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Trailer for Kim Tae-hee’s Grand Prix

javabeans — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:10:26 +0000

I’ll admit I haven’t been particularly interested in the horse-racing movie Grand Prix, which stars Kim Tae-hee (IRIS) and Yang Dong-geun (I Am Sam) as jockeys. However, the poster and trailer are out, and I am pleasantly surprised — the film looks better than I’d expected. It even sent a few shivers down my spine (yay for smart insert song selection).

(This is the film that Lee Jun-ki had to drop out of mid-shoot when he was called for military service. Yang was brought in as a replacement.)

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Yang Dong-geun replaces Lee Jun-ki in Grand Prix

javabeans — Mon, 10 May 2010 18:21:03 +0000

Actor and hip-hop singer Yang Dong-geun (Ruler of Your Own World, I Am Sam) has been cast to replace Lee Jun-ki in the upcoming horse-racing film Grand Prix following Lee’s sudden departure to enlist in military service.

Yang will play the lead opposite Kim Tae-hee in the film, which has already begun production (Lee Jun-ki had to quit after shooting had already begun, so the crew has been filming as much as they can without the male lead), and will join filming mid-month.

This will be Yang’s first project after fulfilling his own military service; he enlisted quietly in 2008 and his last acting role came in 2007′s high-school-set I Am Sam. In his previous projects, he has displayed a unique sense of humor and quiet sort of intensity, so I’m guessing he brings a different sort of energy to this role than Lee Jun-ki would have.

Via OSEN

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Enlisted celebrities participate in Army concert

javabeans — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:42:10 +0000

Once actors go off to fulfill their two years of military service, it’s not often that we get to see them in the public eye until their discharge. So it’s nice to see a few of the currently enlisted entertainers together onstage for the 2009 Army Concert, which took place in Seoul on the evening of October 31.

Some of the celebrities who participated were actors Jae Hee (Three Dads One Mom), Jo In-sung (Frozen Flower), Lee Dong-wook (Partner), Kim Jae-won (Hwang Jini), and Ohn Joo-wan (Chosun Police). On the kpop side, there were singer-actors Yang Dong-geun (I Am Sam), Lee Jung (Hometown of Legends), and Kim Jung-hoon (Goong), as well as singers Sung Shi-kyung, Tony An.

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A quiet enlistment, for once

javabeans — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:07:04 +0000

Actor and hip-hop artist Yang Dong Geun (29) has surprised many with the belated disclosure that he recently began his military service; he enlisted on May 6, but the information wasn’t released till just recently, along with a picture of him in training (to right).

A source explained that he’d wanted to begin his training quietly, and kept it a secret from even his friends; he was only sent off by his mother and manager.

Most recently, Yang Dong Geun starred in the drama series I Am Sam (he’s appeared in numerous films and dramas, such as Ruler of Your Own World and Dr. Kkang, as well as putting out four hip-hop albums). He’d planned for the film I-tal (Secession) to be his last project, but ended up canceling those plans and enlisting instead. He’d received his enrollment papers in January, but had put off service because he was in the midst of film talks. Apparently he’d finally decided enough was enough, and that he would rather get his service over quickly than postponing further to squeeze in more projects.

Via IS Plus, Star News

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Yang Dong Geun – “나는 나뻐” (I’m bad) [ Download ]

Army-bound

javabeans — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:49:05 +0000

Gong Yoo, Jo In Sung

As Male Stars Enlist in Military Service En Masse in 2008… Will It Leave Behind Another Void?

A Korean man cannot avoid his military service, and stars at the busiest time in their careers are no exception. Male stars generally reveal their thoughts on military service upon reaching the appropriate age, and fans accept their absence as a disappointing but inevitable truth.

However, because most of these actors who must leave at the height of their careers are around the same age, they tend to enter their service at around the same time. Moreover, their mass exit from the film and television world leaves a gaping void behind them.

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SONG OF THE DAY

Love & Pop – “Falling in Love, Farewell Love” [ zShare download ]

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