The Man of the Vineyard (Drama - 2006)

[ChanMi's drama news]

Source | 2008/10/15 | Permalink |

"The Man of the Vineyard" and the drama "King and I" have been aired in Thailand last September.

Of the two dramas, "The Man of the Vineyard" starring Yoon Eun-hye has been popular with 7.8 percent viewer rate.

Compared to the 1.08% viewer rate in Korea, it has been more popular in Thailand!...| More

'90s Film Reborn as Musical Rendition

Source | 2008/07/08 | Permalink |

By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter

Actor Oh Man-seok will return to the stage with a new film-based musical, "The Harmonium in My Memory" from July 22.

The film (1999) of the same name featuring award-winning actress Jeon Do-yeon and hallyu star Lee Byeong-heon, will be adapted into the musical show.

Oh will alternate playing the leading role of Kang Dong-soo, an elementary school teacher with rising musical star Cho Jung-seok.

The role of Yoon Hong-yeon, which was played by Jeon in the film version, will be played by Lee Jung-mi and Jang Eun-ah who starred in "Mamma Mia!"

According to Show Tic, the production company, the musical rendition will focus on reviving the romantic atmosphere and literary sensitivity of the 1960s on stage as the film did. "The Harmonium in My Memory" is also the big-screen adaptation of best-selling Korean novel "Female Student".

The story is about the first love of adolescents in a remote village area in the 1960s. It revolves around Kang, ...| More

Eugene (Yoo Jin) to Play Second Mother Role

Source | 2008/03/27 | Permalink |

Eugene (Yoo Jin) becomes the mother of a child and a lucky woman who receives the love of three men--Jo Hyeon-jae, Jae Hee and Sin Seong-rok--one of whom is the father of the baby.

The new KBS 2TV (Wed./Thurs.) drama "Three Dads, One Mom" is about a married couple who receives sperm donations from three of the husband's friends. Although the conception is successful, the wife loses her husband suddenly in an accident. The story continues with the wife and the three friends.

Eugene plays the role of the widowed mother, "Song Na-young", but this isn't her first role as a mother. In 2005, the actress starred in the MBC drama "Wonderful Life" as a young woman who gets pregnant and thrown into married life after a night of bad judgments.

"Back then, the baby wasn't planned, but this time the baby is, so I can be much more of a proud mommy", Eugene (Yoo Jin) said. "In the other drama, my husband didn't love me, but for this one I receive the love of three men, though I do lose my hu...| More

Yoo Jin (Eugene) and Jo Hyeon-jae cast in KBS "Three Dads, One Mom"

Source | 2008/02/27 | Permalink |

Yoo Jin and Jo Hyeon-jae have been cast as the main leads in "Three Dads, One Mom" to be aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays on KBS 2TV. Jae Hee and Sin Seong-rok will join the two in the series.

"Three Dads, One Mom" is scheduled to start airing on April 2nd and will be the story of a widow's love and raising a child.

The series is a romantic comedy about three men who donate sperm to a friend who was suffering from aspermia, and the wife who becomes pregnant but loses her husband in an accident.

Producing director Lee Jae-sang of "Dalja's Spring" and writer Jo Myeong-oo of "The Man of the Vineyard" will be directing and writing the series.

Former S.E.S. member Yoo Jin (Eugene) will play single mom Na Young while Jo Hyeon-jae, Jae Hee, and Sin Seong-rok are the three men who donate.

Jo Hyeon-jae who is returning to the TV screen two years after "Seodongyo" will play a comic role as a successful fund manager. Sin Seong-rok plays the role of an innocent detective who cannot...| More

10 Hallyu Stars

Source | 2007/10/14 | Permalink |

The Korea Times, the nation's first English daily, turns 57 on Nov. 1. The TOP 10 Series, which will feature the biggest news stories, scandals, events, figures, surprises and memorable moments in the coming weeks, in celebration of the anniversary. The series will allow our readers to revisit these moments of the past. Current and former staff members of the oldest English daily selected the Top 10s through internal meetings, online surveys and advice from outside experts. If you have differing opinions, let us know by email (editor@koreatimes.co.kr).

1. Bae Yong-joon

Actor Bae Yong-joon, 35, affectionately called "Yonsama" by his fans, topped the poll for hallyu star of the year. The actor rose to hallyu stardom in 2002 after the drama "Winter Sonata" drew devoted fans in Asia, and continues on today. Bae currently stars in the blockbuster drama, "Taewangsasingi" ("The Four Guardian Gods of the King", "The Legend"), which is recording high ratings in Korea and will be broadcast...| More