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Winter Sonata stars promote animation

Webmaster — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:03:46 +0000

Korean stars Bae Yong-joon and Choi Ji-woo were in Japan to promote the animated version of popular Korean drama Winter Sonata. The duo is lending their voice for the anime project.

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Choi Ji-woo helps poor students

Webmaster — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:36:37 +0000

Korean actress Choi Ji-woo recently donated W100 million (USD78,500) worth of scholarships for poor students in Busan, her hometown.

The actress has previously donated W300 million to her high school in Busan to provide scholarships for needy students since 2000.

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Winter Sonata voted Japan NHK’s favorite program

Webmaster — Tue, 12 May 2009 03:27:33 +0000

Korean drama Winter Sonata, starred Bae Yong-joon and Choi Ji-woo, is voted the best TV program shown on Japan NHK satellite channel in the past 20 years.

The Japanese TV station held a poll to pick the top 30 TV programs in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their satellite channels. The 2002 Korean drama got 20,750 out of the total 160,533 votes.

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Choi Ji-woo in love

Webmaster — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:06:08 +0000

Popular Korean actress Choi Ji-woo has been dating Lee Jin-wook, her co-star in Air City, after filming the drama series in 2007.

The news was first exposed by SportsSeoul, and Choi’s agency later confirmed the relationship.

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Bae Yong-jun voice-act for anime

Webmaster — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:06:04 +0000

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.

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Choi Ji-woo at LV Paris fashion show

Webmaster — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:38:28 +0000

Korean actress Choi Ji-woo was in Paris last Sunday (Oct 7) to attend Louis Vuitton’s fashion show for its spring/summer collection.

She was the only Asian star that was invited for the show, according to Chosun.

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Bae Yong-joon and Choi Ji-woo still popular in Japan

Webmaster — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:33:12 +0000

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.

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TVXQ to sing theme song for Air City

Webmaster — Mon, 14 May 2007 15:04:33 +0000

Korean boyband TVXQ will sing the theme song of Korean drama Air City. The drama has gained lots of attention as it is the first drama in four years for popular actress Choi Ji-woo.

The drama is scheduled to premiere on May 19.

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Koda Kumi is highest earning Japanese female artist

Webmaster — Thu, 10 May 2007 19:19:38 +0000

Singer Koda Kumi is the highest earning Japanese female artist for the past 12 months; she made an estimated USD20 million over the period.

2nd on the list is Ayumi Hamasaki, 3rd is Hikaru Utada.

Yukie Nakama tops the actress list with estimated USD3 million (far behind Koda Kumi). 2nd on the list is Kou Shibasaki, while Korean actress Choi Ji-woo is 3rd.

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Choi Ji-woo arrived in Hong Kong

Webmaster — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:10:10 +0000

Korean actress Choi Ji-woo arrived in Hong Kong to film her latest TV drama Air City.

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