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Versatile actress aims for
next big hit
Koo Hye-sun (The King & I, Boys Over Flowers), the
26-year-old rising actress from the recent hit TV drama "Boys Over
Flowers,” has embarked on a new career as a filmmaker. Her debut film,
titled “The Madonna,” was screened at this year’s 13th Puchon
International Fantastic Film Festival, which ended last Sunday.
The film tells the story of a priest who assists in mercy killings of
people seeking salvation. Jung Seung-hye, a famous movie producer who died
from colon cancer in May, co-produced the film, which won an audience
award at the 2009 Busan Asian Short Film Festival. Koo now hopes to
hit her stride as a director with the shooting of her first feature movie,
tentatively named "Magic,” starting in November. She recently pursued
other ventures, too. The versatile Koo published a novel titled "Tango” in
April of this year and held her own art exhibition under the same name
earlier this month. (Read
more)
(source: http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2908082)
Stars from upcoming ‘G.I. Joe’ movie storm
Seoul
A
press conference to promote “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” was held
yesterday morning at The Shilla hotel, central Seoul. Channing Tatum and
Sienna Miller were at the event, as well as Korean actor Lee Byung-hun.
producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and director Stephen Sommers. The group
arrived in Korea the day before via Gimpo International Airport.
Tatum and Miller star as Duke and the Baroness,
respectively, while Lee plays the role of Storm Shadow, a member of the
terrorist organization Cobra. The film is Lee’s Hollywood
debut.
"I had watched [Lee’s performance] before in ‘A
Bittersweet Life’ and I was very impressed,” Tatum said.
G.I. Joe is a Hollywood blockbuster about a
fight between an elite military unit and the notorious Cobra. The film
opens in theaters Aug. 6.
(source: http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2908080)
"King & Clown" actor
appointed goodwill ambassador
Actor Lee Jun-ki (My Girl, Time Between Dog & Wolf) was appointed
goodwill ambassador by the Korea Tourism Organization yesterday in a
ceremony at the KTO, Jung District, central Seoul.
"I’m proud to have this opportunity to promote Korea,” Lee said. “I
hope this will be a chance for me to show you a more productive side,” he
added.
"We hope that Lee will help vitalize the Korean tourism market,” a KTO
official said. “There has been a downturn in tourism since the outbreak of
the A(H1N1) flu virus.”
An actor widely known in Asia for hit films such as 2005’s “The King
and the Clown,” Lee gave two fan appreciation concerts in China last May
for an audience of roughly 10,000 people. He was a representative for the
Seoul Hallyu Festival last year. (Read
more)
(source: http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2908373)
Lee Min-ki revels in the art
of acting
Actor Lee Min-ki, 24, who starred in the two recent Korean summer
blockbusters “Haeundae” and “A Million,” seems to be enjoying his newfound
popularity.
Lee, who started out as a model and later ventured into acting, has
been doing both for the past five years.
He has appeared in TV dramas such as “Dalja’s Spring” and “I Really
Really Like You” and movies, including “Romantic Island” and “Oishii Man.”
But it is through his two latest films that he has finally begun to
gain a foothold as an actor.
In the Korean disaster film Haeundae, Lee plays Hyung-sik, a Coast
Guard who rescues a female college student and eventually falls in love
with her. As Hyung-sik, Lee projects an air of innocence and
self-sacrifice. In the film A Million, however, Lee takes on the role of
Cheol-hee, showing his gritty side as a hot-tempered Marine-turned-janitor
who finds himself involved in a survival reality show where eight people
are chosen to compete for $1 million in the Australian
outback. (Read
more)
(source: http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2908375)
'Worlds Within’ stars
couple up
Hyun Bin and Song
Hye-kyo have gone public as an item.
The two met last
October while filming the KBS drama “Worlds Within” and played a couple on
the show.
According to the
management agencies of both actors, Hyun and Song were just friends during
the run of the series and only began dating in June.
Rumors that the two
were dating began to circulate recently, after the two were spotted in
cafes in Apgujeong-dong and Cheongdam-dong.
Fans have welcomed
the news with open arms, and have posted comments on the stars’ official
Web sites. One blogger congratulated the pair, saying, “It’s like the show
is coming to life, they go so well together.”
(source: http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2908374)
New period piece beats
status quo
"Boys Over Flowers" production company Group
Eight and HUNUS Entertainment beat the status quo with their brand new
period piece "Tamra, the Island." Set to hit the small screen tomorrow
night, "Tamra" blows period piece stereotypes out of the water. Fronted by
French model Pierre Deporte - who even sports a Korean name, Hwang
Chan-bin - "Tamra" is literally going global.
Not only does the series feature a non-Korean
lead, according to a Group Eight press release, contracts have already
been signed for "Tamra" to be exported to Japan, China, Hong Kong and
Thailand.
Even the premise of "Tamra," which is based on
a comic book series, is novel. Royal feuds and epic battles are
conspicuously absent. Viewers are greeted, instead, with the great blue
ocean, as seen through the eyes of an impish haenyeo (a female diver from
Jeju Island).
A shipwrecked Englishman - played by Deporte -
washes ashore, a major event for the haenyo Jang Beo-jin. After all, it is
17th century Jeju. Fair-haired, blue-eyed creatures are not the norm.
And so begins the comic tale of a veritable
mermaid and her Englishman. Of course, a Korean drama is never complete
without a proper love triangle, hence the introduction of yet another male
lead, an exiled aristocrat. (Read more)
(source: http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2009/08/07/200908070054.asp) |
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Release Calendar |
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90 Days of Love |
Now Available |
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Two Outs, Bottom of the 9th Inning
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Now Available |
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Forever Yours |
July 28, 2009 |
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Sunlight Upon Me |
September 22, 2009
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Boys Over Flowers
vol. 1 |
November 2009 |
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Boys Over Flowers
vol. 2 |
December 2009 |
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My Destiny |
December 2009 |
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Oasis (aka Desert
Spring)
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January 2010
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Boys Over Flowers Update
YAE is currently working on the DVD
boxset for Boys Over Flowers. The scheduled release date is in
mid-November. We wanted to share this quick update with
you:
* Our DVD boxset will come with a special Boys Over
Flowers "photobook."
* We will also offer a free downloadable
"reference guide" that includes interesting tidbits and insights about the
program.
* Our DVD set will also include 60 minutes of
cast/crew interviews, and 75 minutes of "Making Of," all with English
subtitles.
Don't forget about YAE's Online Scavenger
Hunt.
Play our online scavenger hunt for
the chance to win a FREE advanced copy of our Boys
Over Flowers DVD. Click here
for more information. All missions and tasks must be completed before
September 15.
A BONUS Question has been added
for another chance to win a FREE Boys Over
Flowers DVD Set!
Last Month's Contest
Question:
During
the video
clip (scroll down) of Time Between Dog & Wolf:
1. Where does Min-gi
work?
2.
When Soo-hyun calls Min-gi, what file is Soo-hyun looking
for?
Answers
1. NIS
2. His team's
file about the Jung Triad in Thailand, and info on Tony Pak.
Congratulations to Ashley
from Illinois, who won our "My Girl" DVD set!
September Contest
Win the
"Super Rookie"
DVD set!
During
this video
clip (scroll down) of Inside the White
Tower...
1. In
which episode of Inside the White Tower can we find this
clip?
2. What color is Dr. Jang's car?
Entries
must have both correct answers to qualify. As always, the winner will be
chosen at random.
The winner will receive a free copy of our
"Super Rookie" DVD
set.
Know
the
answer?
Email
us at info@yaentertainment.com
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