Song Joong Ki, Behind-the-Scenes as King Se Jong

First look at Song Joong Ki in character as Se Jong the Great! With his newest role, he goes from Joseon-era pretty boy ("Sungkyunkwan Scandal") to Joseon-era royalty.

Song is playing the younger version of the famous king in "Tree With Deep Roots," the anticipated sageuk drama from the "Queen Seon Deok" writers that also stars Jang Hyuk, Han Seok Kyu, and Shin Se Kyung.

Song recently tweeted this photo of himself in sageuk garb, taken from the drama’s set. Well, aegyo king is one

version of Se Jong we haven’t seen in all the numerous adaptations that have existed to date; count on Song Joong Ki to make even a legendary figure look adorable. In the drama, his youthful version of Se Jong is a genius living under a harsh father and turns inward to his books; he represses his nature in order to foster patience, in a conscious effort to be the opposite of his father. Han Seok Kyu plays his older counterpart once the drama moves into his reign as king."Tree With Deep Roots" premieres in September on SBS.

Via TV Report

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Song Joong Ki's Japan Trip To Air Next Month

A special TV program of Korean actor Song Joong-ki on his trip to Japan will air next month, according to the show's broadcaster QTV on Monday.

QTV announced through a press release that the show titled “I’m Real Song Joong-ki,” produced in two-parts, will go on air on February 4 and 10, while they also unveiled several photographs of the actor in Japan.

Let's check out the pictures while waiting for the broadcast (^_____^)

Credit Source & Photos: Allkpop, Newsen via Daum & Sports KHAN & TVREPORT

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2010 KBS Drama Awards

First of all... 

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

Wish 2011 be A great year for all of us!

Now let's back to the topic...

I've watch the whole ceremony even when I'm in the middle of my own event... Hahaha 

How did I do that? thanks to our digital world... nothing is impossible but of coz it's not something I proud doing of but well what can I say... I just can't miss it (^^)

I should say nothing surprise me for this year award, everything is just perfectly fit with what I have in mind. When they announced the nominees I started pointing who will win and it just come out with the same result hahaha.... I'm good at pointing and pick  ^^

The Daesang Award goes to Jang Hyuk... I'm happy with that... if he didn't get it I might end up angry till now.

I'm proud with Moon Geun Young... she never disappoint me and with her character in 'Cinderella's Sister' and 'Mary Stay out All Night', I can't see any other reason that she can't win the Top Excellence Actress, that goes the same with Park Yoo Chun, he deserve to win the Newcomer Award.... why? comparing him with other nominees... he have less experience in acting and he really doing good in 'Sungkyunkwan Scandal'... of coz there is a moment when my fan-girling instinct showed up... I hope Yoo Ah in can win it but that can't beat my rational thinking... 

Overall, all the winner deserved their award winning. I'll argue nothing about it... well at least that's what I think... so what do you think?

Here is the list of the winner for KBS Drama Award 2010:

Daesang: Jang Hyuk (Chuno)

Top Excellence, Actor: 

Kim Gab-soo (Cinderella’s Sister)

Top Excellence, Actress: 

Jeon In-hwa (Baker King Kim Tak-gu), 

Moon Geun-young (Cinderella’s Sister)

Excellence Awards:

Miniseries, Actor: Yoon Shi-yoon (Baker King Kim Tak-gu)

Miniseries, Actress: Eugene (Baker King Kim Tak-gu)

Drama Series, Actor: Oh Ji-ho (Chuno)

Drama Series, Actress: Park Min-young (Sungkyunkwan Scandal)

Special Production Drama, Actor: Kim Su-ro (God of Study)

Special Production Drama, Actress: Han Eun-jung (Gumiho: Tale of the Fox’s Child)

Serial Drama, Actor: Lee Jong-hyuk (Marry Me)

Serial Drama, Actress: Kim Ji-young (Marry Me)

Supporting Actor: Sung Dong-il (Chuno)

Supporting Actress: Lee Bo-hee (Three Brothers)

Newcomer Award, Actor: Park Yoo-chun (Sungkyunkwan Scandal)

Newcomer Award, Actress: Oh Ji-eun (Three Brothers), Lee Shi-young (Birth of the Rich)

Writer Award: Kang Eun-kyung (Baker King Kim Tak-gu)

Actor, Youth:

Oh Jae-mu (Baker King Kim Tak-gu)

Actress, Youth: 

(Gumiho: Tale of the Fox’s Child)

Kim Yoo-jung, 

Seo Shin-ae 

One-Act Special, Actor: 

Sohn Hyun-joo (Texas Hit), Lee Seon-kyun (Our Slightly Risque Relationship)

One-Act Special, Actress: 

Jung Yumi (The Great Gye Choon-bin)

Popularity Award: 

