http://www.seoulbeats.com feeding your k-pop addiction Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:00:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en KBS’ new drama “Boys Over Flowers” debuted last night with fair ratings of 14.3 %. The Korean adaptation of the popular “Hana Yori Dango” series came in at second; “East of Eden”(MBC) had 28.0 % of the viewers’ share while “Terroir” (SBS) came in at third with 7.0 %. Most people ... http://www.seoulbeats.com/2009/01/%e2%80%9cboys-over-flowers%e2%80%9d-opened-to-mixed-reviews/ Here we go again.  The most anticipated and buzz worthy drama fails to live up to the hype. The first episode of "Korean Hana Dori Yango" aired today with only 14.3% in the ratings.  Don't get me wrong, it certainly has more of a pull than Song Hye Gyo and Hyunbin's ... http://www.seoulbeats.com/2009/01/boys-over-flowers-bleak-start/ Long long time ago in the mid 90's... before the massive influx of underaged kpop performers- Roo'ra was a very popular dance group.  So popular that they warranted their own kid version group, "Little Roo'ra".  Incidentally, one of the little boys chosen was seven year old Kwon Ji Yong (aka ... http://www.seoulbeats.com/2009/01/big-bang-begets-their-own-kid-version/ JYP and Bae Yong Joon announced that they will incorporate a new company for the Wonder Girls drama and will target the Asian audience, not American audience as it was rumored in the past.  No word on the plot, but in other Wonder news, the girls are having their first ... http://www.seoulbeats.com/2009/01/wonder-girls-drama-for-asia-not-america/ I'm not a fan of Mondays, especially when I have to go back to work after a long holiday break, but just looking at Jo Kwon's image above from MTV's Clean Up concert made me crack up so much that I'm already up without my daily morning coffee. Hope you had ... http://www.seoulbeats.com/2009/01/monday-laughs-jo-kwon-as-himself/