Hottest Korean Celebrities

Shin Mina

2007-10-06T23:49:00.000-07:00

Shin Mina is a regular kind of girl who pops out of nowhere. She is a 2002 Ms. World Cup Korea who participated in World Cup Korean Soccer games for cheering up the KOrean soccer team. Her age is 25. Height 5'5". And she's ultra super sexy HOT gorgeous lady. She evidentally became a singer right away. Her popularity gain really fast by her beauty and personality. Her 1st album, the main title PICK UP THE PHONE is a jazzy & dance music. It sounds pretty good if you put some remix in it. To tell you the truth, almost everybody is crazy about this girl. Kind of like Hyo Ri from FIN.K.L but alittle bit better. She got the body, abs, bossoms, pretty face. Mostly not all good looking girls can sing. But Shin Mina, should give a big effort for her first singing career.

Shin Mina profile
South Korea's World Cup babe has released her first album. While she was cheering up the South Korean national team of Guus Hiddink, the Dutch trainer. Shin Mina was spotted by a few of the photographers during the 2002 soccer World Cup. Little did she know that only a few months after the World Cup she would become a big hit in South Korea. She's good looking, fine, cute and pretty. What about her song talent, writing skills and feeling for rhythm? Let's find out in this review...South Korea became 4th during the Soccer World Cup of 2002, a splendid achievement for an Asian country. During the WC there were a few photographers with good zoom lenses took a lot of shots of this Korean beauty, and here her national fame started. Shin Mina is just a regular Girl who became popular out of nowhere. She is 25 years old, 1,67 meters long (5,5) and pretty sexy.
After her popularity rose in South Korea, it was evidently that she became a singer right away. Shin Mina already was connected to the music industry, she has been a backdancer for some Korean artist called "Park Ji Yoon". J Company, her Korean entertainment company signed Mina. And after some delay with her album it was released in December.
Lets' talk about the album: The "Intro" and "Middletro" are definitely the best tracks on the album, it's not because she's not singing on this track, but they're catchy and sound trendy with a bit of the 2step/garage feeling. The main title "Answer the Phone" is a typical Korean Dance/Jazz song, with a dance beat and kind of awkward vocals, this song is her first single released with a music video. The music video is really professionally done by J Company. The choreography in the video is very upspeed but still right and cool.
My favourite song on this album is definitely "Accident", a ballad with the right speed and samples.

Her album rendezvous tracks are:-
01 - Intro

02 - Something Happened

03 -Answer the Phone

04 - Dreams Come True

05 - All the Days of the Week

06 - Middletro

07 - Butterfly

08 - Who's Gonna Look

09 - I'll Do Whatever I Want

10 - It's a Problem

11 - Accident

Song Hye Kyo

2007-10-03T06:39:00.001-07:00

Song Hye Kyo is a South Korean Model and actress. Before getting her arts degree at Sejong University, Song made her debut by winning the Grand Prize in model search in Sunkyung Smart and starring in a Sunday morning drama called Happy Morning (KBS, 1996). She starred in number of hit dramas including All In, Autumn Fairy Tale, and Full House. Due to her popularity she can be seen frequently on advertisements when she is not acting. She is currently signed to the Sidus HQ label.
Career
Song debuted in the entertainment industry when she won the Grand Prize in SunkyungSmart, a school uniform company in 1996 when she was finishing her third year in high school. It was not long until she starred in her first drama, Happy Morning. Since then she continued to star in various dramas and sitcoms.
Her first big break came when Song co-starred in the KBS drama Autumn Fairy Tale in 2000 with Song Seung-hun and Won Bin. The show quickly became popular as a tragic love story.
Her popularity continued to climb when she played a leading role in the poker drama All In, alongside Lee Byung-Hun. The drama was so popular that the title of the show itself entered everyday vocabulary in Korea. They soon were involved in a relationship off-camera which gave both of them heavy publicity. Rumours regarding their possible marriage circulated. However, the relationship survived for less than a year.
Another big break came when she played a major role in the very popular TV comedy series Full House in 2004. Another popular star Rain co-starred in the drama. They were rumored to be a couple, but they denied it and said they were just good friends.
She will release her video album in 2007 by StarM Planning entertainment company because she has been pursuing her dream of becoming a "hallyu queen" in Japan.
She became known in computer graphics circles when Indonesian 3D artist Max Edwin Wahyudi created a remarkable quality 3D picture of her. Song Hye Kyo is currently starring in the movie version of Hwang Jin-i, released in South Korea on June 6,2007, as the Kisaeng Hwang Jin-i.
Television shows
2004 KBS Miniseries: Full House with Bi (풀하우스)
2004 SBS Miniseries: Sunlight Pours Down (also titledSunshine of Love) (햇빛 쏟아지다)
2003 SBS Miniseries: All In (올인)
2001 MBC Miniseries: Hotelier(호텔리어)
2001 SBS Miniseries: Guardian Angel (수호천사)
2000 KBS: Host of Music Bank 2000 KBS Miniseries: Endless Love (가을동화)
1999 SBS Comedy: Soonpoong Clinic (순풍 산부인과)
1999 SBS Sunday Morning Drama: Sweet Bride
1998 SBS Situation Comedy: Who am I? (나 어때?)
1998 SBS Special Drama: A White Night 3.98 (백야 3.98)
1998 SBS: Host of Gippeun Toyyoil (Happy Saturday)

