IRIS (Drama - 2009)

Big Bang group rapper T.O.P. as well as an actor Choi Seung-hyeon is now a movie star!

He is in the new film "Into the Gunfire" which is set August 10th of 1950. The film will be about the war that involved 71 soldiers for 12 hours.

The lead soldier is Oh Jang-beob is acted by Oh. The general Jang Seokdae will be played by Kim Seung-woo who leads the soldiers across Nakdon##g River.

Choi has been the cold blooded killer in "Iris" and now he is a bigger role where he is the writer of the young soldier's letter. He is the upright student and a leader with responsibilities at war.

Greatest drama for this year, "Iris" will be having its sequel "ATHENA" coming soon. There was a rumor that Ha Ji-won was picked for the new main character!

However, the company and the drama staff say nothing is determined.

All that is known is that she got the synopsis for the drama and was reading it over. She had finished the film, "Closer to Heaven" and had free time that many thought she would ##return through a drama.

In reality, she is going to be in a new film that is starting to be filmed in April.

The cast is soon to be determined!

This sequel will start filming in June around Europe like Italy, Switzerland, Singapore, and New Zealand.

Korean actress Kim Tae-hee [Asia Economic Daily]

Top Korean actors Lee Jun-ki and Kim Tae-hee are set to star in a new film titled "Grand Prix", according to their agencies JG Company and Luah Entertainment on Monday.

Both agencies reported that the two stars have been cast for the lead roles and are waiting to sign the final contract for the film.

Veteran Korean actors Park Geun-hyeong and Ko Doo-sim are reportedly in talks to play supporting roles.##

"Prix", a sequel to the 2006 film "Lump Sugar" starring Korean actress Im Soo-jeong, is a story about horse racing.

The pic will be helmed by Yang Yoon-ho, who previously directed "Libera Me" (2000), "Fighter in the Wind... |More

Korean actors Jeong Woo-seong and Cha Seung-won [Asia Economic Daily]

Top Korean actors Jeong Woo-seong and Cha Seung-won have been set to play the main characters in the sequel to last year's blockbuster TV series "Iris", according to drama producers Taewon Entertainment on Wednesday.

Like the original series, the upcoming show returning to the small screen with its new title "Athena" after the Greek god, will be about terrorist acts and threats against the Korean Peninsula and the whole world.##

Jeong will play the role of Lee Jung-woo, a special agent, who will fight to maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula while Cha is set to take on the role of Son-hy... |More