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Jul 19, 2010

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Introducing Lee Seung Gi’s “500-Year-Old Girlfriend”

Lee Seung Gi in My Girlfriend Is A Gumiho

Lee Seung Gi took time out from filming My Girlfriend is a Gumiho to surprise his Twitter followers by introducing them to the centuries-old new woman in his life, Shin Min Ah. Born around 1400 (but who’s counting?), Shin’s character will creep out her boyfriend when the Hong Sisters’ latest lands August 11th.

And if you’re still curious about Gumiho, check out the latest stills from the show–looks like a fun mix of horror (something about the coloring seems very horror movie to me) and goofy comedy.

Nichkhun will cameo on the sitcom More Charming By the Day next week–word is he plays a young man from Thailand with a major case of drama fever, gushing over Kdramas and doing a pretty good satire of hammy acting.

A new report says that the Hallyu wave in Japan is taking a different shape these days, with less people tuning in to Korean dramas, and more (and younger) consumers being attracted to idol bands. The article notes the failure of the recent transplant IRIS, but wasn’t that show’s poor ratings due to it being butchered by the network with bad dubbing and drastic editing?

Oguri Shun has arrived in Seoul to appear at a film festival showing his directorial debut Surely Sunday. Check out photos of the man in the denim onesie right here.

Finally, everyone who follows drama news for any amount of time knows how prevalent false casting rumors are. Ever wondered why so much “news” turns out to be just wishful thinking? Take a look at this article for some reasons. Predictably, false casting rumors can be started by the production company or an actor’s agency to stir up excitement and popular support for a certain drama-actor combo. And sometimes the press just invents the story out of thin air!

Category: News | Tags: IRIS, Lee Seung Gi, More Charming by the Day, My Girlfriend is a Gumiho, Nichkhun, Oguri Shun, Shin Min Ah, Surely Sunday

Jul 15, 2010

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IRIS Eligible For Awards In Japan

The drama “IRIS” is doing just as well over in Japan as it did in Korea. In fact, so well that according to Nikkan Sports on July 15th, many of the actors from the drama are officially contenders for awards at the 2010 14th Annual Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix.

15,814 votes came pouring in from June 29th to July 8th and after careful count, “IRIS” came in third place in terms of the number of the votes for the General Production Award with 1,320.

Santa Barbara Museum of Art gets Drama Fever

PA-YA's "Noblesse Children"

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is now hosting “Chaotic Harmony” – The first major exhibition in the United States of photographs made by contemporary Korean artists presently living in South Korea. Bringing together work by 40 contemporary photographers, this presentation of 42 large-scale images examines a range of contemporary issues. DramaFever has contributed to the multimedia aspect of the exhibit with four classic Korean drama titles: Queen Seonduk, Coffee Prince, Jewel In The Palace and IRIS.

Visitors to the SBMA will find several TVs playing Kdramas, along with several iPads loaded with additional information on artists from Chaotic Harmony, contemporary Korean music videos, and traditional Korean music. Visitors are encouraged to page through these iPads to learn more about their favorite exhibition artists.

Korean dramas on display courtesy of DramaFever.

Drama Fans also take note that on August 22nd at 2:30 pm, Suk-Young Kim, Associate Professor of Theatre at UCSB, will give a free lecture on Soap Operas and Contemporary Korean Culture. For more information log onto the SBMA website.

For information on “Chaotic Harmony”, visit http://chaoticharmonysbma.tumblr.com/

Category: Events News | Tags: Coffee Prince, DramaFever, IRIS, Jewel in the Palace, Kdrama, Queen Seon Duk, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, SBMA

Jul 7, 2010

By Dan in News | 1 Comment »

Lee Min Ho Says No to KISS

Casting for the big upcoming rom-com manga adaptation Playful Kiss (aka Mischievous Kiss) has been a hot topic for the past few weeks–will the male lead go to Kim Hyun Joong? The production house that cast him in Boys Before Flowers is casting this show too… Or maybe the uber-popular Jung Yong Hwa from You’re Beautiful? Despite recent reports, Lee Min Ho’s name has been officially dropped as a possibility, his management saying that while it’s true he was offered the role, he’s decided on another project.

Kim Hyun Joong’s first official step with new management company Keyeast is a special program airing on Japanese cable TV: Everything About Kim Hyun Joong aims to reintroduce the star and groom him for Hallyu superstardom.

What do you think of the new poster for Athena? The IRIS spinoff is currently filming in Italy and will start broadcasting this November on Mondays and Tuesdays. Does the new poster say “IRIS-style thriller” or “campy spy action” to you?

So Ji Sub’s raw emotion at Park Yong Ha’s funeral has been widely covered, and a new bit of information was leaked to the press: it turns out that So generously paid for the entire service. When asked about it, he confirmed that the cost had come out of his own pocket, but added “I am curious of how this fact got revealed to the public because only me, Park Yong-Ha’s parents, and my manager knew about this…. I don’t want any further media coverage on this. I just did what I was supposed to do.”

Jung Yong Hwa is going to need some strong time management skills. It’s been reported that the CN Blue leader’s been offered 5 new drama roles (including perhaps Playful Kiss), along with parts in films and musicals. On top of that, he’s appearing on We Got Married and of course touring with his band. His managers say that he’ll decide on his next role sometime later this year.

Finally, now you can replicate the Netflix cue of Koo Hye Seon as the Boys Over Flowers actress reveals her top five Julia Roberts movies.

Category: News | Tags: Athena, Athena: Goddess of War, Boys Before Flowers, Everything About Kim Hyun Joong, IRIS, Julia Roberts, Jung Yong Hwa, Kim Hyun Joong, Koo Hye Seon, Lee Min Ho, Mischievous Kiss, Park Yong Ha, Playful Kiss, So Ji Sub, You're Beautiful