Open Thread #6

by javabeans

Don't really have a "topic" to kick off this Open Thread today... So I'll just ramble (and you all say, "Don't you always?"). It's raining. Ooh, my favorite weather. I...

Mixed-up Investigative Agency: Case 15

by javabeans

What an excellent episode. By far the best to date. Episode 15 had everything -- adventure, mystery, suspense, emotion, depth, and yet another well-done cliffhanger ending. In fact, it rather felt...

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

How was 2007 for you?

by javabeans

Wow, 2007 really flew by. I can't believe it's almost over. And I can't believe I've been at this blog for nearly a year. This time of year inevitably means people...

Tags: Beanie Awards, year in review, year in review 2007

Mixed-up Investigative Agency: Case 14

by javabeans

Seriously, just when I think there isn't room for any more twists, Mixed-up Investigative Agency throws another one in. I've never seen such a tightly plotted series before, not even...

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

Mixed-up Investigative Agency: Case 13

by javabeans

(Another) one of the things I like about Mixed-up Investigative Agency is that the band of treasure-hunting misfit friends has some good ideas, but so often, they're just plain WRONG....

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

Working child celebrities to the bone

by javabeans

Wonder Girls I suppose this makes Part 3 in my unplanned Child Stars series (Part 1, the Golden Age, and Part 2, the oversexing thereof). I've always wondered at the way these kids...

Tags: overworking, Wonder Girls

Mixed-up Investigative Agency: Case 12

by javabeans

Two things have occurred to me while watching Mixed-up Investigative Agency, ideas that solidified in Episode 12. I'll get to the second item later in the recap, but first is that...

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

Stepping into Jang Dong Gun’s shoes

by javabeans

Jang Dong Gun, Lee Seon Kyun Oh man. What a trip back to the old-school days of Korean drama. The Voice, aka Lee Seon Kyun, recently recorded an episode of...

Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Feeling, Jang Dong-gun, Jealousy, Lee Seon-kyun, old-school, Sohn Ji-chang, The Last Match

Open Thread #5

by javabeans

Raise your hand if you ate too much yesterday. Heh. So today's Black Friday -- busiest shopping day of the year. Who's going shopping to get the most out of...

Happy Thanksgiving

by javabeans

Or, should I say, Happy American Chuseok? I'm thankful for a lot, many things related to this site and many things not. I'm thankful for one guilt-free eating day in...