Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Smiles and tears on 31st October 2017 in Korea.

31st October- it's Halloween day but it's also the important day for Song-song Couple.

All smiles were at the Shilla Hotel for the famous Song-Song couple wedding of the year.
The wedding ceremony was only open for close family and friends. Actor Song Joong Ki was dressed in a black neat suit looking dashing as usual. As for the bride, Song Hae Gyo, all eyes were on her. However I personally find her wedding gown was very simple and plain.
The veil flows nicely on her head however somehow the gown was a let down. I even wonder if it's branded and didn't look any nicer than other star couple's wedding gown. In fact the ceremonies that she has attended- the white off shoulder glittering dress was nicer than her wedding day dress.

Couple's parents were present with A-list glittering stars attending the wedding. Among present were singer Ok Joo Hyun singing for the ceremony, actor Yoo Ah In, Lee Kwang Soo, Park Bo Gum, Cha Tae Hyun, Kim Jong Kook, 2PM's Junho, Kim Hee Sun, So Ji Sub, Hwang Jung Min and Chinese actress Zhang Zi Yi. 

The rest of the Running Man team were not present at the wedding as some of them attended the funeral wake of late actor Kim Joo Hyuk who passed away on 30th October. Most of the 1 Night 2 Days crew were present at the wake. 

There was plenty of smiles at the wedding ceremony but tons of tears in the funeral wake at Seoul Asan Hospital for Kim who died after a car accident. Among present for the wake were actors Choi Min Sik, Kwon Sang Woo, Yoon Jun Sang, Ha Jung Woo, Lee Byung Hun, Song Kang Ho, Ryu Jin, Son Hyun Joo, actress Son Ye Jin, Kim Sung Ryung, Kim Ji Soo, Han Ji Min, Han Hyo Joo, singer Defconn, celebrity chef Hong Suk Chun RM casts- Yoo Jae Suk, Ji Suk Jin and Song Ji Hyo, Lee Hwi Jae, gag woman Kim Sook, Lee Gyung Gyu.

Many poured in their condolences for the much loved actor who has a warm personality.
There was a first autopsy in the hospital revealing the late actor sustained from head injuries and died at the spot. The emergency crew and fireman tried to revive him but it was too late. 
Rumours were suspecting that the actor suffered a heart attack while driving his car. However the possibility of myocardial infarction is low according to reports.





Monday, October 30, 2017

Lee Seung Gi celebrates discharge from army.

Singer/actor Lee Seung Gi celebrates with his fans after a long wait from his military camp.
The singer is finally discharged from army services with a huge group of fans waiting eagerly for him in front of the Chungbuk unit camp. He was able to complete the mandatory services without getting injured and in good care and support from everyone.

He joked around stating he loved the army so much that he wanted to get out of it. 
During his service, he mentioned he lived in a haphazard way, imagining a lot of things that he would like to do. He still does not have any ideas, any sense of going to the post office and getting a reserve mark. Now he has to go home to greet his parents. Lee joined the team in February last year and served in the army at the 13th Karate Privilege Brigade.

Lee will start his activities as soon as possible. Already he is signed up for a cable channel tvN's new drama 'Hwa Yoo Gi' and a new film entitled Compatibility. 

We are happy to see Seung Gi back in small screen esp. he's very versatile in variety shows. 

Congrats to him upon completing the services with good health!



Kim Joo Hyuk passed away in a car accident.

Actor Kim Joo Hyuk (45) died in a traffic accident on the afternoon of 30th October where it brought a big shock to the entertainment industry.

Fellow entertainers and celebrities starting pouring their condolences and heartfelt warming messages to the late actor via social media and also cancelling their schedules.

Fellow actor Moon Seung Geun who starred in the movie The Tooth and the Nail also felt sad and posted on Twitter. Actor Yoo Ah In who starred together with Kim in the 2016 movie Like for Likes has brought into the Instagram asking people to mourn the loss of the veteran actor.

Singer Byul has postponed to announce the winner of her fan meeting competition to mourn the loss of the actor. Though she has no direct relations to Kim, but she watched his movies and as a fan, she hoped to convey her condolences to his family. 

Actor Lee Si-On also posted that Kim greeted him as Daehakro and it was an honour to meet him. Media industry and associations have posted online to ensure the actor rests in peace.

Director Yoon Seung Ho and Lee Seung Hee have offered their condolences as well.
They have worked together and been friends for a long time.

The VIP premiere of the movie 'Brother' at Megabox COEX at 7.00pm has been cancelled. All actors stage greeting and red carpet were cancelled too. Only films were screened in cinemas. The movie 'Silence' starring Choi Min Sik was also cancelled.

Kim was a veteran actor in various dramas, movies and in the season of 1 Night 2 Days in 2013. He was recently in the drama 'Argon' and his new movie is scheduled to be released next year with almost completed filming. His current girlfriend Lee Yoo Young whom he was going out since last year is seen cancelling her schedule in Running Man program after hearing the sudden death of Kim. 





Sunday, October 29, 2017

Kang Daniel's slapstick comedy in Running Man.

In the most recent SBS 'Running Man' program on 29th October, Wanna One's Kang Daniel  was invited along with other guests such as Ha Yeon Soo, Jo Se Ho and Noh Sa Yeon for the 'Criminal City' mission.


