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8/20/05: Fans of Park Shin Yang (Romance in Paris) will be happy to hear that another of
his dramas will be available for sale on DVD (region-3 with English subtitles): Steal My
Heart. This is a 1998 SBS drama that also stars Kim Nam Joo (Her House), Han Jae
Suk (Glass Slippers/All About Eve), Lee Tae Ran (Yellow Handkerchief), Jeon Ji
Hyun (Windstruck/My Sassy Girl) and Huh Young Ran (2nd Proposal). For info about
this DVD, click here. The 2 winners of the Korean TV Drama OST Best - Romantic
Couple Vol. 2 Giveaway are: fellow addict nur from Malaysia and fellow addict
Phyllis from California. Congratulations to the winners. For the rest of you who entered
the giveaway, don't give up hope. Keep entering the giveaways and someday you may be a
winner too!
8/19/05: Today is the last day to submit entries for the Korean TV Drama OST Best -
Romantic Couple Vol. 2 Giveaway. If you haven't entered yet, e-mail your entry by 5:00
p.m., Hawaii Standard Time. Click here to get details for the giveaway.
8/18/05: If you have high blood pressure, it would be wise to limit your intake of Korean
foods. Why? Read about the high salt content of Korean foods in a 8/17/05 Dong-A Ilbo
article at: english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2005081765378.
8/17/05: Ryu Si Won and Jang Nara are starring in a new Monday/Tuesday KBS drama
called Wedding, which is currently in production. Read about the stars in this new drama in a
8/17/05 KBS Global article at english.kbs.co.kr/entertaiment/news/
1359849_11858.html and a 8/11/05 KBS Global article at: english.kbs.co.kr/
entertainment/news/1359389_11858.html. Spring Days is now being broadcast in China
and Hong Kong via satellite. Read about the broadcast schedule for this drama in a 8/17/05
KOCCA article by clicking here. MBC may be cracking down on the sale of unauthorized
DVDs in the Philippines of the hit drama, My Name is Kim Sam-soon. Read about it in a
8/17/05 Yonhap News article at: english.yna.co.
kr/Engnews/20050817/670000000020050817152415E2.html. Lawyers is now airing in
SoCal on LA-18 on Monday and Tuesday nights at 9:50. Love Lost in Time (aka Ice
Girl/She Has Returned) will begin on August 22 in the 9:40 timeslot on Monday and
Tuesday nights on KXLA. Letters to the Parents will be ending this Sunday on KXLA.
No word yet on its replacement. Rebirth (aka Resurrection) is on episodes 9 and 10 this
week in SoCal.
8/16/05: Japan's obsession with the Korean Wave shows no sign of fading yet. Bi sold out
all of the 20,000 tickets for his concert at the largest concert hall in Japan in just half a day.
Read about that sell-out in a 8/16/05 KBS Global article at:
english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1359740_11858.html and a 8/16/05 KOCCA article
by clicking here. A Japanese radio show will air 2 weeks of special coverage on Bae Yong
Joon and Son Ye Jin's new movie, April Snow. Read about the Japanese radio coverage
in a 8/16/05 KBS Global article at: english.kbs.co.
kr/entertainment/news/1359764_11858.html. Over 60 Korean TV dramas have aired in
Japan since the Korean Wave struck Japan. Read about the increasing number of dramas
shown there in another 8/16/05 KOCCA article by clicking here. Meanwhile, the Korean
Wave in mainland China will probably rise next month when Dae Jang-geum starts airing
there. This will be the first time that a Korean TV drama will be televised throughout China
via satellite. Read about this unprecedented event in a 8/14/05 KOCCA article by clicking
here.
8/15/05: Full House will be finishing its run in Malaysia this week. Replacing it next week
will be Love Story in Harvard at 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on 8TV. Back in Korea, KBS
and MBC are being punished by the Korean Broadcasting Commission for airing
improper scenes on TV. Read about the improper scenes in a 8/12/05 Korea Times article
at: times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200508/kt200508
1219323011700.htm. KoreanWiz is proud to announce another giveaway sponsored by
YesAsia. This time the item to be given away is the Korean TV Drama OST Best -
Romantic Couple Vol. 2. The giveaway ends this Friday at 5:00 p.m., Hawaii Standard
Time, so it is best that you get your entry in as soon as possible. Click here for the giveaway
details.
8/12/05: Bi (Full House/Let's Go to School, Sang-doo!) will be starring in a new KBS
drama this November. Read more about his new drama in a 8/12/05 KBS Global article at:
english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1359499_11858.html. Bae Yong Joon will be
portraying King Gwanggaeto in a new epic drama that will begin shooting next month. Read
about this drama in a 8/12/05 KOCCA article by clicking here. Jang Dong Gun's movie,
The Promise, will be opening on December 15 concurrently in theaters in China, Hong Kong
and Taiwan. Read about this movie in a 8/11/05 Chosun Ilbo article at:
english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200508/
200508110006.html.
