Dae Jang Geum (Drama - 2003) - 대장금

Korean wave spreads to Iran

2008/07/07 | Source | Permalink |

By Shirley Han Ying
Journalist at Press TV, Iran-based English-language TV Network

From clothes to hairstyle, pop music to TV dramas, Korea has been affecting the life of many Asians in recent years, now even in Iran.

Mohammad Fazaeli turned on TV and started watching the tele-drama at home with his whole family. It was the latest hit series on Iranian State Television - a Korean blockbuster.

"Jewel in the Palace" ("Dae Jang Geum"), a soap opera about a cook who overcame hardships to become a royal palace physician in ancient Korea, was known as Yangom in Iran.

This drama along with "Emperor of the Sea" (Haesin) was among Fazaeli's favorites. "My family and I watch most of the Korean dramas aired on TV, and also the latest Korean and Asian movies popular in the world", said Fazaeli.

Iran was unclaimed ground until about a year ago, when MBC hit soap "Jewel in the Palace" ("Dae Jang Geum") was first aired there. The response was explosive. Since then, three out of Iran's...| More

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Lee Young-ae, Park Eun-hye, Han Ji-min... "One man's women"

2008/07/03 | Source | Permalink |

Inside of Director Lee Byeong-hoon's works, there are noticeable actresses.

Actresses such as Lee Young-ae, Hwang Soo-jeong, Park Eun-hye, and Han Ji-min have formed a upright image as a top star through Director Lee Byeong-hoon's historical dramas. Actresses that have gone through 'Midas' hands' are all brilliant.

MBC "Dae Jang Geum"is a rare work that has spread to the world. And Lee Young-ae is in the midst of that. Lee Young-ae, who has laid the foundation for her image as a court lady and a nurse in "Dae Jang Geum", became a national actress and a worldwide star.

Park Eun-hye is also a regular of 'Lee Byeong-hoon's historical dramas'. She fulfilled grave roles in "Dae Jang Geum" and "Yi San", and hardened her image as an all-around actress while acting in both historical and modern dramas. She said, "I am thankful to Director Lee. After "Yi San" ended, I went to him to thank him. He said that everything was good, so I was satisfied".

Hwang Soo-jeong also rose to stardo...| More

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[Interview] Han Ji-min, who finished filming "Yi San", interview "I wouldn't love a real king"

2008/06/12 | Source | Permalink |

MBC historical drama "Yi San", which has been a top drama for nine months, has two episodes left from its total 77 episodes. Han Ji-min, who played Seong Song-yeon, the woman that the king loved, matured as an actress through this drama.

Song-yeon, who became a royal concubine, left the world on the 2nd by a disease, and made Yi San and all the viewers sad. The viewers' board overflowed with messages like "Please revive Song-yeon" and "If Song-yeon dies, what pleasure is there in watching?" It's because they were empathizing with the character of Song-yeon.

During the press conference, Director Lee Byeong-hoon said that Han Ji-min was "a bright actress with a clean appearance". Her small body frame incites men to protect her, her soft and pretty face, and the tears that flow from her sad eyes are still in viewers' memories. We had a phone interview with Han Ji-min as she was moving to her last filming on the 7th.

-You're filming even though Song-yeon is dead?
-Although she is...| More

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Lee Young-ae, Surprise visit to GS Construction's Vietnam site

2008/06/12 | Source | Permalink |

On the 9th, Lee Young-ae attended the ground-breaking ceremony for the TBO road in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

GS Group President Huh Chang-su, CEO Kim Gab-Ryul, COO Huh Myung-su, Vietnam ambassador Im Hong-jae, Le Thanh Hai's Communist Secretary, and other important guests were there.

Lee Young-ae has been a model for GS Construction's brand 'Xi' for six years. With the popularity of "Dae Jang Geum", Lee Young-ae also became popular. She wore a hanbok and also participated in demotion.

A representative from GS Construction said, "The Vietnam project is a large-scale project, and the GS Group President, along with other important people, are here, and the model is here too".

GS Construction will construct the TBO road, and will develop about 1 million square meters of urban areas and new city land they receive. ...| More

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Drama "Iljimae" made into animation

2008/06/12 | Source | Permalink |

SBS drama "Iljimae" will be made into an animation.

Green Snake Media, the production company of "Iljimae", said, "If possible, the animation will be made within this year". Green Snake Media finished registering the trademark rights of "Iljimae" and they plan to use it to produce various additional works. The drama "Dae Jang Geum" and "Winter Sonata" were also revealed as animations.

They also talked about a possibility of entering Japan. "Japan asked about the copyright, so we sent a representative to negotiate"....| More

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