Who voted?

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Actor Song Il Kook   Or perhaps the question should be: Who's getting attention for voting? On the 19th (yesterday in Korea if we're going by the time difference), Korea...

Tags: Han Ye-seul, JYP, Kim Hee-sun, Lee Young-ae, Moon Geun-young, Younha

Countdown to Gong Yoo’s military enlistment

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After repeatedly pushing back the date of his mandatory service enlistment, everyone's beloved Coffee Prince Gong Yoo finally has an official date marking the start of his service. You can...

Tags: army duty, Gong Yoo

Kim Ah Joong as a blind human vegetable

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In more casting news, actor Kim Ah Joong has finally decided upon her first project after she skyrocketed to fame after her 2006 film 200 Pound Beauty became a sleeper hit. She's...

Tags: 200 Pound Beauty, comebacks, Kim Ah-joong

One of these is not like the others

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Could THIS person......   ...really be the same as THIS person?     No really, go ahead. Finish your double take. I'll wait. Dum, dee, doo.   Yes, indeed! All...

Tags: Lee Beom-soo

It’s back to the military for Psy

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This is a bit of a controversial topic, since the issue of Korea's mandatory military service always ruffles feathers, including those of people who are wholly unaffected by the law...

Tags: army duty, bad behavior

Eugene and Minki back together

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...onscreen, that is. They last acted together in the drama I Really, Really Like You, and are next cast as a couple in the upcoming film I Feel Lucky. Coffee...

Tags: Eugene, Lee Min-ki, Lee Seon-kyun, Lee Soo-kyung

Here’s one way to jump to conclusions

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  Well, now this is just all sorts of fucked up. Does a car accident prior to album promotion result in early sales success? In July, on their way for...

The rise of Lee Jia

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These days, actor Lee Jia is all the rage. An unknown name and face suddenly appears in one of the most expensive and most anticipated dramas of the year (Legend),...

Tags: Lee Jia, Legend

Japan’s Sassy Girl

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The U.S. is already planning to remake the hit 2001 Jeon Ji Hyun-Cha Tae Hyun movie My Sassy Girl, but so are the Japanese. And they've selected their lead, 27-year-old...

Tags: j-doramas, remakes

Korea has a new Little Sister

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Move over, Moon Geun Young. Korea has a new "Little Sister." It's Shim Eun Kyung, the bubbly, lovable budding actress who already has a noted resume despite her tender years (...

Tags: Legend, Shim Eun-kyung