As soon as Daniel appears, the entire casts and crew immediately gathered at the point where they can't even close the mouths. RM Team was pissed off complaining the writers and other female staffs rushed out to see Daniel. This send Ji Hyo and So Min grinning away giggling that it's the real Kang Daniel...not the fake one where gag man Jo Se Ho appeared previously dancing to the Produce 101 song. 
                                                   
Jae Suk asked due to his busy schedule, it must be tiring for him to come to which he admitted he had only 2-3 hours of sleep a day..awww...poor fella. 

With Daniel showing off his dancing skills, Ji Hyo made a big smile by shouting, "The dancing is so cool." From the standpoint of idol senior, Kim Jong Kook advised Daniel this time, he has to be careful of women. Everyone was excited with Daniel's trademark movement- the thigh sweeping dance in Devine Channel's Open Up song during the concept evaluation. 
So Min tried imitating the wave dance to which Jae Suk told her to tone down. Kwang Soo, Jong Kook and Se Ho tried copying the thigh sweeping dance which was rather a shocking image to fans out there. Se Ho challenged all that he's good at dancing to where Ha Ha laughed out there is a big rival in the centre! Daniel cracked away when the random play song for Se Ho started off with The Lion Sleeps Tonight! Yeon Soo didn't back down with her cute dance too sending hearts fluttering away for Kwang Soo and Jong Kook. But the main stage meant for our dancing king who could instantly dance to any music and rhythm. 

The young singer was rather motivated with the missions given to him, however he failed in all of them. Daniel was given a forehead flick by Se Chan and immediately everyone rushed to check if he was okay but he was laughing away like an innocent child. Ha Ha warned Se Chan that he's doomed and quickly he knelt down pleading forgiveness from Wannable fans. The arm wrestling with Jong Kook took few seconds for Daniel to be flipped down. Jong Kook panicked and Ha Ha told him to go easy on the young singer. Being a Busan local, Daniel doesn't hesitate to exert his satoori ascent by addressing Noh Sa Yeon as Noona instead of sunbaenim....sending her over the moon! She was seen given him hug and encouragement. 

                                   

The elephant nose turn penalty came; after many spins he couldn't walk straight and swayed dizzily to the left side instead of walking towards Kwang Soo. LOL!
Jae Suk admitted that Daniel is just the same as the rest of them. He might be the centre of Wanna One and most loved trainee in the survival program, but in actual fact he is just typical 'heo-dang' in variety shows. In daze, Daniel said he just wanted to show something different to them but ended up in laughter. 

Also, with the final four leg running race game along with Kwang Soo and Se Chan, his tall height and long legs helped but he further solidified his clumsiness. He ran crashing towards the VJ and cameramen who were sitting down filming at them. Instead of recovering his honour, he turned it into some slapstick comedy. Even though he crashed at the crew, he still won the running race. 

The last part of the race ended with a psychological quiz show. The winner turns out to be Jae Suk. The 2nd part of mission will be the 3 bosses to determine whether they will share their earnings equally among their members or take it all. Also there will be name tag ripping among the teams for survival. 




Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Sung Hoon in The Sound of Heart new drama.

The Sound of Heart is the new season drama which has confirmed actor/model Sung Hoon in it. 

The Sound of Heart is based on the webtoon from South Korea written by author Jo Seok.

It has previously aired the first season starring Lee Kwang Soo and Jung So Min.

Now with Sung Hoon been casted, it seems to be a twist and new expectations from audience.

                                            

Sung Hoon participated in last year's long weekend drama- Five Children recorded 32.8% viewers ratings. He has been loved by the audience and fans. He appeared in the variety show I Live Alone and recently in the drama My Secret Romance which scored hearts from the female audience. He was also featured in Law of the Jungle variety show and Cool Kidz of the Block. 

Sung Hoon was the first Asian actor to hold a fan meeting in Abu Dhabi and was selected as the most beloved Korean star in Mongolia. The fan meeting has proven the popularity of Hallyu star.


On the other hand, the web version of 'Sound of the Heart- Season 1 has recorded more than 40 million views in South Korea alone and achieved a record high of over 250 million views worldwide, showing a new leap in the Korean Wave sitcom. 

In addition, the original Naver Webtoon 'Sound of Heart' is the longest-running and top-rated hit-and-play content.



Sechs Kies 20th Anniversary Concert in 4 major cities.

The first-generation idol group Sechs Kies will begin their journey for their 20th anniversary concerts throughout the country.

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According to their agency YG Entertainment, Sechs Kies will perform five times in four cities starting from Gwangju on December 9th, Goyang from 23rd to 24th of the month, Busan on the 30th and Daegu on January 6th.

In September, Sechs Kies have finished his 20th anniversary concert at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. Gocheok Sky Dome is famed for hosting large concerts for celebrities such as EXO and even recently Wanna One. 

Sechs Kies has released their main fifth album 'ANOTHER LIGHT'. The members were active 18 years ago before going on solo for a long period of time. They are considered the 'big seniors' in the music industry to which current idols respect them a lot. 

CP Han Kyung Chan- The Unit: Idol Reboot Project to begin.

KBS 2TV Idol Reboot Project or better known as 'THE UNIT' production presentation has its main cast present such as singer Rain, Hwang Chi Yeol, HyunA, SHINee's Taemin, Urban Zakapa's Jo Hyun Ah and rapper San-E 

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"The Unit program is about the dreams of youth. It is difficult to keep up the passion without giving up the dream, but we will make a broadcast that will help us achieve that dream."


CP Han Kyung Chan has announced at the production presentation "The Unit" of KBS 2TV Idol Rebooting project which was held at Times Square Mall at Yeongdeungpo,Seoul on the 25th October 2017.

