Moon Geun-yeong (문근영)

2008/05/15 | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

The futures of many child stars were generally depressing.

The childish image and the weight of the years were obstacles for child stars to become adult actors.

But even among them, there are stars who have succeeded in transforming into adults. The IS Entertainment Team has picked out the best 5 actors who started out as child stars.

The first is the heroine of "New Heart", Kim Min-jeong.

Kim Min-jeong, who's charm comes from her big eyes, debuted in 1990 when she was eight, with MBC Best Theater "Widow". In 1992, she received the 'Child Actor Award' from KBS, received the 'Youth Award' in 1998, and received much love for her smart acting. Her official change to adult acting came in 2005 with the drama "Fashion 70s" and in 2006 with the movie "Forbidden Quest".

Especially in "Forbidden Quest", she had a daring exposure scene, and fully separated from her innocent, childish image.

The second is Moon Geun-yeong, who is transforming from the nation's younger sister to e...

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2008/04/03 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Stars are wonderful and handsome. They seem to be fantastic inside or outside the TV. However, away from the camera, they are just normal people. Especially entertainers who go to school are simply students.

For these stars, pictures of their school life are becoming big news. The reason is because they give a feeling of familiarity. They draw attention with their normal appearance or eye-catching looks, and the public appreciates this.

We looked into the campus life of stars of the new generation.

Ahn So-hee–Kim Tae-hee "Plain-looking; Really entertainers?"

Ahn So-hee of Wonder Girls is always gorgeous. But in school, she has the image of a hard=working student. It is obvious that she is tired, with her baby hair coming out between her ponytail. Netizens responded favorably to her natural appearance, saying, "It's natural and even
prettier".

Graduate student Kim Tae-hee is also a normal student who uses the school cafeteria. With ...

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2008/04/03 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

There is an untimely shortage of actresses.

This year, the big successes have been movies about males, including "The Devil's Game", "The Chaser", and "Fate". Also, most upcoming movies, such as "The Guard Post", "Eye for Eye, Tooth for Tooth", "The Good, The Bad, The Weird", and "Shin gi Jun", do not have many actresses.

In the beginning of the year, "Forever the Moment" reached 4 million viewers and there was some expectation for female-centered romance movies, but with the failures of "Hellcats", "Miss Gold Digger", and "The Longest 24 Months", those hopes disappeared.

"Girls Scout", starring Kim Seon-ah and Nah Moon-hee, was set to premiere in April but the date has been postponed.

Maybe for this reason, most top movie actresses are turning their eyes to television. Moon Geun-yeong is preparing for a comeback with the drama "The Garden of Wind", and Kim Ha-neul and Song Yoon-ah, who had been mostly working in movies, are meeting viewers to SBS drama "On Air". It has bee...

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2008/03/27 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

It is not an exaggeration when we say stars live on their "image". It is because the public image they portray can determine their success or failure. Controlling one's image is that important. This sometimes becomes a double-edge sword to stars. If there are stars who are met with public favor through their consistent control of image, there are also who are met with frowns because they can't manage their crazy personal lives.

There are some who gain popularity for their consistency with images inside the TV and out. A main example would be Kim Jeong-eun. It is her specialty that she's not different from her roles on TV. She has been judged as always being optimistic. She not only tries hard for each role, but is an actress who knows how to lower herself.

Recently, she has become the host of the music talk show "Chocolate". She is inviting all the guests herself, and is known as a hard worker.

Song Yoon-ah, who has recently been in the middle of criticism for her overacting,...

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yeah KJE is an angel in disguise to be exact.... ladee 2008-04-14 06:45:01

2008/03/27 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Actress Moon Geun-yeong has donated close to 100 million to Morning Reading, a non-profit organization that promotes reading books.

The 20-year-old gave 4.3 million won in 2005, 4 million won in 2006 and 70 million won last year. The popular star of TV drama "Autumn in my Heart" made the contributions secretly through her mother, Ryu Seon-young, but her good deeds became known when Morning Reading revealed its 2007 account information online.

Founded in 2005, Morning Reading encourages elementary, middle and high school students to read books. Moon became acquainted with the organization when Ryu first bequeathed 1 million won, and has since helped whenever there were budget constraints, said the organization, according to Yonhap News.

"When we first received the gift, we thought it was a mistake because it was too much. Later Ryu introduced herself as a librarian at the national library", Han Sang-su, head of Morning Reading, was quoted as s...

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