| Omnibus Drama about Korean Wave Stars to be Produced (Source) |
2009/08/20 |
An omnibus drama starring some 30 Korean Wave stars, including singer Jun Jin, will be produced. According to the production company Nemo Story on August 17, the cast will include Kim Hyung-joon of SS501, Jun Jin, Son Ho-young, Bae Seul-ki, Shim Eun-jin and Seo Ji-yeong as well as actors Ahn Jae-mo and Lee Tae-seong.
Consisting of 10 episodes, the drama will be produced by 10 renowned Korean directors, such as Kim Hyun-soo of "Highway Star", Kwon Soo-kyeong of "Barefoot Ki-bong", Im Dae-woong of "To Sir, With Love" and Lee Cheol-ha of "Love Me Not". Each director will produce their own version of the drama.
Episode 1, which is entitled "Pricked Grape Prince", will be produced by director Lee Cheol-ha and will star actors Ahn Jae-mo and Ahn Seok-hwan and singer Shim Eun-jin. A person from Nemo Story said the drama is expected to boost the popularity of Korean culture overseas because it centers on top Korean stars. He also added that the company has already signed a deal on export... |More
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| [Interview] Moon Geun-yeong... after twenty, her harsh coming-of-age (Source) |
2008/06/19 |
The nation's younger sister, female student, rumors, and woman wearing men's clothes. Anyone can explain their lives in several words. If 21-year-old actress Moon Geun-yeong were to sum up her life, these four words will surface. Everyone who knows her agrees to these words and is curious about them. They also wanted to hear her true thoughts about these words. In the past, she was liked by young and old for her innocent image from "My Little Bride" and many commercials. But after her disappointing movie "Love Me Not", it was hard to see her in dramas or movies.
So three years of inactivity. Now, her first steps of her 20s will be as a 'woman dressed in men's clothes', as shocking as a 'high school student who married too early'. In the September SBS drama "Painter of the Wind", she is playing Shin Yun-bok, who is rumored to have gone in as a palace artist dressed as a man.
For Moon Geun-yeong, acting was a series of risks like these. As an actress, Moon Geun-yeong's life is not ... |More
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| From Kim Min-jeong to Kang Soo-yeon, Best 5 child actors |
2008/05/15 |
The futures of many child stars were generally depressing.
The childish image and the weight of the years were obstacles for child stars to become adult actors.
But even among them, there are stars who have succeeded in transforming into adults. The IS Entertainment Team has picked out the best 5 actors who started out as child stars.
The first is the heroine of "New Heart", Kim Min-jeong.
Kim Min-jeong, who's charm comes from her big eyes, debuted in 1990 when she was eight, with MBC Best Theater "Widow". In 1992, she received the 'Child Actor Award' from KBS, received the 'Youth Award' in 1998, and received much love for her smart acting. Her official change to adult acting came in 2005 with the drama "Fashion 70s" and in 2006 with the movie "Forbidden Quest".
Especially in "Forbidden Quest", she had a daring exposure scene, and fully separated from her innocent, childish image.
The second is Moon Geun-yeong, who is transforming from the nation's younger sister to e... |More
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| Why the uncle-niece-like couples in dramas and movies? (Source) |
2008/03/13 |
Movie actress Moon Geun-yeong (21)'s comeback drama, SBS "Painter of the Wind" might star Park Shin-yang (40) as the male leading role. Their age difference is 19 years.
Moon Geun-yeong has acted with Kim Joo-hyeok (36) in "Love Me Not" and Park Geon-hyeong (31) in "Innocent Steps". A ten year difference is standard. It is also interesting that she has acted with no one her age except when she starred as Song Hye-kyo (26)'s younger character.
The same goes for Ko Ah-ra (18). After graduating from the teen drama "Sharp", she acted with Yoon Kye-sang (30), who graduated from an idol group. Leaving her roles as the rebellious daughter and the innocent girl, she is acting with older men. She is currently acting in MBC "Who Are You - Drama"
At first, it was surprising, but now, the age difference between actors and actresses are becoming natural. It is like getting used to scratchy old clothes after wearing them for a long time. It is also like how the stinging smell of ammonia in ... |More
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| Jeon Ji-hyeon Takes a Big-Screen Gamble (Source) |
2008/01/25 |
Many Korean star actresses of the small screen have dismally flopped in movies although they achieve brilliant success and earn astronomical amounts of money in TV commercials. Now Jeon Ji-hyeon is taking the gamble, returning to the silver screen with "A Man Who Was Superman" directed by Jeong Yoon-cheol.
She follows in the perilous footsteps of Kim Tae-hee , who recently appeared opposite Seol Kyeong-gu in "Venus and Mars". It attracted a mere 300,000 viewers amid controversy over Kim's poor acting skills, which have been in question since her debut.
Ko So-young, whose beauty defies age, was also unlucky in films. Her movies "A.P.T" and "Go Go Sister" were both failures. And Moon Geun-yeong, once considered the queen of the small screen and the nation's little sister, fell flat on her face with "Love Me Not". After a long rest, she announced her return to TV soap opera.
Song Hye-kyo, meanwhile, did not meet the expectations of fans in the movie Hwangjin-y - Movie - 2007, alt... |More
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