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Music to promote Korean tourism

2006/11/02 | Source | Permalink |

Korea has a sparkling image and music representing it would have a variety of colors, said Yang Bang-eun, a Korean musician in Japan.

Yang will compose music for a video clip to promote Korea overseas, a Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) project.

The 46-year-old pianist, composer and producer lives in Japan, but his nationality is South Korean.

He has made music for movies, animations and soap operas in Japan and Korea. He uses Korean traditional music in his compositions, which have been used as the official music of the Busan Asian Games in 2002, the main theme music of the KBS documentary "Ceramic" and the theme music of the MBC soap opera "Sangdo".

He recently has been working on music for Korean film master Im Kwon-taek's 100th movie "Beyond the Years".

"I've seen some video clips promoting Korea in the past, and I have always wanted to participate in making one myself. Introducing Korea, my fatherland, would be something to be proud of", Yang told reporters at the K...| More

'Dae Jang Geum' to make inroads into the Middle East and Europe

2005/06/06 | Source | Permalink |

As MBC drama 'Dae Jang Geum' makes inroads into the Middle East and Europe, the drama is expected to contribute to Hanryu (Korean wave) spread in the Middel East as well as Europe region.

In Southeast Asia, already Singapore, the Philippines, and Thailand's broadcasting station are planning to air the Korean drama. Following Southeast Asia, MBC Production said that 'Dae Jang Geum' will be aired throughout the Iran region from the end of the year at the earliest via an agreement with IRIB, Iran's state-run broadcasting station.

An official responsible for oversea broadcasting marketing at MBC Production added, "Dae Jang Geum will be aired by means of terrestrial wave TV and satellite broadcast throughout the Arabic circle regions as well from the second half of the year".

Following the Middle East region, 'Dae Jang Geum' is scheduled to be aired in Europe region too, taking aim at overseas Chinese in Europe.

The drama series "Dae Jang Geum", like other famous historical T...| More

"I Can't Wait to See Sweet Yeong Sil's Revenge"

2005/03/24 | Source | Permalink |

by Ji-Won Jun


"I'm not sure if I'm that sweet and pretty. I just thank people for thinking of me like that", said actress Hong Eun-hee (24) Tuesday in her interview at the KBS Drama Center in Suwon. "All my friends make fun of me, saying that I'm not like myself at all on TV. I don't think I've changed a lot after marriage two years ago, but I've matured a bit more, I guess", she said.

Hong is now playing "Yeong Sil", the main character of "TV Novel-Wind Flower" (produced by Han Cheol-gyeong, airing at 8:05 a.m. Mondays through Fridays) and is most loved by housewives in their 40s and 50s.

The drama is a story about the crooked destiny of sisters who were separated during the Korean War and meet again 20 years later. Its setting is the 1970s. "Yeong Sil", the older sister, was brought up as an orphan and lives through many hardships, such as working as a housemaid and needle worker, but she winds up losing his lover to her younger sister, Jeong Nim, (played by Kim Seong-eun...| More