Sep 03 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
"Naughty Kiss" - First episode (MBC TV, 9:55 PM) The lighting was bright and the colors eye-blindingly brilliant. The picture shown in "Naughty Kiss" was as warm as a spring day, enough to capture the mellow and shy sensitivity teenage girls feel when reading romantic comics. However, a drama is not a painting of a landscape. A drama only comes to ...
Sep 03 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean singer Jung Yong-hwa of band CNBLUE has said it was "like a dream" meeting Japanese actress Juri Ueno during a shoot for Korean television show.Ueno, visiting Korea to promote her film "Nodame Cantabile - The Movie 1," made the remark during a press conference on Thursday, explaining Jung's reaction upon seeing the Japanese starlet whom he h...
Sep 03 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Japanese actor Hiroshi Tamaki attends a press conference for film "Nodame Cantabile - The Movie 1" held at a Lotte Cinema theater in Seoul, South Korea on September 2, 2010.
Sep 03 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean actor Park Shin-yang will be returning to the small screen as the male lead in an upcoming television series, according to the show's producer Apollo Pictures on Friday.Apollo announced that Park will be playing the role of Yoon Ji-hoon, who conducts autopsies at a state-run institute of scientific investigation, in the new medical drama ten...
Sep 03 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Hong Kong actor Ti Lung will be joining the star-studded cast of upcoming KBS TV series "Domangja s1," according to a press release from the show's producer on Friday.Ti Lung will be taking on the role of General Wai, who is friends with Ji-woo played by Asian superstar Rain, and a business partner to Kai, played by Korean-American actor Daniel Hen...
Sep 03 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
The 15th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) has announced its selection of jurors including Academy Award-winning costume designer Wada Emi to head the New Currents section which recognizes emerging Asian directors.Korean actress Kim Yunjin of the "Lost" series, Taiwanese actress Yang Kuei-mei, Indian director Murali Nair, and International F...
Sep 03 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
"Bread, Love and Dreams" continued to command the primetime lineup on Wednesday and Thursday night with high viewership ratings.Data from TNmS (Total National Multimedia Statistics) on Friday reported that "Bread," into its final four episodes, scored a viewership rating of 44.7 percent on September 1, while soaring to 48.4 percent on last night's ..
Sep 02 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Current No. 1 Korean TV series "Bread, Love and Dreams" may spark an interest in bread-making in all of Asia with the show being sold to six countries and set to sign more broadcasting deals. The drama's marketer ZOOM announced through a press release Tuesday that Wednesday and Thursday primetime series has been sold to China, Japan, Hong Kong, Tai...
Sep 02 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean actors Jung Woo-sung, Soo Ae, Cha Seung-won, E Ji-ah, Kim Min-jong and Choi Si-won pose during a photocall of the showcase for upcoming TV series "Athena" held at the Lotte World in Seoul, South Korea on August 30, 2010.Korean actors Jung Woo-sung, Soo Ae, Cha Seung-won, E Ji-ah, Kim Min-jong and Choi Si-won attend the showcase for upcoming ...
Sep 02 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean superstar Rain will be able to pursue his singing and acting career for several more months following the deferral of his military entrance date to next year.The Military Manpower Administration (MMA) said late on Thursday that it will push back Rain's military entry to an unspecified date next year from the originally set September 28 of th...
Sep 02 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean heartthrob Song Seung-heon has said that amongst Korean girl groups, he would like to dine with Girls' Generation, Kara, After School and f(x). Song made the remark during a showcase celebrating the premiere of his film "The Invincible" on Monday while taking part in a o/x quiz session alongside other cast members Joo Jin-mo, Kim Kang-woo an..
Sep 02 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
From left, actors Joo Jin-mo, Song Seung-heon, Kim Kang-woo and Jo Han-sun pose during a photocall of a showcase for film "The Invincible" held at a CJ CGV theater in Seoul, South Korea on August 30, 2010
Sep 02 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Another Korean drama starring actor Bae Soo-bin, after "Brilliant Legacy" and "Dong Yi - Jewel in the Crown," is set to show in Japan, indicating that Bae's acting career in Japan may be making headway. BH Entertainment announced in a press release that TV series �Temptation of an Angel,� will begin its run on Japanese cable channel ESEI GEKI...
Sep 02 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Singer and actor Kim Hyun-joong has become the new face of Korean cosmetics brand THEFACESHOP, according to Kim's agency KEYEAST on Thursday. KEYEAST announced through a press release that the 24-year-old heartthrob will endorse THEFACESHOP both domestically and internationally starting September through television commercials."Kim's refreshing yet...
Sep 02 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean thriller "The Man From Nowhwere" maintained its month-long reign as the No. 1 movie in the country during the final week of August.According to the Korean Box Office System (KOBIS) on Thursday, the Won Bin starrer, which opened in local theaters on August 4, took the top place on the box office with 528,091 admissions for the weekend of Augu...
Sep 02 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
KBS' baking drama "Bread, Love and Dreams" remained in first place in the race against other shows on weekly TV charts, grabbing its ninth consecutive win during the final week of August.Data from TNmS (Total National Multimedia Statistics) and AGB Nielsen Media Research indicated that "Bread" scored viewership ratings of 44.4 percent and 42.8 perc...