Sad Love Story (Drama - 2005) - 슬픈 연가 (Seul-peun Yeon-ga)

Kim Hee-seon an Expectant Mom

Source | 2008/05/21 | Permalink |

Actress Kim Hee-seon will be having a baby sometime in late January next year. Often cited Korea's most beautiful actress, Kim went to an OB/GYN yesterday to confirm her pregnancy. She is currently five weeks into her pregnancy and her due date is late January 2009. Kim and her husband are naturally elated, and her in-laws are also overjoyed to see their first grandchild.

According to Kim's closest associate, the actress found out about a week ago that she was expecting, after taking several at-home pregnancy tests. Kim's friend said that Kim wanted to have a baby ever since she got married and always dreamed of having at least three children. Kim herself is an only child, so she has always wanted a big family.

Kim has married businessman Park Ju-young, second son of Larksan Group Chairman Park Seong-gwan, in October 2007. She has stayed out of the limelight since she got married, and with the news of her pregnancy, her comeback is likely to be postponed until late next year afte...| More

Korean Drama to be Aired in Iraq

Source | 2008/04/30 | Permalink |

Korean drama "My Name is Kim Sam-soon" will be aired in the Arbil region of Iraq, where Korean troops are stationed. The Korean Broadcasting Institute said that it will provide the drama to Iraq's Kurdistan TV, the largest Kurdish satellite broadcasting station in northern Iraq.

According to the KBI, "Sad Love Story" recorded an amazing viewer rating when it was shown in Iraq last July. In the wake of the Korean drama's huge popularity, the Kurdistan TV asked the KBI for another Korean TV series. "Sad Love Story" posted 70% ratings and after the drama ended, a park in Arbil was named after the main female character of the show.

The Iraqi TV stations reported that the local Kurdish community quickly warmed up to the Korean people and began to show interest in the Korean history and culture after "Sad Love Story" was aired. "My Name is Kim Sam-soon" will be aired in June, following a dubbing job in Kurdish.

In the meantime, a Lebanese TV stations has been airing "Sad Love Story"...| More

Dramas Feature Professionals, Comics

Source | 2008/01/08 | Permalink |

By Kwon Mee-yoo, Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporters

The New Year will be another one full of drama, as broadcasters prepare unique stories to grab audiences' attention. Korean dramas have always been at the forefront of domestic entertainment, for if a certain drama gains popularity, the actors ride on its success.

Dramas about Professionals

Last year, many TV soaps tried to portray the life of various jobs such as that of the baristas in "Coffee Prince", or intelligence agents in "Air City" and "The Time Between Dog and Wolf - Drama" and auctioneers in "Auction House". These dramas received favorable reviews ― some of them recorded high ratings ― from audiences who'd had enough of cliche scripts and melodramatic scenes. Continuing this trend, more professionals, from doctors to reporters and directors, are brought to the TV screen this year.

MBC's "Before and After Plastic Surgery" opened this year's battle. As the title indicates, this is a drama about plastic su...| More

Hallyu OST, becomes mainstream K-POP

Source | 2007/11/19 | Permalink |

800 fans gathered at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo, Japan on the 18th to attend the "Han-tsuu Drama OST Concert".

Singer Jo Eun was first on stage singing a song from "Sad Love Story". During the segment afterwards he announced his upcoming dinner show on the 23rd, followed by performances of the theme songs of "Something Happened in Bali" as well as Eric Moon's theme song from "Phoenix".

The following performer JUST sang songs from "My Lovely Sam-soon" ("My Name is Kim Sam-soon") and "Green Rose", "Damo" and others.

He commented, "I am visiting Japan after finishing the theme song for the coming drama series starring Kwon Sang-woo. The new song is an up-tempo song that well represents the mood of the drama seires".

The last singer to perform was Kim Tae-Hoon who sang the theme song for "Revenge", a series gathering popularity through reruns in Japan. Fans were even more surprised at his weight loss since the concert "Drama Original Sounds Korea 2007" back in July.
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