Tag Archive: Tree With Deep Roots

Korean language and culture series: Analyzing Korean drama and film titles, part 1

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A Korean friend once asked me, “Have you seen Love and Soul (사랑과 영혼)?” I looked at her quizzically and asked, “What’s that?” She looked surprised at my response and proceeded to describe an American film starring Patrick Swayze in which he played a spirit wandering on earth near his girlfriend, played by Demi Moore, …

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Tree With Deep Roots: Episode 1

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Tree With Deep Roots premiered last week with ratings in single digits. Its first two episodes drew 9.2% and 8.2%, respectively. (Source: TNmS) It was not a surprising result considering it had to contend against the finale of The Princess’s Man, but even so, it’s really unfortunate because Tree With Deep Roots started out so strong. And …

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Trailers galore (October 2011 edition)

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This post will be constantly updated as new trailers get released.

Looking ahead to the 2011 drama lineup – Part 5

Here is a final installment of the “Looking ahead to the 2011 drama lineup” series, where we take a closer look at the dramas scheduled to premiere during the remainder of 2011. Due to the long interval between this and the last one (Part 4) in June, a number of dramas have already premiered during …

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Sageuk, Sageuk, Sageuk!

(Sageuk parody from High Kick Through the Roof, and yup, that’s Jung Il Woo in the first pic!) Sageuk (사극) n. Historical drama or play. Growing up, I was not a fan of sageuk and thought of it as only for the “grown-ups”. The word “sageuk” conjured up images of court officials kneeling with their …

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