Although the "kimchi Western" The Good, the Bad, the Weird already had its international screening at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year (to general praise), its official Korean release doesn't...
Go Jun-hee (the new stage name for the model-actress formerly known by her real name, Kim Eun-joo) poses for July's issue of In Style.
She's been popping up in the...
The debut directing project for actress Gu Hye-sun -- currently starring in KBS's Strongest Chil Woo -- now has a name, thanks to CEO Jung Seung-hye of Morning [아침] film studio....
MBC's When Night Comes, SBS's Iljimae
The following article from OSEN takes a look at the difference between the types of dramas on the air these days. I find...
The crew of MBC's upcoming Wednesday-Thursday drama Lawyers of the Republic of Korea gathered on the afternoon of June 2 in Seoul's Kangnam neighborhood for the show's press conference.
The drama...
As briefly mentioned earlier, Kang Ji Hwan stars in a new movie with So Ji Sub. Wow. Two heartthrob stars who are actually strong actors, working together!
Their film is...
Song Seung Heon grapples with a foe, leaps off a building and performs his own stunt wire work while shooting MBC's upcoming epic drama (spanning multiple decades, from the sixties...
Um… can Shin Dong Wook please rehire his hair stylist back from his Soulmate days? He hasn't had a good haircut in years. Here he dons a mask and shows...
The "romantic musical" Polaroid (first mentioned here as Andy's second stage role) starring former Miss Korea and classical musician Honey Lee (so pretty) held its dress rehearsal--cum--press conference on June 30,...
Press day for the Good, Bad, and Weird
by javabeans
Although the "kimchi Western" The Good, the Bad, the Weird already had its international screening at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year (to general praise), its official Korean release doesn't...
Tags: Jung Woo-sung, Lee Byung-heon, Song Kang-ho
In Style in summer
by javabeans
Go Jun-hee (the new stage name for the model-actress formerly known by her real name, Kim Eun-joo) poses for July's issue of In Style. She's been popping up in the...
Tags: Go Jun-hee, photo shoots
Gu Hye-sun’s cheerful caretaker
by javabeans
The debut directing project for actress Gu Hye-sun -- currently starring in KBS's Strongest Chil Woo -- now has a name, thanks to CEO Jung Seung-hye of Morning [아침] film studio....
Tags: directors, Gu Hye-sun, scriptwriters, short films
Popular vs. buzzworthy dramas
by javabeans
MBC's When Night Comes, SBS's Iljimae The following article from OSEN takes a look at the difference between the types of dramas on the air these days. I find...
Tags: adaptations, drama ratings, Gourmet, Iljimae, La Dolce Vita, Lee Dong-wook, mania dramas, My Sweet Seoul, Oh Yeon-soo, Sohn Ye-jin, Spotlight, Strongest Chil Woo, When Night Comes, You're My Destiny
The Republic of Korea gets ready to lawyer up
by javabeans
The crew of MBC's upcoming Wednesday-Thursday drama Lawyers of the Republic of Korea gathered on the afternoon of June 2 in Seoul's Kangnam neighborhood for the show's press conference. The drama...
Tags: Han Eun-jung, Lawyers of Korea, Lee Soo-kyung, Lee Sung-jae, press conferences, Ryu Soo-young
A Movie Is A Movie
by javabeans
As briefly mentioned earlier, Kang Ji Hwan stars in a new movie with So Ji Sub. Wow. Two heartthrob stars who are actually strong actors, working together! Their film is...
Tags: A Movie Is a Movie, Kang Ji-hwan, So Ji-sub
Cain & Abel or Doctor Stop?
by javabeans
I was actually writing up So Ji Sub’s new movie (with Kang Ji Hwan!) and was looking to see what his next project was, and got wrapped up in...
Tags: Cain and Abel, Daemul, So Ji-sub
Song Seung Heon jumps East of Eden, south of balcony
by javabeans
Song Seung Heon grapples with a foe, leaps off a building and performs his own stunt wire work while shooting MBC's upcoming epic drama (spanning multiple decades, from the sixties...
Tags: East of Eden, Song Seung-heon
Tracking down exes with a flourish, also some magic
by javabeans
Um… can Shin Dong Wook please rehire his hair stylist back from his Soulmate days? He hasn't had a good haircut in years. Here he dons a mask and shows...
Tags: Shin Dong-wook, variety shows
But that’s not a Polaroid camera…
by javabeans
The "romantic musical" Polaroid (first mentioned here as Andy's second stage role) starring former Miss Korea and classical musician Honey Lee (so pretty) held its dress rehearsal--cum--press conference on June 30,...
Tags: Andy, Honey Lee, musicals, press conferences