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[Revisiting Dramas] Dae Jang Geum: Third time’s the charm
by Guest Beanie
By TheCynicalOptimist As soon as I saw the post for this Theme of the Month, I went, “YES!” This summer has been the summer of rewatching for me. I’ve...
Tags: Dae Jang Geum, Theme of the Month
Dae Jang Geum 2 loses its spot in fall lineup
by javabeans
Unsurprisingly, pre-production has fizzled in the wake of Lee Young-ae turning down the lead role in Dae Jang Geum 2, which means that the spot MBC had carved out for it...
Tags: Dae Jang Geum, School 2013
Dae Jang Geum watch: Lee Young-ae declines, MBC presses forward
by javabeans
In a move that has shocked exactly zero people, Lee Young-ae has officially turned down the lead role in MBC's much hoped-for Dae Jang Geum 2. It's a role she has...
Tags: Dae Jang Geum, Lee Young-ae, sequels
Dae Jang Geum watch: Lee Young-ae may or may not be cast
by javabeans
Recent headlines in the news, all from May 10, 2014: "Lee Young-ae, casting in Dae Jang Geum 2 essentially dead" "Lee Young-ae's reps: 'She hasn't rejected Dae Jang Geum 2... still deliberating'" "Lee Young-ae...
Tags: Dae Jang Geum, sequels
Dae Jang Geum watch: Casting Kim So-hyun and Lee Yeon-hee?
by javabeans
Well, this is encouraging, inasmuch as it's forward movement (ish): Dae Jang Geum 2 has begun feeling about for potential other cast members—that is to say, people other than hoped-for...
Tags: Dae Jang Geum, Kim So-hyun, Lee Yeon-hee
Dae Jang Geum watch: Lee Young-ae still undecided on sequel
by javabeans
Sooo... remember when it was announced that Lee Young-ae had agreed to reprise her famous Jang-geum role in sequel drama Dae Jang Geum 2? FUNNY STORY... Lee Young-ae recently gave a...
Tags: Dae Jang Geum, Lee Young-ae, sequels
Dae Jang Geum watch: Director procured, never mind, no he’s not
by javabeans
So the Dae Jang Geum 2 saga continues. In case you missed all the dramz about this sequel, refer to this timeline of events chronicling the drama's production starts and stops (...
Tags: Dae Jang Geum, sequels
Dae Jang Geum watch: Lee Young-ae agrees, October goal set
by javabeans
So MBC has had a decade-long fixation—nay, obsession—with reviving its onetime smash hit drama Dae Jang Geum (aka Jewel in the Palace), which had monster ratings and got...
Tags: Dae Jang Geum, drama production, sequels
MBC greenlights Dae Jang Geum 2, puts brakes on Unprecedented
by javabeans
MBC is really, really not giving up on this Dae Jang Geum 2 idea, and is in the thick of plans (again) to bring it about (again). But at least things...
Tags: Cha Seung-won, Dae Jang Geum, Han Seok-kyu, sequels
Dae Jang Geum 2 in the works again (really, they swear)
by javabeans
"Dae Jang Geum is back for a sequel" -- we're back to this old chestnut, are we? I'm pretty sure we've written about this rumor for yeaaaaars (yup, for at...
Tags: Dae Jang Geum, Lee Young-ae, sequels