Idol Reboot Project that has a debut career in the entertainment industry with participants who have not been notified as yet.

On the 29th September, the production crew have conducted three days of public recording and selected 126 people to complete the first batch. Throughout the various missions, viewers of the public will select nine male and nine female singers to serve as The Unit. The debut of the two co-ed teams will be decided at the final stage of the competition. 
(FYI- it's quite similar to Produce 101 except it is now a mix of female & male contestants

JTBC's audition program of 'Mix Nine' will be broad cast at 4:50 pm on the 29th October and 'The Unit' will show its first episode at 9:15 pm on the 28th October 2017.

One CP has emphasised the differentiation from other broadcasting audition programs.

"Even though audition programs like" Mix Nine "have been around in the same time period, the first thing to do was to organise the date of the program, which is not aimed at demonetisation, but to help those who are trying to make a dream. There is a wide audience out there, and there is a difference in that it accommodates the needs of the public. "


One CP also commented on the contracts related to the launch of the idol group, "There were minor players in the cast, and they were very careful during selection. We have guaranteed sleeping rights and learning rights." Minors contestants were also limited during the filming in Chuseok holidays last year. "

PD Park Ji-young also expressed the authenticity of the program. 

"I know that there are a lot of audition programs and KBS also does it. I think it is an adventure for myself. I tried to capture the growth and the sympathy of the young and old inspiring idols, rather than just going through votes and evaluation. "

The mentors who will challenge the participants are composed current singers. Singers Rain, Hwang Chi Yeol, HyunA, SHINee's Taemin, Urban Zakapa's Jo Hyun Ah, rapper San-E will become advisers to the new idols who are dreaming of of their recovery path. 

Rain was not able to attend the production presentation because of the news of his wife Kim Tae Hee delivering a baby girl. PD Park, said, " I have a child too and I would like to congratulate him for becoming a father."

HyunA has commented that Hwang is like a mentor in terms of vocal training to her.
In fact Hwang was a vocal trainer for many idol groups. With his ascent and friendliness, he would be able to listen to the inspiring contestants. 

Taemin wanted to provide advice based on his years of experience and to also to convey his know-how about the angle on the stage and on screen.

'The Unit' will be aired at 9:15 pm on the 28th October 2017.


Tuesday, October 24, 2017

JTBC's new drama Terms of Romance.

How would a 20-year-old woman feel when she receives a deadline for a main drama?

It seems to be heavy and lonely for some reason. Most of the TV dramas are about the life of the dead and always been surrounded with sadness. However, the new JTBC drama is something new to anticipate.

On 23rd October, a new web drama entitled Terms of Romance 막판로맨스 has released its production presentation at the JTBC building in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul which will bring more bright and refreshing story plot.

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The story plot is about a top star Ji Seol Woo and a simpleton girl Baek Se (played by Han Seung Yeon). Baek Se discovered she has time limit when she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She decided to stay on her bucket list that is to date the ideal man she loves. 

Yoon Dong Jun (played by Lee Seo Won) is an inspiring actor who resembles a lot the top star Ji Seol Woo. Due to a big obstacle in his career life, he decided to undergo plastic surgery to gain confidence. However the surgery costs is a big concern. Baek Se meets Dong Jun coincidentally and signs a dating contract with him. Since she is an orphan, she has to quickly meet her deadline.

Han has mentioned she has not played such role before so it's quite different whereby she tries not to be a tragic heroine but to paint a picture of happiness without losing hope even in a painful reality. Thinking positive and live life to the fullest. Of course there are sad scenes in the drama. Terms of Romance is a romantic comedy genre, especially in the early years, it was supposed to be bright enough to be confused with whether it was a real cancer or a prank.

PD Kim mentioned that drama is a work that deals with the contracted love of cancer patients with a deadline, but the atmosphere of the drama is brilliant. As a web drama,one begins to figure out how to overcome those sufferings and how we end up living our lives.

Lee Seo Won who is currently finishing up MBC drama Hospital Ship comes out to a new role as Yoon Dong Jun. His other roles in The Liar and his Lover, Uncontrollably Fondly and movie Man of Will is certainly gathering interest from the public. 

His co-partners in dramas seem to be older and more matured actresses. With Han Seung Yeon, she is 9 years older than him. As for actress Ha Ji Won, it was a big age gap of 19 years between them. He doesn't take into account for the age gap when it comes to acting.

Terms of Romance will start to air via Naver TV everyday for at least 15 minutes until 3rd November. 

My Golden Life drama ratings exceeded 35%.

KBS 2TV weekend drama 'My Golden Life' (written by Soo Hyung Kyung, director Kim Hyung Suk) has once again exceeded its highest audience ratings and reached a record high in the broadcast ratings this year.

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According to Nielsen Korea, ratings-based survey company on the 23rd October, 'My Golden My Life', which was aired the previous day has recorded 35.0% of the national average ratings, 33.9% in Seoul and 34.8% in the metropolitan area. The highest audience ratings of domestic broadcasting programs this year was 36.5% from its previous drama- 'My Father Is Strange.'

The audience ratings are expected to rise further with the romance between the male protagonist, the conflicts of the main characters are expected to deepen. My Golden Life is the story of Seo Ji An- a woman in her late twenties struggled to get out from her poor lifestyle and her identity been switched to live in a chaebol's household while meeting her new destiny. Ji An discovered the real truth, feels guilty while confessing to her so-called brother Do Kyung in the Haesung Group family. 

