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A love for the ages begins in new stills for sageuk drama The Red Sleeve Cuff
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Smile: Episode 23
by dw4p
We're finally here at the midpoint. (Well, just me and the recaps, since episode 27 already aired in the real world.) The middle of a fairly lengthy series is bound to...
Tags: Jung Kyung-ho, Lee Kyu-han, Lee Min-jung, Smile
All told, a pretty fun year [Year in Review, Part 4]
by javabeans
After a pretty meh 2008, I was ready for the drama landscape to fire back up with 2009. And while there were a number of misses and disappointments -- isn't there always?...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Boys Before Flowers, Cinderella Man, Dream, Heading to the Ground, Hero, Hon, IRIS, Kyung Sook Kyung Sook's Father, My Fair Lady, Partner, Queen Seon-deok, Return of Iljimae, Smile, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House, Story of a Man, Style, Swallow the Sun, Tamra the Island, Triple, Will It Snow For Christmas, year in review, year in review 2009, You're Beautiful
The good, the bad, the middling [Year in Review, Part 2]
by thunderbolt
(I'm very pleased to introduce guest review #2, which comes to you courtesy of thunderbolt. Tune back in tomorrow for more! ---javabeans) Have you watched The Good, The Bad, The Weird?...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Accidental Couple, Again My Love, Assorted Gems, Brilliant Legacy, City Hall, Hometown of Legends 2009, Kyung Sook Kyung Sook's Father, Loving You a Thousand Times, Partner, Queen Seon-deok, Smile, Strike Love, The Man Who Can't Get Married, year in review, year in review 2009, You're Beautiful
Duds and delights of 2009 [Year in Review, Part 1]
by Dahee_Fanel
(Just to clarify, this is the first of four guest reviews and is written by Dahee Fanel, whose insights you can read regularly on her own blog, Dahee's Plastic Castle....
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Accidental Couple, Boys Before Flowers, Cain and Abel, Everybody Cha Cha Cha, Friend Our Legend, Kyung Sook Kyung Sook's Father, Queen Seon-deok, Smile, Style, The Man Who Can't Get Married, Will It Snow For Christmas, year in review, year in review 2009, You're Beautiful
Smile: Episode 22
by dw4p
Hello all! Sorry for the hiatus... computer issues coupled with some apartment redecorating had kept me away from the wonderful world wide web. I just recently caught episode 22 and was...
Tags: Choi Jung-yoon, Jung Kyung-ho, Lee Kyu-han, Lee Min-jung, Smile
Smile: Episode 21
by dw4p
It was totally unexpected but my wishes are finally fulfilled and I get some real quality Sung-joon (and Ji-soo) time. With the Hyun-soo/Jung-in/Jung-kyung issue percolating, the Sung-joon/Ji-soo...
Tags: Jung Kyung-ho, Lee Chun-hee, Lee Min-jung, Smile
Smile’s stars together in Elle
by javabeans
How cute is this? The two stars of SBS's hit weekend drama Smile (or Smile, You) -- Jung Kyung-ho and Lee Min-jung -- are featured in a cute holiday spread...
Tags: Jung Kyung-ho, Lee Min-jung, photo shoots, Smile
How was 2009 for you?
by javabeans
With the year coming to an end, that means it's time to take stock of the past twelve months (well, eleven really) in kdramas. The broadcast stations will be holding...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, A Star's Lover, Accidental Couple, Angel's Temptation, Beanie Awards, Boys Before Flowers, Brilliant Legacy, Cain and Abel, Cinderella Man, City Hall, Dream, Friend, Heading to the Ground, Hero, Hon, IRIS, Ja Myung Go, Job Well Done, Loving You a Thousand Times, My Fair Lady, Partner, Queen of Housewives, Queen Seon-deok, Return of Iljimae, Smile, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House, Story of a Man, Strike Love, Style, Tamra the Island, Triple, year in review, year in review 2009
Smile: Episode 20
by dw4p
This was one of the first episodes in quite awhile that I didn't fawn over. I'm starting to feel that Jung-in and Hyun-soo's relationship is moving into the sugary sweet...
Tags: Jung Kyung-ho, Lee Min-jung, Smile
Smile: Episode 19
by dw4p
With Jung-in and Hyun-soo's relationship in bloom, the drama could have easily slowed down. But I think it's holding strong. The writer Moon Hee Jung (Last Scandal of My Life)...
Tags: Jung Kyung-ho, Lee Min-jung, Smile