Movie poster for Fate (Destiny) featuring two big Korean stars Kwon Sang-woo and Song Seung-hun has been released…
The movie is about 4 good friends that somehow become enemies because of ‘fate’. The filming is going to be completed soon; the movie is expected to hit the cinema before mid of 2008.
Kwon Sang-woo looks as macho as ever, while Song Seung-hun also seems bulked up a bit from his military service.
Korean actress Song Hye-kyo is going to debut in United States with an independent movie, Fetish.
Directed by Sohn Su-beom, the movie is a psychological thriller about a woman who has unusual skills. Song will play opposite Arno Frisch, who played the lead in Funny Game.
Fetish is a low-budget independent movie, but to Song it will serve as a springboard for her advancement to the US because she will say 80 percent of her lines in English.
The movie’s casting director, Susan Shopmaker, said she chose Song because she liked her Asian yet Western image. She added that the movie will reveal a new side of the actress.
Song’s agency said the actress’s role in the movie will hopefully secure her a spot in the global film industry.
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Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Yo-won and Kim Sung-soo, the main cast of upcoming Korean drama Bad Love, were at a press meeting last Saturday (Nov 17) to promote the drama.
Korean pop star BoA will sing the original soundtrack for a Japanese movie.
The Japanese daily Sankei Sports has reported that BoA will sing the OST for a movie slated to open March 15. The singer has so far dubbed a U.S. anime film in Japanese and performed an OST for a Korean movie, but it’s the first time she will sing for a Japanese movie.
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Andy Lau has contributed the most to Hong Kong’s box office in the past decade, according to a film magazine.
Andy has helped generate a total of 570 million Hong Kong dollars (US$73.39 million) in box office, making him the most bankable local actor.
Sammi Cheng tops the actress list with HK$360 million, while Johnnie To is the most bankable director with HK$350 million.
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Popular Taiwanese actor Joe Cheng will be making his first official visit to Korea to meet his fans.
Joe will attend the Mnet KM Music Festival on November 17, and will hold a fans’ meeting on the next day.
Korean actress Ha Ji-won who played the lead in the KBS drama Hwang Jini received the Best Actress award at the 32nd Golden Chest International TV Festival.
She was awarded for her effort in portraying the life and art of the famed Joseon era courtesan. The drama aired from October last year for two months.
The drama also competed in the miniseries’ main round at the Monte Carlo TV Festival, one of the four major global TV award ceremonies.
The Golden Chest Awards, which ended Nov. 3 in Bulgaria, is hosted by the country’s broadcasting commission to boost cooperation among world TV broadcasters and seek mutual understanding in drama production skills.
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Korean actor Kim Rae-won has joined UNICEF’s activities aimed at helping children worldwide.
Kim has been named a UNICEF Card mentor for 2007-2008 for his upbeat and admirable image created through his acting roles.
The actor plans to participate in various UNICEF activities to help children worldwide. His appointment was praised by designer Andre Kim, UNICEF’s goodwill ambassador, and special representative Kim Mi-hwa.
After the appointment ceremony, Kim and members of his fan club wrote messages of hope for children on a large UNICEF card.
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