Kim Mi-hwa (김미화)

Kim Rae-won Sends Message of Hope to World's Children

2007/10/31 | Source | Permalink |

Actor Kim Rae-won has joined UNICEF's activities aimed at helping children worldwide.

Kim has been named a UNICEF Card mentor for 2007-2008 for his upbeat and admirable image created through his acting roles.

The actor plans to participate in various UNICEF activities to help children worldwide. His appointment was praised by designer Andre Kim, UNICEF's goodwill ambassador, and special representative Kim Mi-hwa. After the appointment ceremony, Kim and members of his fan club wrote messages of hope for children on a large UNICEF card....| More

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you are vry wholesome Raewon..giving a help to Unicef children is a very noble..inspite of being famous n busy u spare tym..ADORABLE RAE!! Gielyn Villanueva 2007-11-30 06:13:48 Kimberly Sarreal 2007-11-17 22:03:57 I am happy to hear that such a busy, sough after, talented young man is giving back and to a very worth while international project. BRAVO! I am so happy as a actor you are doing a great job and in real life you are the best.....keep it up and do your BEST.......all my wishes are with you always... poonam45 2007-11-01 23:44:03

[TV review] A remembrance of Korea's television past

2007/07/04 | Source | Permalink |

"Old TV", features today's celebrities acting out past TV shows. [SBS-TV]

The mellow smell of rice cooking in the pot and my mother singing along to the Carpenters "Yesterday Once More" in the kitchen is a favorite memory of my childhood. Another essential element to complete the evening scene would be a TV set and me fighting with my sister for the best spot to watch our favorite animated cartoon, "The Little Princess Sarah". We would fight like cats and dogs, but the skirmish would magically stop at the sound of the show's theme song. We would then sing along, hand in hand. My mother would have to stop her own singing to warn us not to sit too close to the TV and to ask if we were done with our math homework.
I still remember the lyrics and tune of the "Princess Sarah" theme to this day. One of my souvenirs from childhood is a videotape of an episode of that Japanese cartoon, based on an American novel and dubbed into Korean. Now that I am older, I find myself missing the "good o...| More

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Jang, Han Top Actors of 2nd Half

2006/12/14 | Source | Permalink |

Actor Jang Dong-gun and actress Han Ga-in have earned the most votes in a recent popularity survey. "Rain" and Lee Hyo-lee topped the singers' list and Yoo Jae-seok and Jo Hye-ryeon took the comedian vote.

The results come from a September survey conducted by a marketing research firm on 1,400 Korean men and women in five major cities.

Among actors, Jang, with 23 percent of the votes, again ranked atop the poll as he did in the year's first half. Trailing behind was Ahn Seong-gi (9.5%), Song Il-gook (8.9%), Lee Joon-ki (5.3%) and Han Seok-kyu (5.2%). Kwon Sang-woo, Kang Dong-won, Bae Yong-joon, Choi Soo-jong and Won Bin rounded out the top ten.

In the actress category, Han Ga-in led the group with 9.5 percent followed by Kim Tae-hee (8%), Lee Young-ae (7.9%), Kim Hye-soo (7.0%), Song Hye-kyo and Jeon Ji-hyeon with a tie, Lee Na-young, Lee Mi-yeon, Han Hye-jin and Jeon Do-yeon.

Among male singers, Rain garnered 20 percent of the votes trailed by trot singers Tae Jin-a (8.7%)...| More

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go song il gook and han hye jin. keep up the good work. mc24 2007-06-28 03:23:31 viv 2006-12-14 16:34:57 Keep up excellent work Kwon Sangwoo.

Photos that are feminine, fiery and Korean

2006/08/02 | Source | Permalink |

The faces range from a newborn baby to a 96-year-old lady ― 274 in all, all women, beautiful and proud.
In one picture is Choi Gyeong-ja, a 96-year old famous fashion designer who insisted that she would wear high heels in front of a camera. On the other page is a baby girl.
"Woman Being", a book of photographs documenting the lives of women in Korea, captures a diverse array of feminine form, with both celebrities and ordinary Korean women.
The photographs were also put together for an exhibition by Vogue Korea ― something close to a fashion bible for young women ― to celebrate the magazine's 10th anniversary at Gallery Won in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul. The images were compiled by 20 photographers who have contributed to Vogue Korea in the past.
If photographs were music, this would be jazz mixed with traditional Korean singing; rock and roll mixed with trot. The book peeks into the world of Korean women and finds glamorous, fleeting images.
At 22 Jang Mi-r...| More

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