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3/16/05: Bae Doo Na (Country Princess/Mothers & Sisters) is a talented movie actress
who has won many awards. She now is taking voice lessons and will make her debut as a
singer. Her singing debut will be made in Japan (not Korea) in connection with a Japanese
movie (Linda Linda Linda) that she is in. Read more about her in a 3/16/05 KBS Global
article at: english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/
1346136_11858.html.
3/15/05: The Korean Wave has hit Harvard University. For the first time, a course on
Korean Cinema is being offered this Spring semester at Harvard. Read more about it in a
3/15/05 Korea Times article at: times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/
200503/kt2005031518401211710.htm.
3/14/05: Arirang TV is coming to Malaysia. Read about it in a 3/14/05 Korea Times article
at: times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200503/kt20050314175
31611730.htm.
3/12/05: Park Sun Young (Oh! Pilseung/Pretty Lady) is pretty talented. Not only can she
act, but she can also sing. Read about her singing Glasslike Love on the soundtrack for her
new drama,18 vs. 29, in a 3/11/05 KBS Global article at:
english.kbs.co.kr/entertanment/news/1345649_1185.html.
3/11/05: Ruler of Your Own World, a 2002 MBC miniseries featuring Yang Dong Geun,
Lee Na Young (Ireland/Did We Really Love?), Lee Dong Gun (Romance in
Paris/Sweet 18) and Gong Hyo Jin (Sang-doo/Piano), will be released on DVD (all-region
with English subtitles) on March 31. This drama was never shown by KBFD-TV, so Hawaii
addicts now have a chance to see this very popular drama. To get info about this DVD, or to
pre-order it, from YesAsia, click here. Also to be released shortly on DVD (region 3 with
English subtitles) is Ha Ji Won's movie, Daddy Long Legs. It also features Yeon Jung
Hoon (Sad Love Song/Yellow Handkerchief) and Jung Joon Ho (Goodbye My Love).
For more info about this movie, or to pre-order it, from YesAsia, click here.
3/10/05: The Korean Wave (Hanryu) is becoming an academic subject at JoongAng
University. Take a quiz to see how much you know about the Korean Wave. The quiz is in
a 3/11/05 JoongAng Daily article at: joongangdaily.joins.
com/200503/10/200503102135015039900091009101.html.
3/9/05: Fellow addict Eeza from Malaysia reports that Miss Kim's Adventures in Making a
Million (starring Kim Hyun Joo and Ji Jin Hee) is now playing there on RTM TV2 at 3:30
p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday . . . Lois from KO-AM TV in Seattle reports that she
recently completed KO-AM's program schedule in English. It is available online at:
www.koamtv.net/Prog_engl.html. Although most of the Korean shows shown on KO-AM
TV are unsubtitled, having the names of the shows in English is helpful in giving fellow addicts a
better idea of what the shows are about. (Thanks Eeza and Lois for the update.)
3/8/05: There are many singers from K-pop groups that have made the transition to acting.
Yoo Jin (Save the Last Dance for Me/Loving You) from SES, Sung Yuri (Prince's First
Love) and Lee Hyo Ri (3 Leaf Clover) from FinKL, and Eric (Phoenix/Running After
Dream) and Jun Jin (Tale of the 9-Tailed Fox) from Shinhwa are some of them. Now,
Kang Ta from HOT will be making that transition. He will be in the KBS drama, Loveholic,
which will be shown after the completion of 29 vs.18 (which just started this week in Korea
with Park Sun Young and Ryu Soo Young). While filming the drama, however, Kang Ta
had to be hospitalized. Read more about Kang Ta's health in a 3/8/05 KBS Global article at:
english.kbs.co.kr/
entertainment/news/1345363_11858.html. You can also read about Kang Ta's singing career
in a 3/7/05 Chosun Ilbo article at: english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/
200503/200503070045.html. Kang Ta's latest music CD, Persona, may be ordered from
YesAsia by clicking here.
3/7/05: Won Bin (Autumn Story) will be entering military service later this year. Read about
the huge demand for him in a 3/7/05 KBS Global article at:
english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1345271_11858.html. Song Hye Gyo (Autumn
Story/Full House) is ready to go back to work after taking some time off this year. Read
about her in a 3/7/05 KBS Global article at: english.kbs.co.kr/
entertainment/news/1345272_1858.html. Park Yong Ha (Winter Ballad/Loving You) is a
big hit in Japan. He was chosen as the best new artist of the year in Japan. Read more about
him in a 3/7/05 KBS Global article at: english.kbs.co.kr/
entertainment/news/1345226_11858.html.
