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  36 October 9, 2008October 9, 2008

  Cain & Abel emphasizes brotherly strife

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  Urgh, confused yet again by the vaguery that is Doctor Stop aka Cain & Abel aka So Ji-sub's comeback drama. First called Cain & Abel, the drama had attached Jung Ryeo-won opposite...

  Tags: Cain and Abel, Chae Jung-ahn, Shin Hyun-joon, So Ji-sub
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  42 October 9, 2008October 9, 2008

  Nominees for the 2008 Korea Drama Festival Awards

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  Choi Su-jong of "Dae Jo Young," Kim Haneul of "On Air" Nominees are out for the 2008 Korea Drama Festival awards, and the list is rather ho-hum. For example, the nominees...

  Tags: awards, Beethoven Virus, Choi Su-jong, City of Glass, East of Eden, Han Ji-hye, Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kim Bum, Kim Haneul, Kim Myung-min, Lee Jin-wook, Legend, New Heart, On Air, Sung Yuri, You're My Destiny
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  20 October 9, 2008March 17, 2009

  Tablo publishes a short story collection

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  Following in the footsteps of fellow musicians Lee Juck and Horan, Epik High's Tablo is coming out with a short-story collection, to be published next month. "When the book is...

  Tags: books, star extracurricular activities, Tablo
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  15 October 9, 2008October 9, 2008

  Cast of “I’m Happy” looking decidedly unhappy at PIFF

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  After a lackluster week, the Pusan International Film Festival (which has been called a bore this year by most media) screened its closing film on Thursday: Hyun Bin (My Name...

  Tags: film festivals, Hyun Bin, Lee Bo-young
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  31 October 8, 2008May 6, 2010

  Newly shorn and reporting for duty

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  Spoke a bit too soon. Now pics are out of Eric, 29, reporting for duty with his newly shaven hair and addressing fans and press. He begins his four-week training here...

  Tags: army duty, Eric
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  22 October 8, 2008

  Get ready to say bye to Eric

  by javabeans

  Shinhwa rapper and actor Eric (Que Sera Sera, Strongest Chil Woo) is headed off to do his military duty tomorrow! (Or today, in Korea -- October 9 being the big day.)...

  Tags: army duty, Eric
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  21 October 8, 2008October 26, 2008

  Sean and Jung Hye-young, still ridiculously in love

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  How about something light for a change? Remember the days of old-school kpop and the pop duo Jinusean? Well, both Jinu and Sean (aka Noh Seung-hwan) have gone their separate...

  Tags: Jung Hye-young, star romances, variety shows
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  13 October 8, 2008

  Adapting early Hallyu hits for the big screen

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  Following the (still lingering??) popularity of classic Hallyu drama hits Autumn Love Story (or Autumn Fairy Tale) and Winter Sonata, particularly n Japan, movie versions are in the works. The...

  Tags: Autumn Fairy Tale, Winter Sonata
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  97 October 7, 2008October 8, 2008

  Model Kim Ji-hoo commits suicide. :(

  by javabeans

  WHAT. THE. HELL. Following the suicide of actor Ahn Jae-hwan last month, following the suicide of Choi Jin-shil (whose death was related to accusations regarding her friend Ahn's suicide) earlier...

  Tags: deaths
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  6 October 7, 2008October 7, 2008

  Falling down on the job

  by javabeans

  It's been revealed belatedly that Moon Geun-young had a minor accident while filming her latest drama, Painter of the Wind, in which she fell down a well -- thankfully without (...

  Tags: Moon Geun-young, Park Shin-yang, star accidents, The Painter of Wind