Two chummy comedians to appear on 'We Got Married' Comedian Yang Se-chan, left, and Park Na-rae / Courtesy of MBC By Kim Da-heeComedian Park Na-rae and Yang Se-chan will appear on MBC’s virtual marriage reality show “We Got Married.” Park confessed on MBC’s variety show “Radio Star” last year that she had a secret crush on Yang. A program representative said Thursday, “Park Na-rae and Yang Se-chan finished the program’s filming Wednesday with fellow comedians Park Mi-sun, Hwang Je-seong and singer Yezi from K-pop girl band FIESTA appearing as studio panels.” He added that the celebrities “shared witty comments as they voiced their reactions towards the newly formed fake couple.”According to the representative, Park flirted with Yang during the recording, requesting him to “use me.” The two gave off a kind of romantic aura, leaving room for development of their relationship in real life.”The show airs every Saturday at 4:55 p.m. Mar 3, 2016
Yoon Yuh-jung, Kim Go-eun team up “Grandmother Gye-choon” / Courtesy of Michigan Venture CapitalBy Bahk Eun-jiActress Kim Go-eun and veteran Yoon Yuh-jung will star a film titled “Grandmother Gye-choon.”The film is about a relationship between a grandmother Gye-choon (Yoon) and her granddaughter Hye-ji (Kim).“Grandmother Gye-choon” / Courtesy of Michigan Venture CapitalHye-ji returns to Gye-choon’s house, 12 years after leaving Jeju Island.Min-ho, a member of K-pop band SHINee, also stars in the film, which will premiere in MayMar 3, 2016
Actor Lee Dong-hwi to join 'Entourage Korea' Actor Lee Dong-hwiBy Kwon Ji-younActor Lee Dong-hwi is set to appear in the Korean version of the hit American TV series “Entourage,” according to reports Thursday.Lee, who shot to fame as Dong-ryong in tvN’s “Reply 1988,” will be Turtle in “Entourage Korea,” a character played by Jerry Ferrara in the original. Turtle finds the good in all bad situations and brings relative calm to the group.“Entourage Korea” will also feature Seo Kang-jun (from tvN drama “Cheese in the Trap”), Cho Jin-woong (from 2015 blockbuster movie “Assassination”), Yim Si-wan (from tvN hit TV drama “Misaeng”) and Lee Kwang-soo (from variety show “Running Man” on SBS) as the four main characters.They have started filming the drama, which will air on tvN I n July. HBO's “Entourage” premiered in 2004 and ended in 2011 after eight seasons. The series portrayed the acting career of Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) _ a popular movie star _ and his childhood friends from Queens in New York City as they strugMar 3, 2016
'Descendants of the Sun' draws record TV audience “Descendants of the Sun” / Screen captures from KBSBy Bahk Eun-ji The new drama “Descendants of the Sun” has drawn a record audience after only three episodes.The Wednesday/Thursday drama, which airs on KBS 2TV, registered a national rating average of 23.4 percent for its third episode on Wednesday, according to Nielsen Korea and reports. “Descendants of the Sun” / Screen captures from KBS The drama is about a romance between Yoo Shi-jin (Song Joong-ki), leader of a special military command unit, and Kang Mo-yeon (Song Hey-kyo), a doctor, in the fictional war-torn country of Uruk.In the previous episode, Yoo and Kang were reunited in Uruk. Mar 3, 2016
S. Korean star agency to launch joint firm with Chinese billionaire's son South Korean star agency Yedang Entertainment on Wednesday said it will launch a joint venture company with the son of a Chinese properties magnate. Yedang Entertainment, a small label that signed K-pop girl group EXID, has recently changed its corporate name to "Banana Culture," calling the move a first step towards launching a joint venture company in Seoul with Chinese media group Banana Project.The Chinese media firm's chief, Wang Sicong, is the son of Wanda Group chairman Wang Jianlin, according to the South Korean agency. Banana Project has Panda TV and other media businesses under its belt. Once the Korea-China joint firm launches, it will focus on both local and overseas activities of its talent, according to Banana Culture's chief executive Yoo Jae-woong. "Our goal is to foster a prolific environment for diverse (entertainment) content, before our entrance to the Chinese market," he said in a press release. (Yonhap)Mar 2, 2016
