Jung Il-woo, Jeon Ji-hyun
Today marks the debut of MBC's Return of Iljimae, starring Jung Il-woo. The series premiered to mixed reactions, with some viewers calling it "refreshing" while others...
Oooh, things just got good. (Finally!)
Episode 6 got off to a rocky start (I laughed along embarrassedly for the first part), but then they kicked up the angst -- and...
Our trend continues: A couple surprisingly good scenes, and then some really bad ones.
Overall, I thought Episode 5 was a pleasant one -- not too challenging but had its fun...
Lee Min-ho, Lee Min-ho, Lee Min-ho.
Everywhere you look right now, everyone's talking about Lee Min-ho. And for good reason, since the formerly little-known actor has experienced a meteoric rise...
Episode 4 was much better than Episode 3 -- although really, like that was hard. Episode 3 was funnier, but 4 was more grounded in reality, which makes it much more watchable, imo. Is...
There are some parts of Boys Before Flowers that are pretty good. And then there are parts that are really, really bad. Like, hilariously mockable, I’m-embarrassed-for-you bad..
That won't...
Lee Min-ho has been famous for all of five days, but already he's fielding a swarm of endorsement offers.
Okay, so technically the guy isn't a total newb -- he's...
I feel better about Boys Before Flowers after Episode 2. The drama is still very flawed, and I think I'm going pretty easy on it -- I could snark much more...
Word of warning: Lower those expectations, folks. Episode 1 of Boys Before Flowers was not a home run.
I'd say it got off to a choppy start, with good and bad...
News bites: January 21, 2009
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Jung Il-woo, Jeon Ji-hyun Today marks the debut of MBC's Return of Iljimae, starring Jung Il-woo. The series premiered to mixed reactions, with some viewers calling it "refreshing" while others...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Alex, Boys Before Flowers, CFs, Gu Hye-sun, Jeon Do-yeon, Jeon Ji-hyun, Jung Il-woo, Kim Bum, Kim Hee-sun, Kim Hyun-joong, Lee Min-ho, news bites, Return of Iljimae
Boys Before Flowers: Episode 6
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Oooh, things just got good. (Finally!) Episode 6 got off to a rocky start (I laughed along embarrassedly for the first part), but then they kicked up the angst -- and...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, Gu Hye-sun, Kim Bum, Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Joon, Lee Min-ho
Boys Before Flowers: Episode 5
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Our trend continues: A couple surprisingly good scenes, and then some really bad ones. Overall, I thought Episode 5 was a pleasant one -- not too challenging but had its fun...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, Gu Hye-sun, Kim Bum, Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Joon, Lee Min-ho
Flower boy power
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Lee Min-ho, Lee Min-ho, Lee Min-ho. Everywhere you look right now, everyone's talking about Lee Min-ho. And for good reason, since the formerly little-known actor has experienced a meteoric rise...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, drama ratings, East of Eden, Jung Il-woo, Lee Min-ho, Return of Iljimae
Boys Before Flowers: Episode 4
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Episode 4 was much better than Episode 3 -- although really, like that was hard. Episode 3 was funnier, but 4 was more grounded in reality, which makes it much more watchable, imo. Is...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, Gu Hye-sun, Kim Bum, Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Joon, Lee Min-ho
Boys Before Flowers: Episode 3
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There are some parts of Boys Before Flowers that are pretty good. And then there are parts that are really, really bad. Like, hilariously mockable, I’m-embarrassed-for-you bad.. That won't...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, Gu Hye-sun, Han Chae-young, Kim Bum, Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Joon, Lee Min-ho
Overnight star Lee Min-ho awash in CF offers
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Lee Min-ho has been famous for all of five days, but already he's fielding a swarm of endorsement offers. Okay, so technically the guy isn't a total newb -- he's...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, CFs, Lee Min-ho
Boys Before Flowers: Episode 2
by javabeans
I feel better about Boys Before Flowers after Episode 2. The drama is still very flawed, and I think I'm going pretty easy on it -- I could snark much more...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, Gu Hye-sun, Kim Bum, Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Joon, Lee Min-ho
Boys Before Flowers: Episode 1 [Korean Hana Yori Dango]
by javabeans
Word of warning: Lower those expectations, folks. Episode 1 of Boys Before Flowers was not a home run. I'd say it got off to a choppy start, with good and bad...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, first episodes, Gu Hye-sun, Kim Bum, Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Joon, Kim So-eun, Lee Min-ho
Boys Before Flowers
Tags: comedy, drama, Gu Hye-sun, Han Chae-young, Im Joo-hwan, Jung Eui-chul, Kim Bum, Kim Hyun-joo, Kim Ki-bang, Kim So-eun, Kim Young-ok, Lee Hye-young, Lee Min-ho, Lee Min-jung, Lee Shi-young, Moon Bin, Nam Da-reum, Park Ji-bin, romance, youth