Ahn Nae-sang (안내상)

Star Actors Team Up in Shakespeare Play

Source | 2009/06/09 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter

Prominent stars will team up in performing in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Actress Kim Hyo-jin, actors Choi Jin-young, Lee Moon-sik, Hong Seok-cheon and Ahn Nae-sang who graduated from or are studying at Hanyang University will rally behind the directorship of Choi Hyung-in, professor and founder of the theater company Hanyang Repertoire.

"I am very happy to meet actors I once worked with a long time ago. There is no communication gap between us although it has been more than 10 years since we cooperated and they are mature. Also, new faces such as Kim Hyo-jin and Choi Jin-young are doing their best", the professor and director said in a press conference.

Lee, Hong, and Ahn, who appeared in the play 13 years ago, will take the same roles. "When I first confessed that I would come out to my professor, she warmly hugged me. I could live in her encouragement. Without Choi's supports, there are not many actors who go their ow...| More

Actor Seol and Actress Song to Marry on May 28

Source | 2009/05/08 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Actor Seol Kyeong-gu, 41, and actress Song Yoon-ah, 36, will marry on May 28.

The renowned actor and actress plan to announce their scheduled wedding at Litz-Carlton Hotel in southern Seoul Saturday at 4 p.m.

They made up their mind to marry, following a recent greeting session of their families, a close source of the couple said.

"We appeared together in two films but we started dating in fall of 2007 in full scale", said Actress Song. "We spontaneously got to have mind to get marry each other".

Actor Seol earlier married his senior actor Ahn Nae-sang's sister in 1996 when he acting in the theater. However, he divorced in 2006, four years of estranged life.

"Seol has lived alone since 2002, when he was shooting a film, "Jail Breakers - No. 815", as main actor as his wife lived in Canada. He has never lived together although his wife returned in 2005", said a spokesman of the agency of Actor Seol.

Seol is is best known for his roles in the popular "Public Enemy" and "...| More

Actors Seol, Song to Tie Knot on May 28

Source | 2009/05/08 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Top actors Seol Kyeong-gu, 41, and Song Yoon-ah, 35, surprised the public with their engagement to wed at the end of the month.

"Seol and Song are holding their wedding on May 28", Seol's management agency S2007 Entertainment said Friday. The two stars plan to hold an official press conference today at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Yeoksam-dong, southern Seoul.

The "On Air" TV screen beauty and the award-winning actor of "Peppermint Candy" are both graduates of Hanyang University. They acted opposite each other for the first time in 2002 through the film "Jail Breakers - No. 815" and then in 2006 for the melodrama "Lost in Love".

Coincidentally enough, Seol separated with his then-wife, the younger sister of actor Ahn Nae-sang, during the production of "Jail Breakers - No. 815" and then divorced her by mutual agreement in July 2007, when "Lost in Love" was released.

In an interview with Sports Chosun, Seol denied rumors about having had an ext...| More

Korean shows picked at 'European Emmies'

Source | 2008/05/22 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Five Korean programs have been nominated for awards at the 48th Monte-Carlo Television Festival.

Slated to run from June 8 to 12, the festival -- regarded as the European Emmies -- has been selecting the best of worldwide television programming since 1961, after it was founded by Prince Rainier III of Monaco.

This year, Korea is making its mark at this international event, receiving nominations for five out of eight programming categories.

Among the five nominations, MBC managed to nab three, with its cable series "BSG Police" (ByeolSunGeom) and drama "Coffee Prince" as strong contenders for the best TV series categories. Four "BSG Police" cast members -- Ryoo Seung-yong, On Joo-wan, Ahn Nae-sang and Park Hyo-joo -- are also up for the best outstanding actor and actress awards.

Cable series "BSG Police", a Korean take on CSI set in the Joseon Dynasty, was nominated for best drama, while the hit series "Coffee Prince", starring celebrities Yoon Eun-hye and Gong Yoo, nabbed a...| More

An Uneven 'Quest' for Something More

Source | 2006/03/03 | 0 comments | Permalink |

One day while investigating a fake painting, Yoon Seo (Han Seok-kyu), a renowned Chosun-era scholar, comes across a dirty book secretly circulated among the lower class. Yoon Seo starts writing erotic novels himself and later asks ranking government official Gwang-heon (Lee Beom-soo) to draw the illustrations for his book. When Jeong Bin (Kim Min-jeong), a favorite concubine of the king (Ahn Nae-sang), develops a crush on Yoon, it provides the perfect fodder for his racy stories.

The movie 'Forbidden Quest' is filled with a refreshing humor rare in Korean films. Parodies of today's Internet postings and Chosun-era "room salons" -- a take on the hostess bars where nubile waitresses serve clients in their séparé -- are delightful. But, just like in "The King and the Clown", the racy jokes are told in a sophisticated manner without damaging the dignity of the noblemen. Director Kim Dae-woo has added his own experiences as a screenwriter in some scenes, such as when Yoon Seo is stressed...| More