Lee Kyeong-jin (이경진)

TV sitcom star swaps romance for current affairs

Source | 2008/03/05 | Permalink |

At age 62, actor Noh Joo-hyeon is heading for a new start ― he is appearing on SBS TV's live news show "Morning Wide", which airs every morning from 6 to 8:30 a.m.
No is in charge of a new feature called "Human Plus", which explores current affairs from a human interest angle.
The veteran actor's job is to comment on issues of the day and add his thoughts to the debates. His first show kicked off last Monday with a tale of a herbalist and his family who live in a hanok, a traditional Korean house, in the city of Daejeon, which is about two hours from Seoul by train.
Hosting the slot on Morning Wide marks a change of direction for the seasoned thespian. Since his acting debut in 1970, No has usually been cast as a courteous gentleman and from time to time as comic characters.
Well known for his starring roles in Korean sitcoms, No will continue to appear in SBS TV's "The Woman" as Baek Dong-soo, a rich widower in love with a woman 30 years younger than himself, played by Yoo ...| More

Kim You-jeong`s Novel Adapted into TV Drama

Source | 2008/02/29 | Permalink |

This year marks the 100-year anniversary of the birth of a novelist who was a great influence in Korea's history of literature, Kim You-jeong.

Among the various events commemorating the anniversary, KBS 1TV's "HDTV Works of Literature" are preparing "Love in Spring", a dramatization of the author's original novel, "Bom Bom". Love in Spring will be aired March 3rd at 10:00 p.m.

This TV drama is a modernization of the original "Bom Bom" novel and how it would be depicted in 2008. It is set in the present, but the basic plot and characters remain the same. The concept of a matriarch-centered society with a cast including the lead character, "Byung-soo", (Yoon Hee-seok) living under the roof of his wife's family; the wife's father (Park Geun-hyeong) who takes advantage of the situation; and the woman pulling all the strings (Lee Kyeong-jin).

Love in Spring portrays Byung-soo's simple-minded perspective on a matriarchal society and the love that blossoms within it.

KBS set the p...| More