2007 was a rich year for drama-land. There was something for everyone, whether your tastes ran toward dark thrillers (Devil), intense dramas (White Tower), heart-warmers (Thank You), off-the-wall eccentrics (Mixed-up Investigative...
The K-drama world rolled into 2008 still riding the high that was 2007, a year in which a startling number of quality dramas were made, and enjoyed. Maybe it rolled in too...
When Night Comes, Strongest Chil Woo
This is interesting because I'm actually watching all three Monday-Tuesday dramas right now, and I agree with the general points made, and yet find...
MBC's When Night Comes, SBS's Iljimae
The following article from OSEN takes a look at the difference between the types of dramas on the air these days. I find...
So yeah... not a great drama.
It's too bad since the two leads are entertaining together and they've got that bickering, competitive one-upmanship vibe going strong. But the rest of...
To be brief?
Based on Episode 1, I found When Night Comes (also Every Night or Every Time It's Night) to be part fun, and part corny. Its attempts to be...
Stars of MBC's When Night Comes were on hand on June 17 in Seoul for the press conference introducing their drama. Kim Sun Ah, Lee Dong Gun, Kim Jung Hwa, and...
Let's choose to look at this positively and not as a sign of trouble, shall we?
MBC's long-awaited When Night Comes may have been garnering buzz for its lead stars...
Since May 7, the upcoming drama When Night Falls has been filming in Japan; lead actress Kim Sun Ah wears a kimono (above) while filming on location in the city of...
KBS's new action drama Rivals, aka Kang-jeok-deul or Adversaries, premieres tomorrow. In striving for realism, Chae Rim visited a special attack squad and handled real firearms; Lee Jong Hyuk and...
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Finding merit in the mediocre [Year in Review, Part 4]
by javabeans
2007 was a rich year for drama-land. There was something for everyone, whether your tastes ran toward dark thrillers (Devil), intense dramas (White Tower), heart-warmers (Thank You), off-the-wall eccentrics (Mixed-up Investigative...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, A Star's Lover, Beethoven Virus, Bulhandang/Robbers, East of Eden, Gourmet, Hong Gil Dong, I Love You, Iljimae, Love & Marriage, On Air, Rivals, Strongest Chil Woo, Tazza, The Last Scandal of My Life, The World They Live In, Three Dads One Mom, When Night Comes, Who Are You? (MBC), year in review, year in review 2008
Dahee Fanel’s 2008 review [Year in Review, Part 3]
by Dahee_Fanel
The K-drama world rolled into 2008 still riding the high that was 2007, a year in which a startling number of quality dramas were made, and enjoyed. Maybe it rolled in too...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, A Star's Lover, Beethoven Virus, East of Eden, I Love You, Iljimae, Kingdom of Wind, La Dolce Vita, My Sweet Seoul, On Air, Rivals, Spotlight, Strongest Chil Woo, Tazza, The Painter of Wind, The World They Live In, When Night Comes, Who Are You? (MBC), year in review, year in review 2008
Monday-Tuesday ratings analysis: One hit, one cult following, one flop
by javabeans
When Night Comes, Strongest Chil Woo This is interesting because I'm actually watching all three Monday-Tuesday dramas right now, and I agree with the general points made, and yet find...
Tags: drama ratings, Eric, Gourmet, Kim Sun-ah, Lee Dong-gun, mania dramas, Strongest Chil Woo, When Night Comes
Popular vs. buzzworthy dramas
by javabeans
MBC's When Night Comes, SBS's Iljimae The following article from OSEN takes a look at the difference between the types of dramas on the air these days. I find...
Tags: adaptations, drama ratings, Gourmet, Iljimae, La Dolce Vita, Lee Dong-wook, mania dramas, My Sweet Seoul, Oh Yeon-soo, Sohn Ye-jin, Spotlight, Strongest Chil Woo, When Night Comes, You're My Destiny
When Night Comes: Episode 2
by javabeans
So yeah... not a great drama. It's too bad since the two leads are entertaining together and they've got that bickering, competitive one-upmanship vibe going strong. But the rest of...
Tags: Kim Sun-ah, Lee Dong-gun, When Night Comes
When Night Comes: Episode 1
by javabeans
To be brief? Based on Episode 1, I found When Night Comes (also Every Night or Every Time It's Night) to be part fun, and part corny. Its attempts to be...
Tags: first episodes, Kim Jung-hwa, Kim Sun-ah, Lee Dong-gun, When Night Comes
Posing pretty for When Night Comes
by javabeans
Stars of MBC's When Night Comes were on hand on June 17 in Seoul for the press conference introducing their drama. Kim Sun Ah, Lee Dong Gun, Kim Jung Hwa, and...
Tags: Gourmet, Kim Jung-hwa, Kim Sun-ah, Lee Dong-gun, press conferences, Strongest Chil Woo, When Night Comes
They’d better hope third time’s the charm
by javabeans
Let's choose to look at this positively and not as a sign of trouble, shall we? MBC's long-awaited When Night Comes may have been garnering buzz for its lead stars...
Tags: Kim Jung-hwa, Lee Soo-kyung, When Night Comes
Kimonos and national treasures
by javabeans
Since May 7, the upcoming drama When Night Falls has been filming in Japan; lead actress Kim Sun Ah wears a kimono (above) while filming on location in the city of...
Tags: Kim Sun-ah, Lee Dong-gun, When Night Comes
News bites: April 13, 2008
by javabeans
KBS's new action drama Rivals, aka Kang-jeok-deul or Adversaries, premieres tomorrow. In striving for realism, Chae Rim visited a special attack squad and handled real firearms; Lee Jong Hyuk and...
Tags: Kim Dong-wan, Kim Haneul, Kim Sun-ah, Lee Dong-gun, Lee Hana, music videos, On Air, overworking, Rivals, When Night Comes