Hello to all my dear friends in the world of Jo Hyun Jae! The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. For me, the best posts I made this year are those on Hyun Jae’s post-Yongpal interviews. Jenny Park was really a great help in translating those interviews. Thanks again, Jenny! … Continue reading
This article has been languishing in my pending folder for quite some time now. It came out June of this year, but I forgot to translate it right away. And with Jo Hyun Jae working on a drama the past few months, this article got buried beneath all the “Yongpal” materials. Anyway, even thought the article … Continue reading
Actor Yeo Eui Joo, Jo Hyun Jae‘s co-star in the drama “King’s Daughter, Soo Baek Hyang” (KDSBH, MBC, 2013-2014), appeared in the recently-concluded drama “Scholar Who Walks The Night” (MBC, 2015). While “Scholar” was airing, the young actor gave an interview in which he talked about our Hyun Jae. I translated to English just the part about … Continue reading
Jo Hyun Jae‘s drama “King’s Daughter, Soo Baek Hyang” (KDSBH) is doing very well in Japan. It has been airing constantly on various TV stations in Japan (both cable and terrestrial) since it first aired on KNTV soon after the drama finished airing in South Korea in February 2014. As proof of the drama’s success in … Continue reading
This is Part 2 of Jo Hyun Jae‘s BNT interview. English translation is by Jenny Park. Thank you! Title of Article: [Interview] Jo Hyun Jae, he wants to raise the flavor of his acting with thick-lined (in-depth) characters. Editor: Our translator explained that thick-lined or in-depth characters means that JHJ wants to portray more heavy-duty or … Continue reading
This is Part 2/Final of PD Lee Sang Yeob’s interview which appeared in the April 2015 issue of the Japanese magazine “Korean TV Drama” (No. 66). This part is really very difficult to translate. I had to ask the help of Ms. Hiromi and Ms. Kimy Kukuchan several times so I could understand the answers. … Continue reading
Japanese fan Hiromi graciously shared with me the Japanese transcript of PD Lee Sang Yeob’s (PD LSY) interview which appeared in the Japanese magazine “Korean TV Dramas” (No. 66). This is the same issue of the magazine where Jo Hyun Jae‘s interview also appeared. JHJ’s interview from Korean TV Drama No. 66 PD LSY’s interview is quite … Continue reading
Originally posted on I Dreamed A Drama:
Sagueks have always been my thing and incidentally the first Kdrama I ever saw was a saguek/historical drama. Since then I’ve never stopped looking out for great historical/period dramas with a little bit of fusion if available. They may not be the best ratings magnet but many can…
This is Part 5/Final of my English translation of Jo Hyun Jae‘s interview which appeared in the Japanese magazine “Korean TV Dramas” (No. 66). The magazine was released in Japan this month. My translation is not verbatim. Many, many thanks to Hiromi for typing out this interview. Without her help we wouldn’t have been able … Continue reading
Here is part 4 of my English translation of Jo Hyun Jae‘s interview with appeared in the April 2015 issue of the Japanese magazine “Korean TV Dramas” (No. 66). My English translation is not verbatim. OMG, JHJ made me laugh so much with some of his answers! 😀 Link to Part 3. Q16: In Episode … Continue reading
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