Kong Hyeong-jin (공형진)

During a fan meeting on Saturday, heartthrob actor Jang Dong-gun officially announced his wedding to actress Ko So-young, to take place at The Shilla hotel in central Seoul May 2.

With preparations in full swing, most expect the top celebrity couple to go big and luxurious, right down to Ko's wedding gown.

"Jang was so intent on keeping this in the vault, so we hoped everyone would understand their situation", said an unnamed spokesperson at the actor's agency, AM Entertainment.

With both 38 years old, giving birth to a child seems to be the next concern after they officially tie the knot. In Korean society, a woman having her first child at 35 or older is sometimes ...More

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

Jang Dong-gun said a song he recorded with five other actors, titled "WE", would soon be released as a CD single. Under the name Actors Choice, Jang, Kim Seung-woo, Hwang Jeong-min, Kong Hyeong-jin, ...More

The cast and producer Kwak Jeong-hwan of KBS TV series "The Slave Hunters" pose during a photo session of a press conference held at a CJ CGV theater on December 21, 2009. [Chae Ki-won/10Asia]

In times when one who slaughters animals was called a butcher and looked down upon, a The Slave Hunters was considered even more lowly than beasts for their job of hunting down human beings. But Dae-gil (played by Jang Hyeok) decides to become such a The Slave Hunters to make a living after he becomes the only one left of his once-wealthy upper class household which has exterminated from a fire set by a servant under his control. Dae-gil, who takes on the boss of the top Chuno gang of the Joseon Dynasty, composed of Jang-goon (Han Jeong-soo) who ruins both himself and his family after failing to pass the military service examination and former thief Wangsoni (Kim Ji-seok-I), one day receive a request to capture Tae-ha (Oh Ji-ho), a man slave in government employ, who has taken flight. Dae-gil, who must catch Tae-ha in order to maintain his reputation for the job and also to accumulate wealth in preparation for his old age, becomes involved in the mission he must complete while avoiding the threat of a mass of servants who have formed a society....More

Jang Dong-gun and other stars were in this special photoshoot.

The ELLE Korea magazine is doing a Share Happiness campaign.

Other stars like Kong Hyeong-jin, Joo Jin-mo, Han Jae-seok, and Hwang Jeong-min along with other stars are being models for Jang Dong-gun's character as the photographer in this concept.

The profits will go to women with talent but have not received education to gain soci...More