Daniel Henney will be starring along side Hugh Jackman in the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster film, “X-men Origins: Wolverine” to be released in May 2009. This will be his debut performance in the U.S. film industry.

Dominic Monaghan and Daniel Henney are the latest mutants to join the cast of Twentieth Century Fox’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.”

Ex-Hobbit and “Lost” star Dominic Monaghan will play the unfortunate mutant “Beak” and Asian newcomer Daniel Henney will be Weapon X’s “Agent Zero”.

Agent Zero, originally called “Maverick,” is an expert tracker, marksman and was a fellow guinea pig for the Canadian Weapon X program at the same time as Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), Sabertooth (Liev Schreiber) and Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds).

LOTR alum Dominic Monaghan will be getting a less sexy role as “Beak,” a chicken-like mutant with hollow bones and lackluster ability to fly short distances. But don’t underestimate this lame chicken, which also has the ability to manipulate energy and electricity.

Hugh Jackman stars as the titular character, while Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Taylor Kitsch, will.i.am, Lynn Collins and Ryan Reynolds have already boarded the project, which is shooting in New Zealand, Australia and New Orleans. Gavin Hood directs from a David Benioff screenplay, which chronicles the origins of the talon-sprouting protagonist.

Daniel Henney has been filming in New Zealand since January of this year. He recently sent a message saying that he likes the mood of the film setting. Also, Hugh Jackman’s acting coordinates very well with his own.

Daniel Henney’s reason for picking “X-men Origins” as his debut film, “Although I received many offers from Hollywood in the past, they were usually for stereotypical, hackneyed Oriental roles that Western audiences are used to. However, the advantage of being a native English speaker and having a westernized physique can be utilized to play a different, more original role not given to other Asian actors; therefore, breaking the barrier of the stereotypical oriental character. The character in “X-men Origins” fulfilled my expectations, which helped me decide to play a role in this film.”

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Now what do we have here? Another Korean celebrity who likes to drink? If anyone is interested in taking Dong Gun oppa home, easy! JUST GET HIM DRUNK! It takes only 10 minutes for him to fall asleep.

A close friend, Gong Hyong Jin, revealed to the public that he and Jang Dong Gun LIKE TO DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. He made that statement in a KBS show: 14th KBS 해피투게더 (Haebitukedeo).

He also said that he, Jang Dong Gun, and their close friends always hangout and have drinks together. After 10 minutes of drinking, you can hear someone sleeping (or [i]snoring[/i] maybe!); it is none other than Jang Dong Gun. (aww…poor baby) .

Since then, they have nicknamed him “10 Minutes”. Jang Dong Gun said when he feels sleepy, he puts his head on his hand. That is when people can hear his sleeping sound. (definitely snoring!)

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Young CF models Yoon Eun Hye, Kim Tae Hee, and Jung Ryu Won have been reviewed as a big threat to the seniors of the CF industry.

As usual, every year there is an atmosphere of member replacements in CF industry.
Whether they liked it or not, a number of top female stars had to pass down their “CF Queen” titles to the new generation. This was also a tough decision for advertising companies: to choose between old models that are familiar with the consumers or the new models that are unique and original.

For example:

LG Whisen Air Conditioner
Previous model : Lee Young Ae ( 4 years )
Replaced by: Jung Ryu Won and her partner, Lee Sun Gyoon
- Some say that Jung Ryu Won lacks the charisma to be the brand’s model, but some support her by saying that the change of the model had positive effects on the company’s image.

Daewoo Construction Prugio
Previous model: Kim Nam Joo (7 Years???!! that’s a very long time…)
Replaced by: Kim Tae Hee

And lastly,

Samsung Electronics Zipel
Previous models: Cha Im Pyo and Kim Nam Joo
Replaced by: Yoon Eun Hye
- They say Eun Hye contributes a fresh, vibrant image to the brand.

A spokesman from an advertising agency explained, “The new generation of female stars including Yoon Eun Hye, Jung Ryu Won and Kim Ah Joong will be threats to previous generation of models for quite a time because they are both original and new as well as they have already established strong familiarity with the general public.”

Here are some updates from Yoon Eun Hye’s Samsung Zipel CF :

Samsung Electronics Zipel has chosen “My Fresh Life” as their new marketing campaign. The CF that is being aired currently is the first part of the “My Fresh Life” story, “Moist Fridge”. Here, we can see Yoon Eun Hye talking about cucumber and desert; she compares the cucumber to the cactus in the desert.^^ Yoon Eun Hye says, “When a moist cucumber goes to the desert, it dries up.” Then she asks us [the consumers], “What is your fridge like?”, and ta dah! finally, she introduces us to the product, which then ends the CF. If you still can’t get the picture, just view the CF below. “^^

[CF] zipel - yoon eun hye

By the way, did you know that Eun Hye can bake? Let’s have a look at some pictures of “Eun Hye Unnie’s Creation”!!!

These are the cookies she made for her assistant..

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Those days we used to rub our eyes to get a peice of news
of the singers when in US are all in history books …
WG girls still not arrived in NYC flooded the Korean websites
with their pictures and latest wereabouts!
.. CLICK HERE FOR EVEN MORE PICTURES!

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Dude…he looks like Michael Jackson like that…creepy!!

Ninja looking picture!!

Like DBSK, Rain will also be making a comeback in September!

Even though he’s been really busy in Hollywood, preparing for a debut, he’s also been busy with stuff back at home in Korea. During the press conference of Korea’s Image Stepping Stone Award (check out previous posts for more info on the award), he announced some of his plans for the year! Some of these plans include introducing a new female singer and male band under J Tune and hopes that he’ll be like a “big brother” and that “everyone will look for him when they are hungry!”

Anyone remember the Chinese advertisement (Shou Ji) he did for a cell phone?! Well, once again, he will be recording a new song for the company. This song will be produced by Rain composing the song and “well-known” lyricist Yao Jian writing the lyrics. Originally, it should take 2 days for it to complete but because Rain’s reported “great” English and Chinese skills, it took 15 hours and was completed in one day!
Because of this, Rain has gained a new name, “Iron Man”.

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