Posts Tagged ‘variety shows’
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Try out for MBC Star Audition in Los Angeles
MBC Star Audition is a reality singing-competition show, and it’s holding open auditions for its second season in Los Angeles, on Saturday, July 16, 2011. They’ll be held at the Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown Hotel (711 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017). That means you’ve got two weeks to apply if you want to... More »
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Wang Bit-na’s Date Shopper
Wang Bit-na had one of the smaller supporting roles in the recent The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry but quite possibly the most kickass character (empowered, confident, and always, always right!). (Also: best nickname, Boogie-Woogie.) Now the actress will follow that role by hosting a new dating variety show, Date Shopper. The show will... More »
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Moon Geun-young performs on Chocolate
On January 30, Moon Geun-young filmed an appearance on the music/talk show Kim Jung-eun’s Chocolate, where she got onstage at Kim’s request and performed a “sexy dance.” She also sang the song she’d recorded for her management company’s “Love Story Project,” titled “That Sound of the Wind.” For years, Moon has been one of Korea’s... More »
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Lee Seung-gi cancels concert due to swine flu
Wow, yet another celebrity comes down with swine flu. The latest is singer-actor Lee Seung-gi (Brilliant Legacy), who has canceled his activities for the immediate future as a result of his diagnosis. According to a broadcast station source on November 11, Lee Seung-gi completed filming for variety show 1 Night 2 Days on November 7,... More »
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Lee Chun-hee regrets quitting Family Outing
Actor Lee Chun-hee (aka “Chunderella”) was a fan favorite on the SBS sitcom program Family Outing, and it was to much disappointment that he chose to leave the show in June against the producers’ requests. Now he has come out and admitted, “I regret leaving.” Lee Chun-hee candidly expressed his regrets on the September 21st... More »
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Western actors becoming more visible on Korean TV
Here’s an article that takes a look at the growing trend of non-Korean actors being featured on television, which caught my eye because it talks about one of the leads in the new weekend comic drama Tamra the Island, which I’m enjoying. “Foreigners on television are no longer unfamiliar” On the 8th, viewers watching MBC’s... More »
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Han Ji-hye sings on Chocolate
Television actress Han Ji-hye‘s latest two projects are a digital single and shoe designing, both of which she demonstrated at the May 16 recording of talk show Kim Jung-eun’s Chocolate (which will broadcast on the 23rd). On the program, Han drew some designs, showed off her shoes, and sang the peppy single “Luv Luv” (listen... More »
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The Blue reunite, reminisce on Sang Sang Plus
Lee Jung-jae, then and now It’s nostalgia day! Old ’90s vocal duo The Blue is back with comeback activities, which means its two actor-singer members (Kim Min-jong and Sohn Ji-chang) are back in action and promoting their reunion. Thus the two old friends recently appeared on Sang Sang Plus 2 and shared old stories about... More »
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Peppermint losing viewers
Lee Hana’s Peppermint, the music-themed program that replaced the popular Yoon Do Hyun’s Love Letter, has dropped in the ratings since its premiere. The last episode of Love Letter drew a 4.7% rating, while Peppermint‘s premiere dropped to 4.3%. The second outing recorded a further drop down to 3.6%. Note: The numbers themselves aren’t the... More »
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First look at Peppermint
Following the end of Yoon Do-hyun’s Love Letter, KBS is all set to launch another music variety program, Lee Hana’s Peppermint, which shot its first episode on November 18. Host Lee Hana took the opportunity to perform a few songs at the piano, including the Carpenters tune to be used as the program’s title song,... More »
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