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[ChanMi's movie news] "Searching for the Elephant" releases on November 5th

Source | 2009/10/06 | 0 comments | Permalink |

"Searching for the Elephant" will be released on the 5th of November.

This film stars Jo Dong-hyeok, Lee Sang-woo, Lee Min-jeong, Jang Hyeok, and Jeon Se-hong. This has very explicit sex scenes and crude language that reveals dynamic and secretive lifestyle of three men.

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[ChanMi's movie news] "Searching for the Elephant" with the deceased Jang Ja-yeon

Source | 2009/09/24 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The film, "Searching for the Elephant" is being released with scenes of Jang Ja-yeon acting to commit suicide!

Jang Ja-yeon has committed suicide last March and to have her acting the suicide scenes released in film is being a hot topic.
The staff say that her part in this film is a big part and to have her in the film itself is important since this will be her last piece of work.

The previews released on the 23rd show that the main characters a...| More

'New husband' Jang Hyeok, Crazy about pictures after getting role of photographer

Source | 2008/06/12 | 0 comments | Permalink |

'New husband' Jang Hyeok is coming back to the screen after four years and is crazy about pictures.

Jang Hyeok is studying photography, for he will play a photographer in the movie "Searching for the Elephant", which starts filming in June.

In order to fully get into the role, he has been receiving private tutoring in photography.

He is showing his passion for photography, for the pictures he took himself will appear in the movie.

The movie "Searching for the Elephant" is about the friendship and the love of three men, and will reveal it in a fantastical and sensational sense. Lee Sang-woo and Jo Dong-hyeok were also cast.

Jang Hyeok had a private wedding with ballerina Kim Yeo-jin, two years his senior, on June 2, at Imperial Palace Hotel in Seoul....| More

"Likable or Not" Excitement with a reason.. and emptiness

Source | 2008/05/15 | 0 comments | Permalink |

KBS daily drama "Likable or Not", which had ratings up to 40%, ended on the 2nd.

This drama started with the intention to rethink the true meaning of family through the story of a remarried family from different bloodlines, backgrounds, and moral values.

But in the last episode, Baek-ho's (Kim Ji-seok) secret of his birth was revealed, and that purpose faded, leaving emptiness behind.

All the characters rounded off with forgiveness and reconciliation, and it couldn't escape the conventional aspects of the daily drama, which was pointed out as a limitation.

Even with the limitations of birth and the narrow-minded development, "Likable or Not" had record ratings and received love from viewers.

The first reason it was so popular was that the solving of the problems put in suspense in the storyline.

All the characters were involved in opposing forces, good and evil, ability and disability, and love and betrayal, and these caused problems that remained faithful to essent...| More

KBS Daily Series Top 40% Ratings

Source | 2008/01/03 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The KBS daily drama series 'Likable or Not' starring Han Ji-hye and Kim Ji-seok-I has reached 40% in ratings.

In a TNS Media Korea and AGB Nielsen Media survey, the ratings topped 40%, the highest yet in a self-commissioned poll and the highest among programs on all channels in the same time slot.

The drama centers on families involving remarriage in an aim to underline familial value.

Kim's confessed love toward Han and actor Jo Dong-hyeok's betrayal of his long-time love over a rich girl keep viewers tuned in every day while veteran cast members help create a balanced drama....| More