Choi Min-sik (최민식)

Korean actor Song Kang-ho [photographed by Beck Una/10Asia]

Beck: That's actually what I wanted to ask you. Do you think it's possible to become an artist, or an actor, by pure effort and no natural talent?
Song: The concept behind the word 'effort' is a bit vague. There is no such thing as putting in an effort to act well. Effort could be another word for your determination to work hard but not the secret to good acting. If you are shooting an action scene, you can make effort at improving on your physique and working better with your co-stars. And I put in an effort to play the recorder in "Thirst". But I don't think one can act based solely on effort. 90 percent of it comes from natural talent and 10 percent from experience. The experience that you gain from countless acting roles.

Beck:You've already been an actor for very long -- ten years since the public recognized you as 'actor Song Kang-ho' and even much longer counting your career in theater. Don't you go through a slump or have less fun having to repeat the same job over and over again?...More

Korean actor Lee Byeong-Heon and Madame Miyuki at the International Jewelry Tokyo event [BH Entertainment]

Hallyu star Lee Byeong-Heon has won an award for being the best jewellery wearer alongside Japan's First Lady at a jewellery event in Tokyo held Wednesday.

According to his agency BH Entertainment, the actor attended the opening ceremony of the International Jewellery Tokyo 2010 and jointly won a special award in the category with Miyuki Hatoyama....More

'I wanted a role that would really be different ... but I'm attracted to strong female characters'.

When people make mention of actress Kim Yoon-jin, the adjectives attractive, intelligent and charismatic often pop up in the text.

Kim, who is known outside of Korea as Sun Kwon on the U.S. television drama "Lost", has built her career around characters who also possess these qualities.

Now, Kim is hoping to add a new dimension to her image with a new role in the Korean film "Harmony", which was released yesterday.

In the film she plays Jeong-hye, who is given a 10-year prison term for killing her abusive husband. Shortly after she is put in jail, Jeong-hye gives birth to a child. Eighteen months after that she will have to give up her child for adoption, in accordance with Korean law. In the meantime, Jeong-hye organizes a choir ...More

(From left) Actors Lee Byeong-Heon, Choi Min-sik and director Kim Ji-woon

Top Korean actor Lee Byeong-Heon has joined the cast of a new thriller film by famed director Kim Ji-woon, according to Lee's agency BH Entertainment on Thursday.

An official at BH explained that Lee is set to star in the film -- titled "I Saw the Devil" -- although the actor has not finished signing the contract as of yet....More

Top star, Lee Byeong-Heon is in the new Director Kim Ji-woon's film, "I Saw the Devil".

Lee's agency, BH Entertainment confirmed through that phone that he is in this movie but it has not been written in papers, yet.

He is in this director's film for the third time after ...More