I’ve been hearing about this vague Kim Haneul–Daniel Henney joint venture called “Sweet September” for months now, and wondered why the heck so much media attention was lavished on one unremarkable photo. Granted, when you bring together two beautiful people, people will take notice for even the slightest of reasons, and from what I’ve been able to glean about Sweet September, it is indeed the slightest of reasons. It’s also been promoted with lots of vague buzzwords and not a lot of actual description, which is, to say the least, annoying. (Personally, I find the more you have to obscure the product itself to sell it, the less I can count on the product to be any good.)

Anyway. It’s now being touted as a “romantic photo movie” between the two leads, which leads me to ask: Huh? A photo movie? You’re either a movie or you’re a photo, but the two are kinda opposite things, yeah? — since one is stationary and one, well, moves.

Misnomer aside, Sweet September is a joint project between Elle Magazine and cable channel On Style and is composed of seven romantic love stories (the subtitle is “Seven days of love,” which sounds to me like seven days of lust might be more apropos, but okay). Here’s the preview:

(Who else cringed when Daniel Henney spoke his opening line? The two stars do look gorgeous together, though.)

The story/program/”movie”/whatever hits airwaves on August 23 on cable channel On Style and will be featured in September’s issue of Elle.

Via OSEN

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Guess who? Check out this stud-to-be, stayin’ alive in his shiny polyester shirt (that pointy collar!), rockin’ the ’70s look well into the ’80s.

A cable program recently revealed this childhood photo of pretty-man Daniel Henney, and it wasn’t long before the image hit the interwebs. What do you think, can you see the resemblance?

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I guess everyone has an off day?

Hot model (and tepid actor) Daniel Henney graces the cover of July’s issue of Elle, which also boasts a photo spread and interview within its pages. Henney shot his spread in Hawaii around the concept of “tough,” “sexy,” and “wild.”

I hadn’t thought Daniel Henney could look bad in a photo shoot (refer to Exhibits A, B, and C), but isn’t life full of surprises? I suppose the beach photo isn’t so bad, but the black-and-white shot — what exactly were they aiming for? Why the weird ’70s haircut and ’90s Calvin Klein ad-like claustrophobic corridor? Why is he holding a bottle like this is a drink ad? Is he supposed to look smoldering, or is my confusion mirrored in his expression? He looks kinda… trashy, no?

Whatever the case may be with Elle, Henney’s next project is the upcoming U.S. movie X-Men: Wolverine, tentatively scheduled for a May 2009 release.

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Shh, listen. Carefully. Do you hear those grievous wails and that gnashing of teeth? That is the sound of fangirly hearts breaking.

Read it and weep, ladies. Heartthrob Daniel Henney has been photographed with an unrecognized woman by paparazzi, and the resultant internet frenzy to identify the woman is ongoing.

For once, netizens are refraining from jumping to the conclusion that she’s the actor’s girlfriend (the force of denial, how she is strong) and are busy scouring the internet for more info. The photographs show Daniel Henney in comfortable conversation with a woman in what appears to be a cafe in what appears to be a foreign country. Way to dig up details, netizens!

Netizens speculate that she’s his girlfriend living in the States, but so far all they can say for sure is that she’s a new face they don’t recognize. (Personally, I think if he was really in the U.S. with his girlfriend, they’d be a lot cozier. And dressed a lot less like a yuppie businessman and -woman.)

Henney was last seen in the film My Father, about a Korean-American adoptee who goes to Korea in search of his birth father, only to find he’s on death row, and has been taking a break since the end of last year.

Via Newsen

SONG OF THE DAY

“Kissing Me” sung by Alex of Clazziquai and Daniel Henney, from the Seducing Mr. Perfect soundtrack. [ zShare download ]

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On December 1, stars gathered in Seoul for the 6th Annual Korean Film Awards, honoring the latest achievements in (what else?) Korean cinema.

Notable among its winners were the multiple talents behind one of Korea’s most critically acclaimed films of the year, Secret Sunshine — which won raves at Cannes Film Festival, where its also won its star, Jeon Do Yeon, the top acting honor.

Take a look at the winners and attendees after the jump…

SONG OF THE DAY

Dynamic Duo - “It’s Alright” [ zShare download ]

See who the big winners were >>

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For the 12th annual Pusan International Film Festival, Premiere Magazine chose its nominees for the third round of their “Premiere Rising Star Award,” based on the actors’ activities in the recent past and their potential for future success. In addition to the existing category of male and female rising stars, the following new categories were added: male and female new talent, director’s award, and short film award. Among the nominees were actors Daniel Henney and Kim Ah Joong (pictured here)…

(Random) SONG OF THE DAY

Kim Ah Joong - “Maria” from the soundtrack of 200 Pound Beauty, starring Kim Ah Joong.
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(But frankly, I prefer the version of “Maria” as covered by Loveholic.)
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Rising Star nominee list >>

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