Park Geon-hyeong (박건형)

2008/03/13 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Movie actress Moon Geun-yeong (21)'s comeback drama, SBS "The Garden of Wind" might star Park Shin-yang (40) as the male leading role. Their age difference is 19 years.

Moon Geun-yeong has acted with Kim Joo-hyeok (36) in "Love Me Not" and Park Geon-hyeong (31) in "Innocent Steps". A ten year difference is standard. It is also interesting that she has acted with no one her age except when she starred as Song Hye-kyo (26)'s younger character.

The same goes for Ko Ah-ra (18). After graduating from the teen drama "Sharp", she acted with Yoon Kye-sang (30), who graduated from an idol group. Leaving her roles as the rebellious daughter and the innocent girl, she is acting with older men. She is currently acting in MBC "Who Are You?"

At first, it was surprising, but now, the age difference between actors and actresses are becoming natural. It is like getting used to scratchy old clothes after wearing them for a long time. It is also like how the stinging smell of ammonia in a clean ...

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2008/01/07 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

As the year 2007 ended, the dramas are also changing its path. On 26th, SBS Wed-Thur drama, "Lobbyist" was finished, followed by KBS 2 "In-Soon is Pretty" on 27th. Previously, KBS1 historical drama, "Dae Jo Young" was crowned with perfection on 23rd. The following is the summary of popularity rating of dramas in 2007 (data provided by TNS Media Korea), beginning with MBC serial drama "Bad woman, Good woman" which began on 1st January 2007.

In the Department of Mon-Tue dramas… Between the dominance of "Jumong", "My Man's woman", "Coffee Prince", KBS was doomed, "Oh my God, What should we do?"

This year's KBS and SBS Mon-Tue dramas had a period of dark age due to MBC "Jumong". Strictly speaking, "Jumong" is the 'Old' drama, which began on 15th May 2006 and its leading actor Song Il-gook received a Grand Prize in 2006 MBC Drama Awards for his excellent performance. However, its popularity continued this year. When "Jumong" finally finished on 6th March, it recorded its maximum rati...

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dae jang geum, lovers in paris, jumong are the best drama! 2ndComing 2008-04-05 01:19:35 nurulhj 2008-02-09 21:54:50 a witch in love,coffee prince are best drama and dae jang geum.

2007/08/29 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Another fabulous musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber is coming to town. Adapted into Korean language and produced by local staff, "The Beautiful Game" will be staged Nov. 16 at LG Art Center for a two-month run.

The West End musical co-written by Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton is about loss of innocence, betrayal and tragedy in a group of teenagers growing up amid religious intolerance in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1969.

Focusing on the drama of an Irish youth football team, the musical tells how the players deal with the violence and terrorism that become their worlds.

Inspired by a TV documentary about a group of kids -- some were Catholics, some Protestants -- who played football together in 1969, the musical chronicles the ups and downs of the team players amid the emerging political and religious violence that troubled the region.

John and Frank both show enough talent to pursue careers as professional footballers. They are just two regular teenagers who dream of not...

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2007/03/12 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Musicals have become a popular art form that Koreans have started to enjoy instead of going to movie theaters (even with discounts) or watching soap operas safely at home.

Although there is a dispute about the amount of money that theater-goers have to pay, it is quite amazing to see passionate fans, mostly in their 20s or even 40s, waiting for a glimpse of live stage stars outside of the theater, just like teenagers hanging around the residence of the popular boy group "Super Junior".

It is obviously not their looks, but their many talents that captivate musical theater fans.

Recognizing this new fandom in the country's performing arts industry, local TV and film productions are trying to inject the trend onto TV and movie screens. The result is, so far, quite successful, providing a fresh impact upon the existing pool of celebrities who depend largely on their looks.

Following in the footsteps of some musical actors appearing on TV or movie screens - like Park Geon-hyeong...

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2007/03/06 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter


Are musicals and cinema friends or foes? It may all depend on how you look at it.

The symbiotic relationship between the two genres has been already tested between Broadway and Hollywood.

Broadway and the West End have successfully produced musicals such as "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Lion King" in 1990, based on Disney movies.

The Korean musical industry is now also looking to translate hit films into musicals, making the best use of the boom in the local musical scene.

"Movical", a combination word consisting of "movie and musical", is emerging as a Korean slang buzzword on the local musical scene.

The interaction between the two industries dates back to a local film, "Waikiki Brothers", (2001) directed by Lim Soon-rye, which was adapted for the stage in 2004.

This year, about five or six musicals based on films will be staged.

"Innoscent Steps", a film starring actress Moon Geun-yeong and actor Park Geon-hyeong in 2005,...

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