Jul 14 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Ratings for MBC drama "Dong Yi - Jewel in the Crown" saw a slight decline this week but maintained its title as the most-watched Monday and Tuesday primetime drama in the country for the 14th consecutive week. Figures from TNmS (Total National Multimedia Statistics) on Wednesday revealed that viewership ratings for "Dong Yi" stood at 29.1 percent
Jul 14 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Myung Films and MK Pictures, the latter from the 2004 merger of Myung Films and Kang Je-gyu Films, will become a single company brand next month. Myung Films announced in a press release on Wednesday that the two brands, who integrated their film-making businesses six years ago, will be working under the name 'Myung Films' starting August 7, also
Jul 14 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Girl group Rainbow has been appearing as regulars on a Japanese TV show about Korean entertainment, according to the group's agency DSP Media on Wednesday. DSP announced in a press release that since June 28, the girls have been appearing in a segment of Japanese channel BS11's program titled "HAN LOVE" which focuses on Korean movies, dramas
Jul 14 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Comedienne Jo Jung-rin has revealed that she almost got kicked out of her agency for helping Korean singer Lee Seung-gi back in the days. During a guest appearance on SBS variety show "Steel Heart" on Tuesday, which Lee co-hosts with top emcee Kang Ho-dong, the funnywoman shared an anecdote from when she and Lee were both with the same agency and h..
Jul 13 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Boy band 2PM's former leader Park Jae-beom is likely to be cast in an upcoming SBS TV series tentatively titled "Secret Garden," according to an official with the show on Tuesday."We are currently negotiating on his appearance, with him in mind for the role of new singer Sun," the official explained. Sun will be a gifted singer who has been hurt
Jul 13 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Top Korean actress Kim Hye-soo has said that she has no plans as of yet to tie the knot with actor Yu Hae-jin, whom she publicly admitted to dating last January. The actress made the remark at a press conference for television show "Kim Hye-soo's W," held Tuesday afternoon at MBC Dream Center in Ilsan, South Korea."I have no detailed plans about ma...
Jul 13 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Interview with actress Sim Eun-kyungMy name is Sim Eun-kyung. I was born on May 31, 1994. I am a freshman in high school and I just finished taking my finals a few days ago. My summer vacation starts this week. I have an older brother who is five years older than me. He entered the military in June and I'm thinking about sending him actress Han Ga-...
Jul 13 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Super Junior member Lee Teuk's sister, Park In-young, has signed with Mask Entertainment, a talent agency in Korea. "We signed an exclusive contract with Park last month. We are confident that she will become a great actress," an official at Mask was quoted as saying through a press release on Tuesday. Mask manages the career of several talented
Jul 13 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
SBS variety segment "Running Man" on "Happy Sunday" - Sunday, 5:20 P.M. Perhaps "Running Man" could be an interesting segment that could carry on the tradition of game variety shows that had been severed after "X-Man" went off the air. The reason for using words like 'perhaps' and 'could be' is because the show's premiere episode, which aired Jul...
Jul 13 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean actor Kwon Sang-woo, who was indicted on charges of fleeing after colliding his car into several vehicles over a month ago, has received a fine of five million won for the incident. The Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office announced Tuesday that they have summarily indicted the actor for violating traffic laws on the count of not taking immedia...
Jul 13 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Actor Choi Cheol-ho stepped down from MBC TV series "Dong Yi - Jewel in the Crown" over the weekend as part of taking responsibility for assaulting a woman a few days earlier."I have decided to leave the show -- it is the least I can do to punish myself," Choi wrote in a message he posted on the official website of "Dong Yi" late on Sunday, just ho...
Jul 12 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
"Kiss Me, Kate" will be a musical where one will be able to view the harmony between the old and new -- the former through Nam Kyung-joo and Choi Jung-won who debuted when nobody was quite sure what musical actors do yet are now already more than 20 years into those very careers, and the latter through Ivy who is taking her first attempt at musical...
Jul 12 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean actor Kim Nam-gil, currently starring in SBS TV series "Bad Boy," will be enlisting in the army next week to fulfill the country's mandatory two-year military service. According to a press release by agency Star J Entertainment on Monday, the actor will be entering the Nonsan military training camp on July 15 where he will receive four weeks..
Jul 12 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean actor Lee Wan, the younger brother of top Korean actress Kim Tae-hee, entered the Korean army today as part of fulfilling the country's mandatory military services. "I am not trembling or nervous," the actor told reporters prior to entering the Nonsan military training camp around 1 p.m. Monday afternoon. "I was scared even up until two days...
Jul 12 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Actor Lee Wan salutes fans and reporters ahead of entering Nonsan military training camp in the South Chungcheong Province of South Korea on July 12, 2010 to fulfill his two-year mandatory military service.
Jul 12 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean actress Kim Yun-jin is set to star alongside actor Park Hae-il in a new suspense film tentatively titled "The Confrontation," according to the film's distributor Lotte Entertainment. Lotte Entertainment said in a press release that Kim and Park have been cast for lead roles in the film, playing a mother who has to save her daughter and a son...
Jul 12 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Vampire threequel "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" proved to be a hit on the Korean box office on its opening weekend, as in other countries, bowing into the No. 1 spot in local theaters after its July 7 release.Figures from the Korean Box Office System (KOBIS) released on Monday indicated that "Eclipse" attracted 777,154 moviegoers during the weekend ...
Jul 12 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
KBS drama "Bread, Love and Dreams" continued to rule TV charts last week, holding onto the title of the most-watched show in the country for the second consecutive week. Figures from TNmS (Total National Multimedia Statistics) on Monday indicated that "Bread" brought in a viewership rating of 36.3 percent while scoring a lower rating of 33.2 percen...
Jun 09 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
"Everyone! Which singer are you expecting to see?" the show's emcee No Hong-chul asked Korea's national women's rugby team with an air of triumph, as if he has a joker up his sleeve as a hidden card. With boy band MBLAQ already having heated up the atmosphere with their performance, it would have been difficult to create a bigger
Jun 09 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
From left, comedienne Shin Bong-sun, solo singer Seo In-young, girl group T-ara member Jiyeon, actress Yoo In-na and solo singer IU salute during a shoot for a new SBS variety show tentatively titled "Hero Girls" at a sports center in Songdo of the city of Incheon, South Korea on July 6, 2010.Female solo singer IU kisses Big Bang member Taeyang on .