Beautiful Gong Shim (Drama - 2016)

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  Namgoong Min
  남궁민
  As
  Ahn Dan-tae / Seok Joon-pyo
  (안단태 / 석준표)
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  Bang Minah
  방민아
  As
  Gong Shim
  (공심)
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  Seo Hyo-rim
  서효림
  As
  Gong Mi
  (공미)
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  On Joo-wan
  온주완
  As
  Seok Joon-soo
  (석준수)
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  Oh Hyun-kyung
  오현경
  As
  Joo Jae-boon
  (주재분)
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  Woo Hyun
  우현
  As
  Gong Hyeok
  (공혁)

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  [Hot Takes from the Noonas] Gong Yoo, Park Bo-gum, Park Bo-young, Park Shin-hye, and Namgoong Min nominated at the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards
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  2016/12/31
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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Episode 20 (final)
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  The last episode of "Beautiful Gong Shim" was everything I had expected it to be and a little less. Each story was addressed, however awkwardly and the guy got his girl. The beauty of Dan-tae's weird character carried through to the end even if other elements did not. Gong Mi's past is revealed, but not in the way one would expect,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Episode 19
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  Episode 19 of "Beautiful Gong Shim" is where all the action is. Joon-soo's uncle is caught by his own avarice and stupidity, Joon-soo chooses the righteous path, and Dan-tae solves a decades old mystery while getting his girl. That girl, Gong Shim, didn't have much to do with the episode, which left most of it without Bang Minah's bright Gong Shim,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Episode 18
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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Episode 17
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  [Spoiler] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Bang Minah keeps her distance from Namgoong Min
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  [Orion's Drama News] Recurring Trends and Great Ladies
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  [Spoiler] Added episodes 15 and 16 captures for the Korean drama 'Beautiful Gong Shim'
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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Episode 16
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  The truth is stuck and it won't come out. Misunderstandings fuel all plot movement and its more than mildly infuriating. It's an attempt to pit Joon-soo and Dan-tae against each other when both men are really much too intelligent to let the mechanizations of the not-so-bright uncle tear them apart. Although emotionally driven, Dan-tae is a lawyer and should be able to figure out the truth. He probably will, but the show chooses to let misunderstandings linger and fester. Joon-soo's uncle sees Joon-soo with Dan-tae and purposefully tries to wrench the cousins apart,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Episode 15
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  "Beautiful Gong Shim" is a blend of zesty chemistry between the leads and and deadweight mystery. Gong Shim and Dan-tae are refreshing together in their honesty and unconditional love. The mystery is so clunky and the villains are so ineffective that the plot lacks genuine intrigue. Joon-soo's uncle is at the core of the kidnapping case, but the man is such an ineffective villain that drawing out the kidnapping case any longer would be stretching the plot beyond thin,...More

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  [Spoiler] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Namgoong Min becomes suspicious of On Joo-wan
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  [Spoiler] 'Beautiful Gong Shim' Bang Minah faints while dating Namgoong Min
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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Episode 14
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  The conflict in "Beautiful Gong Shim" is quite contrived. Circumstances are such that the show should have a constant thread of tension weaving in and out of scenes and character development, but the tension flags and wanes on such a regular basis that it is no longer compelling. The main source of this tension, or the lack of it, is Dan-tae's childhood kidnapping and the family members involved,...More

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  [Spoiler] Added episodes 13 and 14 captures for the Korean drama 'Beautiful Gong Shim'
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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Episode 13
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  This episode answered many of the questions I have been posing, but in strange bursts of emotional exposition and flashbacks. Rather than work linearly, the show has chosen to reveal answers as strangely placed afterthoughts. This plot structure isn't the problem; it's the fact that the use of it made a lot of character behavior for the past two episodes completely baffling. Dan-tae has revealed himself to his grandmother, which explains his distinct lack of emotional response to finding his long lost family after he discovered his identity,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Episode 12
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  As tensions at the company escalate in tandem with Dan-tae's executive pin investigation, his eyes of suspicion include his bromantic buddy, Joon-soo. No one is safe as Dan-tae delves to the bottom of his kidnapping and into his father's attack, including Dan-tae himself. He is so reckless in regards to the emotional well-being of those around him that it's a good thing Gong Shim has decided to stick to him like glue. The course of events in the show is predictable and only balanced by the significant character strides made by Gong Shim,...More

