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Kissing couple Song Seung-heon and Han Ye-seul

Soon after the pairing of top stars Won Bin and Shin Mina as a kissing couple for coffee brand Maxim, another high-profile pairing is being used to push a product: Song Seung-heon (East of Eden) and Han Ye-seul (Tazza) are showing off some affection in their new ad for LG’s Whisen air conditioner.

The article practically reads like ad copy (seriously, do these reporters just regurgitate press releases or what?), but the gist is that the commercial was recently filmed at the Yangpeyong English Village (which, you may recall, is the setting for some of the Shinhwa High School scenes from Boys Before Flowers). It features the two actors embracing affectionately and ends with a kiss (albeit only one on the forehead).

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Han Ye-seul auditions for Hollywood

Ah, so she IS thinking Hollywood!

Bilingual (and Cerritos, California-raised) Han Ye-seul has revealed her desire to cross over to the U.S. film industry, in a recent press conference given at Seoul’s Silla Hotel on the 26th.

Han said, “I’ve already auditioned for a Hollywood project, and I’m waiting to hear the results.” According to her Sidus HQ rep, she’d begun receiving calls of interest from Hollywood production companies about two months ago, and sent over tapes and video as audition material.

She continued, “If the opportunity comes up, I want to give it a try. I don’t think failing at that is something to be ashamed of. Even if I don’t pass the audition round, I won’t feel disappointed and I’ll accept that readily.”

Han’s most recent project was dubbing the lead role in the Korean version of the animated film Monsters vs. Aliens, for which she has been doing promotional work recently. Dreamworks’ Jeffrey Katzenberg said of Han Ye-seul (and this is translated from the Korean translation of the original English, so apologies for discrepancies): “Han Ye-seul has a beautiful voice and suited the role perfectly. Meeting her in person, her face was as beautiful as her voice. She also has a great sense of humor.” Kiefer Sutherland called her “a gorgeous woman.”

Han Ye-seul’s last drama role was the gambling-action series Tazza, which ended its run last November. She plans to pick her next project soon — at the forefront of possible roles are two dramas and one movie. She says of her busy schedule, “When I was young, I wanted to rest after doing each project, but now I’ve developed pride in working and I don’t want to rest. I want to keep working.”

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Han Ye-seul dubs Monsters vs. Aliens

Han Ye-seul (Tazza, Miss Gold Digger) is lending her voice for the Korean dub of the upcoming Dreamworks animated film, Monsters vs. Aliens in 3D.

She completed the dubbing for the main character Ginormica (voiced originally by Reese Witherspoon) in early March. In the movie, the story kicks off with her character being hit by a meteor on her way to a wedding, which causes her to grow to a height of 15 meters; she is subsequently deemed a monster.

(This also explains the buzz a few days ago that Han was hobnobbing with Dreamworks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg; the reports seemed overhyped then, and they probably are. Which means: No, she’s probably not planning her crossover just yet. Then again, with all the Hallyu stars trying to make the jump to Hollywood, we can’t rule her out, either. Han may be a limited actor, but she IS one a very small number of Korean actresses who can speak English fluently, and without accent.)

The film has a March 27 U.S. premiere, while it will open in theaters in Korea on April 23.

Via Now News

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45th Baeksang Arts Awards


New Actress winner Park Bo-young

Awards!

The 45th Baeksang Arts Awards were held on the evening of February 27, which means: lots of awards for film and television stars, and lots of clothes to gawk at.

There were no real surprises in the winners list; they’re mostly a variation of the same lists we’ve been seeing from the other ceremonies in the winter awards season. Some film winners include A Movie is a Movie and My Dear Enemy, while acting honors went to many of the Daesang winners from earlier awards, like Kim Myung-min, Moon Geun-young, and Sohn Ye-jin. Oh, and a little actor going by the name of Lee Min-ho took home one of the newcomer awards — but a stumble on the red carpet keeps him humble.

Check out all the winners (and the clothes!) beyond the jump:

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Baeksang Award nominees announced


Lee Min-ho and Kim Bum of “Boys Before Flowers”

Wow, that’s kind of fast — only three weeks into the drama and already a Baeksang nomination.

Both Kim Bum and Lee Min-ho of KBS’s Boys Before Flowers are up for the 45th Baeksang Arts Awards in the same category (new actor). (Kim Bum’s nomination, however, comes for his four-episode turn playing young Dong-chul in MBC’s East of Eden.) They’re also nominated in the popularity award category.

As much as I like Lee Min-ho’s portrayal of Jun-pyo, I think Kim Bum’s performance in East of Eden was more award-worthy — but they’ve got pretty good competition: Eom Ki-joon (The World They Live In), Lee Sang-woo (First Wives Club), and Jung Kyeo-woon (Women in the Sun).

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