The annual 'Baeksang Arts Awards' recently held its 50th ceremony at
Kyunghee University Hall of Peace, honoring outstanding South Korean TV and film work. The prestigious awarding ceremony was hosted by Shin Dong Yup and Kim Ah Joong and was attended by top TV and film personalities.
During the awarding, Jun Ji Hyun, the female star from the hit rom-com Kdrama You Who Came From The
Stars (or My Love From the Star in the Philippines), received the grand prize award (Daesang) for TV category with
her role as Cheon Song Yi (Steffi Cheon).
During her thank you speech, Jun Ji Hyun
calls out her leading man Kim Soo Hyun, who is also among the audience.
To the delight of her fans, she said: "To the one who didn't go to the star but
stayed here on earth instead, Do Min Joon-shi, Soo Hyun-ah thank you
very much. Let's do this again!"
Surprised by the gesture, Kim Soo Hyun, smiled brightly, then laughed while clapping and then gave
two thumbs-up to his leading actress.
Meanwhile, Jun Ji Hyun also won Instyle Fashionista Award while Kim Soo
Hyun won Most Popular Actor for his character (Matteo Do) in MLFTS. He also won Best
New Actor and Most Popular Actor both for the film Secretly Greatly.
Although he has worked with several actresses in numerous
dramas, My Love From The Star Kim SooHyun stated that he has no kissing
experience in real life at all.
The 26-year old actor revealed this in a recent fan meeting held in Japan, according to a report from the Korean Star Daily.
“Besides dramas or movies, I have never kissed
anyone before, so I have to depend on my imagination. By looking photos
or movies of people kissing, I’m able to learn and get an idea as to
whether or not I’m doing it right. In addition to this, the director
will probably film me in a way that the kissing scene will look
realistic.”, Kim Soohyun said.
Kim Soohyun’s recent drama, MLFTS is recently
becoming very popular. Not only did his CF offers increase, he also
received several offers in dramas and movies.
South Korean action-thriller flick Hwayi: A Monster Boy will get a American remake as a joint production between its original production company and an US-based one.
Lee Jun-dong, head of the 2013 movie's production company Now Film, recently met U.S.-based Spanish producer Frida Torresblanco
to discuss the co-production plans at the Cannes Film Festival.
Torresblanco has been behind such works as the 2006 Oscar-winning
fantasy Pan's Labyrinth.
In an interview, Lee revealed that he opted to co-produce the English-language version rather
than sell rights to a remake as U.S. adaptations of successful Korean
titles have often been disappointing.
Hwayi: A Monster Boy is a 2013 film about a
16-year-old boy of the same name who is raised by five criminal fathers
to become the perfect assassin. One day he is forced to commit a crime and sets out to discover the truth about his past.
Several Korean films have been remade by US production company in the past such as My Sassy Girl, Old Boy, Into the Mirror and The Lake House.
Following the success of their AON concert in the Philippines, famous Korean girl group 2NE1 will release a music video for their “Gotta Be You” on May 21 to celebrate their fifth anniversary since debut.
Gotta Be You comes from their album Crush,
which was released in February. The song is the second title track of their album, and was performed live a few times.Previously from this album, music
videos for HAPPY and the title track Come Back Home were released.
The four-member girl group was formed by YG Entertainment in 2009. The name, pronounced to anyone or twenty one, combines the phrases "21st century" and "new evolution. Known for a unique and edgier style, the quartet consists of CL, Minzy, Dara, and Bom.
2NE1's Dara recently trended in the Philippines and worldwide over announcement of her guest appearances on ABS-CBN shows A&A, Showtime and Pinoy Big
Brother, in line with the promotion of her wildly popular girlgroup's All or Nothing concert here in Manila on May 17. But will the Kapamilya actress-turned-Korean
superstar also make some social media noise as she cameo on the finale of today’s hit Korean romcom, My Love from the
Star currently airing on GMA?
In the episode finale of MLFTS, Dara will be featured as one of the top celebrities walking on the
red carpet for an important event. Of course, Steffi Cheon (played by Jun Ji Hyun)
and Lucy Yoo (Yoo In Na) will be walking down that red carpet, too. While walking down from her car and smiling
sweetly for the cameras, Dara appeared wearing an evening gown and a black
hat. Fans and netizens who have seen the episode noted that she
is wearing the signature fedora which she used while promoting their
album Missing You. This is also the same hat she was caught sporting during her A&A guesting.
In Korea, Dara’s cameo drew much attention, as she had
previously admitted in an interview that she's a huge fan of MLFTS. In the Philippines, the Kapuso tagalize Kdrama has been watched by many Filipinos for the past few weeks. So surely, her appearance on TV (even if it is not a show of her mother network) will excite Filipino fans once again... even if she didn't say anything! ^^
Sina, a Chinese media source, earlier reported that EXO-M‘s Kris has asked his agency, SM Entertainment, for early termination of his exclusive contract.
