Actor Kim Soo-hyun Set to Tour Asia

Hallyu heartthrob Kim Soo-hyun will meet his Asian fans from March to June, according to Key East, his agency. 

Responding to the skyrocketing popularity of the drama “My Love from the Star” co-starring with actress Jun Ji-hyun, he will hold fan meetings in China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and Singapore and Korea. 

His fan meetings will start in Seoul in mid-March and then go to seven cities in Asian countries. 

He has been rising as one of the nation’s most sought-after actors as his works both in films such as “Thieves” and “Secretly Greatly” and the drama series, “The Moon That Embraces the Sun” have been huge hits.

His popularity is now culminating with “My Love From the Star” now airing on SBS, which is ruling the small screen with the highest viewer rating in its time slot. 

“Since making his debut, his works have been making a sensation through his wonderful character performances not only at home but abroad. Particularly, his international commercials have drawn the attention from global fans,” the agency said.

Kim has been recently ranked first in Today’s Actor on Baidu, China’s largest portal site, beating other Asian stars. He also won the Asia Dream Star Award at Cosmo Beauty Awards in Shanghai last year along with Kim Tae-hee.

Kim held fan meetings in October last year, attracting more than 5,000 fans in Japan and visited the United States and Hong Kong to promote “Secretly Greatly.”

Courtesy of KEYEAST & Koreatimes

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Gary and Song Ji Hyo Are a Match Made In Heaven According to Fortune Teller on “Running Man”

Monday Couple, Gary and Song Ji Hyo are a match made in heaven.

The February 2 episode of SBS’ “Running Man” welcomed special guest actresses Moon So Ri, Jo Min Soo, and Um Jung Hwa. The theme for the episode was a couple’s race in search for their soul mates.

The final mission of the show was matching which pairs had the best compatibility. Already having the nickname of “Monday Couple,” Gary and Song Ji Hyo were paired together for the mission, and it was revealed that the two have a very good marital compatibility.

The fortune teller explained, “The two have good marital compatibility. They both have letters that match each other. They also have a food fortune in wealth.” The “Running Man” production team remarked, “We were very shocked when we heard this. According to the fortune teller, you meet all the standards for a match made in heaven.”

As Gary and Song Ji Hyo were announced as the perfect match, the members of the show suggested the two should get married.

Courtesy to Soompi

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Kim Woo-bin, Lee Hyun-woo to Star in New Film

Popular actors Kim Woo-bin and Lee Hyun-woo have been cast as the main characters to a new film.

Kim’s agency Sidus HQ said on Monday that fans can look forward to seeing the 24-year-old star in film “Experts” (translated title), set to crank in this March.

Through a press release, Lee’s agency Keyeast too confirmed the 18-year-old rising star’s appearance in the pic.

In the film, to be directed by Kim Hong-sun, both are set to play safe crackers in the story revolving around the top criminal safe crackers in Korea.

Kim started out as a fashion model in 2009 but got his big break in acting last year through smash hit SBS drama “The Inheritors.”

Lee made his debut as a child actor in 2005 but garnered much attention through film “Secretly, Greatly” last year.

Courtesy of Keyeast & Tenasia

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Actor Park Hae-jin Cast in New SBS Drama

Actor Park Hae-jin has been cast in an upcoming SBS drama, his agency said on Tuesday.

WM Entertainment said through a press release that Park has decided to appear in a series named “Doctor Stranger” (translated title) set to premiere in April.

The drama, which will show in the Monday and Tuesday time slot, will revolve around a doctor who has defected from North Korea working at South Korea’s top hospital, and Park will play a genius thoracic surgery doctor named Han Jae-joon who is also working at the hospital after storming out of Harvard.

“I’m honored and excited to get to work with director Jin Hyuk with whom I’ve continued to have a special tie to,” Park was quoted as saying in the statement.

