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Wu Chun honoured by Lee Byung-hun’s gesture

The muscles of Taiwan meet the muscles of Korea. And they seemed to have rubbed off each other the right way.

Wu Chun and Lee Byung-hun were at the 2010 Asia Model Awards last Friday. Both won for their respective countries. Wu was also taken aback and pleasantly surprised when the Korean superstar proposed that they work together in the future.

It was the two’s first meeting, but due to a common passion for hitting the gym, the musclemen continued chatting after leaving the stage.

Wu said that when it comes to acting and experience, he has a lot to learn from his counterpart, but when the topic came to their physique, the member of Taiwanese boyband Farenheit assumed more confidence.

“His figure is quite good, but we’re different. He’s toned, while I’m bulky.”

Lee, who showcased his six-pack in his Hollywood debut G.I. Joe: The Rise of…

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January 19th, 2010

Goo Hye-sun thinks Fahrenheit are “more handsome than the Korean F4″

In their renewed role as tourism ambassadors for Taiwan, popular boyband Fahrenheit shot a S$150,000 music video (MV) titled “Touch Your Heart” in which they specially invited Korean actress Goo Hye-sun, 25, from the hit drama series, Boys Over Flowers, to guest star.

In the video, Goo dreams of traveling to Taiwan where she visits the various sights and sounds of the country with the four members of Fahrenheit as her guides.

Both sides met for the first time a few days ago to shoot the video at the Butterfly Pavilion, attracting large groups of fans to the area.

Goo felt surprised and flattered at the overwhelming attention she received from the four idols as they personally fed her with Korean-inspired spring rolls with kimchi fillings, and praised the friendly four for having their unique characteristics.

She shared that they were more humourous and funny than the Korean F4…

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January 18th, 2010

Jeon Ji-hyun to star opposite Zhang Ziyi in new English movie adapted from bestseller

After a dismal Hollywood debut with Blood: The Last Vampire, Korean actress Jeon Ji-hyun (also known by her English moniker Gianna Jun) will act once again thread the English language in Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, alongside Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi. Ji-hyun’s management company, Sidus HQ, confirmed her latest role two days ago.

Ji-hyun’s manager revealed that the 28-year-old is currently on location shooting in China. Directed by Wayne Wang (Joy Luck Club), the movie is an adaption of the bestselling Chinese novel by Lisa See. Set in China during the 1800s, the plot centres around the lifelong friendship between two isolated women, Lily and Snow Flower, and how they form a connection by the same painful foot-binding experience.

Hong Kong actress Shu Qi was originally slated to take on the role of Snow Flower, but rejected the role due to a nude scene in the movie….

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January 8th, 2010

Rain’s Ninja Assassin trailer…and then in LEGO

Korean star Rain (Bi) trained hard for his first starring role in a Hollywood film, Ninja Assassin. The trailer shows some very difficult stunts and action scenes so it looks like Rain put in a lot of effort, especially that upside-down push-up.

Watching it again in LEGO version makes me want to watch it though

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September 8th, 2009

Lee Young Ae Gets Married

In a quiet and small ceremony in the US, Dae Jang Geum (Jewel in the Palace) actress Lee Young Ae got married on August 24th to a Korean-American businessman. The news came as a surprise since it was very low profile. Lee Young Ae expressed that she will be residing in the US but will still pursue acting if a good script comes along.

Lee Young Ae is most well known for her role as Dae Jang Geum in the historical drama of the same name.

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August 25th, 2009

KBS’s My Fair Lady off to good start

The latest KBS Korean Drama, “My Fair Lady”, piloted yesterday with a whopping 17.4 % viewership ratings. The drama had high expectations since it stars popular teen idol Yoon Eun Hye who makes a TV comeback after her last drama hit “Coffee Prince” in 2007. Eun Hye plays a spoiled, rich character this time hoping to give the audience a refreshing change from her previous character types.

Jung Il Woo, Moon Chae Won, and Yoon Sang Hyun are the other popular leads in this new drama.

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August 25th, 2009

Hana Yori Dango remake updates

boys over flowers korean remake

As if the Korean remake is not enough, Hunan TV reported that they will possibly remake Japanese manga adapation of “Hana Yori Dango”.  Casting and plot is not yet confirmed for the Chinese version. This is following the success of Taiwanese drama “Meteor Garden” which rocketed boy-band F4 to fame and Japan’s own version “Hana Yori Dango”.

The Korean 2008 remake is also confirmed to star Lee Min Ho and SS501’s Hyun Jung and titled “Boys over Flowers” (which is what Hana Yori Dango translates into). Main cast for Korean remake includes:

Lee Min Ho - Jun Pyo Ko (Tsukasa Domyoji)
Kim Hyun Jung - Ji Ho Yun (Rui Hanazawa)
Kim Beom - Lee Jung So (Sojiroh Nishikado)
Kim Jun - Woo Bin Song (Akira Mimasaka)
Koo Hye Sun - Geum Jan Di (Tsukushi Matsumoto)

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November 24th, 2008

Hyun Bin and Song Hye-Kyo filming in Singapore

Hyun Bin and Song Hye-Kyo

All Singaporean fans must have rejoiced because Korean heartthrob Hyun Bin and beautiful actress Song Hye-Kyo were filming in Singapore for their new drama “The World They Live In” since September 1st.  The 16-episode Korean drama is set in Singapore for a few episodes and is about the TV and movie production industry.  It will also be the first drama where Hyun and Song work together in a TV series so we will see if sparks can fly between these two.

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September 13th, 2008

Korean remake of Meteor Garden

“Meteor Garden” was the 2001 Taiwanese TV adaptation of the Japanese manga/anime “Hana Yori Dango” that shot boy band F4 (Jerry Yan, Vic Chou, Vanness Wu, Ken Zhu) into stardom. It was so popular that it spawned a sequel which deviated much from the original source - and also pretty much a flop. Japan then made its own hit version using the proper title “Hana Yori Dango” in 2005 that starred Matsumoto Jun and Inoue Mao who played Domyouji Tsukasa and Makino Tsukushi respectively with great success. South Korea is now also planning to remake this into an 24-episode drama set for release some time next year. Casting is not yet confirmed.

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March 9th, 2008

My Sassy Girl Remake

We found out recently that Hollywood remade the Korean movie “My Sassy Girl” (2001), the hit based off novellas posted on the Internet about one guy’s funny, romantic, and sad relationship with a girl he saves from a train. The US version stars Jesse Bradford and Elisha Cuthbert (the ’sassy’ girl). There’s no official release date yet for this movie but imdb.com’s production notes says it’s “Completed”. Let’s hope it translates better than “Il Mare” (2000) (”The Lake House” (2006) starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock) for the Western screens.

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January 20th, 2008