A Love to Kill (Drama - 2005) - 이 죽일 놈의 사랑 (I Jook-il Nom-eui Sa-rang)

The three who made Rain an actor

2008/05/01 | Source | Permalink |

Who are three people that receive the credit for making "Rain" an actor?

Writer Lee Kyeong-hee added the title of 'actor' to 'singer "Rain"'. This writer wrote KBS "Sang Doo! Let's Go To School", "Rain"'s debut drama in fall 2003. At this time, "Rain" was on the verge of releasing his second album. This writer took a new face with only one album who had no acting experience and made him into a star. She also worked with him in 2005 in KBS "A Love to Kill". She even gave him tonic medicine and treated him like a son. In every album, "Rain" mentions her in his thanks.

Director Park Chan-wook appointed "Rain" for the lead role of "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK". "Rain", who was already 'Asia's star', was in high demand from many movie makers, but "Rain" revealed that he wanted to work with Director Park. "Rain", thanks to Director Park, had the honor of stepping on the red carpet at Berlin International Movie Festival with his first movie. Director Park of "Old Boy" played a big role ...| More

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Singer Rain, joined hands with KBS to expand the contents business to the global market

2008/01/31 | Source | Permalink |

Singer "Rain"'s agency, J-tune Entertainment (aka J-tune) is making full attempts to enter the global market through the contents business.

On 29th, the spokesman from J-tune said, "We are signing a joint contract with KBS Media, Co. and is planning a distribution of visual materials and merchandising business all over the Asia". Through this strategic cooperation with KBS Media, "We will produce various visual materials, games and off-line merchandises using vast amount of visual materials starred by Rain whose copyrights are of KBS'. And by making a full use of those videos that haven't been televised previously, the rarity of contents will be dramatically increased".

"We are targeting at every Asian countries in providing the contents to the media channels and off-line distributors".

Along with various KBS entertainment and documentary programs, Rain appeared as the main cast of following dramas, including "Sang Doo! Let's go to school", "Full house" and "A Love to Kill"....| More

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I Love Rain. taewfat 2008-02-03 20:20:18

Stars using stage names as singer, but real names while acting! Why?

2008/01/24 | Source | Permalink |

Nowadays, it is no longer rare to see a singer taking on acting as either their second career or a main career after ending their singing business. Far too many singers are driven to acting business as if it is their final destination in their careers in showbiz.

Of course, it is great way of increasing and lengthening their popularity and competitiveness in showbiz; and a strategy of "One source – multi-use" policy, which uses one resource in various fields to maximise the profit from it.

The common thing between these singers who have half or fully turned to acting business is that when they appear in musicals, films or dramas, they use their real names even though they had been using stage names while they were in music industry.

For example, Rain maintains his stage name, 'Rain' when he releases his albums or singing on the stage; but when he comes out as an actor in dramas such "Sang Doo! Let's go to school" and "A Love to Kill" and a film "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK"...| More

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First Script In Three Yrs: "Like When I first Started…"

2007/03/15 | Source | Permalink |

"Think of meeting an eight-year old aids patient. How would you feel? I tried to portray a doctor who considers the patient rather than the disease".

It seemed that Jang would always suit the role of a defiant teenager perfectly, but looking at him now, there were visible traces of past times.

Actor Jang Hyeok, 32, will play the main character, Min Gi-seo, on the MBC drama 'Thank You', (Scenario: Lee Kyeong-hee, Director: Lee Jae-dong, Wed, Thu, 21:55) which will air on March 21. There was obvious tension on Jang Hyuk's face when he met with reporters after the drama briefing, which was held on March 14 at Hilton Hotel in Namdaemun-gu, Seoul.

"With this being my first formal meeting in three years, I found that although I was smiling and appeared calm, my legs were shaking uncontrollably. (laughs) After being discharged from military service, when I was on my way to practice the script for the first time, I was so excited. I checked later, and it turned out that my blood press...| More

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Singers-Turned-Actors: the Best and the Worst

2006/12/02 | Source | Permalink |

"Rain", Kim Chang-wan, Kim Dong-wan, Im Chang-jeong and Eric Moon
Jeong Ryeo-won, Uhm Jung-hwa, Eugene (Yoo Jin), Seong Yoo-ri and Lee Hyo-lee

In Korea, singers don't just sing to make a living any more. They try hard to map out a career cycle as entertainers, with the arch usually taking them into acting ventures of varying success. In soap operas particularly, some acquit themselves well. Others, however, provoke derision from Korea's merciless Netizens for the way they flounce and pout around the sets.

In fact, the majority of soap leads are played by singers today. The Chosun Ilbo asked 14 writers and producers of hit dramas who the best and worst of the bunch are. We asked them to rank the top three in each category by giving three points to the best, two to the second best and one to the third.

Among men, famously ambitious "Rain" came top with a score of 29 for appearances in "Full House" and "A Love to Kill". Praise was fulsome. "He successfully appeals to the public ...| More