1998 SBS Situation Comedy: Marching
1998 SBS Special Summer Evening Drama: Lively Eyes
1998 MBC Week Drama: Five Siblings
1997 KBS: Dalkomhan Sinbu
1997 MBC: Jack (Couple match)
1997 KBS: Wedding Dress
1996 KBS Weekend Drama: First Love (첫사랑)
1993 KBS Sunday Morning Drama: Merry Morning
Movies
2007 Sidus: Hwang JIn-i (황진이)
2005 Sidus: My Girl and I (파랑주의보)
Awards
2004 KBS Drama Awards: Best Actress (Full House)
2004 KBS Drama Awards: Most Popular Actor in Asia
2004 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple (with Rain)
2003 SBS Drama Awards: Best Actress (Full House)
2003 SBS Drama Awards: Top 5 Star
2002 CE (China Entertainment) TV Awards: Top 10 Asian Entertainer
2001 SBS TV Awards: SBS Top 10 Star
2001 37th Baeksang Art Awards: Most Popular Award (TV category)
2001 Gold Song Awards(Hong Kong): Top Korean Star
2000 KBS Drama Awards: Photogenic Award (Endless Love II)
2000 KBS Drama Awards: Most Popular Actress (Endless Love II)
1998 SBS TV Awards: Best Newcomer Award (Soonpoong Clinic)
1996 First Prize for MTM (Model Talent Management)

Gong Yoo

2007-10-03T05:52:00.000-07:00

Gong Yoo (Hangul: 공유) is a South Korean actor and model.

Profile
Screen Name: Gong Yoo (공유)
Birth Name: Gong Ji Cheol (공지철)
Birth Date: July 10, 1979Birth Place: South Korea
Height: 184 cm
Weight: 74 kg
Blood Type: A
Hobbies: Watching movies, playing basketball, and exercising
TV Series
The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (MBC, 2007)
One Fine Day (MBC, 2006)
Hello My Teacher (SBS, 2005)
Kim Sung-Joon Meets Lee Yoo-Jung (2003)
Internet Drama Screen (SBS, 2003)
20 Years (SBS, 2003)
Hard Love (KBS, 2002)
When Ever (KBS, 2002)
School 4 (KBS, 2001)
Movies
She's On Duty (2005)
S Diary (2004)
Superstar Mr. Gam / Mr. Gam's Victory (2004)
Spy Girl(2004)
My Tutor Friend (2003)
Awards
SBS New Rising Star Award (2003)

Choi Ji Woo

2007-10-03T05:09:00.000-07:00

Choi Ji Woo (birth name: Choi Mi-hyang) (born June 11, 1975 in Paju, South Korea) is a South Korean Actress and Model. Her parents are Choi Woon-yong and Yun Gil-ja, and she has one older brother.
Biography
Choi graduated from Pusan Sooyoung Elementary, Sooyoung Girl's Jr. High, and Dukmoon Girl's High School, and majored in aerobics at Pusan Woman's Professional College's Dance Department. She was first discovered when she won a talent audition organized by MBC in 1994, and made her debut in the 1995 drama series War and Love, after which she adopted the stage name Choi Ji Woo.She also appeared in the popular drama First Love, where she was the first paired with actor Bae Yoong Joon.
In 2001, Choi gained popularity with her role as an orphaned girl suffering from leukemia in the series Baeutiful Days, in which she starred alongside Lee Byung Hun.That same year, she enrolled in Hanyang University's Department of Theater/Film Studies. Although Choi completed her first year, she had to withdraw from college studies due to her hectic work schedule.
In 2002 Choi co-starred again with Bae Yong Joon in the popular drama series Winter Sonata, produced by KBS and directed by Yoon Suk-ho. The second installment of Yoon's seasonal dramas (collectively referred to as "Endless Love"),Winter Sonata has been credited as one of the initiators of the Korean Wave in Japan.As a result, Choi has gained a wide Japanese following, and her Japanese fans sometimes refer to her as "Princess Ji Woo".She continued her success by appearing in the 2003 drama Stairways to Heaven with Kwon Sang Woo.
Choi's most recent work is the MBC weekend drama "Air City", her first series in three years.In the series, she plays Han Do-Kyung, Chief Operating Officer of an airline company, a role that requires her to be multi-lingual. Her co-stars include Lee Jung-jae and Lee Jin-wook, and the trio completed their photo shoot for the series poster in February 2007. The 20-episode drama made its debut on MBC on May 12 and will conclude on July 15.
TV drama
2007: Air City (MBC)
2006: RONDO (TBS)
2003: Stairways to Heaven (SBS)
2003: 101 Proposal
2002: Winter Sonata (KBS)
2001: Baeutiful DAys (SBS)
2000: Mr Duke (MBC)
2000: Truth (MBC)
1999: Message-Love Stories 2000 (SBS)
1999: Love In Three Colors
1998: Love/Sarang (MBC)
1997: Happiness is in our heart (SBS)
1996: First Love (KBS)
1995: War and Love
Film
2006: Now and Forever
2005: Shadowless Sword (cameo role)
2004: Everybody Has a Secret
2002: The Romantic President
1999: Nowhere to Hide
1998: First Kiss
1997: The Hole
1996: The Adventures of Mrs Park
Awards
2006: Timeless Beauty Acting Award (Seoul)
2005: Korean Movies Association - Special Award
2005: 41st BaekSang Arts Awards - Special Award (cont. to Hallyu wave)
2004: 40th BaekSang Arts Awards - Most Popular Actress in TV Part
2003: Golden Film Awards - Most Popular Actress Award
2003: SBS Acting Award - Best Actress Award for Special Production Drama Stairway to Heaven
2003: SBS Acting Awards - Top 10 Popularity Award
2002: KBS Acting Awards- Popularity Award
2002: KBS Acting Awards- Best Actress Award - Winter Sonata
2002: Best Dresser Awards- TV Talent Category
2002: 38th BaekSang Arts Awards- Popularity Award
2001: SBS Acting Awards- Best Actress Award for Special Production Drama Beautiful Days
2001: SBS Acting Awards- Top 10 Popularity Award
2000: MBC Acting Awards- Great Female Performer Award Mr Duke
1999: Video Music Awards- Golden Video Actress Award For Your Soul
1998: 34th BaekSang Arts Awards- Newcomer Actress Award The Hole
1998: 21st Grand Bell Film Awards- Newcomer Actress Award The Hole
1995: Korean Isabelle Ajani Award