Park Shi Hoo, Shin Hye Sun, Lee Tae Hwan, Seo Eun Soo, Lee Tae Sung, Chun Ho Jin, Kim Hye Ok, Jeon No Min are starring in the drama. 




Monday, October 23, 2017

Wanna One's Kang Daniel centre of attention again.

In the recent survey hosted by Excite Density online, the votes came through for Wanna One's Kang Daniel in the first ranking for having the best physical shape. On 23rd October, Daniel topped the list with a total of 15,864 votes (42.7%) out of a total of 37,163 votes.

He was voted first because of his physical body shape- broad shoulders, his long legs stretching him to 180 cm height and good looks.

TVXQ's Yun Ho came second spot with 9485 votes (25.5%), and fellow Wanna One's Ong Seung Woo won 3,355 votes (9.6%).


Kang Daniel's innocent smiley face, expressions and performance mode looks have somehow 'stolen the hearts' of many fans. He won the survival competition beating out 101 contestants. After three months from Wanna One's debut, he is the most talked person in town. His fashion, food he eats and whatever he does is the main centre attention of the public. 
                          
Recently he hosted the Busan One Asian Festival driving everyone frenzy. He stepped up on stage wearing different colour contact lens creating a unique mysterious 'werewolf' look.
Even the white cap he wears and donated at the charity sharing market was sold for a whooping KRW$2.4 million by a student fan! Oh-my!

Wanna One's members hats were all sold between KRW$200,000 to 300,000 but Daniel's cap fetched a higher price than other things.  The '2017 Wisdom Sharing Market' was launched in 2005 and celebrated its 13th anniversary this year. The full amount of the Sharing Market is used to help the poor.

Mexicana Chicken has released via their Instagram page with Kang Daniel endorsing the brand. His appearance in the ad wearing a white knit will somehow push up the ratings.
Fans and netizens have commented even a simple white shirt and black pants suit the tall singer/dancer. (Personal opinion, the stylist needs to tone down his earrings)

We hope he's coping well with the the overwhelming attention and media limelight on him.
It is not easy being an idol even though this is a project boy group. Their popularity has super exceeded I.O.I's time. The members are working hard and almost attending every show, gig and concerts out there. On the surface, Wanna One members are walking on a flowery path (means successful), but it's not an easy one either. It comes with tons of hard work and sacrifice. 

Good luck and best in health to all the members of Wanna One. 


Oh Ji Ho guests in Hello Counsellor.

It has been a while since actor Oh Ji Ho appears in variety programs. This round, the actor has been invited to KBS variety show- Hello Counsellor whereby the public send in their concerns.

Oh Ji Ho revealed the truth that he is grateful for gag woman and host Lee Young Ja
Lee Young Ja is known for her funny jokes, comments and reactions. Whenever she sees a handsome guest, they tend to set her up and she gets the attention from it. Good on her! 

                                            

Apart from Oh, other guests were there such as Seol In Na, Do Ji Han and Park Seul Gi.

When Oh Ji Ho first appeared in the show 7 years ago, it was tVN's TAXI recording show where Lee Young Ja was hosting it. The audience were surprised when Oh said he came to Hello Counsellor because he wanted to see his 'sister' (noona)- who is Lee Young Ja.

Guests were shocked and amazed how close the two were. Previously when tVN's TAXI recording were filmed, Lee Young Ja was happy to see Oh Ji Ho that she ran dramatically and hugged him on the street. Since she is not a light or petite woman, it was quite a burden for Oh Ji Ho to lift her up, so the video somehow captured him grabbing her bum as he was struggling away. Everyone cracked up upon seeing the video. 

The video was somehow nicknamed as 'bad hands video' - means the hands were placed somehow at the wrong area! LOL! 


Special romance law story for A-Pink's Park Cho Rong.

Special court room romance begins for a new upcoming drama starring A-Pink's Park Cho Rong, VIXX's Han Sang Hyuk, Kim Min Gyu and Ryu Jin

                                 

The comprehensive production Channel A web drama production meeting was held in the Grand Ballroom of Stanford at Hotel Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 23rd October afternoon. The main casts were all present at the meeting and press conference.

PD Park Sun Jae was present as well and mentioned, "There are two points of interest in this work. One is that Lee Dong-hoon (Ryu Jin) is very tough cookie. He trains Kang Se-woong (Han Sang Hyuk). It is the process of making the person who protects the law."

In the meantime, there is a balance and warm trial.

"It is very funny," said Park Cho Rong. It is a wonderful romance drama that is very warm and fun." It is first time acting for VIXX's Han Sang Hyuk. Han has the desire to demonstrate his acting skills. When he first receive the script, he felt happy and knew the story is going to be interesting.

Park Cho Rong is returning to drama land since the last time she appeared in tvN's Plus Nine Boys drama in 2014. 

As for Kim Min Gyu, he has appeared in various dramas as supporting actors and even in variety programs such as I Can See Your Voice (one of the contestants) and Hello Counsellor.
He used to have a prejudice against the laws in the country but this has broken the taboo so he is looking forward to the drama.


INFINITE's Sung Gyu shows his witty acts in Island Trio.

In the recent episode of Island Trio, INFINITE's Sung Gyu shows off his wittiness in gossips and beagle eyed attitude. Sunggyu arrived at Hongdo where emcee Kang Ho Dong is unaware of the guest appearance. He was surprised, laughing out and asked Sunggyu -"Aren't you supposed to be busy?"

