Kim Ha-neul: From Vietnam, With Love

Actress Kim Ha-neul, who visited Vietnam to promote her movie “7 Grade Civil Servant,” said, “One of my fans at the airport came up to me and asked me to embrace her. I was trembling with excitement and I even had tears in my eyes.”
Prior to the opening ceremony of a Korean film festival that [...]

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Lee Seon-kyun Stars in Park Chan-ok’s Paju

Actor Lee Seon-kyun, who plays Jung-shik in Park Chan-ok’s movie “Paju,” was never known as a romantic guy. Jung-shik is a man who has to live with his deep wounds and sense of guilt. Lee describes his character as a “big person” who he didn’t want to approach in an emotional way.
To Lee, “Paju” is [...]

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Breathless Showing at Toronto’s Reel Asian Film Festival

Breathless’ international momentum is taking it to the Reel Asian International Film Festival in Toronto. Yang Ik-joon’s low budget HD feature which has played at film festivals all over the globe including the Barcelona Asian Film Festival, the Deauville Asian Film festival and won awards at the Vladivostok International Film Festival, the Fantastic Fest 2009 [...]

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Can Yoon Do-hyun Succeed in the US?

Celebrated rock band YB will make their U.S. debut early next year on the Universal label. A documentary of their recent U.S. tour will be aired on PBS as well. “I’m studying English like crazy,” lead singer Yoon Do-hyun told the Chosun Ilbo on Wednesday.
“For over 20 days this summer, we took part in the [...]

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K-Pop, Asian Music Gets a New MAMA

Mnet Media, one of Korea’s most popular music networks, will scrap its 10-year-old music festival for a new one titled “2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards” (MAMA).
The former event “Mnet KM Music Festival” (MKMF) was organized by two music cable channels, Mnet and KM. It was considered one of the biggest music award events in Korea. [...]

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Se7en Will Release New Album Next Year

Popular singer Se7en has begun recording his new song, which is expected to be released next year.
The 24-year-old star’s agency, YG Entertainment said on Oct. 23, “After Se7en finishes recording, he will unveil the new songs in the early part of next year.”
“About the type of record, we haven’t decided yet. It would be either [...]

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Wonder Girls Ready for More Challenges

The Wonder Girls reappeared in Korea for their local fans with good news last Friday: they ranked 76 in the Hot 100 of the Billboard chart.
This is the first time in the chart’s 115-year history that a Korean singer or group has ranked in the top 100, according to the five-member group’s agency JYP Entertainment.
The [...]

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