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Plagiarism controversy hits Pied Piper
by tineybeanie
[Hey folks, we'd like to introduce tineybeanie to you all, whom we're excited to have joining us to cover news and updates from dramaland. We hope you'll all give her...
Tags: controversies, Pied Piper
The rise and fall of Cheese in the Trap
by javabeans
By now, you've probably already heard plenty about the brouhaha surrounding Cheese in the Trap, which we haven't commented on too much here—mostly because the controversy started off at...
Tags: controversies, interviews, Love in Contract, Park Hae-jin
52nd Daejong Film Awards
by javabeans
Oh man, you guuuuuuys, grab your popcorn and settle in, because this year's 52nd Daejong (Grand Bell) Film Awards were an unmitigated hot mess, and it is so entertaining. The...
Tags: awards, controversies, Han Go-eun, Hong Ah-reum, Im Ji-yeon, Kang Haneul, Kim Seo-hyung, Lee Hyun-woo (2), Lee Min-ho, Park Doo-shik, Park Seo-joon, Park So-dam, Shin Hyun-joon, Yoo Yeon-seok
Daejong Film Awards under fire for attendance requirement
by javabeans
The Daejong Film Awards (or Grand Bell Awards) has found itself in a spot of controversy leading up to its upcoming ceremony in November, having announced a recent change in...
Tags: awards, controversies
Age of Feeling (and others) still struggling to pay actor salaries
by javabeans
Good gravy, the behind-the-scenes troubles just won't quit for Age of Feeling, which wrapped several weeks ago but is still attracting criticism for failing to pay all its actors and...
Tags: Age of Feeling, controversies, drama production, The World They Live In
Yeo Jin-gu dealt a blow by Fist Fighting
by awcoconuts
I feel really bad for Yeo Jin-gu (Potato Star 2013QR3, Hwa-yi) – he’s been let go from the blockbuster production Fist Fighting, and his reps are hopping mad. The movie,...
Tags: controversies, Kim Soo-hyun, Yeo Jin-gu
Golden Time writer puts foot in mouth, insults cast
by javabeans
javabeans: So, did you read this news? *passes story along.* *waits for spit-take reaction.* girlfriday: *SPIT TAKE* javabeans: Because it’s crazy, right? To be the writer of a successful...
Tags: controversies, conversation post, Lee Seon-kyun, Lee Sung-min, scriptwriters
Yoochun’s fans demand firing of his co-star
by javabeans
File this one under the What The Fuck Files of Dramaland. There's a tempest brewing in the teapot of I Miss You, the upcoming MBC melodrama starring Yoochun and Yoon...
Tags: anti-fans, controversies, I Miss You, Jang Mi-in-ae, Micky Yoochun, netizens
Eunjung quits Five Fingers in the wake of T-ara’s scandal
by javabeans
So this is big news: With the T-ara scandal still going strong in K-poplandia, idol-actress Eunjung is quitting her new drama Five Fingers, which just premiered 3 days ago. Wow. I...
Tags: controversies, Ham Eun-jung, Jin Sae-yeon
Drama Special under fire for lesbian content
by javabeans
KBS's Drama Special, an anthology series of one-act (aka single-episode) dramas, is into its second season now, and its latest installment has become a target of netizen controversy. Today's (August 7)...
Tags: controversies, Drama Special, Han Go-eun