Choi Soo-jong (최수종)

Korean Guidebooks Available at Natural History Museum in New York

Source | 2009/07/24 | 0 comments | Permalink |

A Korean-language guidebook will be available to visitors of the American Museum of Natural History in New York from Aug. 1. Seo Kyoung-duk, a visiting professor at Sungshin Women's University said the museum decided to provide the 50,000 guidebooks in a project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of the first Korean museum in U.S. Sponsored by the celebrity couple, Choi Soo-jong and Ha Hee-ra, the guidebooks provide information on the museum, its collections floor-by-floor, and how to navigate through the building.

Korean is the fifth language serviced at the museum after English, German, French and Spanish. The guidebook can be downloaded from the museum's website at http://www.amnh.org.

"This project can help Korean visitors enjoy the museum to its fullest, and also let our language become known to American and foreign visitors", Choi said. Ha said children were her motivation to sponsor the project. "I have heard that many Korean children visit the museum", sh...| More

Actors Donate Lecture Fees to Scholarships for Young Actors

Source | 2009/05/29 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Seven top actors, including Kim Hye-soo and Ahn Seong-gi, have donated the entire amount of fees that they had received for giving lectures to students to scholarships for young actors. The seven actors were invited to teach the "master class" at Im Kwon-taek Film and Art College of Dongseo University this year, receiving 10 million won in fees. They donated the entire amount to scholarships for nurturing young actors.

The donation ceremony was held May 27 at Dongseo University. It was attended by Dongseo University Professor Im Kwon-taek, film director Kim Hong-jun and actor Lee Deok-hwa, who was the last to teach the master class this semester.

The seven actors who taught the class in the first semester are Jo Jae-hyeon, Choi Soo-jong, Seol Kyeong-gu, Kim Hye-soo, Ahn Seong-gi, Park Joong-hoon and Lee Deok-hwa. In the second semester the class will be taught by experts in lighting, filming and music effects. Last year, the instructors included actress Kang Soo-yeon, directors S...| More

Celebrity Couple Support 'Stop TB' Campaign

Source | 2009/05/14 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Celebrity couple Choi Soo-jong and Ha Hee-ra were named PR ambassadors for a campaign to eradicate tuberculosis worldwide by Zero TB Incorp.

Founded in 2004, the organization is focusing on North Korea and waging a nationwide campaign to help children suffering from tuberculosis.
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'Fabulous Five' to Promote Seoul

Source | 2008/12/03 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Bae Ji-sook
Staff Reporter

Korean heartthrobs Daniel Henney and Choi Soo-jong, folk singer Lee Moon-se, musician Kim Yong-woo and explorer Park Young-seok were appointed goodwill ambassadors to publicize Seoul metropolitan city, Wednesday.

The "fabulous five" will be promoting different sides of the capital: Lee and Kim will be promoting culture while Henney, Choi and Park will publicize the international aspect of the city.

"They are all top-notch celebrities in their fields, with charm and intelligence that could represent Seoul to not only other cities in the nation but to the world", Seoul brand manager Hong Sun-seong said.

Park is a renowned mountain climber who has completed The Adventure Grand Slam, from the 14 8,000 meters Himalayan peaks, the seven summits and the three poles challenge, a world first. Kim is a traditional singer who has released rows of albums mixing Korean and Western tunes and musical instruments.

Choi starred in hit TV dramas such as "Em...| More

Actor Kim Wins Top Prize at Korea Drama Festival Awards

Source | 2008/11/02 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter

Actor Kim Myeong-min won the top prize at the 2008 Korea Drama Festival for his role as Maestro Kang (affectionately called "Kang Mae") in the hit drama "Beethoven Virus".

The Korea Drama Awards opened the five-day festival, which kicked off Saturday in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province.

The festival is a joint collaboration among major broadcasters KBS, SBS and MBC and various cable TV stations in Korea.

A total of 120 dramas had been reviewed, all of which were aired between Oct. 1 in 2007 and Sept. 30 this year.

Kim's character is talented but choosy in Beethoven Virus, the first drama of its kind, which depicts the lives of classical musicians, an orchestra and ordinary people who dream of becoming musicians.

The Best Drama award went to KBS's "Mom's Dead Upset" while Choi Soo-jong of "Dae Jo Yeong", an epic drama, and Kim Ha-neul, who played a picky actress in "On Air", won the Best Actor and Best Actress award, respectively.

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