Kim Rae-won (김래원)

[ChanMi's star news] Why is Nam Sang-mi happy?

2008/07/07 | Source | Permalink |

She is so blessed! Do you know why?

Wouldn't you be if you were to taste every single dish that's been cooked from different provinces and those fit for the king?...| More

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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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[ChanMi's drama news] "Gourmet" gets highest rating of 18.3% among its competitors

2008/07/02 | Source | Permalink |

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Melee between Monday-Tuesday Dramas

2008/06/27 | Source | Permalink |

The TV drama "Every Night", starring Kim Seon-ah and Lee Dong-geon, took over the time slot of the MBC hit production "Lee San" with safe 10% ratings.

According to the ratings research company TNS Media Korea, "Every Night" recorded national ratings of 11.6% for its first episode, which aired on the 23rd.

The ratings were lower than the 14% reached by "Yi San" for its first broadcast last September. However, "Every Night" is up against tough competition.

The same primetime slot is occupied by the SBS TV drama "Gourmet", (16.4%) starring Kim Rae-won, and the KBS 2TV production starring Eric, "Chil-woo, the Mighty" (10.5%). "Every Night" was also at a disadvantage due to a one-week delay of the first episode.

Another ratings research company, AGB Nielson Media Research, found that the TV ratings for "Every Night" were only 10.9% nationwide, while "Gourmet" came in at 15.2% and "Chil-woo, the Mighty" reached 11.1%.

"Every Night" is about Korea's Cultural...| More

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Stars to enter military service at end of year, 'so busy'

2008/06/26 | Source | Permalink |

Male stars who are to enter military service at the end of 2008 are busy with last-minute activities. Seong Shi-kyeong and Jo Hyeon-jae are preparing albums, and Eric Moon, Lee Dong-geon, and Kim Rae-won are in dramas.

Jo Hyeon-jae, who ended "Three Dads, One Mom" is busy with Japanese fan meetings and album preparations. He met Japanese fans, in Osaka on the 22nd, Tokyo on the 23rd, and Nagoya on the 27th. He is also secretly preparing an album. His songs he revealed at the Japanese fan meetings, 'Beside You Like the Wind' and 'Words You Said', are ballads that were revealed through soundtracks and digital singles.

Kim Rae-won, Lee Dong-geon, and Eric Moon are the main characters of the Monday-Tuesday dramas. "Gourmet", "When It's At Night", and "Strongest Chil Woo" are all their last works before military service and more meaningful. Although there will be only one winner for ratings but all three will remain in our memories.

For male stars, two years of inactivity is a bur...| More

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