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who has won many awards. She now is taking voice lessons and will make her debut as a
singer. Her singing debut will be made in Japan (not Korea) in connection with a Japanese
movie (Linda Linda Linda) that she is in. Read more about her in a 3/16/05 KBS Global
article at: english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/
1346136_11858.html.
3/15/05: The Korean Wave has hit Harvard University. For the first time, a course on
Korean Cinema is being offered this Spring semester at Harvard. Read more about it in a
3/15/05 Korea Times article at: times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/
200503/kt2005031518401211710.htm.
3/14/05: Arirang TV is coming to Malaysia. Read about it in a 3/14/05 Korea Times article
at: times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200503/kt20050314175
31611730.htm.
3/12/05: Park Sun Young (Oh! Pilseung/Pretty Lady) is pretty talented. Not only can she
act, but she can also sing. Read about her singing Glasslike Love on the soundtrack for her
new drama,18 vs. 29, in a 3/11/05 KBS Global article at:
english.kbs.co.kr/entertanment/news/1345649_1185.html.
3/11/05: Ruler of Your Own World, a 2002 MBC miniseries featuring Yang Dong Geun,
Lee Na Young (Ireland/Did We Really Love?), Lee Dong Gun (Romance in
Paris/Sweet 18) and Gong Hyo Jin (Sang-doo/Piano), will be released on DVD (all-region
with English subtitles) on March 31. This drama was never shown by KBFD-TV, so Hawaii
addicts now have a chance to see this very popular drama. To get info about this DVD, or to
pre-order it, from YesAsia, click here. Also to be released shortly on DVD (region 3 with
English subtitles) is Ha Ji Won's movie, Daddy Long Legs. It also features Yeon Jung
Hoon (Sad Love Song/Yellow Handkerchief) and Jung Joon Ho (Goodbye My Love).
For more info about this movie, or to pre-order it, from YesAsia, click here.
3/10/05: The Korean Wave (Hanryu) is becoming an academic subject at JoongAng
University. Take a quiz to see how much you know about the Korean Wave. The quiz is in
a 3/11/05 JoongAng Daily article at: joongangdaily.joins.
com/200503/10/200503102135015039900091009101.html.
3/9/05: Fellow addict Eeza from Malaysia reports that Miss Kim's Adventures in Making a
Million (starring Kim Hyun Joo and Ji Jin Hee) is now playing there on RTM TV2 at 3:30
p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday . . . Lois from KO-AM TV in Seattle reports that she
recently completed KO-AM's program schedule in English. It is available online at:
www.koamtv.net/Prog_engl.html. Although most of the Korean shows shown on KO-AM
TV are unsubtitled, having the names of the shows in English is helpful in giving fellow addicts a
better idea of what the shows are about. (Thanks Eeza and Lois for the update.)
3/8/05: There are many singers from K-pop groups that have made the transition to acting.
Yoo Jin (Save the Last Dance for Me/Loving You) from SES, Sung Yuri (Prince's First
Love) and Lee Hyo Ri (3 Leaf Clover) from FinKL, and Eric (Phoenix/Running After
Dream) and Jun Jin (Tale of the 9-Tailed Fox) from Shinhwa are some of them. Now,
Kang Ta from HOT will be making that transition. He will be in the KBS drama, Loveholic,
which will be shown after the completion of 29 vs.18 (which just started this week in Korea
with Park Sun Young and Ryu Soo Young). While filming the drama, however, Kang Ta
had to be hospitalized. Read more about Kang Ta's health in a 3/8/05 KBS Global article at:
english.kbs.co.kr/
entertainment/news/1345363_11858.html. You can also read about Kang Ta's singing career
in a 3/7/05 Chosun Ilbo article at: english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/
200503/200503070045.html. Kang Ta's latest music CD, Persona, may be ordered from
YesAsia by clicking here.
3/7/05: Won Bin (Autumn Story) will be entering military service later this year. Read about
the huge demand for him in a 3/7/05 KBS Global article at:
english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1345271_11858.html. Song Hye Gyo (Autumn
Story/Full House) is ready to go back to work after taking some time off this year. Read
about her in a 3/7/05 KBS Global article at: english.kbs.co.kr/
entertainment/news/1345272_1858.html. Park Yong Ha (Winter Ballad/Loving You) is a
big hit in Japan. He was chosen as the best new artist of the year in Japan. Read more about
him in a 3/7/05 KBS Global article at: english.kbs.co.kr/
entertainment/news/1345226_11858.html.
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