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Insoon Is Pretty (for a killer?)
by javabeans
The upcoming KBS Wednesday-Thursday drama Insoon Is Pretty is one I'm keeping my eye on. This is Kim Hyun Joo's (above left) comeback drama -- although it bugs me that...
Tags: comebacks, Insoon Is Pretty, Kim Hyun-joo, Kim Min-joon, Lee Wan, Pyo Min-su, Seo Hyo-rim
High Kick movie
by javabeans
Hm, maybe my Spidey sense was tingling with the whole Unstoppable High Kick thing. Apparently it's being made into a movie! ...which I honestly can't picture, but sure, okay. Frankly,...
Tags: Jung Il-woo, Kim Bum, Kim Hye-sung, Park Min-young, Seo Min-jung, Unstoppable High Kick
Actors acting for free?
by javabeans
Is it too cynical of me that my second thought after hearing this news (the first being the requisite "Aww") was, "This is probably just for the publicity"? Well,...
Tags: music videos
Ironic, or just a weird trend?
by javabeans
Apparently singer (and sometimes actress) Park Jiyoon just posted these pics (left) on her cyworld of herself dressed up as a man. Is it news? Hardly. (You know Korean entertainment...
Tags: Park Ji-yoon, Yoon Eun-hye
The Unstoppable High Kick
by javabeans
I'm bored. Bored, bored, bored. Not only bored, but restless. The only drama that holds my interest these days is Legend, and that's just barely. It's not hard to tell...
Tags: Jung Il-woo, Kim Bum, Kim Hye-sung, Park Min-young, Seo Min-jung, Shinji, Unstoppable High Kick
Legend: Episode 3
by javabeans
Just FYI, I'm not necessarily committing to full episode summaries for Legend. I'm not enough into the series to make that kind of commitment, and the recaps are starting to...
Tags: Bae Yong-joon, Lee Jia, Legend, Moon Sori
Impressions on Legend, Episode 2
by javabeans
My opinion on Legend after its first week of broadcasts (a preview special and three episodes) is one of tentative liking. No matter how people may rave about other historical...
Tags: Bae Yong-joon, Lee Jia, Legend, Moon Sori
Legend / 태왕사신기
by javabeans
So this week saw the start of the LEGEND (태왕사신기) extravaganza, kicking off with four consecutive days of broadcasting -- an introductory special, followed by the first three episodes. Boasting perhaps...
Tags: Bae Yong-joon, first episodes, Lee Jia, Legend, Moon Sori
Wherein I self-critique
by javabeans
I like seeing how other people translate, for a few reasons. For one, it helps me improve my own translations, seeing how others express a phrase, plus I'm curious at...
Tags: Coffee Prince, fansubbing, Goong, Goong S
The Story of Hyang Dan: Episode 2 (End)
by javabeans
Part of why STORY OF HYANG DAN works for me is because, although there's an element of the ridiculous built in (it walks the line between farce and reality), at...
Tags: Choi Siwon, Seo Ji-hye, Story of Hyang Dan