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Korean actor and activist Jo Min-ki [Mentor Entertainment]

Korean actor Jo Min-ki has been featured in a special column by Japanese daily newspaper Mainichi Shimbun, according to a press release by agency Mentor Entertainment.

Mainichi Shimbun -- one of three major daily newspapers in Japan along with Asahi Shimbun and Yomiuri Shimbun -- ran a special year-end column which profiled Jo as a prominent actor, photographer and activist in its issues published from December 22 thru December 25....More

Yoo Seung-ho, Jo Min-ki, Nam Ji-hyeon, and Yoo Se-yoon are coming together for a new animation film, "Astro Boy".

It is set in the 21st century where both robots and humans live together. The film is to be released this November.

In here, Yoo will be the main character Astro boy. He said that he always loved the main character when he was young as he watched the cartoon version on television. This Hollywood remake is bringing back...More

What would happen if the first queen of our history, "Queen Seondeok" (Lee Yo-won) were to be the rival of the seductive, cunning and charismatic "Misil" (Ko Hyeon-jeong)? MBC's 48th Founding Anniversary Special drama "Queen Seon-deok" held a press conference on May 14th in the town of Kyung-Joo, the ancient capital city of Silla. This new drama is to restore the fascinating culture of Silla on screen, as well as to portray the bitter power rivalry between the ladies. Many of the cast inclu...More

Actor Park Hae-jin, currently starring in MBC big-budget drama "East of Eden", will travel to Africa for goodwill work. Together with the members of the Korea Food for the Hungry International, an international Christian NGO in support of poverty relief, Park will visit Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivore in West Africa from March 9th through 16th to take part in the medical volunteer program and meet with sponsored children.

Joining the trip will be Park's co-star in "...More

Actor Song Seung-heon will be returning to the small screen for the first time in five years through the brand new MBC drama series 'East of Eden'. Song, who is currently busy with the drama shoot, recently told reporters that he definitely feels the pressure of everyone's expectations over his comeback as he had been away for so long. At the same time, the hunky actor added that he is excited and confident about his upcoming role in the new drama series.

'East of Eden' is an epic 50-part drama series that begins in a mining village in the 1960s. The drama stars some of Korea's most celebrated actors including ...More