Yes, Hong Gil Dong is silly and its comedy tends to the broad, but don't get me wrong -- the series isn't entirely without cleverness. If it seems over-the-top and...
Let's see what happened this week…
So Hillary cries and Obama loses New Hampshire. (Btw, as much as I'm rooting for Obama, and find Hillary cringe-inducing and calculating -- but...
More factoids about Tablo, the ever-eloquent lyricist of hip-hop trio Epik High (and of two-person side project Eternal Morning) ---
The rapper and songwriter recently appeared on the OBS TV...
Happy second anniversary to With S2.
Once again, the lovely admins of With S2 have asked if I could post up a notice for the occasion, which also clarifies the...
Okay, okay, last name switch, I swear. I wouldn't normally bother to change the translation for a series title as widely known as "Robbers" if I didn't feel the term(...
I think part of why Hong Gil Dong feels different from the average drama (apart from aesthetic, i.e. the fusion aspect) is because it's a different type of story:...
Hong Gil Dong is (finally) here!
First off: Hong Gil Dong is what they call a fusion sageuk. It's a historical drama but not a pure sageuk like Jumong or...
So, it's 2008. Who feels old?
Anyone make resolutions? I haven't made any in years, but that's probably because any resolutions I might make are the kinds of things that I...
Hm, eeenteresting...
I just spotted a new incoming link, and clicked in mild curiosity. To my surprise, despite being a blog I hadn't heard of, it was a familiar template...
Since a few of you were curious about poll results, here they are (the rest beyond the jump), arranged in descending order of votes cast.
I expected Coffee Prince to...
Hong Gil Dong: Episode 3
by javabeans
Yes, Hong Gil Dong is silly and its comedy tends to the broad, but don't get me wrong -- the series isn't entirely without cleverness. If it seems over-the-top and...
Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri
Open Thread #12
by javabeans
Let's see what happened this week… So Hillary cries and Obama loses New Hampshire. (Btw, as much as I'm rooting for Obama, and find Hillary cringe-inducing and calculating -- but...
Tablo on school, family, and possibly quitting the biz
by javabeans
More factoids about Tablo, the ever-eloquent lyricist of hip-hop trio Epik High (and of two-person side project Eternal Morning) --- The rapper and songwriter recently appeared on the OBS TV...
Tags: Epik High, Tablo
Happy anniversary to fansubbers WITH S2
by javabeans
Happy second anniversary to With S2. Once again, the lovely admins of With S2 have asked if I could post up a notice for the occasion, which also clarifies the...
Tags: fansubbing
Robbers, aka Con Man, aka Bulhandang (불한당)
by javabeans
Okay, okay, last name switch, I swear. I wouldn't normally bother to change the translation for a series title as widely known as "Robbers" if I didn't feel the term(...
Tags: Bulhandang/Robbers, first episodes, Jang Hyuk, Lee Da-hae
Hong Gil Dong: Episode 2
by javabeans
I think part of why Hong Gil Dong feels different from the average drama (apart from aesthetic, i.e. the fusion aspect) is because it's a different type of story:...
Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri
Hong Gil Dong: Episode 1
by javabeans
Hong Gil Dong is (finally) here! First off: Hong Gil Dong is what they call a fusion sageuk. It's a historical drama but not a pure sageuk like Jumong or...
Tags: first episodes, Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri
Open Thread #11
by javabeans
So, it's 2008. Who feels old? Anyone make resolutions? I haven't made any in years, but that's probably because any resolutions I might make are the kinds of things that I...
Gawker-ed
by javabeans
Hm, eeenteresting... I just spotted a new incoming link, and clicked in mild curiosity. To my surprise, despite being a blog I hadn't heard of, it was a familiar template...
Tags: bloggy
Poll results for the curious
by javabeans
Since a few of you were curious about poll results, here they are (the rest beyond the jump), arranged in descending order of votes cast. I expected Coffee Prince to...
Tags: bloggy