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  43 March 20, 2008July 11, 2016

  Kang Ji Hwan wraps self in a birthday bow

  by javabeans

  Send your birthday wishes to Gil Dong, er, Kang Ji Hwan! On the 20th, Kang Ji Hwan celebrated his 32nd birthday (DOB listed as March 20, 1977) with fans and Hong Gil...

  Tags: fanmeetings, Hong Gil Dong, Kang Ji-hwan
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  16 March 19, 2008May 6, 2010

  Straight-shootin’ Chae Rim [Oh snap]

  by javabeans

  Chae Rim gets fired up for her new series Rivals, as a presidential security agent. Not quite badass, but a far cry from cute, spunky Dal Ja. RELATED POSTS Chae...

  Tags: Chae Rim, Rivals
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  21 March 18, 2008May 6, 2010

  Taking a break from wizarding classes… [Oh snap]

  by javabeans

  New (mini) feature! I'm calling it [Oh snap] -- a photo for your perusal with some or no commentary. (I'm totally ripping off Jezebel's "Snap Judgment" -- their series of...

  Tags: Kim Bum
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  19 March 18, 2008July 26, 2008

  It’s a Blue House season

  by javabeans

  First we'll have KBS's upcoming Blue House-centered drama, the Chae Rim vehicle Rivals, after which SBS's Daemool premieres. I first mentioned the manhwa-based project back when SBS was courting Lee...

  Tags: adaptations, Daemul, Go Hyun-jung, Kwon Sang-woo
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  36 March 16, 2008July 22, 2008

  Chae Rim heads for the Blue House

  by javabeans

  Chae Rim, aka plucky Dal Ja of last year's hit romantic comedy series Dal Ja's Spring, has been cast to headline the new KBS Monday-Tuesday drama series Rivals [강적들], which takes...

  Tags: Chae Rim, Lee Jin-wook, Lee Jong-hyuk, Rivals
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  72 March 15, 2008

  Song Il Kook gets hitched

  by javabeans

  Song Il Kook (Jumong, Lobbyist) is a bachelor no more. The 37-year-old actor married his bride in Seoul on the 15th in a mostly traditional ceremony (embellished with a few...

  Tags: Song Il-kook, weddings
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  16 March 13, 2008October 2, 2010

  Notice: Hong Gil Dong postponed to next week

  by javabeans

  Quick update: In case you're expecting Hong Gil Dong's Episode 22 today… you'll have to wait. Apparently there's a baseball game (a qualifying round for the Beijing Olympics) between Korea and...

  Tags: Hong Gil Dong
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  11 March 11, 2008May 4, 2008

  A summer baby for Seo Min Jung

  by javabeans

  Seo Min Jung is pregnant! (She's reportedly five months along and expecting in the summer.) The actress was married last August to a Korean-American dentist and has since removed herself...

  Tags: Seo Min-jung, Unstoppable High Kick
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  37 March 11, 2008October 2, 2010

  Historical inaccuracy, or dramatization?

  by javabeans

  The following is interesting to me because I don't know much of the Chosun background during which Hong Gil Dong takes place, and because I had this exact conversation with...

  Tags: drama production, Hong Gil Dong, netizens
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  23 March 10, 2008July 22, 2008

  News bites: March 10, 2008

  by javabeans

  As a promotional measure, looks like Yoon Eun Hye's collaboration with brand-new pop/hip-hop duo Mighty Mouth was a smashing success. They've shot up the music charts with "frightening speed"...

  Tags: Han Ji-min, Hollywood, Jang Geun-seok, Kwon Sang-woo, Mighty Mouth, news bites, Song Seung-heon, Uhm Jung-hwa, Yoon Eun-hye