• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content

Joan Vos MacDonald

Journalist and Author

  • About Joan
  • Published Works
    • Articles
      • General
      • Korean Entertainment
    • Books
  • Blog
  • Contact

Articles

  • ‘Side By Side’ Documentary Eloquently Voices Memories Of Korean Adoptees

    Since the 1950s, about 180,000 South Korean children have been sent to orphanages and adopted around …

  • Writer Kim Eun-hee Shares Her Inspiration For The Historical Zombie Drama ‘Kingdom’

    When Kim Eun-hee first conceived the story behind the Korean zombie drama Kingdom, she did not see …

  • How Visual Effects For The TV Series ‘Snowpiercer’ Will Expand Bong Joon-Ho’s Frozen World

    The French graphic novel Le Transperceneige, published in 1982, presented a dystopian future that …

  • Winner Of 50 Film Awards ‘House Of Hummingbird’ To Air In The U.S.

    The last year has been a blur of film festivals and award ceremonies for director and screenwriter …

  • Here’s How To Use Stone In A Garden

    Landscape designer and author Jan Johnsen describes the Hudson Valley as a stone-lover’s dream. “We …

  • ‘Mystic Pop-Up Bar’ Star Hwang Jung-Eum Finds Acting Is Like Falling In Love

    Actress Hwang Jung-eum decided that she really loved acting while playing an English tutor in the …

  • Hyun Bin Discusses Drama Success And What He Learned From Acting

    Hyun Bin’s latest drama, Crash Landing On You, is the story of star-crossed lovers who are separated …

  • Why Older Actresses Are Often Cast With Younger Actors In Korean Dramas

    Korean TV dramas often cast actresses who are older in real life than their leading men. Take the …

  • Lee Je-hoon Explains Why His ‘Time To Hunt’ Role Required Courage

    When Time To Hunt begins, Lee Je-hoon’s character is leaving jail, but his friends don’t offer him …

  • Ju Ji-Hoon Talks About Reviving His Role In The Zombie Thriller ‘Kingdom’

    When the time came to film the second season of the historical zombie drama Kingdom, actor Ju …

  • This Super Cool Miniature Art Reimagines Your Favorite Sci-Fi and Fantasy Scenes

    When artist Matthew Pleva staged a one-day show at Kingston’s Arcane Video store, it took time for …

  • Bae Doona Creates A Character Brave Enough To Battle Zombies

    Although Bae Doona’s character in the drama Kingdom is brave enough to pulverize zombies, the …

  • « Go to Previous Page
  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to page 3
  • Go to page 4
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 15
  • Go to Next Page »
© 2021 Joan Vos MacDonald
website by Roman Creative