Hong Chang-wook (홍창욱)

Maya Cast in a TV Drama

2008/04/04 | Source | Permalink |

Powerful rock singer "Maya" is returning to the small screen three years after her last appearance on TV. She has been cast in an unnamed weekend series scheduled to air in July.

The new drama will be directed by Hong Chang-wook, who had worked with her previously in "Magic". "Maya" is said to be playing a character, who is very outgoing and generous, but has a pathological dislike for men. She hasn't received the detailed synopsis yet, but is determined to do her best and looking forward to joining other cast members soon.

"Maya" has just released her fourth album, which is earning great responses. Her previous acting experience includes supporting roles in TV dramas "Bodyguard" and "Magic". ...| More

Debates Over "Gangnam Moms"

2007/06/28 | Source | Permalink |

New SBS soap opera called "Catching Up with Moms in Gangnam" (most affluent districts of Seoul in the south of the Han River) premiered on June 25 (written by Kim Hyeon-hee, produced by Hong Chang-wook, Monday and Tuesday at 9:55 p.m.). Afterward, debates over the education frenzy of Gangnam moms erupted again.

The TV drama received a viewership rating of 14.1 percent on June 25, and 16.2 percent on June 26 (according to TNS Media Korea), the highest among all TV programs on at the same hour.

The new drama's main plot starts as Min-ju (played by Ha Hee-ra), a resident of the Gangbuk area (north of the Han river), decides to move to Gangnam after his son, the smartest student in his school, received one of the poorest marks in an English contest against students in Gangnam. After, the drama showed that Min-ju's friend Sumi (played by Lim Seong-min), a Gangnam resident, bluntly emphasize the educational gap between the two regions, that moms in Gangnam area shared information such ...| More