Jin Hyuk, who has produced a number of top dramas including “Princess Prosecutor,” “City Hunter,” and “Master’s Sun,” will helm the upcoming show as well.

Park will start filming the drama after wrapping up his current hit series “Love from Star” starring Jun Ji-hyun and Kim Soo-hyun in late February.

Reporter. Jessica Kim@tenasia

Courtesy of WM Entertainment

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Look Alike: So Ji Sub & Yoo Seung Ho

Not really a new one, but sharing won't hurt right...

I guess this is what happened when you miss someone so much.
So lurking and posting this random things might heals me... kekeke~

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My Love From Another Star (별에서 온 그대)

Title: 별에서 온 그대 / Byeoleseo On Geudae

Also known as: You Came From the Stars / My Lover From The Stars / You From Another Star / My Love From Another Star

Previously known as: 별에서 온 남자 / Byeolyeseo On Namja (Man From the Stars)

Genre: Romance, comedy, fantasy, melodrama, Sci-Fi

Episodes: 20

Broadcast network: SBS

Broadcast period: 2013-Dec-18 to 2014-Feb-20

Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00

Main characters

  

Jun Ji-hyun - Cheon Song-yi

– A well known hallyu star, not just because of her acting, her look, her talent… but also her brainless statement on sns, which makes her the most lovable and yet hated all the time. She hates her mother, her brother is a mess, and miss her father a lot... Seriously, I love her character… why not? She’s pretty, sweet, naïve, over confident and stupid at the same time… much more human to me. Kekeke~

Kim Soo-hyun - Do Min-joon

- An alien who have everything, he have the look, he is rich, perfect career, a penthouse... but lack of social interact. Well it's not that weird that an alien have everything human want, infact I always believe some man are an alien hahaha.
I just hope the writer won't mess his character.

Park Hae-jin - Lee Hwi-kyung

Yoo In-na - Yoo Se-mi-

Shin Sung-Rok - Lee Jae-Kyung

Kim Chang-Wan - Jang Young-Mok

I’m not going to utter so much about the other character, just enough to know that Yoo Se-mi who supposed to be CSY friend is not really a friend. Lee Hwi kyung who continuously in love with CSY hated DMJ for being a man… Lee Jae kyung  is a psycho who killed anyone that’s on his way, and my fav. character Jang Young Mok the one and only loyal friend DMJ have since 1970’s… later known as DMJ father… hahaha

Trailer:

I'll put up my review later, well maybe some fav. quotes from this drama too.

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K-NEWS: My Love From Another Star Has Won it 5th Crown This Week.

Kim Soo-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun’s romantic comedy “My love From Another Star” has won 5th crown on Wednesday and Thursday TV charts.

The show was glued atop the AGB Nielsen Media Research (Nielsen Korea) chart, drawing in an average score of 23.75 percent during the week of January 15 and 16, the chart showed on Wednesday.

Kim Hyun-joong’s “Inspiring Generation,” a follow-up of IU’s “Bel Ami,” made a debut to the second spot of the TV chart with an average mark of 7.75 percent for the same time slot.

Pushed to the third place, MBC’s period-set drama “Miss Korea” grabbed an average 6.95 percent of viewership, a drop of 1.05 percent compared to last week’s score.

Meanwhile, TNmS (Total National Multimedia Statistic) survey showed the three programs in the same order yet slightly different figures from Nielsen Korea’s.

While “Love from Star” sat atop the chart again with an average rating of 22.25 percent, “Inspiring Generation” and “Miss Korea” followed next two slots, each with average scores of 7.85 and 7.35, respectively.

Source: tenasiae

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K-NEWS: Han Ji-min Grunges Out But Still Adorable in New Movie

Actress Han Ji-min has enjoyed unfailing popularity over the years for her portrayal of angelic characters in movies and TV soaps. The 32-year-old has further endeared herself to the public for her humanitarian and charity work off-screen. 

