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Korean Chick Lit Books Turned Into Dramas

2008/05/27 | Source | Permalink |

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia, Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporters

Chick lit books have always been popular among young Korean women, especially the "Shopaholic" series by Sophie Kinsella and "The Devil Wears Prada" by Lauren Weisberger.

Korean chick lit books are also gaining popularity, and two popular books are being turned into television dramas.

The glamorous world of the fashion industry will be the backdrop for the up-coming SBS drama "Style", based on a novel written by Baek Young-ok, a former fashion reporter.

A producer from SBS said Tuesday it has finalized the purchase of the rights to turn "Style" into a drama. The drama is expected to air by March next year.

There is no word yet on who will play the lead role in the TV soap. In "Style", the main character is a 31-year-old female reporter at a fashion magazine. It gives an inside look at the world of fashion and luxury. It also deals with office politics, fierce competition in the fashion world and the luxury goods indu...| More

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Actor Kim Myeong-min Attends First Fan Meeting in Japan

2008/04/21 | Source | Permalink |

Actor Kim Myeong-min attended a fan meeting event in Japan for the first time.

Kim's management company K&Entertainment said the actor attended the fan meeting at the Nagano Sun Plaza in Tokyo on April 20. The fan meeting was organized to celebrate the official release of the DVD of "White Tower", a popular drama series in which Kim starred. Kim was accompanied by actor Lee Seon-gyoon, among others.

Prior to the fan meeting, Kim held a press conference with Japanese reporters. After the fan meeting, the actor personally shook hands with his fans who attended the event.

"White Tower" is a popular Japanese drama series which was aired in Japan in 1978 and 2003. The drama was remade into a Korean version last year and became a big hit. Kim appeared in the drama as cool-headed surgeon Jang Jun-hyuk.

In the meantime, Kim has been cast in the brand new drama series on MBC TV "Beethoven Virus". He will take on the role of orchestra maestro Kang Gun-woo alongside new actress Lee Ji...| More

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Gong Yoo in army, Rises Korean wave star after "Coffee Prince" airs in Asia

2008/03/13 | Source | Permalink |

Gong Yoo has risen as a Korean wave star of the new generation.

After "Coffee Prince" aired in Japan, China, and Taiwan, Gong Yoo's popularity has soared and he is receiving the spotlight as the top Korean wave star of this year.

It has been known that it has gained so much popularity in Japan that it will be moved from cable channels to public channels. Also, a recent photo book of Gong Yoo published in Japan has been reprinted after being sold out.

Also, the cover stories or cover model of many local Korean wave magazines are being edited to revolve around Gong Yoo.

His popularity in China is also hot. Thanks to viewers who have fallen into Gong Yoo's charm, his past dramas are receiving the spotlight and are forming a new market.

All the attention from overseas is reaching Gong Yoo, who is in the army. Somehow, these overseas fans found out his address, and there are piles of fan letters from various countries.

It is only unfortunate for him and for his entertainme...| More

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You are playing very good in cofee prince. Good luck and All the best for you. siscapa 2008-03-28 05:38:18 Richette 2008-03-19 18:30:06 Congratulations to Gong Yoo for this wonderful event in his showbiz career. On the other hand, honestly speaking, it interest me to watch Coffee Prince because of Yoon Eun Hye. She is one of my favorites among Korean actresses after watching Princess Ho To bad I don't have his address to write him? good luck Gong Yoo. fighting 2008-03-18 02:18:18

Kim Tae-hee, Yoon Eun-hye, Jeong Ryeo-won becoming a big 'threat' to the big seniors of CF industry

2008/02/14 | Source | Permalink |

With a start of a new year, there is an atmosphere of the member replacements in various industries. And the CF industry is no exception to this.

A number of top female stars are now giving up their titles of CF Queens to the new generation of top female stars. Since the end of last year, the advertising agencies are having difficulties deciding between the old models that are familiar with the consumers and the new models with uniqueness and originality.

For example, Lee Young-ae, who had been LG Whisen (http://www.lge.co.kr/brand/whisen/BrandMainCmd.laf?brand=WHISEN) Air Condition's model for last 4 years, was replaced by Jeong Ryeo-won. Jeong Ryeo-won took over Lee Young-ae's place with Lee Seon-gyoon as her partner and some points out that she lacks the charisma to be the brand's model while some support her by saying that the change of the model had positive effects on the image of the company.

In addition, Kim Nam-joo, who had been the Lady of Daewoo Construction Prug...| More

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fame and beauty doesn't last forever.. shino001 2008-02-20 23:17:59 smarian 2008-02-20 18:25:25 the industry is really like that for the people have fickle minds...

Korean films sought after by Europe and Asia

2008/02/13 | Source | Permalink |

European and Asian buyers closed deals on several Korean films' rights at the Berlin Film festival's market. JEON Ji-hyeon's star power in Asia resulted in "A Man Who Was Superman" being sold to Hong Kong (Golden Scene), Thailand (J-Bics), and Singapore (Festive Films) by CJ Entertainment. The human interest drama was directed by JEONG Yoon-cheol and stars HWANG Jeong-min as a traumatised man.

German Splendid pre-bought the rights for "The Divine Weapon" and "Fate". CJ Entertainment also sold "Open City" and "Our Town" to Splendid.

"Fate" is an action noir starring Korean star KWON Sang-woo and SONG Seung-heon. KIM Hae-gon directs the story about friends who turn to crime.

The historical drama "The Divine Weapon" stars JEONG Jae-yeong and is about the invention of an advanced weapon to defend a former Korean dynasty. JEONG frequently collaborated with celebrated director JANG Jin and his latest film is the comedy "Going by the Book". "Wild Card"'s director KIM Yoo-jin helme...| More

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