Lee Mi-yeon (이미연)

It seems like actress Lee Mi-yeon is having fun on the set for her historical drama.

She has such a young face!

Filming, "Merchant Kim Man Deok" brings Lee as a gisaeng and a grea...More

Actress Kim Yoon-jin [Chae Ki-won/10Asia]

Kim Yoon-jin spent her childhood in the United States and made her first step into the world of acting on Broadway. Hence, English was the language she acted in and also used for over 20 years to speak her mind. But 10Asia's interview with the actress revealed that her Korean was just as accurate and rich in expression. Whatever the question, she gave clear answers while appropriately adding in adjectives which would embellish her sentences. Her style of speech was just like her acting -- on point yet elaborate.

Many people associated Kim with the term 'female soldier' for a long time after she made her film debut playing a North Korean spy in "Shiri". The audience was unfamiliar with this actress who till then had made a few unnoted appearances in Korean dramas, but she left her mark with "Shiri", standing strong with her role opposite top Korean actor Han Suk-kyu who played the South Korean agent she loves. She then took on "Gingko Bed 2: Danjeobiyeonsu" where her piercing eyes reached beyond the camera to the audience. And just when it seemed she would forever trap herself in the image of a female soldier, Kim started expanding on her scope of acting. In "Ardor", she suffered just like her character Mi-heun did until she found hope in her life. And she may have ended up being the stereotypical Asian woman and finicky lawyer with her roles in the "Lost" series and Korean pic "Seven Days" but with her belief that "it is up to the actor to fill in the empty spaces", her characters became individuals with something more than empty hearts....More

By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter

The Winter Olympic Games are over, but that doesn't mean the excitement of television is over as well. MBC and KBS are preparing big budget dramas featuring heroes for this weekend, ushering viewers to another competitive race between top stars and strong scripts.

Hero 1: Tough and God-Like

MBC is airing "A Man Called God" (working title), starring Song Il-gook as fearless spy Choi Kang-ta who seeks revenge on his parents' killers.

Based on the popular namesake comic by the late cartoonist Park Bong-seong, "A Man Called God" aims to bring some real action to the small screen, with a budget of 10 billion won. Local viewers have seen a lot of cartoon-remakes, but none match this one, both in scale and expectations.

Because the original comic book was for readers aged 18 and over, the director Lee Hyeong-seon had to turn the content down a notch to widen the potential pool of audience.

"I couldn't make a television drama with the original storyline, so we turned toward fantasy. We worked on making a cool and fresh drama for people who are in need of a hero", Lee said during a press conference last month at a hotel in northern Seoul.

Song, who made headlines when photos of him showing off his chiseled body were released, prepared for a year to transform into the muscular and charismatic Choi.

"I have been a vegetarian for 15 years, but I had to eat chicken breast and eggs to build...More

Shim Eun-jin will be returning to the historical drama after 3 years of break.

She will be in the "Merchant Kim Man Deok" drama that will be released on March 6th.

She is Yohwa and has been in the traditional costumes in Jeju Island for shooting.

She has been in "Dae Jo Yeong" and "Celebrity's Sweetheart" for her last works where she was...More

Actress Lee Mi-yeon is wearing Korean traditional dress that makes her so charismatic.

She will be in"Merchant Kim Man Deok" after the end of  "The Reputable Family".

The filming has started and we can see many characte...More