| Jeong Joon-ho's Role in 'Iris' Turning Point in Acting Career (Source) |
2009/11/02 |
"Jin Sa-woo can control diverse feelings. This character brought about a turning point in my acting career", says actor Jeong Joon-ho, 39, who plays a spy in the KBS TV drama "Iris". Jeong's role contrasts sharply with his previous comical roles in "My Boss, My Teacher" and "Last Scandal".
Jeong's acting talent shines in the action scenes of "Iris". We met with Jeong on the filming set of the drama at a shopping mall in southern Seoul. "I'm having fun because I can show a new side of my acting talent, and the drama itself is huge", said Jeong.
Jeong looked kindly and even playful when he had just entered the set, but when he appeared with makeup completed, his look perfectly represented his character, Sa-woo, who agonizes over killing his friend.
Jeong has also lost significant weight since he started filming the drama. He said, "I've lost 5 kg recently. Sa-woo is going through a roller coaster of emotions now. He's very anxious. I lost weight to better portray him. There is n... |More
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| Box Office Score Peaks After 2-Year Low (Source) |
2009/09/08 |
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
The South Korean box office saw an all-time high in August, drawing over 20 million moviegoers for the first time in two years, the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) announced Monday.
Some 21.4 million tickets were sold, which purely in terms of numbers would account for about 43.2 percent of South Korea's 49.5-million population.
This is the third time that over 20 million tickets were sold in a single month. In January 2006 "My Boss, My Teacher" among others attracted 20.39 million audience members and, in August 2007, "D-War" and "May 18" were the main catalysts in bringing in 21.56 million moviegoers. Despite ranking second two years ago in terms of number of viewers, August pulled in the highest gross profit ― 153.9 billion won compared to 136.7 billion won in 2007.
Korean summer blockbusters "Haeundae" and "Take Off" attracted a total of 12.93 million moviegoers (60.4 percent of the box office sales). The two alternated between first an... |More
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| [ChanMi's movie news] Press Conference for "My Woman, My Teacher" (Source) |
2008/09/10 |
 Press conference for the movie, "My Woman, My Teacher" a female version of "My Boss, My Teacher" was on this 10th. This movie stars Park Ye-jin, Jeong Si-ah, Kim Mi-ryeo, Park Sang-myeon, Oh Joo-eun, and Yoo Seol-ah, Kong Jeong-hwan. ##
The Gang leader, Kim Sang Joong played by Park Sang-myeon orders Sang-goon played by Park Ye-jin to help his daughter Eun-bo (Yoo Seol-ah) graduate high school. So, Sang-goon applies to the same high school where many comic action happens. ... |More
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| [ChanMi's star news] Wearing wigs during summer can be so difficult! (Source) |
2008/08/07 |
 "Land of Wind" and "My Boss, My Teacher: Female Ver" are being filmed outdoors in the hot weather.
What's worse is that the actors and actresses wear wigs for their characters.
The temperatures are rising, and the war against wigs have begun.##
Song Il-gook and Jeong Si-ah are suffering the most because of their heavy hot wigs.
Song wears battle armor for the warring scenes acting as Kokuryo king.
Jeong wears a heavy wig of long hair and heavy bangs. Her new image is definitely a must see!
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| [ChanMi's drama news] How's the school girl outfit for Park Ye-jin? (Source) |
2008/08/02 |
 Actress Park Ye-jin has appeared in a press conference for her new drama "My Boss, My Teacher" female version.
Her recent popularity in the new TV variety show, "Family is here!" has brought much attention to this new drama and her character. ##
She declared that she has all the sophisticated, boyish, feminine, and charisma that she can show in the screens. She's ready to take on the tough fighting scenes acting as a gang member. ... |More
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