Lie (Drama - 1998) - 거짓말 (Geo-jit-mal)

The world Hyeon Bin and Song Hye-kyo act in

Source | 2008/05/15 | Permalink |

Drama's big names have gathered. Director Pyo Min-soo of "In-soon is Pretty" will direct, and writer Noh Hee-kyeong of "More Beautiful Than a Flower" and "Goodbye Solo" will write, and Hyeon Bin of "My Name is Kim Sam-soon" and Song Hye-kyo of "Full House" will act. It's an outstanding group worthy of the drama "On Air". Their work is "The World They Live In", a drama about a director's work and love. Hyeon Bin plays a promising director, Jeong Ji-oh, and Song Hye-kyo plays director Joo Joon-yeong, who has experienced directing plays and tries a miniseries. Overcoming the complications that arise from unspoken barriers within the drama field is the foundation of the story. Of course, it also ties in love into the competition of the two producers. The production company, YEG, said, "Director Pyo Min-soo, who has a prominent way of subtly expressing emotions, and writer Noh Hee-kyeong held a long search for actors who could embrace the character in the best way".

"Worlds Within" was t...| More

Big Bang Will Knock on Japan

Source | 2008/01/03 | Permalink |

By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter

The hip-hop sensation Big Bang will join the rush of Korean celebrities making entertainment headlines in Japan.

According to their agency, YG Entertainment, the five-member boy band will release a mini album, also known as an EP (extended play) "For the World" in Japan Jan.4 and will also hold a concert "Big Bang: For the World" at the JCB Hall at Tokyo Dome city in March 28 and 29. A mini album or EP is an album that has more than one song but too few to qualify as an album and usually contains 10-30 minutes of music (or up to seven songs), compared to singles (one to two songs) and regular albums (ten to eleven songs). This particular mini album will only be released in Japan and will contain hit songs such as "Lie".

Big Bang became one of Korea's favorite hip-hop bands with their easy-to-memorize melodies, lyrics and fashion styles. They won numerous awards last year for their music and are expected to create a new Korean style hip-hop tren...| More

Ex-G.O.D. members Fly High on Screen

Source | 2008/01/01 | Permalink |

By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter

Entertainment in 2007 was all about versatility. Fans could watch news anchors dance and sing, while some singers created their own shows and even starred in movies. Among these talented and ambitious celebrities, former G.O.D. members are leading the way toward true multi-entertainment.

Park Joon-hyung, Son Ho-young, Yoon Kye-sang, Danny Ahn and Kim Tae-wu are all former members of the hit five-member pop group formed in 1999 by producer and singer Park Jin-young (also known as JYP), and released hits "To My Mother" and "Lie". The group announced their withdrawal in 2004. While lead singer Kim Tae-woo is serving in the military, the other members have gone a long way from their original pop career.

Park, also known as Joon Park in the United States and former leader of the group, has literally crossed borders with his acting. He has already filmed a role in "Speed Racer", directed by the Wachowski brothers (The Matrix), as a Yakuza racer who co...| More

Acting Range

Source | 2006/07/20 | Permalink |

"I have never chosen the drama I would act, but the right cast and script in that drama", said Lee Seong-jae, who this time will star in a drama about honest lawyer Roh Yoon-jae, who was adopted to Canada. Roh Yoon-jae will be involved in an eternal triangle of star singer Yoo Hee-ran (Kim Min-jeong), her manager Kang San-ho (Eom Tae-woong) and himself. Kang approaches Roh, claiming he is Roh's brother.

More Interested in the Play Itself-

"It's most hard to act a man fallen in love".

This is the answer coming out of Lee without a second of hesitation when asked which genre is the hardest to act for him. He has starred in melodrama, action and comic movies.

"Acting in an action movie is physically exhausting but other than that, it's not that hard", Lee added. Acting in a melodrama movie or emotional scenes in a soap drama requires much more energy than acting comic or action movies.

"There is no right answer to love. Melodrama is the same. There could be millions of diff...| More

Drama Breaks From the Traditional

Source | 2006/02/24 | Permalink |

By Park Chung-a
Staff Reporter

From left are Lee Han(a), Yoon Soy, Kim Min-hee and Cheon Jeong-myeong, who will star in the upcoming KBS drama "Goodbye Solo", which airs from March 1.
While many Korean dramas attract viewers through their use of exotic backgrounds and fancy characters, renowned drama writer Noh Hee-kyeong has consistently been working on an in-depth portrayal of ordinary characters, taking a more human natural approach.

Through realistic and yet emotional lines in her works such as "Lie", "Love Like Stupid", "Confession" and "More Beautiful Than Flower", she has created a mania for "Noh Hee-kyeong brand" drama, even though her dramas have not attracted a large number of viewers.

With her upcoming play "Goodbye Solo", the drama is attempted to break a new form of story-telling, breaking away from the traditional drama form, which evolves around a sensational or fatal incident concentrating on two or three main characters.

Seven characters of different gene...| More