Sunggyu replied, "Since you are here, I thought I am not going to show up. When you were hosting Strong Heart, I decided not to appear too. If you were to appear on broadcast, I wouldn't come either. The same goes with Star King program." 

Ho Dong smiled awkwardly since Sunggyu admitted honestly if he could avoid him as much as possible. But now Ho Dong has toned down a lot so that's good news. It was great to have someone the same age as Sunggyu in the program since CN BLUE's Jung Yong Hwa is part of the cast. INFINITE and CN BLUE debut at the same time however Sunggyu felt the burden since Yong Hwa is too good looking, he couldn't even look at him. LOL!

                                      

However grandpa Sunggyu does whatever he could for Ho Dong including dancing, getting dipped into the water with people applauding for him. The balloon race was initiated by actress Kim Hee Sun with penalties waiting for the loser. The contestants were too intrigued with the game. 

Actor Kang Ji Hwan and Sunggyu were penalised for losing in the game. The two grown up men have to tie up their bangs with a rubber hand - looking like a kid (Gwiyomi hairstyle like a apple tree). Sunggyu laughed hard seeing the hairstyle. Yong Hwa stated that Ho Dong is not fit for entertainment programs. Ho Dong tried hard to concentrate on the game at the moment of crisis. He even told Sunggyu to keep quiet. But Sunggyu told him straight up- 'Hyung, you're the noisiest of all.'

After the tug of war game, three men- Sunggyu, Kang Ji Hwan and Yong Hwa snapped a photo with the "funny apple hair style".


Sunday, October 22, 2017

Song-Song couple's wedding ceremony singer TBA.

Actor Song Joong Ki is finalizing his wedding ceremony for his upcoming marriage to actress Song Hae Gyo. The Song-Song couple wedding will be the biggest event of the year.

                                      

An official of Joong Ki's agency Blossom Entertainment said, "The wedding celebration of the couple was decided and singer Ok Joo Hyun to be the wedding singer."

Other than the celebrity guest lists, the other part is in the final summary. Nothing is affirmed as yet. 


Song-Song's wedding ceremony was never scheduled on that day and they are going for their honeymoon in Europe.

The couple became an item after playing as lovers in the KBS hit drama Descendants of the Sun. This year in July, they announced publicly that they are tying the knot and were blessed with good consents from friends, families and fans.

Song-Song couple will hold their wedding on 31st October 2017 at Shilla Hotel. 
And guess what? It's Halloween Day for the couple's wedding day... peek-a-boo!!! 

PD Na Young Suk kept his promise for Kang's Restaurant.

According to a number of officials on October 23rd , PD Na Young Suk and tvN 'Journey to the West Season 4' members gathered together at a restaurant in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul last week.

Discussions were held for 'Kang Restaurant' whereby members talked about the new program with a pre-meeting. In addition, it is the back door that burned the will for the 'Kang's Restaurant' by tasting various foods in the Korean restaurant.

'Kang Restaurant' is another version of 'Yoon's Restaurant' where emcee Kang Ho Dong and the rest of the cast appear. Kang's Restaurant idea is originated from the members' jokes at the time of 'Journey to the West: Season 4' went on air. 

When Yoon's Restaurant gathered a lot of attention, gagman Lee Soo-geun did mention to get rid of it. Muahahah! That's evil of Soo Geun to suggest that. 

However, 'Kang's Restaurant' viewers ratings is the biggest worry. PD Na has pondering on the idea for the new show for over 2 months since Journey to the West Season 4 ended .
tvN also said that it will "air it next month" and great expectations await for 'Kang's Restaurant'.

In recent years, PD Na has been producing interesting programs such as Grandpa Over Flowers, Noona over Flowers, Youth over Flowers, Three Meals a Day program along with Journey to the West program- recently with Yoon's Restaurant. 

The New Era of Nation's Producers via voting.

We have recently heard the word- nation's producer. Does that mean there is a nation PD who decides on filming or what not....tc? What is actually the nation's producer? Literally it just means the citizens or the open public voting for the survival programs held by the TV stations. 

MNet's Produce 101: Season 1 and Season 2 has attracted so much attention and produced the new syndrome when they went scouting out 101 trainees from various agencies for the public to vote and formed their desired idol group. Produce 101 pays a lot of attention to ranking and most importantly the centre of the group.

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The competition show definitely stole the hearts of the fans and viewers on TV to vote for their favourite trainees. So as the song lyrics go- It's Me 나야 나 (Pick Me), you watch them perform- sing, dance and goof around, you ponder then you cast your vote and voila! they become your idol rookie group. 

Girl groups I.O.I was created and this year it was frenzy with boy group Wanna One taking over by storm. This year the theme song is sung and known by almost every kid and adult in the country. Park Ji Hoon's popular trademark 'I've Saved you in my heart' is even mimicked by politicians and hosts. Kang Daniel is most scouted for modelling magazines, adverts and programs. Several sub units were formed after the competition to ensure the survival of other contestants who failed to get into the final round. 

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Seeing the success for the survival competitions, KBS has released The Unit program or better known as Idol Reboot Project which scouts singers who failed to debut or become successful. Singer Rain (Jung Ji Hoon) will be hosting The Unit. 


JTBC's Mix Nine program has similar concept under collaboration with YG Entertainment's CEO Yang to scout for 400 over contestants. Superstar K program was the first one to kick off scouting most interesting talents in the country in year 2010. 

