Posts Tagged ‘Yoo Ah-in’

Chungmuro/Film
Jang Nara’s Sky and Ocean flops big at box office
by | November 2, 2009 | 40 Comments
Ouch. Jang Nara‘s latest film, Sky and Ocean [하늘과 바다], hasn’t just flopped at the box office, it put in a decidedly miserable showing in last place in its opening week. It seems these days we’re hearing about new films breaking records by bringing in millions of viewers in a single weekend (examples: Take Off,... More »


Drama Recaps
The Man Who Can’t Get Married: Episode 1
by | July 7, 2009 | 65 Comments
First of all, much thanks to Javabeans for letting me commandeer her site so I could post these recaps and putting up with all my questions. Second, I have to say that I’m really enjoying this show much more than I expected. I am watching the show ahead of where I’m writing my recaps, so... More »


Celebrity News
Bbaek Ga’s photo exhibition “The Faces”
by | May 11, 2009 | 54 Comments
Hwang Bora as photographed by Bbaek Ga Take a look at the famous faces featured in the exhibition “THE Faces” by Koyote singer Bbaek Ga (real name Baek Sung-hyun), which opened on May 11. The subjects of the photos — which include singers and actors like Eugene, Hwanhee, Wheesung, Hwang Bora (above), and Yoo Ah-in... More »


Drama Casting & News
The Man Who Can’t Get Married script reading and press day
by | May 6, 2009 | 74 Comments
Ji Jin-hee, Kim So-eun The Man Who Can’t Get Married [결혼 못하는 남자] is a new KBS series that will replace Story of a Man come June. You may already know that it is based on the popular Japanese drama Kekkon Dekinai Otoko (which means “man who can’t get married”), which aired in 2006 The... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Bonding through music in Sky and Sea
by | April 17, 2009 | 24 Comments
Sky and Sea [하늘과 바다] is the new music-themed film for Jang Nara, wherein she plays a violinist who befriends other young musicians. On the 17th, reporters were invited down to the filming location at a university campus in Ansung, Kyeonggi province. The cast also features singer Hyun Juni playing a rock-band vocalist, which isn’t... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Jang Nara is back in Sky and Sea
by | February 5, 2009 | 18 Comments
Singer-actress Jang Nara hasn’t been that active in the Korean industry in recent years, focusing much of her career in China instead. (She was also burdened with several planned projects failing to come together.) Now she’s making her film comeback in the movie Sky and Sea, in which she plays a violinist. Directed by Oh... More »


Chungmuro/Film
The 11th Director’s Cut Awards
by | December 16, 2008 | 10 Comments
Yet more awards, as we get deeper into December: this time it’s the 11th Director’s Cut Awards, which were presented on December 16. Awards were determined based on a vote cast by approximately 200 film directors. Actors Ha Jung-woo and Gong Hyo-jin won nods for their roles in The Chaser and Crush and Blush, respectively.... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Yoo Ah-in surprises Antique viewers
by | November 27, 2008 | 8 Comments
Aw, isn’t he adorable? (Reminds me of Coffee Prince‘s Kim Dong-wook.) Yoo Ah-in (assassin Heuk San of Strongest Chil Woo) attended a screening of his latest movie, Antique, and surprised 200 excited fans with his unannounced appearance. After watching the movie, in which Yoo plays a former gifted boxer who retires after losing his mojo... More »
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Chungmuro/Film
Antique press preview yields interesting fashions
by | October 28, 2008 | 68 Comments
I’ll just give you a second to let that image sink in. (I mean, really, really sink in that this is indeed two of Korea’s hottest rising pretty boys made famous by two of Korea’s biggest youth drama hits, Joo Ji-hoon of Goong and Kim Jae-wook of Coffee Prince.) October 28 was press preview day... More »


Celebrity News
Stars mourn Lee Eon
by | August 20, 2008 | 55 Comments
As previously reported, actor Lee Eon‘s sudden death early on the morning of August 21 has proved a shock to the entertainment community. Celebrities came garbed in funeral blacks to pay their respects to their deceased colleague/co-star/friend at the mortuary area in the hospital where the deceased’s body is being kept until the funeral service.... More »