마일리 사이러스 쇼핑중 파격 노출 / 트위터마일리 사이러스(23)가 뉴욕에서 자신의 엄마와 쇼핑 중 옷 가게에서 옷을 갈아입는 도중 사진들이 공개되었다.옷을 갈아입던 그녀는 밖에서 촬영하던 파파라치들에 인해 민망한 흰색 망사 속옷이 들어났다.마일리 사이러스는 예전에 디즈니 채널에서 방영한 “Hannah Montana,”라는 어린이 뮤지컬 드라마로 성공적인 데뷔를 했지만 최근 파격적인 옷차림과 행보로 많은 관심을 받고 있다.그녀는 가게에서 구매 후 파파라치들을 의식한 건지 자신의 얼굴을 가리면서 나왔다.마일리 사이러스는 결별했던 전 약혼자인 리암 햄스워스와 다시 약혼한 것으로 알려져있다.디지털뉴스부@ Mar 2, 2016
Lee Seung-gi releases Psy song Lee Seung-gi / Courtesy of Hook EntertainmentBy Bahk Eun-jiSinger/actor Lee Seung-gi will release “Meet Someone like Me” this week, Hook Entertainment said Wednesday.The new song is composed by K-pop juggernaut Psy, who produced Lee’s hit “Because You’re My Woman” in 2004. Lee began his 21-month mandatory military service last month.He released the single “I’m Joining the Military” two weeks before he enlisted.Its title song ranked top of major K-pop charts only two hours after it was released.Lee debuted as a singer in 2004. He has featured in a variety of TV dramas, films and entertainment shows. Mar 2, 2016
'Spirits' Homecoming' cements box office leadership A scene from the film "Spirits’ Homecoming" /Korea Times file By Kwon Ji-younMore than 420,000 people watched the film “Spirits’ Homecoming” on Tuesday, raising the total number of viewers of the movie about “comfort women” to 1.7 million, according data from cinema ticketing agencies.Tuesday marked the 97th anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement, one of the biggest independence protests during Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.The flim, released on Feb. 24, is about the suffering of Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery by imperialist Japan during World War II. The movie depicts the painful testimonies of “comfort women,” who were forced to work at Japanese military brothels during the war.It took its cinematic motives from “Burning Women,” a drawing by Kang Il-chul, one of the victims, created during her therapy sessions.The Independence Movement on March 1, 1919, was an early public display of Korean resistance against Japan’Mar 2, 2016
'My Sassy Girl' sequel to hit China in April Poster for "My New Sassy Girl" /Courtesy of SincineBy Kwon Ji-younA sequel to the 2001 film “My Sassy Girl” will premiere in China on April 22, Chinese media reported Tuesday.“My New Sassy Girl,” starring Cha Tae-hyun and Victoria of K-pop band f(x), is a collaboration between Korea and China.“The narrative will follow Gyun-woo, portrayed by Cha, who falls in love with a new sassy girl,” director Cho Geun-sik told Chinese media.Cha Tae-hyun, left, and Victoria in a scene from "My New Sassy Girl" /Courtesy of SincineCha also played the lead role in the first “Sassy Girl” film opposite Jun Ji-hyun.Victoria is a Chinese member and leader of idol group f(x). Mar 2, 2016
BtoB tops Japan's Tower Records Chart By Bahk Eun-ji K-pop band BtoB headed Japan’s weekly Tower Records Chart (Feb. 22-28) with their third Japanese single album, “Dear Bride.”Nearly 100,000 copies have been sold since its release on Feb. 24.The album also ranked second (as of Feb. 25) on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart.BtoB debuted in 2012 with a single album, “Insane.” They released their first Japanese single, “WOW,” in 2014, topping the Tower Records Chart with it. Mar 2, 2016