SBS quickly did K-Pop Star with six runs until recent April to find the young talents. Rather than looking at readily produced pop groups by agencies, now the public can freely vote and choose the contestants they like; to form a new group. Though judges comment and critics were taken into account in old survival programs, this era the citizens are the ones determining the overall winner.

The contestants have to work and perform harder in the reality programs to ensure they gained the favour of the public voters. The vocal trainers, producers, judges and critics are there to ensure the contestants perform well- but after all the public and fans will be making the final decision for the audition program. 

And will I be watching further on Mix Nine or Idol Reboot Project? It's a possibility I want to see Rain hosting the program. When I looked back at the under rated trainees from Produce 101: S2, I feel there is always another door opened for them in the entertainment biz. 








BTS ranked The most influential celebrities in social media.

Hallyu group 'BTS' was selected as one of the Most Influential Celebrities on Social Media by American Weekly US Weekly.

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US Weekly has posted a list of the most influential celebrities in social media on Tuesday (October 20th), ranking first through fifteen spots.

BTS group was the only Asian ranked among 14th.

Singer Beyonce sits comfortably on the first place followed by Arianna Grande in second place. US President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama ranked sixth and 12th spot respectively.

US Weekly said, "The K-Pop Group BTS has won the Top Social Artist award on the Billboard Music Awards for over 30 weeks on Billboard's Social 50. In April, the Global Social Media Awards, they were awarded at the 9th Shorty Awards ".

Meanwhile, the BTS will hold a "BTS Live Trilogy Episode 3 Wings Tour" on October 21st and 22nd in Taiwan.

Top A-class actresses returning to drama land.

Actresses Son Ye Jin, Go Hyun Jung, Kim Nam Joo, Choi Ji Woo are considered the preparing to return to the house theater.

 It has attracted major attention because these actresses have not appeared on TV screen for almost six years. Time has passed, but they remained as the top actresses in the country. The ladies often take the leads. Star actress is attracted to the trendy sense and powerful presence of each broadcasting company with a PD famous for 'well-made projects.'

Why is it that the actresses who are rated as the best in the drama and movie return to the TV drama afterwards? This is because the range of activities of actresses are so small. This is because the role that actresses can play in the film industry has been reduced as the film industry has been focusing so much on actors.

Son Ye Jin (35) is the best actress in South Korea at present. The filmography she has accumulated over the past 16 years in dramas and films have never been better than any other actresses. However, recently she has been focusing on movies. Her last drama is 'Shark' which was broadcast on KBS 2TV in 2013. The number of dramas is small, but the impact of the films such as "Summer Scent" (2003), "Love Age" (2006) and "Spotlight" (2008) was intense.

Go Hyun Jung (46) will return to the SBS new drama 'Return' which is scheduled for early next year. It has been almost five years since she was in MBC's 'Queen's Classroom' (2013) and in tVn's drama last year on 'My Dear Friend'.

The new drama is a story about a lawyer who tracks the truth of a murder case where upper class scandals are the main suspects. Go Hyun Jung plays the director of the TV show "Return" as lawyer Choi Ja Hye who worked her way out from the bottom. In the new drama, Jang Eun Jae, Shin Sung Rok with Lee Jin Wook are playing in it as well. 


'Return' is an evaluation of work that can bring out the overwhelming acting power of Go Hyun Jung. She has always been well-received in the dramas, which plays an intense character such as 'Queen Seondeok' (2009) 'Dae-Mul' (2010) and 'Queen's Classroom' (2013).

Kim Nam Joo (46) returns to drama land as news anchor. Her last drama was My Husband Got a Family' (2012). Upcoming JTBC's new drama 'Misty' selected by Kim Nam Joo is  scheduled to air early next year.

Her new drama is attracting attention for her return. Misty is a mystery thriller genre drama since she has always been playing in family dramas. This film depicts a South Korean anchor and a lawyer who has been identified as a murder suspect. Fellow actors Ji Jin-hee, Jeon Hye-jin, Ji Gi-joo, Go Jun, and Goo Ja Sung are in the drama as well.

Choi Ji Woo (42) is collaborating with scriptwriter Noh Hee Kyung. Her new drama entitled 'The world's most beautiful farewell'  is scheduled to be broadcasted on tvN, is a remake of the MBC 4-part dramas. It describes a story of middle-aged women and families with terminal cancer. In 2011, it was made into a movie.


Writer Noh has secured a strong list of works suc as 'It's Okay to Love' (2014) 'That Winter That Wind Blows' (2013) 'The World they live' (2008) 'Goodbye Solo' (2006). Noh is proven as a star writer. Her works have always been appreciated not only for their fun but also for their work ability. There is interest in Choi Ji Woo's performance in her work, which is famous for bringing out new aspects of actors/actresses.


Hyun Bin in Kim Dong Ryul's new MV.

Actor Hyun Bin will be appearing in singer-songwriter Kim Dong Ryul's new music video.

According to the music industry on the 20th October, Hyun Bin will be featured on a new album music video soon to be released by Kim and will start filming very soon. 

Hyun Bin who does not have a lot of activities apart from drama and movie said that he liked the singer and he decided to appear in the MV. The last music video Hyun Bin was featured in was since 12 years ago in 2005 Lemon Tree's 'Hey U'.


It is the first time that Kim Dong Ryul has released his new album since the 6th album "Coming" in October 2014. At that time, the title song "That's me" had its MV with actors featured in it.

