Son Hyeon-joo (손현주)

Korean actor Lee Byeong-Heon at 2009 KBS Acting Awards [KBS]

Top Korean actor Lee Byeong-Heon won three awards -- including the grand prize -- at the 2009 KBS Acting Awards, held at KBS Open Hall on December 31.

Lee was awarded the top acting prize of the year for his role in blockbuster drama "IRIS" and also won the Best Couple and Netizens' Choice awards.

"I started acting at KBS", said the actor in his acceptance speech. "When I had just debuted at KBS I heard about the acting awards.. I wondered if I would ever be able to go up on that stage. The very next year, I won the Best New Actor award".

He went on to say, "And now I've won Grand Prize on this stage. I'm very touched". He thanked the staff, actress Su-ae who -- believing Lee would win -- sent him a congratulatory text message in advance and his mother....More

Scenes of crying out after learning that Hye-rim is suffering terminal cancer

The May 17 episode of "My Too Perfect Sons" brought tears to the eyes of viewers as it became revealed that Kim Hye-rim (Choi Ji-na) is suffering from terminal cancer. Song Jin-pung (Son Hyeon-joo) told her husband Brutus (Cho Jin-woong) and sister-in-law Lee Soo-jin (Park Seon-yeong) about her illness, making them cry out in shock and sorrow.

Soo-jin repented of harsh words she had spoken to Hye-rim, and her childlike husband, unable to believe it, only sobbed.

Noticing that Soo-jin and Brutus acted differently from usual, Hye-rim said calmly but lightly, "See, you two should have been good to me. Why have you made so much trouble for me?" Then, she ...More

The May 3 episode of KBS2's "My Too Perfect Sons" made viewers explode with laughter during scenes where Song Jin-pung (Son Hyeon-joo) imagines being married to his first love Kim Hye-rim (Choi Ji-na).

When Hye-rim came to Jin-pung's pharmacy with pancakes she made, he became jealous of her husband, Brutus Lee, and imagined himself being her husband.

In his imagination, Jin-pung acted exa...More

By Park Si-soo
Staff Reporter

Actress Choi Jin-sil was found dead in her home in Seoul in an apparent suicide, police said Thursday, amid rumors linking her demise to the death of an actor last month.

The 40-year-old Choi has been a national heartthrob for the past two decades appearing in numerous box-office hit films, dramas, and commercials.

According to Seocho Police Station, Choi's mother found the actress hanging by an elastic bandage in a shower stall at her home at 6:15 a.m. and reported it to them at 7:34 a.m.

An investigation is under way into the exact cause of her death, but currently police are leaning toward suicide since Choi sent a text message to her makeup manager hinting that she would kill herself. In the message, she said "My dear, I hope...More

In the hopes of carrying a trilogy of dramas based on the works of cartoonist Heo Yeong-man to a successful end, SBS starts airing the final installment tonight.

The broadcasting channel kicked off a trio of Heo's dramas in April with "I Love You - 2008", followed up with the hit series "Gourmet" in June and will now complete the set with "Tazza: The High Rollers" ("The War Of Flower").

Like "Gourmet", the original comic series was already made into a blockbuster movie in 2006. The film wowed audiences with its ruthless plotline, superbly executed by actor Jo Seung-woo and actress Kim Hye-soo, becoming the second-biggest film of the year. The small screen version plans on repeating that kind of success.

The drama's formula to success lies in a revamped storyline, an infusion of humor and a brand new character. Planning to capitalize on the riveting tale of a skilled ...More