| 'Joseon Detective Jeong Yak Yong: The Secret of Yulnyumoon' starts filming earlier than expected (Source) |
2010/09/01 |
The official start of production for Kim Myeong-min's new movie, "Joseon Detective Jeong Yak Yong: The Secret of Yulnyumoon", has been rescheduled to tomorrow (September 2) instead of Friday, September 3. For the first 5 days, the crew will shoot the images needed for computer generated (CGI) scenes##.
Kim Myeong-min will be at the set tomorrow to support the cast and crew on the first day of filming. However, he will start filming his scenes on September 7 as scheduled.
Meanwhile, the prayer ceremony of Joseon Detective Jeong Yak Yong was held today and it was attended by the cast and the production staff.
"Joseon Detective Jeong Yak Yong: The Secret of Yulnyumoon" is helmed by "Old ... |More
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| Will 'Athena' Exceeds Popularity of 'IRIS'? (Source) |
2010/09/01 |
The spy-action drama "Athena", in which actor Jeong Woo-seong and actress Soo-ae will appear as the male and female protagonists, will be broadcast from this coming winter in December on SBS. The drama is a spin-off of the original "IRIS" drama and it is based on the original story of the KBS drama "IRIS", which had aired last year on KBS. "Athena" is very similar to the original "IRIS" as the production company Taewon Entertainment, which had produced "IRIS", will also produce this drama, and it has been equipped with an all-star cast and large-scale action and melodramatic storyline. But the backdrop of the drama has been expanded from the Korean peninsula and Asian countries into the whole world, and the ... |More
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| 'Phantom' heroes reunite for final gala concert (Source) |
2010/09/01 |
By Chung Ah-young
After a successful year-long run, one of the world's most beloved musicals, Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera", will come to an end on Sept. 11. To celebrate its grand finale, the musical will hold a gala performance, "The Music of the Night" from Sept. 17-19 at the Charlotte Theater in Jamsil, southern Seoul.
The concert will bring world-renowned musical actor Brad Little who performed the role of the Phantom more than 2,300 times on Broadway and seven other Korean vocal stars including Yoon Young-seok, Yang Jun-mo and Hong Kwang-ho together.
Rising stars such as Jung Sun-a, Jo Jeong-seok and Park Eun-tae will also appear as guest singers.
The concert will present the musical's most popular scenes as well as other ear-catching numbers such as "popera" (operatic pop) and K-pop songs to entertain the audience.
In the signature scenes from "The Phantom of the Opera", the actors and actresses will sing the memorable numbers such as "Think of ... |More
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| Entertainers' union, KBS reach agreement (Source) |
2010/09/01 |
By Kwon Mee-yoo
The labor union of the nation's broadcasting industry consisting of staffers, actors and singers reached an agreement with the Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) on how to settle unpaid wages Wednesday, just minutes before the union was to hold a press conference to denounce management.
Kim Eung-suk, 43, leader of the union, said the broadcaster promised to guarantee an unpaid salary and establish a joint body to improve the outsourcing guidelines.
"As all the problems with KBS had been resolved before the press conference, dramas aired on KBS, including, 'Bread, Love and Dreams', will not be affected by the strike", Kim said.
The union had claimed that there were overdue appearance fees and other unpaid wages totaling 4.4 billion won ($3.7 million) as of July.
As a result, the union decided to boycott filming outsourced dramas at all three major broadcasting companies last week. The union said though the subcontractors are the first responsible for the unpa... |More
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| [ChanMi's movie news] Song stars to smoke again for a movie (Source) |
2010/09/01 |
Actor Song Seung-heon has started smoking which he had quit for 6 years.
He said this in the show case for the movie## "The Invincible".
In order to look different from 3 years ago, he had started to smoke so that his look and skin tone would be different.
Song costars with Joo Jin-mo, Kim Jang-woo, and Jo Han-seon as brothers and friends close knit through loyalty.
The release day is September 16th.
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| [ChanMi's star news] Jo Yoon-hee's sexy back! (Source) |
2010/09/01 |
MBC drama "Golden Fish" actress Jo Yoon-hee has made a transformation in the fashion magazine ESQUIRE photoshoot.
She is so sophisticated and sexy in this photoshoot##.
In the drama we see her as modern and composed image, but here, she is more bold and luring.
Her body line is just like that of a model's and her small face is so attractive in any concept.
In the drama, her character is Han Jimin who becomes a femme fatale seeking revenge after being left alone by her ex-lover.
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| Korean star Song Seung-heon named honorary ambassador of musical comedy 'Fanta-Stick' (Source) |
2010/08/31 |
Source : Korea Tourism Organization
The famous Korean actor Song Seung-heon was named Honorary Ambassador of the musical comedy 'FANTA-STICK' on August 26th at the Korean Insurance 63 Art Hall, the main performance venue.
This is the first time a major Korean celebrity will be acting as a spokesperson for a non-verbal musical performance. The new partnership marks a new era for 'fusion performances', in which traditional art forms are featured in modern art performances.
During his acceptance of the title of honorary ambassador Mr. Song Seung-heon took photos with the FANTA-STICK cast and tried several of the instruments used in the show. The new photos of Song Seung-heon and the cast will appear on FANTA-STICK posters in the next coming months.
The story of FANTA-STICK is about a feud between the Percussion Family (who operates an auto repair shop) and the String Family, a ghost family on a mission to be turned back into humans. Of course, things get tricky when, in the mi... |More
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| Son Dam-bi Wants Your Old Shoes (Source) |
2010/08/31 |
Singer Son Dam-bi is doing her part to give back to third world countries. More specifically, the children of third world countries.
The dance queen is currently the face for the premium sports brand, Descente Korea. She's teaming up with Descente to provide shoes to children who can't afford them. The company Descente is offering a discount on brand new shoes at their retail locations, as long as you donate a pair of your used shoes. Not only will all of the old shoes be sent to third world countries, the profits from the sales of the new shoes will be collected for charity donation as well.?
Making this campaign all the more meaningful, Son Dam-bi was the one to have started it. The singer expressed that shoes are incredibly important for these children who often live in remote or mountainous areas. Also, because these children often have to walk great distances to get to school, living without shoes can present great difficulties. She added that she was happy that she could be... |More
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| Hip-Hop Star Sues Doubters of High-Flying Academic Credentials (Source) |
2010/08/31 |
Prosecutors have begun investigating a group of netizens who have accused Tablo of the Korean hip hop group Epik High of faking his academic credentials.
Tablo, whose real name is Daniel Seon-woong Lee, filed a libel lawsuit against 22 people for posting comments on the Internet casting doubt on his Stanford University degree and spreading rumors that his grades were fabricated.
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office has asked police to track the Internet protocol addresses of the 22.
Meanwhile, a group of people submitted a petition to the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office seeking an investigation into allegations that Tablo lied about his school records and dual citizenship. The petition was handed over to the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office, which is weighing whether to investigate.
Tablo is famous not only as a rapper but for finishing his bachelor's and master's degrees at Stanford in just three years and six months, but Internet users in Korea ques... |More
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