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Hong Gil Dong: Episode 15
by javabeans
You know what we haven't had in a while? A feel-good episode. It's nice to have one -- and a chance to breathe -- in the midst of all the...
Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri
Kim Byul, Jang Geun Seok — and baby makes three
by javabeans
Doll-faced actress Kim Byul (of the uncommonly good sports drama Taereung National Village, and Clazziquai's "Sweety" music video opposite Lee Junki) has been cast opposite Jang Geun Seok (of the...
Tags: Jang Geun-seok, Kim Byul
Hong Gil Dong: Episode 14
by javabeans
Woo-wee, things just got kicked up a notch. Just something I've noticed over the Hong sisters' three previous drama series -- [Glass half empty perspective]: Their secondary romantic pairings tend...
Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri
Hong Gil Dong: Episode 13
by javabeans
Hmm, interesting. Chang Whe -- evil or cunning? Good, bad, merely Machiavellian? The story structure has taken on an interesting pattern, which I think works well for the series --...
Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri
Hong Gil Dong: Episode 12
by javabeans
"Do I LOOK like a hooker to you?!" Got to give a girl her due: Sung Yuri did a great job in this episode. When a character is as over-the-top...
Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri
Hong Gil Dong: Episode 11
by javabeans
Great episode. And never let it be said I can't give props when they're due: Chang Whe gets quite interesting. Not only that, I actually care for once about which...
Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri
News bites: February 4, 2008
by javabeans
Singer-producer-actor M, also known as Shinhwa's Lee Minwoo, surprises fans with the announcement of a Valentine's Day release for a mini-album, which follows his third solo album released last year, "...
Tags: Jang Geun-seok, Lee Min-woo, Lee Seung-gi, news bites, Song Il-kook
Hong Gil Dong: Episode 10
by javabeans
The cliffhangers at the ends of odd-numbered episodes never bother me, because I can wait a day to find out what happens next. The ones at the end of EVEN-numbered...
Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri
Hong Gil Dong: Episode 9
by javabeans
Episode 9 kicks off what seems to be phase two of the drama. The previous political intrigues and conflicts are still here, of course, but we introduce a few more elements...
Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri
Jang Geun Seok rocks Black ‘N Jean, “Black Engine”
by javabeans
Seriously, if there's one thing Korea knows how to do right, it's branded entertainment. They did it with the Anycall series (Anyclub, Anymotion, Anyband), and many of their commercial ad...
Tags: branded entertainment, Jang Geun-seok, music videos, singers