Kim Yong-geon (김용건)

Actor Goes From Killer to Professional Casanova

2008/04/29 | Source | Permalink |

Actor Ha Jeong-woo has gone from cold-blooded murderer to a professional Casanova whom women pay to be with.

In his new movie, "The Moonlight of Seoul" ("Beastie Boys" in Korean), the actor plays a man who serves drinks and dances with women at a host bar.

The role is a substantial departure from the brutal killer he played in the hit thriller "The Chaser", which attracted five million viewers nationwide.

In "Moonlight", Ha plays Jae-hyeon, who lives for the day, talks big and tries to con people. While using his roommate/girlfriend to get 50 million won, he brings other women to their home. Instead of being driven away by his brazenness, plenty of women seem eager to vie for his affection.

To perfect his role, Ha said he read interviews of 200 men who worked at host bars and met some of them. He told the Dong-A Ilbo, "Some of these guys are real professionals. They know how to get their clients to open their wallets. They even have detailed manuals to win their hearts".

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Jumong's Song Il-gook As Most Impressive Second-Generation Celebrity

2007/06/12 | Source | Permalink |

Jumong's Song Il-gook As Most Impressive Second-Generation Celebrity
Result from the website DC Inside survey ranks Ha Jeong-Woo as second place.

Currently, in the midst of the boom of second-generation celebrities, actor Song Il-gook who had the title role in the drama "Jumong", which aired early this year, was ranked as first as the most impressive second-generation celebrity.

The digital camera community website called DC Inside ran a survey among the internet users from June 4th to 11th that ranked "The Most Impressive Second-Generation Celebrity". It was revealed on the 12th that the results showed that among 1,410 people who took the survey, the highest amount of 505 votes (36%) were for Song Il-gook.

As the son of a famous actress Kim Eul-Dong, Song Il-gook started to receive recognition through the KBS drama, "Terms of Endearment", and continued to gain popularity through "Emperor of the Sea", and "Jumong".

As for the second place, the son of a famous celebrity Kim...| More