Second wave of Korean top stars crossing over to Japan

Monday, May 15, 2006
Even before the heat of Yomiuri Giants slugger Lee Seung-yeop’s bat cooled off, Tokyo Dome hummed with over 40,000 fans waiting for Korean actor Lee Byung-hun, fondly known as "Byonsama" in Japan.

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Internet film-fest opens in Seoul

SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) — Seoul Net Festival, an annual event that presents films on both the Internet and in theaters, opened Monday via its Web site, offering 137 experimental works from 22 countries.The festival, now in its seventh year, st

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Ryu Si-won Promises to Abstain from Dating

2006, May 15

Korean actor and singer Ryu Si-won has vowed to his Japanese fans that he will not date even one woman in order to succeed as a singer in Japan.
“If I

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TV Rating (5/8/06 – 5/14/06)

1. Peculiar Man, Eccentric Woman (KBS1) — 34.0%2. The Sky (SBS) — 31.0%3. Chil Princess (KBS2) — 21.6%4. VJ Commando (KBS2) — 21.0%5. GAG Concert (KBS2) — 19.4%6. Idea Plus (KBS2) — 18.0%7. Vitamin (KBS2) — 17

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My Sassy Girl Remake

2006, May 12

There are new developments in the American remake of the Korean comedy My Sassy Girl, as the remake rights have changed hands between two Hollywood studios

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Welcome To Dongmakgol wins Audience Award at Udine

2006, May 12
PARK Gwang-hyun’s debut feature Welcome to Dongmakgol, which sold more than 8 million tickets in its Korean release last August, was voted the most popular film at the 8th Udine Far East Film Festival (FEFF) held in northeas

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