Cha Tae Hyun’s baby blues

by javabeans

Aw, cute. Film and TV actor Cha Tae Hyun is set to become a first-time father at the end of this year, and he's voiced a rather unusual concern: that...

Tags: Cha Tae-hyun

Insoon Is Pretty: Episode 1

by javabeans

Man. Another drama I like = another drama with low ratings. Should I even be surprised anymore? Watching Episode 1 of Kim Hyun Joo's new drama Insoon Is Pretty, I wasn't sure...

Tags: first episodes, Insoon Is Pretty, Kim Hyun-joo, Kim Min-joon, Seo Hyo-rim

Open Thread #3

by javabeans

Another Friday, another Open Thread! Anyone doing NaNoWriMo (aka National Novel Writing Month) this year? Anyone done it in the past and have any insights/comments/rants? I was thinking...

Seo Minjung reconnects with her young troublemakers

by javabeans

Recently married actress Seo Minjung, last seen in the very popular sitcom The Unstoppable High Kick, had moved to New York after marrying her gyopo husband in August and retired...

Tags: Jung Il-woo, Kim Bum, Kim Hye-sung, Seo Min-jung, Unstoppable High Kick

Hyang Dan subbed

by javabeans

Hey guys, some of you may remember how much I got a kick out of the short, two-episode drama special The Story of Hyang Dan that aired a few months...

Tags: Story of Hyang Dan

Mania dramas and the people who love ’em

by javabeans

I have found my people. I suppose I can stop feeling bad for having absolutely no interest in some dramas despite them being popular, well-received, and successful. Dramas that come...

Tags: Conspiracy in the Court, Legend, Lobbyist, Mixed-up Investigative Agency

Follow-up: Anyband full video and mp3s

by javabeans

Wow, stuff spreads fast. Here's the video for Anyband. (It's hard to believe this is essentially just supposed to be an extended commercial. Seriously, branded entertainment has made the leap...

Tags: branded entertainment, music videos

Will Anyband succeed without Hyori?

by javabeans

  Cell phone company Anycall's highly successful "Any" series of ads -- Anystar, Anymotion, Anyclub -- is out with a new project. (The "any" refers to an inclusive, "anyone can...

Tags: branded entertainment, CFs, Lee Hyori

The return of Seo Taiji

by javabeans

  Seo Taiji's back in the news, and as far as Korean pop music is concerned, it's a pretty big fucking deal. If you aren't familiar with Seo Taiji, you...

Tags: musicians, Seo Taiji

The most hypothetically marriageable Hallyu stars

by javabeans

Or rather, perhaps the headline should more accurately read: Rhetorically speaking, say you were theoretically a woman in China, and you had to take a poll -- which Hallyu star...

Tags: Bae Yong-joon, Hyun Bin, Jang Dong-gun, Joo Ji-hoon, Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Jun-ki, Rain, Song Seung-heon