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Musical 200 Pound Beauty set to take the stage
by javabeans
Song Chang-eui (Boys Don't Cry) poses with pop singer Bada and musical actress Yoon Gong-joo (really, parents, gong-joo?) as they promote their new musical, the adaptation of sleeper hit 200 Pound...
Tags: 200 Pound Beauty, Bada, musicals, Song Chang-eui
Jo Sung-min faces opposition from a citizens’ campaign
by javabeans
Jo Sung-min is a baseball player and sports commentator, but he's probably most famous for being ex-husband to the deceased Choi Jin-shil, who is now causing a stir as he...
Tags: Choi Jin-shil, Jo Sung-min, lawsuits
Lee Yo-won in Vietnam
by javabeans
Like several actors before her (Bae Doona in Nepal, Shin Hyun-joon in Malaysia), Lee Yo-won (Bad Love, Surgeon Bong Dal-hee) is participating in tvN's "LOVE" charity program, wherein celebrities travel...
Tags: good deeds, Lee Yo-won
Lee Min-ki prepares for his Japan Fanmeeting ’08
by javabeans
(I thought of riffing on Lee Min-ki's bird's-nest coif here, but somehow he makes it work as edgy rather than silly.) On November 19 and 20, Lee Min-ki (Mixed-up Investigative Agency) will...
Tags: fanmeetings, Lee Min-ki
Hollywood to remake another Korean film
by javabeans
Hollywood is remaking Oldboy. Unlike other failed Chungmuro-to-Hollywood remakes, this one carries a lot more cachet -- production is in talks with Steven Spielberg to direct, and Will Smith to...
Tags: Hollywood, Park Chan-wook, remakes
Jung Jun-ho and Kim Sun-ah advocate for goodwill and cooperation
by javabeans
On November 7, Jung Jun-ho (The Last Scandal of My Life) and Kim Sun-ah (When Night Comes) were named spokespersons for the Korean headquarters of GCS International in Seoul. GCS is...
Tags: Jung Jun-ho, Kim Sun-ah
Zhang Ziyi teams with So Ji-sub
by javabeans
(By the way, this photo cracks me up. It is universally unflattering, isn't it?) Another Korea-China production! This time it's a film, called Sophie's Revenge and starring two A-list actors:...
Tags: So Ji-sub
“First Love” to be remade in China
by javabeans
Choi Su-jong, Lee Seung-yeon, and a young Bae Yong-joon Another remake of an old kdrama is in the works, this time the 1996 series that brought Bae Yong-joon to fame, First...
Tags: Bae Yong-joon, Choi Su-jong, remakes
Kim Hyun-joo added to Boys Before Flowers
by javabeans
Add one more big name to the cast of Boys Before Flowers (Hana Yori Dango): the lovely Kim Hyun-joo, last seen in last year's drama Insoon is Pretty, has been...
Tags: adaptations, Boys Before Flowers, Hana Yori Dango, Kim Hyun-joo
Making a splash with Disturbance in Her Barroom
by javabeans
It's been a while since I've seen Lee Jung-jae in a comic role -- much of his recent stuff (Typhoon, Air City) has him playing strong, in-command characters -- so...
Tags: Kim Ok-bin, Lee Jung-jae, press conferences