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his dramas will be available for sale on DVD (region-3 with English subtitles): Steal My
Heart. This is a 1998 SBS drama that also stars Kim Nam Joo (Her House), Han Jae
Suk (Glass Slippers/All About Eve), Lee Tae Ran (Yellow Handkerchief), Jeon Ji
Hyun (Windstruck/My Sassy Girl) and Huh Young Ran (2nd Proposal). For info about
this DVD, click here. The 2 winners of the Korean TV Drama OST Best - Romantic
Couple Vol. 2 Giveaway are: fellow addict nur from Malaysia and fellow addict
Phyllis from California. Congratulations to the winners. For the rest of you who entered
the giveaway, don't give up hope. Keep entering the giveaways and someday you may be a
winner too!
8/19/05: Today is the last day to submit entries for the Korean TV Drama OST Best -
Romantic Couple Vol. 2 Giveaway. If you haven't entered yet, e-mail your entry by 5:00
p.m., Hawaii Standard Time. Click here to get details for the giveaway.
8/18/05: If you have high blood pressure, it would be wise to limit your intake of Korean
foods. Why? Read about the high salt content of Korean foods in a 8/17/05 Dong-A Ilbo
article at: english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2005081765378.
8/17/05: Ryu Si Won and Jang Nara are starring in a new Monday/Tuesday KBS drama
called Wedding, which is currently in production. Read about the stars in this new drama in a
8/17/05 KBS Global article at english.kbs.co.kr/entertaiment/news/
1359849_11858.html and a 8/11/05 KBS Global article at: english.kbs.co.kr/
entertainment/news/1359389_11858.html. Spring Days is now being broadcast in China
and Hong Kong via satellite. Read about the broadcast schedule for this drama in a 8/17/05
KOCCA article by clicking here. MBC may be cracking down on the sale of unauthorized
DVDs in the Philippines of the hit drama, My Name is Kim Sam-soon. Read about it in a
8/17/05 Yonhap News article at: english.yna.co.
kr/Engnews/20050817/670000000020050817152415E2.html. Lawyers is now airing in
SoCal on LA-18 on Monday and Tuesday nights at 9:50. Love Lost in Time (aka Ice
Girl/She Has Returned) will begin on August 22 in the 9:40 timeslot on Monday and
Tuesday nights on KXLA. Letters to the Parents will be ending this Sunday on KXLA.
No word yet on its replacement. Rebirth (aka Resurrection) is on episodes 9 and 10 this
week in SoCal.
8/16/05: Japan's obsession with the Korean Wave shows no sign of fading yet. Bi sold out
all of the 20,000 tickets for his concert at the largest concert hall in Japan in just half a day.
Read about that sell-out in a 8/16/05 KBS Global article at:
english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1359740_11858.html and a 8/16/05 KOCCA article
by clicking here. A Japanese radio show will air 2 weeks of special coverage on Bae Yong
Joon and Son Ye Jin's new movie, April Snow. Read about the Japanese radio coverage
in a 8/16/05 KBS Global article at: english.kbs.co.
kr/entertainment/news/1359764_11858.html. Over 60 Korean TV dramas have aired in
Japan since the Korean Wave struck Japan. Read about the increasing number of dramas
shown there in another 8/16/05 KOCCA article by clicking here. Meanwhile, the Korean
Wave in mainland China will probably rise next month when Dae Jang-geum starts airing
there. This will be the first time that a Korean TV drama will be televised throughout China
via satellite. Read about this unprecedented event in a 8/14/05 KOCCA article by clicking
here.
8/15/05: Full House will be finishing its run in Malaysia this week. Replacing it next week
will be Love Story in Harvard at 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on 8TV. Back in Korea, KBS
and MBC are being punished by the Korean Broadcasting Commission for airing
improper scenes on TV. Read about the improper scenes in a 8/12/05 Korea Times article
at: times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200508/kt200508
1219323011700.htm. KoreanWiz is proud to announce another giveaway sponsored by
YesAsia. This time the item to be given away is the Korean TV Drama OST Best -
Romantic Couple Vol. 2. The giveaway ends this Friday at 5:00 p.m., Hawaii Standard
Time, so it is best that you get your entry in as soon as possible. Click here for the giveaway
details.
8/12/05: Bi (Full House/Let's Go to School, Sang-doo!) will be starring in a new KBS
drama this November. Read more about his new drama in a 8/12/05 KBS Global article at:
english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1359499_11858.html. Bae Yong Joon will be
portraying King Gwanggaeto in a new epic drama that will begin shooting next month. Read
about this drama in a 8/12/05 KOCCA article by clicking here. Jang Dong Gun's movie,
The Promise, will be opening on December 15 concurrently in theaters in China, Hong Kong
and Taiwan. Read about this movie in a 8/11/05 Chosun Ilbo article at:
english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200508/
200508110006.html.
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