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The exposure of actresses in Korean movies has been a hot issue. Everyone wondered how much women expose themselves and if they acted without fear according to their role.

Now, the interest is to the exposure of actors. As much as the female body is beautiful, the male body is too. In promotions of dramas and movies, one used phrase is, "Actors' sexy, muscular bodies, unexpected exposure".

Korea's best bodies, Kwon Sang-woo and Song Seung-heon of "Fate"

The movie "Fate" actually used a still cut of the topless actors as the poster. Kwon Sang-woo, who is viewed as having Korea's 'best body', and Song Seung-heon, with a cigarette in his mouth, both show off their muscular build.

This picture is a capture of when their friendship in the movie is deep. Whether or not there is a need to use a topless picture of them, it is true that it provokes expectation and curiosity for their acting in the movie.

Bong Tae-gyu changes into Byun Kang-soi in "A Tale of Legendary Libido"

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In the afternoon of the 8th, there was a conference for the OCN TV movie "Director Jang vs. Director Kim" in Sunjae Art Center in Seoul. The main characters and Director Jang Hang-joon and Director Kim Jeong-woo are taking a photo.

The comic battle "Director Jang vs. Director Kim" involves Director Jang Hang-joon of "Break Out" and Director Kim Jeong-woo of "The Best Romance". They each make two works for the screen and television, and the winner will be determined by the number of audience and television ratings.

Director Jang's "Manner of Battle" and Director Kim's "A Different Kind of Life" will be competing first on the screen, and "Dirty Society" and "St. Valentine" will be aired on the 25th on the OCN channel. ...

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Singer Lee Hyo-lee is moving to a villa complex in Seoul at the end of this month.

It is in Seoul Non-hyeon, and it is a complex worth more than 20 billion won, and Lee Hyo-lee has gotten a villa.

Yoon Eun-hye and Chae Jeong-an already live here, and if Lee Hyo-lee joins them, it will turn into a place for rich celebrities.

An internet user posted the news, and Lee Kyung-kyu always lives near this villa....

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Talented stars have been popular since high school. It is obvious that stars would graduate from art schools, such as Anyang Art High School, where "Rain", Se7en, Park Han-byeol graduated from, and Kaywon Art High School, where Hwang Jeong-min, Kim Ji-soo, and Jo Seung-woo graduated from. But there are also many stars who come from regular schools.

Suhmoon High School is the most prominent. Some graduates are Lee Hyo-lee, Han Ji-min of "Lee San", super model/actress Lee Hwa-seon, actress Park So-eun, and singer Lee So-eun. Lee Hyo-lee was popular with the guy students for her beauty and Han Ji-min received casting requests. Lee Seung-yeon, Jeong Kyeong-soon, and Oh Jee-hye are also alumni. A rival to this school is Eunkwang High School nearby. There are rumors that there were many guys who came to see Lee Jin, Song Hye-kyo, and Han Hye-jin.

Some graduates of Whimoon High are Shinhwa member Kim Dong-wan, actors like Lee Dong-geon, Yoo Ji-tae, Park Yong-woo, Han Jae-seok, Koo Bon-s...

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If there is shade, there is also a sunny spot. The entertainment industry also has its share of light and shade. It is especially prominent where siblings are both in the industry.

Most of the time, one sibling has all of the spotlight while one loses it. Those who don't receive recognition for their talent are called 'misfortunes'.

There are siblings even in this generation, including Ha Ji-won's younger brother Jeon Tae-soo, Chae Rim's younger brother Park Sang-uk, Lee Yo-won's cousin Lee Joong-moon, Jang Nara's older brother Jang Seong-won, Seo Ji-yeong's older brother Seo Bae-joon, Kim Hye-soo's youngest brother Kim Dong-hwi. Jeon Tae-soo acted in "A Good Day to Love" and "The King and I" but he cannot move past the label of being "Ha Ji-won's brother".

Park Sang-uk debuted in "The Coast Guard" in 2002, but he is not known at all. He received recognition recently as it became known that he was Chae Rim's brother. Kim Hye-soo's brothers Kim Dong-hwi and Kim Dong-hyeon filme...

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'A body like Angelina Jolie's?'

