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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
Delays push back Korean “Hana Yori Dango”
by javabeans
The Korean "Boys Before Flowers" -- wild card? The Korean version of Boys Before Flowers [aka Hana Yori Dango] is looking like it may be dubbed a "wild card." The...
Tags: adaptations, Boys Before Flowers, Hana Yori Dango
Gourmet (SBS): Episodes 1-4
by javabeans
Gourmet got off to a really good start. I understand why it's winning the Monday-Tuesday drama battle (it's poised to break the 20% mark any day now) because it's well-made, well-directed,...
Tags: adaptations, Gourmet, Kim Rae-won, Nam Sang-mi
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
Keeping his skills — and knives — honed
by javabeans
The cast of SBS's new Monday-Tuesday drama Gourmet chose Gangwon-do's Vivaldi Park for their press conference on May 29, which included a display of some knife skills and cooking talents of...
Tags: adaptations, Gourmet, Kim Rae-won, Nam Sang-mi
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
“Boys Before Flowers,” aka the Korean Hana Yori Dango
by javabeans
I'm a little late to this info, but this news gets me excited. And apprehensive. But excited! So the Japanese manga Hana Yori Dango has been made into an anime...
Tags: adaptations, Boys Before Flowers, Hana Yori Dango, j-doramas, remakes
Lee Young Ae, Potential Madam President
by javabeans
(Whenever I see distinguished actress Lee Young Ae, I think she looks so classy.) She's deciding on her drama comeback next year (she's been away from television for four years,...
Tags: adaptations, comebacks, Daemul, Lee Young-ae