Yoo Ji-tae is coming back! To television, for one thing, but also to acting—the Hwang Jini, Traces of Love, and Oldboy star has been focusing his efforts in recent...
KBS's thriller series Story of a Man, also known as The Slingshot, has picked up an award -- the Bronze Remi -- at the 43rd WorldFest--Houston International Film Festival, which...
Here we are! The last of the year-end review series.
This post is something new, but I thought it would be an interesting experiment. Although each of us reviewers has...
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?...
My pick for Drama of the Year: City Hall.
I’ll start of with an admission. When javabeans asked me to give my thoughts on 2009, I was pretty excited, and...
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...
Somehow the mention of ringtones came up on the last Open Thread, and I posted some ringtones that I'd made of You're Beautiful OST songs. I got some requests, so...
Another interview with a Story of a Man cast member! Like his castmate Kim Kang-woo, I've previously featured an interview with Park Ki-woong, but these 10 Asia features are such great...
When Story of a Man began, actress Han Yeo-woon, who played Kim Kang-woo's good-hearted younger sister, wasn't even a blip on the radar. She'd had a supporting role playing a...
This article/interview with Kim Kang-woo talking about the end of Story of a Man isn't nearly as good as this in-depth one from a while back ("Birth of a...
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Yoo Ji-tae signs on to new Song Ji-nah drama Healer
by javabeans
Yoo Ji-tae is coming back! To television, for one thing, but also to acting—the Hwang Jini, Traces of Love, and Oldboy star has been focusing his efforts in recent...
Tags: Healer, Story of a Man, What's Up, Yoo Ji-tae
Story of a Man wins at Houston International Film Festival
by javabeans
KBS's thriller series Story of a Man, also known as The Slingshot, has picked up an award -- the Bronze Remi -- at the 43rd WorldFest--Houston International Film Festival, which...
Tags: awards, Story of a Man
2009 Editors’ Picks [Year in Review, Part 6]
by javabeans
Here we are! The last of the year-end review series. This post is something new, but I thought it would be an interesting experiment. Although each of us reviewers has...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Accidental Couple, Again My Love, Assorted Gems, awards, Boys Before Flowers, Brilliant Legacy, City Hall, Editors' Picks, Friend Our Legend, IRIS, Kyung Sook Kyung Sook's Father, Queen Seon-deok, Return of Iljimae, Smile, Story of a Man, year in review, year in review 2009, You're Beautiful
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
A newbie reviews 2009 [Year in Review, Part 3]
by samsooki
My pick for Drama of the Year: City Hall. I’ll start of with an admission. When javabeans asked me to give my thoughts on 2009, I was pretty excited, and...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Accidental Couple, Assorted Gems, Cinderella Man, City Hall, Friend Our Legend, IRIS, Job Well Done, Kyung Sook Kyung Sook's Father, My Fair Lady, Partner, Queen Seon-deok, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House, Story of a Man, Tamra the Island, Temptation of Wife, 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
Drama theme-song ringtones
by javabeans
Somehow the mention of ringtones came up on the last Open Thread, and I posted some ringtones that I'd made of You're Beautiful OST songs. I got some requests, so...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, Coffee Prince, Goong, Goong S, My Fair Lady, My Name Is Kim Sam-soon, Return of Iljimae, Story of a Man, Strongest Chil Woo, The World They Live In, You're Beautiful
Park Ki-woong scores a timely hit
by javabeans
Another interview with a Story of a Man cast member! Like his castmate Kim Kang-woo, I've previously featured an interview with Park Ki-woong, but these 10 Asia features are such great...
Tags: interviews, Park Ki-woong, Story of a Man
Han Yeo-woon: The face of purity
by javabeans
When Story of a Man began, actress Han Yeo-woon, who played Kim Kang-woo's good-hearted younger sister, wasn't even a blip on the radar. She'd had a supporting role playing a...
Tags: Han Yeo-woon, interviews, Story of a Man
Kim Kang-woo isn’t so clean-cut anymore
by javabeans
This article/interview with Kim Kang-woo talking about the end of Story of a Man isn't nearly as good as this in-depth one from a while back ("Birth of a...
Tags: interviews, Kim Kang-woo, Story of a Man