Oh! Happy Day (2003) - 오! 해피데이 (Oh! Haepi Dei)

Chinese TV channel launches a Korean-learning program using Korean films

2006/06/26 | Source | Permalink |

China's Liaoning TV is launching a new program that would teach the Korean language to Chinese viewers using Korean films.

The title of this new program is Tien Tien Korean, which roughly means 'Day-by-Day Korean'.

Although similar Korean-learning programs were produced previously in China, this is the first time that a top-rating entertainment channel is offering a daily Korean corner.

The program shows viewers 1-minute-long clips from Korean films. The dialogues from the clip serve as as the study subject of the day. A Chinese emcee then asks some questions and a Korean emcee comments on them.

The first segment of the program will broadcast a clip from Oh! Happy Day starred by Jang Nara, a very popular Korean actress, and teaches the words 'an-nyeong' and 'an-nyeong-ha-se-yo'.

"The objective of this program is to provide Chinese viewers, who are already familiar with the Korean culture, a fun way to learn the Korea language using Korean films and TV dramas such as J...| More

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Jang Nara at Home in China

2005/06/21 | Source | Permalink |

Korean Singer, Actress Stars in 2 Mainland Television Dramas

By Han Eun-jung
Staff Reporter

Only a few moments remain until the clock strikes midnight but who knows when the crew will call it a day on the set of "Diaoman Gongzhu (Mischievous Princess)" in Wuxi, China.

However, even if Jang Nara, the Korean actress and singer starring in the Chinese drama, may not be getting all the rest she would like, this leading lady is still one happy princess.

After all, in just nine months Jang Nara is already playing her second lead role in a major Chinese television drama. She already finished shooting "Yinse Nianhua (Silver Era)". Both are slated to premiere this fall season on China Central Television (CCTV).

And that's not even taking into account her singing career and the album sales of her first release in China hitting the 1.2 million mark.

"Right now, I did this scene where my character jumped the gate to the house where the family that my family is enemies with liv...| More

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