In the Joseon Dynasty period, the kingdom was enveloped in a political maelstrom. Cheo-seon was born as a posthumous child and separated from his mother immediately. He was ... More
Oh! You are my soju girl~! 2011/10/11, Source,
Hollywood stars were the pinup girls in WWII. For Korea in this day and age, the equivalent of the pinup girl would be the beautiful stars who appear in... soju commercials. Soju is Korea's main liquor, a distilled spirit made from rice, potatoes/sweet potatoes, or other grains. It's called the Korean vodka, and for some reason is linked to the image of being "clean and pure", thus making it a coveted product for stars to endorse, especially for the top soju companies,...More
'Don Quixote' eager to enter Broadway 2011/06/06, Source, Shin Chun-soo, president and CEO of OD Musical Company, speaks during an interview with The Korea Times. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
This is the first in a series of interviews of heads of Korea's top theatrical companies. - ED.
By Kwon Mee-yoo
"Jekyll and Hyde" is one of the most popular musicals in Korea, drawing more than 620,000 people as of May. Don Quixote of the musical "Man of La Mancha" is one of the most sought-after roles among male musical actors. The musical "Grease" has been a nest for aspiring actors, nurturing top performers such as Oh Man-seok, Um Ki-joon and Kang Ji-hwan. In 2009, a revival of the musical "Dreamgirls" premiered in Korea, with state-of-the-art LED panels depicting the backdrop of the legendary Apollo Theater and also the airport where the Dreamgirls held a press conference,...More
Legendary television director dies 2011/04/12, Source, Kim Jae-hyeong made historical dramas popular
Director Kim Jae-hyeong talks with the actress Kang Soo-yeon, who was the heroine of the historical drama "Ladies of the Palace" (2001). [JoongAng Ilbo]
Kim Jae-hyeong, the man who made popular historical drama series such as "Tears of a Dragon" (KBS, 1997), "Ladies of the Palace" (SBS, 2001) and "King and I" (SBS, 2007), died on Sunday at the age of 75,...More
In the Joseon Dynasty period, the kingdom was enveloped in a political maelstrom. Cheo-seon was born as a posthumous child and separated from his mother immediately. He was raised by Weol-hwa and the old Swe-gwi, who ran the eunuch school. When he meets So-hwa, the daughter of a powerful noble, he falls in love with her immediately. He voluntarily becomes a eunuch to be close to So-hwa and is assigned to work for Cho Chi-gyeom, a senior eunuch. Entering the royal palace, he sees King, Sung-Jong and So-hwa spend their first night together. He becomes So-hwa’s loyal protector. As the political battles rage on among the courtesans and wives in the palace, So-hwa is chosen by the king to be his queen and Cheo-seon vows to be her loyal servant. But So-hwa is eventually dethroned as the queen and leaves the palace in disgrace. Cheo-seon helplessly watches these events unfold and he secretly helps So-hwa. But in a cruel twist of fate, he is the one chosen to execute So-hwa’s death sentence by serving her a bowlful of poison. After So-hwa dies, he looks after her son King, Yeonsangun as if he were his own son...
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