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Shin-yi publishes a novel

More and more actors are putting out books, it seems. Add Shin-yi (Partner) to that list, who his till now been mostly known for playing quirky characters with strong personalities. Now she’s taking a stab at fiction writing with the novel Fox In a Bear Mask [곰의 탈을 쓴 여우].

The book tells a romantic comedy story about a 28-year-old career woman working at a film promotion company who falls in love with a young male pop singer six years her junior. The protagonist is a bit scattered, best described as ordinary, while the young man is a pretty boy — “the kind of love story every woman dreams of at least once.” The story is told in first-person in a casual, conversational style which the article describes as straight out of an internet novel.

(The style has its ups and downs — it’s extremely readable, but on the downside, can seem disorganized and sloppy. An excerpt reads thusly: “Hehe the princess wearing my clothes looks tooootally cute. Kiss! Su-bin sat me down on the sofa, now that I’d changed my clothes, and turned on the TV. ‘Stay riiight here~. I’ll get some yummy food.‘”)

Shin-yi explains having literary interests from a young age. She’d decided to try writing a novel in six months, and ended up completing it in a mere month and a half. She explains that she’d been thinking of the book for a long time, however, and thanked a certain “J” — “for teaching me about a brilliant love.”

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Kim Bum follows single album with book release

Actor Kim Bum recently put out a single album in Japan — after showing off his vocal skills with the song he recorded on the additional Boys Before Flowers — and now he’s putting out a photoessay collection.

Kim Bum said, “After the broadcast ended for my drama Dream, I traveled to England. Over ten days from October 23, I toured London and the surrounding areas, and I’ve gathered the photographs I shot into an essay collection. You’ll be able to see it soon.” The photos aren’t solely vacation memories but aims to promote an environmental message.

He added, “I’ve wanted to release a book that I put my name on, so this is a dream come true. This was my first trip to England, and I really enjoyed myself. I feel great to be able to experience the culture of environmentalism myself and introduce it [to Korea].”

Meanwhile, Kim Bum has a movie still to be released (action-romance Bisang), and is enjoying a lot of popularity even if his last drama, Dream, flopped. Hopefully he’ll be more lucky with his next choice — given how busy he’s keeping these days, I’m going to guess we won’t have to wait too long for the next project…

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Actresses enjoy success as bestselling authors

Actress Choi Kang-hee (My Sweet Seoul) published her essay collection at the end of September, and within only ten days it’s already become a bestseller.

The collection is titled Choi Kang-hee, A Little Child’s Little Happiness and has shot to the top ten of various bestseller lists. Currently, the volume has sold more than 32,000 copies and is heading into a fifth printing. The publisher’s initial printing produced 10,000 copies, but because of demand, they have upped the latest print order to 20,000 volumes.

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Han Ji-hye models her shoe brand

Earlier this year, actress Han Ji-hye announced she would be designing a line of shoes with designer Jinny Kim, aptly called “H by JINNY KIM.” Soon her designs will be available for sale as part of the brand’s Fall/Winter collection; Han also models her own designs in the catalog.

Han Ji-hye said, “To match the feel of autumn, I wanted to show designs that aren’t too flashy but comfortable and give off a subtle, calm feeling.”

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Stars collaborate on travel blog and book project

Three actors — Ji Jin-hee (The Man Who Can’t Get Married), Yoon Kye-sang (Triple), and Sunwoo Sun (Queen of Housewives) — have teamed up for something called the “it Travel” project, which consists of a travel book and DVD in which they showcase photos taken on their journeys and express their sentiments about the experience. It also includes recommended places of interest, travel tips, and behind-the-scenes stories. The book has yet to be published, but the trio have just opened a companion travel blog called “it Travel: Travel with Stars.”

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