Premiering on April 14, 2008 in the time slot of 7:50 am, "
Don't Go Away", a morning TV drama, recorded a viewership rating of 11.9% (TNS). This makes it the highest rating show among all morning TV dramas produced by rival networks.
In addition, the ratings for "
Don't Go Away" are nearly equal to the 12% viewership ratings that "Heart of Destiny" recorded when it premiered on October 1, 2007. "
Don't Go Away" is the follow-up drama to "Heart of Destiny". The network is hoping that "
Don't Go Away" will rise in its ratings and become a beloved TV drama like "Heart of Destiny".
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By Kim Tae-jong
Staff Reporter
The success of recent movies that center on music such as "
Radio Star" and "
200 Pounds Beauty" can be attributed to their successful appeal to the ear as well as the eye.
Because of its enjoyable music, the new comedy "
Highway Star" has potential to follow its predecessors.
But as a comedy, it's a bit disappointing. Its clumsy story is loosely developed and doesn't produce many jokes, and its humor often seems to come from out of the blue.
Directed by
Kim Sang-chan and ...
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By Kim Tae-jong
Staff Reporter
Actor
Im Chae-moo was considered a sex icon in the 1980s, but he took on the image of a courteous and generous gentleman in television melodramas after he turned 40.
At 57, the veteran actor is again a new man, or new actor, so to speak. He plays the head of a shabby recording company in the new movie "
Highway Star".
With his dragon tattoos, he strikes an intimidating figure. Yet the dragons hang loosely over his aging midriff. His gentlemanly aura is gone, replaced by the seriousness _ and weirdness _ of an old music executive.
What prompted him to throw away his trademark image and go through this drastic change?
Im said actors should be able to do anything, and he thinks acting is always a serious job no matter which genre he chooses.
"Comedies are now a quite po...
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By Yang Sung-jin
Lee Kyeong-gyoo, a leading television personality, has an old score to settle for the silver screen. Back in 1992, he produced and directed an action film titled "A Bloody Battle for Revenge". He even took the title role, a grandiose attempt that drew much media attention.
But the film miserably crumbled at the box office. The real problem, however, was that the public would not forget Lee's failure, thanks partly to the generous publicity thrown into his boldness. Worse, "A Blood Battle" earned a much-dreaded status - a synonym with a huge box-office flop.
Lee is now eager to restore his damaged credibility with "
Highway Star", a comedy that he has co-produced. It seems that Lee has learned a painful lesson from the past: instead of stepping forward to publicize the film, Lee remains largely out of the spotlight. Lee has set up In & In Pictures, a movie production company, and persuaded
Cha Tae-hyeon, one of the Korea-Wave stars, to play a clueless ...
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