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[ChanMi's take] Handsome gentleman, Jo In-seong!

2008/06/30 | Source | Permalink |

Who are our favorite male stars?

According to the polls taken by 'AlphaGirl' Jo In-seong is the number one gentleman!

And after him, Jang Dong-gun, Gong Yoo, Ji Hyeon-woo, Kang Dong-won, and Yoo Jae-seok were favorite gentlemen....| More

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Korean Chick Lit Books Turned Into Dramas

2008/05/27 | Source | Permalink |

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia, Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporters

Chick lit books have always been popular among young Korean women, especially the "Shopaholic" series by Sophie Kinsella and "The Devil Wears Prada" by Lauren Weisberger.

Korean chick lit books are also gaining popularity, and two popular books are being turned into television dramas.

The glamorous world of the fashion industry will be the backdrop for the up-coming SBS drama "Style", based on a novel written by Baek Young-ok, a former fashion reporter.

A producer from SBS said Tuesday it has finalized the purchase of the rights to turn "Style" into a drama. The drama is expected to air by March next year.

There is no word yet on who will play the lead role in the TV soap. In "Style", the main character is a 31-year-old female reporter at a fashion magazine. It gives an inside look at the world of fashion and luxury. It also deals with office politics, fierce competition in the fashion world and the luxury goods indu...| More

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[2007 Drama Highlights] Best Kiss scenes

2007/12/27 | Source | Permalink |

The drama market of 2007 had been flooded with a large number of high-quality dramas, range from large-scaled dramas of billion dollars worth production cost to much smaller-scaled, but of rich content dramas. Among these great ranges of dramas, the TV viewers had been laughing with character's happiness, crying over their heart-broken love story and were raged with unrealistic settings. Kiss scenes and crying scenes are necessary for the actors to express the complicated internal state of their character as realistic as possible. Following is a list of best kiss scenes chosen by general TV viewers.

▼Unexpected kiss scene ("Prince Hours") – While singer Se7en's transformation into an actor attracted attention, his love story with Heo I-jae was entertaining. The couple seemed to unable to overcome the difference in their social rank as a Crown prince and a court lady. However, Se7en's tough kiss at the end was enough to make the viewers excited.

▼To kiss or not to ki...| More

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The kiss scene in Coffee Prince was the best. Gong Yoo rocks!!! otarrasue 2008-06-27 17:44:11 winnie 2008-03-04 22:10:45 Gong Yoo's declared love for Yoon Eun Hye is the best for me...because of that i fell in love with Gong Yoo...i'll be the most happiest girl if that happens to me... That scene really made me fall in love to Gong Yoo soO much... I can't explain my feelings after watching that scene.. And I adore Choi Han Kyul for that.., loving someone even though it's against morality.. Love Yoo... Angelique 2008-01-30 22:51:49 Eileen 2008-01-14 23:11:43 these r the scenes that touches my heart... u r so cute, can't help falling in luv with u Gong Yoo.... mauck... :) ..d best gong yoo!! ..::eLaiNe18::.. 2008-01-03 04:12:18

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A survival guide for women in films

2007/03/21 | Source | Permalink |

Old Miss Diary - Movie

I always find it interesting that most films that have a single thirty-something woman as the heroine are either romantic comedies or thrillers. This is an alarming sign. It seems that women can no longer survive in films by being the star's trophy wife, but we still have a slight chance if we are willing to acknowledge the fact that we are ludicrous underdogs.
Why can't we tell our stories without ridiculing ourselves?
Women have to act fast. By the time an actress is in her 40s she will be lucky to star in a horror film as a virgin ghost staggering out of a television monitor. (See the Japanese film "Ringul".)
"Old Miss Diary - Movie" is a film adaptation of a television sitcom about a 32-year old bachelorette with lovable flaws. She has a vision of chopping off a man's foot after he accidentally hits her knee on a cramped subway. When a handsome young male colleague offers her a drink after work, she worries that she's about to be fired. She has other is...| More

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[MOVIE REVIEW] 'Old Miss Diary - Movie': A quest for a young man

2006/12/14 | Source | Permalink |

In "Old Miss Diary - Movie", Choi Mi-ja (Ye Ji-won) struggles to find hope in her wretched life. She tries to grab any chance to make a living as a radio performer, but she gets few chances to show off her talent. She wants to have a great boyfriend, but almost all the men she dates dump her - without giving a reason. Oh, she's also 32 years old.

Her doomsday conclusion about her life is that there is little, if any, chance for her to live happily ever after with an extremely handsome man. How slim? Mi-ja's ballpark figure is less than the survival rate of a plane crash or being hit by lightening.

"Old Miss Diary - Movie", directed by Kim Seok-yoon, explores her slim "rescue-by-knight-in-shining-armor" chance with slapstick angles, and many of the devices designed to entertain the audience seem to work, thanks largely to Ye Ji-won's passionate performance.

The main plot revolves around Mi-ja's quest for her dream man. Her choice is none other than a young and handsome producer...| More

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