Jeong Ryeo-won

2007-10-02T06:40:00.000-07:00

Profile
Jeong Ryeo-Won born January 22, 1982 birth name Jung Yeo Won is a South Korean singer turned actress. She is the ex-member of now disbanded girl group Chakra.
Religion: Christian
Nicknames: "Hot Dog","DaRamJue"(squirrel)
Childhood dream: to be a college professor, pharmacist, judge
Hobbies: Music, watching movies, sketching, drawing *Things she does well: Playing the piano, gymnastics
Personality: Casual, happy, peppy
Habit: Shakes her legs
Early life
The second of three children, Jeong was born in Korea but emigrated to Brisbane, Australia at 12 with her family (her father has a retail business), she was an ordinary girl next door who wanted to be either a translator or a professor.
“In the first few years in Australia, I couldn’t get along with Australian students,” Jung admits. “Since there were few Asians in the neighborhood, the Australian students were very curious about me, but they also bothered me. When I was in sixth grade, I was standing at a pedestrian crossing one day and a car stopped. The driver rolled down the window and spat at me, shouting, ‘Go home!’
“At first, I didn’t even understand what he said. I had never been abused for being yellow before.” Since then, she studied English hard. “I thought, ‘Hang in there and you’ll soon be able to hold your own in English,’ and I made progress quickly. One year later, I gave a speech as a representative of Asian graduates and talked about my experience of discrimination. I got a big round of applause.” Jeong was an international business major before she came to Korea, but it was the day she was cast on the street while visiting her mother's country in the summer of 1999 that changed her life, and her career path.
Grade School: JoongPyun Elementary
High School: MacGregorState High School
University: Griffin University --> GoRyu University
Career start
She originally wanted to be a translator or a professor, but on a trip to Korea in 1999, was discovered by an agent who cast her into the K-pop group Chakra. She was one of the exotic female foursome Chakra, but she confessed she felt like she was wearing uncomfortable clothes all those years when she was in the group. After the girl group disbanded, the sexy, attractive former K-pop star, made a successful debut as a full-time TV actress in MBC's "My Lovely Samsoon." She said she had to go through 11 auditions in the last year, in which she was cast in none of the roles. She even doubted her decision to become an actress.
TV Series
Cain and Abel (SBS, 2008)
Which Star Are You From? (MBC, 2006)
Autumn Shower (MBC, 2005)
My Lovely Sam-Soon/My Name Is Kim Sam Soon (MBC, 2005)
Hello Franceska (MBC, 2005)
Saxophone (KBS, 2002)
Filmography
Hello Ani (2007)
My Boyfriend is Type-B (2005)
Emergency 19 (2002)

Eugene Kim

2007-09-29T00:29:00.000-07:00

Kim Yoo-jin (born March 3, 1981), professionally known in English as Eugene, is a South Korean singer and actress, known mostly for her musical career as part of the hit K-pop group S.E.S..

Early life
Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, but spent her childhood in Guam moving there after finishing elementary school. She returned to Korea with her parents and younger sister sometime in high school, and eventually graduated from Korea Kent Foreign School [1]. She is fluent in English, and her native Korean, [2] and is a Christian.[3]

Career start
Main article: S.E.S. (group)
By way of an audition tape, Eugene was able to be part of a music group for SM Entertainment in South Korea, even though she was still in Guam. Debuting in 1997, S.E.S. became one of the biggest Korean groups of all time, having the record for biggest selling album by a female group in Korea. While in S.E.S., Eugene became known for her beauty and was part of the reason why S.E.S. had many advertising contracts. In fact, for certain print campaigns (like for Korean cosmetics company Etude), Eugene had the leading role, being the focus of the advertisements. Though vocally weaker than Bada and Shoo, Eugene became the face of SES in advertising.

