Park Min Young in talks for new SBS medical drama

Park Min Young is in talks for SBS' new medical drama 'Doctor Stranger'!

SEE ALSO: Lee Jong Suk to possibly take on his first medical drama

Her agency told Sports DongA on January 28, "Although it is true that she received the casting offer for 'Doctor Stranger', it is only one of the productions she is reviewing. Nothing has been confirmed yet. She is currently looking over various productions."

"As much as this would be her return after a long time, she is being careful about which production to choose. She will greet [fans] with a good production soon."

'Foreign Doctor', to be directed by 'City Hunter' and 'The Sun of My Master's PD Jin Hyuk, will portray the story of a genius North Korean defector, Dr. Park Hoon, who enters South Korea's top hospital and adjusts to life as an outsider in his workplace.

'Doctor Stranger' will premiere following the drama 'God's Gift -14 Days' this April.

Hyomin sports a casual 'pink' look in latest selcas

T-ara's Hyomin shares her love for pink as she sports her pink punk look on her latest selcas on instagram.

Hyomin proves that she can be effortlessly pretty wearing a casual white tee, pink pants and pink cap. She looks much youthful in her dark hair especially in the photo where she paints a big smile on her face while winking.

Fans flatter her by commenting, "Why are you pretty in those casual clothes?","You often wear this get up, and you look younger and younger,","I like you more like this" and so on.

Ryeowook and Dongwoon chosen as MCs for MNET's Super Idol Chart Show

Super Junior's Ryeowook and BEAST's Dongwoon are given the MV position for MNET's latest segment 'Super Idol Chart Show'.

'Super Idol Chart Show' is a program wherein 300 participants are going to rank idols depending on the topic of the show's episode. Theprogram aims to discover new interesting facts about your favorite idols from what their fans see about them.

Ryeowook, already has experience in hosting as he is currently the DJ of Super Junior's Kiss The Radio. On the other hand, this is Dongwoon's first time to host a program after 5 years of being BEAST member. The two revealed that they are nervous while recording thefirst episode.

'Super Idol Chart Show' airs every Friday and will have its first episode on January 31st. Meanwhile, watch the preview below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7nzDniXdfM

Donghae and Eunhyuk to embark on Japanese tour in March

To celebrate the upcoming release of their first Japanese album, Donghae and Eunhyuk will embark on a Japanese tour this March!

SEE ALSO: Super Junior's Donghae and Eunhyuk reunite in photo shoot for their Japanese album

Donghae announced on his Instagram, "D&E Donghae Eunhyuk Japan concert coming soon!!", along with photos from their latest album shoot.

The two will hold their own as a duo with their various charms as they go from sophisticated men to rough-on-the-edge bad boys. The duo will release their first Japanese album 'RIDE ME', which consists of 13 tracks, on February 26 and meet fans during their Japanese tour 'SUPER JUNIOR D&E THE 1st JAPAN TOUR 2014' starting this March and going on until May.

Emergency Couple Episode 1

EMERGENCY COUPLE: EPISODE 1

The new tvN romantic comedy Emergency Couple debuted on Friday, January 24, and plays Fridays and Saturdays on tvN (The Variety Network). DramaFever has the exclusive license in the U.S.for the first month, so don't expect to see it on any other site for awhile. You can watch the trailer below: [I took the liberty of finding the trailers that has been subbed for you!]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnfAZe4t0dc

RECAP:

The show opens with a scene of the bride and groom running through the street in slow motion, with a sweet song playing. They arrive at a church and announce their wedding, and the priest officiates an impromptu ceremony. A wedding picture is shown, and their happy expressions turn to those of disgust. 

They start arguing about little things. About how he cannot develop a positive mindset, as she becomes more and more ill and listless. He resents having to clear the dog bowl. She develops a widening bald spot. We learn that everyone in his family is a doctor, and his family does not approve of her. These scenes are explained in front of a therapist.

