Posts Tagged ‘Kim Hee-sun’

Drama Casting & News
Kim Hee-sun keeps the Faith
by | January 5, 2012 | 27 Comments
Looks like the high-budget medical sageuk drama Faith isn’t dead yet, with a wave of fresh stories out to confirm that the production is now kicking back into gear, and that leading lady Kim Hee-sun — who agreed to the project two years ago — is still sticking with the project. The drama’s had a... More »


Drama Casting & News
Kang Ji-hwan is Lee Jun-ki’s replacement in Faith
by | November 10, 2010 | 59 Comments
Finally, upcoming drama Faith has a leading man to fill in the spot vacated by its previous lead star Lee Jun-ki, who had to drop the drama when army service came calling. And now, with the casting of Kang Ji-hwan (Coffee House), things just got a lot more interesting! I’m currently making a sound right... More »


Drama Casting & News
Kim Hee-sun’s Faith up for a 2011 premiere
by | August 27, 2010 | 18 Comments
The high-budget drama production of Faith is going forward despite the loss of its star Lee Jun-ki to military service. (Lee had been cast, but was forced to drop out.) Kim Hee-sun, however, is still onboard, and the 30 billion won project (which seems insanely high for a drama series) will be produced in 3D.... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Kim Hee-sun makes acting comeback in Chinese film
by | March 10, 2010 | 15 Comments
Actress Kim Hee-sun will be returning to the big screen in a Chinese film, titled Warring States (戰國) . Kim hasn’t been active in recent years, since her 2007 marriage and the birth of her first child; her last acting role was in 2006′s drama series Smile Again, and her last film back in 2005... More »


Drama Casting & News
Kim Hee-sun and Lee Jun-ki are top contenders for medical drama
by | February 14, 2010 | 23 Comments
A new historical drama may be the meeting ground for Kim Hee-sun and Lee Jun-ki: the former is planning her acting comeback, while the latter is currently a top contender for the male lead role. The director is PD Kim Jong-hak of the fusion fantasy-sageuk series Legend and kdrama classic Sandglass, and the series is... More »


Celebrity News
Hee-sun’s Happy Mom Project
by | April 8, 2009 | 11 Comments
Actress Kim Hee-sun (Smile Again, Sad Sonata) held her first official event as a new mother (she gave birth to a daughter in January) on the afternoon of April 7 in Seoul. The event was to kick off the publication of the “Kim Hee-sun’s Happy Mom Project,” which is a book detailing Kim Hee-sun’s pregnancy... More »


Celebrity News
News bites: January 21, 2009
by | January 21, 2009 | 19 Comments
Jung Il-woo, Jeon Ji-hyun Today marks the debut of MBC’s Return of Iljimae, starring Jung Il-woo. The series premiered to mixed reactions, with some viewers calling it “refreshing” while others complained about excessive narration. I’m looking forward to it anyway. [My Daily] Jeon Ji-hyun (My Sassy Girl) is caught up as the victim of an... More »


Celebrity News
Third-trimester Kim Hee-sun
by | December 8, 2008 | 13 Comments
Kim Hee-sun (Smile Again) is in her last month of pregnancy and, as she has done periodically throughout, she has just posted up photos online showing her condition. She even released her ultrasound image on her personal homepage. Kim married her chaebol husband last October and announced her pregnancy in the spring; she’s due to... More »


Celebrity News
Look Ma, no bump
by | September 3, 2008 | 7 Comments
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Celebrity News
New brides become new moms
by | July 25, 2008 | 15 Comments
Add two more high-profile actresses to the list of the recently knocked-up. (Kim Hee-sun announced her happy news in May and is currently three months pregnant; comedienne Park Kyung-lim announced hers, due January 2009, last month; and frequent variety-show host Kang Ho-dong becomes a father in March.) “Queen of Cannes” Jeon Do-yeon (so called because... More »