Solo career
Eugene's second solo album, 810303.
After the split of S.E.S. in 2002, Kim has appeared in four Korean dramas: Loving You, Save The Last Dance, Wonderful Life, and I Really, Really Like You. She has also appeared in commercials and advertisements, most notably for Korean cosmetics company Cathy Cat. In addition, she has released two solo albums. My True Style, her first album, has sold nearly 65,000 records and had one hit ballad, The Best. Her second album 810303 sold a disappointing 19,000 copies. Although sales were low, Eugene still had a very successful single with Windy, mostly due to her new "sexy" image (compared to her previous girl next door image). This song was performed on all the music video programs in Korea for many months, in addition to her second single. Promotions were stopped near the end of the year. Eugene did some promotional work in the Philippines in mid-2006.[citation needed]
As of 2007, she is one of the co-hosts of KBS's Happy Together: Friends, taking over from Lee Hyori. Also, she has become part of the musical version of the film Innocent Steps [4].
She also co-starred in her movie debut in "Unstoppable Marriage"(May 10, 2007 Korean) Starring Kim Soo-mi, Im Chae-mu, Yu Jin (Eugene Kim), Ha Seok-jin, Yun Da-hoon, An Young-hong. [5]

Filmography
2002: Loving You
2004 SBS: Save the Last Dance for Me
2005 MBC: Wonderful Life
2006 MBC: I Really Really Like You
2007 Unstoppable Marriage

Han Ji-Hye

2007-09-29T00:02:00.000-07:00

Profile
Name: 한지혜 / Han Ji Hye
Real name: 이지해 / Lee Ji Hae
Profession: Actress and model
Birthdate: 1984 June 29
Birthplace: Kwangju, South Korea
Height: 170cm
Weight: 47kg
Blood type: A
Education: Sejong University

TV Series
I Hate You, But It's Fine (KBS1, 2007)
Cloud Stairs (KBS, 2006)
The Secret Lovers (MBC, 2005)
Island Village Teacher (SBS, 2004)
Sweet 18 (KBS, 2004)
Blinded by love in my life (MBC, 2003)
Man and Woman / One more step than love (SBS, 2003)- epsiode 134
Summer Scent (KBS, 2003)
Scent of a Man (MBC, 2003)
Great Luck Family (SBS, 2002-2003)

Movies
My Boyfriend is Type-B (2005)
Love Me Once Again (2002)
Singles (2002)

Awards
2004 40th Baeksang Arts Awards: TV연기부문 "신인상" 수상
2003 KBS Drama Awards: Best New Actress
2001: 한국슈퍼모델 선발대회 "특별상" 수상 (도도메이크업상)

Son Ye-jin

2007-09-28T23:34:00.000-07:00

Son Ye Jin (손예진, born Son Eon-jin) on January 11, 1982 in Daegu, South Korea) is a South Korean actress. After graduating from the Film Art Department, Seoul Institute of the Arts, Son made her debut in the MBC drama Delicious Proposal (Sweet Proposal) in 2001, and also later went on to films.
She is noted for her acting roles in the film The Classic, as well as the 2003 KBS drama Summer Scent, co starring Song Seung-hun and 2006 SBS drama Alone in Love.

Filmography
2007: Open City
2007: Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox (voice)
2005: The Art of Seduction
2005: April Snow
2004: A Moment to Remember
2003: Crazy First Love
2003: The Classic
2002: Lovers Concerto
2002: Chihwaseon
Drama
2006 SBS Alone in Love (연애시대)
2003 KBS Summer Scent (여름향기)
2002 SBS Dae Mang The Great Hope (대망)
2001 MBC Sun-hee & Jin-hee (선희진희)
2001 MBC Delicious Proposal (맛있는 청혼)
Awards
2007 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Leading Actress (Alone in Love)
2006 SBS Performance Awards: Top 10 Stars (Alone in Love)
2006 SBS Performance Awards: Top Excellence
2006 Asia-Pacific Film Festival: Best Actress (April Snow)
2004 9th Moscow International Love Movie Awards: Best Couple (The Classic)
2003 Paeksang Arts Awards "Best New Actress"(The Classic)
2003 DaeJong Awards "Best New Actress"(The Classic)
2003 Blue Dragon Awards "Popular Star Award"(The Classic & Crazy First Love)
2002 Korean Federation of Film Critics Award "Best New Actress"(Lover's Concerto)
2001 MBC Acting Awards "Best New Talent"(Delicious Proposal)

Moon Geun Young

2007-09-28T23:12:00.000-07:00

Profile
Name: 문근영 / Moon Geun-young (Mun Geun-yeong)
Profession: Actress
Birthdate: 1987-May-06
Birthplace: Gwangju, South Korea
Height: 164cm
Weight: 43kg
Blood type: B

TV Series
Wife (KBS, 2003)
The Lost Empire (KBS, 2001)
Life is Beautiful (KBS, 2001)
Autumn Tale (KBS, 2000)
Potato (KBS, 1999)

Movies
Love Me Not (http://www.lovezero.co.kr/) aka I Don't Need Love (2006)
Innocent Steps (2005)
My Little Bride (http://imdb.com/title/tt0395140/)
A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
Lover's Concerto (2002)
On the Way (2001)

Ha Ji-won

2007-09-28T22:42:00.000-07:00

Ha Ji-won (born 28 June 1979 as Jeon Hae-rim), is a Korean actress and singer. She was born in Seoul, South korea.

