| Bae Yong-joon Visits Fans in Hospitals (Source) |
2010/03/17 |
Bae Yong-joon visited hospitals to see his fans injured from an accident on the set of the drama "Winter Sonata".
The Hallyu star went to the hospitals to visit 30 fans who had been hospitalized. They had been injured from a sudden gust of wind while they visited the film set of the animated version of "Winter Sonata" in Jeongdongjin, Gangneung in Gangwondo province on March 12##.
A spokesperson from Bae Yong-joon's agency, BOF, said, "Bae Yong-joon visited four hospitals in the Gangneung area, where the wounded fans are hospitalized, and expressed his sincere regret". He added, "Bae Yong-joon met all the injured fans one by one in person and consoled them, wishing their quick recovery while ... |More
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| [TV Program] Bae Yong-joon and Choi Ji-woo Reunite for Winter Sonata after 7 years (Source) |
2010/03/11 |
Bae Yong-joon and Choi Ji-woo, who played Joon-sang and Yu-jin in the 2002 KBS drama "Winter Sonata", will reunite to play the same roles after a break of seven years.
The two stars have provided voice-overs as Joon-sang and Yu-jin for the Japanese animation "Winter Sonata", which aired for 15 episodes on SKY PerfecTV. They will make actual appearances in the final scene of the final episode.
The animation is a joint Korea-Japan production of the KBS drama "Winter Sonata", which has played a major part in spreading Hallyu, or the Korean wave, in Asia and other parts of the world. The "Animation "Winter Sonata", Another Story" event held at Tokyo Dome attracted some 50,000 fans in last September to celebrate its airing.
A member of the production crew said, "An increasing number of Japanese viewers are interested in the animation "Winter Sonata" with each episode. The producers and actors decided to shoot a live action ending scene to show our gratitude for the viewers' support... |More
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| [Century] Cool Korea: Creative Wave Rolls Across Asia (Source) |
2010/03/07 |
By Andrew Salmon
Korea Times Columnist
This is the 10th in a 60-part series featuring 60
major events in Korea's modern history from 1884 till now. The project is part of the 60th anniversary of The Korea Times, which falls on Nov.1.
For South Korea, the last three years of the millennium would produce a parade of unthinkables.
At the end of 1997, a regional economic tsunami had threatened to swamp the achievements of the previous three decades.
Unemployment arrived in Korea, but by the end of 1998, the banks appeared to have
stabilized: Was the crisis over? No. In 1999, Daewoo Group, considered "too-big-to-fail", collapsed under debts of $80 billion. A second financial crisis cut a swath through the investment trust sector.
Things looked more promising politically. Kim Dae-jung won the presidency at the end of 1997, the first opposition politician to reach the Blue House.
His brave new "Sunshine Policy" of engagement with North Korea bore its first fruit in 19... |More
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| Choi Ji-woo to reach out to less fortunate in Swaziland (Source) |
2010/03/03 |
Korean actress Choi Ji-woo [Asia Economic Daily]
Korean actress Choi Ji-woo will be visiting the Kingdom of Swaziland in South Africa to lend a helping hand to the less fortunate.
Documentary producer With Culture explained in a press release that Choi traveled to Swaziland for a week-long stay starting Tuesday to help install a hand pump as part of her effort to help children undergoing difficulties in the drought-stricken region.##
The actress will also provide a character of herself for use in an animation to be used to educate children in the area of hygiene.
"I am glad to be of at least a bit of help to this part of the world which is rarely no... |More
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| 'Yonsama' Tokyo Dome event to show in Japan's theaters (Source) |
2010/02/25 |
Hallyu star Bae Yong-joon at the Tokyo Dome event in September 2009 [KEYEAST]
Three-dimensional footage of Hallyu star Bae Yong-joon's Tokyo Dome event from last year will be shown in theaters throughout Japan, according to his agency on Thursday.
The "Bae Yong-joon 3D in Tokyo Dome 2009", a 90 minute-long live video from the event, will open in some 100 3D theaters on May 22, KEYEAST announced in a press release.##
"Viewers will be able to relive the event by seeing it on the large screens of 3D theaters with high-quality sound", an official at KEYEAST was quoted as saying. "We expect it to be a special experience for viewers and move their hearts at the same time".
The prese... |More
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