The full force of the Korean Wave hit Japan in 2004. Four years later, the phenomenon known here as "hallyu" has succeeded in creating a comfortable niche for itself in the Japanese TV and music world.
In November, 2004, the initial frenzy clogged Narita Airport, as thousands of Bae Yong-joon fans flocked to welcome him to Japan, ten people were injured as the crowd outside his Tokyo hotel scrambled to get a peek at him. Today, the hallyu boom has evolved into a calmer, sustained and widespread interest in Korean pop culture that has increased the Japanese public's desire to better understand the customs, lifestyle and cuisine of their closest neighbor.
Of course, not everyone has rushed to ride the Korean Wave, but it has succeeded in widening the perceptions and perspectives of many. Here on the northern island of Hokkaido, where Korean TV dramas are especially popular, signs of the hallyu presence are everywhere. Ladies gently jostle each other out of the way to get at the wid...| More
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The MBC "Bitter Sweet Life" just finished filming Lee Dong-wook's mysterious free falling death scene. The script in reality had a 32 story building where the character jumps off. But, it was filmed indoors at a studio....| More
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Actress and former K-Pop artist, Eugene (Yoo Jin), has been selected to be the "PiFan Lady" by the organizational committee of the 12th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan).
Last year, Eugene (Yoo Jin) made her silver screen debut with the movie "Unstoppable Marriage", and is currently in the middle of filming "198th Page of That Man's Book" with actor Lee Dong-wook. During the course of the film festival (July 18th-27th), Eugene (Yoo Jin) will participate in its various public and promotional events.
Former "PiFan Ladies" include Bae Doona, Jang Jin-yeong, Ha Ji-won, Kang Soo-yeon, Choo Sang-mi and Jin Hee-kyeong. And from 2006 to 2007, Park Joong-hoon, Lee Joon-ki, Lee Wan and Song Chang-hee have had the honor of becoming "PiFan Guys....| More
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Actor Lee Dong-wook starred in the music video of his friend Suho's official first album for no guarantee.
He showed his loyalty by filming the music video for the title song 'As Much As We Loved' on the 23rd.
Lee Dong-wook, who is currently starring in MBC "Bitter Sweet Life", said, "I'm happy for the release of Suho's official album as if it's my own".
The director of the music video was Seo In-kyo, who also directed for t-Yoon Mi-rae, Sharp, Country Kko Kko, and Cherry Filter. Director Seo revealed that he was able to convey the detailed expression of recently separated lovers.
The music video will be released at the end of May on television and music channels....| More
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MBC's new weekend drama "Bitter Sweet Life" will debut tomorrow. Following on the heels of the romantic comedy "Last Scandal", this 24-episode miniseries plans to capitalize on a winning plotline: Young man falls for older woman.
Actress Oh Yeon-soo, who starred in the popular MBC drama "Jumong" (2006), will be playing the older woman. Actor Lee Dong-wook, who won women over in the romantic comedy "The Perfect Couple" ("The Best Romance", 2007) and the hit SBS drama "My Girl" (2005), will be her young lover.
In anticipation of the forthcoming drama, one domestic viewer wrote on the drama's official bulletin board, "I am so sad that 'Last Scandal' is over. I have not seen the new drama yet, so I cannot say much about it. But I hope that it is not sad like 'Winter Bird'".
Judging from the title and the tagline on the official website, which reads "Love, temptation, desire, mystery", the miniseries promises to follow in the footsteps of the MBC melodrama "Winter Bird" (2007). So ...| More
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