This is how I want to remember Kang mae, I think - working diligently behind the scenes, with his happy dog for company.
I was looking at the dramawiki for...
Kim Myung-min is probably the top actor in Korea right now, and is certain to go down as one of the greats of all time. He's also an interesting case...
Mea culpa, guys. For a multitude of reasons, I couldn't bring myself to finish the series - and when I'd decide to finally get on with the recaps, something would...
2007 was a rich year for drama-land. There was something for everyone, whether your tastes ran toward dark thrillers (Devil), intense dramas (White Tower), heart-warmers (Thank You), off-the-wall eccentrics (Mixed-up Investigative...
The K-drama world rolled into 2008 still riding the high that was 2007, a year in which a startling number of quality dramas were made, and enjoyed. Maybe it rolled in too...
MBC hosted its awards ceremony for the 2008 Acting Awards on December 30. Let me first reiterate that I think these end-of-year broadcast-station awards are mostly meaningless. That said, this year's Daesangs...
How should one convey bad news in writing? By creating a buffer first. Avoid traumatizing your audience with the bad news all at once, but instead cushion the blow so...
[And thus begins the year-in-review series for 2008 dramas! This'll be a four-part series, and I'm honored to have three lovely bloggers -- Sevenses, thunderbolt, and Dahee_Fanel -- offering up...
MBC won't be awarding its end-of-year winners until December 30, but it has revealed its acting award nominees, and the name of deceased actress Choi Jin-shil has been included as a...
Beethoven Virus: Episode 18, Finale
by Sevenses
This is how I want to remember Kang mae, I think - working diligently behind the scenes, with his happy dog for company. I was looking at the dramawiki for...
Tags: Beethoven Virus, Jang Geun-seok, Kim Myung-min, Lee Jia
MBC documentary special features Kim Myung-min
by javabeans
Kim Myung-min is probably the top actor in Korea right now, and is certain to go down as one of the greats of all time. He's also an interesting case...
Tags: Beethoven Virus, Immortal Lee Soon-shin, interviews, Kim Myung-min, reality shows, White Tower
Beethoven Virus: Episode 17
by Sevenses
Mea culpa, guys. For a multitude of reasons, I couldn't bring myself to finish the series - and when I'd decide to finally get on with the recaps, something would...
Tags: Beethoven Virus, Jang Geun-seok, Kim Myung-min, Lee Jia
Finding merit in the mediocre [Year in Review, Part 4]
by javabeans
2007 was a rich year for drama-land. There was something for everyone, whether your tastes ran toward dark thrillers (Devil), intense dramas (White Tower), heart-warmers (Thank You), off-the-wall eccentrics (Mixed-up Investigative...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, A Star's Lover, Beethoven Virus, Bulhandang/Robbers, East of Eden, Gourmet, Hong Gil Dong, I Love You, Iljimae, Love & Marriage, On Air, Rivals, Strongest Chil Woo, Tazza, The Last Scandal of My Life, The World They Live In, Three Dads One Mom, When Night Comes, Who Are You? (MBC), year in review, year in review 2008
Dahee Fanel’s 2008 review [Year in Review, Part 3]
by Dahee_Fanel
The K-drama world rolled into 2008 still riding the high that was 2007, a year in which a startling number of quality dramas were made, and enjoyed. Maybe it rolled in too...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, A Star's Lover, Beethoven Virus, East of Eden, I Love You, Iljimae, Kingdom of Wind, La Dolce Vita, My Sweet Seoul, On Air, Rivals, Spotlight, Strongest Chil Woo, Tazza, The Painter of Wind, The World They Live In, When Night Comes, Who Are You? (MBC), year in review, year in review 2008
2008 MBC Acting Awards
by javabeans
MBC hosted its awards ceremony for the 2008 Acting Awards on December 30. Let me first reiterate that I think these end-of-year broadcast-station awards are mostly meaningless. That said, this year's Daesangs...
Tags: awards, Bae Yong-joon, Beethoven Virus, Choi Jin-shil, Dennis Oh, East of Eden, Han Ji-hye, Han Ji-min, Jang Geun-seok, Ji Sung, Jung Il-woo, Jung Jun-ho, Kim Min-jung, Kim Myung-min, Lee Dong-gun, Lee Hana, Lee Jia, Lee Jun-ki, Lee Jung-jin, Lee Mi-sook, Lee Yeon-hee, Moon Sori, New Heart, Seo Shin-ae, Shin Sung-rok, Song Seung-heon, The Last Scandal of My Life, Yoon Eun-hye, Yoon Jin-seo
A grump reviews 2008 [Year in Review, Part 2]
by thunderbolt
How should one convey bad news in writing? By creating a buffer first. Avoid traumatizing your audience with the bad news all at once, but instead cushion the blow so...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Beethoven Virus, Bulhandang/Robbers, Conspiracy in the Court, East of Eden, Gourmet, Hong Gil Dong, I Love You, Kingdom of Wind, La Dolce Vita, On Air, Rivals, Strongest Chil Woo, The Last Scandal of My Life, The Painter of Wind, The World They Live In, Three Dads One Mom, Who Are You? (MBC), year in review, year in review 2008
Witterings on 2008 dramas [Year in Review, Part 1]
by Sevenses
[And thus begins the year-in-review series for 2008 dramas! This'll be a four-part series, and I'm honored to have three lovely bloggers -- Sevenses, thunderbolt, and Dahee_Fanel -- offering up...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Beethoven Virus, Gourmet, Hong Gil Dong, Iljimae, The Painter of Wind, year in review, year in review 2008
Choi Jin-shil up for posthumous Daesang award
by javabeans
MBC won't be awarding its end-of-year winners until December 30, but it has revealed its acting award nominees, and the name of deceased actress Choi Jin-shil has been included as a...
Tags: awards, Beethoven Virus, Choi Jin-shil, East of Eden, Kim Myung-min, Song Seung-heon, The Last Scandal of My Life
Beethoven Virus: Episode 16
by Sevenses
Awfully sorry for the delay, folks. Will try and finish as soon as I can. For a certain Thundie, who really likes her Kim Myung Min. :D SONG OF THE...
Tags: Beethoven Virus, Jang Geun-seok, Kim Myung-min, Lee Jia