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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
Left on the editing room floor
by javabeans
Lee Hye Young Actors' editing woes After an enjoyable movie comes to a close, sometimes we're left with a letdown feeling at its end. Some actors whose roles are cut...
Tags: directors, drama production, Jeon Ji-hyun, Joo Jin-mo
The battle to claim Iljimae
by javabeans
Actors Lee Seung Gi, Lee Junki Iljimae is one of those folk-legend heroes, a real-life Robin Hood kinda guy dating back to the Chosun era who's an ever-popular source...
Tags: drama production, Iljimae, Lee Jun-ki, Lee Seung-gi
Sequel Mania
by javabeans
(The lovebirds of Bad Couple and Bad Family) I find the following article (indented stuff in dark blue font is the translated article; the rest are my comments) particularly...
Tags: Auction House, Bad Couple, Bad Family, drama production, drama ratings, Hello Franceska, Lovers, sequels
Behind the K-Drama Scenes
by javabeans
So I was thinking about the ending of Witch Amusement, and of how much more I enjoyed the director's prior two series, 2005's Delightful Girl Choon Hyang and 2006's My...
Tags: directors, drama production, Fantasy Couple, Han Ye-seul, Hong sisters, interviews, Kim Sang-ho, Oh Ji-ho, scriptwriters, Witch Amusement