| Son Ye-jin, Ko Soo to Bring Mystery Romance (Source) |
2009/10/21 |
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
Actor Ko Soo returns to the screen after a five-year hiatus in the melodramatic thriller "Baekyahaeng" ("White Night") opposite top stars Son Ye-jin and Han Seok-kyu.
"I suppose it was a short yet long period of time", said Ko about being off the public radar during a promotional event for the movie in Seoul, Wednesday, before its release in theaters next month. The 31-year-old, who had been a sweetheart among fans for popular TV soap roles ("Green Rose", SBS 2005), appeared in the play "The Return of Mr. Um" after completing his two-year mandatory military service.
"I read the script for `White Night' and was completely absorbed by the intriguing storyline", he said.
The film, based on the best-selling Japanese mystery novel of the same name ("Byakuyako" in Japanese) by Keigo Higashino, begins with a murder. When a man is brutally killed not long after being released from prison, detective Dong-su (Han) looks back into a homicide case that o... |More
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| Korean Dramas Continue to Captivate the Philippines (Source) |
2009/09/06 |
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
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| Hallyu OST, becomes mainstream K-POP (Source) |
2007/11/19 |
800 fans gathered at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo, Japan on the 18th to attend the "Han-tsuu Drama OST Concert".
Singer Jo Eun was first on stage singing a song from "Sad Love Story". During the segment afterwards he announced his upcoming dinner show on the 23rd, followed by performances of the theme songs of "Something Happened in Bali" as well as Eric Moon's theme song from "Phoenix".
The following performer JUST sang songs from "My Lovely Sam-soon" ("My Name is Kim Sam-soon") and "Green Rose", "Damo" and others.
He commented, "I am visiting Japan after finishing the theme song for the coming drama series starring Kwon Sang-woo. The new song is an up-tempo song that well represents the mood of the drama seires".
The last singer to perform was Kim Tae-Hoon who sang the theme song for "Revenge", a series gathering popularity through reruns in Japan. Fans were even more surprised at his weight loss since the concert "Drama Original Sounds Korea 2007" back in July.
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| Korean Drama OST Concert Planned for Tokyo Nov. 18 (Source) |
2007/11/05 |
A Korean drama music concert will be held in Tokyo on Nov. 18.
Pross Media said the OST concert at the Prince Hotel in Shinagawa will gather the artists Just (famous for his songs in the dramas 'Damo' 'Green Rose' and 'My Name is Kim Sam-soon'), Kim Tae-hoon (drama 'Revenge') and also household-name and OST singer Jo Eun ('Something Happened in Bali', 'Phoenix').
A Pross Media official said, "As interest in the original soundtracks of Korean dramas has risen, the OST concert--the second of its kind--has been arranged in response to fans' requests".
The popularity of Korean dramas and such large scale concerts will likely boost the advance of Korean OST singers to Japan.
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| Olive Nine to enter the Chinese drama market in earnest (Source) |
2005/12/13 |
Olive Nine Co., Ltd., which produces the hit dramas like "Green Rose", "Bad Wife" and "Lovers in Prague" penetrates the drama market in China.
Olive Nine signed a MOU with the Hong Kong stock exchange-listed Chinese company CHC on 11 Dec to co-produce the drama in China. CHC is a consolidated health and beauty concern.
Olive Nine and CHC will co-produce the series with US$3 million of production cost. The story is about the medical center to be telecasted all through China at the end of next year.
The shooting place will be the hospital in Beijing organized by CHC. The Chinese company takes all production cost while Olive Nine is responsible for all production works such as planning, writing scenario, producing and distributing.
Director Kim Tae-won of Olive Nine said, "The planning is already started and the shooting will begin from the mid of next year in China. The drama will be aired first in China and then it will be exported to all around Asia".
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