Shin-ee (신이)

Choi Soo-jong and Shin-ee Leave for Nepal as Volunteers

Source | 2008/01/15 | Permalink |

Actor Choi Soo-jong and actress Shin-ee have left for Nepal to do some volunteer work there.

The international relief organization Good Neighbors said Choi and Shin will spend quality time with Nepalese children Jan. 14-19 at the organization's Nepal headquarters as its goodwill ambassadors.

The actors will visit a daycare center for children supported by Good Neighbors to help children take baths, play soccer with them and participate in various events, as well as donate soccer balls.

Prior to leaving for Nepal, Choi said he decided to help poverty-stricken children in Nepal to encourage them, despite many children needing help in Korea. The actor also pledged efforts to make volunteer work part of his everyday life.

Shin-ee, for her part, said she was happy to be doing meaningful work and vowed to do her best to help the children....| More

Actors Go to Nepal for Volunteer Work

Source | 2008/01/15 | Permalink |

By Kwon Mee-yoo
Staff Report

Actors Choi Soo-jong, 46, and Shin-ee, 30, are volunteering to work in Nepal from Jan. 14 to 19.

The two actors will visit "Sangla Children's Home", which is sponsored by the international relief agency, Good Neighbors office in Kathmandu, Nepal.

The two will help the children bathe, play soccer, do face-painting as well as plant a tree of hope. They will also visit another home, "Badikhel Children's Home".

Choi, who is the goodwill ambassador for Good Neighbors, said "I know there are the needy in Korea too, but I decided to take part in this volunteer service because I want to give strength to the children suffering from absolute poverty".

He added that he will volunteer more in the future so that volunteering becomes the norm, not a small part of his life.

Renowned actor from KBS hit drama "The Great Daejoyoung", Choi has served as a goodwill ambassador of the organization since 1999 and participated in other community services as well...| More

'Sex is Zero 2' sticks to toilet and bawdy humor

Source | 2007/12/03 | Permalink |

Sex comedy is not a familiar genre with Korean audiences, many of whom regard themselves as somewhat conservative, or deadly super-duper conservative. But "Sex is Zero", released in 2002, changed that conventional wisdom.

The toilet-humor-filled sex-or-die comedy pulled in a respectable 4.2 million viewers in 2002 and even ranked fourth at the box-office for the year. Since then, a handful of imitations have come out, but none of them have hit a jackpot -- yet.

All of this has apparently encouraged the production house which made the original "Sex is Zero" to forge ahead with a sequel. The logic, of course, is that people remembering the unabashed sex comedy will return to the theater, and, for the filmmakers of "Sex is Zero 2", there seems to be nothing wrong with repeating the same formula -- plot, characters, sex-oriented scenes, and all that -- as long as a minimum box-office return is guaranteed.

This time around, Im Chang-jeong plays ordinary college student Eun-sik, who...| More

"Sex is Zero" Sequel Announced

Source | 2007/07/23 | Permalink |

A sequel of the 2002 comedy "Sex is Zero" is planned to be released at the end of the year. IM Chang-jeong will return as the male protagonist, but HA Ji-won won't feature in the follow-up, the female lead will be played by SONG Ji-hyo. YOON Tae-yoon will direct.

The original followed university students whose hormones interfered with their studies. The sequel will also be situated at a university. Numerous actors from "Sex is Zero" will be part of the cast again, including CHOI Seong-gook and Shin-ee.

Filming should start at the end of July. Doosaboo Film is producing and CJ Entertainment will be in charge of distribution. In last year's "Miracle on 1st Street", IM teamed-up again with "Sex is Zero"'s HA Ji-won and its director Yoon Je-kyoon.

"Sex is Zero" was a box office success in 2002. The film successfully implemented the formula for the sex comedy in combination with a dramatic act towards the end. The genre's typical likeable but hopelessly clumsy male lead was play...| More

Im Chang-jeong to star in "Sex is Zero 2"

Source | 2007/07/13 | Permalink |

Im Chang-jeong who starred in "Sex is Zero" (2002) which portrayed sexual issues of college students will also star in "Sex is Zero 2" to be directed by Yoon Tae-Yoon.

According to the production company, Im Chang-jeong who played an innocent student in the first film will play a role as the president of the campus K-1 club.

While Choi Seong-gook, Shin-ee, Yoo Chae-Yeong, and other supporting actors from the previous film will also appear, the main female lead will be played by Song Ji-Hyo in place of Ha Ji Won.

The film that will draw the troubles and joys of college students is scheduled to crank in at the end of this month to be featured in theatres this coming December....| More