| Choi Si-won says "never dreamed of being a singer or actor" (Source) |
2010/06/23 |
Korean singer and actor Choi Si-won appears on celebrity talk show "Win Win" [KBS2]
Super Junior member Choi Si-won, who recently starred in TV series "Oh! My Lady", has confessed that he had never dreamed of becoming a singer or an actor.
"It was not my dream to be a singer", the singer said during an appearance on KBS2 TV's celebrity talk show "Win Win", which aired Tuesday evening. "I just had the dream that I wanted to make my name known quickly and becoming a celebrity was the fastest way to do that, so I went to an entertainment agency"##.
When asked by host Kim Seung-woo if he had any fears about becoming an actor without any preparation, Choi answer... |More
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| Daniel Henney To Make Comeback after Four Years with 'Fugitive' (Source) |
2010/06/22 |
Daniel Henney will make a comeback to the small screen after four years away with the spy action drama "Fugitive", in which "Rain" (real name Jung Ji Hoon) will also appear.
According to a statement released on June 21 by his agency, Henney will play a shipping magnate named Kai who loves Jin Yi (Lee Na-young) in the drama "Fugitive". He is making a comeback to a TV drama four years since he appeared in the KBS drama "Spring Waltz" in 2006. "Fugitive" is about people who are chasing an astronomical amount of money, and notably writer Cheon Seong-il and producing director Kwak Jeong-hwan, who worked together in the KBS drama "The Slave Hunters", have formed a production team again. "Rain" has been cast as the male lead named Ji Woo, who will be involved in a mysterious incident and Lee Na Young will play his counterpart, the female lead named Jin Yi.
Kai is a passionate character who goes through fire and water to recapture Jin Yi -- who had left him due to a sudden accident -- an... |More
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| "Winter Sonata" musical to open in Korea in December (Source) |
2010/06/16 |
Poster for the Japanese version of "Winter Sonata" musical [White Company]
Drama turned musical "Winter Sonata" will open in Korea in December, according to a press release from the musical's producer White Company on Wednesday.
White Company announced in a press release that the musical adaptation of the 2002 hit series "Winter Sonata" will run at Busan's Citizen's Hall from December 23 to 26 and then at the Chungmu Art Hall in Seoul from February 9 to March 6 of the following year##.
The "Winter Sonata" musical first made its premiere in several cities in Japan including Sapporo, Tokyo and Osaka in 2006, receiving favorable reviews as a well-made producti... |More
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| Japanese idols KAT-TUN want to meet Han Hyo-joo (Source) |
2010/05/26 |
Members of the Japanese boy band KAT-TUN [Johnny&Associates]
Japanese idols KAT-TUN have revealed in a monthly magazine that they want to meet Korean actress Han Hyo-joo.
According to an interview the group conducted with Japanese magazine TVnavi, the members talked about their upcoming Asia tour beginning this month in Thailand, Korea and Taiwan, as well as mentioning their interest in Han##.
"We are looking forward to seeing a lot of pretty women in Korea. We heard somewhere that we are quite popular in the country", Tatsuya Ueda and Yuichi Nakamaru were quoted saying.
Tatsuya Ueda went on to say, "To be honest, I have someone who I would like... |More
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| New faces to widen the scope of Hallyu dramas (Source) |
2010/03/17 |
How many outside Korea are aware that Lee Charm, the first naturalized Korean citizen from Germany used to be a TV celebrity, who at one time appeared in Korean TV dramas? Last year he was named the president of the Korean Tourism Organization, becoming the first naturalized citizen to be named to a high government post.
Hallyu drama is fast catering to changing trends. As the number of expats in Korea exceeded one million years ago, new faces are making a splash in Hallyu dramas these days. These new faces are either Koreans from overseas, half-Koreans or expats eager to take their chance to be a star in Asia.
One of the earliest signs of the big potential for actors from overseas was in the drama "My Name is Kim Sam-soon" (2005). At the time Daniel Henney, a U.S. model whose mother is ethnically Korean starred as a supportive friend of a girl he loves. Henney, with his good looks and the charming role he played, became an instant talk in Korea, together with the show.
Henne... |More
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