Song Joong-ki (Sungkyunkwan Scandal), 

Moon Geun-young (Cinderella’s Sister)

Netizens’ Award: 

Park Yoo-chun (Sungkyunkwan Scandal), 

Park Min-young (Sungkyunkwan Scandal),

Jang Geun-seok (Mary Stayed Out All Night)

Best Couple: 

Jang Hyuk & Lee Da-hae (Chuno), 

Jang Geun-seok & Moon Geun-young (Mary Stayed Out All Night), 

Yoon Shi-yoon & Lee Young-ah (Baker King Kim Tak-gu), 

Song Joong-ki & Yoo Ah-in(Sungkyunkwan Scandal), 

Park Yoo-chun & Park Min-young (Sungkyunkwan Scandal)

* Currently I'm in a sleepy mode.... will update the pics later.

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Yuchun Takes Picture with "Sungkyunkwan Scandal" co-stars

Korean actor Yu A-in, Yuchun and Song Joong-ki [Online community site bestiz.net]

K-pop star Yuchun caused a stir on the Internet on Friday regarding the size of his head, after a picture of him with his co-stars from KBS drama "Sungkyunkwan Scandal" was revealed. 

A photograph of Yuchun, Yu A-in and Song Joong-ki was posted on popular online community website bestiz, showing the three stars in the waiting room for JYJ's "JYJ Worldwide Concert in Seoul" held last weekend. 

Fans who have seen the picture responded, "Yuchun's head is really small, almost to the point of extinction" and "The three of the stars look really handsome and it truly seems like they're in for a lifelong friendship." 

The three starred in KBS 'mini-series "Sungkyunkwan Scandal," a fusion history drama set in the 18th century revolving around a girl named Kim Yoon-hee (played by actress Park Min-young) who disguised herself as a boy to get into a school. 

The drama brought in viewership ratings in the high ten percent range on TV charts as well as taking the No. 2 spot amongst other Monday and Tuesday dramas during its two-month run starting late-August.

Reporter: Lucia Hong 

Editor: Jessica Kim 

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Song Joong Ki Book on Facial Grooming To Go on Sale in Taiwan

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Song Joong Ki Becomes a Pizza Model

Song Joong Ki, the advertising industry’s hottest bluechip, has become the new model for a Korean pizza brand, “Pizza Etang“, on November 18th.

Representatives of “Pizza Etang” revealed, “His charismatic acting and image in the drama ‘Sungkyunkwan Scandal‘ fits well with the image of our brand, which is why we chose him. He won’t just be a model for the brand, so fans can anticipate a variety of different promotions along with chances to meet him personally.”

His CFs will begin running this December, followed by the release of a special calendar photoshoot in 2011.

Source: MyDaily & Allkpop
Photos: Pizza Etang

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[INTERVIEW] KBS Drama “SungKyunKwan Scandal” Writer Kim Tae Hee

KBS TV series “SungKyunKwan Scandal” finished its run on November 2. In the story set in late 18th century Joseon, a girl named Kim Yoon-hee (Park Min-young) entered the royal academy of SungKyunKwan disguised as a boy where she learned that true learning heads toward people and that they are the very foundation of the country. King Jeongjo (Jo Seong-ha) too tells her, “Now it’s your turn to dream of a new future for Joseon.” Trying to describe the ideals young people have is not easy. One wrong step and it can sound like an empty slogan or childish passion. That was not the case for Kim Tae-hee though, the script writer of drama "SungKyunKwan Scandal" who pulled it off by adding modernity and refreshing new scenes to the already charming SungKyungKwan story based on the book “The Days of SungKyunKwan Students.” 10 Asia interviewed Kim just few hours before the drama wrapped up.

10: “SungkyunKwan Scandal” was seen in various lights. Some saw it as an up-and-coming story, some as a historical political drama and others simply as melodrama. How did you decide on the direction of the story? 

Kim Tae-hee: Before getting into the synopsis I had a lot of fun watching the SBS drama “Brilliant Legacy.” The series contained a lot of genres; family drama, mystery, romantic comedy and professionals. I believe there will come a day when a drama must encompass more than one genre to keep it going. I was also advised that dramas on young romance will no longer work so I wrote the synopsis quite ambitiously but writing the actual script became much tougher to do than I thought. (laugh) It was difficult setting the tone in the story and I heard that our TV director also thought a lot about what the genre of this drama should be.

10: Before the series premiered, everyone thought it would be another romance story only set back in 18th century SungKyunKwan. But what this drama did was delve deeply into the basic principles of politics. You did the same thing with your other history drama KBS “King Sejong (2008)” that you wrote jointly with another script writer Yoon Sun-joo. The drama was closer to a political drama than the epic of the great King Sejong. Are you interested more in such aspects? 

