Mnet’s “Super Star K3” is currently in deep trouble due to the intense rain that occurred in South Korea. According to Mnet on August 9th, a lot of the equipment for editing and also edited videos of “Super Star K3” became damaged. On August 1st, one of the editing servers that contained nearly 20,000 tapes became overloaded. It will take nearly two weeks to re-edit all of the destroyed material. However, the disaster did not end there. On August 7th, a server became overloaded again when filmed videos were re-inserted into the server.
Category: Variety
"Heartstrings" to End at 15 Episodes
“Heartstrings,” MBC’s currently airing youth melodrama starring Jung Yong Hwa and Park Shin Hye is set to end on its 15th episode from an intended 16.
Jang Geun Suk to Take the Lead Role in Director Yoon Suk Ho’s New Drama
Director Yoon Suk Ho, who is known for his former work “Winter Sonata”, has revealed the male lead character for his upcoming drama would be the popular Hallyu star Jang Geun Suk.
Video of Jay Park and Moon Hee Jun’s Cover of H.O.T.’s “Candy”
Last week, we reported on the recording of Jay Park and Moon Hee Jun’s “Candy” cover performance for KBS “Immortal Song 2.” Due to popular demand, here we bring the full video of their performance, including pre-performance interviews of the two!
Birdie Buddy: Uee’s Drama Will Have First Broadcast Today
Birdie Buddy is based on a Korean comic book series and will have its first broadcast on August 8th. The drama is Uee’s first where she stars as the main character. The production team behind the drama worked on “Boys Over Flowers” and “Palace.” Uee plays a character that has a rural background, but goes through different hardships in order to become a golfing goddess. Her character will feature Uee’s positive and bright energy. The PD of “Birdie Buddy” stated that “The whole staff was surprised at her acting abilities.”
Lesbians in Drama: Viewer Opinion Split on Daughters of Club Bilities
The viewer opinion of KBS 2TV’s Drama Special, “Daughters of Club Bilities” is currently split. On the episode that was broadcast on August 7th, the show portrayed lesbians in a deep manner. The drama itself gained a lot of attention because currently Korean society is still closed on the matter of same-sex. Also, KBS is a big broadcasting company and the drama is on network television.
"Protect The Boss" Garners Explosive Overseas Attention
After premiering with strong ratings just last week, SBS has stated that they are currently in talks with several distributors around Asia.
Let’s Go Dream Team: Female Ice Sliding Controversy
On August 7th, the show “Let’s Go Dream Team Season 2” was the foci of controversy because of their summer “Dream Girls” special. Viewers of the show complained about the bikini-like clothes that the female celebrities were wearing and also the angle of the camera that seemed to focus on certain body parts. Many female celebrities appeared on this special and Rainbow’s Jae Kyung and Cho Hyun Young, SISTAR’s Dasom, and Dal Shabet’s Viki participated in the “Ice Sliding Game.”
Han Ga In and Hwang Jung Min to Return to Dramaland?
Rumor has it that Han Ga In ("Bad Guy") and Hwang Jung Min ("Accidental Couple," "That Fool") might be returning to dramaland together, in the mega-million blockbuster cable drama Korean Peninsula, a cable drama from CSTV (owned by Joseon Ilbo, a news network).
JYJ Continues to Make Strides on Drama OSTs
Following the success of JYJ Junsu’s latest single, “You Are So Beautiful,” from SBS drama “Scent of a Woman,” the entire K-pop industry is now turning heads to see if drama OSTs will become a new winning strategy for the trio.