After a pretty meh 2008, I was ready for the drama landscape to fire back up with 2009. And while there were a number of misses and disappointments -- isn't there always?...
With the year coming to an end, that means it's time to take stock of the past twelve months (well, eleven really) in kdramas. The broadcast stations will be holding...
It's been a little while since Dream faded from airwaves, but its star Kim Bum is getting ready to launch his new movie, Flight [비상], which will be released next week....
Heading to the Ground; Dream
2009 was supposed to be the year of the sports drama revival, and it has had its share of sports-themed series, with at least another still...
This is probably callous of me, but another actor faints on set and all I’ve got to say is: Ho-hum.
It was belatedly revealed over the weekend that Kim...
Dream, Hometown of Legends
I knew Queen Seon-deok was doing well, but it's positively crushing the competition.
I wouldn't really use the word "juggernaut" for a drama under 40% ratings (20% is...
We've seen training photos of Kim Bum, star of SBS's Dream, and now we turn to one of the lesser characters. Here we have Hyun-woo, member of pop group 24/7 and...
In the first two episodes of SBS's new Monday-Tuesday drama Dream, lead actor Kim Bum hasn't yet begun training his way to mixed martial arts glory, but in these latest...
Argh, Dream did it again. After Episode 1 had aired, I was on the fence about continuing the drama, but pretty close to jumping off that fence. Most of Episode 2 did...
I had a mixed reaction to today's premiere episode of the SBS drama Dream. Perhaps viewers agreed, as the first installment drew a low 5.4% rating against MBC's Queen Seon-deok (32.7%) and...
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All told, a pretty fun year [Year in Review, Part 4]
by javabeans
After a pretty meh 2008, I was ready for the drama landscape to fire back up with 2009. And while there were a number of misses and disappointments -- isn't there always?...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Boys Before Flowers, Cinderella Man, Dream, Heading to the Ground, Hero, Hon, IRIS, Kyung Sook Kyung Sook's Father, My Fair Lady, Partner, Queen Seon-deok, Return of Iljimae, Smile, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House, Story of a Man, Style, Swallow the Sun, Tamra the Island, Triple, Will It Snow For Christmas, year in review, year in review 2009, You're Beautiful
How was 2009 for you?
by javabeans
With the year coming to an end, that means it's time to take stock of the past twelve months (well, eleven really) in kdramas. The broadcast stations will be holding...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, A Star's Lover, Accidental Couple, Angel's Temptation, Beanie Awards, Boys Before Flowers, Brilliant Legacy, Cain and Abel, Cinderella Man, City Hall, Dream, Friend, Heading to the Ground, Hero, Hon, IRIS, Ja Myung Go, Job Well Done, Loving You a Thousand Times, My Fair Lady, Partner, Queen of Housewives, Queen Seon-deok, Return of Iljimae, Smile, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House, Story of a Man, Strike Love, Style, Tamra the Island, Triple, year in review, year in review 2009
Kim Bum is poised to take flight
by javabeans
It's been a little while since Dream faded from airwaves, but its star Kim Bum is getting ready to launch his new movie, Flight [비상], which will be released next week....
Tags: Dream, interviews, Kim Bum
Sports dramas struggle to stay in the game
by javabeans
Heading to the Ground; Dream 2009 was supposed to be the year of the sports drama revival, and it has had its share of sports-themed series, with at least another still...
Tags: Dream, Heading to the Ground, Strike Love, Taereung National Village, The Last Match, Triple
Another actor collapses on set
by javabeans
This is probably callous of me, but another actor faints on set and all I’ve got to say is: Ho-hum. It was belatedly revealed over the weekend that Kim...
Tags: Dream, Kim Bum, overworking, star accidents
And the Seon-deok juggernaut rolls on
by javabeans
Dream, Hometown of Legends I knew Queen Seon-deok was doing well, but it's positively crushing the competition. I wouldn't really use the word "juggernaut" for a drama under 40% ratings (20% is...
Tags: drama ratings, Dream, Hometown of Legends, Queen Seon-deok
Dream’s Flower Fighter Hyun-woo
by javabeans
We've seen training photos of Kim Bum, star of SBS's Dream, and now we turn to one of the lesser characters. Here we have Hyun-woo, member of pop group 24/7 and...
Tags: Dream, Hyun-woo, singers
Sneak peek at Kim Bum’s training session for Dream
by javabeans
In the first two episodes of SBS's new Monday-Tuesday drama Dream, lead actor Kim Bum hasn't yet begun training his way to mixed martial arts glory, but in these latest...
Tags: Dream, Kim Bum
Dream: Episode 2
by javabeans
Argh, Dream did it again. After Episode 1 had aired, I was on the fence about continuing the drama, but pretty close to jumping off that fence. Most of Episode 2 did...
Tags: Dream, Joo Jin-mo, Kim Bum, Sohn Dam-bi
Dream: Episode 1
by javabeans
I had a mixed reaction to today's premiere episode of the SBS drama Dream. Perhaps viewers agreed, as the first installment drew a low 5.4% rating against MBC's Queen Seon-deok (32.7%) and...
Tags: Choi Yeo-jin, Dream, first episodes, Joo Jin-mo, Kim Bum, Sohn Dam-bi