Release date nears for Blood: The Last Vampire

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(What's with all the vampires lately, huh?) Although the Hollywood debut for Jeon Ji-hyun (or Gianna Jun) was announced over a year and a half ago, there hasn't been a...

Tags: Hollywood, Jeon Ji-hyun

Thirst’s preview attracts A-list VIPs

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Whoaaa. Check out this new still from the vampire film Thirst [박쥐], which recently confirmed that it will be screening at Cannes International Film Festival later this year. The much-buzzed-about film...

Tags: Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Hye-soo, Kim Min-sun, Kim Ok-bin, Lee Byung-heon, Park Chan-wook, Rain, Song Hye-gyo, Song Kang-ho, Won Bin

Open Thread #80

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  You know the drill. Talk! SONG OF THE DAY Aqualung -"Strange and Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell On You)." Not a new song, but I'm in the mood...

Story of a Man: Episode 6

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SUCH A FUN EPISODE! Fun, funny, and intriguing. This is shaping up to a great drama. I was all set to crown The Return of Iljimae as the best drama...

Tags: Kim Kang-woo, Park Ki-woong, Park Shi-yeon, Park Yong-ha, Philip Lee, Story of a Man

Yoo Seung-ho goes preppy for Bean Pole

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"Korea's Little Brother" Yoo Seung-ho, also often called "Little So Ji-sub," has a new photo shoot out for clothing brand Bean Pole, for which Yoo is the official brand model....

Tags: photo shoots, Yoo Seung-ho

Pageant finalist Kim Sun-ah

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Kim Sun-ah walks the pageant runway -- and cracks up crew members in the process -- for a scene in the upcoming SBS drama City Hall. In the scene, her...

Tags: City Hall, Kim Sun-ah

Cain & Abel ends [Open Thread]

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How time flies, huh? It felt like just the other day I was writing up my first impressions on the SBS revenge drama Cain & Abel, and now it's already over. (...

Tags: Cain and Abel, Chae Jung-ahn, Han Ji-min, Shin Hyun-joon, So Ji-sub

F4’s “five years later” video to be a music drama

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Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. Days after a teaser video was posted online (watch below) without explanation, which has been stirring renewed interest...

Tags: Boys Before Flowers, Kim Bum, Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Joon, Lee Min-ho, music videos

Story of a Man: Episode 5

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(I love the distance between them in this shot.) I squealed at the end of the episode. Things are getting good(er). I wasn't expecting this drama to be FUN,...

Tags: Kim Kang-woo, Park Ki-woong, Park Shi-yeon, Park Yong-ha, Philip Lee, Story of a Man

Who’s watching Ja Myung Go?

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And I ask that as a real question, not in sarcasm, because it seems the large-scale extravaganza is meeting with all sorts of "disheartening" setbacks and "embarrassments," as several articles...

Tags: drama ratings, Ja Myung Go, Jung Ryeo-won, Park Min-young