That is, if you like movies. Which sometimes I wonder, whether any of you really care about Korean Movies. I mean movies without Super Junior or DBSK or Big Bang or Sushi members in it. I miss my old movie lovers here T.T
*sniff*
Gosa- Exam Bloody Mid-term (out someday in July)
teachers, students, exams, blood. Nuff said. Just the usual school thingy.
*But i know i can’t miss this guy. A high school boy with blood on his lips is every ajhumma’s daydream object.
Baby and Me (out someday in August)
Public Enemy 1-1 (out on June 19, getting good reviews and has been the box office hit so far. And most of all, JANG JIN WROTE THE SCRIPT!!! hell yeah, my Hero is a JJ, but it aint JaeJoong for sure hahahaha!!!)
Eye for An Eye (out on July 31)
Someone Dear is Far Away –Sunny (out on July 24)
My Mighty Princess (out on 26 June)
KANG So-hwi, a beautiful martial arts prodigy, is about to embark on a journey into adulthood. But her journey is like no other. Her super-human strength and martial arts prowess scares away her fellow undergrads and even the boy she has fallen for. Devastated, So-hwi decides to give up martial arts and takes a different path. Her father, a martial artist himself, is afraid of losing an heiress to the family’s martial artistry, and missions So-hwi’s old buddy Il-young to persuade her to stay in the field. Meanwhile, the evil Heuk-bong provokes a war to conquer the martial arts world with the legendary Fine Blade he stole in the past, killing every swordsman one after another. So-hwi’s father comes to a showdown with Heuk-bong, but the battle leaves him fatally injured. On the brink of her father’s death, So-hwi picks up a sword again with a burning desire for revenge.
Life Is Cool (out on June 12)
Life is Cool is an animated film about three grown up men who all end up infatuated with the same woman. It ranks as the first Korean feature to use the “rotoscoping” animation technique that was used for Richard Linklater’s Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly, in which real footage is shot and then later animated by computer. Starring in the film are Kim Soo-ro (Vampire Cop Ricky), Kang Sung-jin (Kidnapping Granny K), and TV actor Kim Jin-soo as the men, and Park Yeh-jin (Memento Mori) as the woman who turns their heads.
Antique TV Section behind the scene (out in…no one knows. Heck, I want it fast.)
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Back again this week with an update on the past weeks’ news, events and gossip. This week in terms of news was somewhat slow, but keeps us anticipated for what’s to come. Check out our own news compilation:
Kim JangHoon still in Hospital
The gold hearted legend that is Kim JangHoon, has been admitted to hospital and is there to this day. On the 28th he was performing in his “SoHaean Festival” which was in support of the West Coast Oil Spill residents in Taean, which is till plaguing them to this day. While performing in the middle of the stage, it started to rain and Mr. JangHoon slipped. He couldn’t get up again, and it was later revealed that he had fainted and was sent to the emergency room in a nearby hospital. Kim JangHoon has been in the business for years, donating a percentage of his profits through out his career to innumerable charities and graced the stage with plenty of the new generations best loved stars. We hope he gets better and takes a good rest.
It’s starting to get frustrating the amount of celebrities weekly being admitted to hospital due to exhaustion. He joins this weeks other exhauastee Micky Yoochun of DBSK. I’m thinking of dedicating an entire section of this weekly segment just for this. It is after all a recurring theme.
WonderBang
A lot of this week’s news surrounds teen idol groups, Wonder Girls and Big Bang.
Two of the Wonder Girls girls are proving that they can multi task like no other. As well as promoting their own group Single “So Hot”, SunYe and YeEun are featuring on Mighty Mouth’s “Energy” and OneTwos “Bad Girl” respectively. They’re also riding high in the charts, in their 4th consecutive week as Number 1. JYP must be dancing the “Tell Me” in celebration. Here’s the Singles Chart for this week. Credits go to edward1849 of Soompi.
-June Week 4-
1. Wonder Girls - So Hot.
2. Tae Yang - 나만 바라봐 (Watching Only You)
3. SHINee - 누난 너무 예뻐 (Noona’s Pretty (Replay))
4. V.O.S - Beautiful Life
5. SG Wannabe - 라라라 (LaLaLa)
6. Gavy NJ - Lie
7. Jewelry - 모두 다 쉿! (Everybody Shhh!)
8. MC Mong - 서커스 (Circus)
9. Kim Jong Wook - 그대만이 (My Only)
10.Super Junior Happy - 요리왕 (Cooking? Cooking!)
Big Bang has also been riding high in the news, not to be outdone by their female counterparts.
T.O.P is accepting acting gigs.
