Kim Jong-hak (김종학)

2008/04/08 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Actor Bae Yong-joon was selected as the most influential figure in the Korean entertainment industry by film magazine Premier. Bae took first place in the list of 100 most powerful figures in Korean entertainment compiled by TV producers, filmmakers, musicians, and agents.

Bae has been chosen for his role in launching the Korean Wave, or hallyu, with his performance in "Winter Sonata" and "Legend of Four Gods". Also recognized was his entrepreneurship in a variety of hallyu-related businesses.

Coming in second place on the list was TV director Kim Jong-hak, who worked with Bae in "The Legend" and heads the Kim Jong-hak Production to make an average of ten TV dramas a year. Several management agency heads were in the top tier of the list, suggesting where the real power lies in the entertainment industry. Others on the list include singer/producer Park Jin-young at seventh place and world star "Rain" on 20th spot. Immediately following "Rain" is popular show host Yoo Jae-seok, ref...

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2008/04/07 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Actor Bae Yong-joon will attend a special press event to promote the history drama "Taewangsashingi" or "The Story of the First King's Four Gods" ("The Legend") in Japan on June 1.

Bae's management agency BOF said the "Taewangsashingi Premium Event 2008" will be held to mark the broadcast of the history drama series which will begin on April 5 on NHK TV. The event will be held at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan.

BOF said Lee Ji-ah and producer Kim Jong-hak will also attend the event with Bae and meet some 35,000 Japanese fans. The agency said details of the upcoming event will be posted on http://www.yongjoon.jp/premiumevent.

"The Legend", starring Bae and Lee, was broadcast on MBC TV in September, 2007 and became a huge hit, recording a 30% viewer rate. The series was first introduced to Japan on NHK TV in November of the same year and went on to be screened in ten theaters nationwide in Japan....

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2008/03/05 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Another comic artist eyed by the film circle following Heo Yeong-man is online cartoonist Kang Do-young (aka Kang Pool, 33). The copyright to his feature comics sold instantly. "A.P.T" was made into a film in 2006 and "Fool", released after a delay, has also attracted many moviegoers.

First generation Internet comic artist

Regarded the first generation Internet comic artist, Kang's debut came after a long struggle and owes its success to the Internet. He didn't formally learn comic writing in college and nor was he taught by a famed artist. The start of it all was when he started to paint comic wall posters while serving the student body at Sangji University. As written posters didn't catch students' attention, he began to turn them into comics.

Committed to the task for 7 years, he decided to become a comic artist just ahead of graduation. In college, he often wore green clothes, thus he earned his nickname Kang Full (green is considered a "full" color in Korea), which he re...

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2008/02/28 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

The 'Remembrance Night' was held on 22nd, in a café in Seoul Kang-nam to commemorate the third anniversary of Lee Eun-joo's death.

On this 'Remembrance Night', a large number of film producers, directors and colleagues whom she worked with, visited and spend time recollecting the memories of the actress. The visitors include, director Kim Dae-seung of the film "Bungee jumping of their own", director Kim Jong-hak, Lee Hyeon-seung, Byeon Hyeok and script writer Lee Yu-jin of the drama "Phoenix". The senior actors including Ahn Seong-gi, Han Seok-kyu, Park Joong-hoon and her colleague, Kim Ji-soo also attended the ceremony.

The late Lee Eun-joo's agency, Tree Actors Co., will be continue to arrange a small meaningful day as this every year to commemorate her and her achievements rather than grieve over her death.
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3rd anniversary, not 2nd. pochiW 2008-03-15 12:27:16

2007/12/10 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

MBC's megafantasy historical drama "The Legend" (written by Song Ji-Na and Park Kyeong-Soo, and directed by Kim Jong-Hak and Yoon Sang-Ho) will be made into an animation.

G&G Entertainment (CEO: Jeong, Keuk-Pyo) said on December 5, "We sealed an agreement last November 21 with TSG Production, the owner of The Legend, regarding the production and airing of the animation The Legend on TV and in theaters".

Having recently broadcast its grand finale with an over 30% rating, "The Legend" is as popular as ever, and the industry is closely watching the public's response to its animation version.

"The story of the animation "The Legend" will be different from that of the drama", said Moon, Woong-Bin, director of the Content Team at G&G Entertainment. "We will introduce a new R&D institute for this animation to showcase original and extraordinary visuals".

About KRW 120M was spent on the production of each episode of the drama. Fuelled by the fame of the drama that reignited the...

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