Kim Tae-hee: To be honest I really had hard time following the story line that continued to deal with political agendas in "King Sejong." Everybody knows about the creation of Hangeul (Korean characters) but the drama even looked into complicated issues like tax reform at the time. It was so difficult that at the time I thought hell will freeze if I do another drama that combines history and politics. But when I was assigned with this drama I realized SungKyunKwan itself was a place where students learn about politics. I couldn’t just let my characters sit and memorize teachings of Confucius absentmindely all day. I had to bring out a theme based on what SungKyunKwan offered. 

10: It was quite interesting to see how you showed the various school functions and exams of 18th century academy in order. Was there a reason for that? 

Kim Tae-hee: I like it when a drama brings into light, things that were little known in the past. Because this drama centers on a space called SungKyunKwan, I wanted to show it to the audience properly. The original book also gives a detailed description of school customs for newcomers to SungKyunKwan so I wanted to do a good job of portraying that as well. That’s how I came to include things like the school's archery competition, golden tangerine exam and weekly test in the episodes. The original synopsis had also included the school's ancestral ritual and graduation ceremony, 

10: In handling the matters of politics your approach was somewhat abstract, combining it with a learning process that encouraged thinking deeply about making a logical discussion and improving an existing system or ideology. The process of making Yoon-hee change the mindset of Geol-oh (Yu Ah-in) and Jeong Yak-yong (Ahn Nae-sang) must have been quite a challenge. Why did you choose to go the hard way? 

Kim Tae-hee: Maybe because I knew no other way to go about it. (laugh). I gave much thought to exactly how the students at SungKyunKwan learnt their ways long time ago. I wanted to show the process of things such as what they talked about in their first class to the viewers at least once, in accordance with SungKyunKwan's curriculum. In the case of Yoon-hee, I needed to strengthen her motivation to stick around SungKyunKwan and become interested in politics for people. What Yoon-hee said to her senior Geol-oh and her teacher Jeong Yak-yong stemmed from these thoughts as well. I was curious to how the so-called “elite” class will respond to the thoughts of someone from a poor, underprivileged background and a girl, nonetheless. 

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Sungkyunkwan Scandal Photo Spams

I'm still sobbing over the finale of Sungkyunkwan Scandal... No More Lee Sun Joon, Kim Yoon Shik, Moon Jae Shin, Yeo Rim... Seriosly not over them yet... will miss them more and more

So I decide to put up their pic as many as I can. 

Looking at their smiling face... make me wanna cry more wargh!!!

Sungkyunkwan Scandal Photo Spams Begins...

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Kim Byeol & Song Joong Ki Are Selected as Polaroid Camera Models

Actress Kim Byeol and actor Song Joong-ki worked together in a CF of an instant camera company.

Kim Byeol showed a friendly image with Song Joong-ki for a CF of an instant camera called Fuji Instax from Fuji Film.

In the CF, Kim Byeol showed her girl-like emotional side with concept of 'first love'; her lively expression helped to deliver the message.

People who saw this CF commented, “All I can say for Kim Byeol is that she is really pretty”, “I really envy Kim Byeol who is chosen by 'Pretty Joong-ki', Song Joong-ki”, and “They make a really cute couple.”

On the other hand, Kang Sil-hwang section chief from Fuji Film reveals the reason for this seletion. He said, “We choose Kim Byeol because of her cute and lovely image. We thought she can well deliver the emotion of girls in their 20's, which is Instax's main target. From the collaboration with Song Joong-ki, we though the charm of Instax will be efficiently delivered.”

Source : Nate (Korean) and HanCinema

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Still cuts of 'Sungkyunkwan Scandal' are released.

Still cuts of 'Sungkyunkwan Scandal' are released.

Recently, the production crew of 'Sungkyunkwan Scandal' released lots of still cuts from the shooting of episodes through the official website. In pictures, people can see mischievous acts of the main characters, which cannot be seen in the drama.

Especially, Yoo Ah-in's child-like smile cannot be related to his character 'Guloh' in the drama. The pleasant mood from the characters, which always were serious in the drama, is another surprising point in these pictures.

Kim Yeon-seong PD, who produced 'Sungkyunkwan Scandal' said, 'As the last episode is getting closer, we all feel very sorry. To bring this to a successful conclusion, we are doing our best.”

Source : Nate ( Korean ) &  Hancinema

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Song Joong Ki Secret for Beauty

Known for his perfect skin, actor Song Joong Ki shared his secrets in an interview with ‘Money Today Star News‘.

He was asked, “You’re known for having the skin of a white pearl. What’s your secret?”

Song Joong Ki responded, 

“First of all, I don’t smoke, and secondly, I don’t smoke. I’ve never even touched a cigarette. If you smoke, it’s bad for your health and it’s really horrible for your skin.”

