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Kolorful Palette: Slaving away [Hwajeong]
by Fanderay
Here's another drawing from Hwajeong, and next week the kids will be all grown up as we transition into the main adult storyline. That'll give us a chance to get...
Tags: Hwajeong, Kolorful Palette
Kolorful Palette: Family ties [Hwajeong]
by Fanderay
Phew..I forgot how mentally exhausting the introductory week of a sageuk can be! Again. The previews always get me so hyped up that I don't prepare for all the...
Tags: Hwajeong, Kolorful Palette
Hwajeong: Episode 1
by HeadsNo2
Hwajeong (or Splendid Politics, depending on your tolerance level) premiered earlier this week on MBC, and hits the ground running—no small feat considering that it comparatively has all the...
Tags: Cha Seung-won, featured, first episodes, Hwajeong, Lee Sung-min, Lee Yeon-hee
Hwajeong teases court politics and intrigue
by javabeans
We're two weeks out from the premiere of MBC's latest historical drama, Hwajeong (Splendid Politics), which has just released another teaser (the first teaser has been out a week; the...
Tags: Cha Seung-won, Hwajeong, Lee Sung-min, Lee Yeon-hee, Seo Kang-joon
Cha Seung-won dons his villain’s hat for Hwajeong
by javabeans
There was a time in my life when envisioning Cha Seung-won playing a future king or dignified gentleman would have been obvious—the default setting, really. I think of that...
Tags: Cha Seung-won, Hwajeong
Kim Jae-won goes up against Cha Seung-won in MBC’s Hwajeong
by girlfriday
This historical epic is assembling a pretty epic cast: MBC's new sweeping sageuk Hwajeong (short for Splendid Politics) already has the likes of Cha Seung-won, Lee Sung-min, and Lee Yeon-hee...
Tags: Cha Seung-won, Hwajeong, Kim Jae-won
Han Joo-wan drops weekend drama Bluebird, joins MBC sageuk Hwajeong
by girlfriday
Interestingly, Han Joo-wan (Joseon Gunman, King's Family) has turned down a leading role in favor of a supporting one: He was due to headline the KBS weekend drama Bluebird's House,...
Tags: Han Joo-wan, Hwajeong
Seo Kang-joon up for first lead role romancing Lee Yeon-hee
by javabeans
Seo Kang-joon, one of the It Boys of 2014 (for appearances in Sly and Single Again, Roommate, and What's With This Family), looks to be expanding his repertoire with sageuk with...
Tags: Hwajeong, Lee Yeon-hee, Seo Kang-joon
Cha Seung-won courted to join Lee Yeon-hee in MBC sageuk
by javabeans
Thank goodness for title changes. The drama formerly operating under the name Splendid Politics has switched to the more straightforward Princess Jeongmyeong, and is courting Cha Seung-won (You're All Surrounded)...
Tags: Cha Seung-won, Hwajeong, Lee Yeon-hee
Lee Yeon-hee up for historical palace melodrama
by girlfriday
With Dae Jang Geum 2 dead in the water (Or is it? Will MBC ever let Dae Jang Geum die?) the network is scooping up Lee Yeon-hee (Miss Korea) to headline...
Tags: Hwajeong, Lee Yeon-hee