Career
Ha Ji-won in Nightmare(2000).
Ha Ji-won started her career playing supporting roles in TV productions, recognizable for her feminine height and her then chubby cheeks.
In 2002, Ha Ji-won had her breakthrough as the lead in the horror film Phone, a film thematically and stylistically similar to a whole spate of horror films coming out of East Asia at the time. Her performance was good enough to win her a best actress nomination at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. This success secured her many more film offers as well as "big star" status.
Since then she has gone on to make films like the American Pie-clone Sex is Zero and more recently, Reversal of Fortune. She also began an attempt at a recording career in 2002.
Ha Ji-Won has recently starred in the series Something Happened In Bali in early 2004, co-starring Jo Insung and So Jisub. At the said project, she played the hard-put tour guide Lee Soojung, who consequently attracted two guys to her own discomfort. Her performance in that 2004 drama won her a Baek Sang Best Actress Awards. =
Profile
Height: 168cm
Weight: 48kg
Blood type: A
Education: Dankook University
Film
2007 Miracle on 1st Street
2005 My Lovely Week (cameo)
2005 Duelist
2005 Daddy Long-legs
2004 Love, So Divine
2004 100 Days with Mr. Arrogant
2003 Reversal of Fortune
2002 Sex Is Zero
2002 Phone
2000 Truth Game
2000 Ditto
2000 Nightmare
Drama
2006 Hwang Jin-i (KBS)
2004 Something Happened in Bali (SBS)
2003 Damo (MBC)
Dragons Tears (KBS)
Love thats bigger than Love (MBC)
Hak Gyo 2 (KBS)
2000 Secret (SBS)
Life is Beautiful (KBS)
Awards
2006 KBS Drama Best Actress Award (Hwang Jin-i)
2006 KBS Best Couple Award (with Jang Geun Suk)
2004 Baek Sang Best Actress Award
2000 Blue Dragon Best Supporting Actress Award
2000 Pusan Film Critics Assn. Awards Best New Actress (Truth or Dare)

Latest News:

"Sex is Zero" Sequel Announced (Source) 2007/07/23
A sequel of the 2002 comedy Sex is Zero" is planned to be released at the end of the year. Im Chang-jeong will return as the male protagonist, but Ha-ji-won won't feature in the follow-up, the female lead will be played by Song Ji-hyo. YOON Tae-yoon will direct. The original followed university students whose hormones interfered with their studies. The sequel will also be situated at a university. Numerous actors from "Sex Is Zero" will be part of the cast again, including Choi Seong-gook and Shin-ee. Filming should start at the end of July. Doosaboo Film is producing and CJ Entertainment will be in charge of distribution. In last year's "Miracle on 1st Street", IM teamed-up again with "Sex Is Zero"'s Ha Ji-won and its director Yoon Je-kyoon. "Sex Is Zero" was a box office success in 2002. The film successfully implemented the formula for the sex comedy in combination with a dramatic act towards the end. The genre's typical likeable but hopelessly clumsy male lead was played by IM. He had a crush on the beautiful girl (HA) on the campus, but he always managed to get into an embarrassing or awkward situation whenever she was around. This set-up and the inclusion of several inexperienced but sex-obsessed friends allowed the film to fire the sex jokes and gross student-life jokes at high speed. Yi Ch'ang-ho (KOFIC)

Source : http://www.hancinema.net/jump.php?id=10315 ( English Korean )
Related movies/dramas

Hwangjin-i Advances to Monte Carlo Festival 2007/05/07

The KBS TV2 miniseries "Hwangjin-i" starring actress Ha Ji-won has advanced to the main competition on the 2007 Monte Carlo TV Festival.The KBS International Cooperation Team said that the series was introduced at the MIPTV in Cannes, France in September last year before it went on the air in Korea, and drew attention from European and Japanese buyers.Previously, KBS' 2005 current-affairs program "Tracking 60 Minutes - A Duet of Hope and Dispair" advanced to the festival's main competition.Meanwhile, KBS TV2's infotainment show "Sponge" is currently competing at the 47th Rose d'Or in Switzerland. Source : english.kbs.co.kr... ( English )
Ha Ji won To Hold Meeting In Japan 2007/04/05

Actress Ha Ji-won, well known for her roles in the movies "Love So Divine" and "Duelist" as well as the TV dramas "Something Happened in Bali" and "Damo", will hold her first meeting with Japanese fans May 26.The meeting will take place at Tokyo's Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, which can accommodate 2,200 people. Ha will shake hands with all of her fans who come to see her on that day.Ha's fan base in Japan has expanded since movies and TV dramas starring the actress opposite such top hallyu stars as kwon Sang-woo, Yeon Jeong-hoon, Kang Dong-won, So Ji-sub, Jo In-Seong and Lee Seo-jin were shown in Japan. The news about her first fan meeting in Japan has drawn significant attention from Ha's fans.Ha has recently drawn the spotlight as another promising hallyu star for her versatile acting in movies and TV dramas of various genres, such as epic dramas and contemporary films.