It seems he’s been cast in the Drama “I.R.I.S“, set in the states where T.O.P is an undercover detective hunting an assassin. Besides the plot being very ambitious and the production costs being over 20 million Dollars, it shocks me that they would cast such an inexperienced actor in a lead role. But it seems that talent is never really an issue nowadays. T.O.P was previously cast in the mini-drama ‘I am Sam‘ with Yang DongGun. His acting was somewhat bland in that, let’s hope he does a better job this time.
DaeSung cast in world famous musical.
‘Cats‘ the well loved musical has been translated in to Korean and will start its rounds in Seoul in September. DaeSung of Big Bang was cast as Rum Tum Tugger, the ladies man of ‘Cats’. For some reason I really doubt that DaeSung knew what he was getting in to. For one, he needs to wear LYCRA, get face painted to death and shake his pelvis like no other. If you guys don’t know the Rum Tum Tugger, check out this youtube clip and get well acquainted.
Credit:Cindyphantom
Now I cant wait to see that performance. I wonder if the V.I.Ps are eager to see it too.
You don’t have to be seen to be Number 1
Brown Eyes have made their comeback in the form of a new album. The management companies that use the “spread your artists around real thin” for publicity angle must be angry, since Brown Eyes are nowhere to be seen and their album sold a respectable 15,000 copies since its release the previous Thursday to the last. Its bizarre to me how a number 1 spot in singles goes to a group like the Wonder Girls and the album top spot goes to Brown Eyes, they just seem like polar opposites to me. The Korean Music Industry is ever surprising.
Tribute to Jewelry
Son DamBi, Bae SeulGi, Brown eyed girls’ GaIn and Joo
Besides this quartet being the most random group of all time, the ridiculousness doesn’t end there. They will be laying tribute to Jewelry this coming week on Music Bank. Why they’ve picked this particular four I do not know, but apparently the higher ups at Music Bank think Jewelry are more worthy of a cover than perhaps, Fin.K.L, Baby V.O.X (without the bloody ReV) and S.E.S. Worse yet, they’re covering “One More Time”. So please don’t make any plans this Friday, make sure you catch Music Bank, if you’re not wowed by the performances I’m sure you’ll be laughing. Son DamBi is getting busy lately with anything and everything under the sun, besides living up to her ‘Female Rain’ hype. She’s featuring on Sung SiKyung new music video as his love interest and heats it up with a kiss scene. A hard day’s work for Son DamBi.
Channel S
It’s difficult enough in South Korea to download music, search for pictures and view videos, and for that reason, the new technology saviours that are Channel SBSi and SM Entertainment have concocted a new revolutionary service called ‘Channel S’. Yes, of course this is not another ploy to get money; it’s a gift to the unresourceful public. I’m being sarcastic of course. This is a new system for mobile phone users that provides them with pictures, videos, ring tones, shows and all the other things you don’t need on your mobile, strictly SM and SBS related. The commencement ceremony took place on the 25th June and SHINee and Super Junior Happy were present. It’s available now and I’m sure it’s going to be insanely popular.
Dongducheon Rock Festival
We gave you news last week of the Seo Taiji’s comeback Rock festival, but now there seems to be competition. Dongducheon Rock Festival is taking place on August 15th to 17th, which is the same time ETPfest is supposed to be taking place; both are annual summer rock festivals. International as well as national stars will be contributing to this festival as well. The line-up includes artists such as Moon HeeJun, N.EX.T, Guyz, Crying Nut, Dr Core 911, Vanilla Unity, Cherry Filter, Boohwal, Transfixion, Maya, Super Kidd and many more. The only downside to this is picking which festival to attend.
^ Take a close look at the picture above - that could be your next favorite artist. (Isn’t that an eerie picture?)
At first I thought that singer Kim Jang Hoon slipped on the wet stage due to the rain falling during the concert. Unfortunately, that was not the case. Kim Jang Hoon collapsed due to overwork and exhaustion. He got only 1 hour of sleep the night before because of his intense preparation for the upcoming “West Coast Festival” concert to help victims of the oil spill that happened last year.
Kim Jang Hoon was immediately taken to the emergency room. The concert continued with performances from other artists - Yoon Do Hyun, No Brain, DJ Doc, Super Junior, and Jang Nara.
Singer Kim Jang Hoon had a special concert to help out and encourage volunteers and workers cleaning out at oil spill in the west coast called “West Coast Festival” on 28th June. The concert started at 7.30 pm and at about 9.35pm when he was performing the song “Champion”, he fell down in the middle of the stage.
Staff had ran up the stage to help him up as he was unable to get up on his own. He was immediately sent to the neighbourhood hospital in an ambulance, and had only recovered consciousness in the ambulance on the way. He is right now resting in the hospital.
