Posts Tagged ‘variety shows’
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KBS replaces Love Letter with Lee Hana’s Peppermint
Yoon Do-hyun’s Love Letter is going off the air, but KBS is looking to fill the void with a new program, a live broadcast show to be hosted by Lee Hana (Women in the Sun). (Lee’s management explained that they are considering accepting the offer, and will make a final decision early in the week.)... More »
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How to get on “Yoon Do-hyun’s Love Letter”
Reader Sheryl (and I!) would like to thank everyone who offered such great suggestions when she asked about fun things to do in Seoul. Sheryl says, “I have actually kinda figured out how to get tickets for Yoon Do Hyun’s Love Letter and thought the least I can do as a return gesture for those... More »
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Sean and Jung Hye-young, still ridiculously in love
How about something light for a change? Remember the days of old-school kpop and the pop duo Jinusean? Well, both Jinu and Sean (aka Noh Seung-hwan) have gone their separate ways professionally, but Sean — who has since gotten married and had a couple adorable kiddies — is now again in the public eye by... More »
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Let the (interview) game begin
SBS’s new show Interview Game opened up its studio on the 21st for a press conference. The show is hosted by a panel of four actors — Go Jun-hee, Kim Ji-suk, Geum Bo-ra, and Yeom Kyung-hwan — and covers a range of topics in its interviews, often with a serious tone, from family, career plans,... More »
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Dirty-dancin’ Kim Jung-eun
Kim Jung-eun demonstrates some salsa and tango moves while recording an upcoming episode of her show, Kim Jung-eun’s Chocolate. (Other guests for this episode include actress Su Ae, pop diva Uhm Jung-hwa, Big Bang’s Top, and singer Kim Jin-pyo; episode airs July 16.) Seoul, July 12. Tags: Kim Jung-eun, variety shows... More »
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Tracking down exes with a flourish, also some magic
Um… can Shin Dong Wook please rehire his hair stylist back from his Soulmate days? He hasn’t had a good haircut in years. Here he dons a mask and shows off a magic trick while recording for his new gig, as the new host of Mnet’s Chasing Your X-Boyfriend. July 1, Seoul, at the X-boyfriend... More »
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Love serenade for Kim Jung Eun
Cuuute. On the 8th, actress Kim Jung Eun recorded the first episode of the new music talk program she hosts, Kim Jung Eun’s Chocolate (the concept: comfort with an intimate, friendly vibe) on SBS. Making a guest appearance was boyfriend and fellow actor Lee Seo Jin, taking time off from his busy shooting schedule for... More »
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They’re A-list for a reason
Jang Dong Gun This isn’t too different from the Hollywood system of things, if you substitute “talk show circuit” for the Korean variety programming mentioned below. You know, if an actor or personality appears on Letterman, Conan, or any of the other late-night (or early-morning) programs, chances are they’re hawking something, whether it’s a new... More »
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“Homey Korean”: Sounds awful already
Arirang TV will start airing a daily “sitcom” (and let’s use that word lightly) beginning on the 8th and running three months, about the humorous dealings of foreigners living in Korea, in a program called… wait for it… Homey Korean. “Homey” in the name is explained as “my home in Korea” but all that comes... More »
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Maybe not such a great idea
(Emcee and actress Hyun Young with Canadian panel participant Julien Kang) With the success of the talk/variety show Chatting with Beautiful Women, which I briefly mentioned here, producers were quick to jump on the money train and slap together a male counterpart for a Chuseok special program called (what else?) Chatting with Beautiful Men. But... More »
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