Im Chang-jeong (임창정)

2008/05/15 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

There are many stars who have various talents, and there are many black-belt holders in the entertainment industry.

Kim Ok-bin is a second degree.

Also, Eric Moon and Son Seong-hee, Dong Bang Shin Ki's Xiah Junsu and Yunho, Hyeon Bin and Ko Soo, even Seo Tai-ji are second degrees.

Won Bin is also a third degree.

Female stars Hwang Bo and Kim Hye-soo are third degrees. Isn't it a little unexpected?

Jang Woo-hyuk, Im Chang-jeong, Kim Bo-seong, and Jo In-Seong are third degrees, and Shin Hye-sung and Choi Ji-won are fourth degrees, and anyone can acknowledge their skill.

Tiger JK has a fifth degree, and Lee Dong-joon-I, the middle-aged actor in "Ah Hyeon Dong's Madam", is a seventh degree.

A seventh degree is almost professional level, and it is unexpected that such gentle-looking actors are black belt holders....

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2008/04/24 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Korean TV and film stars gathered together for The 44th PaekSang Arts Awards Thursday evening in Seoul. The Awards honors filmmakers, TV actors and actresses, producers and programs that made distinguishing marks in the field of visual media arts.

In the film category, the grand prize went to "The Chaser" directed by Na Hong-jin, who also won the best new director award. "The Chaser" has attracted over 5 million filmgoers so far, winning the top-grossing film title for the first half of 2008. The best director award went to Lee Chang-dong of "Secret Sunshine" and the best picture award to "Forever the Moment", based on a true story of the Korean women's handball team. Im Chang-jeong of "Scout" was named the best actor and Kim Min-hee of "Hellcats" the best actress. Also hunky superstar Kwon Sang-woo and lovely Kim Jeong-eun won the popularity vote.

The grand prize in the TV category was given to Kang Ho-dong for his leadership in the "One Night Two Days" segment of the entertainm...

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2008/01/07 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

"What is the interrelationship between the naming value of a star and the number of audience?"

In conclusion, the interrelationship is inverse proportion according to the trend in 2007 box-office success in Korean film industry. Among the 100 movies released this year, only 4 movies had more than 3 million audiences, including "D-War" (8 million), "May 18" (7 million), "Voice of Murderer" (3.25 million) and "Le Grand Chef" which recently reached 3 million.

Among many movies that went into the black, following are those which closely reached the break-even point, including "Miracle on 1st Street" (Im Chang-jeong and Ha Ji-won), "Voice of Murderer" (Seol Kyeong-gu and Kim Nam-joo), "May 18" (Kim Sang-kyeong and Lee Yo-won), "D-War" (Jason Behr), "Paradise 1986" (Park Hae-il and Seong Ji-roo), and "Le Grand Chef" (Kim Kang-woo and Lee Ha-na). Among the 100 movies released this year, only 7% made a profit.

However, all movies that drew attention for top stars' appearance have fa...

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2007/12/17 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Korean student sex comedy "Sex is Zero" will be remade by the studio Poststar2Finish in the U.S.; Popstar2Finish is known for its television series CSI. The two parties are still negotiating about the sales terms of the remake rights. Besides the sale of the remake rights, Doosaboo Film announced that Yoon Je-kyoon's "Sex is Zero" will also be screened in the U.S.

"Sex is Zero" was one of the box office hits from 2002. The film revolves around a group of university students and their dealings with sex and relationships. IM Chang-jeong played the male lead, a clumsy character in love with the beauty of the campus, a role by HA Ji-won.

The Korean sequel was released last week. IM reprised his role, but SONG Ji-hyo replaced HA Ji-won as the main female character. The sequel is directed by YOON Tae-yoon.

Yi Ch'ang-ho (KOFIC)...

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2007/12/17 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Time now for our weekly list of movies premiering in the cinemas.
Will Smith stars in a Hollywood blockbuster and a Korean romantic comedy shows new dimensions of two well-known actors.
Also on our list is a Korean-version of the "American Pie" trilogy.
Here is Lee Jeewon.
First is an action flick from Hollywood.
Will Smith plays the last human survivor of a terrible and incurable virus.
The manmade virus turns people into carnivores who exist only in the dark and devour or infect anyone or anything in their path.
He spends years scavenging for food and supplies and sends out radio messages in the hope of contacting other survivors.
The film is about his struggles to reverse the effects of the virus by using his own immune: blood.

The next movie is getting much media attention around the country.
The hype surrounding this romantic comedy is focused on how the lead actors are showing new sides to their on-screen personas.
Actress Kim Tae-hee, known for her doll-like appeara...

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