| 6/30/09: Sorry, the photo of the wrong Kim Tae Ho was provided in yesterday's news. For the correct photo of the late Kim Tae Ho, click here. His older sister is Kim Mi Young (Sweet Spy). Most of us already know that the music for Korean TV dramas enhance our passion for the dramas. Read about how music groups are hitting it big by having a song on the original sound tracks for different dramas, in a 6/29/09 Korea Times article at: www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/ news/art/200906/135_47617.html. Choi Ji Woo donated W100 million (roughly US$78,000) to help poor students in her hometown. Read about her donation, in a 6/25/09 Chosun Ilbo article at: english.chosun.com/site/datea/html_dir/2009/06/25/2009062501076.html. Endorsing Chinese products is no longer as attractive as it once was for Korean stars. Find out why, in a 6/26/09 Chosun Ilbo article at: english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/06/26/2009062500469.html. 6/29/09: A motorcycle accident has claim the life of another actor. Read about the death of Kim Tae Ho (Blue Fish), in a 6/26/09 Korea Times article at: www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/ news/special/2009/06/178_47510.html. Hungry for some tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes)? Read about it in a 6/25/09 JoongAng Daily article at: joongangdaily.jons.com/articleview.asp?aid=2906540. The movie, More Than Blue (aka A Story Sadder Than Sadness), starring Kwon Sang Woo (Cruel Love), Lee Bo Young (Mr. Goodbye) and Lee Bum Soo (On Air), is now available on DVD at YesAsia. For info about the DVD (region-3 with English subtitles), click here. 6/24/09: Joo Ji Hoon (Palace) was slapped with a relatively lenient sentence for his drug conviction. Read about his sentence, in a 6/23/09 Korea Times article at: www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/ nation/2009/06/117_47325.html. Two new dramas that are starting this week in Korea look pretty intense. MBC will air Friends, Our Story, which is a spin-off of the blockbuster movie, Friends. KBS will air The Partner, a drama about lawyers. Read about these new dramas, in a 6/23/09 Korea Times article at: www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/06/201_47291.html. Bae Yong Joon and Choi Ji Woo will be appearing together this fall at the Tokyo Dome. Read about the event, in a 6/23/09 KBS World article at: world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_chart_detail. htm?No=9937. The Korean government will be once again trying to implement a new romanization system for spelling Korean words in English. Read about the government's new plan, in a 6/24/09 Yonhap News article at: english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2009/06/24/20/0701000000AEN 20090624004000315F.HTML 6/17/09: A settlement was reached on June 10 with respect to the $8M jury award against Rain and his former management agency. Terms of the settlement are confidential. Read about the settlement, in a 6/17/09 Korea Times article at: www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/06/ 113_46977.html and a 6/16/09 KBS World article at: world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/ enter_chart_detail.htm?No=9900. President Lee Myung-bak is in Washington, D.C. meeting with President Barack Obama and other American officials. President Lee's wife, Kim Yoon-ok, is also in Washington, D.C. meeting her American counterpart, Michelle Obama. Check out a 6/16/09 Yonhap News photo of the 2 First Ladies by clicking here. 6/15/09: The Shanghai International Film Festival is now on. Check out some of the Korean stars who attended the opening ceremonies, by clicking here. Jun Ji Hyun's new movie, Blood: The Last Vampire, has opened in Japan and Korea. Read a 6/5/09 Yonhap News review of the movie by clicking here. 6/12/09: Singer Se7en is in love with Park Han Byul (Blue Fish). Read about their relationship, in a 6/10/09 Korea Times article at: www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2009/06/178_465 63.html. Song Hye Gyo (Worlds Within) was in China recently. See a 6/10/09 Korea Times photo of her feeding a panda, by clicking here. 6/9/09: The Korea Society is sponsoring a series of classic movies every third Thursday of the month. This month's movie will be A Public Cemetery of Wol-ha. For info about the movie, go to: www.koreasociety.org/arts/film/class_movie_night.html. The movie, Mother, co-starring Kim Hye Ja (Mom's Dead Upset) and Won Bin (Autumn Story), has already broken 2 box office records. Read about the popularity of this drama, in a 6/9/09 Chosun Ilbo article at: english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/06/09/2009060900853.html. Lee Jung Hyun (Beautiful Days) is back in Korea concentrating on her music career. Read about her, in a 6/3/09 KBS World article at: world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_chart_detail.htm?No=9826. Lee Byung Hun's new movie, I Come With The Rain, with Josh Harnett and Kimura Takuya, has opened in Japan, but may take awhile to hit the U.S. theaters. Read about the movie, in a 5/29/09 JoongAng Daily article at: joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid-2905430. You can view the trailer for the movie at youtube by clicking here. Go to next page of News from KoreanWiz Home Copyright 2001 - 2009 KoreanWiz.org All rights reserved. |
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