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OCN completes weekend lineup for 2017 with new drama from God’s Gift writer
by tipsymocha
OCN has been churning out some pretty good shows in its Saturday-Sunday slot, and they must be excited by the results, because they’ve announced a new drama titled Black...
Tags: Black, cable programs, Dark Hole, God's Gift – 14 Days, Iljimae
Thing vs. Thing: Comic book heroes of sageukland
by javabeans
javabeans: If American comic book-dom is perpetually confronted with the question “Who’s better, Superman or Batman?” then dramaland is equally confronted with the question... “Who’s better, Superman or...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, conversation post, featured, Gaksital, Hong Gil Dong, Iljimae, Jeon Woo-chi, Return of Iljimae, Strongest Chil Woo, Thing vs. Thing
The Return of Iljimae: Episodes 1-2
by javabeans
MBC's Return of Iljimae premiered on Wednesday, and from the first two episodes, my first impressions are: It is SO pretty. Amazing cinematography. The music is freaking gorgeous. Nice pacing...
Tags: first episodes, Iljimae, Jung Hye-young, Jung Il-woo, Kim Min-jong, Return of Iljimae, Yoon Jin-seo
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
Witterings on 2008 dramas [Year in Review, Part 1]
by Sevenses
[And thus begins the year-in-review series for 2008 dramas! This'll be a four-part series, and I'm honored to have three lovely bloggers -- Sevenses, thunderbolt, and Dahee_Fanel -- offering up...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Beethoven Virus, Gourmet, Hong Gil Dong, Iljimae, The Painter of Wind, year in review, year in review 2008
Return of Iljimae unveils promo poster
by javabeans
How gorgeous is that promo shot or what? It reminds me of the whimsical artwork of old-school Final Fantasy, doesn't it? Somehow it manages to be fantasy-like, but not too...
Tags: Iljimae, Jung Hye-young, Jung Il-woo, Kim Min-jong, Return of Iljimae, Yoon Jin-seo
Jung Il-woo makes a surprising(ly hot?) Iljimae
by javabeans
O_O This is a PURELY SUPERFICIAL judgment, but looking at the newly released stills of Jung Il-woo dressed as Iljimae (above), I start to feel hope for MBC's upcoming...
Tags: Iljimae, Jung Il-woo, Return of Iljimae
The Return of Iljimae
by javabeans
To differentiate itself from the SBS Iljimae that aired earlier this year, MBC is unveiling a new name for its version: The Return of Iljimae. (The title is meant to...
Tags: Iljimae, Jung Il-woo, Yoon Jin-seo
Iljimae readies for Round 2
by javabeans
Get ready for the next Iljimae series! If you're not all Iljimae-d out, that is. I don't envy the folks behind MBC's version of the story of folk hero Iljimae,...
Tags: Iljimae, Jung Il-woo, Kim Min-jong, Return of Iljimae, Yoon Jin-seo