Actor Kim Sung-min arrested on meth charges

Dec 06 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide

Actor Kim Sung-min arrested on meth charges

Actor Kim Sung-min has been arrested on charges of using methamphetamine, a report by a local broadcaster said over the weekend.Major broadcaster SBS announced through its 8 o'clock news on Saturday that the 36-year-old actor was arrested by prosecutors at his house in Seoul the previous day for alleged possession and habitual use of the controlled...

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On Ju-wan feels bad to leave military after North Korea attack

Dec 03 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide

On Ju-wan feels bad to leave military after North Korea attack

Actor On Ju-wan said Friday that he feels bad for being discharged from the military amid heightened tension on the Korean Peninsula after North Korea�s shelling of Yeonpyeong island on November 23. On made the remark today morning after he stepped out from the Ministry of National Defense where he completed South Korea's two-year mandatory milita...

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"Poetry" actress and director win at film fest in Australia

Dec 01 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide

Poetry actress and director win at film fest in Australia

Actress Yoon Jeong-hee and director Lee Chang-dong of Korean movie "Poetry" both won honors at the 4th annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA). According to the official Asia Pacific Screen Awards website on Friday, Yoon Jeong-hee won the award for best performance by actress and Lee Chang-dong the honor for achievement in directing. "Poetry," whi...

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"The President" keeps hold on prime time chart for 8th week

Dec 03 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide

The President keeps hold on prime time chart for 8th week

Viewership ratings for all three Wednesdays and Thursdays prime time series declined this week but SBS drama "The President" continued to keep its lead for the eighth week straight."The President" scored an average viewership rating of 24.3 percent, according to data by Total National Multimedia Research (TNmS) and 25.2 percent from statistics ...

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[PREVIEW] SBS TV series "Athena"

Dec 03 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide

PREVIEW SBS TV series Athena

"I don't want 'Athena' to merely surpass 'IRIS.' I want it to stand up to comparison in the global market," production company Taewon Entertainment chief Chung Tae-won said of the difference between KBS TV series "IRIS" and its spin-off "Athena" at the press conference for the latter held on November 30. But it is impossible not to compare the two ...

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Song Joong-ki book on facial grooming to go on sale in Taiwan

Dec 02 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide

Song Joong-ki book on facial grooming to go on sale in Taiwan

Korean actor Song Joong-ki's book on male facial grooming will be released in Taiwan, according to his agency Sidus HQ on Thursday. Sidus announced through a press release that publisher Antenna Book has sold Song's book "Beauty Guy Project" to Taiwan."Nowadays, there is a growing number of men who are showing a great interest in their skin. Song's...

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Korean sitcom "High Kick" confirmed for new season

Dec 02 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide

High Kick

A new season of MBC's smash-hit daily sitcom "High Kick" will hit airwaves, the show's production company Chorokbaem confirmed on Thursday.An official from Chorokbaem told Asia Economic Daily's Sports Today over the phone that they are currently producing the third season of "High Kick" with director Kim Byung-wook once again taking the reigns for ...

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Actor Gong Yoo to hold fan meeting in Japan

Dec 02 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide

Actor Gong Yoo to hold fan meeting in Japan

Actor Gong Yoo plans to hold a fan meeting in Japan this week, according to his agency N.O.A. Entertainment on Thursday.N.O.A announced today that Gong will meet with fans through a meet-and-greet titled �Love Song for You� in Osaka and Yokohama on December 3 and December 5, respectively. Some 3,000 fans are expected to turn up at the main hall o...

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Lee Jung-jae to reprise Housemaid role

Dec 02 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide

Lee Jung-jae to reprise Housemaid role

Lee Jung-jae has just signed on to star in The Housemaid : The Male Edition. Would that be The Butler? Or The Houseboy? 'Cause that would be So. Awesome

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Bae Yong-joon to make special appearance for "Dream High"

Dec 02 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide

Bae Yong-joon to make special appearance for Dream High

Hallyu star Bae Yong-joon will make a guest appearance in upcoming KBS musical TV series "Dream High." "Bae will be in the first four episodes of the show where he will play the role of Jung Ha-myung the director of the performing arts school," a PR official from Bae's agency KEYEAST told 10Asia over the phone on Thursday."Dream High," a 16-part mi...

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SBS "Giant" crowned winner of TV charts for 9th week

Dec 02 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide

SBS Giant crowned winner of TV charts for 9th week

SBS Series "Giant" was ranked on the top of the weekly TV chart for straight nine weeks as of last week. SBS "Giant," also the front runner of Monday's and Tuesday's prime time series, marked 32.3 percent in terms of average viewership rating to take the No.1 spot on the weekly TV chart of Total National Media Statistics (TNmS) from November ...

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Director of Korean film "Paju" wins award at film fest in Aust

Dec 02 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide

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Director Park Chan-ok of film "Paju" has won the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) at the 4th annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA).According to the film's distributor Myung Film on Thursday, "Paju" on Monday received APSA's NETPAC Development Prize, given to emerging filmmakers in the business and to nurture new and rising tale...

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[INTERVIEW] Actress Park Min-young

Dec 01 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide

actress Park Min-young

Actress Park Min-young rose to instant stardom through her debut role in MBC smash-hit sitcom "High Kick" in 2006 by managing to shine amidst the throng of diverse characters with her role as Kang Youmi, an ignorent yet confident and cheerful girl in high school. Yet such fast-obtained popularity rarely lasts for long and the industry does not allo...

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Gong Yoo nearly splits his pants for High Cut

Dec 01 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide

Gong Yoo nearly splits his pants for High Cut

Gong Yoo Finding Kim Jong-wook Coffee Prince poses for a spread (snerk) in High Cut, in a theme that's somewhere between "WTF you lookin' at?" and "I've got a surprise for you in my pants

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[PREVIEW] Film "Petty Romance" (translated title)

Dec 01 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide

Petty Romance

Cartoonist Jeong-bae (Lee Sun-kyun) whose work constantly gets turned down because of their lousy storylines is desperately in need of 50 million won to protect a portrait which he treasures as his own mother. Da-rim (Choi Kang-hee) who writes sex columns by summarizing contents from theses and surveys gets fired after insisting she wants to try he...

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Actor On Ju-wan to be discharged from military on Friday

Dec 01 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide

Actor On Ju-wan to be discharged from military on Friday

Korean actor On Ju-wan will be discharged from the military on Friday upon which he will complete South Korea's two-year mandatory military service. "My time serving at the Ministry of National Defense was unlike any other experience that I have had and my time there was something different and very valuable," On was quoted as saying, adding that h...

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SBS series "Giant" takes No.1 spot for 9th week

Dec 01 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide

SBS series Giant takes No.1 spot for 9th week

SBS series "Giant" finally breached the 30 percent mark in viewership ratings this week while maintaining its position at No.1 among prime time series for the ninth week in a row. According to data released on Wednesday, "Giant" reported an average rating of 32.2 percent on Total National Multimedia Statistics' survey and 32 percent on AGB Nie...

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Lee Da-hae holds surprise fan meeting for fans in China

Dec 01 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide

Lee Da-hae holds surprise fan meeting for fans in China

Korean actress Lee Da-hae met with her fans in China through a surprise meet-and-greet over the weekend, according to her agency DBM Entertainment on Wednesday.DBM said Lee on Saturday arranged a last-minute fan meeting for some 300 of her fans who had unexpectedly gathered to see her at the 2010 China Fashion Awards (CFA) held in Beijing after set...

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