Korea's Biggest Story Competition ? A First Step to Advance into the Global Market
KRW12.5 Billion to be Invested for Support of Story Development, Production, and Distribution
▲ The Korea New Story Creation Project presentation. From Left: Chairman Geum Kang of the Korea Popular Culture Writers Association, Chairman Jeong Seon-eon of the Korea Independent Productions Association, CEO Kim Jeong-ah of CJ Entertainment, CEO
Song Seung-hwan of PMC, President Kim Ok-young of the Korean TV & Radio Writers Association, President Lee Jae-woong of the Korea Creative Content Agency, Actor
Park Yong-woo, Executive Director Yoo Hae-young of the Korea Creative Content Agency, Director
Pyo Min-soo, and Chairman Choi Jong-il of the Korea Animation Producers Association.
Korea's contents-related industries have come together to develop new stories and turn them into high-quality content that has appeal on the global market.
The Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA, President & CEO Lee Jae-woong) hosted the Korea New Story Creation Project presentation with some 200 producers, investors and distributors, and writers at the Contents Hall, 2nd floor of...
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From left, actors
Jo Jae-hyeon,
Ryoo Deok-hwan,
Jeong Tae-woo and
Song Seung-hwan pose at a press conference for "Equus", which will be on stage from Dec. 1 as the opening performance of "Yeongeuk Yeoljeon 3" (Series of the Best Plays) in Daehangno, central Seoul, Monday. / Courtesy of organizers
By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter
"Yeongeuk Yeoljeon 3" (Series of the Best Plays) has unveiled this year's lineup of nine plays, and will embark on a 13-month run starting Dec. 1. The project consists of classic masterpieces, literature-based dramas and world premieres.
"Equus", written by Peter Shaf...
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The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO, CEO Lee Charm) has launched the second phase of its global tourism promotion campaign, which promotes Visit Korea 2010-2012 and enhances Korea's image as a tourist destination.
The first phase, Korea's Bright Sparks, was launched in July 2009 with Yahoo!, and it was participated in by 800,000 netizens from China, Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan. During the campaign,
Park Yong-ha,
Jun Jin, and
Andy were voted as the Korean Hallyu stars that Asia's netizens most wanted to meet.
Capitalizing on the momentum generated by this first phase, the KTO is now launching the second phase of the campaign, 100 Sparkli...
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By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter
The Broadway musical "Legally Blonde" has captured the spotlight with its star-studded cast, which includes
Lee Honey, Jessica and
Kim Ji-woo.
The musical, based on the 2001 movie of the same name, is getting a Korean version for the first time and opens Nov. 14 at the COEX Artium in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul.
The show will be presented by PMC Production, renowned for creating numerous homegrown shows such as "Nanta", "Jewel in the Palace" and "Brothers Were Brave".
"It's my first musical. I am very happy to work with excellent actors and actresses. I am nervous but I will do my best", Jessica, a member of the popular girl group Girls Generation, told reporters at a press conference at the theater, Tuesday.
Jessica will alternate the lead role of Elle Woods with
Lee Honey and ...
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Soo-ae named 'style setter' in Vogue
Korean actress
Soo-ae was introduced as one of the style setters in Vogue, a fashion and lifestyle magazine published in the United States.
The magazine showed the photo of
Soo-ae wearing Prada's floral dress in its January edition along with other A-list Hollywood stars like Keira Knightley and Rachel Weisz.
In its fashion review section, the magazine said: "Style setters a...
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