The release date of Kim's new album has yet to be decided. However, the photos of the recording with the London Symphony Orchestra in the UK was recently posted via the social network service (SNS).

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Kim Jae Won X Lee Ki Kwang X Kim Seung Soo in Happy Together 3.

Happy Together Season 3 features actor Kim Jae Won, Kim Seung Soo and HIGHLIGHT's Lee Ki Kwang for explanation time... 
                                                 

Kim Jae Won explained that he was in the program 3 years ago and how did his 'killer smile' came to the limelight. He laughed a lot in the past. Soon he discovered the viewers wanted something else rather than just the killer smile, so he escaped from the public. In fact there was a sad story behind that killer smile. It seems like a gorgeous appearance but he was stressed out. He struggled with his agency, drank alcohol and smoked too. 

When it comes to fan meetings, Kim Jae Won mentioned Japanese fans aged from 92-100 turned up and he expressed his gratitude towards them. He reckoned he should remember them even if they have lost their memory. From there, he started to repent and reflect a lot.

Lee Ki Kwang was ranked first in Asian magazines in foreign magazine last year. Yoo Jae Suk testified that "Lee Dong Wook came in ninth place and Park Bo Gum was in the 19th spot." Ki Kwang said, "Their positions were below me." Kim Seung Soo commented that  Ki Kwang has a nice face and a masculine charm. Unlike the  cute images, Ki Kwang who performed a lot on stage, said, "I was not in a bad shape at the time, but I was too lazy to look at myself." In the past, he had received a self-imposed order from his agency based on the incident of "Fisherman's Mystery".

As for Kim Seung Soo, he is always branded as a veteran actor. His roles include single man to father with a daughter, that many people have mistaken him as a married man. At some meetings, his acquaintances starting coming up to him asking him to introduce if he has some good friends. Somehow the atmosphere was a little strange. He admitted due to his age, it is not easy to find a partner to settle down. It came to light and rumours when A-Pink's Son Na Eun was his ideal type. He knows he's in a hurry to meet the right woman to settle down.













Stethoscope confession ♥♥♥ on Hospital Ship drama.

On 19th October, MBC's drama Hospital Ship airs Episode 31-32 with sweet confession between the two main doctors lead. 

Hyun was hospitalised after been shot by the gangsters and starting to recover. Meanwhile Young Eun (Wang Ji Won) plans to return to New York seeing that Hyun has given up on her. She visits Eun Jae and sees Hyun for the last time. 

Kwak Hyun (Kang Min Hyuk) discovers that Song Eun Jae (Ha Ji Won) has given his doctor's authority to another doctor. Geoje Jeil Hospital fellow doctor wonders why Hyun was angry when Kim Jae Geol (Lee Seo Won) did mentioned before they are just colleagues. Hyun went back to the hospital ship to be welcomed happily on board by the rest of the crew for his safe return. 

Hyun was annoyed again to see Eun Jae was treating his patients when she hasn't even seen his face at all. He asked her if she ever missed him only to be shot down by a cold answer- No.
Aww...Eun Jae needs to push and pull again after what Hyun has gone through to save her life. Taken back, he asked why isn't she looking straight into his eye. She avoided at any costs.

Eun Jae finds the stethoscope lying on the floor when it was a gift for him. Hyun grabbed her and put the stethoscope on her heart. He commented that her heart beat is out of normal range. He wonders whom her heart beats to? Hyun asked again if she wants to start a relationship.
Flustered, Eun Jae didn't know what to answer. He then insisted that they should start dating. Instead of answering, Eun Jae just smiled brightly while he pulled her in for a big hug. 

It was a big crisis as Eun Jae is on the brink to be kicked out from the hospital ship due to financial pressure. They received a notice to remove the surgeon but the crew needed Eun Jae's skills. 

Eun Jae feels a bit uncomfortable to have people know that they are going out. The two started texting each other happily. Jae Geol sees he stands no chance to woo Eun Jae and gives up. 

Hyun plans for their first date but she turned up in a disgruntled appearance. Hah!  Just shows how typical  Song Eun Jae when it comes to work- she carries a professional and calm demeanour but when it's relationship/love- as what her young brother said she's rather helpless! 

Things didn't turn out well at the restaurant date, she even fell asleep at the movie theatre! Hyun still finds her cute and advises her not to try too hard for the first date. She just need to be herself in a comfortable way. After all she is all relaxed beside him...







Wednesday, October 18, 2017

D.O, Park Hye Soo tap dance in Swing Kids movie.

The film 'Swing Kids' (director Kang Hyung-chul) completed the main cast including EXO's Do Kyung Soo (D.O) and actress Park Hye Soo for full shooting. 

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'Swing Kids' is the story of a North Korean soldier who inadvertently danced his way into tapped dancing with the background of the Geoje prison camp where the North Korean and Chinese POWs were held during the Korean War in 1951.

PD Kang who directed 'Speedy Scandal' (8.24 million viewers · 2008) 'Sunny' (7.36 million viewers · 2011), Tazza: The Hidden Card (401 million viewers · 2014).

Spotting a G.I hair cut, D.O plays the role of Roh Ki Soo- a young North Korean solder. Park Hye-soo loses his father during the war and supports her family while studying English and Chinese and plays an active role as a dance interpreter.

Jarred Grimes plays as the world 's leading tap dancer and actor, is responsible for the US military's Jackson who literally created the tap-dance Swing Kids with the captives. Grimes has performed with Mariah Carey and stood before the ex-President Obama. 

