Moon Geun-yeong (문근영)

Mysterious Artist Resurfaces on Modern Culture Scene

Source | 2008/10/09 | Permalink |

By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter

The Joseon Kingdom might have been the wrong time for mysterious, talented painter Shin Yun-bok who was ahead of his time due to his freewheeling and satirical disposition.

But Shin seems to be alive in modern times through various elements ranging from novels, TV dramas, films and art galleries.

So who was Shin Yun-bok?

Veiled, Mysterious Life

Shin is better known by his pseudonym, Hyewon. Hyewon was one of the big three folk painters of the Joseon Kingdom (1391-1910), along with Kim Hong-do, known as Danwon, and Kim Deuk-sin. But it has recently been discovered that Shin's original name was in fact Shin Ka-gwon.

It is not exactly known when he was born or died, but experts assumed that he might have lived between 1758-1813.

In history and his career, Shin was overshadowed by Danwon, a peer who was widely known to Korean art circles and the public, although he developed his own unique technique and artistry.

Along with Danwon, ...| More

[ChanMi's drama news] Moon Geun-yeong fell down a well while filming!

Source | 2008/10/08 | Permalink |

Moon Geun-yeong from "Painter of the Wind" was in a small accident falling down the well.

She was acting a scene where she is in the well with her sprained ankle and Kim Hong-do (Park Sin-yang) comes to save her out of the 5m deep well. But they made a blooper where the wire that help her up was let go and she fell back down the well....| More

[ChanMi's drama news] Moon Geun-yeong's awesome crying scene

Source | 2008/10/01 | Permalink |

Moon Geun-yeong's crying scene is always great. She has such innocent eyes and when a tear drops, she moves our hearts with them.

In "Painter of the Wind" Moon acted a crying scene when her character is rejected as an artist.

Why did Sin Yoon-bok (Moon) get rejected as an artist? You must find out for yourself!...| More

[TALK OF THE TOWN] SBS drama 'Painter of the Wind' breezes into Japanese TV market

Source | 2008/09/30 | Permalink |

Avex Entertainment, a major distribution company in Japan, has bought the televising rights and DVD distributorship for SBS TV's "The Painter of the Wind".

The drama depicts the lives of painters Shin Yun-bok (1758-early 19th century) and Kim Hong-do (born 1745).

The company paid $2 million, according to production company Drama House.

The third episode of The Painter of the Wind, starring Park Shin-yang and Moon Geun-yeong, airs today on SBS at 9:55 p.m....| More

Stellar period piece brings in poor ratings

Source | 2008/09/29 | Permalink |

Despite its top notch cast, stellar script and near cinematic perfection, SBS' new Wednesday and Thursday night series "Painter of the Wind" failed to win audiences over last week.

The period piece drew in nationwide viewer ratings of 10.6 percent (AGB Nielsen Media Research) following its first episode, which aired last Wednesday. Its low ratings placed it below rival dramas MBC's "Beethoven Virus" and KBS' "The Land of the Wind", which scored nationwide ratings of 16.5 percent and 15.9 percent (AGB Nielsen Media Research) respectively.

The second episode of "Painter of the Wind" fared only slightly better, with a mere 0.5 percent increase in ratings (AGB Nielsen Media Research).

But the drama's poor track record hardly does it justice. While ratings may reflect a viewer's preferences, they do not represent a series' level of quality. Nowhere is this more evident than in the case of "Painter of the Wind".

Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, this drama -- which...| More