The "uljjang" phenomenon is one that is fascinating, odd, borderline disturbing (or at least perplexing), uniquely Korean -- and now, it appears, waning.
The word uljjang comes from a mashup...
(Way too) pretty boy actor Lee Junki just received his Rising Star Award at this year's Hawaii International Film Festival, presented at the opening ceremonies on the 18th.
The festival...
And the most common occupation was... the average rank-and-file employee! So was it the year of the regular joe after all?
Well, not quite. A survey of the past year...
Moon Sori in Legend
I haven't seen many of the dramas mentioned (they're mostly historical dramas, which I've noted is not something I regularly watch). Some of the following...
Riding the Wave of Popularity for Drama "Coffee Prince," Cafe Launches in Hongdae
MBC embarks on franchise; first store of opens in Hongdae's "Theater Chu" on the 20th
Before...
Following up on this earlier report on CNN's "Eye on South Korea" special broadcast, actor-superstar Jang Dong Gun's interview on Talk Asia aired on CNN on the 14th. I missed...
Kwon Sang Woo returns to television after three years in the upcoming KBS Monday-Tuesday drama (starting December 3) Wretched Love (a more apt but slangy translation could be "Screwed-up Love"), which...
Sexy actress Kim Sun Ah, who'd had a fairly lengthy resume but vaulted to superfame in My Name Is Kim Sam Soon, is back after a rather quiet past two...
Fascinating.
(Although, I'd hate to be called a "What the hell?!" writer. Oh, wait, was that just an invitation? Very well. Everyone gets a freebie "What the hell?!")
Personally, I...
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Where have all the uljjangs gone?
by javabeans
The "uljjang" phenomenon is one that is fascinating, odd, borderline disturbing (or at least perplexing), uniquely Korean -- and now, it appears, waning. The word uljjang comes from a mashup...
Tags: Gu Hye-sun, Kim Ok-bin, Nam Sang-mi, netizens, Park Han-byul, uljjangs
Another rising star
by javabeans
(Way too) pretty boy actor Lee Junki just received his Rising Star Award at this year's Hawaii International Film Festival, presented at the opening ceremonies on the 18th. The festival...
Tags: awards, Lee Jun-ki
The top 10 kdrama occupations of the past year
by javabeans
And the most common occupation was... the average rank-and-file employee! So was it the year of the regular joe after all? Well, not quite. A survey of the past year...
Tags: lists
Miscast
by javabeans
Moon Sori in Legend I haven't seen many of the dramas mentioned (they're mostly historical dramas, which I've noted is not something I regularly watch). Some of the following...
Tags: Bae Yong-joon, Gu Hye-sun, Jumong, Kim Mi-ryeo, Kim Myung-min, King and I, Lee Seo-jin, Legend, Moon Sori, Yi San
Birth of a franchise: Coffee Prince cafe opens
by javabeans
Riding the Wave of Popularity for Drama "Coffee Prince," Cafe Launches in Hongdae MBC embarks on franchise; first store of opens in Hongdae's "Theater Chu" on the 20th Before...
Tags: Coffee Prince
Follow-up: Jang Dong Gun’s CNN interview
by javabeans
Following up on this earlier report on CNN's "Eye on South Korea" special broadcast, actor-superstar Jang Dong Gun's interview on Talk Asia aired on CNN on the 14th. I missed...
Tags: Jang Dong-gun
Blast from kpop’s past
by javabeans
Wow, here's one to make you feel really old. (Or really young, I suppose.) Back in the Stone Ages, aka the '90s, there was a pop group that was...
Kwon Sang Woo screws up love, but in a manly way
by javabeans
Kwon Sang Woo returns to television after three years in the upcoming KBS Monday-Tuesday drama (starting December 3) Wretched Love (a more apt but slangy translation could be "Screwed-up Love"), which...
Tags: Bad Love, Kwon Sang-woo
Kim Sun Ah to make her comeback
by javabeans
Sexy actress Kim Sun Ah, who'd had a fairly lengthy resume but vaulted to superfame in My Name Is Kim Sam Soon, is back after a rather quiet past two...
Tags: comebacks, Kim Sun-ah, My Name Is Kim Sam-soon
Return of the “What the hell–?!” writers
by javabeans
Fascinating. (Although, I'd hate to be called a "What the hell?!" writer. Oh, wait, was that just an invitation? Very well. Everyone gets a freebie "What the hell?!") Personally, I...
Tags: Golden Age for Daughters-in-Law, Madam Ah Hyun Dong, scriptwriters