Secret (Drama - 2001) - 비밀 (Bi-mil)

Kim Min-jong to Sing Live in Tokyo

Source | 2008/09/24 | Permalink |

Singer and actor Kim Min-jong, who held his first official fan meeting in Osaka, Japan in June, will return to Japan. Kim will hold a "Kim Min-jong Live & Talk in Tokyo" concert at the C Hall of the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on September 28. He plans to perform his hit songs, including "Endless Love" and "Sweet Love". In addition, renowned Korean jazz pianist Song Gwang-shik will make a special guest appearance on stage.

Kim made his name known in Japan through a number of drama series such as "Far and Away", "Secret", "Guardian Angel", "Island Teacher" and "Hyena". His official Japanese fan club "Sky Love Japan" was launched earlier this year....| More

Different Bodies for Different Souls in "Who Are You - Drama"

Source | 2008/03/04 | Permalink |

By Kwon Mee-yoo
Staff Reporter

The producers of the 2007 hit drama "Thank You" have teamed up together for another drama for the family, "Who Are You - Drama"

This drama employs "spiritual possession", a popular idea which was also used in the 2006 drama "Come Back, Soon Ae" and the Japanese movie "Secret" (1999), in which spirits take control of a human body.

Director of the drama Sin Hyeon-chang explained the drama as human, fantastic, romantic and comical. "This is a family drama about recovering relationships", said Sin.

In a Korean tradition mixing Buddhism and Confucianism, the soul of a dead person is left on earth for 49 days before going to the afterlife. The drama is a story about those 49 days for a father who loves his daughter so much he possesses a stranger's body to care for her.

A cold-hearted corporate raider Cha Seung-hyo, played by ex-G.O.D. member and actor Yoon Kye-sang, is a stickler for cleanliness and a perfectionist. However, after a traffic acc...| More

[Talk of town] Sending some Rain to wash away oil

Source | 2008/01/23 | Permalink |

The number of volunteers flocking to Taean, South Chungcheong to clean the area's oil-ravaged coasts exceeded 1,150,000 as of Monday.
Pop star "Rain" is among the helping hands. Despite his busy performance schedule, he headed for the damaged coast immediately upon arrival from the United States last Wednesday.
Media from both near and far covered "Rain"'s volunteer work. The Hong Kong-based Oriental Daily News and Taiwan's Taipei Daily even ran the news on its front page.

Busy boy busts dreams in Beijing

Actor Lee Joon-ki broke yet another heart when he turned down a Chinese filmmaker's offer to make a romance film.
As Korea's goodwill ambassador to China, Lee visited Beijing on Jan. 12. During the trip, Lee received a call from Haiwanyi, a Chinese scriptwriter. Haiwanyi, who said she was moved by the Korean's performance in "The King and the Clown" (2005), pitched Lee the lead role in the remake of the drama "Romance Story", only to be shot down.
Lee's entertainment agency...| More

Published in Japan the series 'Secrets of the Korean Wave celebrities' books include, Bae Yong-joon, Kwon Sang-woo and more!!

Source | 2007/12/11 | Permalink |

Books of the Korean Wave Celebrities' Secrets attract many Japanese readers. In a book store selling Korean books we visited on the 8th, there was a section full of at least 10 'Secrets of **' series books; Bae Yong-joon, Ryoo Si-won, Kwon Sang-woo, Jo In-seong, Park Yong-ha, Rain, So Ji-sub, Ahn Jae-wook, Lee Byeong-Heon, Won Bin, and more.

Each book has portraiture of a star on the cover and inside they reveal their personal secrets. The book contains stories of birth, childhood, behind the scene stories at shooting locations, and scandals. It attracts many of the Korean Wave fans.

In the case of Bae Yong-joon, two books 'The Secret of Bae Yong-joon' and 'The Secret of the Prince of smile, Bae Yong-joon 2' have published and these books cover hidden stories at shooting locations, dreams he had before his injury, and a captivating story about an incident during a commercial shooting at a foreign location.

However, there is controversy over whether or not the "Secret" se...| More

Mc Mong: More Than a Joker

Source | 2006/11/17 | Permalink |

Looking at him laughing, chatting and moving around makes one think he lives up to his name, Mc Mong, associated with a naughty monkey. He is precariously perched between being a rapper and an entertainer, but Hip Hop is what he does best. Now he is also trying to be mature, practicing forgiveness and reconciliation. With his recently released third album topping all music charts, he may be the busiest star in Korea right now. "I can't remember all the things I did even yesterday", he says hyperbolically. "I gave 20 interviews alone". His first album, released among doubt and concern of people around him, became a big hit, so did the second one. With the third also a hit, there can be no more doubting his ability.

The title song of the third album is "Ice Cream", likening the chill of parting to ice cream. He said he got the idea trying to find a funny way to tell a sad story -- being funny, after all, is his trademark. Mc Mong writes most of his songs himself. Sometimes, when he is...| More