Korean Wave Hits the American Coast

• The giant robot returns! New screening revives beloved hero
  2005/12/15 (Source)
  Taekwon V kicked off a taekwondo craze among Korean kids in the 1970s
  
  December 16, 2005 ㅡ "Who protects the Earth when it is in trouble?" Americans would naturally say "Superman" or "Spiderman", but Koreans who grew up the 1970s say in one voice, "Robot Taekwon V!"
  The hit series drew hug,...More

• Much of SE Asia Sees Korean TV Dramas
  2005/12/15 (Source)
  A survey says a large percentage of Southeast Asia's population has seen a South Korean TV drama.
  
  The Korea Foundation for Asian Culture Exchange on Thursday said its poll found some 60 percent of Singaporeans have seen a Korean drama, followed by 44 percent of Malaysians and 40 percent of Thais.,...More

• Yoo Ji-tae's short film invited to Clermont Film Festival
  2005/12/15 (Source)
  A 42-minute film produced by actor Yoo Ji-tae entitled "How Does the Blind Dream" has been invited to the 28th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival slated for Jan. 28 in France.
  
  The film's overseas distributor, Film Messenger, reported on Dec. 15 that the festival's organizers sent ,...More

 

• Lim Eun-kyeong Cast as Lead Actress for Chinese TV Drama
  2005/12/15 (Source)
  TV actress Lim Eun-kyeong will debut in a Chinese TV drama. Elite Planning, Lim's entertainment agency, disclosed on Dec. 14 that "Lim Eun-kyeong has been cast as the lead actress for a new romantic drama involving insurance fraud produced by 'Huaxin Yingshi' (華新影視), a Ch,...More

• "Typhoon" draws 280,000 viewers on opening day
  2005/12/15 (Source)
  The action blockbuster film "Typhoon", starring Jang Dong-gun, Lee Jeong-jae and Lee Mi-yeon and directed by Kwak Gyeong-taek, drew 280,000 viewers in 540 theaters nationwide on its opening day of Dec. 14, according to the movie's distributor, CJ Entertainment.
  
  In Seoul, some 84,000 people went t,...More

• Local and Foreign Films With English Subtitles
  2005/12/15 (Source)
  A State of Mind
  
  Saturday at noon
  
  Seoul Selection Bookstore
  
  Directed by British filmmaker Daniel Gordon, the 2004 documentary tells a story of two female North Korean gymnasts who dedicate themselves to the Mass Games. Gordon, the first foreigner to shoot a documentary in Pyongyang, sheds li,...More

 

• Celebrities in Wax
  2005/12/15 (Source)
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  It isn't often that you get the chance to meet with and take photographs of a big star like Jennifer Lopez or local heartthrob Bae Yong-joon. So most people would jump at the chance to stand in the company of more than 100 movie stars and world-renowned leaders.
  
  ,...More

• Domestic Films Take Up Over Half of Market
  2005/12/14 (Source)
  Domestic films have taken more than half of the country's market share for the third straight year.
  
  A survey by theater chain CJ CGV released Wednesday said domestic films took up 54.6 percent of the Seoul market and 59 percent nationwide.
  
  The number of moviegoers topped 100 million for the fo,...More

• Domestic Film Market Share Exceeds 50 % for 3rd Consecutive Year
  2005/12/14 (Source)
  The public is continuing to lend their support to domestic films. According to a survey conducted by CJ CGV from Jan. 1 to Dec. 11 this year, the market share of domestic films was found to have exceeded 50 percent for the third year in a row. The number of moviegoers has also exceeded 100 million n,...More

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