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  [Spoiler] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Bang Minah kisses Namgoong Min
  2016/06/19, Source
  Bang Minah from "Beautiful Gong Shim" kissed Namgoong Min. On the episode of the SBS drama "Beautiful Gong Shim", Gong-sim (Bang Minah) was drunk when she ran into Ahn Dante (Namgoong Min) on her way back home,...More

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  "Five Children" is unmatched
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  [Orion's Drama News] Brooding Bodyguards and Pricey Fish
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  TvN's post-"The Good Wife" time slot is on fire, as news about the possible dramas in it are full of big names and concepts. Whether we get Ji Chang-wook as an angsty hero or Lee Min-ki as a time traveler with Shin Min-ah, this particular drama season will be exciting. Meanwhile, "The Legend of the Blue Sea" is bringing in serious money from China. This week has been rich with new things, so here are some highlights,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Episode 11
  2016/06/18
  As Dan-tae takes off down the road of the weary, weighed down by his birth secret and the complications associated with it, Gong Shim becomes the breath of fresh air that he once was. Her blossoming love for Dan-tae, the man who never judged her and saw her as she was is allowing her to do the same for him. Unfortunately, he feels he's not in the place to accept her feelings and thus begins the angst. The episode focuses on Dan-tae's mission to discover who was at the scene of his father's attack and while his dogged pursuit is admirable, the circumstances in which he finds himself are utterly comical rather than full of the gravity they should be,...More

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  [Spoiler] Added episodes 9 and 10 captures for the Korean drama 'Beautiful Gong Shim'
  2016/06/14, Source
  Added episodes 9 and 10 captures for the Korean drama "Beautiful Gong Shim",...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Episode 9
  2016/06/12
  This was Dan-tae's episode as he explored the murky waters of his past. Although a little on the slow side, the episode allowed for Dan-tae to naturally flow through a hefty emotional cycle. It also gave Gong Shim ample opportunity to realize her affections for Dan-tae and to shower him with them. At this point I expect for the chaebol trappings to be fitted to Dan-tae and hamper his signature slovenly style,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Episode 10
  2016/06/12
  As Dan-tae tackles the deception that shrouds his kidnapping twenty-six years ago, we are treated to a B-rated detective mystery. The story is crafted around isolated events and the intrigue is instigated by the less-than-thrilling mechanizations of Joon-soo's uncle and his mother. Luckily, the chemistry between Dan-tae and Gong Shim is fiery and their scenes are adorable. Dan-tae may be an awkward, slovenly fellow, but part of that act is a facade,...More

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  "Five Children" comes in first place
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  "Five Children" came in first place. According to Nielsen Korea, KBS weekend drama "Five Children" rated 30.0% on the 13th,...More

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  [Orion's Drama News] "Go Ahead, (Re)Make My Day"
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  It is a week of popularity giants and remakes, as star-studded summer and autumn dramas are already being compared on premise, production and participants. I also take a little look at news on the emerging trend of recreating popular North American series as Korean dramas. Not that the industry has no alternatives or does not remake enough things already, as evident by the third topic I share news of today,...More

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  Romantic Comedies Capture Young Soap Audiences
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  [Spoiler] Added episodes 7 and 8 captures for the Korean drama 'Beautiful Gong Shim'
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  [Spoiler] "Five Children" Sung Hoon and Shin Hye-sun together
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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Episode 8
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  "Beautiful Gong Shim" is about finding the truth in this episode. The truth about the past; the revelation of truth; discovering the truth about oneself. The show doesn't do anything revolutionary, but there are some great moments that keep it moving forward and from being totally predictable. Gong Mi has predictably begun to be trapped by her own web of lies,...More