Source : english.kbs.co.kr... ( English )

Stars are Late Bloomers 2007/02/27

It's graduation season. Students receive a bunch of flowers, take pictures with friends or throw their mortarboards into the air.Many celebrities can also be seen at graduation ceremonies. But one of the major differences between their time in school and that of most students is that they usually need a lot more time to finish their studies.Actress Ha Ji-won recently graduated from Dankook University. It took her 10 years to finish a four-year program. She expressed her joy with big smiles during the Feb. 14 graduation ceremony in which she received a special award."It's more meaningful, as it took me 10 years. Honestly, I thought I would never make it", Ha told reporters after the graduation ceremony ended.Ha entered university in 1997 but had to take time off several times because of her busy acting career. She has starred in many television dramas and movies, including the 2000 KBS drama "School II", the 2003 MBC drama "Damo", the 2005 action film "Duelist" and the romantic comedy "Miracle on 1st Street".Ha is not the only star who took a longer-than-usual time to graduate. Actor Choi Min-soo took 10 years to graduate from a two-year program at Seoul Institute of the Arts.Another star who graduated this February is Han Ga-in.It took her six years to finish a four-year program at Kyung Hee University. While attending university, she appeared in many TV dramas and movies. The 24-year-old also got married in 2005.But her busy life did not even allow her to participate in the graduation ceremony on Feb. 21. She was filming the upcoming SBS drama "Witch Yu-hee" ("A Witch in Love") that day.Other stars who have graduated include actresses Kim Hyo-jin from Hanyang University, Park Si-eun from Dongduk University, actor Lee Joon-ki from Seoul Art College, Jeong Joon-ho and Park Hyo-shin from Kyung Hee University and Kwon O-joong from Seoul Cyber University.But stars' graduations are not always applauded by fans. Celebrities sometimes face criticism for getting poor grades or special treatment.Many news reports have revealed that most celebrity students do not go to school for months at a time, but they graduate from university anyway.An episode of "News After" that aired on MBC in November revealed that only three of 15 celebrity students reporters monitored from September to October attended class regularly."Their classmates called them ghost students as they never showed up", Lee Jae-hun, a reporter from the TV program, said.Despite their poor attendance rate, they got mandatory credits for graduation by participating in their school's promotional events or donating money to the school in the name of "school development funds", Lee said.Then, why do many stars want to enroll in a university, which they hardly go to, and struggle to graduate from?Lee said that they simply want to have an image of being intelligent.After receiving strong criticism, many universities said that they would not give celebrity students any special treatment."As they are at the center of public attention, things look severer. But basically, we have a strong commitment to treat them just like other students", Oh Se-yoon, a staff member of the public relations office at Kyung Hee University, said. Source : http://www.hancinema.net/jump.php?id=8811 ( English Korean )

Old Partners Team Up in New Film 2007/1/28
Actress Ha-ji-won, who played Hwang Jin-i, a kisaeng, in a recent hit television drama, is about to show her tough side. In "Miracle in 1st Street", she plays a female boxer."When I shot the last boxing scene in the film, it was so hard that I somehow regretted having taken the role", Ha said half-jokingly last Friday during a news conference following the preview screening of her new film at Yongsan CVG multiplex theater in Seoul."I accidentally dealt my opponents hard blows, and they also did so to me. I once saw one of them bleeding. I was so shocked I couldn't work. It was mentally challenging", Ha said.Directed by Yoon Je-Kyoon, "Miracle in 1st Street" is a melodrama about wacky, boyish female boxer Myong-ran (played by Ha) and gangster Pil-je (Im Chang-jeong).The two meet when Pil-je moves into a poor neighborhood to evict people. The neighborhood will be demolished and redeveloped into a posh new town.It may be hard to imagine Ha wearing gloves in a boxing ring after her role as a kisaeng, a female entertainer similar to Japan's geisha, in the KBS drama "Hwang Jin-i".Actress Ha-Ji-won, left, and Im Chang-jeong team up once again in a new film about boxing and love.In the drama, Ha showed off her talent for dancing and singing, wearing flamboyant and sensual traditional costumes to portray a renowned kisaeng, Hwang Jin-i, from the Choson Kingdom (1392-1910).Through the historical piece, she won the hearts of many viewers and the KBS best acting award last year.But it is not the first time Ha has taken on a role that involves action scenes.In the 2005 action film "Duelist" and 2003 TV drama "Damo", she played a female detective in the Choson Kingdom and demonstrated her martial arts skills.But the major difference between the previous works and the new film is that this time she did not have a double for action scenes, Ha said."I have starred in many films and dramas where I had to shoot action scenes. So I simply thought that I would have a double for action scenes in this film. But I was wrong", Ha said.For the role, she joined a gymnasium where professional boxers are trained three month before the shooting began. She had to train at the gymnasium for six months, until she finished shooting the film."I had my nose injured and even made crooked while I was shooting. But I'm now quite good. Former boxing world champion Byon Jung-il offered me a chance to debut in the real boxing world", Ha said proudly.But most of all, Ha found it meaningful to work with her favorite actor Im and director Yoon.It has been almost five years since the three first worked together, in the 2002 hit adult comedy "Sex is Zero", which sold over 4 million tickets nationwide."Since `Sex is Zero', I hoped to work with them again, making a movie in a different genre. So I'm happy to work with them again and to meet the audience with my new character, different from the one in `Sec is Zero"', Ha said."Miracle in 1st Street" will open nationwide on Feb. 15.

