Im Hyeon-sik (임현식)

2007/08/09 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

A remote village nestled near the heavily fortified border that divides South and North Korea is not a popular place. But "Mannamui Gwangjang (Meeting Square)" ("Underground Rendez-vous"), a film set in the 1980s and directed by Kim Jong-jin, attempts to make it at least a meaningful place where families gather together in a peculiar way.

In the film, Young-tan (Im Chang-jeong), who lives on an obscure island, has a big dream: becoming a teacher in a big city. Befitting his ambition, he cannot stand anybody near him committing an immoral act. He is, after all, a paragon of morality and virtue who sets high standards in society -- a core quality that he believes he needs to be a good teacher.

The trouble is that he fails to pass every exam he takes to become a teacher. Apparently, the state does not consider his virtuous life in screening good teachers. Undaunted, Young-tae moves to Seoul in the hopes of preparing for the exam more seriously, but the very moment he arrives at Seou...

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2007/08/09 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

With the two Korean leaders slated to meet for talks in late August, the release of the heartfelt drama "Underground Rendez-vous" is most timely. Free of political commentaries, the film celebrates universal values of love with a delightfully comical edge as it portrays a family forced to live under unnatural separation.

Set during the early 1980s, "Underground Rendez-vous" tells the hilarious story of Yeong-tan (Im Chang-jeong), an aspiring schoolteacher who, caught along a series of mishaps, ends up teaching children in a small mountainous village. Meanwhile, the "real" teacher (Ryoo Seung-bum) who was supposed to move into town is trapped in the middle of nowhere, unable to move his right foot after stepping on a landmine.

All seems swell for Yeong-tan, and he even falls in love with an angelic beauty, Seon-mi (Park Jin-hee), the sister in law of the town chief (Im Hyeon-sik). One day, Yeong-tan catches Seon-mi and the chief in an awkward mome...

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2007/08/08 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Singer Position (Lim Jae-wook) will participate in the "Dae Jang Geum" concert slated for August 11 in Japan.

The concert will be dedicated to the popular Korean TV drama "Dae Jang Geum" and will take place at the Tokyo Dome. Performers will include Shin Seung-hoon and Japanese folk star Ryoko Moriyama.

Position has been staying in Japan since June after giving a solo concert in Korea. He is currently preparing to release a new album in Japan.

The singer's agency said Position will sing "I Love You" at the upcoming concert in Tokyo.

Part one of the "Dae Jang Geum" concert will feature the drama's cast, including Lee Young-ae, Ji Jin-hee, Yeo Woon-kye, Im Ho, Kyeon Miri and Im Hyeon-sik, while the second part will consist of a special concert and a royal costume show....

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2007/07/27 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

'Dae Jang Geum Festival', featuring music and dance, videos, etc. of the most popular Hallyu drama series 'Dae Jang Geum', will be held on August 11th at Tokyo Dome.

The event which is being sponsored by the Korea Tourism Organization will feature the main actors and actresses including Lee Young-ae, Ji Jin-Hee, Im Ho, Kyeon Miri, Yeo Woon-kye, Im Hyeon-sik, Jo Jeong-eun, Kim So-i, and others who will greet fans on stage and deliver a message of appreciation.

Shin Seung Hoon will also perform his hit song 'I Believe' and others while Moriyama Ryoko who released a Hallyu drama OST will perform a song from the Dae Jang Geum OST.

The cast will ride the special "Dae Jang Geum" plane provided by Asiana Airlines as part of their Hallyu marketing going from Gimpo to Japan.

Director Hwang Byeong-Gook who is in charge of the festival says, "It is a modest event expressing our appreciation to the Japanese fans that have provided much love for 'Dae Jang Geum', one of the main Hallyu d...

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2005/12/05 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Actors Ahn Seong-gi, Im Hyeon-sik and Yang Mi-kyeong, singers JK Kim Dong-wook and Booby Kim, and announcer Kang Su-jeong have been named spokespersons for the Life Ethics Committee.

The committee supports stem cell research using the 10-billion-won donation from the Seoul Catholic Archdiocese headed by Archbishop Chung Jin-suk. The diocese also designated Dec. 4 the "Day of Life" and held a special mass at the Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul to raise awareness about the value of life. The mass also featured a ceremony to appoint the spokespersons.

On the evening of that same day, the concert entitled "Night of Life" was held at Dongseong High School in Hyehwa-dong, Seoul. The performers included Hwi-sung, Chang Woo-hyuk, Seo Ji-young, Coyote, JK Kim Dong-wook, Lee So-eun and Bobby Kim.

Archbishop Chung Jin-suk and the Peace Broadcasting Company choir jointly performed the song "Love".

JK Kim Dong-wook said he has always been concerned about people suffering from incurable di...

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