Note: The following is taken from a Korean article, so the opinions therein aren't necessarily my own. Still, it's a look into the trends we can expect in the coming...
CNN has put up its list of "15 Movies for Geeks in 2009," and the Hallyu contingent actually has a decent showing on it.
Jeon Ji-hyun's (aka Gianna Jun) Hollywood debut movie...
Check out Lee Byung-heon's rock-hard body, taken here from the pages of the January issue of Elle magazine.
Lee owes his fantastic physique (at least in part) to the work...
Yet more awards, as we get deeper into December: this time it's the 11th Director's Cut Awards, which were presented on December 16.
Awards were determined based on a vote cast...
What will they remake next? It's not just songs, or movies, or television dramas anymore -- now it's MUSIC VIDEOS. (What next, commercials?)
The music video for veteran kpop ballad...
After all the hullaballo, Kwon Sang-woo finally married Sohn Tae-young today (September 28), and I for one am glad, since we won't be having to hear about it anymore.
The couple...
Although the "kimchi Western" The Good, the Bad, the Weird already had its international screening at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year (to general praise), its official Korean release doesn't...
Ara and Jang Geun Seok are dolling up and gettin' down in an online teaser ad for a cosmetics brand, showing off what is being dubbed their "techtonic" Tecktonik dance....
Um. I know it's hardly accurate to judge a movie based on a 30-second trailer, much less a few photo stills. But, erm, based on these stills of the upcoming...
Best Actress winners Yoon Eun Hye (drama), Kim Min Hee (film)
The 44th Baeksang Arts Awards were held in Seoul on April 24, handing out top honors to the films and...
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Drama trends for 2009
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Note: The following is taken from a Korean article, so the opinions therein aren't necessarily my own. Still, it's a look into the trends we can expect in the coming...
Tags: Cain and Abel, Chae Shi-ra, Cinderella Man, drama production, Go Hyun-jung, Han Ji-min, IRIS, Iron Empress, Ja Myung Go, Ji Sung, Kim Tae-hee, Lee Byung-heon, Lee Yo-won, Min Hyo-rin, Park Min-young, Queen Seon-deok, Return of Iljimae, Shin Hyun-joon, So Ji-sub, Sung Yuri, Swallow the Sun, Triple, Yoon Kye-sang
Jeon Ji-hyun has the geeks excited
by javabeans
CNN has put up its list of "15 Movies for Geeks in 2009," and the Hallyu contingent actually has a decent showing on it. Jeon Ji-hyun's (aka Gianna Jun) Hollywood debut movie...
Tags: Daniel Henney, Hollywood, Jeon Ji-hyun, Lee Byung-heon
Lee Byung-heon in Elle
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Check out Lee Byung-heon's rock-hard body, taken here from the pages of the January issue of Elle magazine. Lee owes his fantastic physique (at least in part) to the work...
Tags: Hollywood, Lee Byung-heon
The 11th Director’s Cut Awards
by javabeans
Yet more awards, as we get deeper into December: this time it's the 11th Director's Cut Awards, which were presented on December 16. Awards were determined based on a vote cast...
Tags: awards, directors, Gong Hyo-jin, Ha Jung-woo, Jung Woo-sung, Lee Byung-heon, Park Chan-wook, Song Kang-ho, Yoo Ah-in
“To Heaven” becomes “To the Hospital”
by javabeans
What will they remake next? It's not just songs, or movies, or television dramas anymore -- now it's MUSIC VIDEOS. (What next, commercials?) The music video for veteran kpop ballad...
Tags: Kim Haneul, Lee Byung-heon, remakes
Kwon Sang-woo weds Sohn Tae-young (finally)
by javabeans
After all the hullaballo, Kwon Sang-woo finally married Sohn Tae-young today (September 28), and I for one am glad, since we won't be having to hear about it anymore. The couple...
Tags: Byun Jung-soo, Cha Seung-won, Choi Ji-woo, Ha Ji-won, Han Ga-in, Hwang Bo, Jang Dong-gun, Jung Woo-sung, Kim Sung-soo, Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Beom-soo, Lee Byung-heon, Lee Jung-jae, Lee Jung-jin, Oh Ji-ho, So Ji-sub, Sohn Tae-young, Song Seung-heon, star romances, weddings, Yoo Ji-tae
Press day for the Good, Bad, and Weird
by javabeans
Although the "kimchi Western" The Good, the Bad, the Weird already had its international screening at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year (to general praise), its official Korean release doesn't...
Tags: Jung Woo-sung, Lee Byung-heon, Song Kang-ho
News bites: June 14, 2008
by javabeans
Ara and Jang Geun Seok are dolling up and gettin' down in an online teaser ad for a cosmetics brand, showing off what is being dubbed their "techtonic" Tecktonik dance....
Tags: Choi Ji-woo, Go Ara, Jang Geun-seok, Lee Byung-heon, Lee Dong-gun, Moon Geun-young, news bites, Rain, Wonder Girls, Yoo Seung-ho
The next cog in the stereotype machine
by javabeans
Um. I know it's hardly accurate to judge a movie based on a 30-second trailer, much less a few photo stills. But, erm, based on these stills of the upcoming...
Tags: Hollywood, Jang Dong-gun, Jeon Ji-hyun, Lee Byung-heon, Rain
44th Baeksang Arts Awards
by javabeans
Best Actress winners Yoon Eun Hye (drama), Kim Min Hee (film) The 44th Baeksang Arts Awards were held in Seoul on April 24, handing out top honors to the films and...
Tags: awards, Coffee Prince, Go Ara, Han Hyo-joo, Hong Gil Dong, Hyun Young, Jang Geun-seok, Jung Il-woo, Jung Ryeo-won, Kang Ji-hwan, Kim Jung-eun, Kim Min-hee, Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Byung-heon, Lee Dong-wook, Lee Jia, Lee Seon-kyun, Lee Yeon-hee, Lee Yoon-jung, Legend, Park Shi-yeon, Park Shin-yang, Park Yong-ha, Sohn Ye-jin, Song Kang-ho, Sung Yuri, War of Money, Yoo Gun, Yoon Eun-hye