Archive for the ‘Celebrity News’ Category

Celebrity News
Lee Seon Kyun’s dream role
by | November 15, 2007 | 17 Comments
Thirty-two-year-old actor Lee Seon Kyun, whose career has taken a recent dramatic upswing following back-to-back hits in the series White Tower and Coffee Prince Store #1, was recently on SBS’s Midnight TV Entertainment (aired on the 14th). On the show, he discussed his “dream” to play a reckless profligate character. (The word he used, “han-ryang,”... More »


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Clean and fair Kim Myung Min
by | November 15, 2007 | 25 Comments
Like I needed another reason to like Kim Myung Min. If you asked me who my favorite Korean actors are, I’d have a hard time answering, but if you asked me who I think is the best, Kim Myung Min really flies to the top of that list. He’s equally capable of being intense (White... More »


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Army-bound
by | November 14, 2007 | 75 Comments
Gong Yoo, Jo In Sung As Male Stars Enlist in Military Service En Masse in 2008… Will It Leave Behind Another Void? A Korean man cannot avoid his military service, and stars at the busiest time in their careers are no exception. Male stars generally reveal their thoughts on military service upon reaching the appropriate... More »


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Lee Byung Heon on a concert tour
by | November 13, 2007 | 7 Comments
Looks like Lee Da Hae isn’t the only one giving the singing career a go. So is actor Lee Byung Heon, who’s embarking on a concert tour in Japan, which hits major cities Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka, beginning on the 15th and ending on the 28th.   This is no mere song or two... More »


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The fluffy pink hearts remind you how to feel about this
by | November 12, 2007 | 17 Comments
File this one under funny-absurd. Oh, it’s not funny-absurd that celebrity couple Kim Jung Eun and Lee Seo Jin (who started dating around the time they were both acting in the SBS drama Lovers) were spied on a date, or that this candid photo is quickly making the internet rounds (the couple has been noted... More »


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Lee Da Hae loves rock ‘n’ roll
by | November 11, 2007 | 33 Comments
  Lee Da Hae is expanding her horizons — as a singer. More specifically, a rocker chick. I’d seen these photos when they were first released about a month ago and just assumed they were for a run-of-the-mill photo spread. But apparently, they elicited enough interest from the public to merit a digital single to... More »


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Cha Tae Hyun’s baby blues
by | November 10, 2007 | 13 Comments
Aw, cute. Film and TV actor Cha Tae Hyun is set to become a first-time father at the end of this year, and he’s voiced a rather unusual concern: that his baby will look just like him. Hee. Lim Chang Jung (who’s also expecting a baby, his second, in a few months) appeared the MBC... More »


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Will Anyband succeed without Hyori?
by | November 7, 2007 | 43 Comments
  Cell phone company Anycall’s highly successful “Any” series of ads — Anystar, Anymotion, Anyclub — is out with a new project. (The “any” refers to an inclusive, “anyone can be a star!” kind of motto.) And this time, they’re doing it without the face of their three highly successful prior campaigns, poptart superstar and... More »


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The most hypothetically marriageable Hallyu stars
by | November 6, 2007 | 35 Comments
Or rather, perhaps the headline should more accurately read: Rhetorically speaking, say you were theoretically a woman in China, and you had to take a poll — which Hallyu star would you most hypothetically want to marry? But first, a ranty sidebar. Sweeping, generalized conclusion o’ the day: Koreans love polls. Or rather, Korean media... More »


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Gong Yoo and Kang Dong Won… related?
by | November 4, 2007 | 17 Comments
Well, kinda. The family (in-law) relationship between popular actors Gong Yoo and Kang Dong Won has recently come to light. Kang Dong Won has recently given interviews mentioning his family ties to Gong Yoo, explaining, “Gong Yoo’s grandfather and my grandfather were close friends since childhood, and vowed kinship as each other’s family.” Kang Dong... More »