| KWON Sang-woo and LEE Bo-yeong in melodrama (Source) |
2008/12/08 |
KWON Sang-woo and LEE Bo-yeong will play the leading roles in the melodrama "More Than Blue" (Seulpeumboda Seulpeun Iyagi, English translation: "a story sadder than sadness"). The film will be in the hands of debuting writer/director WON Tae-yeon, a poet.
The story is about a man and a woman who are in love with each other, but even though they know each other for a long time, they can't express their feelings to each other. The film is scheduled for a release next year in March.
Both KWON and LEE have experience working with a poet-turned-writer/director. KWON worked with YOO Ha on "Spirit of Jeet Keun Do: Once upon a Time in Highschool". LEE starred in YOO Ha's "A Dirty Carnival". Another writer who became a leading director is LEE Chang-dong who initially used to be a novelist.
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| Kwon Sang-woo & Son Tae-yeong Say "I Do" (Source) |
2008/09/29 |
Actor Kwon Sang-woo and Son Tae-yeong tied the knot at the Shilla Hotel in Jangchung-dong, Seoul, on September 28. 350 guests attended the much talked-about event.
The couple's wedding ceremony was hosted by KBS announcer Yoon In-gu and officiated by Grand National Party lawmaker Joo Ho-young. Singer Jo Sung-mo and Son's brother-in-law and pianist Yiruma each performed nuptial songs. The newlyweds will move into Kwon's apartment in Samsung-dong, Seoul.
Kwon made his acting debut in 2001 through the MBC drama series "A Delicious Proposal". He rose to stardom through the 2003 film "My Tutor Friend" and starred in numerous hit films including "Spirit of Jeet Kun Do" ("Once Upon A Time In Highschool") and "Running Wild". He also starred opposite Choi Ji-woo in the SBS drama series "Stairway to Heaven".
Meanwhile, Son made her debut as a TV entertainer in 2000 after she finished second runner-up at the 2000 Miss Korea beauty pageant. She also starred in numerous TV drama series inc... |More
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| The Korean Gangland Is 'a Dirty Carnival' (Source) |
2008/05/26 |
 Yoo Ha's searing crime melodrama deserves kudos
Kyu Hyun Kim (qhyunkim)
Byung-Doo, lanky and adorable, (played by TV drama star Jo In-Seong from "Something Happened in Bali") is a 29-year-old career criminal working for the middle-rank enforcer Sang-Chul (Yoon Je-Moon, a Molotov-cocktail-loving vagrant in "The Host"). Burdened with a terminally ill mother and taking care of younger siblings, Byung-Doo is feeling financial pressure as a substitute patriarch. When the big boss President Hwang (Cheon Ho-Jin, "The Big Swindle", "Crying Fist") is cornered by a corrupt prosecutor, Byung-Doo volunteers for a whack job and wins the man's trust. However, his real trouble begins when friend Min-Ho (Nam Goong-min), an aspiring movie director, asks him ... |More
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| Actress Named Goodwill Amb. for Progressive Party (Source) |
2008/03/10 |
By Kwon Mee-yoo
Staff Reporter
Actress Kim Boo-seon will serve as a goodwill ambassador to publicize the tentatively titled New Progressive Party (NPP), alongside photographer Lee Sang-youp and novelist Kim Tak-hwan.
Kim made a name for herself in the 1980s appearing in soft-core pornographic movies such as "Ae-ma Woman 3". She made a return to the entertainment industry with the movie "Spirit of Jeet Kune Do" ("Once Upon A Time In Highschool") and the drama "Phoenix" in 2004. However, she was charged with smoking marijuana and placed on probation.
Kim now campaigns for the decriminalization of marijuana use in Korea, which is receiving mixed responses from supporters of the NPP.
Lee is a renowned documentary photographer. He has held many individual and group photo exhibitions and published books on photography. He also contributes to newspapers such as the Hankyoreh.
Kim Tak-hwan has written many hit novels, including "Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-shin" and "Hwangjin-i", b... |More
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| Actress Kim Yeong-im, gone to her eternal rest at such young age (Source) |
2008/01/10 |
Actress Kim Yeong-im passed away on 7th December, while struggled against breast cancer in Kyung-ki-do Il-san cancer center. She was diagnosed with a terminal breast cancer last February and after 10 months of long struggle against the illness; she passed away at such young age of 28.
Kim Yeong-im had been uploading pictures of herself smiling in her personal homepage to show her strong determination to fight the illness. After death of her daughter, Kim Yeong-im's mother left a comment on her homepage, "I just send my lovely daughter to Father. Our Father must have love her as much as I loved her and couldn't wait for her any longer", showing her deep grief for losing her dear daughter.
Kim Yeong-im made her debut in 2000 and worked intensively in the industry, appearing in dramas including "Sassy Girl, Chun-hyang" and "Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-shin"; and films such as "Address Unknown", "Once Upon A Time In Highschool" and "Cracked Eggs and Noodles"
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