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'Gourmet' offers culinary journey for Korean tastes

2008/08/14 | Source | Permalink |

By Lee Ji-yoon
Staff Writer

The 24-episode drama "Gourmet" ("Sikgaek") is enjoying popularity, stimulating the appetite of TV audience around the country. Based on Hur Young-man's popular comic series of the same name, the film version of the series, titled "Le Grand Chef", was also a huge hit when it was released last year.

In the drama, a culinary genius dreams of becoming the best chef in the country. Korean Wave star Kim Rae-won plays the leading role, Sung-chan, and Kwon O-joong plays his rival, Bong-ju. A beautiful restaurant manager and a food magazine journalist, played by actress Kim So-yeon and Nam Sang-mi, form a love triangle, raising the tension.

While the film version focused more on the fierce cooking competitions between two main characters, the drama looks for the essence of Korean cuisine, showing Sung-chan scouring the countryside to find the best cooking ingredients.

Keen media interest in and out of the country is also being paid to the drama. Unlike ...| More

[ChanMi's drama news] Kim Min-hee becomes a new fashion icon in drama world

2008/07/22 | Source | Permalink |

SBS "My Sweet Seoul" Choi Kang-hee, KBS 2TV "Woman in the Sun" Kim Ji-soo, and SBS "Gourmet" Kim So-yeon were three actresses who delivered their character in their own unique personal fashionable costumes. This new drama  "Love and Marriage" ("Date Marry") will have Kim Min-hee who follows the above actresses with her own fashion style.

"Love and Marriage" ("Date Marry") will start after "Mighty Chil-woo" has ended. Kim Min-hee will be a remarriage couple manager,...| More

Kim Tae-hee 'Eyes', Han Ga-in 'Nose', Song Hye-kyo 'Mouth'

2008/06/26 | Source | Permalink |

It's a world full of beauties. If you turn on the television, the screen is vividly filled with well-defined faces. The internet is full of regular people who are known for their beautiful faces or bodies. Beauty marketing is everywhere, and it has been a long time since beauty has become a way to judge a person.

But everyone has different tastes. The opinions about Miss Korea, the beauties that represent Korea, even differ. Even the words to describe beauty are different, such as innocent, sexy, and elegant. It means there is no ultimate standard for beauty. We chose the best beauties by body parts by asking ten famous plastic surgeons in Korea. In order to help readers understand better, we restricted the choices to famous females.

Eyes = Kim Tae-hee (8 votes)
Kim Tae-hee received most votes. Her eyes are large, bright, and give a fresh impression. Plastic surgeon Jeong In-seon, who is famous for eye surgeries, said, "Beautiful eyes are big and refreshing and the pupils must b...| More

"Gourmet" sets off on new culinary journey

2008/06/16 | Source | Permalink |

The comic-book series was a hit. The movie version topped national charts. Will the "Gourmet" ("Sikgaek") drama get high viewer ratings?

Set to air this Tuesday night on SBS, this 24-episode drama is based on Heo Yeong-man's bestselling comic series of the same name. While the film version of the series, titled "Le Grand Chef", topped national charts last year, that doesn't guarantee the upcoming drama a free ride to the top.

With SBS melodramas "All In" (2003) and "Love Story in Harvard" (2004-2005) screenwriter Choi Wan-gyoo orchestrating the plot of the TV version, what originally started out as a soulful exploration of the regional flavors of Korean cuisine in Heo Yeong-man's series may morph into a sappy and highly dramatic romance on the small screen.

Judging from the 40-minute preview screening last week, SBS' "Gourmet" ("Sikgaek") promises to bring classic drama-making elements to audiences nationwide. Rivalry, love triangles and heritage all factor into this miniserie...| More

Asian beauties tighten their grip on the catwalk

2007/10/09 | Source | Permalink |

The streets of Seoul may be teeming with billboard images of Caucasian models, but in the hearts of Korean fashionistas it is the Korean face that drives their fantasies to become real-life supermodels.
In fashion chronology, the turning point dates back to fall, 2005 when the lanky Korean-American newbie Hye Park took over the coveted spot reserved for Asian models in the international collections, right after Japanese model Ai Tominaga took pregnancy leave. To aspiring models in Korea, Park's success meant one thing: "Models, be ambitious!"
As local fashion magazines rejoiced the arrival of a Korean supermodel, other Korean models began a pilgrimage with one goal, to walk alongside Park. A score of reality TV programs followed.
Unprecedented enthusiasm for fashion models was evident in recent model events here. Five years ago, the Elite Model International Look Korea contest struggled to fill a banquet hall. But, this year at an extravagant dinner event in the Walkerhill Hotel, a...| More