Open Thread #13

by javabeans

Phew, exhausted -- have spent the past few days in a manic burst of early spring cleaning. I love things ordered but my natural state veers toward The Clutter (far...

Hong Gil Dong: Episode 4

by javabeans

Ooh, Episode 4 was good. It was fast-paced, had romantic developments on more than one front, incorporated several action segments, and dug into the political intrigue. All that and while moving...

Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri

Hong Gil Dong: Episode 3

by javabeans

Yes, Hong Gil Dong is silly and its comedy tends to the broad, but don't get me wrong -- the series isn't entirely without cleverness. If it seems over-the-top and...

Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri

Open Thread #12

by javabeans

Let's see what happened this week… So Hillary cries and Obama loses New Hampshire. (Btw, as much as I'm rooting for Obama, and find Hillary cringe-inducing and calculating -- but...

Tablo on school, family, and possibly quitting the biz

by javabeans

More factoids about Tablo, the ever-eloquent lyricist of hip-hop trio Epik High (and of two-person side project Eternal Morning) --- The rapper and songwriter recently appeared on the OBS TV...

Tags: Epik High, Tablo

Happy anniversary to fansubbers WITH S2

by javabeans

Happy second anniversary to With S2. Once again, the lovely admins of With S2 have asked if I could post up a notice for the occasion, which also clarifies the...

Tags: fansubbing

Robbers, aka Con Man, aka Bulhandang (불한당)

by javabeans

Okay, okay, last name switch, I swear. I wouldn't normally bother to change the translation for a series title as widely known as "Robbers" if I didn't feel the term(...

Tags: Bulhandang/Robbers, first episodes, Jang Hyuk, Lee Da-hae

Hong Gil Dong: Episode 2

by javabeans

I think part of why Hong Gil Dong feels different from the average drama (apart from aesthetic, i.e. the fusion aspect) is because it's a different type of story:...

Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri

Hong Gil Dong: Episode 1

by javabeans

Hong Gil Dong is (finally) here! First off: Hong Gil Dong is what they call a fusion sageuk. It's a historical drama but not a pure sageuk like Jumong or...

Tags: first episodes, Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri

Open Thread #11

by javabeans

So, it's 2008. Who feels old? Anyone make resolutions? I haven't made any in years, but that's probably because any resolutions I might make are the kinds of things that I...