Kim Myeong-min (김명민)

Tutoring popular among television stars... Why? 'For professional acting'

2008/07/03 | Source | Permalink |

It is becoming common for actors to go have private tutoring before filming dramas. Many dramas these days have the theme of professionalism, and the main characters want to show the career realistically.

SBS "Gourmet" is about cooks who compete for the top cook spot, and it is a key point for the main characters to make it seem more realistic. The production company, JS Pictures, made Kim Rae-won, Kwon O-joong, and Won Ki-joon attend cooking school three months before filming.

Main characters of dramas to come later in the year are also receiving training or lessons. Yoon Soy, the female lead of SBS "City of Glass", set to air in September, and Jeong Da-yeong are attending Baek Ji-yeon's Speech Korea. These actors come out as announcers. A representative of Yoon Soy said, "Baek Ji-yeon has said that if they're going to do it, they might as well do it well. They are attending the same classes as future announcers".

MBC "Beethoven Virus" is about members of an orchestra, so the...| More

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"Only for reality…" Imitation surgery and training

2008/05/01 | Source | Permalink |

'Acting tutors' for actors who have professional roles

'Professional dramas' that show the world of professionals, such as reporters, entertainers, doctors, athletes, and music, are becoming a popular genre.

Last year's "Surgeon Bong Dal-hee" and "White Tower" and this year's "New Heart" and "On Air" are drawing popularity. "Spotlight" and "Beethoven Virus", which will show the daily life of a classical musician, is in production or awaiting broadcast.

Professional dramas easily attain high ratings even without great artistic elements, for it shows a world that viewers don't experience.

So it's picked as the best 'success chord'. But there is the pressure of training hat actors must go through to become like these professionals. How do actors acquire the skills to act like a true professional?

For "Spotlight", Ji Jin-hee had drinks with reporters all night and received 'tutoring' from them. To increase the reality of it, a producer who had been a reporter helped Ji Jin-h...| More

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Lee Ji-ah to Make Guest Appearance on NHK Talk Show

2008/04/22 | Source | Permalink |

Actress Lee Ji-ah, who starred in the history drama series "The Legend", will make a guest appearance on a talk show about popular Asian dramas at the Osaka studio of Japan's NHK TV.

Lee's management agency BOF recently said that she will appear as a guest in the May special edition of the talk in front of 500 audience members. The talk show will introduce the historical drama series and the actress will get the chance to answer questions asked by the audience members.

An NHK official said "The Legend", which began airing on NHK from April 5 has been dubbed "Winter Sonata 2" for its high viewer ratings. The official added that Lee's outstanding performance in the drama series is quickly making her a star in Japan as well.

Lee is currently shooting a brand new drama series on MBC TV entitled "Beethoven Virus" with actor Kim Myeong-min....| More

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Actor Kim Myeong-min Attends First Fan Meeting in Japan

2008/04/21 | Source | Permalink |

Actor Kim Myeong-min attended a fan meeting event in Japan for the first time.

Kim's management company K&Entertainment said the actor attended the fan meeting at the Nagano Sun Plaza in Tokyo on April 20. The fan meeting was organized to celebrate the official release of the DVD of "White Tower", a popular drama series in which Kim starred. Kim was accompanied by actor Lee Seon-gyoon, among others.

Prior to the fan meeting, Kim held a press conference with Japanese reporters. After the fan meeting, the actor personally shook hands with his fans who attended the event.

"White Tower" is a popular Japanese drama series which was aired in Japan in 1978 and 2003. The drama was remade into a Korean version last year and became a big hit. Kim appeared in the drama as cool-headed surgeon Jang Jun-hyuk.

In the meantime, Kim has been cast in the brand new drama series on MBC TV "Beethoven Virus". He will take on the role of orchestra maestro Kang Gun-woo alongside new actress Lee Ji...| More

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"Success power" Return of star directors (PDs)

2008/04/17 | Source | Permalink |

Lee Jae-gyoo, Lee Yoon-jeong drama comeback

There is great interest for the works of star producers, which will be coming out at the end of this year.

They say dramas are works of the writers but the power of the producers is also noticeable. Either they work with famous writers such as Kim Su-hyun and Noh Hee-kyeong, or they excel in one genre, such as Director Lee Byeong-hoon of MBC "Yi San".

The first work is Director Lee Jae-gyu's "Beethoven Virus".

This work, starring Kim Myeong-min and Lee Ji-ah, dreams of being the Korean "Nodame Cantabile". Director Lee has shown his skill through MBC "Damo" and SBS "Fashion 70s". For the past three years, he had been preparing various dramas but they did not work well and eventually chose "Beethoven Virus". Director Lee plans to tell the story of musicians who struggle after forming an orchestra.

Director Lee Yoon-jeong of MBC "Coffee Prince" also is preparing for a drama to release this year. Director Lee's "Triple" is the firs...| More

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