Kim Yeo-jin (김여진)

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "Peppermint Candy"
  2013/03/08,
  Yong-Ho (played by Seol Kyeong-gu) is severely depressed. But he has no perception that he is depressed, nor does he seem to have any real idea as to the cause. It's not necessarily a matter of his being a bad person- though Yong-Ho is very much a loathsome human being. After awhile, the realization that he's about to make another decision just inspires a great deal of dread. Most of the other characters he meets would have been better off just giving up on him quickly. The ones who stick around just have more emotional pain as a reward,...More

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  'Social-tainers' are talking about the issues
  2012/08/14, Source,
  In the middle of last month, those who passed by Daehanmun, the main gate of Deoksu Palace in central Seoul, walked by actor Yoo Ji-tae. He wasn't in the middle of a shoot or signing autographs at a fan-meet. Rather, he stood there silently in the heavy rain holding up a sign that read "Immigrant women have the right to live". He was participating in a campaign against the domestic violence that has taken place between Korean men and their migrant wives. Two women were killed by their husbands in early July. "I hope they are the last victims", Yoo said to reporters at the site of his protest. "I'm so ashamed as a Korean man". He added that he is preparing to direct a film about the issue. Celebrities in Korea are increasingly raising their voices on social issues, from domestic concerns like the abuse of migrant wives to international disputes like Korea's sovereignty over the Dokdo islets. The trend has led to the use of the term "Social-tainer", a portmanteau of "social" and "entertainer" that refers to stars who act and comment on the issues,...More

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  Kim Yeo-jin tweets motherhood joy
  2012/02/14, Source,
  Actress Kim Yeo-jin, 39, gave birth to her first child, a boy, on Monday. The new mom used her Twitter account to spread the good news. "After 26 hours in labor, the baby arrived, three weeks earlier than planned", Kim said at 9.30 a.m. after delivering the baby,...More

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  No small talk: Korea's new communication arena
  2011/12/23, Source,
  A new kind of concert has captured audiences in Korea, but there is no music to be found on its stages. Save for a microphone and the readiness to ask and answer important questions, the main act requires few props or effects. These "talk concerts" build not on well-strung melodies or upbeat dance numbers, but on the conversation that plays out on stage and in the audience. On the evening of November 23, Samsung Electronics Vice President Lee Don Ju stood on such a stage at Konkuk University, where he addressed an auditorium full of students on the topic of dreams. The campus was the latest stop for the 2011 Passion Talks, the countrywide talk concert tour hosted by Samsung and Naver,...More