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  [Orion's Drama News] Missing "Feels" and Hallyu Surfing Mermaids
  2016/06/04
  Summer is officially here and so is the time for a fresh drama season. This week I round up some news on the troubled, but resilient production of "Beautiful Mind" and upcoming mini-drama "Baek-hee is Back". I also brace myself for the hype that Jun Ji-hyun and Lee Min-ho are about to rain down upon us. As usual, I conclude with other news and some words on my followed dramas,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Episode 7
  2016/06/04
  Despite the fact that "Beautiful Gong Shim" has a lot of the extra baggage found in most K-dramas, it's still one of the cutest shows I've seen in a long time. The main couple is so endearing in their interactions that it's easy to forget the extra malarky that surrounds them. This has everything to do with the writing, the chemistry between Namgoong Min and Bang Minah, and both actors' knacks for delivering emotionally intense scenes. The typical K-drama setup where the evil mom interferes almost had me fuming out of my ears,...More

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  [Spoiler] Added episodes 5 and 6 captures for the Korean drama 'Beautiful Gong Shim'
  2016/05/31, Source
  Added episodes 5 and 6 captures for the Korean drama "Beautiful Gong Shim",...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Episode 6
  2016/05/30
  "Beautiful Gong Shim"'s excellence rides on the quirkiness of Dan-tae's character, the depth of Namgoong Min's acting, and the refreshing Bang Minah as Gong Shim. The surrounding elements are clunky, but pale in comparison to the main couple. The show's strength is also its weakness,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Episode 5
  2016/05/29
  Episode 5 of "Beautiful Gong Shim" was all about Dan-tae and his massive crush on Gong Shim. A crush is nothing new, but his awkward, childlike crush and the uniqueness of Dan-tae as a person is what makes his endearingly sweet and great drama material. It counterbalances the usual dose of chaebol backstories, family strife, and evil unnis. Speaking of evil unnis, Gong Mi gets a little taste of karma as she is framed and forced to resign,...More

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  [Spoiler] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Namgoong Min shows love for Bang Minah
  2016/05/29, Source
  Namgoong Min has started to like Min-ah. On the sixth episode of the SBS weekend drama "Beautiful Gong Shim", Ahn Dante (Namgoong Min) confessed his love to Gong-sim (Bang Minah),...More

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  "Five Children" increases by 5% to 29.8%
  2016/05/29, Source
  The KBS 2TV weekend drama "Five Children" came in first this weekend. According to Nielsen Korea, the episode of "Five Children" recorded an astounding 29.8%,...More

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  [Orion's Drama News] Rising Actresses and Consolation Cheese
  2016/05/28
  Some major titles are coming our way and this week is rich with announcements. With many series approaching about younger characters, we get to experience the new wave of actresses tasked with bringing the roles of young women back in the spotlight. "Cheese in the Trap" fans are in for some odd, but potentially good news and we have script reading photos from some upcoming series along with the usual news,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama First Look] "Beautiful Gong Shim"
  2016/05/28
  If you are feeling empty on the romantic comedy front, look no further, as "Beautiful Gong Shim" is here to provide all the things we love about them. Of course this means it includes a lot of the things that are problematic for less tolerant of certain frustrating cliches viewers, but this is not breaking news when it comes to dramas or romantic comedy. "Beautiful Gong Shim" is not fresh in many ways. The character of Ahn Dan-tae (Namgoong Min) is not officially a jerk chaebol heir, but,...More

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  The three special requests to Namgoong Min from 'Beautiful Gong Shim' producer
  2016/05/26, Source
  The special requests that "Beautiful Gong Shim" producer Baek Soo-chan made to Namgoong Min have been revealed. Namgoong Min is currently starring as Ahn Dan-tae, a lawyer with the supernatural eye speed, in SBS weekend drama, "Beautiful Gong Shim",...More

