Star So Ji-sub is making his first attempt as an artist.
His new movie "Rough Cut" will be released this 11th and has been featured in G project album as a rapper.
Entering the entertainment industries in 1994 as a model, he has received attention by fans through his dramas, "Something Happened in Bali" and "Sorry, I Love You".
And he has finally returned to the movie after 4 years.
Chungmuro in central Seoul used to be the epicenter of the Korean film industry.
But with film production companies, movie studios and theaters moving out to other areas the Chungmuro International Film Festival is being held for the second time to restore the fame of what once was the heart of the local film industry.
[Reporter : Yoo Jihae julz1201@arirang.co.kr]
"Under the themes 'Discover, Restoration and Creation' organizers collected some 170 films from more than 40 countries with the aim of bridging the gap between past and present".
Last year was a let-down for organizers who were criticized for solely focusing on older films.
This year's festival is expanding from the original concept of discovering the tradition of international movies to one of appreciating the history of Korean films and creating a movie culture that suits the ever-changing media of the 21st century.
[Interview : Jeong Beom, Managing Director Chungmuro International Film Festival]
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Newspapers would be allowed to own broadcast units
The Korea Communications Commission yesterday unveiled a series of programs aimed at stimulating growth in the media and communications industries over the next five years, including a plan to ease government regulations.
In its reporting session to President Lee Myung-bak, commission officials said media companies expect growth from 267.6 trillion won ($236.2 billion) last year to 383.8 trillion won by 2012. They said 291,000 more jobs will be created during the same period. According to the commission, 755,000 people were employed in media and communications companies as of last year.
At the meeting, Lee urged that regulations on the media and communication industries be eased significantly to create attractive jobs and to build a foundation for world-class media.
To increase competitiveness, regulations that have limited growth through mergers should be revised, the commission said.
The full force of the Korean Wave hit Japan in 2004. Four years later, the phenomenon known here as "hallyu" has succeeded in creating a comfortable niche for itself in the Japanese TV and music world.
In November, 2004, the initial frenzy clogged Narita Airport, as thousands of Bae Yong-joon fans flocked to welcome him to Japan, ten people were injured as the crowd outside his Tokyo hotel scrambled to get a peek at him. Today, the hallyu boom has evolved into a calmer, sustained and widespread interest in Korean pop culture that has increased the Japanese public's desire to better understand the customs, lifestyle and cuisine of their closest neighbor.
Of course, not everyone has rushed to ride the Korean Wave, but it has succeeded in widening the perceptions and perspectives of many. Here on the northern island of Hokkaido, where Korean TV dramas are especially popular, signs of the hallyu presence are everywhere. Ladies gently jostle each other out of the way to get at the wid...| More
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Actor Song Seung-heon, who made his name as a gentle, romantic lead in melodramas before he was drafted into the military, has changed. He has come back after a five-year hiatus as a tough guy, playing a man who joins the mafia to avenge his father in MBC drama "East of Eden". Watching him rage and burn while chasing the man who killed his father on a motorcycle, viewers have praised him for his true-to-life emotional acting.
After 14 years in the entertainment world, Song is still mostly recognized for his looks rather than his acting. "I know I'm known thanks to my looks rather than anything else", he said. "But I no longer care about that".
Having made his debut as a model for blue jeans in 1995, he rose to stardom overnight with his role in MBC sitcom "Three Guys and Three Girls". "I started acting unprepared without thinking much about it", he said. "So I still sometimes feel I'm dreaming when so many fans show their love for me".
Gently prodded about the scandal surround...| More
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