My Sassy Girl aiming for double revival on big and small screens

by javabeans

Rom-com classic My Sassy Girl wasn't merely a box-office hit, it propelled its two leads to stardom, bolstered (or maybe even kickstarted) the spread of Hallyu when it was still...

Tags: Cha Tae-hyun, Jeon Ji-hyun, remakes

Han Seok-kyu, Lee Je-hoon up for reunion in sageuk drama Secret Door

by javabeans

Way to bundle up good news in a threefer: SBS is planning a new sageuk drama about the Crown Prince Sado (juicy historical intrigue), starring Han Seok-kyu (Tree With Deep...

Tags: Han Seok-kyu, Lee Je-hoon, Secret Door

Mics at the ready for Trot Lovers

by javabeans

Just a couple more posters and then we're there: A week out from the premiere of Trot Lovers, we're nearly at the end of the promo wave. Which is fine,...

Tags: Ji Hyun-woo, Jung Eun-ji, Trot Lovers

High School King of Savvy: Episode 1

by javabeans

Score another one for tvN. No, I haven't been a fan of every single show they've produced, but they certainly do have a high track record of producing well-crafted dramas,...

Tags: featured, first episodes, High School King of Savvy, Lee Hana, Lee Soo-hyuk, Seo In-gook

Nodame Cantabile casts its genius conductor

by javabeans

We have another addition to the cast of Korea's remake of Nodame Cantabile, joining Joo-won in the music-university-set drama about a talented (but uptight) piano and conducting student and the...

Tags: Baek Yoon-shik, Cantabile Tomorrow, Joo-won, Nodame Cantabile, remakes

Ryu Seung-ryong and Suzy cast as teacher and student in sageuk film

by javabeans

Er, this isn't the most natural-sounding pairing, but let's hear it out: Ryu Seung-ryong (The Target, Miracle in Cell No. 7) and Suzy (Gu Family Book) have been cast together in...

Tags: Ryu Seung-ryong, Suzy

Odds and Ends: Imaginary money

by javabeans

javabeans: These chats are fun, but sometimes I swear I'm at a loss about what new interesting thing to talk about. girlfriday: Yeah we often sit here for long periods...

Tags: conversation post, Odds and Ends

Gap-dong: Episode 18

by javabeans

Was it me, or was this episode incomprehensible? I'm still trying to figure out whether it was just a little too cryptic for its own good, or if it was...

Tags: featured, Gap-dong, Kim Ji-won, Kim Min-jung, Lee Joon, Sung Dong-il, Yoon Sang-hyun

Gap-dong: Episode 17

by javabeans

So what happens when your bad guys are identified and caught with four episodes still left to go? Time to crack the code, of course—not the who of the...

Tags: featured, Gap-dong, Kim Ji-won, Kim Min-jung, Lee Joon, Sung Dong-il, Yoon Sang-hyun

Open Thread #347

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