Report from Sina says: Kris has filed a lawsuit to end his
contract. There have been rumors since a month ago that Kris was going
to end his contract. It is surprising and sad that a member will leave
the group after two successful first years. His circumstances are
similar to former Super Junior member Hangeng.
According to Sina's investigation, reasons why Kris wanted to terminate his contract are restriction of SM Town to family interaction and his position as the rapper of EXO-M. It was said the Kris has more other interests and loves to act. It was also said that in April, Kris started to become unhappy and not fit with the other members of the boy group.
Kris., real name Wu Yi Fan, was selected as a trainee in 2007 through SM Entertainment's Global Audition in Gwangzhou, China. He is currently the leader of EXO subgroup EXO-M.
A representative from SM Entertainment, on the other hand, told OSEN news, “We are currently looking into this situation and we are quite embarrassed. We are putting every effort into making sureEXO‘s activities are going well.
OSEN further reported that Kris hired a law firm to represent him in
this contract termination.
See and play with these beloved K-Animated characters Pororo, Pucca, Tayo, Canimals, Cloud Bread, and Jadoo as they come to the Mega Atrium of SM Megamall this May 20 to 25!
Join for an afternoon of fun activities for FREE this May 21, 2014;
3PM at the Mega Atrium! Prizes from Korea are waiting for you when you
join these activities. Kids of all ages are invited!
Registration will be from 2PM - 3PM at the Mega Atrium.
It was confirmed via Twitter account of Vice Ganda, the comedian-host of the late night show of ABS-CBN Gandang Gabi Vice (GGV) that Dara of 2NE1 will be guesting this Sunday.
It was also rumored that Dara will be a celebrity guest in the Pinoy Big Brother ALLIN, a reality show of the same TV station.
Dara and the rest of the famed girl group 2NE1 will be performing here in Manila this May 17 for their AON World Tour Concert. May 17 is also the 5th founding anniversary of the Korean quartet.
Every year brings a new wave of K-pop male idols who enlist to fulfill their mandatory duty of two years in
the military. Below are
a couple of big names who are definitely going to enlist this year,
some who have already enlisted, and others who remain fuzzy, but are
likely to go this year, if not, in early 2015.
JYJ's Jaejoong has revealed that he will be enlisting in the military this year after his drama, Triangle, which just started airing this May. His co-member, Junsu, was also rumored to be going to the military
this year, but not much information has been given. JYJ will also be releasing an album in June, so it seems likely
he will go near the very end of the year after promotions.
Shindong of Super Junior was also revealed to be preparing for his enlistment,
which was originally set for March 31, but it appears he successfully
postponed it to June. Before then, he is busy with various variety
programs and more! Sungmin, his fellow SuJu member, remains an enigma on the other hand. It was revealed that Sungmin was waiting for his results from the Seoul Police Public Relations Unit, so it does seem likely he will be enlisting this year regardless.
Henry of Super Junior M is in Tacloban right now, volunteering for the Yolanda victims together with other Real Men castsZE:A's Park Hyungsik, Kim Soo Ro, Seo Kyung Suk, Sam Hammington and K.Will for their six-day-and-five-night training from May 5-10.
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Watch out for his upcoming musical, Singin' in The Rain. It will run from June 5 to August 8 at Chungmu Art Hall in Korea.
Real Name: Byun Baek-hyun (변백현) Stage Name: Baekhyun (백현) Nickname: Bacon Place of Birth: Bucheon-shi, Gyeonggi-do Date of Birth: May 6, 1992 School: Joongwon High School Motto: Life is Only a Path Full of Efforts.
Baekhyun is member of EXO-K, the EXO Korean subgroup. While studying for his entrance exams, he was scouted by an S.M. Entertainment casting agent and was cast into the company through the S.M. Casting System in 2011. In January 2012, he was formally introduced as a EXO-K member with prologue single What Is Love is only sung by him and his co-member D.O.
The new Start-Up K-pop artist is proud to present the first Italian K-Pop singer.
His name is Alex and has Chinese origins and was
already well-known in the Italian K-pop world, thanks to his dance and
singing covers. In 2013, he took part at the First K-pop Dance Contest with the cover Where U At by Taeyang and at the K-pop Cover Voice Contest
together with Isabella Laforgia with the song Going Crazy (Song Jieun
ft. Bang Yong Guk), both organized by Oppa Oppa Magazine, Kaido Italia
and K1995.
The Match is the name of Alex's EP, produced by Edac Studio Como.
The information about Korean famous boygroup BigBang’s comeback is once again assured as T.O.P has given some hints on a possible comeback album due in the second half of this year.
On MBC’s entertainment news program, Section TV, the rapper was interviewed
on his current schedule and whereabouts on the episode aired yesterday, May 4.
During this interview, T.O.P revealed that that there is a possibility of a BigBang album to be
released middle of this year. He also jokingly said,"We have to make a living too","Because may people have been waiting for BigBang so this time we will work hard and then come out quickly."
Q: When will BigBang come back?
T.O.P: Maybe at the 2nd half of this year..
