| Bae Yong-joon's new wine drama gets cancelled (Source) |
2010/01/06 |
Hallyu star Bae Yong-joon [Asia Economic Daily]
Hallyu star Bae Yong Joon's much-hyped drama adaptation of famed Japanese comic "Waterdrops of God" has cancelled production, according to his agency KEYEAST.
KEYEAST, where Bae is one of the major shareholders, explained yesterday that they "had no choice but to cancel production of the TV series because it seemed difficult to produce the show with the current product placement (PPL) market conditions in Korea".
The main reason for cancellation appears to have been Korea's strict regulations regarding PPL in television dramas. According to current regulations, specific wine bra... |More
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| Dae-sung to replace T.O.P. in new Song Ji-na drama (Source) |
2010/01/04 |
Big Bang member Dae-sung [Asia Economic Daily]
Dae-sung, member of popular boy band Big Bang, will replace T.O.P., the rapper of the same group, to star in a new TV series by famed writer Song Ji-na.
"Dae-sung will take off his acting career starting by making an appearance in 'Zero Plus'", an official at the group's agency YG Entertainment told Asia Economic Daily over the phone on Monday.
T.O.P., whose real name is Choi Seung-hyeon, had originally been tapped to play the main character but decided to withdraw from the drama due to a conflict of schedule. He had made his acting debut in 2007 drama "I Am Sam" and last appeared in hit blockbuster drama "Iris... |More
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| [ChanMi's star news] Lee Ji-ah's first fan meeting! (Source) |
2009/11/28 |
Lee Ji-ah had her first fan meeting today!
She held her fan meeting with a title "All a matter of perspective" and made it a great event for her fans. After 2007 "The Legend" her fans have increased and all the more after "Beethoven Virus".
She has been working hard to make it a fun event that she prepared it since the beginning of this year. She drew the sketches and graphics on her own fo##r the displays.
Lee sang for her fans as well as thanked them with many hidden stories!
Currently, she is in the telecinema project "The Relation of Face, Mind and Love".
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| Actress Park Si-yeon, Lee Philip Deny Dating (Source) |
2009/11/26 |
Popular actress Park Si-yeon and model-turned-actor Lee Philip denied Thursday a report that they have been dating.
A local sports daily reported that the two have been dating for about four months after becoming friends when they were cast together in a KBS2 TV drama in May.
However, officials from their agencies denied the report, saying that the actors are just friends.
"We have said it's not true. They have not developed a romantic relationship, though they are close", said an official from the agency representing Lee.
"They have been getting together often, but they are not dating", an official from the agency representing Park said.
Lee rose to stardom after playing Cheoro on MBC TV's "The Legend" (The Four Guardian Gods of the King) in 2008.
Park, a runner-up at the 2000 Miss Korea pageant, has appeared in a number of TV dramas and movies, including "Marine Boy", and "Dachimawa Lee".... |More
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| Lee Byeong-heon's Acting Fee Dwarfs Industry Guideline (Source) |
2009/11/12 |
Controversy is building over news that actor Lee Byeong-heon is being paid W100 million per episode for appearing in the KBS drama "Iris" (US$1=W1,158).
A newspaper reported on Wednesday that Lee was guaranteed at least W100 million for each episode of the spy thriller, considering a W25 million per episode performance fee and a W1.5 billion advance. The figure is well above the W15 million per episode guideline set by the Corea Drama Production Association (CODA), and the third highest in the industry history.
The record is a whopping W250 million per episode paid to actor Bae Yong-joon for the MBC drama "The Legend" (The Four Guardian Gods of the King), followed by W100 million per episode promised to Park Shin-yang for four extra episodes of "War of Money".
"In Lee's case the amount includes a combination of things, such as proceeds from sales of domestic and overseas broadcast rights, so it's not clear that his fee exceeds the guideline", said CODA head Shin Hyun-taik.
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