In last week's Open Thread, a back-and-forth developed between two commenters that caught my eye, because it dealt with a point that had been at the back of my mind...
If you're a regular reader here, you probably won't have that much trouble placing this particular famous singer in the lead role of 200 Pound Beauty, the musical edition, which held...
Song Chang-eui (Boys Don't Cry) poses with pop singer Bada and musical actress Yoon Gong-joo (really, parents, gong-joo?) as they promote their new musical, the adaptation of sleeper hit 200 Pound...
Actor Go Soo, above, held his first Japanese fanmeeting on Saturday, and apparently the only news agency sent to cover it was Yonhap News, whose pictures uniformly suck. [Yonhap News]...
While news is quiet of the 200 Pound Beauty sequel, plans are under way for a musical version, starring SES lead singer Bada. (The film sequel will be losing the sleeper...
Sleeper romantic-comedy hit 200 Pound Beauty is preparing its sequel, because what's more natural after a film unexpectedly hits big than to milk that cash cow for all it's worth? Still,...
Although 200 Pound Beauty premiered to lots of success in Korea a year ago, it's just recently flopped in its Japanese premiere (it opened on the 15th), ranking 12th for its...
In more casting news, actor Kim Ah Joong has finally decided upon her first project after she skyrocketed to fame after her 2006 film 200 Pound Beauty became a sleeper hit. She's...
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Point-counterpoint: Pursuing beauty in 200 Pound Beauty
by javabeans
In last week's Open Thread, a back-and-forth developed between two commenters that caught my eye, because it dealt with a point that had been at the back of my mind...
Tags: 200 Pound Beauty, Kim Ah-joong
200 Pound Beauty musical opens
by javabeans
If you're a regular reader here, you probably won't have that much trouble placing this particular famous singer in the lead role of 200 Pound Beauty, the musical edition, which held...
Tags: 200 Pound Beauty, musicals, Song Chang-eui
Musical 200 Pound Beauty set to take the stage
by javabeans
Song Chang-eui (Boys Don't Cry) poses with pop singer Bada and musical actress Yoon Gong-joo (really, parents, gong-joo?) as they promote their new musical, the adaptation of sleeper hit 200 Pound...
Tags: 200 Pound Beauty, Bada, musicals, Song Chang-eui
News bites: November 3, 2008
by javabeans
Actor Go Soo, above, held his first Japanese fanmeeting on Saturday, and apparently the only news agency sent to cover it was Yonhap News, whose pictures uniformly suck. [Yonhap News]...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, 200 Pound Beauty, Bada, Choi Jin-shil, fanmeetings, Go Soo, Jo Sung-min, Kim Rae-won, musicals, news bites, overworking, Rain, Shinji
Get the fat suit ready for Bada
by javabeans
While news is quiet of the 200 Pound Beauty sequel, plans are under way for a musical version, starring SES lead singer Bada. (The film sequel will be losing the sleeper...
Tags: 200 Pound Beauty, Bada, Kim Ah-joong, musicals, sequels
Fat again?
by javabeans
Sleeper romantic-comedy hit 200 Pound Beauty is preparing its sequel, because what's more natural after a film unexpectedly hits big than to milk that cash cow for all it's worth? Still,...
Tags: 200 Pound Beauty, Kim Ah-joong, sequels
200-pound flop
by javabeans
Although 200 Pound Beauty premiered to lots of success in Korea a year ago, it's just recently flopped in its Japanese premiere (it opened on the 15th), ranking 12th for its...
Tags: 200 Pound Beauty
Kim Ah Joong as a blind human vegetable
by javabeans
In more casting news, actor Kim Ah Joong has finally decided upon her first project after she skyrocketed to fame after her 2006 film 200 Pound Beauty became a sleeper hit. She's...
Tags: 200 Pound Beauty, comebacks, Kim Ah-joong