Source : http://www.hancinema.net/jump.php?id=8519 ( English Korean )

Shin Min Ah

2007-09-28T19:52:00.000-07:00

Profile
Name: 신민아 / Shin Min Ah (Shin Min A)
Real name: 양민아 / Yang Min Ah (Yang Min A)
Nickname: Do Duk Do Duk
Profession: Actress and model
Birthdate: 1984-Apr-05
Birthplace: South Korea
Height: 170cm
Weight: 48kg
Star sign: Aries
Blood type: O
Family: Parents, older sister, and younger brother

TV Series
The Devil (KBS, 2007)
A Love To Kill (KBS, 2005)
Punch (SBS, 2003)
Beautiful Days (SBS, 2001)

Movies
Fighting Schoolgirl / My Mighty Princess (2007)
Beast and Beauty (http://www.asiandb.com/browse/movie_detail.pfm?code=5934) (2005)
Sad Movie (http://www.asiandb.com/browse/movie_detail.pfm?code=5925) (2005)
A Bittersweet Life (http://www.asiandb.com/browse/movie_detail.pfm?code=5795) (2005)
Madeleine (http://www.asiandb.com/browse/movie_detail.pfm?code=5345) (2002)
Volcano High (http://www.asiandb.com/browse/movie_detail.pfm?code=5239) (2001)

Trivia
Education: Dong Gook University, 3rd year
Specialty: Imitating other people's voices

Lee Da Hae

2007-09-28T19:31:00.001-07:00

Lee Da Hae (이다해) (b. April 19, 1984), birth name Byun Da-hae, is a South Korean actress who has appeared in a number of Korean television series and dramas such as My Girl and Green Rose.
She and her family moved to Sydney, Australia for five years and graduated from Burwood Girl's High School before debuting as an actress in Korea. She now lives with her mom in Seoul while her dad and brother still reside in Sydney, Australia.
Besides acting Lee Da Hae's other passion is traditional korean dance, and has performed many a time in front of small audiences in Australia.

TV Series
Hello! Miss (KBS, 2007)
My Girl (SBS, 2005)
Green Rose (SBS, 2005)
Five fingers (MBC, 2005)
Lotus Flower Fairy (MBC, 2004)
Star's Echo (MBC/Fuji TV 2004)
Sweet 18 (KBS, 2004)
Good News (MBC, 2003)
Shoot for the Stars (SBS, 2002)
Ling Ling (MBC, 2002)

Awards
2006 SBS Performance Awards: Top 10 Popularity Award
2005 SBS Performance Awards: Performance Award - Drama Special (for Green Rose and My Girl)
2005 41st Baeksang Arts Awards: Best New Actress (Lotus Flower Fairy)
2004 MBC Acting Awards: New Actress Award (Lotus Flower Fairy)

Han Chae Young

2007-09-28T18:38:00.000-07:00

Profile
Name: 한채영 / Han Chae-young (Han Chae-yeong)
Real name: 김지영 / Kim Ji-Young
Profession: Actress, Model
Birthdate: 1980-Sept-13
Height: 172cm
Weight: 47kg
Blood type: A
Married to: Choi Dong Jun (former actor and now-businessman)

About Han Chae-young
Han Chae-young was born on 13 September 1980 and is aptly named the "Barbie Doll" of Korea. Today, it's not just her looks that have got people talking. Instead, the actress is garnering rave reviews for her work in the television drama, "Delightful Girl Choon Hyang"!
A present-day version of the historical movie, "Choon Hyang," critics doubted the series would succeed. But the work has proved a favorite among young adults. Han was at the core of this success, playing a fun-loving, free-spirited young woman.
TV Series
Exhibition of Fireworks (MBC, 2006)
My Girl cameo (SBS, 2005)
Only You (SBS, 2005)
Delightful Girl Choon Hyang (KBS, 2005)
Beijing My Love (KBS, 2004)
Affection (SBS, 2002)
Autumn Tale (KBS, 2000)
Movies
Do You Live with Your Lover Now? (2007)
Wild Card (2003)
Bet on My Disco (2002)

Yoon Eun Hye

2007-09-28T17:33:00.000-07:00

Birth name : Yoon Eun Hye (윤은혜)
Born : October 3, 1984(1984-10-03) (age 22) South Korea

Biography

Yoon Eun Hye (Korean: 윤은혜, Hanja: 尹恩惠, born October 3, 1984) is a South Korean actress, singer, and model. She debuted as a member of the popular girl group Baby V.O.X, staying with the group from 1999 until 2005. She has since moved on to acting, receiving popularity and fame from her role as a crown princess on the drama Princess Hours, also known as "Goong".
In addition to her acting and singing, Yoon graduated from Kyung Hee Cyber University in February of 2007, receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, specializing in Tourism Management. Yoon Eun Hye is reported to have Pernicious Anemia

Dramas
커피프린스 1호점 The 1st Shop of Cofee Prince (MBC, 2007)
포도밭 그 사나이 The Vineyard Man (KBS, 2006)
Princess Hours (MBC, 2006)
Movies/TV Shows
The Legend of Seven Cutter, also known as Escaping Charisma (2006)
X-man (Korean Variety Show) 2005
Nonstop 4 (MBC, 2005) sitcom
Emergency 19 (2002)
Awards
"Best Actress": The Grimme Awards, hosted in December 7th 2006 for her performance in the series "The Vineyard Man"
"Best New Actress Award": KBS Awards 2006 (The Vineyard Man)
"Best New Actress Award": KBS Awards 2006 (The Vineyard Man)
"Best New Actress": MBC Awards 2006 (Goong)

