SBS’s Daemul on the skids

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The high-profile (and high-budget) upcoming SBS drama Daemul (Big Fish), starring Go Hyun Jung and Kwon Sang Woo as a female president and a gigolo, is in danger of going...

Tags: Daemul, Go Hyun-jung, Kwon Sang-woo

News bites: May 26, 2008

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Su Ae will have the distinction of being director Lee Joon Ik's first female lead actress after he made his name with male leads in The King and the Clown,...

Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Hwang Bo, Iljimae, Jang Dong-gun, Kim Dong-wan, Kim Sun-ah, news bites, Su Ae

Is Lee Jia who she says she is?

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Suspicions are swirling around Lee Jia and whether her name and age and public persona are entirely faked by her agency. Age and name altering are nothing new to the...

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Han Ga In’s “little bro” makes his debut

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New actor Jang Seo Jin caused a stir with his appearance acting in KBS's variety show Cider for his role in That Guy, That Girl, aired on May 25, partly from...

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Song Il Kook tries being Iron Man for a day

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Jumong and Lobbyist actor Song Il Kook participates in the 2008 Seoul International Triathlon Asian Cup. Also participating was Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who was part of a team with actor...

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Woman in the Sun rounds out the three-way ratings feud

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Another Wednesday-Thursday drama (ratings) battle is shaping up, with three new dramas squaring off against each other. SBS's Iljmae and MBC's Spotlight have just started airing, and now KBS's Woman...

Tags: Han Jae-seok, Kim Ji-soo, Lee Hana, Women in the Sun

A gorgeous hanbok, an uncomfortable smile

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Love the hanbok-inspired dress, hate the clown makeup and the cultural pandering. "Fashion designer" Nicky Hilton arrived in Korea to launch her clothing line in Korea. Well, at least Paris...

Casting calls: Lawyers and gamblers

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For some reason I can't quite fathom, the news is full of reports of renewed denials that Lee Soo Kyung and Shin Dong Wook, who played a couple in MBC's...

Tags: Choi Kang-hee, Han Ye-seul, Lawyers of Korea, Lee Seon-kyun, Lee Soo-kyung, My Sweet Seoul, Shin Dong-wook, Soulmate, Tazza

John Woo casts Song Hye Gyo in big-budget period romance

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Score! Song Hye Gyo made a surprise appearance at Cannes Film Festival on the 20th in conjunction with the announcement that she will be appearing in 1949, director John Woo's next...

Tags: Hollywood, Song Hye-gyo

Korean-Japanese co-production Tokyo Showers

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I think SBS's upcoming joint Korean-Japanese production Tokyo Showers -- buzzed-about as downtrodden singer Ivy's comeback and acting debut -- has the potential to go either way. I’m not...

Tags: Ivy, Kim Sa-rang, Kim Tae-woo, Tokyo Showers