| [TV Program] War Will Dominate TV and Movie Honoring the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War in 2010 (Source) |
2010/01/29 |
In 2010, the clock of the Korean pop culture is set for June 1950. TV and movies will be flooded with war stories as this year marks the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. TV stations are raising their stakes in war-themed mega dramas and Chungmuro, the Korean counterpart of Hollywood, is also betting high on block-buster war movies.
Ammunition (casting of top stars) is loaded and the war chest (massive budget) is huge.
The battle between two major networks KBS and MBC first grabs attention. One turns the clock back and remakes "Comrades", a hit TV series of the 1970s into a modern war drama while the other meets the challenge head-on with a block buster costing 10 billion won in budget. KBS' 20-episode series "Comrades" is the remake of a weekday TV series of the same title that was aired from 1975 to 1977. Both series are scheduled to start airing in June.
The 2010 version of "Comrades" centers on the battlefields during the Korean War, focusing on comradeship among soldiers... |More
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| MCST & KOCCA Held '2009 Korea Content Awards' (Source) |
2010/01/06 |
'Presentation on Strategies to Increase the Export of Culture & Tourism' MCST to Establish the Industrial Infrastructure and to Recognize Room for Improvement in System and Provide Policy Support
MCST to Establish 'Strategic Meeting to Support the Export of Culture & Tourism (Tentative)' Presided by the Minister
MCST Aims to Export USD 13.3 Billion in the Culture & Tourism Field
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister Yu In-chon) and the Korea Creative Content Agency (President & CEO Lee Jae-woong) held the presentation on 'Strategies to Increase the Export of Culture and Tourism' and the '2009 Korea Content Awards' on December 15 at 10am at the Sangam-dong Nuritkum Square.
The Presentation on 'Strategies to Increase the Export of Culture and Tourism (hereafter "Presentation")' was held under the supervision of Yu In-chon, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Heads of relevant organizations, including the Korea Creative Content Agency, Korea Tourism Organiz... |More
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| Idol Group Big Bang to Offer 'Big Show' (Source) |
2009/01/05 |
Big Bang will hold concerts dubbed "Big Show" Jan. 30-Feb. 1 at the Gymnastics Stadium, Olympic Park.
By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter
Iconic boy band Big Bang had a busy year in 2008, and the five-member group is staging a concert titled "Big Show" to celebrate the New Year and thank fans.
Comprised of TOP (Choi Seung-hyeon), Victory, G-Dragon, Dae-sung and Tae-yang, the group will perform at the Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium, one of the biggest concert venues in Seoul.
The group's reputation for bringing hoards of fans to their concerts is nothing new, and it's been proven once again that Big Bang is still one of the top idol groups in the business.
The three-day concert tickets were sold through Internet Web site G Market, with more than 200,000 fans logging on to buy tickets when the sales opened, with more than 180,000 fans doing the same during the second stage.
Big Bang originally planned on holding three concerts ― one on Jan. 31 and two the following ... |More
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| Big Bang Members Branch Out as Soloists (Source) |
2008/07/14 |
By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter
Boy band Big Bang seems to have it all, from loving fans, stylish fashion trends, easy-to-memorize songs and the members' distinctive characteristics. Now, the ambitious group is expanding their talents in other fields including movies, musicals and even television, but not under the team Big Bang. The members are going solo for the time being.
Other pop groups, including now disbanded g.o.d. and Fin.K.L, and the still running Shinhwa, Girls' Generation and Super Junior, have already pursued individual careers in the entertainment business. Big Bang, having colorful members who each hold their own specific talent, have joined this "trend" and started to heighten their individual image, which will hopefully contribute to the team as a whole.
Dae-sung recently released a trot, or traditional Korean pop genre, album "Gui-soon, Look at Me". The 19-year-old singer will also perform in the internationally famed musical "Cats". He will appear as Rum Tu... |More
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| Summer Big Bang for Musicals (Source) |
2008/07/03 |
The Korean musical market is literally witnessing a "big bang" this summer.
Korean musical-goers will have a rare opportunity this summer to enjoy both critically-acclaimed and commercially successful Broadway musicals such as "Man of La Mancha", "Cats", "Chicago", "Gambler", "Hedwig", and "Thrill Me". We enlisted musical critics to offer their evaluations of the musicals based on five criteria –entertainment, music, cast, stage, and story.
Cats
"Cats" feeds the audience's eyes with splendid dances and extraordinary stage settings. Since May, the Broadway world tour team has been performing here in Seoul and the Korean team will launch its first licensed performance in September. It received low marks for the story, but high marks for entertainment. Musical critic Won Jong-won said, "The attraction of Cats is the performers' facial expressions and detailed body movements which make audiences feel as though they are looking at real cats. Follow every movement of the performers,... |More
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