Thirty-five-year-old actor Uhm Tae-woong has been acting as Kim Yu-shin for the past several months in MBC's Queen Seon-deok, and now sheds the historical costuming for his new photo spread...
The Queen Seon-deok largesse, she continues. And here I thought co-star Go Hyun-jung's gifts to the crew (worth $16,000) were pricey.
Lee Yo-won, who plays the titular queen, and her co-star...
Han Ji-hye's next role takes her back to Joseon Korea, and for her role as a famous gisaeng, has begun taking a variety of classes. As gisaeng entertainers were often...
Disaster movie "Haeundae," horror-action film "Chaw"
Korean movies are doing well this week at the box office, with the just-released tsunami movie Haeundae [해운대] selling more than 166,000 tickets in its first...
Ratings battles are always part of the trials and tribulations of television dramas, but is the experience better or worse when one is going up against one's own sibling? It's...
The horror movie Chaw [차우] always struck me as a B-list premise -- killer pig runs wild! chaos and carnage ensue! -- but the thing that kept me from writing it...
Finally! We've seen the ladies of the historical drama Queen Seon-deok, now we finally have a peek at Uhm Tae-woong in his first sageuk role. (Stills have already been released...
There’s a lot of news out currently about the thriller Cell Phone, mostly because of its theatrical release this week.
Reportedly, licensing negotiations are under way for a Hollywood...
Uhm Tae-woong in Nylon
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Thirty-five-year-old actor Uhm Tae-woong has been acting as Kim Yu-shin for the past several months in MBC's Queen Seon-deok, and now sheds the historical costuming for his new photo spread...
Tags: photo shoots, Uhm Tae-woong
Seon-deok stars’ $136K gift to drama staff
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The Queen Seon-deok largesse, she continues. And here I thought co-star Go Hyun-jung's gifts to the crew (worth $16,000) were pricey. Lee Yo-won, who plays the titular queen, and her co-star...
Tags: Lee Yo-won, Queen Seon-deok, Uhm Tae-woong
Han Ji-hye turns gisaeng in new film
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Han Ji-hye's next role takes her back to Joseon Korea, and for her role as a famous gisaeng, has begun taking a variety of classes. As gisaeng entertainers were often...
Tags: Baek Sung-hyun, Cha Seung-won, Han Ji-hye, Hwang Jung-min, Ryu Seung-beom, Uhm Tae-woong
Big openings for films Haeundae, Chaw
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Disaster movie "Haeundae," horror-action film "Chaw" Korean movies are doing well this week at the box office, with the just-released tsunami movie Haeundae [해운대] selling more than 166,000 tickets in its first...
Tags: box office, Ha Ji-won, Jung Yumi, Sol Kyung-gu, Uhm Tae-woong
Preview screening for horror movie Chaw
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Just watch, I'll bet that after all the razzing I've done about Chaw [차우], it'll put me to shame and turn out to be a hit. It's just that I can't...
Tags: Jung Yumi, press conferences, Uhm Tae-woong
Sibling rivalries take to the small screen
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Ratings battles are always part of the trials and tribulations of television dramas, but is the experience better or worse when one is going up against one's own sibling? It's...
Tags: Chae Kook-hee, Chae Shi-ra, Iron Empress, Queen Seon-deok, Style, The Man Who Can't Get Married, Uhm Jung-hwa, Uhm Tae-woong
Horror flick Chaw sells to 15 countries
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The horror movie Chaw [차우] always struck me as a B-list premise -- killer pig runs wild! chaos and carnage ensue! -- but the thing that kept me from writing it...
Tags: horror movies, Jung Yumi, Uhm Tae-woong
Queen Seon-deok unveils its leading man
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Finally! We've seen the ladies of the historical drama Queen Seon-deok, now we finally have a peek at Uhm Tae-woong in his first sageuk role. (Stills have already been released...
Tags: Go Hyun-jung, Park Ye-jin, Queen Seon-deok, Uhm Tae-woong
Uhm + Hwang + Ryu: Dream team?
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Uhm Tae-woong, Hwang Jung-min, Ryu Seung-beom The actors: Uhm Tae-woong (Cell Phone, Devil), Hwang Jung-min (Happiness, Black House) and Ryu Seung-beom (Bloody Tie, Crying Fist). The director: Lee Joon-ik (The...
Tags: Hwang Jung-min, Ryu Seung-beom, Uhm Tae-woong
Will Cell Phone get a Hollywood remake?
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There’s a lot of news out currently about the thriller Cell Phone, mostly because of its theatrical release this week. Reportedly, licensing negotiations are under way for a Hollywood...
Tags: Hollywood, Park Yong-woo, remakes, Uhm Tae-woong