Jae Hee back on TV

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Jae Hee's back! This time, though, he takes on the role of MC for the M.net cable program X-Boyfriend Season 2, which kicks off its run on October 26. When asked...

Tags: Jae Hee, reality shows

Alex acts

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Clazziquai's lead singer with the velvety voice, Alex, is set to act in his debut role in the short romantic-comedy series Finding Love (연애의 발견). Also cast in the cable drama are...

Tags: Alex, singers

I draw the line at rapping

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Left, new CF; right, as we know and love her.  One of Korea's sweethearts and rising actress Lee Da Hae has a new CF for the kimchi refrigerator she's...

Tags: CFs, Lee Da-hae

Where have all the uljjangs gone?

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The "uljjang" phenomenon is one that is fascinating, odd, borderline disturbing (or at least perplexing), uniquely Korean -- and now, it appears, waning. The word uljjang comes from a mashup...

Tags: Gu Hye-sun, Kim Ok-bin, Nam Sang-mi, netizens, Park Han-byul, uljjangs

Another rising star

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(Way too) pretty boy actor Lee Junki just received his Rising Star Award at this year's Hawaii International Film Festival, presented at the opening ceremonies on the 18th. The festival...

Tags: awards, Lee Jun-ki

The top 10 kdrama occupations of the past year

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And the most common occupation was... the average rank-and-file employee! So was it the year of the regular joe after all? Well, not quite. A survey of the past year...

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Miscast

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Moon Sori in Legend   I haven't seen many of the dramas mentioned (they're mostly historical dramas, which I've noted is not something I regularly watch). Some of the following...

Tags: Bae Yong-joon, Gu Hye-sun, Jumong, Kim Mi-ryeo, Kim Myung-min, King and I, Lee Seo-jin, Legend, Moon Sori, Yi San

Birth of a franchise: Coffee Prince cafe opens

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  Riding the Wave of Popularity for Drama "Coffee Prince," Cafe Launches in Hongdae MBC embarks on franchise; first store of opens in Hongdae's "Theater Chu" on the 20th Before...

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Follow-up: Jang Dong Gun’s CNN interview

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Following up on this earlier report on CNN's "Eye on South Korea" special broadcast, actor-superstar Jang Dong Gun's interview on Talk Asia aired on CNN on the 14th. I missed...

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Blast from kpop’s past

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Wow, here's one to make you feel really old. (Or really young, I suppose.) Back in the Stone Ages, aka the '90s, there was a pop group that was...