Interesting. Another Misuda panelist in the harsh glare of the media spotlight.
I don't really follow Misuda (Chatting with Beautiful Women, aka Global Talk Show), for various reasons which I've...
I admit the first thing that struck me about Kim Hye Sung was his adorable baby face. But although he's part of the newest generation of good-looking, trendy young stars,...
The following is interesting to me because I don't know much of the Chosun background during which Hong Gil Dong takes place, and because I had this exact conversation with...
Okay, I've gotta say this ticks me off on so many levels.
Singer Ivy is being sued by the cosmetics company she was hired as brand model for, under the...
Actor-singer Lee Seung Gi broke a finger on the 23rd while filming his segment for the popular Happy Sunday variety program, and underwent surgery. Although he doesn't think the injury...
Where's pop singer Ivy's "Leave Britney alone" guy when she needs one?
She's had a pretty tough year, what with the allegedly violent and angry ex-boyfriend blackmailing her regarding an...
Are Gong Yoo and Im Soo Jung dating? MBC every1's news-entertainment show News Agency! Kura's Desk thinks so; they're reporting that the romance is on.
Last year, reports that...
Actress and bone marrow donor Choi Kang Hee
Alls I's gotta say is: Anti-fan culture is ridiculous. Even supposing a celebrity donates money or performs an act of charity...
Yoon Eun Hye, Lee Hyori
With this generation so internet-savvy, and the stars living in an overwhelmingly wired society that analyzes their every move, it's no surprise that more and...
The "uljjang" phenomenon is one that is fascinating, odd, borderline disturbing (or at least perplexing), uniquely Korean -- and now, it appears, waning.
The word uljjang comes from a mashup...
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Global Talk Show not quite as global as it thinks
by javabeans
Interesting. Another Misuda panelist in the harsh glare of the media spotlight. I don't really follow Misuda (Chatting with Beautiful Women, aka Global Talk Show), for various reasons which I've...
Tags: controversies, Misuda, netizens
When Boy Meets Boy
by javabeans
I admit the first thing that struck me about Kim Hye Sung was his adorable baby face. But although he's part of the newest generation of good-looking, trendy young stars,...
Tags: Kim Hye-sung, netizens, uljjangs, Unstoppable High Kick
Historical inaccuracy, or dramatization?
by javabeans
The following is interesting to me because I don't know much of the Chosun background during which Hong Gil Dong takes place, and because I had this exact conversation with...
Tags: drama production, Hong Gil Dong, netizens
More troubles for Ivy
by javabeans
Okay, I've gotta say this ticks me off on so many levels. Singer Ivy is being sued by the cosmetics company she was hired as brand model for, under the...
Tags: controversies, Ivy, lawsuits, netizens, singers
News bites: February 25, 2008
by javabeans
Actor-singer Lee Seung Gi broke a finger on the 23rd while filming his segment for the popular Happy Sunday variety program, and underwent surgery. Although he doesn't think the injury...
Tags: Bada, good deeds, Han Ji-hye, Han Ye-seul, Lee Seung-gi, Mighty Mouth, netizens, news bites, Yoon Eun-hye
Ivy resurfaces
by javabeans
Where's pop singer Ivy's "Leave Britney alone" guy when she needs one? She's had a pretty tough year, what with the allegedly violent and angry ex-boyfriend blackmailing her regarding an...
Tags: Ivy, netizens, singers
Are they or aren’t they?
by javabeans
Are Gong Yoo and Im Soo Jung dating? MBC every1's news-entertainment show News Agency! Kura's Desk thinks so; they're reporting that the romance is on. Last year, reports that...
Tags: Gong Yoo, Im Soo-jung, netizens, star romances
No celebrity good deed goes unpunished
by javabeans
Actress and bone marrow donor Choi Kang Hee Alls I's gotta say is: Anti-fan culture is ridiculous. Even supposing a celebrity donates money or performs an act of charity...
Tags: anti-fans, Choi Kang-hee, good deeds, Kim Tae-hee, netizens
Breaking the fourth wall: Stars and their homepages
by javabeans
Yoon Eun Hye, Lee Hyori With this generation so internet-savvy, and the stars living in an overwhelmingly wired society that analyzes their every move, it's no surprise that more and...
Tags: anti-fans, Ivy, Lee Hyori, netizens, uljjangs, Yoon Eun-hye
Where have all the uljjangs gone?
by javabeans
The "uljjang" phenomenon is one that is fascinating, odd, borderline disturbing (or at least perplexing), uniquely Korean -- and now, it appears, waning. The word uljjang comes from a mashup...
Tags: Gu Hye-sun, Kim Ok-bin, Nam Sang-mi, netizens, Park Han-byul, uljjangs