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...
Well, MBC may have cut down its underperforming Heading to the Ground not once but twice, but perhaps it'll fare better in Japan: the soccer drama will air beginning in...
Honestly, this has to suck for Heading to the Ground: Not only did MBC already cut the broadcast down by several episodes due to poor ratings, it has made an...
Uh-oh. MBC may be getting ready to let that axe fall for the third time this year. I'm reading conflicting reports about its soccer drama Heading to the Ground, but...
Viewers are apparently unhappy with the recent events of MBC's Heading to the Ground, and I can't say I blame them -- because, doth mine eyes deceive me? Has the...
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...
The first reviews are starting to come in for the first episode of Heading to the Ground, which aired today (I haven't watched it yet, but I plan to), and...
I think my excitement for MBC’s Heading to the Ground [맨땅에 헤딩] has been slowly but steadily shrinking ever since Kim Rae-won had to drop out. The drama makes its premiere...
Lee Yoon-ji, Jung Yun-ho, Go Ara, Lee Sang-yoon
Heading to the Ground is nearing its air date, and held its production press conference on the afternoon of September 2 at Seoul's...
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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
Heading to the Ground to air in Japan next year
by javabeans
Well, MBC may have cut down its underperforming Heading to the Ground not once but twice, but perhaps it'll fare better in Japan: the soccer drama will air beginning in...
Tags: Heading to the Ground, U-Know Yunho
Heading to the Ground cut again
by javabeans
Honestly, this has to suck for Heading to the Ground: Not only did MBC already cut the broadcast down by several episodes due to poor ratings, it has made an...
Tags: drama ratings, Go Ara, Heading to the Ground, U-Know Yunho
Iris’s strong start endangers Heading’s ending
by javabeans
Uh-oh. MBC may be getting ready to let that axe fall for the third time this year. I'm reading conflicting reports about its soccer drama Heading to the Ground, but...
Tags: drama production, drama ratings, Heading to the Ground, IRIS
Heading’s abrupt story changes prompt viewer complaints
by javabeans
Viewers are apparently unhappy with the recent events of MBC's Heading to the Ground, and I can't say I blame them -- because, doth mine eyes deceive me? Has the...
Tags: Heading to the Ground, U-Know Yunho
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
Yun-ho braces for criticism
by javabeans
The first reviews are starting to come in for the first episode of Heading to the Ground, which aired today (I haven't watched it yet, but I plan to), and...
Tags: Heading to the Ground, U-Know Yunho
Yun-ho gets rescued in Heading to the Ground
by javabeans
I think my excitement for MBC’s Heading to the Ground [맨땅에 헤딩] has been slowly but steadily shrinking ever since Kim Rae-won had to drop out. The drama makes its premiere...
Tags: Heading to the Ground, Lee Yoon-ji, U-Know Yunho
Heading to the Ground’s press conference day
by javabeans
Lee Yoon-ji, Jung Yun-ho, Go Ara, Lee Sang-yoon Heading to the Ground is nearing its air date, and held its production press conference on the afternoon of September 2 at Seoul's...
Tags: Go Ara, Heading to the Ground, Lee Sang-yoon, Lee Yoon-ji, press conferences, U-Know Yunho