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  32 July 16, 2008May 6, 2010

  “Look into my eyes. Do you see my soul?”

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  Because that's totally what they're thinking, yeah? (And if not, it's what they should be thinking.) More photos from upcoming film A Movie Is a Movie, about one gangster with...

  Tags: A Movie Is a Movie, Kang Ji-hwan, So Ji-sub
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  44 July 15, 2008July 4, 2010

  Dennis Oh joins East of Eden, because it has credibility to burn

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  I mean, that must be it, right? For a series billing itself as a multi-generational saga full of revenge, action, and intrigue, casting an acting lightweight like former model Dennis...

  Tags: Dennis Oh, East of Eden
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  12 July 14, 2008May 6, 2010

  Trying to match her pet, or provoke him?

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  'Cause I'm pretty sure Gong Hyo-jin is made up as a cat, yeah? In any case, stars pose with pets for the Vogue Korea "Fashion Pet" photo shoot celebrating the...

  Tags: Gong Hyo-jin, Jo Seung-woo, Kim Jung-eun, Lee Hyori, Nam Gyuri, photo shoots
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  23 July 13, 2008July 11, 2016

  Hong Gil Dong wins at Roma Fiction Fest 2008

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  This is kind of random, but the recent KBS fusion sageuk Hong Gil Dong just won an award at the second Roma Fiction Fest on July 12. The competitive categories were...

  Tags: awards, film festivals, Hong Gil Dong
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  26 July 12, 2008May 6, 2010

  Dirty-dancin’ Kim Jung-eun

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    Kim Jung-eun demonstrates some salsa and tango moves while recording an upcoming episode of her show, Kim Jung-eun's Chocolate. (Other guests for this episode include actress Su Ae, pop...

  Tags: Kim Jung-eun, variety shows
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  20 July 10, 2008May 6, 2010

  Waving both his hair and the conductor’s wand

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  Kim Myung-min unveils his new curly-top hairstyle for his upcoming role as an orchestra conductor in Beethoven Virus. The classical-music-themed drama also stars Lee Jia as a violinist and Jang...

  Tags: Beethoven Virus, Kim Myung-min
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  23 July 9, 2008July 26, 2008

  Monday-Tuesday ratings analysis: One hit, one cult following, one flop

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  When Night Comes, Strongest Chil Woo This is interesting because I'm actually watching all three Monday-Tuesday dramas right now, and I agree with the general points made, and yet find...

  Tags: drama ratings, Eric, Gourmet, Kim Sun-ah, Lee Dong-gun, mania dramas, Strongest Chil Woo, When Night Comes
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  14 July 9, 2008July 26, 2008

  Casting roll call: Iljimae, Triple

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  Lee Seung-gi has left the cast of MBC's upcoming Iljimae, only to be replaced by… Jung Il-woo? On July 9, his management issued the reason: "Because Iljimae kept being pushed back...

  Tags: Iljimae, Jung Il-woo, Lee Seung-gi, Lee Yoon-jung, Min Hyo-rin, Moon Jung-hee, Triple
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  26 July 8, 2008July 26, 2008

  Park Jin-woo plays second fiddle

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  Remember the cute baseball-playing kid who played Moon Geun-young's age-appropriate boyfriend (before she hooks up with Kim Rae-won) in the cute 2004 romantic comedy My Little Bride? Well, the two are...

  Tags: Moon Geun-young, Nonstop 5, Park Jin-woo, Park Shin-yang, The Painter of Wind
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  30 July 7, 2008July 26, 2008

  Failed dramas still result in high star price tags

  by javabeans

  Bad Love, Rivals Perhaps as a corollary to this discussion of why ratings are important, for better or for worse (usually for worse), here's an article that discusses one such...

  Tags: Bad Love, Bulhandang/Robbers, drama production, drama ratings, Park Shin-yang, War of Money