Le Grand Chef (Movie - 2007)

[ChanMi's movie news] "Le Grand Chef 2" stars Kim Jeong-eun!

Source | 2009/10/24 | 0 comments | Permalink |

There has been a press meeting for the new upcoming film, "Le Grand Chef2 : Kimchi War".

The cold hearted genius chef Jang-eun is acted by Kim Jeong-eun and traditional chef Seung-chan is acted by Jin Goo. The two characters will be having a Kimchi battle!

Many different types of kimchi and various processes with ingredients in producing the best kimchi will be revealed through this ...| More

Korean Sales Deals at Pusan

Source | 2009/10/16 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The Asian Film Market, an all-round business hub for the Asian film industry, wrapped up October 14 after a four-day run during Korea's Pusan International Film Festival (Oct. 8 – 16). Korean sales companies reported a number of deals during the market, though sales were fewer than in previous years.

M-Line Distribution sold its titles "A Frozen Flower" and "Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle" to Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Mirovision sold last year's horror hit "Deathbell" to Thailand, Japan, and France, and "Loner" to Thailand. Indiestory sold Korea's surprise documentary smash hit "Old Partner" to Taiwan.

Meanwhile CJ Entertainment is in the process of concluding sales deals of festival opener "Good Morning President", comedy-caper "Killer Bride's Perfect Crime", and BONG Joon-ho's "Mother - 2009" to Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and France. Also, P.A.M. Korea Media is concluding deals for "Bloody Shake" to Taiwan, India, France, Australia, and England.

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Stars Putting Their Fame to Good Use

Source | 2009/07/26 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter

Many events, organizations and public groups hire celebrities, both popular and up-and-coming, to act as spokespersons and goodwill ambassadors, and the reason is simple: They attract attention.

"It's all about the attention effect. The main goal for an advertisement or a promotion would be actual purchasing or participation. But before that, you have to attract people to get them involved. Hiring big stars is indeed one of the most effective ways to catch the public's attention", professor Kang Seung-koo of the Media Arts and Science Department at Korea Open University told The Korea Times.

One of the busiest stars here, 'Rain', already has three commercial contracts under his belt. He holds two important posts, as spokesman for both Seoul City and "hansik", or Korean food, tapped by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

"There have been various offers, and we choose depending on the image and cause. 'Rain' always menti...| More

Rekindling Korean Wave

2009/06/24 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Kim Rahn
Staff Reporter

It's a dilemma Korea has encountered many times before: plenty of tourists ― indeed, numbers are rising ― but a dearth of attractions with which to occupy them.

In the past year, visitor numbers have increased, largely on the back of a weak won.

But with exchange rates turning unfavorable to foreign visitors, the growth is beginning to slow. So authorities are faced with the same old problems: Put simply, the nation lacks things for foreign tourists to see and do.

The tourism industry has been aware of the shortcomings for some time and has made efforts to develop new attractions and programs.

Now another pair of developments are about to come to fruition. At the end of the month a premium Korean restaurant called Unamjeong, which has been revived from a famous comic, and an exhibition hall named "Star Avenue", which will help re-ignite Hallyu, or the Korean Cultural Wave.


Unamjeong

Korean food is growing more popular among...| More

Korean Comics Knock on Europe

Source | 2009/01/28 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter

Korean comic books, re-emerging as a popular form of cultural content, are now targeting the European market.

The Korea Culture and Content Agency (KOCCA) will hold the 2009 Korean Comics Special Exhibition Feb. 2-7 at the Korean Culture Center in Paris, France, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the genre.

The exhibition is designed to explore the centennial history of the genre and shed light on seven veteran authors - Kim Jin-I, Park So-hee, Kim Byung-soo, Yoon Tae-ho, Shim Seung-hyun, Sobogi and Oh Youn.

The authors will also participate in the Angouleme International Comics Festival, which will take place Jan. 29-Feb. 1 in Paris.

The authors will meet the local fans in the city Feb. 2-3 to share ideas on new trends and the circulation of Korean comics.

The event covers the Korean cartoons and comics created during Korea's colonial period (1910-1945), the Korean War (1950-53), the politically turbulent and boomin...| More