Lee Byeong-hoon (이병훈)

2008/04/24 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Korean TV and film stars gathered together for The 44th PaekSang Arts Awards Thursday evening in Seoul. The Awards honors filmmakers, TV actors and actresses, producers and programs that made distinguishing marks in the field of visual media arts.

In the film category, the grand prize went to "The Chaser" directed by Na Hong-jin, who also won the best new director award. "The Chaser" has attracted over 5 million filmgoers so far, winning the top-grossing film title for the first half of 2008. The best director award went to Lee Chang-dong of "Secret Sunshine" and the best picture award to "Forever the Moment", based on a true story of the Korean women's handball team. Im Chang-jeong of "Scout" was named the best actor and Kim Min-hee of "Hellcats" the best actress. Also hunky superstar Kwon Sang-woo and lovely Kim Jeong-eun won the popularity vote.

The grand prize in the TV category was given to Kang Ho-dong for his leadership in the "One Night Two Days" segment of the entertainm...

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2008/04/17 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Lee Jae-gyoo, Lee Yoon-jeong drama comeback

There is great interest for the works of star producers, which will be coming out at the end of this year.

They say dramas are works of the writers but the power of the producers is also noticeable. Either they work with famous writers such as Kim Su-hyun and Noh Hee-kyeong, or they excel in one genre, such as Director Lee Byeong-hoon of MBC "Lee San".

The first work is Director Lee Jae-gyu's "Beethoven Virus".

This work, starring Kim Myeong-min and Lee Ji-ah, dreams of being the Korean "Nodame Cantabile". Director Lee has shown his skill through MBC "Damo" and SBS "Fashion 70s". For the past three years, he had been preparing various dramas but they did not work well and eventually chose "Beethoven Virus". Director Lee plans to tell the story of musicians who struggle after forming an orchestra.

Director Lee Yoon-jeong of MBC "Coffee Prince" also is preparing for a drama to release this year. Director Lee's "Triple" is the fir...

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2007/09/19 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

When I lived under the same roof as my parents exclusive command of the remote control was enough to make me feel like the queen of the world. With all due respect and love for my folks, our preference for TV channels did not always match. The preference discrepancy hit its peak on weekends around 10 p.m. That was the time slot for KBS-TV's historical dramas, such as the mega hit, "Tears of the Dragon", based on the power struggles that accompanied the establishment of the Joseon Dynasty. Watching them was my father's favorite weekend occupation, and I can still remember him sitting in front of the TV with a beer.
It was a conventional kind of history drama that tried to remain true to actual events. A narrator or subtitles would appear often to explain the historical background. To a mere teenager, the dramas seemed like another history class, and I would have preferred to change the channel and watch a more superficial weekend show.
Years have passed and I now possess my own remote...

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