Tagged: country: korea

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JYJ – The Beginning

The Beginning is an album that’s an interesting mixture of lackluster, commendable, and well-composed tracks — a promising, albeit risky, debut that probably needs a few close listens to truly appreciate.

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JeA – While You’re Sleeping

Brown Eyed Girls’ leader (and eldest member) JeA has finally launched her first official solo debut with its first official music video for While You’re Sleeping (그대가 잠든 사이).

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Concubine, The (Korean Film)

Though the poster may mislead, The Concubine deals little with love, instead entangling itself with sacrifice, suspicion, backstabbing and revenge set in the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897) in a way that you’re never likely to see on television unless HBO is planning a telenovela.

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Two Weddings and a Funeral

Kim Jho Kwang-soo’s feature-length film follows gay doctor Min-soo who gets married to his lesbian friend Hyo-jin to front like a married couple and get his mom off of his back.