Korean singer and actor Choi Si-won appears on celebrity talk show "Win Win" [KBS2]
Super Junior member Choi Si-won, who recently starred in TV series "Oh! My Lady", has confessed that he had never dreamed of becoming a singer or an actor.
"It was not my dream to be a singer", the singer said during an appearance on KBS2 TV's celebrity talk show "Win Win", which aired Tuesday evening. "I just had the dream that I wanted to make my name known quickly and becoming a celebrity was the fastest way to do that, so I went to an entertainment agency"...More
Singer and actor Choi Si-won [SM Entertainment]
Super Junior member Choi Si-won's upcoming SBS TV series "Oh! My Lady" is already making waves in China, according to agency SM Entertainment on Wednesday.
SM explained in a press release that fans of Super Junior who recently showed up at the group's Asia tour concert held March 6 in Shanghai, showed their support by holding up signs that read "Oh! My Lady Smash Hit" and "Oh! My Sung Min-woo", referring to Choi's character in the drama....More
Most movie buffs probably have heard of "Infernal Affairs", the hit Hong Kong crime-thriller released in 2002.
But casual moviegoers might recognize it as well, even if the title seems unfamiliar at first.
The Hollywood blockbuster "The Departed" - an Oscar-winning 2006 film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson - was a remake of the Hong Kong hit.
Infernal Affairs features its own star-studded cast including
Andy Lau Tak-Wah, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Anthony Wong Chau-Sang. It received critical acclaim for its original plot and a distinctive storytelling style, which observers say helped revive international interest in Hong Kong cinema after a prolonged slump.
Due to its critical and commercial success, Infernal Affairs was followed by a prequel, "Infernal Affairs II", and a sequel, "Infernal Affairs III", both released in 2003.
Director Alan Mak and writer
Felix Chong were in town this week to participate in the ongoing Chungmuro International Film Festival in Seoul. Their latest co-production, "Overheard", was selected to compete in the Chun...
MoreSpringtime's film time as a batch of thrillers, romances, comedies and action and horror films are set for release.
The love story "Look for a Star", starring
Andy Lau and
Shu Qi, opens tomorrow in local theaters, and "The Accidental Husband", starring Uma Thurman and Colin Firth, is released next Thursday.
The Oscar-winning British film, "Slumdog Millionaire", about a child growing up in Mumbai, comes here on March 19.
Other films to watch out for include "The Wrestler" and "Watchmen" tomorrow, "Dragonbal...
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Korean singer and actor
Rain has been featured in US business and financial news magazine Forbes' list of 10 celebrities who are brand ambassadors for different mobile phone companies across the globe.
The magazine chose the 25-year-old star of Hallyu (referring to popularity of Korean pop culture overseas) as one of ten celebrities representing major international cell phone brands.
He is the face of the Korean brand Samsung phones in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
Rain was also chosen as Samsung's "Olympic Brand Ambassador" for the upcoming Summer Games in Beijing because he is viewed as "Korea's answer to Justin Timberlake" according to the magazine.
Other celebrities on the list include tennis star Maria Sharapova, singer Ushe...
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