Sneak peek: A different kind of Hong Gil Dong

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Who's excited about Hong Gil Dong?? The upcoming drama (the official title is "Kwae-do Hong Gil Dong," which translates roughly to "Sharp Blade Hong Gil Dong") has been on my...

Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Kang Ji-hwan

Stepping into Jang Dong Gun’s shoes

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Jang Dong Gun, Lee Seon Kyun Oh man. What a trip back to the old-school days of Korean drama. The Voice, aka Lee Seon Kyun, recently recorded an episode of...

Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Feeling, Jang Dong-gun, Jealousy, Lee Seon-kyun, old-school, Sohn Ji-chang, The Last Match

Open Thread #5

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Raise your hand if you ate too much yesterday. Heh. So today's Black Friday -- busiest shopping day of the year. Who's going shopping to get the most out of...

Breaking the fourth wall: Stars and their homepages

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Yoon Eun Hye, Lee Hyori With this generation so internet-savvy, and the stars living in an overwhelmingly wired society that analyzes their every move, it's no surprise that more and...

Tags: anti-fans, Ivy, Lee Hyori, netizens, uljjangs, Yoon Eun-hye

Happy Thanksgiving

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Or, should I say, Happy American Chuseok? I'm thankful for a lot, many things related to this site and many things not. I'm thankful for one guilt-free eating day in...

Mixed-up Investigative Agency: Case 11

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One thing I find striking about Mixed-up Investigative Agency is how it's able to convey such emotional intensity in its expressions of love -- but not heart-fluttery romance, or in-the-moment...

Tags: Lee Eun-sung, Lee Min-ki, Mixed-up Investigative Agency, Ryu Seung-soo, Yeh Ji-won

Shiny, bright new faces

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"Legend"'s Sujini, actor Lee Jia   "Which new talents shine most brightly in drama-land?" My Daily asked three experienced industry insiders (drama manager at KBS Lee Sung Joo; SBS's...

Tags: Coffee Prince, I Am Sam, Kim Dong-wook, Lee Jia, Legend, Park Min-young, Unstoppable High Kick

Song Hye Gyo’s Hollywood debut

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Hallyu stars are increasingly trying to capitalize on their fame by traversing the cultural divide and attempting the Hollywood crossover. The latest to announce her intent to make the leap...

Tags: Hollywood, Song Hye-gyo

Mixed-up Investigative Agency: Case 10

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I think Episode 10 was the first standout episode of Mixed-up Investigative Agency. Perhaps some other fans might feel it hit that point before this, but for me, I'd always felt...

Tags: Lee Eun-sung, Lee Min-ki, Mixed-up Investigative Agency, Ryu Seung-soo, Yeh Ji-won

Alex pretending to be Tablo

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Singer Alex has admitted on the variety show Sang Sang Plus airing on the 20th that back before he was well-known, he'd once lied about his identity. And gave a...

Tags: Alex, Clazziquai, Epik High, Tablo