Lee Byung-hoon (이병훈)

(from left:) Ji Jin-hee, Han Hyo-joo, Lee Soo-yeon, Bae Soo-bin on set of "Dong-Yi" [MBC]

Actors Ji Jin-hee and Han Hyo-joo started shooting their 50-part historical drama titled "Dong Yi" on Thursday.

The first scenes that were shot were of the young Dong-yi, played by child actor Kim Yoo-jeong, in the North Gyeongsang Province, said the show's broadcaster MBC....More

Participating customers of contents policy (academia and industry) also discuss ways to create jobs and to further promote Hallyu (Korean Wave).
Six content-related government agencies including Korea Creative Content Agency(President & CEO Lee Jae-woong), Korea Film Council(Chairman Cho Hee-moon), Korea Media Rating Board(Chairman Ji Myeong-hyeok), Korea Film Archive(Chairman Lee Byung-hoon), Game Rating Board(Chairman Lee Su-geun) and Korea Copyright Commission(Chairman Lee Bo-Kyung) will hold a 2010 joint business briefing to the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 13 at Korea Culture and Contents Center in Sangam-dong, Seoul.

The briefing is organized to share information on their core businesses and key strategies designed to promote content creation.

And it aims at providing contributions to advancing the day of...More

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Historical accounts are usually associated with heavyweight textbooks and a big yawn. But fresh interpretations by hot young actors are sending viewers on a delightful blast to the past through television. Monarchs are far from middle-aged, bald and pot-bellied _ young, sexy and love struck kings and court ladies dazzle in period pieces like "Yi San", "King and I" and "The Tudors", all sizzling with melodramatic court scandals and clandestine romances.

King in Love: "Yi San"

"Yi San" recounts the high-flying life and times of Yi San or King Jeongjo (1752-1800), the 22nd king of the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910). Lee Byung-hoon, director of international hit "Jewel in the Palace" ("Dae Jang Geum"), and Lee Seo-jin, the hero of the phenomenally popular "Damo" and "...More