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Hallyu star Bae Yong-joon attended the 'The Legend Premium Event'

2008/06/02 | Source | Permalink |

Hallyu star Bae Yong-joon attended the "'The Legend' Premium Event" held at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka on the first of June at 2 in the afternoon, and met 40 thousand fans in three years.

The recent event was a promotion event for the MBC drama 'The Legend' which will be aired in NHK, and actors such as Bae Yong-joon as well as Moon So-ri, Lee Ji-ah, Oh Kwang-rok, Lee Philip and producers such as director Kim Jong-hak participated in the event and talked about the behind stories of the drama. Bae Yongjoon went up on stage with other actors who were dressed in clothes of their roles in the drama.

This day, fans who gathered around the Osaka dome since 8 in the morning formed an endless queue. There were also approximately 100 Japanese reporters, proving the popularity of the drama.

After the event, Bae Yong-joon is planning to go to Tokyo and participate in the official press conference of 'The Legend' held by NHK and film for a special episode of the drama.

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'The Legend' Promo Event to be Telecast in Japan

2008/05/26 | Source | Permalink |

A promotional event to publicize 'The Legend', a Korean drama series starring actor Bae Yong-joon, will be broadcast live via satellite in a number of movie theaters across Japan.

Bae's management agency BOF said the '2008 Taewangsasingi Premium Event', which will be held at the Kyosera Dome in Osaka on June 1, will be screened in 13 movie theaters via live satellite telecast and that the event will be watched by an estimated 40,000 Japanese viewers.

BOF said the satellite telecast was organized for fans who could not procure tickets to attend the promotional event. Tickets were sold out 18 minutes after ticket sales began on May 25. According to reports, the 80-dollar tickets were also sold on online auction sites for large sums of money.

Tickets sales for the movie theater telecast began on May 23 at http://www.cnplayguide.com.

The much-anticipated event will be attended by Bae, producer Kim Jong-hak, Lee Ji-ah, Moon So-ri, Park Seong-woong, Lee Philip and Oh Kwang-rok.
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Park Si-yeon, Challenge Kim Hye-soo of "The War of Flower" as 'femme fatale"

2008/05/22 | Source | Permalink |

Park Si-yeon received the role of Yoo-ri, a provocative, sexy woman, in "Marine Boy", a thriller surrounding a marine boy who transports drugs in the ocean by hiding them in his body.

For Park Si-yeon, her idiot and sexy images are said to coexist, but through "Marine Boy", she will officially act as a 'femme fatale'. Yoo-ri interferes in the business between drug carrier Chun-soo (Kim Kang-woo) and President Kang (Jo Jae-hyeon), who puts Chun-soo in danger.

She has the job of a jazz singer, but she hides her real identity and tempts President Kang and Chun-soo and unfolds her secret plans.

In order to transform into a provocative and sexy Yoo-ri that surpasses Madame Jeong in "The War of Flower", Park Si-yeon has prepared to be thoroughly transformed from her head to her feet. After casting, she is receiving vocal training for a perfect performance as a jazz singer.

A former swimmer, the drug carrier Chun-soo is played by Kim Kang-woo. Chun-soo hides drugs in his body and ...| More

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'Kidnappers' Needs Education to Be Funny

2006/11/02 | Source | Permalink |

By Kang Seung-woo
Staff Reporter

The first and most important mission of comedy movies is to see that the audience bursts into laughter.

But it seems that local directors are often obsessed with the idea that they should also include a new perspective or message at the end of their comedy films.

If their attempt is unsuccessful, however, viewers can get easily lost in between hilariousness and seriousness and the movie can flop.

The new film " Chanhokhan Chulgun" (Educating Kidnappers - "A Cruel Attendance") seems to be a victim of such an obsession.

In the first half, the film succeeds in cracking hilarious jokes from humorous situations, but the remainder of the film bores the audience with the theme of "the importance of family".

The film, directed by Kim Tae-yoon, is centered on the irony of a kidnapper's daughter being kidnapped.

The main character is Tong-chul (played by Kim Soo-ro), who finds himself in trouble after his failed stock investment, he loses a ...| More

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Angry Vampires

2006/02/10 | Source | Permalink |

by Seung-Jae Lee

Let's get this straight. The movie "Vampire Cop Ricky" is not what you'd expect. It's about 40 degrees off from what you're imagining, with less laughter and more seriousness.

What makes this movie so disconcerting is that there's a disparity between what viewers want Kim Soo-ro to be, and what he himself aspires to be. So it's not that the movie can't make you laugh, it's that it won't.

Here's the gist of the story: Na Do-yeol, played by Kim Soo-ro, transforms into a vampire only when he's angry or aroused. One day, a cop named Kang (Cheon Ho-jin) who's been a brother to Na, is struck down by villain Tak Moon-su (Son Byeong-ho). Tak has been working for Na to stay undercover. Conflicted, Na decides to go for revenge, but is stopped in his tracks by a bounty hunter (Oh Kwang-rok).

Who is Kim Soo-ro? He is an actor who has made people laugh in numerous movies like, "Attack the Gas Station!"; "The Foul King"; "Volcano High"; "S Diary" and "Super Family". He'...| More

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