March 25, 2008
Korean star Bae Yong-jun will voice act in the animated version of popular drama series Winter Sonata.
The actor will take on the role of Jun-sang in the animated series jointly being produced with Japan, which will go into joint production in late March.
The preview of the animated series as well as a video message from Bae will be screened during a press conference in Tokyo on March 28.
Winter Sonata, which aired in 2002 on KBS, became a phenomenal hit in both Korea and Japan. The series was aired in Japan on NHK in 2004, and the huge success of the drama series made Bae one of Asia’s biggest stars.
[KBS]
December 17, 2007
Top hallyu actor Kwon Sang-woo has drawn contrasting responses in Korea and abroad recently for his role in a new TV drama after a two-year hiatus.
The drama, entitled Bad Love, recorded domestic viewer ratings of just 6.1 percent on Dec 3, when its pilot episode aired.
But its exports to Japan and Taiwan have been anything but sluggish, posting export revenues of three billion won in Japan alone. In fact, Bad Love and the epic drama The Four Guardian Gods of the King, starring actor Bae Yong-jun have been paving the way for a revival of the hallyu boom.
A person from the production crew of Bad Love said Asian fans have been looking forward to Kwon’s acting after his long hiatus and that some 100 foreign fans visit the drama’s filming sites every day.
[KBS]
August 7, 2007
Legend of the First King’s Four Gods, the latest Korean drama from popular actor Bae Yong-joon, is set to premiere on September 10.
After continous delay (original schedule was on June 25), MBC has finally announced the date for the anticipated series to start showing.
The drama is based on the epic story of the first emperor in Korea; it is Bae’s first TV drama since 2002.
July 3, 2007
Bae Yong-joon and Choi Ji-woo are voted the most popular Korean stars in a recent Japanese poll.
Bae and Choi are made famous with TV drama Winter Sonata a few years ago, and still remain popular.
Lee Byung-hun and Kwon Sang-woo are ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively at the male’s poll; where as Jun Ji-hyun and Lee Young-ae are 2nd and 3rd in the female’s poll.
[Tom]
May 4, 2007
Legend of the First King’s Four Gods, the latest TV drama from popular Korean actor Bae Yong-joon is scheduled to air in Korea and Japan starting June 25.
This is Yon-sama (Bae’s nickname) first TV drama since the popular hit Winter Sonata in 2002, and is one of the most anticipated Korean drama in 2007.
The 24-episodes drama is based on the epic of the first emperor of Korea. Moon So-ri is playing the leading actress.