Shim Ji-ho (심지호)

Jo In-Seong may seem perfect in any movie. But Here He Comes, Shim Ji-ho, who was the cold blooded robber in "Open City". The two will be rivaling character in the new movie "A Frozen Flower".

Jo and Shim are two actors who have risen to popularity through the drama "School".

Jo and Shim are the young royal guards to the Koryo king (Joo Jin-mo) as Hong-lim and Seung-ji....More

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Loaded with action and marked by sexual tension, "Open City" is yet another urban crime story set in the gritty streets of Seoul. But what sets it apart is that the cat and mouse game involves a network of professional ― and really scary ― pickpockets.

Lee Sang-gi makes a big directorial debut with a high-profile cast and a novel subject matter. He zooms into the world of "corporate" pick pocketing, but the story soon turns sour with some poorly crafted "Basic Instinct" elements and cliched family tragedies that are inherent to Korean dramas.

Son Ye-jin ("A Moment to Remember", 2004) trades in her innocent image for a dangerous persona, going all out with the hint of sex appeal she showed as a perky playgirl in "The Art of Seduction" (2005). She's ravishing, but like her character's cheesy name Baek Jang-mi (homonym f...More

"Open City" is the feature film directorial debut of Lee Sang-gi who is also responsible for the scenario. The film stars Son Ye-jin as the leader of a pick pocketing gang and Kim Myeong-min plays a police detective working on her case. Unaware of each other's identity, the s...More

Actress Park Ye-jin who is currently starring in the KBS drama series 'Dae Jo Yeong' has joined Bae Yong-joon and Lee Na-young and others at BOF.

Bae Yong-joon's agency BOF announced on the 29th, "We have signed an ag...More

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Korea's veteran designer Andre Kim lit up the Hawaiian night as more than one thousand fashion fans flocked here Wednesday to watch top Korean movie stars and models parade down the catwalk in Kim's lavish costumes.

The show held in the Hilton Hotel Coral Ballroom was jointly organized by KBFD - a Korean TV channel in Hawaii - and the University of Hawaii at Manoa's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) to celebrate the broadcaster's 20th anniversary and raise funds for the school.

"This event is seen not only as a charitable event, but one which will be a magnificent learning opportunity for the students and faculty in our program", said CTAHR Dean Andrew Hashimoto before the show. "We look forward to receiving Andre Kim and his celebrity models from Korea and sharing his culturally unique production t...More