Her ability to shine in any role is evident once again in her latest incarnation as a soju-drinking indie band singer in the movie "The Plan Man," which is due to be released on Thursday. Despite the character's disheveled look and shock of unkempt hair, Han comes across as being as sweet and lovable as ever. 

However, she said she decided to make the movie to expand her acting horizons in a bid to avoid being typecast.

"I've always played women who were very feminine and innocent, or spirited and cheerful, in TV dramas," she said. "But I'm tired of taking on these kinds of roles now. I think my real fans want to see me try a new challenge and experiment with different roles.

"I wanted to play a woman with a strong personality, so the role of a free-spirited vocalist in a band was very appealing." 

She said the road to stardom had been painful at times as it had taken a while for her to sharpen her acting skills.

"When I started out I was criticized a lot for my acting. It depressed me, because I felt like I was inconveniencing the others on the set. But now I'm much more confident. Once I got past the age of 30 I started worrying less about what others thought of me, because it felt absurd to let such thoughts hold me back," she said. 

"The Plan Man" revolves around a man with an obsessive-compulsive disorder who cannot go through a day without meticulously planning out his entire schedule in advance. A free-spirited indie singer played by Han helps him change his ways and win over the woman he has developed a secret crush on.

englishnews@chosun.com 

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K-NEWS: Kim Hyun Joong Is Rugged With Cut Abs in “Age of Feeling” Stills

Stills were released on January 14 of a shirtless Kim Hyun Joong with steel abs on the set of “Age of Feeling,” just one day before the first broadcast.

In the photos, Kim Hyun Joong shows of his muscular body, a complete change in look from his previous ‘flower prince’ image to a wild, tough appearance, made even more so by the cuts and bruises on him, the actor looking like he just got out of a fight. 

On his body, Kim Hyun Joong said, “At first I tried to get that ‘sculpted’ look, but thinking about it, they didn’t have workout equipment like today or things like protein supplements in the 1930s. So I worked out on a diet of just meat and vegetables, like they might have done back then. So when people are watching, they might think, ‘his body isn’t even that great.’ I’d like it if people kept in mind that I worked out with the era of my character in mind.” 

He continued, “In ‘Age of Feeling,’ rather than a lot of wire action, we do a lot of violent fights where we just go at it. My number of bruises increases with every episode, but I think that will just help with the 1930s feel and the reality of the action scenes.”

The first episode of “Age of Feeling” will air on January 15, at 10pm (KST). Don’t miss it!

Check out the stills below!

Credit Source & jun2yg@soompi

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K-NEWS: Lee Jun Ki, Han Ji Min, Nam Ji Hyun, and Kang Ha Neul Considering Upcoming Drama “Angel Eyes”

Will Lee Jun Ki and Han Ji Min be meeting as first loves?

According to TV insiders, both Lee Jun Ki and Han Ji Min are among the list of actors being considered for the leading roles of the upcoming SBS drama, “Angel Eyes.”

“Angel Eyes” is about a man and a woman who are each other’s first loves but get separated at childhood due to a painful family situation and meet again 12 years later. Lee Jun Ki is currently known to look over the leading male role of Dong Joo while Han Ji Min is known to be offered the role of Soo Wan.

Nam Ji Hyun is also reported to be considering the younger version of Soo Wan whereas the younger version of Dong Joo was offered to Kang Ha Neul.

“Angel Eyes” will be the drama after “Thrice Married Woman” and is set to air in March. “Boys Over Flowers” writer Yoon Ji Ryun will be working on the script and “Will It Snow On Christmas?” PD Choi Moon Shik will be directing.

Stay tuned for more updates on the final casting for “Angel Eyes.”

Credit Sourse: jnkm@soompi

Can't wait for this... 

Since I'm LJK superfan I believe he'll be great... Han Ji Min hasn't dessapoint me yet and I hope they'll work this out together.

I just wonder how Kang Ha Neul going to potray the younger version of Dong Joo...  

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