"The Journals of Musan" wins top prize at film fest in Russia
May 31 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean film "The Journals of Musan" has scored a win at this year's Andrei Trakovsky Film Festival held in Russia. According to the official website of the festival on Tuesday, "Musan," helmed and starring Park Jung-bum,
Song Joong ki cast in new historical drama
May 31 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Actor Song Joong-ki has been cast in a new historical drama set to air in September, informed his agency Sidus HQ on Tuesday. According to a press release by Sidus HQ, Song will play a young prince in an upcoming historical
Han Jae-suk and Honey Lee cast in new action film
May 31 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean actors Han Jae-suk and actress Honey Lee have been cast in a new action flick, according to the film's distributor NEW. On Tuesday, NEW announced in a press release that Han and Lee will play the leads
The Murderer, The Yellow Sea to premiere overseas
May 31 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean film "The Murderer (The Yellow Sea)" will premiere overseas starting this summer, according to the movie's distributor Showbox on Monday.Starting with France and Belgium
Lee Seo-jin back with another sageuk
May 30 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
This should perk up fans of mania drama Damo: Its star Lee Seo-jin and writer Jung Hyung-soo are re-teaming for a new MBC fusion sageuk drama that sheds new light on the life of Baekje-era general Kye Baek, which is also the drama's name.
Festival officially renamed, adds to cast
May 30 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
So it looks like your creative juices have not been wasted. Upcoming campus music youth drama Festival, which now bears the Korean title You've Fallen for Me, has been officially renamed with the English title here at DramaFever.
Lee Da-hae hit with lawsuit for breach of contract
May 30 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
More trouble for actress Lee Da-hae, who is being hit with a lawsuit for dropping out of Coffee, the period spy film that cast Kim So-yeon to replace her.
Kang Haneul joins You're My Pet
May 30 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
A newbie's been added to the manga-adapted movie You're My Pet, which brings the movie's Haneul count to two: First Kim Haneul and now Kang Haneul. (Not to mention Jang Geun-seok
Yoon Shi-yoon eyes drama for next project
May 30 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
From King of Baking to King of Vegetables? One of last year's biggest breakout stars, Baker King Kim Tak-gu Yoon Shi-yoon is reportedly planning a comeback to dramaland, this time as a master of veggies? The upcoming drama
Park Shin-hye heads to school for Youve Fallen For Me
May 30 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
With the madness of all those dramas premiering and teasing and promo-ing these days, I'm not entirely sure that these are the first stills we've seen from Park Shin-hye'
Lee Jin-wook joins Han Ye-seul in spy drama
May 30 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Han Ye-seul (Will It Snow For Christmas?) was cast as the lead in Myung-wol the Spy last month, and now Lee Jin-wook (City of Glass) joins her in the KBS drama in his first
Lee Da-hae's Ripley poster shoot
May 30 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Lee Da-hae takes a femme fatale look for the poster shoot of her upcoming drama Ripley, and compares her character to a flower: "She has the charm of a dandelion, simple and friendly, but she's also got the elegance of a rose, where you see her once and would never forget her. Miri is like a rose with sharp thorns
Gong Yoo, Jung Yumi's Crucible wraps filming
May 30 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Filming has wrapped on Crucible and now we get our first look with these stills, featuring leads Gong Yoo (Coffee Prince) and Jung Yumi (Oki's Movie, Come Closer).
Dream High 2 begins pre-production
May 30 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Dream High Season 2 is ready to begin pre-production work, according to a source with the production company, who's aiming to broadcast the sequel next January. While airdates are always flexible, the producers are in a good position
Lee Byung-heon's black and white High Cut shoot
May 30 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Lee Byung-heon (IRIS) sort of looks the same in every single photo shoot he's ever taken. But when you look as good as he does and for so many years, without seemingly aging who needs variety?
Jung Yong-hwa goes from nice guy to rude hero
May 30 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Jung Yong-hwa became known for playing the nice guy in You're Beautiful, where he fell for the girl, helped her as much as he could, and then had to watch her fall for his (haughty, cold-seeming) best buddy. For his first leading role, in the upcoming MBC
Cha Seung-won I am Dokko Jin
May 30 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Six episodes in, Best Love is doing strong, and it looks poised to do even better with one competitor bowing out of the ratings race
Sunny breaks 2 million tickets in two weeks
May 30 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Looks like hit-maker Kang Hyung-chul is out to break his own record. Sunny has already sold over 2 million tickets in fifteen days, breaking Speed Scandals 2 million mark by one day
"My Love My Family" rules for 2nd week
May 30 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
KBS weekend drama "My Love My Family" led TV charts for a second consecutive week, according to the reports by media research companies for the final week of May. Data revealed on Monday showed that "My Love My Family" marked
Kangta cast in Chinese historical drama
May 30 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Singer Kangta has been cast in a Chinese historical drama, according to his agency SM Entertainment on Monday. SM announced through a press release that Kangta will play an emperor in the series whose title is translated into "Violin
Yoo Ah-in as a high school brawler in Wan-deuk-yi
May 30 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Here's a look at Yoo Ah-in's (Sungkyunkwan Scandal) next project, where he stars as the titular Wan-deuk-yi in a coming-of-age tale based on a manhwa of the same name. (The character's name is Wan-deuk,
Eric denies being cast in Han Ye-seul drama
May 28 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Singer and actor Eric's agency has denied he has been cast in an upcoming KBS drama. An official from Top Class Entertainment told 10Asia on Friday that he had received the script for the upcoming TV series
Film producer Chung Tae-won charged with embezzlement
May 28 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Chung Tae-won, chief of top production company Taewon Entertainment of hit film series "Marrying the Mafia" and drama "IRIS," has been charged with embezzling funds from his company.
Hyun Bin, Lee Byung-hun win top prizes at Paeksang
May 27 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean actors Hyun Bin and Lee Byung-hun won the grand prize at the 47th Paeksang Arts Awards held at Kyung-hee University in Seoul on Thursday. Hyun Bin was crowned the top winner in the TV category for his portrayal of Kim Ju-won in SBS
Nicholas Carr says SNS "for better or for worse"
May 27 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
American technology guru Nicholas Carr has said the emergence of social network services (SNS) such as Twitter has made the world a "for better or for worse" place to live.
The Greatest Love rises as new champion on TV chart
May 27 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
MBC's romantic series "The Greatest Love" emerged a new champion on the Wednesdays and Thursdays primetime slot, according to the results shown by two media research companies on Friday. "The Greatest Love," a comical romance between a top celebrity and a former idol singer, came in first after posting average viewership ratings of 14.8 percent on Total National Multimedia Statistics'