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  20 November 11, 2008

  Rocker dreams come true for Lee Min-ki

  by javabeans

  Lee Min-ki (Mixed-up Investigative Agency, Dal Ja's Spring) is finally going to realize his long-held dream of being a singer (rocker, more like) on November 15 at the 2008 Mnet KM Music...

  Tags: Lee Min-ki, star extracurricular activities
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  8 November 11, 2008November 11, 2008

  Oh Man-seok directs The Happy Life

  by javabeans

  Oh Man-seok (King and I, The Vineyard Man) got his start in musicals, and now he's taking on his debut directing role for the upcoming production of The Happy Life....

  Tags: directors, musicals, Oh Man-seok
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  10 November 11, 2008November 11, 2008

  Han Ji-min’s vertigo

  by javabeans

  …and no, that's not a movie allusion. I wasn't aware of this, but apparently Han Ji-min (Yi San, Capital Scandal) suffers from a condition called Meniere's disease: "A disorder of...

  Tags: Han Ji-min
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  14 November 11, 2008

  Terroir to follow Tazza

  by javabeans

  Terroir is a drama I've been hearing about for months, but which has finally been given an airdate -- it follows Tazza on SBS and will premiere in early December....

  Tags: Han Hye-jin, Kim Joo-hyuk
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  9 November 10, 2008November 10, 2008

  Bada is Bada no longer

  by javabeans

  In the musical "Notre Dame de Paris" SES lead singer Bada is dropping the stage name Bada and taking on a different moniker -- her real name, Choi Sung-hee --...

  Tags: Bada, musicals
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  10 November 10, 2008November 10, 2008

  CF songs for sale

  by javabeans

  Im Soo-jung (Happiness) has a new CF out, and it prominently features a catchy jingle, the 달라송. (This is also why I should listen to the lyrics more carefully before translating:...

  Tags: CFs, Horan, Im Soo-jung
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  10 November 10, 2008November 10, 2008

  Clap for Park Ki-woong

  by javabeans

  My my, isn't that a lovely picture of Park Ki-woong? We last saw him in the romantic comedy series Love & Marriage, and now he's got another drama lined up, this...

  Tags: cable programs, Park Ki-woong
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  4 November 10, 2008

  Thumbs up for Radio Star

  by javabeans

  The 2006 Lee Jun-ik-directed film Radio Star has been adapted for the musical stage, and stars an old-school kpop star sixteen years after his debut: Kim Won-jun, who enjoyed most of...

  Tags: musicals
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  14 November 9, 2008

  Portrait of a Beauty looks to a Cannes premiere

  by javabeans

  The film Portrait of a Beauty opens November 13, but a more significant premiere on its horizon is a possible screening at the 2009 Cannes International Film Festival. According to production company...

  Tags: film festivals, Kim Min-sun
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  15 November 9, 2008November 9, 2008

  KBS replaces Love Letter with Lee Hana’s Peppermint

  by javabeans

  Yoon Do-hyun's Love Letter is going off the air, but KBS is looking to fill the void with a new program, a live broadcast show to be hosted by Lee...

  Tags: Lee Hana, variety shows