Lee Jong-won (이종원)

Bae Yong-joon, 'Family' lined up in at least 30 nations in the world

2008/07/03 | Source | Permalink |

How much substance does the family (fan club) of Bae Yong-joon, the main character of the Korean Wave, have?

Everything about Bae Yong-joon will be revealed on MBC Everyone "Magazine One" on the 25th.

First, there are many overseas fans who come on a plane just to see Bae Yong-joon's face once. It is rumored that there are even fans in Egypt. Looking at present conditions, the fans who he calls family are in about 30 nations.

1. Japan, 2. Taiwan, 3. Hong Kong, 4. Malaysia, 5. Singapore, 6. Thailand, 7. Vietnam, 8. Uzbekistan, 9. Philippines, 10. Cambodia, 11. Egypt, 12. Ghana, 13. Myanmar, 14. Brazil, 15. Tanzania, 16.Tunisia, 17. Turkey, 18. Nepal, 19. Mexico, 20. Costa Rica, 21. Panama, 22. El Salvador, 23. Paraguay, 24. Venezuela, 25. Ecuador, 26. Dominican Republic, 27. Guatemala, 28. Peru. There are some of the nations where Bae Yong-joon's fans are.

Bae Yong-joon showed his youthful charm through his work in early stages. Through the program, it will show his current ...| More

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Allow me to say that BYJ Egypt Family is not a rumor but a fact. please check the following 2 links. Mon So Ri-ssi interview: http://rts4016.ktsh.co.kr/dav/uccfs/PUD/ se/vas3/FLV/1198856876_20071229001247568 5549401_0.flv Arirang TV interview with BYJ_E Nermine 2008-07-04 10:52:48

[ChanMi's drama news] "General Hospital2", same actors from 14 years ago!

2008/07/03 | Source | Permalink |

I'm pretty sure we don't remember the drama, but we do know the faces!

"General Hospital" was a hit MBC medical drama 14 years ago.

In "General Hospital2", Kim Do-hoon was a beginning resident who now became a chief resident and takes care of new residents and interns....| More

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Lee Jong-won, Sin-ae to appear in China-Korea joint production drama series

2007/08/27 | Source | Permalink |

Actor Lee Jong-won and actress Sin-ae will appear on Chinese television through the China-Korea joint production "Miro" ("Maze").

"Miro (Maze)" is a traditional melodrama produced by Korea's Samhwa Networks whose library includes "My Man's Woman" and "Golden Era of Daughter in Law" along with China's largest media company SMG (Shanghai Media Group). The series is a remake of the 1992 "Husband's Woman" starring Ko Doo-sim and Noh Joo-hyeon.

Lee Jong-won and Chinese actress Tao Ho Min play a married couple while Sin-ae plays the role of the woman who falls in love with Lee Jong-won. The series is produced and directed by Jang Yong-woo of "Hotelier" and "Wangcho".

Samhwa Networks commented on the 25th, "'Miro (Maze)' which was completed last year will be aired at 7pm through the SMG drama channel in Shanghai. This is the first case of a joint China-Korea production to be aired during prime time. The Chinese press showed great interest at the promotion event held on the 22nd and 2...| More

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Local Features to Screen With English Subtitles

2004/10/24 | Source | Permalink |

By Joon Soh
Staff Reporter

If you want to get a free crash course in contemporary Korean cinema, check out the Korea Film Archive all next week.

Twelve critically acclaimed feature films from the past five years, along with 13 short films, will be shown for five days beginning Nov. 1 at the theater of the archive, which is located in Seoul Arts Center, southern Seoul. All the screenings are free.

The oldest of the features is already a classic of Korean cinema. "Pakha Satang (Peppermint Candy)", the 1999 film by Lee Chang-dong, tells the story of one troubled man's life, beginning from his suicide and slowly tracing his life backwards.

Two recent films by director Park Chan-wook will be presented. "Old Boy", which garnered the director the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival this year, and "Poksunun Naui Kot (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance)", about a man bent on vengeance after his daughter is kidnapped. The films are part of Park's trilogy on the theme of reveng...| More

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