Posts Tagged ‘Han Chae-young’

Drama Casting & News
Rounding out the Boys Before Flowers cast
by | November 14, 2008 | 100 Comments
Kim So-eun (Yuki), Lee Shi-young (Sakurako) Yeah, I know I’m posting a lot about Boys Before Flowers, but nothing else is getting me all that excited these days. Plus, it goes to show just how anticipated this drama is when we get news reporting not just on the leading actors, but even the very peripheral... More »


Drama Casting & News
Han Chae-young joins Boys Before Flowers
by | October 22, 2008 | 33 Comments
“Barbie doll” Han Chae-young teams up again with director Jeon Ki-sang, who’d made her into a star in 2005′s Delightful Girl Chun-hyang with Jae Hee, in the upcoming Boys Before Flowers. She’ll take on a cameo role in the drama as an older “noona” on the receiving end of the affections of one of the... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Finding her Soul Mate in New Zealand
by | September 29, 2008 | 6 Comments
“Barbie Doll” Han Chae-young is taking the lead in a Korea-New Zealand co-production, Soul Mate, to be directed by New Zealander Scott Reynolds (When Strangers Appear). Backed by New Zealand production company Eyeworks Touchdown and a Korean film house, Soul Mate is a horror movie telling the story of an Asian woman living in New... More »


Celebrity News
It’s the same old, same old for Andre Kim in Bali
by | August 25, 2008 | 31 Comments
Fashion designer Andre Kim must be feeling secure in his “veteran” status as an old eccentric, because he keeps trotting out the exact same show, year after year. He may swap out his main models but not his actual clothing. Each show has his leading lady (this time “Barbie Doll” Han Chae-young) dressed up in... More »


Celebrity News
New clothes for Barbie
by | June 12, 2008 | 26 Comments
I’ll admit I don’t really care so much about this news, but the pictures sure are pretty — they’re so bright and lively and candy-colored. Korea’s “Barbie Doll” (so noted for her tall, leggy and well-endowed proportions) Han Chae Young (Delightful Girl Chun Hyang, Fireworks) is joining the celebrity trend and launching her own clothing... More »


Chungmuro/Film
The grass is always greener…
by | December 10, 2007 | 17 Comments
Star or Serious Actor? Go So Young and Song Kang Ho   Just as a sidebar, this article is horribly written but interesting in content if not execution. I tried to preserve the wording (which often smacks of juvenile rhetoric) but I did gloss over some redundant word repetition, and such as, for readability’s sake.... More »


Theater/Musicals
The premiere of “Awkward People”
by | December 7, 2007 | 20 Comments
Actress Han Chae Young debuted onstage in her first theater performance today (Dec. 7; the play runs through next March) in acclaimed director Jang Jin’s “Awkward People,” (read more about the play here). The play is reported to show a delightful, warm sense of humor and quirky dialogue between the two characters — a bungling... More »


Theater/Musicals
Han Chae Young’s offbeat theatrical debut
by | December 3, 2007 | 4 Comments
  Starting on December 7 and running through March 2, 2008, actress (and Korea’s “Barbie Doll” — for her tall, shapely proportions) Han Chae Young begins her performance in the play Inept People [서툰사람들] (alternate translations: “Awkward People,” “Clumsy People”). The play marks Han Chae Young’s debut theatrical role and kicks off the upcoming wave... More »


Chungmuro/Film
The 2007 Korean Film Awards
by | December 1, 2007 | 40 Comments
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... More »