As a promotional measure, looks like Yoon Eun Hye's collaboration with brand-new pop/hip-hop duo Mighty Mouth was a smashing success. They've shot up the music charts with "frightening speed"...
Episode 20 was so much better (in my opinion) than Episode 19. Maybe it's because I'd heard (er, read) whisperings of the Big Event in the last episode, and that sucked out...
Here we are at the major turning point. Can't say this was a surprise -- the past few episodes have definitely been feeling like something was on the way --...
Just when I'd thought we'd settled into a pattern of plots and bad guys, trust the Hong sisters to mix things up. Yay for unpredictability.
SONG OF THE DAY
Sorri (소히)...
Hong Gil Dong actors Jang Geun Seok (stoic prince Chang Whe) and Kim Rina (jealous noble lady Eun Hye) were on hand in Myungdong in Seoul on the 24th for...
The Hong sisters are getting better at plot transitions -- today we get a new storyline, a new baddie -- although I still think they've got much room for improvement....
Doll-faced actress Kim Byul (of the uncommonly good sports drama Taereung National Village, and Clazziquai's "Sweety" music video opposite Lee Junki) has been cast opposite Jang Geun Seok (of the...
Woo-wee, things just got kicked up a notch.
Just something I've noticed over the Hong sisters' three previous drama series --
[Glass half empty perspective]: Their secondary romantic pairings tend...
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News bites: March 10, 2008
by javabeans
As a promotional measure, looks like Yoon Eun Hye's collaboration with brand-new pop/hip-hop duo Mighty Mouth was a smashing success. They've shot up the music charts with "frightening speed"...
Tags: Han Ji-min, Hollywood, Jang Geun-seok, Kwon Sang-woo, Mighty Mouth, news bites, Song Seung-heon, Uhm Jung-hwa, Yoon Eun-hye
Hong Gil Dong: Episode 20
by javabeans
Episode 20 was so much better (in my opinion) than Episode 19. Maybe it's because I'd heard (er, read) whisperings of the Big Event in the last episode, and that sucked out...
Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri
Hong Gil Dong: Episode 19
by javabeans
Here we are at the major turning point. Can't say this was a surprise -- the past few episodes have definitely been feeling like something was on the way --...
Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri
Hong Gil Dong: Episode 18
by javabeans
Ooh. Who else was afraid for a second that our hero had crossed over to the dark side? A great moment, wasn't it? SONG OF THE DAY Heritage - "Mama...
Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri
Hong Gil Dong: Episode 17
by javabeans
Just when I'd thought we'd settled into a pattern of plots and bad guys, trust the Hong sisters to mix things up. Yay for unpredictability. SONG OF THE DAY Sorri (소히)...
Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri
Busy actors find time to cross-promote
by javabeans
Hong Gil Dong actors Jang Geun Seok (stoic prince Chang Whe) and Kim Rina (jealous noble lady Eun Hye) were on hand in Myungdong in Seoul on the 24th for...
Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok
Hong Gil Dong: Episode 16
by javabeans
The Hong sisters are getting better at plot transitions -- today we get a new storyline, a new baddie -- although I still think they've got much room for improvement....
Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri
Hong Gil Dong: Episode 15
by javabeans
You know what we haven't had in a while? A feel-good episode. It's nice to have one -- and a chance to breathe -- in the midst of all the...
Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri
Kim Byul, Jang Geun Seok — and baby makes three
by javabeans
Doll-faced actress Kim Byul (of the uncommonly good sports drama Taereung National Village, and Clazziquai's "Sweety" music video opposite Lee Junki) has been cast opposite Jang Geun Seok (of the...
Tags: Jang Geun-seok, Kim Byul
Hong Gil Dong: Episode 14
by javabeans
Woo-wee, things just got kicked up a notch. Just something I've noticed over the Hong sisters' three previous drama series -- [Glass half empty perspective]: Their secondary romantic pairings tend...
Tags: Hong Gil Dong, Jang Geun-seok, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yuri