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2008/07/10 | Source | Permalink |

The lovely movie star Kim Min-hee who starred in "My Love" is returning to the screens through the KBS 2TV drama "Date, Marry" as the main character.

The drama will be aired this August on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Wait! One thing interesting is that she volunteered to be paid 20% less than what was contracted....| More

2008/07/10 | Source | Permalink |

The two stars are such a fine couple, aren't they?

This is their Summer Making Film! ...| More

2008/07/10 | Source | Permalink |

The skilled actor Kim Myeong-min has changed into a conductor for the new MBC drama "Beethoven Virus".

Kim Myeong-min will take the lead role as Kang Ma-eh, the orchestra maestro....| More

2008/07/10 | Source | Permalink |

'Wild monkey' MC Mong is backas a space monkey! MC Mong is the main character chimpanzee, Ham the Third in search of the lost space ship of the comic animation film "Space Chimps: In Search of the Space Ship".

Don't you think he's a perfect star to take on this character?...| More

SechunaPAR Offbeat Intrigue
2008/07/10 | Source | Permalink |

She came to the 7th Mishangjen Short-Films Festival. Ha Ji-won showed up with Kim Joo-hyeok, Kim Hye-na, and Cha Soo-yeon as the guest judges....| More

2008/07/10 | Source | Permalink |

Movie star Kim Yoon-jin's recent purchase of a home in LA is a hot topic among the Korean population. The resident is a combination of a luxiourious condo and hotel where the Korean politician Byeon Yang-gyoon and Sin Jeong-ah stayed before their scandal....| More

2008/07/09 | Source | Permalink |
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (under Minister Yu, In-Chon) announced that it will receive applications for its 2008 Culture Industries Promotion Quarter and Culture Industries Promotion Facility in order to boost local economies and sharpen their competitiveness.

To qualify for the application, a metropolitan city or local government should have a cluster of facilities to plan, develop, produce and distribute cultural products, infrastructure such as transportation, communication and financial systems for nurturing cultural industries, education institutions and research institutes related to the cultural industries in an area designated for the quarter and its vicinity.

A developer that builds the Cultural Industries Promotion Quarter will be exempt from various taxes such as alternative the forest development tax, and traffic inducement fees. In addition, it does not have to obtain approval for work that normally requires approval, such as sewerage construction. I...| More
2008/07/09 | Source | Permalink |
John Hancock (Will Smith), the miserable superhero in Peter Berg's "Hancock", should be happy now.
Released last Thursday, the film is number one at the box office in Korea.
According to the Korean Film Council, Hancock attracted 948,397 viewers during the weekend (July 4 to 6), outnumbering Timur Bekmambetov's action film "Wanted", which ranked second.
Third on list was the Korean action thriller "Public Enemy Returns", directed by Kang Woo-seok.


Writers and directors rally against beef imports

The film industry has expressed support for protests concerning the resumption of U.S. beef imports.
The 22 Korean film screenwriters include Kim Hae-gon who wrote "Failan" (2001), Han Ji-hoon who wrote "Taegukgi" (2004) and Lee Won-jae who wrote "Blood Rain" (2005).
The scribes who participated in the candlelight rallies issued a statement on Monday that said, "The government isn't willing to communicate with its people and it's trying to suppress the rallies through violent means...| More
2008/07/09 | Source | Permalink |
Actor Lee Joon-ki, who is currently shooting the SBS drama series "Iljimae", is receiving significant support from his fans.

According to the actor's management agency, Lee's fanclub "Lee Joon-ki Gallery" recently visited the production crew on location with 120 goodie bags and snacks.

Each goodie bag contained useful items such as a towel, T-shirt, ice pack, cell phone accessory and socks. Prior to the surprise visit, the fan club also organized a barbeque party on location for the cast and staff of the show.

Lee showed his deep appreciation by promising to deliver a great performance until the very last episode and thanked his fans for their constant support....| More
2008/07/09 | Source | Permalink |
Mothers with grown-up daughters look with some trepidation on the prospect of seeing everyone's favorite movie gangster Sin Eun-kyeong play a lawyer determined to marry a divorced man with a child in KBS2 TV weekend drama "Mom's Dead Upset". In eyes of many, she is an alpha girl, but to her mother (Kim Hye-ja) she is just a pain in the neck who is making the wrong choice.

The character Sin plays is supposed to be strong, yet viewers sympathize with her too. "I can understand her as if she were me", says one comment on an Internet forum. "She is the reason I watch the drama". This may be because there are some overlaps: Sin herself is a divorced mother with a son.

In an interview with the Chosun Ilbo, Sin nods along to these comments. "Right, I may look like a successful woman like (her character) Young-soo, but to my mother I am a troublesome daughter too", she said. "Actually, the drama has made me look back on my life".

That was one reason she was cast in the role. Jeong Eul...| More
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