Jang Sin-yeong (장신영)

Married, but… Missies in 2007

2008/01/03 | Source | Permalink |

Lee Yo-won, Jang Sin-yeong and Han Ga-in, the young 'missy' stars made a remarkable achievement this year. Despite the fact they are married, they took the roles of unmarried women in their dramas over other young, single actresses. They became 'young bride' and some even became mothers in their early 20s. However, they are now enjoying the height of prosperity of their acting career with their young beauty and maturing performance shaped from such dramatic life experience as their own marriage.

Lee Yo-won, a mother of 3 years old daughter, made her coming back with SBS 'Surgeon Bong Dal-hee' early this year, which was followed by a film 'May 18', in which she took a role of nurse, Park Sinae, displaying her strong fighting spirit. Presently, she is appearing in KBS2 'Bad Love' with a top star, Kwon Sang-woo.

Jang Sin-yeong, who published parturiency and a bikini picture album after the childbirth, also made her coming back with MBC 'Winter Bird' after giving birth to a healthy...| More

Lee Byeong-heon to Join Same Agency as Tom Cruise

2005/05/18 | Source | Permalink |

The Korean showbiz firm Web has signed a contract with the U.S. entertainment agency CAA, which manages actors Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Cameron Diaz as well as movie director Steven Spielberg and producer Jerry Bruckheimer. The contract paves the way for Korean actors and movies to enter the global arena.

Web inked the contract with CAA on May 16 (local time). Earlier, the company established partnerships with the investment and distribution company Tube Entertainment and the entertainment agency Player Entertainment, which manages top Korean stars such as Lee Byeong-heon, Sin Eun-kyeong, Kim Sang-kyeong, Lee Jeong-jae and Jang Sin-yeong.

CAA is the largest celebrity agency in America and also oversaw the production of the expected blockbuster "War of the Worlds", directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise. It also manages producer David Franzoni, who recently bought the copyright for the U.S. remake of the movie "Joint Security Area", and South Korean movie dire...| More

Movie 'Springtime' goes to South America

2005/02/19 | Source | Permalink |

As movie 'When Spring Comes - Springtime' starring Choi Min-sik is invited to the 'Mar Del Plata International Film Festival' to be held in Brazil, next month, Korean Film's excellence is expected to be showed off in South America too.


The 20th Mar Del Plata International Film Festival, which is held on Mar.10-20, is a film festival, whose location is being consolidated as a showcase of South American movies.


Director Ryoo Jang-Ha's movie 'When Spring Comes - Springtime' will be screened in the international competition section of this Film Festival.


'When Spring Comes - Springtime' is unfolded centering around Hyon-woo. In a return to the screen after his brilliant performance in "Old Boy", Choi Min-sik plays a character that requires much more serenity and softness than his usual angst-ridden roles. Hyon-woo is a classically trained trumpet player whose talents haven't taken him where he wanted to go in life.


Unable to find a job with an orchestra, he ends u...| More