Q: Will BigBang really come back? Even real?
T.O.P: Yes, we have to eat and live, too (earn money).
Following co-members Hyorin and Dasom in acting, Sistar’s Bora too is up to start her first acting career with SBS’s TV
drama Doctor Stranger.
The medical, melodrama tells the story of a skilled surgeon named Park Hoon, played byLee Jong Suk. After spending time in North Korea, Park Hoon escapes to South Korea, where he finds work at a university hospital. Here, he comes face to face to a huge conspiracy with Korea’s best elite doctor, Han Jae Joon, played by Park Hae Jin. The background of
this drama is based on Myungwoo Medical University where the conspiracy
surrounds Prime Minister, Jang Suk Joo, played byChun Ho Jin.
In the drama, Bora is set to play a North Korean defector Lee Chang Yi, who also finds herself
working in South Korea. They meet
when the main chracter goes to China in order to find his first love Song Jae Hee,
played by Jin Sae Yeon. Lee Chang Yi tries to save
money in any way possible in order to bring her mother to China from
North Korea. The viewers will be able to see a strange chemistry between
Lee Chang Yi and Park Hoon as they rely on each other for help. Her character soon takes a liking to the young
doctor.
With recent increase in K-pop idols acting in prime TV series and films, many of them proved to be good actors and actresses
as well. Will Bora exhibit a fantastic
acting ability as a rookie actress, given that speaking and acting in North Korean dialect is much difficulty for
many of the actresses and actors? In a press launch in April, Director Jin Hyukadmitted that he was a “big fan of Sistar” and joshed
that his motivation for casting the girl group rapper was somewhat
“selfish.”
Below are still cuts of Bora’s cameo in Doctor Stranger. It seems like Bora has completely transformed from glamorous, fancy and
sexy looks on stage performances to brave, calm and boyish looks.
Doctor Stranger will be airing every Monday and Tuesday nights. Don’t miss the first episode airing today, May 5!
Korea's most fame girl group 2NE1 notches the K-pop biggest sales week yet for an album as its 2nd full album CRUSH became the most popular girl group album selected by the American Billboard, and also setting a new record as the new Best-Selling K-Pop Album.
On May 3, Billboard.com announced that CRUSH ranked #1 in the most popular album category. The result based
on a survey asking the readers to choose the best girl group album. It
was part of the “Girl Group Week” Billboard was carrying out.
According to Billboard, 2NE1’s CRUSH received 22% of the votes, surpassing that of Little Mix’s DNA and Spice Girls’ Spice. The quartet was also voted as the most fashionable group, receiving 31% of the vote, beating Spice Girls and Destiny’s Child.
2NE1 also broke the record of K-Pop history previously (logged by boyband BigBang's Alive and Girls' Generation-TTS's Twinkle) on Billboard’s main chart Billboard 200.
Korean singer-model-actor Kim SooHyun grew up a shy child, and started performing in plays only in high school. After falling in love with acting, he enrolled in Chung-Ang University, majoring in Theater and Film Studies. He appeared in the musicals Grease and A Midsummer Night's Dream in both 2003.
In 2007, Kim made his television debut with a supporting role in the sitcom Kimchi Cheese Smile. Then in 2011, he captured teenagers' hearts as an idol star from Dream High, despite being the only young actor in the main cast with no K-pop experience. His popularity skyrocketed as he embraces women's hearts as the King Joseon Lee Hwon in the hit period drama The Moon Embraces the Sun.
Kim made his big-screen debut in The Thieves, which is a Korean version of the Steven
Soderbergh-directed film, Oceans Eleven.
From 2013 to 2014 Kim is the leading actor of the SBS series My Love from the Star, a romance/comedy drama. He played the role of Do Min-Joon,
an alien who has the ability to stop time for a minute,
teleport, etc., and who landed on Earth 400 hundred years ago during the Joseon
Dynasty. Later on, he falls in love with Cheon Song-yi, played by famed actress Jun Ji-hyun, a present-day top actress.
QUICK FACTS:
Name: Kim Soo Hyun
Profession: Actor
Birth Date: Feb. 16, 1988
Height: 180cm
Weight: 65kg
Star sign: Aquarius
Talent Agency: KEYEAST
To date, Kim is one of the sought-after Korean stars in this generation. He is a perfect specimen for Korean drama.
He can make us all cry...
...and laugh...
...and fall in love.
This boy-next-door is famous for his distracting lips. It was said that his 3-package cute faces were 'kiss lips', 'duck lips', 'shut lips'.
His stare is seducing as hell...
And lastly, a Korean drama is no Korean drama without a shower scene and You Came From The Stars must have it too!
Kim has proven himself to be called a skilled singer...
He is the soothing voice behind the The One and Only You, The Moon Embraces the Sun official soundtrack part 6.
And he's got the moves!
Uhm, his own moves. Yeah.
Having a perfect proportion, he is catching attention for his tall height and small face. Indeed a in-demand model...
