Bae Yong Jun Fever
“My husband doesn't talk to me as lovingly and beautifully as Bae Yong Joon does.“
Japanese woman, on the South Korean star of the hit NHK drama "Winter Sonata," which has made Bae a hearththrob in Japan. (The Dong-A Ilbo)

It’s kind of cool that Japanese women are finding happiness and passion within Bae Yong-jun's persona in the Korean drama “Winter Sonata.”  It’s a bonus for Korean men because the Japanese “Winter Sonata” women view Korean men as being these masculine males with good hearts and a good understanding of family importance.  Nevertheless, it’s sad that they actually go to agencies and sign up to marry a Korean man simply because of television show. 

Yet it’s cool that Bae Yong-jun is as famous as Michael Jackson in his prime because it does help the relationship between South Korea and Japan.  But it’s still sad that an entity from a television fantasy is the only one that can do this as well as make thousands of Japanese women in their homes feel like there isn’t any real love in their lives. 

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Godzilla receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
It’s about time.

Kim Tae-hee, left and Kim Rae-won star in the SBS drama ‘Love Story in Harvard’
OOO, OOO…I want to see Kim Tae-hee.  Apparently this drama is not being filmed at Harvard at all, but in West Los Angeles.  I haven’t seen it yet but I certainly hope they spare the viewers the bad English speaking extras.  I’ve always wondered though, when I watch a bad English-speaking actor in a Korean drama, what is going on in their heads?  Are they embarrassed or proud?  I kind of feel embarrassed for them.  I’m just saying I think the writers should cut out the English dialogue completely in all Korea n dramas.

Korea's 25th Blue Dragon Awards
Eh?   Old Boy  didn’t win anything?  I’m surprised...

The Winners are:
Best Picture: Silmido
Best Director: Kang Woo-suk (Silmido)
Best Screenplay: Choi Dong-hun (The Big Swindle)

Best Actor: Jang Dong-gun (Taegugki)
Best Actress: Lee Na-young (Someone Special)

Best Supporting Actor: Jung Jae-young (Silmido)
Best Supporting Actress: Yeom Jung-a (The Big Swindle)

Best New Director: Choi Dong-hun (The Big Swindle)
Best New Actor: Jae-hui (3-Iron)
Best New Actress: Soo-ae (A Family)

Silmido Tops 25th Blue Dragon Awards
Old Boy does win one at Stockholm’s Film Festival in Sweden.

What to get that special HER for XXX-mas.  Hmmmm.
It looks a cell phone!

Bangbus a Bust
If you don’t know what it is, it’s a quasi-reality porn show where these douche bags who laugh like hillbillies on meth go around Florida picking up “unsuspecting” girls and boink them in a van.  Then after all is said and done, the degraded girls are left in the middle of nowhere.  Turns out, it’s all planned out, which should be quite obvious because Bangbus would have far too many lawsuits for their own good if it weren’t.

Club Promoters in Korea:  Itaewon Club Scene Fights Back
No comment, I don’t live in Korea right now but for those who do….FIGHT BACK!

It's Koreatown, Jake
Just someone writing about KTOWN.

Prank of the Century:
Collegiate rivalries are great.

Tiger to appear in Korean drama - Sept 9, 2004
Korean Drama will over take you, just like Tiger and his mom.  It looks like thanks to his mom, Tiger is inspired to act in a Korean drama using his dry personality and monotone voice.  Now that’ll be entertaining.