All In (Drama - 2003) - 올인 (Ol-in)

2008/05/01 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Actress Park Sol-mi entered a new management company and signed a contract. It is also Oh Ji-ho's company.

She signed a contract with Heavenly Star Entertainment, which started early this year. Heavenly Star is a new company, with stars such as Oh Ji-ho, Kim EZ, and Kim Jong-seok.

Park Sol-mi debuted in 1998 with MBC and rose to stardom through KBS "Winter Sonata", "All In", and movie "Paradise 1986". Park Sol-mi has been active in Japan as a Hallryu star with various promotions, commercials, and participation in albums.

Heavenly Star said, "After "Paradise 1986", she has been taking a break while exercising and studying Japanese. She is looking at scenarios and scripts for her next work. She will build her determination as a Hallyu star through Woosoo Management in Japan....

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2008/04/27 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

The world's premier film event, Festival de Cannes, will open for the 61st time May 14-25 in the southern French port city. While there are no Korean entrees this year in the main competition section, five films ― including the world premiere of the anticipated blockbuster "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" ― will shine in other sections of the festival.

"The Good, the Bad, the Weird", directed by Kim Ji-woon, will be shown in the Out of Competition section. This "oriental Western" features exciting horseback races and train rides in vast Mongolian plains.

It stars three of the hottest Korean actors ― hallyu star Lee Byeong-heon (TV soap "All In"), heartbreaker Jeong Woo-seong ("Daisy") and bona fide actor Song Kang-ho ("Secret Sunshine").

The film will receive its own gala event, complete with a red carpet event. It is anticipated to be a big highlight along with the premiere of films like Woody Allen's "Vicky Christina Barcelon...

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2008/04/24 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Actor Ji Seong is planning an official trip to Japan for the first time after his mandatory military service.

He became very popular in Japan after his part in the TV drama, "All In". After his 2-year military service, he made a successful comeback into the spotlight with the MBC drama "New Heart" (Teleplay by Hwang Eun-kyeong, Directed by Park Hong-gyoon). Next month, Ji Seong will be holding a large-scale event with fans at the JCB Hall of Tokyo Dome City.

"New Heart" was a huge success and brought Ji Seong significant attention along with various requests for commercial deals.

Re-runs of "New Heart" have been airing at the primetime hour of 9:00 pm (Mondays and Tuesdays) on the Hallyu entertainment cable channel Mnet since last month. The number of re-runs has increased due to the show's immense popularity in Japan....

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2008/04/18 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Korean star Lee Byeong-heon is returning to TV screen in a spy thriller titled "Iris". Lee's first TV drama in five years since his starring role in "All In", "Iris" is Korea's first attempt at a high-tech spy thriller filled with flashy action scenes, cool cutting-edge devices, and scenic overseas locations.

The 20 million-dollar action-packed drama is directed by Kang Je-gyu of "Taegukgi: Brotherhood of War" and Lee Hyeong-min of "Sorry, I Love You" and produced jointly by Taewon Entertainment, which had made the global project "Three Kingdoms: Resurrection Of The Dragon".Filming will begin later this year and take place in Russia, Japan, China and the United States. The twenty-parter "Iris" is scheduled to be aired early next year.

Lee has just wrapped up filming the French-American movie "I Come with the Rain" with Josh Hartnett and is getting ready to shoot "G. I. Joe". Lee will be playing Korean ninja Storm Shadow in the action flick. The multi-national collaboration co-sta...

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2008/04/03 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

In the last few years, Korean films, TV dramas and pop music have become immensely popular abroad, a phenomenon known as the Korean Wave. This is the 29th in a series of essays by a select group of scholars and journalists looking at the spread of Korean pop culture in Southeast Asian countries and beyond. - Ed.

The man is a professional.

It's just another day of filming for Hallyu star Park Yong-ha. On his way to shoot yet another scene for the hit SBS series "On Air", the actor passes by in a burgundy sweatshirt. His face is set and serious, like he is getting into character.

For though he rose to stardom as a singer, Park, 30, is serious about his craft. After five years of running the singing circuit in Japan, he's back in town to show Korea and the rest of the world that he still has the goods.

"Even though he has had over ten years of acting experience, Park said 'I am not a great actor yet. I need to work harder to become a real actor'", a representative of Park Yong...

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I enjoyed his acting in Winter Sonata. I hope he does well. He is very good looking and smart. Best of wishes for Park Yong-ha from the USA. fighting 2008-04-03 23:36:20