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

2008/04/30 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

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"...

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2008/01/08 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

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...

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2007/11/19 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

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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2007/10/22 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Actress Lee Yo-won will be costarring Kwon Sang-woo in the KBS drama series "Bad Love" as In Jung.

In Jung is a character who struggles with love between the rather cold and rebellious Yong Ki (Kwon Sang-woo) and Soo Hwan (Kim Sung-Soo) who is already on a path to success.s

Her agency commented, "We selected this role as it offers a challengeable character from a lady in love to an outgoing and brave personality".

Lee Yo-won, who starred in "Surgeon Bong Dal-hee" and the movie "May 18", costarring Kwon Sang-woo who is returning to the TV screen in 2 years and 8 months after "Sad Love Story", has been gathering attention. The series is scheduled to be aired starting December 3rd....

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2007/10/05 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Time now to check on this week's new movies.
A Korean drama is sure to cater to those ready for a sad love story.
And there're also two Hollywood movies starring some big names.
Lee Jeewon has our preview.
'Tis the season to be sentimental.
"Happiness", a movie by well-known director Heo Joon-ho is just in time for those who want to shed a few tears over a love story amid the chilly wind hovering around the Korean peninsula.
The movie also stars two heavyweights namely Hwang Jeong-min and Im Soo-jeong
Youngsoo is a former club owner whose decadent lifestyle comes to a halt when his business goes bankrupt, his girlfriend leaves him and he begins to suffer from cirrhosis of the liver.
He goes to a countryside nursing home and falls in love with Eunhee, a long-time patient in the home.
But as the telling catchphrase of the movie, "Love, the Brutal Happiness" suggests their relationship is bound to enter a dark period.

Next up is a period drama out of Hollywood.
The film takes...

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