Oh Jung Se plays as Kang Byung Sam who dances with a heartfelt desire to find his lost wife.
Kim Min Ho plays the role of Xiaofang. 

Swing Kids will start shooting on the 18th October and will be released next year in cinemas.



Lee Hong Ki is in for tVN's Hwayoogi drama.

FT Island's Lee Hong Ki (27) has confirmed his role on cable channel  network tvN for the upcoming Saturday drama 'Hwayoogi' (writers Hong sisters, director Park Hong-kyun).

'Hwa Yoo Gi' is a fantasy romance drama that depicts the story of a controversial contradiction between an ancient decadent Western legend and a decadent bloody party- a god of destiny, Son Woo Kong, an attractive celebrity and an ogre.

Hong Ki plays as a low-treble and top-star P.K (Pike). He could charm any woman easily. His character that brings vitality and dramatic fun to the drama between Sun Woo Kong and Bull Demon King with various information obtained by weapons of the strongest recognition and affinity.

The production crew said, "I'm sure that Lee Hong Ki will boast a 200% synchronous rate and a low-profile system that will live as a world-famous top-star P.K. Lee Hong-ki's outstanding acting power and delightful charm will energise the drama."

Actors Cha Seung-won, singer Lee Seung-gi, and actress Oh Yeon-seo are part of the main casts as well. 

On the other hand, 'Hwa Yoo Gi' is a play by Hong Jung Eun and Hong Mi Ran- well known as Hong Sisters who have written 'Queen Seondeok' (2009),  'The Greatest Love' (2011) and 'Master's Sun' (2013) 

The first episode is to be aired on December. 



JBJ's Fantasy competes with Wanna One and RAINZ.

The upcoming trend with the eliminated trainees from Produce 101: Season 2 has spin off another unit group JBJ. JBJ managed to achieve their dreams with final debut with a mini album entitled Fantasy.

JBJ delights viewers and fans with voices and charms from members Roh Tae Hyun, Takada Kenta, Kim Sang Gun, Kim Yong Guk, Kwon Hyun Bin and Kim Dong Han. Of course the favourable trainees during the Produce 101 were Kenta and Hyun Bin. 

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"Fantasy" is a dance song that can be seen in JBJ's dandy & sexy charisma. Members Kim Sang Gun and Kwon Hyun Bin have participated in composing the lyrics. JBJ members have thanked Wanna One and RAINZ for creating the boy group projects at their showcase in the Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium.

Kim Dong Han, the youngest of the team said, "I hope that it will be a good opportunity to show our talents and face to those who are not familiar with JBJ." 

Unlike Wanna One and RAINZ who will promoting heavily for a year or so, JBJ will only be active for the next coming 7 months so the members take it as a test period and will work hard for it. 


RAINZ reigns with OST soundtrack.

The new boy band unit RAINZ 레인즈  spins off from Produce 101: Season 2 program has been making a name for themselves. After participating in the survival program, the members made new friends and struggled hard to get a spot in the finale. However after the 11 members were voted and chosen as Wanna One, the remaining trainees returned to continue their solo activities and some have debuted as new groups.

                              레인즈 RAINZ 미니앨범 '선샤인 Sunshine' 쇼케이스

RAINZ consists of seven members- Seo Sung Hyuk, Hong Eun Gi, Byun Hyun Min, Kim Sung Ri, Lee Ki Won, Joo Won Tak and Jung Dae Hyun. RAINZ made their first debut in October. They are currently signed up for a year promotion for the unit. 

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RAINZ contributed to MBC OST drama - Hospital Ship (starring Ha Ji Won, Kang Min Hyuk) with the title song 'Let It Go, Let It Be' which provides the up-tempo tune. 

Viewers and music fans are always excited to know the original singer behind the drama song. 
The tune somehow felt good,  with the lyrics which was suitable for the drama particularly- it relates to the relationship between Song Eun Jae felt about Kwak Hyun. 

I'm gonna let it go, let it be, let it go
흐르는 대로 내 맘을                                       (I'm giving you my heart)
너에게 맡길 거야                                           (wherever it flows....)
오늘도 나에게 바람이 분다                          (today the wind blows on me again)

또 누군가를 원하고 있기에                          (because I am someone again...)
혼자가 편하고 자유롭다 말하면서도          (I say I like to be alone and free again)
내 눈 내 귄 너 하나만 찾았어 워                (But my eyes and ears are only looking at you)

너는 그렇게 내 맘속 가까이   (Just as you come close to my heart)
퍼즐 맞추듯 다가왔어 내게로  (Like a piece of puzzle coming together)
나를 부르듯 너를 부르듯          (The future is coming)
다가온 미래는                           (as if it's calling to you and me)

시간이 다 말해 줄 거야             (Only time can tell...)

RAINZ has been featured in KBS2TV Music Bank, MNet countdown, Arirang radio K, and promoting their new MV Juliette. Their first mini album 'Sunshine' has kicked off on music stations and online gaining lots of attention.

Produce 101: S2 has somehow made many trainees debuted in individual projects and units.
Not only the trainees were featured in many variety programs, talk shows and radio, everyone seems to be aware of their existence. The new groups are successful in their own ways, especially they are doing well in promoting themselves to the nation.

I think viewers are starting to pay attention to these trainees who have worked so hard in their lives, well..everyone knows about the popularity of Kang Daniel and Park Ji Hoon since they were the top two, however each trainee has their own colour and charms. 

Good luck to RAINZ on their debut! 화이띵!