Kim Tae-hee is in a new commercial that’s rapidly becoming popular on the Internet where she shakes her booty for LG Electronics’ Shine TV Phone.
This is ‘news’ because it’s the first dance spot for Kim, who usually plays elegant and intellectual roles; not suggestive, sexy ones in ‘controversial’ phone advertisements.
Kim Min, who appeared in Love Story in Harvard with Kim Rae Won and Kim Tae Hee, is a mommy to be. Currently pregnant, she will not be accepting any acting roles until after the birth of her child. Kim is currently in Los Angeles with her husband, Jieho Lee, after their marriage last April.
In an ironic twist of art imitating life, Jieho also attended Harvard as a graduate student where he attained his MBA. Guess Kim Min really took that role to heart… good thing she turned down Love Story at Staten Island Community College.
Jung Woo-sung, who made his return to the silver screen with “Joongchun” or “Midheaven”, recently sent tongues wagging when he offered a cryptic characterization of Kim Tae-hee. Asked to name any interesting episodes during a nation-wide promotion tour for the movie on Tuesday, Jung answered, “Kim Tae-hee is an ostrich.” He explains, “In danger, the ostrich thinks it is hidden and safe if it just buries its head in the sand. Like the ostrich, Kim slept with her head covered and seemed to think she was hidden, even though everybody knew she was sleeping.”
Kim Tae-hee says Jung is not the first. “Actually, I went to an art institute in my middle school days, and my teacher there called me ‘ostrich’ as well. The reason was that I was as naïve as Jung said.”
In their movie, meanwhile, Jung plays an exorcist who can see ghosts. The character enters Joongchun or mid-heaven, where the spirits of the dead are held, and there meets a woman named Sohwa who resembles his dead lover. [Chosun]