A phone interview done with Kim Jang Hoon’s representative on 29th June morning, it was said that Kim Jang Hoon had fell due to exhaustion from overwork - he had not more than 1 hour of sleep in the preparation of his concert.
Fortunately, he did not suffer from any major injury in this incident.
Translation credit: sookyung
After the concert, the rest of the performers rushed to the hospital to visit Kim Jang Hoon, including members of Super Junior.
Whether this incident is due to Jang Hoon’s selfless ambition to help the needy or to a ridiculously busy schedule, this is yet another case of overwork and exploitation of a star. Korean pop stars are dropping like flies and no one seems to care that this hazardous situation needs to be rectified. Will it take some star’s life to end this madness? I hope not. But I sure don’t want to see anyone, especially my favorite artists, collapse on stage due to exhaustion. Get better, Kim Jang Hoon.
Fancam of the incident:
Credit: busanyoungdo
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Korea held its 45th Daejong Film Festival on June 27, honoring actors, actresses, directors, and magicians behind movie-making. Kim Yoon Jin (top right) who appears on the popular ABC drama ‘Lost,’ shed tears of joy after winning the best supporting actress award for her role in ‘Seven Days’. Daniel Henney looks sweet as milk chocolate on stage, recieving the new actor award for his emotionally captivating role in ‘My Father’. The hit film of 2008, “The Chaser,” that got international recognition at Cannes, bagged a total of 6 awards, including best picture, best supporting actor and best director.
Here’s the list of Award Winners:
Best Actor: Yoo Jun Sang (Return)
Best Actress: Kim Hye Suk (Open City)
Film Editing: Shim Min Kyung (Seven Days)
Achievement in visual effects: Young Goo Art (D-War)
New Director Award: Oh Jum Guewn (Viva! Love)
Achievement in cinematography: Lee Seung Chae (The Chaser)
New Actor: Daniel Henney (My Father)
New Actress: Han Ye Seul (Gold Digger Miss Shin)
Merit Award: Yoo Dong Hoon
Achievement in music: Wonil (Hwang Jinyi)
Achievement in sound editing: Lee Seung Chul, Lee Eun Joo (Seven Days)
Best Supporting Actor: Kim Yoon Suk (Chaser)
Best Supporting Actress: Kim Yoon Jin (Seven Days)
Best Director Award: Na Hong Jin (Chaser)
Achievement in Art direction: Yoon Sang Yoon, Yoo Joo Ho (M)
Achievement in Costume: Jung Goo Ho (Hwang Jinyi)
Best Picture: The Chaser
Best Screenplay: Kim Soo Jin, Yoon In Bum (The Chaser)
BMW Popularity Award: Kim Yoon Suk (The Chaser)
Korea.com Popularity Award: Han Ye Seul (Miss Shin)
Hallyu Popularity Best Picture: Ba:bo (Wire to Wire co.)
Wonder Girls heated up the festival with their performance of “So Hot.”
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This hasn’t been posted anywhere official yet, but over at the daum bulletin boards, Cassioppeias’ are outraged.
Micky Yoochun of DBSK was taken to the hospital on the 26th of June after vomiting after filming. He was taken to the hospital and made to rest, meanwhile cancelling all the rest of his daily schedule.
It seems that the reason for his illness is overwork and not eating meals on time, or at all.
It’s not clear where or how the Korean Cassioppeias got their news, but I think from past experience they are quite a reliable source.
Recently, plenty of stars have been sent to the hospital for exhaustion, (just last week MC Mong, Lee DaHae and Big Bangs’ TaeYang were admitted to hospital for just that reason), and it’s bordering on inhumane from their management companies. I have heard of plenty of stars being sent to the hospital after fainting, but waiting for someone to start puking before getting them checked out is ridiculous.
These management companies need to stop thinking about making the most money as possible and realise that they’re stars are only human beings and need to be taken care of accordingly.
Health and mental well being will elongate a stars career, allow them to perform better and thus create more opportunities to gain money. Management companies are solely responsible for their health and must see it as their number one priority.
I recently watched an interview with the Brown Eyed Girls and they were saying how before their concerts they had to get IV injections. Stars shouldn’t carelessly inject Ringer’s solution into their body just to have enough strength to move on. This is the epitome of human exploitation and slavery. When has the entertainment industry become a market for human trafficking?
Shape up SM, YG, JYP, DSP and all other management companies with their stars frequently visiting hospitals. If you continue to wear them out, they won’t last any longer, and your livelihood and theirs will be at stake.
And on a final note, get better Micky Yoochun.
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