| Actor Lim Joo-hwan to open official Japanese website (Source) |
2010/02/26 |
Actor Lim Joo-hwan's official Japanese website [Yedang Entertainment]
Korean actor Lim Joo-hwan's official Japanese website will open on March 1, according to his agency Yedang Entertainment on Friday.
"We opened the website (http://www.juhwan.jp) because Japanese fans had been requesting for up-to-date information on his activities", said an official from Yedang Entertainment.
Lim's fan base is Japan has been increasing since the airing of MBC drama "Tamra, The Island" in the country which was followed by a fan meeting late last year.##
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| NHK to co-produce and air Korean drama "Bad Man" (Source) |
2010/02/17 |
Actor Kim Nam-gil [Star J Entertainment]
Major Japanese broadcaster NHK has decided to co-produce and air SBS drama "Bad Man" even ahead of its run in Korea.
According to Good Story on Wednesday, NHK has agreed to jointly produce the drama set to air in May in Korea and also broadcast the series on Japanese public TV in 2011.##
"The audience trusts in director Lee Hyeong-min, director of other hits such as 'Sorry, I Love You' and 'The Snow Queen', to produce the next 'Hallyu drama', Good Story said of the reason NHK chose to produce and air the show.
"Bad Man" will star Korean actor Kim Nam-gil who has a never-fulfilled ambition for life and love an... |More
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| Top Actresses Heading Toward Small Screen (Source) |
2010/02/08 |
By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter
Fans of TV dramas already have an ample lineup of witty programs to choose from, but the list will become more colorful with a number of top actresses returning to the small screen.
Movie star Son Ye-jin is tapping into the small screen market with "Personal Preference" (working title) after appearing in the dark thriller "White Night" (2009).
Son will appear as Park Gae-in, the CEO of a famous furniture company, who dreams of having a gay guy friend. She gets close to her dream when she ends up living with Jeon Jin-ho, whom she mistakes as the perfect match for her. Jeon will be played by "Boys Over Flowers" star Lee Min-ho.
The actress expressed the difficulty of portraying her "White Night" character during press events and interviews, and it seems like she will be able to brush away the mysterious and dark personality. The movie may have not topped the box office, but it showed how fearless the 28-year-old is when it comes to acting.
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| Hyeon Bin chosen as top Hallyu star in Thailand (Source) |
2010/02/03 |
Hallyu star Hyeon Bin [AM Entertainment]
A recent poll has shown Korean actor Hyeon Bin is the No. 1 Hallyu star Thailand.
In a survey conducted on Thailand's largest Hallyu portal site Pantip.com, Hyeon Bin topped a survey asking respondents to cast a vote for their favorite actor. The 28-year-old actor beat out some of Korea's top celebrities including 'Rain', So Ji-sub and Jang Geun-seok.
Three dramas that Hyeon Bin starred in also ranked within the top 20 of voters' favorite dramas -- "My Name is Kim Sam-soon" in fourth place, "The Snow Queen" in 14th and "Worlds Within" in 20th.##
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| Actor Im Joo-hwan Holds First Fan Meeting in Japan (Source) |
2009/03/18 |
Actor Im Joo-hwan, who played the handsome warrior Hanbaek in the recent hit film "A Frozen Flower", has held his first fan meeting in Japan.
The meeting, entitled "On White Day", was held at Omotesando in Tokyo on Saturday and Sunday, and some 300 fans came to see him. Im has gained popularity in the island country through the TV dramas "The Snow Queen" and "Single Dad in Love" and the film "M" by Lee Myeong-se.
"I want you to have a good time today", he said. "Think of me as a friend of yours rather than an actor from Korea".
He talked about his childhood, showing photos and how he got a part in "Boys Over Flowers", a high-profile drama being aired on KBS2. He also talked about his latest film "A Frozen Flower" scheduled to be released there, including anecdotes while shooting it.
When the fans told him that they now want to see him play evil roles since he usually played good roles, he said that he will try to show various sides of himself by taking various roles.
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