Posts Tagged ‘Kim Yun-jin’

Chungmuro/Film
47th Grand Bell Awards
by | October 29, 2010 | 97 Comments
Aie, is it that time of year again? We’re heading into the holiday months, which also means that awards season is about to descend upon us. (It’s still early, but I bet you’ll tire of them soon enough!) Here we have the 47th Grand Bell (Daejong) Awards, which were held on the evening of October... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Duel between Kim Yun-jin and Park Hae-il
by | July 12, 2010 | 10 Comments
Kim Yun-jin (Lost) and Park Hae-il (The Host) have been cast in the suspense thriller Duel [대결], which could also be translated Confrontation or Showdown. The plot revolves around “a mother who must save her daughter, and a son who must protect his mother.” Kim’s character is blessed with a happy life, “but in the... More »


Celebrity News
Kim Yun-jin marries in Hawaii
by | March 27, 2010 | 13 Comments
What a sudden announcement: Kim Yun-jin, the 36-year-old actress of U.S. television series Lost and Korean films Harmony and Shiri, will marry on March 28 in Hawaii. The actress released the news with little advance notice, via press release on the afternoon of the 28th (Korean time). The groom, Mr. Park, is identified as a... More »


Celebrity News
Kim Yun-jin establishes her own company
by | January 29, 2010 | 16 Comments
Another celebrity is setting up an independent company, this time Lost star Kim Yun-jin, who will be establishing Zion Entertainment. Since she has spent most of her time in recent years working in the U.S., she hasn’t worked with a large management firm in Korea, but kept her activities on a small scale. Now with... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Kim Yun-jin in Harmony
by | December 12, 2009 | 14 Comments
Kim Yun-jin (often called “world star” because of her role in U.S. drama series Lost), has a new Korean film coming out, her first Korean role since 2007′s Seven Days. In Harmony [하모니], Kim plays a prisoner who joins the prison choir in order to have a one-day outing with her child, from whom she... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Opening red carpet at the 14th Pusan International Film Festival
by | October 8, 2009 | 81 Comments
On October 8, the 14th Pusan International Film Festival, or PIFF, opened in Busan. (Yes, the city takes a different official spelling than the film festival. Blame inconsistent Romanization.) As the largest film festival in Korea, it drew a large list of attendees, as you can see from the long list of red-carpet walkers. It... More »


Celebrity News
Kim Yun-jin to represent Korean culture globally
by | May 7, 2009 | 17 Comments
Speaking of Korean stars in America, Kim Yun-jin, of the U.S. television series Lost, was appointed goodwill ambassador for the Korea Content Agency on May 7. The agency held its opening ceremony in Seoul at the Culture Contents Center and operates with the goal of promoting Korean entertainment (films, music, animation, games) to a worldwide... More »