He goes out and sells pharmaceuticals to make ends meet. She sits at home and looks over divorce papers, but resolves to try and save their marriage one last time. After work, he goes to the bar and drinks with his friends, dances with another woman, and karaokes to Psy's "Champion". She is left at the house to ruminate whether or not he is trying to poison her with the pills he advised her to take. He drunkenly stumbles home in the rain.

When he gets home, he finds his fish dead, and blasts her verbally for not feeding them. In revenge he destroys something of hers, and it snowballs from there into an orgy of destruction. When a cellphone is hurled against their wedding photo and the frame falls to the floor and shatters, an ominous moment overtakes them when they realize it's over.

Six years later, he is to sing at a friend's wedding. Unbeknownst to him, his ex-wife is on piano. When he finds this out, he tries to leave, but he can't, because she is parked in front of him. They argue about that as well, which explodes into another yelling match.

He leaves to attend a family dinner, where he and his mother are the black sheep of the family and are insulted by the aunt and uncle. She drinks with her friends and is rushed to the hospital for alcohol poisoning. Ironically, it is the same hospital where they both are interning, and they have to somehow learn to work side by side.

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Two cast members are fresh off the set of The Heirs -- Choi Jin Hyuk, who played the older brother in that drama, and Park Joon Geum, who again plays his mother. A great surprise was Yoon Joo Sang, from Iris and School 2013, who played the priest. While I recognized a handful of actors, I was disappointed in their performances. I found the characters to be overwrought -- much more like they were hamming it up than genuinely trying to convey emotions. I don't expect emotional depth in a comedy per se, but I expect it to be semi-believable. 

However, I will say that the cinematography was quite well done. Transitions between scenes were handled nicely, with interesting shots and some non-standard angles. I never got bored waiting for one scene to end.    

I didn't see this as much of a romantic comedy. It seemed much more like a black comedy, with sickness, despair and vice being laughed at. Their constant bickering was played for laughs, but I found very few laughs in it. 

There were a couple points where I laughed out loud, but overall it felt very dark. There aren't really any characters to like in here, and if the characters aren't likeable, what is the draw? While fans of Choi Jin Hyuk might watch, I'm not sure that's enough.

The Jury's still out. Did I enjoy it enough to watch it again? Yes. Despite my misgivings, I'm curious how this turns out. I hope they find enough freshness to pour into each episode, so that as a whole it stands out against the rest. The actors are too good for their talents to be wasted. This comedy is in serious need of CPR.

SEE ALSO: Song Ji Hyo becomes a drunk bride for 'Emergency Couple'

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Kara’s Seungyeon & Hong Jonghyun's are awkward at the poster pictorial for 'Girls Comic Shoes'

Acting the lead roles for the upcoming SBS' mini drama 'Girls Comic Shoes', KARA's Seungyeon and model-turned-actor Hong Jonghyun were captured during the pictorial for the drama's promotional poster. The two seemed awkward at first but get comfortable with each other as Jonghyun pats Seungyeon's head while smiling together.

Jonghyun is playing Oh Tae Soo, who lost hope in love after several failed relationships. On the other hand, KARA's Seungyeon is playing Shin Ji Hoo, who is totally inexperience about love. TaeSoo starts dating JiHoo and will slowly open his cold heart.

The mini drama premieres on February 24 and will be aired through SBS Plus, on web, and mobile services.

f(x) Krystal and model Ahn JaeHyun coupled up as models for PUMA

f(x)'s Krystal and popular model Ahn Jaehyun paired up as they are appointed to be the faces of sports lifestyle brand PUMA.

On January 28, PUMA released the pictorial of their newest models to the public. PUMA's Korea lifestyle marketing team manager Lee Jeong Hee said, "To deliver PUMA's unique brand features to our young customers, we've chosen Krystal and Jaehyun as models." He added, "They have a good grasp of the brand's products which will be helpful for various promotional campaigns."

Upon releasing the pictorial photo, netizens commented through SNS, "They look good together,",They look like real couple" and more. This is not the first time, the two have paired up, as they were featured in the spring pictorial for “Vogue Girl” on March last year.