Cha Tae-hyeon (차태현)

[ChanMi's take] Ahn Jae-wook looks older than his age

2008/07/17 | Source | Permalink |

Cha Tae-hyeon and Ahn Jae-wook are cohosting a radio show and this picture is from their website.

The most current picture ...| More

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[ChanMi's drama news] "General Hospital2", same actors from 14 years ago!

2008/07/03 | Source | Permalink |

I'm pretty sure we don't remember the drama, but we do know the faces!

"General Hospital" was a hit MBC medical drama 14 years ago.

In "General Hospital2", Kim Do-hoon was a beginning resident who now became a chief resident and takes care of new residents and interns....| More

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Daejong Film Fest Showcases Trends

2008/06/29 | Source | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

South Korea's esteemed 45th Daejong (Grand Bell) Film Festival held in southern Seoul, showcased the latest local box office trends, with its stronghold of original thrillers, stylistic period pieces and experimental projects. While superstars grabbed the limelight as expected, hitherto overlooked veteran actors and young debutant directors shined the most, suggesting that blatant star power, be it a reputed director or ravishing screen beauty, don't always guarantee ticket sales or awards.

The red carpet event took place outside the COEX Convention Hall in a sea of blinding camera flashes as glamorous cineastes filed in. Screen beauties like Han Chae-young, Park Jin-hee and Sin-Ae were elegant in cleavage-bearing, long evening gowns while others such as Kim Yoon-jin and Ko Ah-ra chose mini-dresses to show off their figures.

Actress Kim Ah-joong, who won last year's award for Best Actress ("200 Pounds Beauty"), and popular announcer Choe Gi-hwan...| More

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[ChanMi's movie news] Cha Tae-heyon, "BA:BO"

2008/06/27 | Source | Permalink |

No, he's not the "babo".

Our favorite comic movie star Cha Tae-hyeon was awarded "Korean Wave Award" at the 45th annual Daejong Film Festival for the movie "BA:BO" being most popular across Asia....| More

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'My Mighty Princess' is bland, cliche

2008/06/18 | Source | Permalink |

"My Mighty Princess", directed by Kwak Jae-yong, revolves around a mighty female character who can beat up powerful martial art professionals -- if she wants to. The problem is that she does not bother to show off her awesome power even though the fate of the secret marital art community in Korea hangs in the balance. After all, she's a college student and she's busy chasing after handsome guys.

Director Kwak's new romantic comedy, which relies heavily on the visual effects of wire actions, starts from a cartoonistic assumption that a host of ancient martial art practitioners are living in the city of Seoul without revealing their true identity.

The movie's heroine So-hui (played y Sin Min-ah) not only belongs to this secret community but also comes with a special privilege. Her father was one of the four masters who once flexed their martial muscles in the secret community and her mother, who died when So-hui was young, was a top-rated swordswoman.

Despite the glorious herita...| More

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