Park Geon-tae (박건태)

Kim Ji-ho Named Seoul Tap Water PR Ambassador

2007/08/29 | Source | Permalink |

Actress Kim Ji-ho has been named PR ambassador of the Seoul tap water brand "Arisu". Kim will begin her duties as a PR ambassador Sept. 1, when the Arisu Festival--aimed at promoting the safety of tap water in Seoul--will be held in front of Seoul City Hall.

An official from the Office of Waterworks of Seoul Metropolitan Government said the office wanted the PR ambassador to be a married woman who cared about the well-being of her family. Kim's duties will include promoting Seoul tap water as part of events marking the 99th anniversary of tap water in Korea. He added that Kim will likely contribute to promoting the clean and safe tap water of the country's capital city.

Kim says the appointment made her once again realize the importance of tap water in everyday life. She promised to the take the lead in providing the public with accurate information on tap water as a homemaker rather than as a celebrity.

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Children's Missing-Prevention Education Animation to be aired on TV

2007/04/27 | Source | Permalink |

Children can receive missing-prevention education by watching an animation. Character Plan (CEO Lim Ji-Hye) is airing missing-preventing education animation 'Robot Kkio' on EBS in May 5 as a children's day special.

In order to prevent missing children, which has become a big social problem, this animation provides educational information and instructions. The animation is 30 minutes long, and includes main animation and supplement animation. Character Line, which received the grand prize for educational category in Ansi Animational Festival with its sex education animation 'Castle that children live in', is in charge of producing this animation.

Main animation, which is about 20 minutes, includes various robot characters that children like and make the children remember three main catchwords: 'Stop', 'Think', and 'Help'. In supplement animation, it provides more realistic information on what children should know and how they should react.

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Stars Make It Difficult Not to Like 'Phobia'

2006/04/27 | Source | Permalink |

By Joon Soh
Contributing Writer

Most celebrity couples do everything they can to avoid having their relationship in the media spotlight. The exception to this rule is Jo Seung-woo and Kang Hye-jeong, who not only seem to accept public interest in their relationship, but encourage it by starring as romantic opposites in a new film.

The drawing power of the couple is likely to be enough to make "Love Phobia" a commercial success. However, their celebrity status might make it easy to forget that Jo and Kang are in fact two of the more promising young actors working in Korea today. The film fortunately doesn't overlook this fact, and gives them plenty of opportunities to show off their skills.

Jo and Kang star respectively as Cho-gang and A-ri, a pair of young lovers whose courtship consists of three meetings in 20 years. They first meet in childhood _ a boy living in a small village (played by Park Geon-tae) and a young orphan girl who believes she is cursed (Byeon Joo-yon). For...| More

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