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Javabeans Playlist #3: Actor edition

javabeans — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:03:03 +0000

More songs! And this time, they’re sung by some of your favorite (or not) actors. This list is hardly comprehensive, and I picked mostly those actors who weren’t singers first. (And if they were, they are generally stars who are not known for their singing, despite their origins. See: Kim Kang-woo’s awesome beginnings as a soft-ballad rapper. That video takes forever to load, but trust me, it’s worth it.)

Some of these songs come from OSTs, some from digital singles, and some as featured tracks on other singers’ albums.

Enjoy!

Moon Geun-young – “그 바람소리” (The sound of the wind) [ Download ]

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Han Ji-hye in W magazine

javabeans — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:13:18 +0000

That’s quite a lot of hair Han Ji-hye (The Duo) is sporting in her photo spread for W Korea magazine, but she’s one of those actresses who can pull off a lotta look.

Her look, achieved with the addition of lots of hairpieces, has the effect of combining a modern minimalism with a classical Korean touch — in fact, she reminds me of the gisaeng she played in the period action film Like the Moon Escaping From Clouds.

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Allure’s shoot with the cast of The Duo

javabeans — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:15:35 +0000

Here are a few pretty shots released from the currently airing action-sageuk drama The Duo, whose three lead stars are featured in character for April’s Allure Korea magazine.

Above, Chun Jung-myung poses as his born-rich-raised-poor character Chun-dong, who, despite his obvious adorableness as a baby-faced cutie, is reportedly not performing so well in his first sageuk endeavor. From what little I’ve seen, I can concur; there’s just something so awkward about him in The Duo, despite my wanting to like his role. Oh, well, Chun Jung-myung — we’ll always have What’s Up Fox. And Goodbye Solo.

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Han Ji-hye provides a glimpse behind the scenes of The Duo

javabeans — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 04:30:55 +0000

Hello. I’m actress Han Ji-hye. I play the educated and talented Dong-nyeo in The Duo, and so am diligently learning calligraphy, painting flowers, and horseback riding. I began for the sake of the drama, but at some point they became my hobbies. I was scared when I got on horseback for the first time, but now it’s a lot of fun. I’ve improved a lot in my calligraphy and painting, too. I’ve also gained a lot of friends through filming The Duo. Dal-yi (Seo Hyun-jin, Chun-dong (Chun Jung-myung), and Gwi-dong (Lee Sang-yoon) are all around the same age, so we were able to become friends. Would you like to see for yourselves how close we are? Here~ I give to you the filming set for The Duo.

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An intro clip and first stills from The Duo

javabeans — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:09:30 +0000

Here’s our first look at MBC’s new fusion sageuk drama The Duo, which has released a few stills from the set of its poster shoot (at bottom). Above, we have character shots of our four main leads, taken from the drama’s first teaser video, which was also just released. (Watch below.)

Dressed in black and wearing a weapon strapped to his back is our hero Chun-doong, played by Chun Jung-myung, who’s a righteous bandit. Always a fun kind of character; the heroic bandit is principled, but operates on his own standards of ethics, and that should make for some (hopefully) interesting character development.

We’ve seen this familiar archetype in characters like Hong Gil-dong and Iljimae, to name the most famous examples. Chun-doong is the nobleman’s son who is switched at birth and instead grows up a poor man.

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Script reading session for MBC drama The Duo

javabeans — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:59:27 +0000

With production off to a late start, MBC sageuk drama The Duo is finally moving into high gear for its upcoming premiere, and has released photos from its script reading.

Pictured here are the series’ three leads, Chun Jung-myung (Cinderella’s Sister), Han Ji-hye (East of Eden), and Lee Sang-yoon (Life Is Beautiful). Looks like the actors are busy growing out their hair and their facial scruff to play Joseon-era men; I’m eager to see how they’ll look once they’re in full garb. (We’ve already seen Han in period fare before, if you’ll recall her role in the movie Like the Moon Escaping From Clouds.)

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Han Ji-hye cast in The Duo

javabeans — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:55:02 +0000

MBC’s highly anticipated drama The Duo — which has now confirmed Chun Jung-myung for the lead — has cast its leading lady in Han Ji-hye.

The drama tells the story of two boys born on the same day — one noble, one slave — whose fates are switched. On paper, that sounds similar to the poor-boy-swapped-with-rich-boy premise of East of Eden, which happens to be Han’s last drama, although we can surmise (hope) that this drama will probably take a different approach to the story, not least because it’s a sageuk.

Han plays the daughter of an upright village schoolteacher, who grows up educated and clever. She’ll get caught in a love triangle (of course) between the two leads, one of whom is played by Chun Jung-myung, the other of whom has not yet been cast. I like the cast so far… I think the third lead will tip me over into full excitement mode if he’s good, or drop me back down to earth if he’s not.

Since appearing in Eden, Han has spent some time away from her acting by pursuing a shoe designing endeavor, publishing an essay book, and getting married. This’ll be her first project since her September wedding.

Han Ji-hye has given verbal agreement to appear in The Duo (contract pending), which’ll be her first traditional sageuk series but not her first time in a period project; she acted in the stylized Lee Jun-ik film Like the Moon Escaping From Clouds, which was released earlier this year.

Via Hankook Ilbo

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Han Ji-hye weds in Hawaii

javabeans — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 05:01:01 +0000

As announced last month, actress Han Ji-hye (East of Eden, Like the Moon Escaping From Clouds) married her prosecutor fiance today in a private ceremony in Hawaii.

Han left Korea for Hawaii on the 18th — no doubt Hawaii holds a certain appeal, since it allows for the wedding party to have some privacy from the Korean media. Well, and also — it’s Hawaii. That’s reason enough, I’m sure, and the couple will spend their honeymoon there. They plan to return to Seoul at the end of the month.

Han met her groom in January 2009 at a church gathering, and announced her engagement in August 2010. As yet there have been no wedding photos of the couple; I wonder if they’ll release a few after the ceremony.

Congratulations to the happy couple.

Via BNT News

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Han Ji-hye announces her engagement

javabeans — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Whoa, congrats to Han Ji-hye! The actress (Like the Moon Escaping From Clouds, My Boyfriend Is Type B) has revealed that she will marry next month in Hawaii with her boyfriend, identified only as Mr. A.

The relationship was made public in 2009, but Han has done a pretty good job of keeping her private life quiet. Her fiancé is six years older than her and works as a public prosecutor in a district office. The two met at a church gathering in January of 2009 (Han is reportedly a devout Christian).

Han said, “After living only for myself, living together and for another person is what marriage is about. I’ve met a partner that I can share my life with. As we live, we’ll encounter days that are rainy and windy. We’ll need umbrellas and coats — that’s what we will be to each other. No matter what unpaved roads we encounter in life, I will not let go of this hand, I vow to you all. I ask for lots of encouragement that I may live a happy life.”

The wedding will take place on September 21 at a hotel in Hawaii.

Via OSEN

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Han Ji-hye as a femme fatale for Nylon

javabeans — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:44:07 +0000

More magazine spreads!

Han Ji-hye‘s photo shoot for the July issue of Nylon magazine takes that (overused) concept of the femme fatale as its theme. Her spread is an homage to the 2005 Nylon spread shot by French photographer Jean-Francois Lepage, and she therefore shows an expressionless, cold look in it.

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