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One after another, the news of stars' pregnancy-delivery follows

2008/01/17 | Source | Permalink |

While recent 2 years had been ever so busy with many top stars' marriage, the news of their pregnancy and delivery are coming one after another.

First of all, Yeom Jeong-ah gave birth to a 3.5kg daughter by a natural childbirth in Hosan Hosipital at Shin-sa-dong, Kang-nam-gu, Seoul. Yeom Jeong-ah left hospital on 6th and is taking postpartum care at home. She got married to President Hu Il of Seoul Chung-dam Hospital on 30th December 2006.

Actor Lee Hye-eun is 6 months pregnant with her first child in 6 years of marriage and is shooting her drama at the moment. Lee Hye-eun's manage said, "We knew about the news when she was 3 months pregnant. She was careful not to tell the press about her pregnancy because it is her first child in 6 years of marriage. And she was worried that the news may interrupt her from shooting her drama". Her child is due this April. Recently, Lee Hye-eun appears as Keuk-soon, a friend of female protagonist, Dong-hee (Kim Yoon-kyung) in SBS morning drama...| More

Actress Lee Seung-yeon Weds Businessman

2007/12/28 | Source | Permalink |

By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter

Actress Lee Seung-yeon, 39, married a 37-year-old businessman at Sol Beach Resort in Yangyang, Gangwon Province, Friday.

The couple met two years ago through one of their friends. Her husband Kim Moon-chul is an aspiring fashion entrepreneur based in the United States.

About 400 visitors, including her close celebrity friends, blessed the wedding ceremony, which was not open to the public.

Actor Yoon Da-hoon hosted the ceremony and veteran actor Lee Soon-jae officiated.

The newly weds will take a one-week honeymoon trip to the U.S. after staying at the resort for a day.

Lee is renowned for her role in the movie "3-Iron". She started her acting career after winning third place in the 1992 Miss Korea beauty pageant.

She took roles in TV soaps such as "Our Heaven" (1993) and "First Love - 1996" (1996). Lee also starred in the TV dramas "Perfect Love" (2003), "Love and Ambition" (2006) and "Moonhee" (2007).

Lee also debuted on film ...| More

Stars Have Nuptial Plans: Actress Jeon Do-yeon Cuts Tape

2007/03/06 | Source | Permalink |

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff Reporter

Actress Jeon Do-yeon will tie the knot with a businessman, six years her senior, in a private wedding ceremony this month.

Jeon's management agency SidusHQ released a statement on Monday saying the 34-year old actress wants to have a quiet wedding ceremony. The wedding will not be open to the public and details about the date, time and place will not be disclosed.

The groom, identified only by his last name Kang, is a 40-year old businessman. He has an MBA degree from George Washington University and is said to be the son of a known wealthy family.

Jeon met her future husband in November, after being introduced to him by a friend.

In 2006, Jeon received the best leading actress award at the 43rd Taejong (Grand Bell) Film Festival for her role as a HIV/AIDS-stricken waitress in "You Are My Sunshine!" directed by Park Jin-pyo. She also starred in the hit SBS drama "Lovers of Prague" with Kim Joo-hyeok.

Meanwhile, actor Yoon Da-hoo...| More

Local Cable TV Produces Dramas

2006/11/29 | Source | Permalink |

By Han Eun-jung
Staff Reporter

Since "Sex and the City" and "The Sopranos", two dramas produced and originally aired on the American cable network HBO, were first shown here several years ago, they have fast become household names.

Fans' postings, which flood Internet message boards, show that fans watch the programs because of their tight-knit plots and well-developed characters.

However, only recently has cable TV started airing dramas _ an area long considered a terrestrial broadcaster-dominated realm _ with premium movie channel OCN emerging as the leader.

With easy access to well-made foreign series and an abundance of locally produced programs, audiences are looking for more.

Not long after "Freeze", a star-studded four-episode series depicting the love of a human and a vampire, was aired last month, OCN launched another made-for-cable series.

The latest, a full-length miniseries (16-episodes) titled "Someday", was launched earlier this month.

"Our focus is ...| More

Traditional Dramas Beat Trendy Ones

2006/07/31 | Source | Permalink |

By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter

Korean dramas are getting old.

Young and glamorous stars in a typical "Cinderella-like" love story that have spurred hallyu, or the Korean Wave, are struggling to hold onto the viewers. Instead, soap operas targeting the older crowd, especially the "ajumma", are on the rise.

The "ajumma" refers to the middle-aged married women in Korean, who have always been steady drama watchers with huge power over who gets to control the tv remote as well as the household budget in Korean households.

But as viewers tire of stereotyped Korean dramas with sappy, romantic themes and repetitive storylines, the young, especially those in their 20s, are turning a cold shoulder to tv.

The current trendy dramas _ "Smile Again", aired on SBS featuring such top young stars as Kim Hee-seon and Lee Dong-geon, "Great Expectations" on KBS starring Kim Jae-won and Han Ji-min, and "One Fine Day", on MBC starring Gong Yu and Sung Yu-ree _ all ended up with low viewer ...| More