| Actress on Magazine Cover With Daughter (Source) |
2009/08/19 |
Kim Hee-seon, one of South Korea's top actresses, has unveiled a photo of her baby daughter through a Seoul-based fashion magazine.
Kim, 32, appears on the cover of the September issue of Marie Claire Korea, the South Korean edition of international magazine Marie Claire, with her daughter Yeon-a.
Kim, a hallyu (Korean wave) star who gave birth to her baby in January, had stopped short of showing any more than Yeon-a's hands and feet on her blog.
The cover featuring Kim and her daughter will also be used in other Asian Marie Claire editions, according to press reports.
Kim married businessman Park Ju-young in October 2007 and has starred in numerous TV dramas with hallyu stars like Lee Dong-gun in "Smile Again" (2006); Kwon Sang-woo and Yeon Jeong-hoon in "Sad Love Story" (2005); and Ryoo Si-won in "Propose" (1997).
She has also appeared in several movies, including the martial arts fantasy "Bichunmoo" and "The Myth" alongside Chinese superstar Jackie Chan.... |More
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| Big 4 Actresses, Television U-Turn 'War of the Stars' (Source) |
2008/04/17 |
The comebacks of four top actresses are drawing attention. The actresses include Kim Ji-soo, Son Ye-jin, Kim Seon-ah, and Kim Hee-seon.
Their breaks have been at least two years and at most three years. Kim Ji-soo and Son Ye-jin have focused on movies, and Kim Hee-seon and Kim Seon-ah have been taking breaks while searching for a comeback project.
Kim Ji-soo is coming back in May with KBS drama "Women in the Sun". It's been three years since MBC drama "Age of Hero" in 2005.
Kim Ji-soo plays Shin Do-young, an announcer who holds a secret of her birth. She has the looks, knowledge, and skill, but always feels burdened by the secret of her birth.
Son Ye-jin's comeback work is MBC drama "Spotlight", which will start in May. It has been two years since SBS drama "Alone in Love".
Son Ye-jin plays Seo Woo-jin, who begins as a reporter and moves up to become an anchor. This drama will be playing at the same time as Kim Ji-soo's drama "Women in the Sun", and a competition is inev... |More
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| Stars Join in Mourning for Death of Actor's Brother (Source) |
2008/03/30 |
By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter
Numerous celebrities have joined in mourning for hallyu star Lee Dong-geon's brother at a chapel in Samsung Medical Center in southern Seoul.
Lee's brother, Lee Joon-yub, 19, was fatally stabbed near the World Square Shopping center in Sydney, Australia, March 20. He and his friend, who were both studying in Sydney, were attacked during an argument with two Chinese gang members. The 19-year-old's body was cremated in Sydney on March 26 and Lee brought back his brother's ashes to Seoul on March 28.
Actors and actresses, close to Lee, visited the chapel to convey their condolences over his brother's death.
Han Ji-hye, Lee's ex-girlfriend, visited the chapel and grieved with Lee and his family. She burst into tears at the sight of the brother's portrait.
Han was told the news after filming "Likable or Not" ("I Hate You, But It's Fine") a local hit drama ― now airing on KBS, and rushed to the hospital.
Other actors including Kim Min... |More
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| Actress Ha Ji-won Helps Low-Income Youths (Source) |
2007/12/05 |
Actress Ha Ji-won has been helping the needy, including low-income youths, for the past year.
The Gangnam branch of Healthy Family Support Center said the actress has been taking an active part in the 'Smile Again Project' since December last year to help low-income and disabled children.
The center also said the entire budget for the long-term project was donated by Ha. It said the actress will be donating money every year for the project.
The project includes a custom-designed family support service that involves home-to-home cognitive verbal therapy, a project called 'Dreams Come True' providing money for education and extracurricular activities for non-disabled children living with disabled family members, a project entitled 'A Painting By Our Family' that involves family members visiting local community centers to paint their walls as well as a 'Happy Bank Account' to promote love and expression of love among family members.... |More
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| Actress Helps Poor, Handicapped Kids (Source) |
2007/12/05 |
By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter
Korean actress Ha Ji-won, renowned for her role in the KBS hit drama "Hwangjin-i", has been secretly helping underprivileged and disabled children and their families for the past year.
The actress together with the Gangnam-gu Family Welfare Center in Seoul has been running a donation project for children called "The Smile Again Project", which they started in December 2006. The actress' fan club "1023" have been active volunteers since the beginning. Ha put down 100 million won to get the project going, ward officials said.
"Ha has been very cooperative, and most of all she has made sure the project didn't end up being merely a donation event", said an official from the center.
Members of the project are still visiting children and provide them with financial, medical and educational support. The project has organized various events such as wall painting and special bank account campaigns, collaborating with regional welfare organizations as ... |More
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