Actor Kim Beom [Chae Ki-won/10Asia]
Kim Beom has grown as an actor everytime we see him. The young boy that first appeared in 2006 TV series "Rude Women" as a child who takes good care of his single mom, made himself known to the public through MBC sitcom "High Kick!" and made his presence more prominent through just a few series of appearances in the beginning of "East of Eden" playing the child part of Hallyu star Song Seung-heon. It became certain last year that he had secured a position on the small screen when he made the hearts of many female viewers flutter through KBS drama "Boys over Flowers".
Kim then showed how he had finally become a 'man' and one that is ready to play a lead role through SBS TV series "Dream - Drama". "Expressing a character is similar to trying on different clothes. The characters I played in 'Boys over Flowers' or 'Dream - Drama' were articles of clothing I tried on as a hanger or mannequin. They may not fit me initially since they may be too long or short but there comes a point when it fits you just right after some adjustment. That is when you look at yourself in the mirror and start being evaluated by others too for how you look in that item of clothing. Taking on a new role is like adding a new piece of clothing to your wardrobe so I must say that I'm very eager when it comes to work"....More
Controversy is building over news that actor
Lee Byeong-Heon is being paid W100 million per episode for appearing in the KBS drama
"IRIS" (US$1=W1,158).
A newspaper reported on Wednesday that Lee was guaranteed at least W100 million for each episode of the spy thriller, considering a W25 million per episode performance fee and a W1.5 billion advance. The figure is well above the W15 million per episode guideline set by the Corea Drama Production Association (CODA), and the third highest in the industry history.
The record is a whopping W250 million per episode paid to actor
Bae Yong-joon for the MBC drama ...
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Lee Byeong-Heon is being paid 100 million won ($US100,000) per episode for his starring role in
"IRIS", a smash-hit drama now being broadcast on KBS2-TV.
Lee, a hallyu (Korean wave) star who is playing the role of Kim Hyun-jun, an intelligence agent, was guaranteed 25 million won per episode plus a 1.5 billion won guaranty in recognition of his contribution to attracting investment from a Japanese broadcaster to produce the 20-episode drama.
The 100-million-won performance fee was the third highest in the country's drama history.
Bae Yong-joon, another hallyu star, topped the list of drama fees with 250 million won per episode for his appearance in the MBC drama
"The Legend" in 2007.
Park Shin-yang came in second.
An association of drama producers has a rule to keep an actor's perfor...
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Park Shin-yang Monday won a legal victory in his efforts to get the production firm for "
War of Money", which he starred in, to pay him a guaranteed fee.
The Seoul High Court upheld a lower court ruling and ordered the production firm to pay 380 million won it had promised for extra appearances Park made in the popular television series.
"Although the guarantees promised in the extra contract were three tim...
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While back in spring it was the "Gu Jun-pyo syndrome" that took the TV scene by storm, with the arrival of summer it was Tae-bong who received the baton. When "
Boys over Flowers" was in full swing, its dashing characters seemed to be invincible. But that turned out to be wrong. While the "Gu Jun-pyo syndrome" was powerful and intense, the "Tae-bong syndrome" took longer to take off but in no time it spread all over. Tae-bong's sweet voice also added to his popularity. We met with actor
Yoon Sang-hyeon, who rose to stardom by portraying Tae-bong in the MBC TV drama "
My Wife is a Superwoman", which ended on May 19. Though the drama has ended, Yoon still exudes Tae-bong's charm. During the interview he would say, "Eh?" just like Tae-bong did in the drama.
Here's the interview.
-How have you been recently? Your life must have changed.
I can't go outside as freely as I want. I went hiking last Saturday, forgetting that it was a weekend, and I almost got into trouble. (Laughs.) I like hiking, so I went to Mount Gaman for the first time in a while, but it was crowded with people. I thought nobody would recognize me because I was wearing a mask and glasses but women who were passing by recognized me in no time. I climbed as fast as I could without looking back but once I reached the peak there was another group of women who also recognized and approached me. I was hungry but I had to skip my meal and descend the mountain as soon as possible. I almost ran. I wonder how they recognized me with my face covered. Now I can't even go hiking. I should probab...
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