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East of Eden cuts budget even further
by javabeans
MBC's East of Eden has already cut its budget once by lowering the actors' salaries, but it's further cutting its production budget. Originally planned as a 25 billion won project (approx. $19...
Tags: drama production, East of Eden
Choi Jin-shil up for posthumous Daesang award
by javabeans
MBC won't be awarding its end-of-year winners until December 30, but it has revealed its acting award nominees, and the name of deceased actress Choi Jin-shil has been included as a...
Tags: awards, Beethoven Virus, Choi Jin-shil, East of Eden, Kim Myung-min, Song Seung-heon, The Last Scandal of My Life
TV directors of photography honor sageuk actors
by javabeans
Kim Sang-kyung and Moon Geun-young are the newest recipients of the 2008 Grime Award (pronounced gree-may) for acting, presented by the Korean Television Directors of Photography Association. The honor goes to...
Tags: awards, East of Eden, Kim Sang-kyung, Moon Geun-young, The Painter of Wind
News bites: October 20, 2008
by javabeans
Actor Lee Wan (Insoon is Pretty) revealed on a Yashimmanman episode taped on October 20 that Kim Tae-hee (above) doesn't look so hot when at home and that she's prettier onscreen...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, East of Eden, Jung Woo-sung, Kim Tae-hee, Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Wan, Lee Yeon-hee, Moon Geun-young, news bites, The Painter of Wind
East of Eden: Viewers up, paychecks down
by javabeans
The actors of MBC's Monday-Tuesday drama East of Eden, including star Song Seung-heon, are taking a pay cut -- as much as 50% from their current pay rates. The drama boasts...
Tags: drama production, East of Eden, Song Seung-heon
Nominees for the 2008 Korea Drama Festival Awards
by javabeans
Choi Su-jong of "Dae Jo Young," Kim Haneul of "On Air" Nominees are out for the 2008 Korea Drama Festival awards, and the list is rather ho-hum. For example, the nominees...
Tags: awards, Beethoven Virus, Choi Su-jong, City of Glass, East of Eden, Han Ji-hye, Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kim Bum, Kim Haneul, Kim Myung-min, Lee Jin-wook, Legend, New Heart, On Air, Sung Yuri, You're My Destiny
The current drama landscape: An overview
by javabeans
It seems we suddenly have a ton of new dramas out, and I was starting to feel a bit lost. So here's a brief overview of the dramas currently airing,...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Beethoven Virus, East of Eden, Jang Geun-seok, Kim Bum, Kim Myung-min, Kingdom of Wind, Lee Jia, Lee Jin-wook, Love & Marriage, Moon Geun-young, Park Shin-yang, Song Seung-heon, Tazza, The Painter of Wind, Yoon So-yi
“Eden,” “Marriage” off to shaky starts
by javabeans
With a special broadcast kicking off the East of Eden extravaganza, eyes have turned to the upcoming Monday-Tuesday ratings rivalry, although Tazza won't be making its debut until Gourmet ends...
Tags: drama ratings, East of Eden, Gourmet, Love & Marriage, Tazza
Presenting the cast of East of Eden
by javabeans
If that ain't the picture of "triumphant return," I don't know what is. The sizable cast of upcoming epic drama East of Eden held its production press conference on August 21,...
Tags: East of Eden, Han Ji-hye, Lee Da-hae, Lee Yeon-hee, Park Hae-jin, press conferences, Song Seung-heon
Dennis Oh joins East of Eden, because it has credibility to burn
by javabeans
I mean, that must be it, right? For a series billing itself as a multi-generational saga full of revenge, action, and intrigue, casting an acting lightweight like former model Dennis...
Tags: Dennis Oh, East of Eden