Latest News

Yoon Eun-hye Goes From Girl Group to Boy Actor 2007/08/0

Few people would think of the now defunct girl band Baby V.O.X. looking at singer-turned-actress Yoon Eun-hye. In her third and latest drama "The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince" ("Coffee Prince") (following "Princess Hours" and "The Man of the Vine Yard"), she solidified her acting talent, successfully pulling off her role as a tomboy pretending to be a man."I'm more attracted to unusual roles", Yoon says, "but of course confidence should come first. In all three dramas, my parts weren't necessarily a typical heroine. I'm working hard so I don't have any regrets". In the show, is a coffee shop that hires only male waiters. Yoon plays Go Eun-chan who pretends to be a guy in order to get a job there.Most viewers of course won't be fooled by Yoon as a "man". But she's still a lot of fun to watch, as Yoon studied how men act to play the role. To get that husky voice, she's said to have sung at the top of her lungs at a karaoke hall. "After I got the part, I keenly observed how men act and talk and practiced mimicking them. I thought it would be more effective on screen to portray more of a tough kind of fellow. On set, the crew just considers me a guy".Choi Han-kyul, played by Goong Yoo, doesn't know Eun-chan is a girl and develops feelings for the person he believes is a boy. The drama tackles homosexual love carefully yet provocatively. "I never thought of it as homosexual while doing Eun-chan and Han-kyul's hugging and kissing scenes", Yoon says. "People say it's astonishing and shocking, but not for me. I'm a girl and Eun-chan is a girl, that's all". Source : http://www.hancinema.net/jump.php?id=10378 ( English Chinese Korean Japanese )boy

" Yoon Eun-hye's Coffee Romance" 2007/06/25

The poster of the upcoming MBC miniseries 'Coffee Prince Shop No. 1' was revealed on the 25th.The poster features Yoon Eun-hye as a complete pretty tomboy, contrasting to her bright girl image from MBC's 'Princess Hours'.The series starring Goong Yoo, Yoon Eun-hye , Lee Seong-gyeon, Chae Jeong-an and others will draw the dreams and love stories in the setting 'Coffee Prince Shop No. 1'. The series will be directed by Lee Yoon-jeong who has become known for a realistic style.The series will start airing on July 2nd. Source : http://www.hancinema.net/jump.php?id=9973 ( English )

Yoon Eun hye and Gong Yoo to co -star in 'Coffee Prince, Shop No.1 2007/4/11

Yoon Eun-hye and Gong Yoo will co-star in the upcoming MBC drama series 'Coffee Prince, Shop No. 1' to be aired this July.According to SidusHQ, the agency of Goong Yoo, the two have been cast to be the main characters of the series.The series which will air after 'Air City' features the characters Koh Eun Chan (Yoon Eun-hye) who works at the coffee shop to make a living while Goong Yoo will play the owner Choi Han Gyeol. Actor Lee Seon-gyoon who played Doctor Choi Do Young in 'White Tower' will also be joining the two. Source : http://www.hancinema.net/jump.php?id=9301 ( English )

jeon ji hyun

2007-09-28T06:58:00.001-07:00

Birth name : Wang Ji-Hyun
Born : Ocober 30,1981(1981-10-30) (age 25)Seoul, South Korea
Other name(s) : Gianna Jun
Occupation : Actress,Model
Years active : 1997—present
Biography
Jun was born in Seoul, and studied in the Department of Theater and Film at Donnguk University. She began her career as a model in 1997, and after appearing in a number of TV sitcoms, her movie debut came in White Valentine (1999). This was followed by a role in I] Mare (2000), which proved to be a success. An American remake of Il Mare, The Lake House, was released June 14, 2006. Her biggest breakthrough was in My Sassy Girl (2001), a romantic comedy that won her the Best Actress award at the Daejong Film Festival in 2002. In 2004, Jun starred in Windstruck (내 여자친구를 소개합니다), a 2004 South Korean fantasy-romantic comedy directed by Kwak Jae-yong. The film was a major success, ranking as the 8th-highest grossing Korean film of 2004. In 2006, she starred in Daisy.
Since her debut as a model for Echo, Jun has modeled for many fashion companies and more recently, in advertisements for mobile phones and cosmetics. Some of her more popular product endorsements include Giordano, Laneige, and Samsung Anycall.
In 2005, she became the first Korean artist to feature on the cover for the famous fashion magazine ELLE.
Jun will play the lead role of Saya in the live-action version of , The Last Vampire Live Action which is to start filming in China and Argentina in March 2007. It is slated for a Spring 2008 release.
Film
White Valentine (1999) (Hwaiteu ballentain - 화이트 발렌타인)
II Mare (2000) (Siworae - 시월애)
My Sassy Girl (2001) (Yeopgijeogin geunyeo - 엽기적인 그녀)
The Uninvited(2003) (4(sa) Inyong siktak - 4인용 식탁)
Windstruck(2004) (Nae yeojachingureul sogaehamnida - 내 여자친구를 소개합니다)
Daisy (2006) (Deiji - 데이지)
Blood:The Last Vampire Live Action (2008) (Saya)

Drama
1999 Happy Together
1998 Fascinate My Heart
1997 The Season of Puberty