Lee Yeong-hee (이영희)

The women who dress a fantasy empire

Source | 2007/02/20 | Permalink |

The imaginary Korean empire introduced last year in MBC-TV's "Princess Hours" returns soon and the stars will be wearing new styles.
Based on a comic book, this season's show switches gender to become "Prince Hours" and tells the story of two fictional princes who govern in modern-day Korea.
The costumes for the program are a mix of modern and traditional attire and are the work of Lee Yeong-hee, a hanbok [traditional Korean clothing] designer, and Ji Choon-hee, a fashion designer.
Ms. Ji sat down with the JoogAng Ilbo to talk about what the characters will be wearing.

Maids lead the way
What do costumes look like for the everyday people in the empire?
Ms. Ji first mentions costumes for the maids.
"The leading characters are all young and good looking, so they shine in almost anything. In the palace, there are numerous maids, and they are the ones who capture the overall style of the period", she explained. Her concentration on the maids' costumes makes them different from las...| More

Lovebirds

Source | 2006/03/16 | Permalink |

Wang-mo and Ja-gyeong finally got married.

The weekend TV drama "Dear Heaven" ("Love in Heaven" - writer: Im Seong-han; producer: Lee Yeong-hee) features a dramatic storyline that includes a daughter, deserted by her mother as a child, and the mother's stepson getting married.

In the show's March 18 episode, Yeong-sun's (Han Hye-sook) daughter Ja-gyeong (Yoon Jeong-hee) and her stepson Wang-mo (Lee Tae-gon) will marry. The secret that the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law are actually mother and daughter will soon be disclosed, and the show's audience has had a keen interest in how the drama will unfold afterwards.

According to TNS Media Korea, the show's ratings for March 12 were 34.6 percent, the highest since the start of the drama.

Key reasons for the show's success are Lim's characteristic well-woven story, sophisticated descriptions, and unique episodes. Viewers say that the true love of hero Gu Wang-mo and heroine Lee Ja-gyeong eases the sometimes too-provocative...| More