Han Hyo-joo (한효주)

Success of 'Telecinema 7' in between drama and film? It remains to be seen

Source | 2009/11/13 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Whether Telecinema 7, a joint project of Korea and Japan, will be successful or not is a moot point with 'The Relation Of Face, Mind And Love' ended up with drawing 30,000 during weekend. Telecinema is a combined word of tele from the broadcasting sector and cinema from screening of films.

The 'Telecinema 7' is content where One Source Multi Use strategy is applied in that drama PDs of Korea are in charge of direction and writers of Japan in writing. Movies produced under the joint project are screened at only a handful of theaters and later they are aired in TV.

Following 'The Relation Of Face, Mind And Love' starring Kang Ji-hwan and Lee Ji-ah, which was released on 5th, a total of 7 films will hit the theater, one film per week, in the order of '19', 'Postman from Heaven', 'Paradise' and 'After the Wedding'.

'The Relation Of Face, Mind And Love', which crossed the start line, attracted only around 30,000 during the weekend. A handsome and successful architect meets with...| More

TVXQ's Hero Debuts as Actor

Source | 2009/11/10 | 0 comments | Permalink |

"Acting was a new experience for me. If I had more time, I would have done better", said 'Hero' from the music group TVXQ at a news conference after the screening of the movie "Postman to Heaven" on November 9.

As the second telecinema production, which is produced both as a movie and TV drama, "Postman to Heaven" was directed by Lee Hyeong-min, who also directed "Sorry, I Love You". The script was written by Eriko Kitakawa, who also wrote the Japanese TV drama "Long Vacation", starring Takuya Kimura.

"Postman to Heaven" is about a young entrepreneur who embarks on delivering letters to paradise from people who cannot forget the deceased. One day he meets a woman who joins his cause. 'Hero' plays the postman Jae-jun. "It was difficult for me to portray feelings because it was my first time acting. We were able to complete the shoot without problems thanks to the director and Hyo-joo, who helped a lot", said 'Hero'.

On the question whether the other TVXQ members supported him a...| More

[ChanMi's movie news] Two are awkward?

Source | 2009/11/10 | 0 comments | Permalink |

'Hero' Jae-joong from boy band Dong Bang Sin Ki is becoming an actor!

He is at the press meeting with Han Hyo-joo for the new telecinema, "Postman to Heaven". This film is about a mailman acted by 'Hero' Jae-joong!

The two stars are having a photo time.

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Convergence of movie and TV drama continues to evolve

Source | 2009/11/05 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Simultaneous production of drama and its theatrical version increases efficiency
Generalization of digital shooting breaks down barriers of human resources & technology
Respect of different ways of producing broadcast programs and movies brings higher efficiency

Combination of movie & TV drama continues to evolve. Exchange between Chungmuro, Korean equivalent to Hollywood, and Yeo-ui-do, hub of broadcasting networks, was born as filmmakers produced TV dramas and drama PDs made movies. The exchange has brought the boom of 'Cross Over' such as 'TV Movie' and 'Theatrical Version'. Recently, there is an increasing number of works whose two versions as TV drama and movie were simultaneously made even in the stage of planning. The film and broadcasting industries expect this kind of 'format convergence' to be a chance to increase efficiency and quality in each genre and call for thorough preparedness based on understanding of features that each medium has.

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[ChanMi's drama news] Han Hyo-joo or Moon Geun-yeong for main character?

Source | 2009/11/03 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The new drama, "Dongy" main character role has not been picked yet.

The two possibilities are Han Hyo-joo and Moon Geun-yeong!

Producer Lee Byeong-hoon has come up with top three choices who are Han Hyo-joo, Moon Geun-yeong and Park Jin-hee as the ...| More