Four popular Korean solo singers -- Rain, Se7en, Lee Hyo-lee, and BoA -- will come back to the Korean pop scene. Netizens call them the representative singers for Korean pop in the 2000s, and they are overjoyed at their return. Rain and Lee Hyo-lee will come back after breaks of 18 months and 20 months, respectively. Se7en and BoA, who have focused on the American music industry up to now, return to the Korean music scene after breaks of three years and five years, respectively. The return of th more....
......., respectively. Se7en, who made his debut in 2003, garnered fans with his signature smile, sleek dance moves and strong vocals. The 26-year-old had hits with albums "Just Listen", "Must Listen", "24/7" and "Se7onlution", but competing with fellow singer Rain proved to be hard, both in popularity and album sales. The singer flew to the United States three years ago and it seemed he was making progress with collaborations with American rapper Lil' Kim and Amerie. His expectations faded, and fans s....... more....
Culture Ministry will use the system to cater to Korean content consumers Korea's male heartthrobs have made a series of successful moves into Hollywood in recent years. Singer and actor Rain has shot two movies - "Ninja Assassin" and "Speed Racer" - and 40-year-old film star Lee Byeong-Heon was featured in Stephen Sommers' action flick "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra". Korean idol boy bands such as TVXQ, Big Bang and 2PM have risen to stardom across Asia, especially in Japan and many Southeast Asi more....
Movie poster of "Season of Good Rain" Korean film "Season of Good Rain", starring Korean actor Jeong Woo-seong and Chinese actress Gao Yuanyuan, has been selected as the closing film for a Korean film festival to be held in Los Angeles next month. "Season of Good Rain", by famed directed Heo Jin-ho, will close the four-day long Korean Film Festival in Los Angeles (KOFFLA) on March 7. The fest is set to open with Korean film "Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War" starring Kim Jeong-eun and Jin Goo.... more....
On February 19, the agency of famous Korean singer and actor Rain (real name Jeong Ji-hoon, 28), J. Tune Entertainment, announced that he would release a special album this coming April. According to J. Tune Entertainment, Rain will release a regular album around in October after recording a mini album consisting of four or five songs in April. This special album will be recorded one year and six months after releasing his 5th album "Rainism" in 2008. Due to his first Hollywood movie "Ninja Assa more....
Actress Jeong Hye-yeong, MCM chairwoman Kim Sung-joo and singer Rain. From left, actress Jeong Hye-yeong, Sungjoo Group Chairwoman Kim Sung-joo and singer and actor Rain attend an event marking the opening of handbag brand MCM at the Lotte Department Store in downtown Seoul of South Korea on February 18, 2010.... more....
Jainnie's cine korea Speaking as one who's been there, Chengdu, China, might not be the prettiest city in the world. But in "Season of Good Rain", director Heo Jin-ho manages to mold the city into a subtly exotic backdrop of a bashful romance. Creating a mood through scenery is one of Heo's fortes, whether it is the bamboo forest in "One Fine Spring Day" (2001) or the shabby photo shop in "Christmas in August" (1998). The movie is a joint production between production companies in Korea and Chin more....
'I felt like the script was written for me and my brother'.- Nam Kyeong-joo This month, real-life brothers Nam Kyeong-joo and Nam Kyeong-eup team up to play fictional brothers in a play titled "Rainman", which is based on the 1988 award-winning film "Rain Man". Younger brother Kyeong-joo will play Charlie Babbitt, a self-centered stock trader, and elder brother Kyeong-eup will portray Raymond Babbitt, an autistic savant. "When we read through the script for the first time, I cried a lot because more....
Korean entertainer Rain Asian superstar Rain and actress Lee Da-hae have been appointed publicity ambassadors for the Presidential Committee on Green Growth (PCGG), according to a press release by the committee on Wednesday. PCGG -- which is under direct control of President Lee Myung-bak -- explained they designated the two stars to raise public awareness of the green growth policy and promote green life in everyday activities. The two stars will appear in promotional videos about green growth more....
.......llyu star Thailand. In a survey conducted on Thailand's largest Hallyu portal site Pantip.com, Hyeon Bin topped a survey asking respondents to cast a vote for their favorite actor. The 28-year-old actor beat out some of Korea's top celebrities including Rain, So Ji-sub and Jang Geun-seok. Three dramas that Hyeon Bin starred in also ranked within the top 20 of voters' favorite dramas -- "My Name is Kim Sam-soon" in fourth place, "The Snow Queen" in 14th and "Worlds Within" in 20th........... more....
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