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Anticipated Unhappiness With Paradise Ranch
There should be a clause in an actor’s contract stating that if said actor becomes objectively more popular and successive as scientifically measured by search queries rise and interests from the blogsphere in the course of his/her current role, his/her … Continue reading
‘Mary Stayed Out All Night’ Ends With Little To Show
Mary Stayed Out All Night was an absolute waste of its young and talented leads comprising of Jang Geon Seok, Kim Jae Wook, and Moon Geun Young. Being an adaptation, there probably was a bare minimum the producers had to … Continue reading
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Tagged hit and miss 2010, Jang Geun Seok, KBS, KBS drama, Kim Jae Wook, korean drama review, Mary Stayed Out All Night, Moon Geun Young
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Queen of Reversals’ Romantic Run Down the Stretch
For some reason, it’s generally the case that the second male leads in many, if not most, Korean dramas end up winning a dominant chunk of the audience popularity vote and thus the male leads’ thunder. This almost never happens … Continue reading
Fate of Bye Bye Birdie Buddy and The Musical
“The drama isn’t on until it’s on.” That is the conclusion reached after witnessing innumerable postponements and scrapped completed dramas which waited patiently, some eventually seeing the bright electric illumination of a network broadcast, but others only the dark forsaken … Continue reading
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Tagged Bye Bye Birdie Buddy, Daniel Choi, Gu Hye Sun, Jin Ji Hee, Korean drama, MBC lineup, Ok Ju Hyun, The Musical, theater drama, UEE
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My Princess’s Edict
When casting news of a new drama called My Princess 마이 프린세스 (2011) came out, it could not be helped that a most sarcastic reaction and laughing bout duked it out trying to burst out from me. But seriously, are the … Continue reading
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Tagged January 2011 drama, Kim Eun Sook, Kim Tae Hee, Korean drama, MBC drama, My Princess, Park Ye Jin, preview, Ryu Soo Young, Song Seung Heon
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Jang Hyuk’s Midas Touch
Who would’ve imagined that the Jang Hyuk from back in the days as the prototypical dorky cowering boyfriend to uber alpha girlfriends i.e Shin Mina and Jeon Jihyun could transform into such a delicious scroundel complete with reverberating gruff throaty voice, … Continue reading
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Tagged business drama, Choi Wan Kyu, Cyrano Agency, Jang Hyuk, Kang Shin Ho, Kim Hee Ae, Korean drama, Lee Min Jung, Midas, SBS drama, SBS lineup
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‘Giant’ Further Delays the ‘Goddess’
Giant‘s steady and strong audience support and praise has sealed the deal on another 10 episodes extension to its already long (and tiring) initial 50-episodes run. Although it’s a well-performing drama so far, really hitting its stride midway around episode … Continue reading
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Tagged Athena: g, episodes extension, Giant, High Kick Through the Roof, Hwang Jung Eum, queen of cf, SBS drama, SBS lineup
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I Am Legend’s Legacy
I Am Legend was not a melodrama but the overarching effect was one of sadness. There was no death, illness, long separation, and other cruxes of traditional Korean melodrama, but it was sad from another source- identification. There was a … Continue reading
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Tagged ajumma band, Comeback Madonna Band, I Am Legend, Jong Ji Min, Juni, Kim Jung Eun, korean drama review, SBS, Su In
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And That’s How You Milk The Light Out of Your Stars
Countdown commences for the premiere of SBS’s drama Secret Garden. Two more weeks to go and everyone is busy- shooting scenes, post-editing takes, leaking set stills, and finalizing foreign distribution rights. Taking a copy from a copy of a copy out of … Continue reading
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Tagged foreign market distribution, Fugitive Plan B, Ha Ji Won, Hyun Bin, Philip Lee, SBS, Secret Garden, Yoon Sang Hyun
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Christmas Came Early this Year
SBS, the network that keeps on giving. It is certainly on a roll this holiday season. Great for them, but subjectively and selfishly, even better for viewers. Daemul 대물(2010), ruling Wednesday-Thursday night with its tight storytelling and superb acting … Continue reading
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Tagged Ha Ji Won, holiday drama lineup, Hyun Bin, SBS drama, Secret Garden, soul switching
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