Seo In Guk recently opened up on his feelings about the ongoing talk about him and his “Answer Me 1997″ co-star, A-Pink’s Jung Eunji. The singer participated in the KBS Tuesday evening game show “1 vs. 100,” in which he also revealed some of his thoughts. “Jung Eunji and I finished filming the series last year,” he said. “At first, I thought the rumo...
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Our 4th Soompi 15th birthday gift post: What is Couch Kimchi, you may be wondering to yourself? It’s this lovely K-Drama-focused blog that has been popping up on my radar more and more these days. I became a serious fan of the site when I discovered their “That Winter, The Wind Blows” tag-team recaps, which made me feel like I was watching the show with good friends that were bot...
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On the April 8 episode of Mnet’s “Beatles Code 2,” Infinite’s leader, Sunggyu, confessed he once told teammate Hoya, “You’re not an actor. Come back as Infinite’s Hoya.” Sunggyu explained he said this to Hoya because, “After the drama, even his stare changed into that of an actor.” To this, Hoya responded, “While I didn’t have dreams of becoming an actor, after the drama I gained a lot of confiden...
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“Answer Me 1997” was a 2012 cable drama hit that centered around the 1990s K-Pop fandom and with its success, tvN has been planning a second season as part of a “Reply” series. There has been a lot of rumors and speculation regarding the focus of the new series and recently, on April 4, it was reported by a Korean news outlet that the second season will be about the basketball craze that consumed ...
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Do you think the current popularity of cable dramas will only be a small fad or will it change the landscape of Korean dramas by offering challenging higher quality content? On January 28, it’s been revealed that tvN’s drama “My Flower Boy Neighbor” became the highest sold cable drama to Japan. This is drawing a lot of attention within the industry because cable dramas, or anything shown on cables...
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APink’s Jung Eun Ji is in hot water for violating traffic laws. Several days ago, the singer-actress posted a photo on her personal me2day that led netizens to criticize her inappropriate and dangerous behavior. On January 17, she had posted, “I want to eat tangerines. But they’re warm because they were on top of the engine. I guess I’ll give my tangerines a breathe of fresh air. Don’t worry. They...
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No surprise here, PSY’s “Gangnam Style” was the most listened to song of 2012 according to Mnet.com. Here are the winners of the Mnet’s five categories: Most Downloaded and Streamed Song: PSY’s “Gangnam Style” Overall Artist Ranking: Busker Busker Longest running Entry on Mnet Top 100: Yang Yo Seob and Jung Eun Ji’s “Love Day” Mnet Top 10 Most Frequent Album: Naul and Busker Busker Best Supe...
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Actor/singer Seo In Gook spoke about the true story behind a scandal between himself and Girls’ Generation’s YoonA. On the episode of “Radio Star” that aired on December 12, the cast members of “Rascal Sons” appeared as guests including Seo In Gook, Lee Sung Jae and Ryu Soo Young. The emcees declared that Seo In Gook’s character is a playboy and also threw...
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Welcome to Korea! / hangug e osin geos-eul hwan-yeonghabnida! / 한국에 오신 것을 환영합니다! This is the third feature from one of Soomp’s favorite blogs, Outside Seoul. This entertaining and informative site brings you K-Drama (and the fandom that comes with it) from the perspective of an American who is fully immersed in all things K-Drama, but completely isolated from Korean culture otherwise, like...
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Seo In Gook displayed his sexy charms for a recent photo shoot for “Elle” magazine. Seo In Gook’s sharp eyes and energy met with an alluring charm to give off a sexy feel. With his slicked back hair and his signature eyes, Seo In Gook pulls off that homme fatale look. He sports different kinds of outfits including a double breasted black suit, a floral pattern suit and a silk shi...
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