Lee Young-ae (이영애)

Lee Young-ae to Earn Ph.D. from Hanyang University

Source | 2009/06/18 | Permalink |

Star actress Lee Young-ae, 38, has enrolled in the Graduate School of Theater and Cinema of Hanyang University, where she will pursue her doctorate degree. A university official said on June 8 that the actress will begin school in September. Lee applied to the university in May.

Lee holds a bachelor's degree from the university in German Language and Literature and she earned her master's degree in theater and cinema in 2001. Lee, whose popularity soared after the epic drama "Jewel In The Palace" ("Dae Jang Geum", 2004), has been looking for her next role since her last appearance in the movie "Sympathy For Lady Vengeance" in 2005.
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[ChanMi's star news] Lee Young-ae goes to grad school

Source | 2009/06/07 | Permalink |

Will she become a Ph.D?

Actress Lee Young-ae has been accepted in the grad school for HanYang University's Film Acting major!

She will start school in September!

It is known that Lee will go for the Ph.D while she is at grad school....| More

"Temptation of Wife" a Big Hit in Mongolia

Source | 2009/04/15 | Permalink |

Revenge-themed drama "The Temptation of Wife" has made its heroine Jang Seo-hee a huge star in Mongolia. A story about a wife, who returns from the dead to avenge her cheating husband and his lover, "Temptation of Wife" (a.k.a. Wife's Revenge) has topped 80% in drama rating since it was aired by a Mongolian TV station. A close associate of Jang said that she has been invited by Korean businessmen in Mongolia to visit the country to boost their morale and meet her Mongolian fans.

Immensely popular "Temptation of Wife" has reignited the Korean pop culture wave, or Hallyu, in Mongolia. "Jewel in the Palace" ("Dae Jang Geum") made Lee Young-ae a household name in Mongolia a few years back, and now Jang is enjoying the same privilege.

However, SBS, which has the broadcasting rights to the drama here in Korea, is not happy with the situation, because the rights to the drama have never been sold to the Mongolian TV station. In essence, Mongolia has been watching a pirated version of the...| More

Celebrities Serving as Guardian of Documentaries

Source | 2009/04/13 | Permalink |

Entertainment stars and documentaries have been thought to be an odd combination, but that perception is now changing. Recently, stars have not only been lending their voices to, appearing in and producing documentaries, but are also becoming the subjects themselves.

◇ Celebrities taking active part in making documentaries

It is no longer unusual for a star to narrate a documentary, as the genre is trying to appeal to more viewers regardless of the topic dealt with.

Actor Kim Sang-kyeong recently narrated a "MBC Special" program investigating an arson incident in a crammed residence in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul in February. Comedienne Kim Mi-hwa, TV show host Kim Sung-joo, and actor Lee Beom-soo lent their voices to the MBC medical documentary "Doctors", and actor Ahn Seong-gi lent his to "Tears of the Arctic", an eye-opening documentary about arctic inhabitants which was aired on MBC late last year and received a positive response. Famous actresses Kim Hye-soo, Kim Jeong-eun...| More

Park Chan-wook Explores Self, Dream in 'Thirst'

2009/03/31 | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Recently, celebrated cineastes like Lee Chang-dong ("Secret Sunshine") and top stars Jeon Do-yeon and "Rain", among many others, were seen visiting the set of Park Chan-wook's much talked-about feature, "Thirst". The film's trailer was revealed for the first time before the press, Tuesday, in Seoul, before its release April 30.

It was indeed novel to see the all-too-familiar, yet distinctly foreign, theme of Universal Pictures opening the impressionable clip. "Thirst" is the first South Korean film to be co-produced and distributed by a major Hollywood studio.

"I'm not so sure how it happened", Park told the crowded press room regarding Korean giant CJ Entertainment's partnership with Universal. In a video clip provided by organizers, Universal's Focus Features CEO James Shamus said he was "desperate to in some small way be part of this incredible filmmaking genius' work".

"I don't expect big results like grossing high in the American box off...| More