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Ahn Jae-hwan found dead in apparent suicide
by javabeans
Sigh. So 2008's really not been a good year for the celebs. Actor Ahn Jae-hwan (Secret Lovers, Entertainment News), 36, was found dead on the morning of September 8 in his car....
Tags: Ahn Jae-hwan, deaths, Jung Sun-hee, star accidents
Kingdom of Wind aims young with some idol faces
by javabeans
I’ll admit I haven’t paid much mind to KBS’s upcoming sageuk (and manhwa adaptation) Kingdom of Wind because, well, I never cottoned on to Jumong and felt...
Tags: adaptations, Kim Hye-sung, Kim Jae-wook, Kingdom of Wind, Song Il-kook
Looking at the world through star-colored lenses
by javabeans
Note: What they're talking about in this article is a step up from the ubiquitous "sel-ca" photos, or "self-taken" photographs, that we see online everywhere. A lot of the photos...
Tags: Bae Doo-na, Bae Yong-joon, Bbaek Ga, Moon Geun-young, Park Ji-yoon, Shin Ae, Shinji, So Ji-sub, star extracurricular activities, Yoo Ji-tae
The next Chaser-like thriller fills out its cast
by javabeans
Remember the new Chaser-like stocks-'n'-bonds thriller that was announced starring Park Yong-ha? (Title: 작전, or Jakjeon, or Scam -- as in, a stock scam.) The third leg of the main trio...
Tags: Kim Min-jung, Park Hee-soon, Park Yong-ha
What is the sound of one foot cycling?
by javabeans
Is it an imminent pratfall? Let's just say I hope her other foot found the pedal, and quickly. Singer Bada participates in the Seoul Rally bike race. September 7, Seoul. (No...
Tags: Bada
tvN’s World Special “LOVE”
by javabeans
Actors Shin Hyun-joon and Bae Doo-na were sent earlier this summer to do some charity work abroad via cable channel tvN's world special "LOVE" (their phrasing) documentary program. I'd mentioned...
Tags: Bae Doo-na, good deeds, Shin Hyun-joon
16th Chunsa Film Festival
by javabeans
Another film festival, another red carpet. On September 6, the city of Icheon was host to the 16th Chunsa Film Festival, which found its red carpet walked by film and TV...
Tags: Daniel Henney, Eom Ji-won, film festivals, Ha Jung-woo, Kim Ah-joong, Lee Mi-yeon, Shin Hyun-joon
Taking to a different stage
by javabeans
I love Horan. Not only is she a great singer for electronica group Clazziquai as well as indie band Ibadi (not the strongest vocals, but lovely all the same), she's...
Tags: Horan, musicals, singers
A potential comeback for Hallyu’s
QueenGoddess of Melodramaby javabeans
After a rather disappointing "comeback" last year with the overproduced (and under-thought-out) action drama Air City, Hallyu (and sob) queen Choi Ji-woo just might be back on television by the...
Tags: Choi Ji-woo, comebacks
Playing both sides of the gender coin
by javabeans
Early stills released for The Painter of Wind all featured a much different look from its star -- different because so far we've mostly seen Korea's Little Sister Moon Geun-young...
Tags: Moon Geun-young, The Painter of Wind