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Who’s to blame for confusing characters?
by javabeans
There have been several discussions on this site about this topic, so I found the following article pretty timely. I both agree and disagree with the points outlined below, but...
Tags: drama production, East of Eden, Jung Il-woo, Lee Da-hae, My Fair Lady, Ryu Shi-won, Style
Ja Myung Go kicks off with a whimper
by javabeans
So, who caught the premiere of Jung Ryeo-won's new grand historical series Ja Myung Go [자명고]? (It has apparently dropped the "Princess" from its title.) …Nobody? Well, you're not alone --...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, drama ratings, East of Eden, Ja Myung Go, Jung Ryeo-won, Park Min-young
Sending off East of Eden
by javabeans
With East of Eden finally heading to its close this week -- Tuesday will broadcast its final episode -- the drama's stars Song Seung-heon and Yeon Jung-hoon gave a closing...
Tags: East of Eden, press conferences, Song Seung-heon, Yeon Jung-hoon
Flower boy power
by javabeans
Lee Min-ho, Lee Min-ho, Lee Min-ho. Everywhere you look right now, everyone's talking about Lee Min-ho. And for good reason, since the formerly little-known actor has experienced a meteoric rise...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, drama ratings, East of Eden, Jung Il-woo, Lee Min-ho, Return of Iljimae
Finding merit in the mediocre [Year in Review, Part 4]
by javabeans
2007 was a rich year for drama-land. There was something for everyone, whether your tastes ran toward dark thrillers (Devil), intense dramas (White Tower), heart-warmers (Thank You), off-the-wall eccentrics (Mixed-up Investigative...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, A Star's Lover, Beethoven Virus, Bulhandang/Robbers, East of Eden, Gourmet, Hong Gil Dong, I Love You, Iljimae, Love & Marriage, On Air, Rivals, Strongest Chil Woo, Tazza, The Last Scandal of My Life, The World They Live In, Three Dads One Mom, When Night Comes, Who Are You? (MBC), year in review, year in review 2008
Dahee Fanel’s 2008 review [Year in Review, Part 3]
by Dahee_Fanel
The K-drama world rolled into 2008 still riding the high that was 2007, a year in which a startling number of quality dramas were made, and enjoyed. Maybe it rolled in too...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, A Star's Lover, Beethoven Virus, East of Eden, I Love You, Iljimae, Kingdom of Wind, La Dolce Vita, My Sweet Seoul, On Air, Rivals, Spotlight, Strongest Chil Woo, Tazza, The Painter of Wind, The World They Live In, When Night Comes, Who Are You? (MBC), year in review, year in review 2008
2008 MBC Acting Awards
by javabeans
MBC hosted its awards ceremony for the 2008 Acting Awards on December 30. Let me first reiterate that I think these end-of-year broadcast-station awards are mostly meaningless. That said, this year's Daesangs...
Tags: awards, Bae Yong-joon, Beethoven Virus, Choi Jin-shil, Dennis Oh, East of Eden, Han Ji-hye, Han Ji-min, Jang Geun-seok, Ji Sung, Jung Il-woo, Jung Jun-ho, Kim Min-jung, Kim Myung-min, Lee Dong-gun, Lee Hana, Lee Jia, Lee Jun-ki, Lee Jung-jin, Lee Mi-sook, Lee Yeon-hee, Moon Sori, New Heart, Seo Shin-ae, Shin Sung-rok, Song Seung-heon, The Last Scandal of My Life, Yoon Eun-hye, Yoon Jin-seo
A grump reviews 2008 [Year in Review, Part 2]
by thunderbolt
How should one convey bad news in writing? By creating a buffer first. Avoid traumatizing your audience with the bad news all at once, but instead cushion the blow so...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Beethoven Virus, Bulhandang/Robbers, Conspiracy in the Court, East of Eden, Gourmet, Hong Gil Dong, I Love You, Kingdom of Wind, La Dolce Vita, On Air, Rivals, Strongest Chil Woo, The Last Scandal of My Life, The Painter of Wind, The World They Live In, Three Dads One Mom, Who Are You? (MBC), year in review, year in review 2008
More cast members to leave Eden following Lee Da-hae
by javabeans
So, it looks like there is not going to be any kind of consensus on whether Lee Da-hae's sudden exit from East of Eden was unprofessional or not. Fans of...
Tags: East of Eden, Lee Da-hae
Lee Da-hae: simply tired, or irresponsible actress?
by javabeans
Lee Da-hae has quit East of Eden. Her decision comes without warning, and is so sudden that viewers have been caught completely off-guard and are wondering why. She posted on...
Tags: East of Eden, Lee Da-hae