For the 12th annual Pusan International Film Festival, Premiere Magazine chose its nominees for the third round of their "Premiere Rising Star Award," based on the actors' activities in the...
According to the following article, actress and brainiac (and I say that with affection) Kim Tae Hee has toppled sultry star Kim Hye Soo as Korea's foremost "alpha girl."
This...
(The lovebirds of Bad Couple and Bad Family)
I find the following article (indented stuff in dark blue font is the translated article; the rest are my comments) particularly...
(Emcee and actress Hyun Young with Canadian panel participant Julien Kang)
With the success of the talk/variety show Chatting with Beautiful Women, which I briefly mentioned here, producers...
"The Surprising Reason Behind Drama Title Changes"
The upcoming, vastly expensive SBS Wednesday-Thursday drama Lobbyist, starring Song Il Kook [Jumong] and Jang Jin Young, has confused many viewers --...
I love Kang Ji Hwan. Not merely because he's both adorable and sexy-hot (not necessarily a combination easy to come across), but because he's the type of actor who...
While we're still in the Chuseok spirit (although it's no longer Chuseok day in Korea at this hour), here's another actress decked out in her Chuseok garb. (Because of the...
The upcoming KBS Wednesday-Thursday drama Insoon Is Pretty is one I'm keeping my eye on. This is Kim Hyun Joo's (above left) comeback drama -- although it bugs me that...
Hm, maybe my Spidey sense was tingling with the whole Unstoppable High Kick thing. Apparently it's being made into a movie! ...which I honestly can't picture, but sure, okay.
Frankly,...
Apparently singer (and sometimes actress) Park Jiyoon just posted these pics (left) on her cyworld of herself dressed up as a man. Is it news? Hardly. (You know Korean entertainment...
Rising Stars
by javabeans
For the 12th annual Pusan International Film Festival, Premiere Magazine chose its nominees for the third round of their "Premiere Rising Star Award," based on the actors' activities in the...
Tags: awards, Daniel Henney, film festivals, Kim Ah-joong
Alpha girls
by javabeans
According to the following article, actress and brainiac (and I say that with affection) Kim Tae Hee has toppled sultry star Kim Hye Soo as Korea's foremost "alpha girl." This...
Tags: Kim Hye-soo, Kim Tae-hee
Sequel Mania
by javabeans
(The lovebirds of Bad Couple and Bad Family) I find the following article (indented stuff in dark blue font is the translated article; the rest are my comments) particularly...
Tags: Auction House, Bad Couple, Bad Family, drama production, drama ratings, Hello Franceska, Lovers, sequels
Maybe not such a great idea
by javabeans
(Emcee and actress Hyun Young with Canadian panel participant Julien Kang) With the success of the talk/variety show Chatting with Beautiful Women, which I briefly mentioned here, producers...
Tags: controversies, Misuda, variety shows
You mean they don’t do it just to confuse us?
by javabeans
"The Surprising Reason Behind Drama Title Changes" The upcoming, vastly expensive SBS Wednesday-Thursday drama Lobbyist, starring Song Il Kook [Jumong] and Jang Jin Young, has confused many viewers --...
Tags: Hello! Miss, Lobbyist
Overseas love for Kang Ji Hwan, and not just from me
by javabeans
I love Kang Ji Hwan. Not merely because he's both adorable and sexy-hot (not necessarily a combination easy to come across), but because he's the type of actor who...
Tags: Kang Ji-hwan
Eun Sae prefers Han Sung to Min Yub
by javabeans
While we're still in the Chuseok spirit (although it's no longer Chuseok day in Korea at this hour), here's another actress decked out in her Chuseok garb. (Because of the...
Tags: Coffee Prince
Insoon Is Pretty (for a killer?)
by javabeans
The upcoming KBS Wednesday-Thursday drama Insoon Is Pretty is one I'm keeping my eye on. This is Kim Hyun Joo's (above left) comeback drama -- although it bugs me that...
Tags: comebacks, Insoon Is Pretty, Kim Hyun-joo, Kim Min-joon, Lee Wan, Pyo Min-su, Seo Hyo-rim
High Kick movie
by javabeans
Hm, maybe my Spidey sense was tingling with the whole Unstoppable High Kick thing. Apparently it's being made into a movie! ...which I honestly can't picture, but sure, okay. Frankly,...
Tags: Jung Il-woo, Kim Bum, Kim Hye-sung, Park Min-young, Seo Min-jung, Unstoppable High Kick
Ironic, or just a weird trend?
by javabeans
Apparently singer (and sometimes actress) Park Jiyoon just posted these pics (left) on her cyworld of herself dressed up as a man. Is it news? Hardly. (You know Korean entertainment...
Tags: Park Ji-yoon, Yoon Eun-hye