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  [Spoiler] Added episodes 3 and 4 captures for the Korean drama 'Beautiful Gong Shim'
  2016/05/24, Source
  Added episodes 3 and 4 captures for the Korean drama "Beautiful Gong Shim",...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Episode 4
  2016/05/22
  There is a clear break between what is good and what is not so good in "Beautiful Gong Shim". What is good is so delightfully strong in content and execution while what is bad is draggy and dull. Any scene with Namgoong Min is fantastic. Family affairs are bogging the drama down and there may be more of it to come as families begin to interfere with more aspects of the plot. Dan-tae's grandmother is a wreck of a woman,...More

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  [Orion's Drama News] Slumps and Filming Ouchies
  2016/05/21
  Since pre-production started getting more popular in drama, I have had hopes things will get better for their quality and the filming conditions. They have in some ways, but big industries will always have their problems, I guess. This week the "Beautiful Mind" mess continues over at KBS, we take a look at one pro of pre-production and check out upcoming titles and the expectations for them,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Episode 3
  2016/05/21
  "Beautiful Gong Shim" just keeps getting better. Yes, there are the usual doses of selfish rich folk, conniving siblings, and sad backstories, but the balance between them and the hearty stories behind our leads is pitch perfect. And we finally get to dig into Gong Shim as more than just a woman to be pitied. She is so rich after this episode, and her interactions with quirky, tender-hearted Dan-tae are absolutely winning. We learn that Gong Shim has been neglected her whole life, as we suspected, in favor of her beautiful, smart, well-employed older sister,...More

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  'Beautiful Gong Shim' Bang Minah, drunk and wearing garbage bag, what is happening to her?
  2016/05/21, Source
  "Beautiful Gong Shim" Bang Minah's unpredictable playing drunk has been revealed. On May 20, SBS has posted a photo on their official Instagram with a caption saying, "In a pile of garbage, Gong Shim ('Bang Minah') flower has bloomed",...More

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  [Spoiler] Added episodes 1 and 2 captures for the Korean drama 'Beautiful Gong Shim'
  2016/05/17, Source
  Added episodes 1 and 2 captures for the Korean drama "Beautiful Gong Shim",...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Episode 2
  2016/05/15
  Namgoong Min carries "Beautiful Gong Shim" from moment to poignant moment. Bang Minah and On Joo-wan are delightful as well, but it is Namgoong who is the lifeblood of the drama. There is a freedom with which he plays the mysterious, slovenly, goofy, irreverent yet thoughtful Ahn Dan-tae that allows the character to be such a strange, yet lovable, amalgamation of traits. Before I delve more into why Ahn Dan-tae (and Namgoong Min) is so strong, let's take a look at what we've learned this first week of "Beautiful Gong Shim",...More

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  [Orion's Drama News] Auditions and Conflicting Illusions
  2016/05/14
  Some new dramas are or will shortly be available to us and the next batch of upcoming ones is in the making. Aside from the usual role confirmations, rejections and possibilities, it has been a relatively quiet week in Dramaland. Today I speak about a few noteworthy developments and my followed dramas, a section which I have been neglecting a bit,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Review] "Beautiful Gong Shim" Episode 1
  2016/05/14
  SBS's new Saturday/Sunday twenty-episode drama "Beautiful Gong Shim" was much more than its lackluster promotion. It was zippy, fun, and put two unique characters at the helm, Gong Shim (Bang Minah) and Ahn Dae-tae (Namgoong Min). I have to say that I hope neither of them change much, save maybe to fall in love with each other. It's rare to find such refreshingly frank and straightforward characters on Korean television. Gong Shim is the "ugly" younger sister,...More

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  Korean drama starting today 2016/05/14 in Korea
  2016/05/14, Source
  Korean drama starting today 2016/05/14 in Korea "Beautiful Gong Shim",...More

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  Today's Photo: May 13, 2016 [2]
  2016/05/13, Source
  Bang Minah of Girls Day attends a press junket for her new TV series "Beautiful Gong Shim" in Seoul on Thursday,...More

