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[ChanMi's movie news] "Mandate: Mission from the Gods" Jae Hee leaving for military duties (Source)
Drama 'Iljimae' has tough act to follow (Source)
Actress Kim Yeong-im, gone to her eternal rest at such young age (Source)
Script Writers, the Hong Sisters - would they be able to bring glory back to KBS miniseries department? (Source)
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"Sassy Girl, Chun-hyang" is the 2005 interpretation of the "Legend of Chun-hyang". The story begins when Lee Mong-ryong is transferred from Seoul to a high school in Namwon, North Jeolla Province. Chun-hyang does her best to help Mong-ryong, her first love and the son of the Namwon Police Station chief, to enter a prestigious university. However, after meeting with Mong-ryong's first love, Chae-rin, Mong-ryong's love toward Chun-hyang is shattered, although Chun-hyang's love remains unwavering.
One day, Byeon Hak-do, CEO of a famous entertainment company, appears in her life. He exudes confidence that he can make any woman fall for him. But as Chun-hyang shows no interest in him, his self-esteem is damaged profoundly. Byeon Hak-do is determined to make her love him.
The production team of this drama says they wanted to present a whole new image of Chun-hyang in line with modern times as she is an attractive female character who showed courage in choosing her love in the Joseon period, when Confucianism was a dominant value.
This fusion-style drama makes various new attempts in terms of genre, such as mixing rap with Pansori (Korean opera) for background music.
Casting
Han Chae-young
(Seong Chun-hyang)
Because of poverty, Chun-hyang has to hold several part-time jobs to make her living. She delivers newspapers, cleans ponds and works as a photographer. Nonetheless, she studies hard at school and achieves good academic performance. She is regarded as the beauty queen of her school.
Jae-hee
(Lee Mong-ryong)
Lee Mong-ryong is a tough but very simple-minded and hot-tempered guy. Although he is the son of the police station chief, he always gets into trouble in school. With the help of Chun-hyang, he enrolls into a prestigious university, achieving both love and career success at the same time. However, his love toward Chun-hyang is put to test when he meets his first love, Chae-rin.
Eom Tae-woong
(Byeon Hak-do)
In the classic "Legend of Chun-hyang", Byeon Hak-do is a corrupt public official. But in this drama, he is the CEO of an entertainment company, who helps Chun-hyang whenever she gets into trouble, reminding of the "Daddy Long Legs" character.
Park Si-eun
(Hong Chae-rin)
Chae-rin was Mong-ryong's high-school senior. She is the first love of Mong-ryong's and a rival of Chun-hyang's. As an opportunistic character, she knows that Mong-ryong likes her, but keeps ignoring him until Mong-ryong passes the difficult state bar exam. She is a sinister character, who interferes with the relationship between Mong-ryong and Chun-hyang, eventually making them break up with each other.
Source http://contents.kbs.co.kr |
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 His new movie is out, "Mandate: Mission from the Gods" but he won't be there for its release and the publicizing because of military duties.
The action thriller movie is about a manipulative murderer and a ghost hunter seeking him where Jae Hee, previously from "...| More |
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 New historical drama "Iljimae", airing tonight on SBS, will be hard pressed to live up to its predecessor, "On Air".
"On Air", featuring Kim Ha-neul and Park Yong-ha, topped viewer ratings charts last Thursday, when its final episode was broadcast. A strong script and four top notch actors carried this miniseries to success.
The new drama also must compete with MBC's "Spotlight". With big stars Son Ye-jin and Ji Jin-hee playing reporters and talented screenwriter Lee Ki-won at the helm, "Spotlight" may nab viewer ratings for the Wednesday and Thursday night slot, leaving "Iljimae" out in the cold.
But the verdict isn't out yet.
Based on an ancient Korean hero of the same name, the historical drama "Iljimae" revolves around the good deeds of a Korean Robin Hood. However unlike Hong Gil-dong, a Korean hero who also stole from the rich and gave to the poor, Iljimae is primarily motivated by revenge.
Hallyu star Lee Joon-ki will be taking on the complex role of this hero. An...| More |
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 Actress Kim Yeong-im passed away on 7th December, while struggled against breast cancer in Kyung-ki-do Il-san cancer center. She was diagnosed with a terminal breast cancer last February and after 10 months of long struggle against the illness; she passed away at such young age of 28.
Kim Yeong-im had been uploading pictures of herself smiling in her personal homepage to show her strong determination to fight the illness. After death of her daughter, Kim Yeong-im's mother left a comment on her homepage, "I just send my lovely daughter to Father. Our Father must have love her as much as I loved her and couldn't wait for her any longer", showing her deep grief for losing her dear daughter.
Kim Yeong-im made her debut in 2000 and worked intensively in the industry, appearing in dramas including "Sassy Girl, Chun-hyang" and "Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-shin"; and films such as "Address Unknown", "Once Upon A Time In Highschool" and "Cracked Eggs and Noodles"
In meantime, many netiz...| More |
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 On 2nd January, the first episode of a comic historical drama 'Hong Gil Dong' was televised, starring Kang Ji-hwan and Seong Yoo-ri.
The baton is now handed over to the Hong Sisters, Hong Jeong-eun and Hong Mi-ran. The KBS miniseries department, which fall into a slump last year hold their hopes to KBS miniseries hit script writers, Hong Mi-ran and Hong Jung-eun sisters. The Wed-Thu miniseries 'Hong Gil Dong' (Directed by Lee Jung-seob) is a fusion drama, which adopted a comic historical drama. The first episode was televised on 2nd January and is captivating the viewers with a unique script written by the Hong Sisters and the appearance of top stars including Kang Ji-hwan and Seong Yoo-ri.
From their first miniseries, 'Sassy Girl, Chun-hyang',, to 'My girl' and 'Fantastic Couple', the Hong Sisters wrote unique trendy dramas, achieving both quality and popularity. Last year, the KBS miniseries department spend a dark period of slump between its two rival broadcasting stations....| More |
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By Kwon Mee-yoo
Staff Reporter
KBS starts the New Year with two new epic dramas, "Hong Gil Dong", a Korean Robin Hood story and "The Great King Sejong", another drama portraying the king of Joseon.
Both dramas are set back in the time of the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910). "Hong Gil Dong" is a comical remake of novel of the same name written by Heo Gyun under King Gwanghaegun's reign (1575-1641).
The rather young director Lee Jung-sub, 36, defines the soap opera as being a "totally new epic drama". He prepared for this drama for about a year with writers Hong Jeong-eun and Hong Mi-ran, also known as the "Hong Sisters" of "Sassy Girl, Chun-hyang" (2005) and "Fantastic Couple" (2006).
Scenes from the preview were rather shocking. The protagonist, Hong Gil-dong (played by actor Kang Ji-hwan) has curly hair and wears sunglasses while Heo I-nok (Seong Yoo-ri), the heroine, looks like Chun-li, the tomboy character from the popular game "Street Fighter".
Lee Chang-hui (Jang Geun-s...| More |
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