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Last-minute cast changes to Birdie Buddy
by javabeans
Yoo Inna, Lee Mi-sook Casting changes are not usually a big deal and they're pretty common in general, but I think when a drama goes through more than one significant...
Tags: Birdie Buddy, Lee Mi-sook, Yoo Inna
Cinderella’s wicked, tacky stepmother Lee Mi-sook
by javabeans
Now that we've covered the younger generation, here we have "original femme fatale" Lee Mi-sook dressed up as the cheap- and tacky-looking stepmom ("촌티, 싼티, 빈티") from Cinderella's Sister. To be honest, I'm...
Tags: Cinderella's Sister, Lee Mi-sook
Actresses: Fake documentary or reality filmmaking?
by javabeans
I previously posted about the new movie Actresses, which stars six famous movie stars playing six famous movie stars: each portrays a version of her real self, but the question...
Tags: Choi Ji-woo, Go Hyun-jung, Kim Min-hee, Kim Ok-bin, Lee Mi-sook, Yoon Yeo-jung
Movie “Actresses” blurs line between fact and fiction
by javabeans
Talk about an all-star line-up: the new film Actresses [여배우들] features a whole slew of high-profile names, such as Queen Seon-deok's Go Hyun-jung and Hallyu princess Choi Ji-woo, pictured above, in...
Tags: Choi Ji-woo, Go Hyun-jung, Kim Min-hee, Kim Ok-bin, Lee Mi-sook, press conferences, Yoon Yeo-jung
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
7th Korea Film Awards
by javabeans
You know how at the prom, everyone goes for uber-glitz and black-tie formal, only it's done through the filter of a 17-year-old fashion sense -- or rather, what a 17-year-old...
Tags: awards, Eom Ki-joon, Gong Hyo-jin, Ha Jung-woo, Han Ji-hye, Han Ye-seul, Joo Ji-hoon, Kang Ji-hwan, Kim Min-hee, Kim Min-sun, Lee Mi-sook, Lee Soo-kyung, Oh Man-seok, Park Hee-soon, Shin Mina, Sohn Ye-jin, Song Kang-ho, Song Yoon-ah, Uhm Tae-woong
More strong females in Princess Ja-myung
by javabeans
I've mentioned two of the upcoming trio of Strong Female Leader sageuks -- Empress Cheon-chu and Queen Seon-deok. Now let's talk about the third, Princess Ja-myung. Jung Ryeo-won (My Girlfriend...
Tags: Ja Myung Go, Lee Mi-sook, Park Hyo-joo
Blue Dragon Awards 2008
by javabeans
Kim Haneul and Kang Ji-hwan Did the Blue Dragon Awards sneak up on us this year or what? As one of the largest year-end awards shows, the Blue Dragon always...
Tags: awards, Go Jun-hee, Han Chae-young, Han Eun-jung, Han Ye-seul, Joo Ji-hoon, Jung Jun-ho, Kang Ji-hwan, Kim Haneul, Kim Hye-soo, Kim Joo-hyuk, Kim Min-sun, Kim Nam-gil, Lee Bo-young, Lee Jung-jae, Lee Ki-woo, Lee Mi-sook, Lee Mi-yeon, Lee Soo-kyung, Park Shi-yeon, Shin Hyun-joon, So Ji-sub, Sohn Ye-jin, Song Yoon-ah, Su Ae, Uhm Tae-woong