Actor Lee Byung Hun (42) and actress Lee Min Jung (31) have had a movie-esque seven-year history. It hasn’t been too long since the acting power couple announced their marriage. It’s only been a year since they announced their courtship, but what is the story behind how they met to setting the date of their wedding? Where… Continue reading Lee Byung Hun and Lee Min Jung’s 7-year Movie-like Past
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Seven Frustrating K-Drama Fails
Watching K-dramas can be dangerous. Continuous viewing has been known to have severe consequences such as insomnia, permanent dark circles, bipolar disorder, and depression. Eyes have be strained because of all the eye-rolling, voices have been lost because of all the screaming, and many desks have been destroyed due to all the rage-induced flipping. Here is a… Continue reading Seven Frustrating K-Drama Fails
[Outside Seoul] K-Drama Couples: A Field Guide
At the heart of every Korean drama is its lead couple. But just what kind of lead couple is it? This brief guide to some of the most common manifestations will help you know for sure. The Romeo and Juliet (Coupleum impedimenticum) As seen in: That Winter the Wind Blows and I’m Sorry, I Love You Natural habitat: Verona Distinguishing features: Longing… Continue reading [Outside Seoul] K-Drama Couples: A Field Guide
15 K-Drama Dream Pairings: Secondary Couples That Deserve OTP-Status
Our 5th Soompi 15th birthday gift post: I can’t remember how I came across the talking cupboard, but it was one of the first blogs that I frequented when I started really getting into K-Dramas a couple years ago. I felt like we had the same taste in beautiful young men (Joo Won, Yoon Shi… Continue reading 15 K-Drama Dream Pairings: Secondary Couples That Deserve OTP-Status
Outside Seoul’s 15 Favorite Reasons to Watch K-drama
Part 2 of our 15th birthday series: Outside Seoul is a gem that I stumbled on thanks to Google. Amanda, aka Llamaesque, has an impressive number of K-Dramas under her belt, despite being a fairly recent convert to the genre, and brings a new and refreshing look at this wonderful world. -soomp ==== Fifteen years is… Continue reading Outside Seoul’s 15 Favorite Reasons to Watch K-drama
Dramabeans Presents Lessons From Dramaland: How To Be 15
In celebration of Soompi’s 15th birthday, I asked some of my favorite K-Entertainment bloggers to gift us with a “15-themed” post. Dramabeans is a K-Drama blog that needs no introduction, though you may not know that it was started by a Soompier who started recapping 2007’s “Dalja’s Spring” on our very own K-Drama forum. It’s since… Continue reading Dramabeans Presents Lessons From Dramaland: How To Be 15
[Outside Seoul] K-Drama Kisses: A Field Guide
Korean dramas have turned me into a connoisseur of kisses. Before my obsession began, I had probably seen tens of thousands of kisses on television and in movies. But those were mostly casual, American-style kisses, ones that fit into the plot but didn’t mean much of anything in the relationship being presented. They were usually… Continue reading [Outside Seoul] K-Drama Kisses: A Field Guide
Lee Min Ho to Release Special Album and Go On World Tour in May
Lee Min Ho‘s agency announced on March 14, “We will release Lee Min Ho’s special album world-widely in May and he will be on a world live concert tour starting in Korea at the end of May.” Lee Min Ho has sung at fan meetings and other fan-related events previously, but this is his first… Continue reading Lee Min Ho to Release Special Album and Go On World Tour in May
Sung In Kyu from A’st1 Passes Away
Singer and actor Sung In Kyu from the disbanded group A’st1 has passed away after battling thymus cancer. He was 24 years old. On February 22, Park Jung Jin announced the passing away of his former fellow member and expressed his condolences. Park Jung Jin and Sung In Kyu debuted together in the group A’st1… Continue reading Sung In Kyu from A’st1 Passes Away
[Outside Seoul] Everything I Need to Know, I Learned from Korean Drama
Anyone that’s watched more than a few K-Dramas will get some serious giggles from this post. Enjoy this week’s life lessons from our special guest blogger from Outside Seoul. When I first started watching Korea dramas more than a year ago, I never would have guessed how much the genre would have to teach me.… Continue reading [Outside Seoul] Everything I Need to Know, I Learned from Korean Drama