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Uhm Jung-hwa

It’s a while since I did a round-up of celebrity news, which means that I’ve almost forgotten all the things I was going to mention, and lost most of the links that I was going to use. So before things get completely out of hand, here’s one of my not-so-regular posts shamelessly plundering the celebrity [...]

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Uhm Jung-hwa #9: Prestige

6 February 2007 CD reviews
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(2006)

After all the high jinks required to get this album off the ground, my expectations of the music to be enjoyed therein were low. They were triumphantly met.
There’s nothing terribly objectionable about anything on this album, but then there’s nothing terribly arresting either. The thing which most sticks in the mind that is that the [...]

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New! Celebrity BlogWatch

28 January 2007 Bada

Knowing that many of you visit my site looking for celebrity coverage, and knowing that I don’t really satisfy your needs, I’ve been thinking about what to do about that.
Also, I know that there’is a lot of English-language blogs out there which cover Asian celebrities, and it is almost a full-time job looking through them [...]

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Celebrity news round-up

8 December 2006 Celebs

I haven’t posted about any celebs recently, so here’s the latest clips I’ve come across:

1 Singers turned actors
With an eye on the success of canto-pop stars on the big screen, K-pop stars and their managers have been looking to maximise brand value and revenue streams. Uhm Jung-hwa, I only recently noticed, has been prominent both [...]

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The versatile Uhm Jung-hwa (엄정화)

18 October 2006 Celebs
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A rather silly item in the Chosun (entitled Singer’s Hotpants Inflame Cyberspace) has alerted me to an actress that I hadn’t really focused on before. She’s been in films that I’ve seen and vaguely registered as quite interesting, or films that I’ve missed and am eager to see.
I haven’t heard her sing, and so can’t [...]

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