Kim Jong-hak (김종학)

Hallyu star Lee Joon-ki in his previous TV series "Hero - Drama" [MBC]

Korean actor Lee Joon-ki will star in an upcoming historical drama tentatively titled "Faith" in English, according to his agency on Friday.

The actor will play the male lead in the drama, playing a young student of Eastern medicine who grows up be a legendary doctor during the Koryo Period.

The series will be helmed by famed Korean director Kim Jong-hak, who is known for his blockbuster scale dramas such as "The Legend" (MBC, 2007), which starred top actor Bae Yong-joon, and "Sandglass" (SBS, 1995), which scored the highest viewership ratings in local television history....More

Actress Kim Hee-seon [Park Sung-ki/Asia Economic Daily]

Korean actress Kim Hee-seon will be making a comeback to the big screen for the first time in five years through a Chinese film tentatively titled "Warring States", according to her agency on Wednesday.

An official at her agency In House told Asia Economic Daily over the phone that the actress is "expected to make a special appearance in 'Warring States'", about the Warring States period in Chinese history....More

Actress Kim Hee-seon and actor Lee Joon-ki [Asia Economic Daily]

Top Korean actors Kim Hee-seon and Lee Joon-ki are being considered as the main cast for a new historical drama based on medicine helmed by famed director Kim Jong-hak of the "The Legend" series.

"We are still in the process of discussing whether she will appear in "Faith" -- nothing has been set as of yet", actress Kim's agency told Asia Economic Daily over the phone on Friday....More

Clockwise from top center, actor Im Chang-jeong, actor Song Seung-heon, actress Choi Ji-woo, director Kim Ji-woon and actress Kim Tae-hee [10Asia]

Lee Byeong-Heon
He grabbed people's attention as soon as he made his acting debut. And he did great. He would then encounter a crisis but everytime, he would somehow find his way back. And he went around the world to look for new work. This is the life of this top star whose life is like a drama or drama turns out to be what his life is....More

Global star director JOHN Woo puts his faith in Korean director Kim Jong-hak to realize the classic epic Chinese tale Magic Bell's cinematic 3D special effects laden adaptation. KIM was praised for his pan-Asian television hit drama "The Legend".

John Woo's business partner Terence Chang said he was impressed by KIM's "The Legend" because of its "high production values and ground-breaking visual style". John Woo and Terence Chang's Lion Rock Productions is producing the Chinese-language big budget fantasy project. Lion Rock partners up with Korea's ...More