Kim Myeong-min (김명민)

"Oh! My Lady" stars: actress Chae Rim and idol star Choi Si-won [SBS]

"Oh! My Lady" - SBS TV

Written by: Koo Seon-yeong
Produced by: Park Yeong-soo-I
Starring: Chae Rim (as Yoon Gae-hwa), Choi Si-won (as Sung Min-woo), Lee Hyeon-woo (as Yoon Si-jun), Park Han-byeol (as Hong Yoo-ri), Moon Jeong-hee (as Han Jung-ah), Bang Joon-seo (as Minji), Kim Yoo-bin (as Ye-eun)
In one sentence: A popular top star with no talent, hires a divorcee to become his maid but she later becomes his manager and succeeds at both her career and in finding love.
Premiere date: March 22, 2010, 8:50 PM...More

Korean movie "Thirst" and "Mother - 2009" [CJ Entertainment]

Some of the biggest names in the South Korean film industry, as well as its most noted productions, have been nominated in multiple categories at this year's Hollywood-based Green Globe Film Awards.

According to the event's official webpage, a number of Korea's top movie stars and films will compete in this year's "International Film Awards Theme: Asia" segment of the event which recognizes movies, actors and directors in the Eastern region of the globe.

Noteworthy nominees include Song Kang-ho for film "Thirst", Ha Jeong-woo for "Take Off" and Kim Myeong-min for "Closer to Heaven" in the category for best international actor...More

From left, director Jo Chang-ho, actress Hwang Woo-seul-hye and actor Kim Nam-gil pose during a photo session of a press conference for film "The Day Before" held at Ewha-Samsung Education Culture Center in Seoul, South Korea on March 9, 2010. [Lee Jin-hyuk/10Asia]

Actor Kim Nam-gil said his past experiences with love turned out to be "weak" compared to the passionate love depicted in his upcoming film "The Day Before".

The star of hit TV series "Queen Seon-deok" fame made the remark Tuesday at a press conference also attended by his his co-star Hwang Woo-seul-hye who showed promise from her appearances in popular films "Crush and Blush" and "Speedy Scandal".

Kim said he had "never actually reached the verge of death" because of love, unlike the characters from "The Day Before" who, after becoming hurt by past loves, find comfort in each other and fall in love....More

Director Bong Joon-ho's movie "Mother - 2009" (2009) continues to receive favorable reviews at international festivals abroad.

A thriller about a mother's quest to free her handicapped son from a false charge of murder was recently awarded the Best East Meets West Cinema Award at the 25th Santa Barbara International Film Festival in the United States in mid-February.

The movie already won two other international awards last year: for the best screenplay in the Asia-Africa film category at the 6th Dubai International Festival (Dec. 9 - 16) in the United Arab Emirates and the Signis Grand Prix (granted by the World Catholic Association for Communication) at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival in Argentina (Nov. 7-15).

At the above-mentioned Argentine film festival, "Mother - 2009" was praised "For being a complete work, which explores what a mother is capable of doing when she is determined to protect her son. The director questions...More

March 1, 2010 [Vienna] - MyungMin International (MMI), the official international fanclub for Korean actor Kim Myeong-min, is celebrating its first anniversary today. The fanclub started out as an English-based forum. Its goal is to strengthen Kim Myeong-min's international fanbase by providing a place for fans to coordinate their efforts in supporting the actor widely known in Korea as "The Nation's Actor". It is also complementing the already existing official fan clubs in Korea and Japan.

In December 2009, MMI was recognized and designated by Kim Myeong-min's management agency MY Entertainment as his official inter...More