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Jul 17, 2010

By Tiffny in Korean Drama | No Comments »

It’s All In The Family!

The cast of My Sister

Almost any television show known to man includes some aspect or another of home life. Be it an overbearing mother ala Everybody Loves Raymond, or a quirky brother as found in Friends, one of the great things about prime-time television is that shows let us laugh at otherwise highly annoying personalities found in the people we love the most. Korean dramas are no exception to this, yet as Korea is a more family oriented society, the quirks and kinks of family life get the treatment much more often, in much more detail, and quite possibly, in a much more entertaining way! From bad seed sibling rivalries to way too perfect parents, K-dramas give viewers a runs the whole gamut when it comes to what kind of dysfunctional family drama you want, or don’t want, to watch! Keep reading, and you’ll see what I mean.

Category: Korean Drama | Tags: Assorted Gems, Cain and Abel, Cinderella's Sister, East of Eden, I Love You, Ireland, My Sister, New Wise Mother Good Wife

Jul 8, 2010

By Dramabeans in News Watch | No Comments »

Han Ji-min signs on to Noh Hee-kyung’s new drama

A year after her last drama, Cain and Abel, Han Ji-min is signing on to a new drama project, which is the next project for A-list screenwriter Noh Hee-kyung.

In the upcoming Love, Hurt, and Showers [연애, 상처 그리고 소나기], Noh writes “a story of a family and those around them who embrace love and pain.” It’s a pretty simple-sounding description, but Noh is a writer who is more about skilled execution than high concept…

Fever Watch: Lee Da Hae Calls CHUNO Critics Sexist

Lee Da Hae in CHUNO

Lee Da Hae has been getting an incredible amount of flak for her physical appearance on the stylized historical fusion drama Chuno. Some viewers say that she doesn’t look gritty enough to be a runaway slave, others that her fingernails are too shiny, and there continue to be dust-ups when she shows a hint of cleavage (the criticism got even louder when her cleavage was blurred). In response to the fury–and perhaps thinking that her co-stars Oh Ji Ho and Jang Hyuk show their share of skin too–Lee told KBS’ Entertainment Tonight, “I want to be a male actor in my next life.”

Jang Geun Suk opened his fan meeting in Seoul by performing Without Words, from the soundtrack of You’re Beautiful. The meeting with 3,000 in attendance also included a Q and A session, and you can see videos from the day’s events right here.

The Korean film and drama star Kim Yun Jin, best known to American audiences as Sun on Lost, is creating her own talent management company which will combine American and Korean business practices. Kim described her strategy for snagging the Lost role (she played hard-to-get), and talked about her future plans as the series concludes in a recent interview here.

Moon Chae Won (Shining Inheritance) rocked out for Hillfiger Denim in a new photo spread with the slogan “Jeans fit for an actress.”

So Ji Sub fans will want to check out this newly-translated interview with the Cain and Abel star for Vogue Nippon in which he talks sex appeal, his approach to new roles, and whether he has his sites set on Hollywood.

Will Pan (Miss No Good) will reunite with Hi My Sweetheart producer Chai Zhi Ping for a new drama. Chai says that she is looking to hire Korean writers for the new series, hoping that they will bring a fresh perspective rather than simply retread a typical idol drama plot.

Lee Ji Ah (Style) didn’t let a leg cast stop her from traveling to Cambodia on a volunteer mission. Her trip was captured by the news program Danbi and aired this Sunday.

Finally, all you IRIS fans will want to catch a new parody video in which we find out what really drives Lee Byung Hun nuts!

Category: News | Tags: Cain and Abel, Chai Zhi Ping, Chuno, Fever Watch, Hi My Sweetheart, IRIS, Jang Geun Suk, Jang Hyuk, Kdrama, Kim Yun Jin, Korean, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Da Hae, Lee Ji Ah, Miss No Good, Moon Chae Won, Oh Ji Ho, Shining Inheritance, So Ji Sub, Style, Will Pan, You're Beautiful

Jan 30, 2010

By Claire in Korean Drama, Recommended Reading | 17 Comments »

10 Kdrama Conventions We Can’t Get Enough Of

Korean dramas, like every other genre, have a set of conventions which characterize and to some extent define them. Most of these we’ve all seen before, but whether we recognize them consciously or unconsciously depends on our experience with Kdramas and our awareness of genre tropes in general. Here, I highlight ten of the most-frequently seen conventions in Kdramas, most of which, as you scan this list, you should realize you are already highly familiar with… Without further ado, I give you the top 10 Kdrama conventions.