Aie, it is as I feared. Jung Il-woo has temporarily suspended filming for his role heading the new MBC drama The Return of Iljimae due to health issues. Filming halted...
So, it looks like there is not going to be any kind of consensus on whether Lee Da-hae's sudden exit from East of Eden was unprofessional or not. Fans of...
Lee Da-hae has quit East of Eden. Her decision comes without warning, and is so sudden that viewers have been caught completely off-guard and are wondering why.
She posted on...
We've already seen one (gorgeous) promo poster for The Return of Iljimae, but with the premiere now imminent, we have a few more. Like the one before it, these new...
We're only two weeks away from the premiere of the much-anticipated Hana Yori Dango remake, Boys Before Flowers, and the cast came out on December 22 for the production press conference....
This seems a bit… odd. Jung Woo-sung (The Good, The Bad, The Weird) has been cast in a Korean-Japanese co-production… of an adaptation a Japanese manga… in a multi-season drama...
After an aborted first attempt to cast the role, Lee Yo-won (Bad Love, Surgeon Bong Dal-hee, Fashion 70s) has been announced as MBC's pick for the titular role in Queen...
MBC's East of Eden has already cut its budget once by lowering the actors' salaries, but it's further cutting its production budget. Originally planned as a 25 billion won project (approx. $19...
Like MBC before it, KBS has also released its list of year-end acting award nominees.
And while Hong Gil Dong (above) wasn't the most prominent drama featured among the contenders (...
There were some questions raised after preliminary news came out about Lee Junki's new drama series, but it's official now: Lee Junki will be taking a (modern-day) hero role starring...
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Production forces overworked Jung Il-woo to rest
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Aie, it is as I feared. Jung Il-woo has temporarily suspended filming for his role heading the new MBC drama The Return of Iljimae due to health issues. Filming halted...
Tags: Jung Il-woo, Return of Iljimae, star accidents
More cast members to leave Eden following Lee Da-hae
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So, it looks like there is not going to be any kind of consensus on whether Lee Da-hae's sudden exit from East of Eden was unprofessional or not. Fans of...
Tags: East of Eden, Lee Da-hae
Lee Da-hae: simply tired, or irresponsible actress?
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Lee Da-hae has quit East of Eden. Her decision comes without warning, and is so sudden that viewers have been caught completely off-guard and are wondering why. She posted on...
Tags: East of Eden, Lee Da-hae
More from The Return of Iljimae
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We've already seen one (gorgeous) promo poster for The Return of Iljimae, but with the premiere now imminent, we have a few more. Like the one before it, these new...
Tags: Jung Hye-young, Jung Il-woo, Kim Min-jong, Return of Iljimae, Yoon Jin-seo
Boys Before Flowers production press conference
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We're only two weeks away from the premiere of the much-anticipated Hana Yori Dango remake, Boys Before Flowers, and the cast came out on December 22 for the production press conference....
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, Gu Hye-sun, Kim Bum, Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Joon, Lee Min-ho
City Hunter comes to U.S. television (maybe)
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This seems a bit… odd. Jung Woo-sung (The Good, The Bad, The Weird) has been cast in a Korean-Japanese co-production… of an adaptation a Japanese manga… in a multi-season drama...
Tags: adaptations, Jung Woo-sung, remakes
Queen Seon-deok recast
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After an aborted first attempt to cast the role, Lee Yo-won (Bad Love, Surgeon Bong Dal-hee, Fashion 70s) has been announced as MBC's pick for the titular role in Queen...
Tags: Lee Yo-won, Queen Seon-deok
East of Eden cuts budget even further
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MBC's East of Eden has already cut its budget once by lowering the actors' salaries, but it's further cutting its production budget. Originally planned as a 25 billion won project (approx. $19...
Tags: drama production, East of Eden
KBS nominates (practically everyone) for acting awards
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Like MBC before it, KBS has also released its list of year-end acting award nominees. And while Hong Gil Dong (above) wasn't the most prominent drama featured among the contenders (...
Tags: awards, Hometown of Legends, Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Kim Ji-soo, Lee Hana, Lee Jong-hyuk, Park Min-young, Rivals, Sung Yuri, Women in the Sun, You're My Destiny
Junki’s hero role confirmed
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There were some questions raised after preliminary news came out about Lee Junki's new drama series, but it's official now: Lee Junki will be taking a (modern-day) hero role starring...
Tags: Lee Jun-ki