The ‘Sungkyunkwan Scandal‘ actor added,

“These days, I return to my dorm and put on a facial mask before I sleep. I’ve actually been having some skin troubles. Normally, I don’t do any special treatment, but when I do, I pay particular attention to underneath my eyes.”

Source + Photo: Nate & Allkpop

*No Smoke = Perfect Skin.

Simple & easy!

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Song Joong Ki is Starving for Some Love

Song Joong-ki, who plays as Goo Yong-ha in KBS 2TV 'Sungkyunkwan Scandal', showed a cute complaint about him having no love line in the drama.

During the interview with 'Money Today Star News', Song Joong-ki said,

 “I think I will be love-starved soon since only Goo Yong-ha has no love line in the drama.”

In 'Sungkyunkwan Scandal', Yoon-hee (Park Min-yeong), Gul-oh (Yoo Ah-in), and Seon-joon (Micky Yoochun) are creating a love triangle. Goo Yong-ha is the only person who doesn't have a love line among the 'Jal-geum Quartet'.

Song Joong-ki said,

 “it is a rare case that a main character doesn't have any love line. I even told the director that if I get any love line, I might kiss her right away.”

He thought for a second and added, 

“On the second thought, it will be better to have no love line for Song Joong-ki since he is at the place in middle of other members. I will rather leave as 'Everyone's Lover'.”

Song Joong-ki finished his words by saying,

 “I want to do a romantic comedy for the next drama/film. I will act better since I didn't have any woman for this drama.”

On the other hand, 'Sungkyunkwan Scandal's' viewer rating is increasing little by little as the last episode is coming. It is on its peek after Yoon-hee's true gender was revealed.

Source: Star News & Hancinema

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Sungkyunkwan Scandal / 성균관 스캔들

Seriously... I don't get it why the rating for this drama is too low. It is a good drama, with so many good actors... everyone is so damn good looking. The first episode is tempting enough to make you sit and want for more... so I really don't understand... 

Okay I do understand... they is so many good dramas lately... so I do understand... 


But if you ask me... I'll recommend you to watch this. You'll definitely love it. Especially if you're fan of Painter of The Wind, You're Beautiful, Hana Kimi, Personal Taste.... 

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Title: 성균관 스캔들 / Sungkyunkwan Scandal

Genre: Period, romance, comedy

Episodes: 20

Broadcast network: KBS2

Broadcast period: 2010-Aug-30 to 2010-Nov-02

Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Cast

Micky Yoochun as Lee Sun Joon

Park Min Young as Kim Yoon Hee

Song Joong Ki as Goo Yong Ha

Yoo Ah In as Moon Jae Shin

Jun Tae Soo as Ha In Soo

Seo Hyo Rim as Ha Hyo Eun

Kim Min Seo as Cho Sun

Production Credits

Production Company: Raemongraein

Production Manager: Lee Hyun Wook

Chief Producer: Kwak Ki Won

Producer: Yoo Gun Shik

Director: Kim Won Suk, Hwang In Hyuk

Original writer: Jung Eun Gwol, novels "The Lives of Sungkyunkwan Confucian Scholars 1 & 2"

Screenwriter: Kim Tae Hee

Synopsis:

Everyone knows Sungkyunkwan, the highest educational agency of the Joseon era, but no one knows it well. It has always been a background to a story, but this time Sungkyunkwan itself takes center stage. Sungkyunkwan was more than an academy. It was also the site of political feuds where people posted writings on walls in a life-risking attempt to speak to the king and where officials desperately tried to catch the culprits.

But most of all, it was a place of vibrant youth where students strove to put friendship and love before the stringent rules of the academy.

For the first time, a period series sheds light on the 500 year old Korean academic institute of Sungkyunkwan.

Intense youth, coming of age youth drama

This is the story of Yunhee, who believes there's no one to trust in the world except for herself, and three men she encounters, Seonjun, the arrogant dogmatist, Jaesin, the rebel and Yongha, the cynic. 

She enters Sungkyunkwan as a pupil and the story is her journey of growth and reaching the state of "Sungkyun (harmony)."

The strong, vivid characters make a colorful storyline which will be empathized with by young viewers and also shared by adults who look back on their young years. It will an encouraging, motiviating series to any and all viewers.

Woman disguised as man in Joseon!

Can she pull this off? She is excited and nervous. She must survive at Sungkyunkwan without getting caught, without revealing her identity.

Men and women were strictly divided socially during the Confucianist Joseon era and Sungkyunkwan was off limits to women. Kim Yunhee ventures into this all male institute. She will die if she is caught.

Her survival story is studded with misunderstanding and incidents. 

The tension is unbearable! She needs to hide and there are those who want to unveil her secret. They chase after each other.

There's also heartrending love. This love story questions the essence of love.

Source: KBS & Dramawiki

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