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Revenge drama Shark completes casting
by javabeans
KBS's revenge thriller Shark -- the so-called third in the revenge trilogy by the Resurrection and Devil team -- must've gone on a casting spree, because after a while of...
Tags: Ha Suk-jin, Honey Lee, Kim Nam-gil, Lee Shi-un, Sohn Ye-jin
Ha Suk-jin: “Standby was freeing”
by javabeans
You may recall me saying (just once or twice or maybe a dozen times) that Ha Suk-jin is the reason I watch Standby, MBC's flagging sitcom that started with such...
Tags: Ha Suk-jin, interviews, Standby
Ha Suk-jin signs on to new cable drama
by javabeans
If there's one thing I take away from Standby, the sometimes-amusing, sometimes-frustrating sitcom on MBC, it's that I love Ha Suk-jin and want to see much more of him. So...
Tags: cable programs, Eom Ji-won, Ha Suk-jin
Dramabeans Podcast #13: Standby
by javabeans
Hello, folks! This is a podcast we hadn't planned, exactly, but ended up recording because that just seemed easier, given how far along we're in Standby at this point, compared...
Tags: featured, Go Kyung-pyo, Ha Suk-jin, Im Shi-wan, Jung So-min, Lee Ki-woo, Ryu Jin, Soo-hyun, Standby
Standby: Episodes 15-29 (Highlights)
by javabeans
Now that we're almost 30 episodes into the show, I think Standby has established its tone and approach, which is to say: silly, fluffy, and simple. There isn't a lot of...
Tags: featured, Go Kyung-pyo, Ha Suk-jin, Im Shi-wan, Jung So-min, Lee Ki-woo, Ryu Jin, Standby
Standby: Episodes 5-14 (Highlights)
by javabeans
More Standby! So here's the deal: I won't be recapping (or weecapping) MBC daily sitcom Standby on a regular basis, because that's just a level of commitment I'm not ready...
Tags: featured, Go Kyung-pyo, Ha Suk-jin, Im Shi-wan, Jung So-min, Lee Ki-woo, Ryu Jin, Standby
Standby: An introduction
by javabeans
MBC kicked off its new sitcom Standby last week, and if you've been following my updates on the show, you'll know I've been anticipating its premiere. That's mostly thanks to...
Tags: featured, first episodes, Go Kyung-pyo, Ha Suk-jin, Im Shi-wan, Jung So-min, Lee Ki-woo, Ryu Jin, Soo-hyun, Standby
Standby
Tags: comedy, Go Kyung-pyo, Ha Suk-jin, Im Shi-wan, Julien Kang, Jung Ga-ram, Jung So-min, Kim Young-ok, Lee Chae-young, Lee Ki-woo, Ryu Jin, sitcom, Soo-hyun, workplace
More lovelines and flashbacks in Standby
by javabeans
Well, that's one way to grab our attention, isn't it? Jung So-min and Im Shi-wan haven't been in many of the promos for upcoming sitcom Standby, so now's their chance...
Tags: Ha Suk-jin, Im Shi-wan, Jung So-min, Lee Ki-woo, Standby
An introduction to Standby’s TV broadcast family
by javabeans
We're a week out from the premiere of MBC's daily sitcom Standby, which began shooting this past week. This also gives us a chance to take a look at the...
Tags: Ha Suk-jin, Im Shi-wan, Jung So-min, Lee Ki-woo, Ryu Jin, Standby