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  Bang Minah and Namgoong Min promote 'Beautiful Gong Shim'
  2016/05/12, Source
  "Beautiful Gong Shim" Bang Minah and Namgoong Min stepped in to promote their forthcoming drama "Beautiful Gong Shim". Namgoong Min posted a photo on his personal Instagram and wrote "#BeautifulGongShim #GgongsimAndDantae #ToTVScreenOnMay14",...More

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  [Photos] Added new posters for the Korean drama 'Beautiful Gong Shim'
  2016/05/11, Source
  Added new posters for the upcoming Korean drama "Beautiful Gong Shim",...More

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  [Video + Photos] Added new fourth teaser video and stills for the Korean drama 'Beautiful Gong Shim'
  2016/05/09, Source
  Added new fourth teaser video and stills for the upcoming Korean drama "Beautiful Gong Shim",...More

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  [Orion's Drama News] Stars, Awards and Exports
  2016/05/07
  Join me in a week of awards, casting additions and even some new drama announcements. This time around I contemplate the drama race for appeal in the Chinese market, which we all know is becoming a top priority of wannabe-popular series. I also present to you some of our links for the upcoming 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards and take a look at some of the freshly cast or confirmed actors for upcoming dramas,...More

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  [HanCinema's Drama Preview] "Beautiful Gong Shim"
  2016/05/07
  Finding a romantic comedy drama that does not go majorly dark and depressing or then lose its coherence completely is hard. "Beautiful Gong Shim" promises a return to the good ol' days, where people trying to hook up with people happily was possible without major physical and emotional scarring. There is still a mean grandmother in the mix, but that is a rom-com staple in Korean drama,...More

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  'Beautiful Gong Shim' unveils Namgoong Min's behind-the-scenes still image featuring his pure-hearted smile
  2016/05/06, Source
  "Beautiful Gong Shim" Namgoong Min's behind-the-scenes image has been revealed. On May 6th, SBS official Instagram posted the photo with the caption saying, "What's with this heartwarming feeling? New weekend drama, "Beautiful Gong Shim" to premiere at 9:55 PM on May 14th Saturday",...More

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  [Video] Third teaser video released for the Korean drama 'Beautiful Gong Shim'
  2016/05/03, Source
  Third teaser video released for the upcoming Korean drama "Beautiful Gong Shim",...More

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  [Orion's Drama News] Rom-coms, Psychos and Youth
  2016/04/30
  Have you been missing good ol' rom-coms, folks? You know, the kind where people do not cry for sixteen episodes and get some form of terminal illness. Well, let us see if those will be making a return and take a look at some recent drama trends while we are at it. More upcoming drama goodies are out, including some for new titles. Even less eventful weeks are full in Dramaland,...More

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  [Video] Teaser videos released for the Korean drama 'Beautiful Gong Shim'
  2016/04/28, Source
  Teaser videos released for the upcoming Korean drama "Beautiful Gong Shim",...More

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  [Orion's Drama News] Age Gaps and Noodles
  2016/04/16
  I do not always pick complex subjects, but when I do, I pile them on. This week I briefly talk about disability and age gaps in upcoming dramas, although the topics deserve much more discussion than I can spare them here. You also get more promotional goodies, as we look into some dramas from the new season. I have my picks. They are many. Send help,...More

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  Updated cast for the upcoming Korean drama "The Beauty of the Beast"
  2016/04/13, Source
  Updated cast for the upcoming Korean drama "The Beauty of the Beast",...More

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  [Orion's Drama News] Casting Spree and a Familiar Deal
  2016/04/09
  This season is determined to not give us a moment's rest with all the upcoming dramas and their involved names. "Entertainers" and "Lucky Romance" will be hitting us hard with their stars soon, "Deal" may get a promising lead for its less-than-promising premise and new promotional material is bombarding us almost daily. I see some tough choices between dramas in my future,...More

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  Upcoming Korean drama "The Beauty of the Beast"
  2016/04/09, Source
  Added the upcoming Korean drama "The Beauty of the Beast"'s page to HanCinema database,...More