April 6th, 2007 by dd
South Korean actor Jang Dong-gun will make his first Hollywood film alongside top Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi. The English language Laundry Warrior is being produced by Oscar winner Barrie M. Osborne, who worked on the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
The US$30 million movie, a Western fantasy, is to be joinly made by the US, South Korean and China, wiht a South Korean producer and director. Shooting is expected to bein in May.
Jang, 35, starred in the Korean gangster movie Friend in 2000 and in 2004’s Taegukgi, a blockbuster about two brothers who end up fighting on opposite sides in the 1950-53 Korean war (you MUST see this movie!!). He also appeared in Chinese director Chen Kaige’s epic The Promise.
Zhang appeared in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Memoirs of a Geisha. She recently finished shooting the crime thriller The Horsemen in Canada.
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December 21st, 2006 by dd
Korean pop mega-star Kwon BoA is adding a 2007 sports-themed calendar which will hit the Korean market today. The wall calendar has been selling well in Japan since its October 21st release.
Themed in seasonal sports, the calendar has seven photos of the singer enjoying horse riding, bowling, lacrosse, mountain-biking, surfing, motorcycling and snowboarding.
This will no doubt add to her earnings as Korea’s highest earning artist in 2006 who made close to US$30 million primarily with her album sales and advertisement appearances.
Coming in second was Bae Yong-joon based on income derived from entertainment.
Other top earners include Jang Dong-gun, Eric Mun, Rain and Kim Hee-seon.
Posted in Korea, Music, Bae Yong-joon, Rain, Jang Dong-gun, Kwon BoA, Kim Hee-seon, Eric Mun | 1 Comment »
November 19th, 2006 by dd
Who is the actor in Chungmuro today who can mobilize the greatest number of fans? And just how many tickets can be sold on the basis of that actor’s name alone? We asked a group of 12 producers and PR execs that know actors’ commercial value best who in Korea can “open” a movie and ranked the top 20 according to the result. It is the fourth survey of its kind and covers any actor who starred in at least one major film. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Korea, Film, TV, Lee Byung Hun, Jeon Ji-hyun, Moon Geun-young, Lee Young-ae, Jang Dong-gun, Song Kang-ho, Jeon Do-yeon, Uhm Jung-hwa, Kim Hye-soo, Hwang Jung-min, Cho In-sung, Cho Seung-woo, Kang Dong-won, Hyun Bin, Lee Jun-ki, Song Hye-kyo, Choi Kang-hee, Goh Hyun-jeong, Kwon Sang-woo, Kang Hye-jeong, Kim Hye-jeong | No Comments »