Kang Hye-jeong has entered training with the trainer team who worked with Se7en and Big Bang. Kang Hye-jeong signed a contract with YG Entertainment, housing Se7en, Gummy, Big Bang, Koo Hye-seon, and Jeong Hye-yeong, in February. She started training with a team who is famous for making singer trainees work hard.

The professional training team uses high-level techniques to make trainees flexible so that they can keep up on stage. Se7en's built body and Big Bang's lean muscles were a result of this team's help. Kang Hye-jeong is receiving help to keep in shape and build her stamina.

The training team is not taking into account that Kang Hye-jeong is a famous star and is making her do the same things as trainees. She is preparing to film a new movie while the premiere of her movie "Kill Me" was pushed back to the second half of the year.

In her next work, she will be playing a fugitive who breaks out of jail, and she is exercising for the role ...

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South Korean director Gina KIM's third feature, the New York set "Never Forever " (2007), will receive a limited release in select cities across the US this Spring. The US-Korean co-production had its world premiere in the competition section of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. After a release in Korea last June and various festival appearances, the film won the Jury Prize at the 33rd Deauville American Film Festival in France.

The film continues KIM's exploration of the issues of woman's relationship to her own body and bodily desires as laid out in her previous feature "Invisible Light" (2003). Never Forever tells the story of an upper class Caucasian woman living in New York (played by Vera Farmiga) who is unable to conceive a child with her Korean-American husband. As her husband (played by Korean-American actor David McInnis) grows increasingly despondent she attempts to get pregnant by paying a young illegal immigrant from Korea (played by HA Jeong-woo) to have sex with ...

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I want to watch this , but I am in Michigan. ChristyRenae 2008-04-10 12:40:20

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Playwright and 3rd generation Korean-Japanese Chong Wishing is bringing "Yakiniku Dragon" to the stage with a joint Korean and Japanese cast and crew.

It will be a joint production prepared by the Seoul Arts Center on its 20th anniversary and Japan's New National Theater on its 10th. "Yakiniku Dragon" is their second joint play after their last project in 2002, "Across the River".

"Yakiniku Dragon" will be performed in Japan from the 17th to the 27th, then at the Seoul Arts Center's Towol Theater next month from the 20th to the 25th.

"Yakiniku Dragon" is the new production by Chong, a renowned playwright in the Japanese movie and theater industry. Chong and rising Korean director Yang Jung-woong are collaborating directors for the play, and they are joined by an international cast-- Sin Cheol-jin, Shiba Tetsuya, Go Soo-hee, and Joo In-young.

Chong, a third generation Korean-Japanese, based the story on his own childhood experience. "Yakiniku Dragon" tells the story of a you...

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Super Junior-M is ready to make its debut in China.

The group, which was tentatively named "Super Junior China" is a vocal group made up of Korean and Chinese members. The group was formed to specifically target the Chinese-speaking markets.

The seven-member group consists of Han-kyung, the Chinese member of Super Junior, Si-won (Choi Si-won), Dong-hae (Lee Dong-hae), Ryeo-wook, Kyu-hyun and two more Chinese members, Henry and Zhao Wei.

Super Junior-M's first album "Me" will be released in China in mid-April. It will also be released in other Asian countries including Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. All of the songs in the album are performed in Chinese. The album contains a total of 12 songs. In addition to the five new songs, the album includes the title song "U", "Don't Don" and "Marry U". I

Prior to their official debut, Super Junior-M unveiled a teaser video of all seven members on http://www.sohu.com on April 3. More than one million Internet users downloaded the video in...

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"The Chaser" (Chugyeokja), a Korean thriller directed by Na Hong-jin, has turned out to be a surprising hit in the slump-laden local film industry in the first quarter. Released on Feb. 14, it is still showing strong performances at the box office, outsmarting other Korean and foreign competitors.

If the current trend continues, the ticket sales of the thriller is now expected to reach the 5-million landmark soon, possibly emerging as the most successful Korean film in the first half of 2008.

The trailblazing success of "The Chaser" at the box office reflects the dearth of successful Korean flicks. Even foreign films are not faring so well, with Hollywood blockbusters mysteriously absent in the box office slots.

The problem with the film lineup in April has been compounded by the current downturn hitting local productions and distributors hard.

Discouraged by the poor showings of major Korean films last year, production houses are delaying the release dates of some of the m...

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