Paris Hilton to appear in Korean music video

By Rachel Lee

Hollywood socialite Paris Hilton is to appear in a music video of Korean singer Kim Jang-hoon.

According to his agency on Wednesday, the celebrity will make an appearance in the video for the 45-year-old’s title track for his 10th studio album, to be released on Oct.4.

Hilton, 31, the great granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, founder of Hilton Hotels is also a businesswoman and fashion designer. She is known for her hard-partying lifestyle and active modelling career.

The agency added that she has been cast thanks to her high popularity among other candidates including Jessica Alba and Scarlett Johansson. “She accepted our proposal because Kim is a well-known musician in Korea,” the agency said.

The three-day shoot will take place in Los Angeles and a Malibu beach in California on Thursday. Some 1.5 billion won will be spent on the 3D video production.

“There will be a lot of experienced crew at the filming and we will produce the best music video ever,” the singer’s agency in America said.

Kim is well known for his love of Dokdo and donations to charity groups. The rock star has numerous hits such as “The Monologue,” “The Sad Gift” and “A Shower.”

Kim is to visit New York Sunday to prepare for a solo concert he will perform there in November.