Posts Tagged ‘Yoon-ah’

Drama Recaps
Love Rain: Episode 1
by | March 28, 2012 | 330 Comments
There’s plenty of love and plenty of rain in KBS’s new-vintage drama offering, Love Rain, which enjoyed some considerable hype before its release due to its popular stars. It’s not out to transcend its genre, and works well to deliver an atmospheric, youthful vibe and a core love story with all its requisite entanglements. There... More »


Drama Casting & News
Love Rain, literally
by | November 16, 2011 | 158 Comments
Looks like they’re taking the title literally for Love Rain, with series leads Jang Geun-seok and Yoon-ah meeting in the rain in the above still. The multigenerational “premium melodrama” from melo king PD Yoon Seok-ho (he of the Season dramas) has already pre-sold to Japan, no doubt owing a lot of its hype to the... More »


Drama Casting & News
Love Rain holds initial script reading
by | September 22, 2011 | 139 Comments
Huh, script reading already? Love Rain isn’t scheduled to air till 2012, but the main cast convened recently for its first script reading, which included actors Jang Geun-seok, Yoon-ah, Kim Shi-hoo, Sohn Eun-seok, Hwang Bora, and Seo In-gook. (I use the term scheduled loosely; technically Love Rain isn’t scheduled at all, in that it doesn’t... More »


Drama Casting & News
Yoon-ah cast as Jang Geun-seok’s leading lady
by | September 18, 2011 | 442 Comments
Looks like it won’t be Han Hyo-joo after all; “Season drama” director Yoon Suk-ho has cast pop idol and SNSD member Yoon-ah as the female lead in Love Rain (still a working title, apparently), opposite Jang Geun-seok. The plot: Love Rain is “a melodrama that transcends generations and paints a pure love story with emotion.”... More »


Celebrity News
Lee Min-ho heads for Los Angeles
by | August 8, 2011 | 518 Comments
javabeans: Hey, have you heard Lee Min-ho is on his way to your neck of the woods? girlfriday: *drops everything, gives jb full attention* javabeans: Uh, so, Lee Min-ho is on his way to your neck of the woods. He just hopped on a plane a few hours ago. girlfriday: OMG, did I finally get... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
46th Baeksang Arts Awards
by | March 26, 2010 | 158 Comments
The 46th Baeksang Arts Awards were held on March 26 in Seoul, which is one of the biggest awards ceremonies in the industry, in both television and film. Only, this year I’ve got to say my reaction at the winners was mostly: WTF, Baeksangs? Tags: awards, Choi Kang-hee, Daniel Choi, Go Hyun-jung, Ha Ji-won, Ha... More »


Celebrity News
Idol stars struggle with acting debuts
by | June 1, 2009 | 52 Comments
Yoon-ah, Park Su-jin The following article looks at pop singers who make the jump to acting and kind of falls into the “No duh” category with its statement of the obvious. But I think the topic is interesting, even if the article is overly simplistic. (It could have been a more persuasive piece if it... More »


Drama Casting & News
Kwon Sang-woo would like more viewers, please
by | April 29, 2009 | 90 Comments
And wouldn’t we all? Oh, Kwon Sang-woo. I understand that you’re in something of a career slump after being one of the hottiest hotties of the early 2000s, and yeah, both your best buds Song Seung-heon and So Ji-sub came off pretty strong series in the past two months… but is bargaining for more viewers... More »


Drama Recaps
First impressions: MBC’s Cinderella Man
by | April 17, 2009 | 72 Comments
On Wednesday, Cinderella Man premiered to a disappointing 9.3% rating, which dropped further to 6.7% on its second day. (It was up against Cain & Abel and I Hate You But Let’s Try Again, which both pulled in numbers in the 15%-19% range.) I’ll always take the stance that ratings aren’t strictly indicative of a... More »


Drama Casting & News
Cinderella Man production press conference
by | April 2, 2009 | 47 Comments
I admit to poking a bit of fun at MBC’s upcoming series Cinderella Man, but I will say from photos of the drama’s production press conference, it does have one good-looking cast. (Of course, merely casting pretty actors never ensures quality, but when you’re approaching a drama with low expectations of the body-switching, weirdly-cast, clichĂ©-ridden... More »