Just a quickie…

by javabeans

...cuz it's funny, even if it's in an I-feel-guilty-for-laughing sort of way. South Korea's hosting an international condom conference this week on Jeju Island, in attendance by the world's top...

Lee Eon picks his first post-Coffee Prince project

by javabeans

  Actor Lee Eon, fresh from his role as dumb but lovable Min Yub in Coffee Prince (like I really need to identify him on this site, huh?), will be...

Tags: Coffee Prince, Lee Eon

Oh noes! Jisun leaving Loveholic

by javabeans

  Singer Jisun is leaving popular rock band Loveholic to go solo! The remaining two band members will be looking for a new vocalist as Jisun embarks on a solo...

Tags: Jisun, Loveholic, musicians

Mixed-Up Investigative Agency: Case 1

by javabeans

I've decided to stick with the title Mixed-Up Investigative Agency as my preferred translation for the title of KBS's new action-comedy drama 얼렁뚱땅 흥신소, which has been translated a number of different...

Tags: first episodes, Lee Eun-sung, Lee Min-ki, Mixed-up Investigative Agency, Ryu Seung-soo, Yeh Ji-won

Park Jiyoon’s “Secret Garden”

by javabeans

I know I just posted about Park Jiyoon not long ago, but in the spirit of discussing artists with hidden talents, here's another bit of news about the singer-actor. It's...

Tags: books, Park Ji-yoon, star extracurricular activities

The “News” as news

by javabeans

Surely there's some irony, isn't there, in reporting on the news as an item of news? ...yes? ...no? In any case, MyDaily reports that two of Korea's premier actors (that's...

Tags: Jang Dong-gun, Jeon Do-yeon

Yes, but what does it SAY?!

by javabeans

Okay, this post has nothing to do with kdramas, but I occasionally post song lyrics and Tablo sometimes acts, so I'm covered. Not that it matters. Just saying. Rapper and...

Tags: Epik High, song lyrics, Tablo

Lee Minki’s Mixed-Up Investigative Agency

by javabeans

Lee Minki's new drama actually sounds interesting (and not just because it's Lee Minki's new drama) -- if a bit of question mark. It's doing something different and, dare we...

Tags: Lee Eun-sung, Lee Min-ki, Mixed-up Investigative Agency, Ryu Seung-soo, Yeh Ji-won

Ballad queen, variety show star, and now actor

by javabeans

Ballad Queen Lee Soo Young, who's just released her eighth album, is set to branch out into acting. Cliched? Sure. But despite the overabundance of mediocrely talented pop singers hasty...

Tags: Lee Soo-young, singers

Lobbyist postponed as precaution

by javabeans

If you've wondered what happened to the SBS drama Lobbyist, aka The Most Ridiculously Expensive Kdrama Ever: "Lobbyist" Postponement Actually Because of Subject of Arms Dealing SBS judges topic inappropriate...

Tags: Jang Jin-young, Lobbyist, Song Il-kook