| [Official] "The Destroyed Man" goes to Ilsan (Source) |
2010/01/28 |
Tomorrow's filming of Kim Myeong-min's new movie, "The Destroyed Man" is confirmed to take place at the Ilsan district which is located at the northwestern part of Seoul. Shooting will start at 6pm.
Ilsan is known as home of the Lake Park, the largest artificial lake in Asia. It is a popular filming site for Korean dramas such as "My Girl", "Bad Couple", "Celebrity's Sweetheart", "Shining Inheritance", "On Air", "Dream - Drama", etc.
For Kim Myeong-min fans, especially "Beethoven Virus" lovers, the Lake Park is most memorable because several scenes from the drama were filmed here, including an important scene between Kang Mae and Ru Mi. Meanwhile "Bad Family" fans will surely recall an awkward but sweet lakeside scene between Oh Dal-geon and Kim Yang-ah. Can you remember the scenes from those dramas? I... |More
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| Child actors' salaries... 'Boss ! I'm not jealous' (Source) |
2008/04/24 |
Ten minutes, 10000 ~ 41940 won ($US 10~42); stars get 1 million won per episode ($US 1000)
"Don't look down on us because we're young".
The smallest peppers are the spiciest. You can't look down on kids. Child actors are treated almost as well as top stars. Some are Lee Hyun-woo ("King Se Jong", "The Legend"), Yoo Seung-ho ("The Legend", "King and I"), Sim Eun-kyeong ("The Legend", "Hwangjin-i"), Park Eun-bin ("The Legend", "Lobbyist"), Park Ji-bin ("Yi San", "My Man's Woman"), Kang I-Seok ("Mr. Good-Bye", "First Wives' Club"), Jung Da-bin ("I Love You - 2008", "Really Really Like You"), Kim Hyeong-ki ("Bad Couple", "Salt Doll"), and Seo Sin-ae ("Thank You", "Exclamation Mark"). These are famous child stars who are good enough to play leading roles.
Child actors who must be in dramas. How much are their salaries?
Ten minutes air time, first-rank 10560 won ($US 10,2) to eighth-rank 41,940 won ($US 42); paid by rank
The salaries of actors in the three broadcasting companie... |More
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| Popularity rating of dramas in 2007, from top 5 to bottom 5 (Source) |
2008/01/07 |
As the year 2007 ended, the dramas are also changing its path. On 26th, SBS Wed-Thur drama, "Lobbyist" was finished, followed by KBS 2 "In-Soon is Pretty" on 27th. Previously, KBS1 historical drama, "Dae Jo Yeong" was crowned with perfection on 23rd. The following is the summary of popularity rating of dramas in 2007 (data provided by TNS Media Korea), beginning with MBC serial drama "Bad woman, Good woman" which began on 1st January 2007.
In the Department of Mon-Tue dramas… Between the dominance of "Jumong", "My Man's woman", "Coffee Prince", KBS was doomed, "Oh my God, What should we do?"
This year's KBS and SBS Mon-Tue dramas had a period of dark age due to MBC "Jumong". Strictly speaking, "Jumong" is the 'Old' drama, which began on 15th May 2006 and its leading actor Song Il-gook received a Grand Prize in 2006 MBC Drama Awards for his excellent performance. However, its popularity continued this year. When "Jumong" finally finished on 6th March, it recorded its maximum rati... |More
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| [Talk of the town] Money troubles, trust issues lead to divorce of actress Sin Eun-kyeong (Source) |
2007/08/29 |
Actress Sin Eun-kyeong, 34, and her ex-husband Kim Jung-soo visited Seoul Family Court last Friday to file a divorce document, officially marking the end to their four years of marriage. Kim was the head of an entertainment company, "Good Player", which used to be Sin's agency.
The two wed in September 2003 and the following year Sin gave birth to a child who is now three years old.
Their marriage started to face trouble last June when Kim illegally used Sin's private seal to misappropriate 400 million won ($424,800) for his entertainment company. Sin noted the lack of trust in the relationship.
According to a source close to the couple, the divorce is due to personality differences and economic troubles.
Kim was short of funds while producing two films, "Mission Sex Control" and "Between Love and Hate" ("The Unbearable Lightness of Dating"), last year. He also had financial trouble in promoting a merger with Fantom Entertainment group.
Sin's current agency, Oracle Entertainment, ... |More
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| Actress Sin to Divorce (Source) |
2007/08/09 |
By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff Reporter
Actress Sin Eun-kyeong is filing for divorce, after her husband forged documents to borrow money from another entertainment company.
The 34-year old actress, who recently starred in the television drama "Bad Couple", married Kim Jung-su in 2003. Sin alleged Kim, who was head of Oracle Entertainment until he left early July, had forged her signature to borrow money from another entertainment company. Now, the entertainment company is demanding Sin pay a little over 400 million won.
Because of this incident, Shin has said she could not trust her husband anymore. This led her to file for divorce. The couple has one son.
Shin debuted on television in the late 1980s, acting in several TV dramas. It was her role as a prostitute in veteran director Im Kwon-taek's film "Downfallen" that propelled her to the limelight.
Her most famous film was the 2001 hit "My Wife is a Gangster", where she played a tough, female gang boss. She appeared in ... |More
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