| Ji Seong to star in new TV series "Kim Soo Ro" (Source) |
2010/03/05 |
Korean actor Ji Seong [Namoo Actors]
Korean actor Ji Seong has been set to star in a 20 billion won blockbuster TV series titled "Kim Soo Ro", according to his agency Namoo Actors.
Namoo announced Thursday that the actor has been cast to play the lead role in the upcoming MBC drama, playing the historic figure Kim Su-ro who founded and ruled the state of Geumgwan Gaya in the 5th century.##
The traditional epic drama, which will also star noted Korean actors Yoo Oh-seong and Bae Jong-ok, is scheduled to go into shoot on location in China starting this month.
Ji Seong, whose real name is Kwak Tae-gun, debuted in 1999 in the popular campus drama "Kais... |More
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| Ji Seong signs with Moon Geun-yeong's management agency (Source) |
2010/02/09 |
Korean actor Ji Seong [Asia Economic Daily]
Korean actor Ji Seong has signed with entertainment agency Namoo Actors which also manages top Korean actresses Moon Geun-yeong and Kim So-yeon.
"We recently signed a contract with Ji Seong", an official at Namoo was quoted as saying. "Ji Seong's ambition to solidify his position as a Hallyu star and the company's vision matched up well".##
Ji Seong, whose real name is Kwak Tae-gun, debuted in 1999 in the popular campus drama "Kaist" (SBS).
He has since appeared in numerous television dramas, including "All In" (SBS, 2003), "Save the Last Dance for Me" (SBS, 2004) and medical drama "New Heart" (MBC, 2007).... |More
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| [THE HIGH TIDE OF THE KOREAN WAVE(33)] Whetting U.S. appetite for Korean TV dramas (Source) |
2008/04/24 |
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 33rd 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.
Following is an email interview with Tom Larsen, president of YA Entertainment, the largest distributor of Korean TV drama DVDs in the United States. - Ed.
The Korea Herald: What is the current market position of Korean TV dramas in the U.S. market? How are they perceived in comparison with mainstream U.S., Chinese and Japanese programming?
Tom Larsen: Like most other TV programming from international markets, Korean TV dramas are generally considered a specialty entertainment niche here in the United States. Having said that, the popularity of Korean TV dramas in the United States has grown dramatically over the past five years. Korean TV dramas are now widely recogni... |More
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| Lee Bo-yeong—Ji Seong Dating, Another Huge Couple Born after Kim Jeong-eun—Lee Seo-jin (Source) |
2008/03/06 |
Another star couple has been born.
Top star Ji Seong and Lee Bo-yeong are the main characters in this romance. These two have been meeting with good intentions from last November and are now in a relationship.
Ji Seong and Lee Bo-yeong first met when they both starred in the SBS drama 'Save the Last Dance for Me' in 2004. And it has been known that they have started officially dating after Ji Seong came back from the army early last year.
Despite both their busy schedules, they are enjoying dates in their free time. Ji Seong became busy with the MBC drama 'New Heart' and Lee Bo-yeong has been promoting her movie, 'Once Upon a Time'.
They've found time midst their busy schedules to go on dates in their car near Lee Bo-yeong's Seoul home.
Ji Seong and Lee Bo-Yeong is another huge couple to follow up other couples such as Kim Jeong-eun and Lee Seo-jin.
Ji Seong's comeback after serving in the army was MBC's 'New Heart', which was very popular and ended with a happy endin... |More
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| Ji Seong to return to the television screen as a resident doctor (Source) |
2007/10/23 |
Actor Ji Seong who completed his military service back in June will return to television screens as a resident doctor in the upcoming medical drama series "New Heart". The series will also star Jo Jae-hyeon, Kim Min-jeong, and others.
Ji Seong recently filmed the movie "Fate" starring Song Seung-heon. "New Heart" is his first drama after military discharge and first since "Save the Last Dance for Me" in 2005.
"New Heart" is a medical drama featuring the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at the prestige Kwanghee University Hospital. Ji Seong plays Lee Eun Sung who graduates from a newly established medical school in the provinces and applies for the hospital with high hopes of becoming a great doctor. With natural talent and effort, he is acknowledged by the head of the department Choi Kang Gook played by Jo Jae-hyeon.
Kim Min-jeong plays Nam Hye Seok, an elite who graduates as top at her medical school. She is an absolute fundamentalist who starts to show her h... |More
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