Kim Sung-soo (김성수)

Performance Industry Meets the World

Among the various factors that constitute human life, culture has the greatest capacity to nurture connections and exchange. One culture quickly absorbs the advantages of another culture and develops to integrate naturally into a large wave.

The same applies to the performance industry.

While it is difficult to compare live performances with other genres as they are played out directly in front of an audience, they often borrow from the sources, forms and contents of different genres. In 2010 the performance industry will meet and interact with other genres.

Reinterpreting works from different genres

Recently, the Muk Company announced that the film "JSA - Joint Security Area" will be produced as a musical.

"JSA - Joint Security Area" is an example of one-source, multi-use in the publication, film and musical fields. Based on the 1996 novel DMZ written by Park Sang-yeon, the 2000 film "JSA - Joint Security Area" was directed by Director Park Chan-wook. It was a big hit with its star cast including Lee Byeong-Heon, ...More

'09 Gucci FW collection Fashion show' was today at 20th in Seoul.

The 80s Rock n Roll & Disco mood was the concept for this fashion show. Many fashionistas such as Kim Hee-seon, Kim Hee-ae, Son Dam-bi, Lee Hyo-lee, Han Chae-young, Kim Jeong-eun, Uhm Jung-hwa, Lee Hye-yeong, Lee So-ra, Park Si-yeon, Jeong Ryeo-won, Lee Yeon-hee, Kong Hyo-jin, Cha Ye-ryeon, ...More

Three members of TVXQ, Xiah, Micky and Hero, stirred the nation when they decided to take legal action against their entertainment agency SM Entertainment. From left, Xiah, Micky, Hero, Max and U-Know.
/ Korea Times File

By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter

With Korean pop group TVXQ embroiled in legal action against its agency, SM Entertainment, over an allegedly unfair contract, fans and agencies alike are focusing attention on the validity of so-called "slave contracts". Contracts are dubbed as such for reported disadvantaging the stars and would-be stars who enter into them with management agencies.

These excessively binding contracts came into focus when actress Jang Ja-yeon ended her life earlier this year amid allegations that she was threatened and forced to provide sexual favors by her former agent.

TVXQ brought yet another perspective to ongoing speculations regarding unfair practices carried out by both large- and mid-sized entertainment agencies here.

According to the legal docum...More

Actor Kim Sung-soo has held his first fan meeting in Japan. Having gained popularity since the KBS2 drama "Full House" was aired there, Kim met some 500 fans at the Yamano Hall in Tokyo on Sunday.

The actor talked about the drama "My Precious You", in which he is currently appearing as a single father with two children. "I decided to appear in the drama because I lik...More

Lee Tae-ran and Kim Sung-soo are in the drama "My Precious You" for which the two are having a street date.

This drama is currently being viewed as the number one drama over the weekends!

"My Precious You" is about two friend's daughter and son who have lived a hard life and fall in love with each other....More