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![]() East of Eden (에덴의 동쪽 - 2008) As : Lee Dong-cheol (이동철)
| ![]() Fate (숙명 - 2008) As : Kim Woo-min (김우민)
| ![]() The Guy was Cool (그 놈은 멋있었다 - 2004) | ![]() Ice Rain (빙우 - 2003) |
![]() Summer Scent (여름향기 - 2003) | ![]() Make It Big (일단 뛰어! - 2002) | ![]() Law Firm (로펌 - 2001) | ![]() Autumn in my Heart (가을동화 - 2000) As : Joon-seo (준서)
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![]() Calla (카라 - 1999) | ![]() Happy Together (해피 투게더 - 1999) |
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter Heartthrobs Lee Byeong-heon, Jang Dong-gun, Song Seung-heon and Won Bin will take part in a special "hallyu" (Korean Wave) festival in Tokyo in December, Yonhap News reported Monday. The event, to take place Dec. 17 at Tokyo Dome, will be directed by renowned Japanese writer-producer Yasushi Akimoto. The four actors will give a theatrical performance set to an audiovisual piece by acclaimed Korean director Heo Jin-ho ("Season of Good Rain"). The four 30-something stars, who are known to be good friends, are said to have initiated the project, wanting to do "something fun and unprecedented". Lee ("I Come With the Rain"), who became popular in Asian countries through TV soaps such as "All In", said he was was "happy to meet fans through a special production before the end of the year". Jang ("Good Morning President"), who rose to stardom through appearances in dramas like "All About Eve", and Song, who garnered local fans in melodramas such ...| More | |||||||||||||||||
By Jonathan M. Hicap
Korea Times Correspondent Even before K-pop, Filipinos were long fans of imported dramas. Soap operas and drama series have become a staple for daytime and primetime viewing in the Philippines. In the 1990s, Mexican telenovelas became the mania, with huge hits like "Rosalinda" and "Marimar" attracting ratings above 50 percent. Asian dramas, including Korean, have become hits in the 2000s. The huge demand from viewers for Asian telenovelas has prompted Philippine TV stations to import Korean and Taiwanese dramas. Top Korean drama series (locally called "Koreanovelas") like "Lovers in Paris", "Full House", "My Name is Kim Sam-soon", "Stairway to Heaven" and "Coffee Prince" were imported and dubbed in Filipino, instantly becoming hits. The success of "Dae Jang Geum" (or "Jewel in the Palace") in Korea was also replicated in the Philippines and many other Asian countries. The Taiwanese drama "Meteor Garden" was also a ratings success when it ai...| More | |||||||||||||||||
Song has been on the set for 3o hours for this photoshoot. He has been crawling in rough sand, jumping over wires, and has been in deserted factories to get the full concept of the ...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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Han Ye-seul and Song Seung-heon are having a coffee break! The two hot stars seem to be enjoying some free time together as friends. It looks like a movie scene just by having these two together!...| More | |||||||||||||||||
By Kim Rahn
Staff Reporter It's a dilemma Korea has encountered many times before: plenty of tourists ― indeed, numbers are rising ― but a dearth of attractions with which to occupy them. In the past year, visitor numbers have increased, largely on the back of a weak won. But with exchange rates turning unfavorable to foreign visitors, the growth is beginning to slow. So authorities are faced with the same old problems: Put simply, the nation lacks things for foreign tourists to see and do. The tourism industry has been aware of the shortcomings for some time and has made efforts to develop new attractions and programs. Now another pair of developments are about to come to fruition. At the end of the month a premium Korean restaurant called Unamjeong, which has been revived from a famous comic, and an exhibition hall named "Star Avenue", which will help re-ignite Hallyu, or the Korean Cultural Wave. Unamjeong Korean food is growing more popular among...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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