion won production ($15 million) of KBS drama has finally been given a concrete slot on the schedule: It premieres following the Yoon Eun-hye drama My... More »


Drama Casting & News
TOP and Seung-ri in telecinema project “19″
by | May 20, 2009 | 45 Comments
I kind of love how overly dramatic Big Bang’s TOP and Seung-ri are in these photos from their latest project, the Korea-Japan omnibus telecinema co-production. Their installment of the ten-segment television-and-film project is called “19″ and had an open set on their Seoul shooting location on May 20. Seven installments in the telecinema production have... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Iris gets a drama and a movie
by | February 12, 2009 | 37 Comments
Kim Tae-hee, Lee Byung-heon Who else thinks this is a bad — or very odd — idea? Lee Byung-heon and Kim Tae-hee‘s much-anticipated match-up in the upcoming action-spy drama, Iris, will also be producing — simultaneously — a film version. Producers from Taewon Productions say, “The movie will be produced alongside with the drama, and... More »