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Actress Kim So Yeon (Iris) appeared with a new short Do at the press conference of the new drama Iris. Iris is a drama co-starring Lee Byeong Hoon and Kim Tae Hee as the leads. The budget of Iris is said to be over $20 million US. Some of the filming places includes Russia, Japan, China and US. Big Bang leader Top is also part of the Iris cast.

Kim So Yeon with new haircut

Another exciting new drama is awaiting us with a star studded cast:Lee Byung Hoon & Kim Tae Hee.Both will play lovers in the upcoming drama Iris. Also Top from Big Bang will be in the drama as well.






The teaser poster for drama 'IRIS' has been released. Lee Byung Hun, Kim Tae Hee and
TOP of Big Bang are casted. The first-ever Korean drama to be filled with action, betrayal
and romance between spies, it draws attention not only from the Korean fans but also the
internationally as the hottest drama of 2009.

Lee Byung Hun, Kim Tae Hee, Jung Joon Ho, Kim Seung Woo, Kim So Yeon and TOP portrayed
their roles as if they were in the scene- sharp expressions and poses forshadowed their
upcoming battles.

Lee Byung Hun represented a member of National Security Service (NSS) with piercing looks,
Kim Tae Hee with beautiful charisma, and Kim So Yeon transformed into a strong fighter.

Jung Joon Ho is an elite member (of unknown group), Kim Seung Woo's charisma, and the
freshness of TOP being a cold killer heightens the interest toward this drama.

IRIS will bring forth spy actions, and even romance as a blockbuster drama- it is said to have
2000000000 won (20000000 dollars) for production fee, and will be filmed across Asia and Europe.

IRIS, in the center of attention in not only Korea but Asia, will be produced with 20 episodes,
and will be aired in late 2009.

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Which star celebrities are the most perfect for high definition television, which is known to capture even their sweat glands and fine body hair?

Ahead of its 7th anniversary, cable operator SkyLife conducted an Internet survey last month on the most preferred actors and actresses for HDTV. Topping the actors' list was Jang Dong-geon at 18%.

He was followed by Gang Dong-won (14%), world famous singer Rain (12%), singer Kim Hyeon-jung (famous for his acting role in the current hit drama series "Boys over Flowers") and Jo In-seong (7.8%).

For actresses, Kim Tae-hee (20%) ranked first as having the best looks for HDTV, trailed by the heroine of "Boys over Flowers" Gu Hye-seon (17%), Moon Geun-young (12%), the heroine of the hit Korean film "Speedy Scandal" Park Bo-young (6.4%) and sexy pop queen Son Dambi (6.3%).

Respondents chose MBC comedy "Infinite Challenge" (28%) as the most preferred program for HDTV, followed by KBS's "1 Night 2 Days" (23.3%) and SBS" "Family Outing" (22.7%). The leading reality entertainment shows of the three terrestrial channels rounded out the top three


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Actress Kim Tae-heewho has been in "Stairway to Heaven"and "Love Story in Harvard" has returned to Korea from the U.S.She stayed in Los Angeles for a month. It is known that she was attending English classes with her sister for her break from work in Korea. She rode her bicycle to her class from her apartment as a regular student.

Kim wrote on her Fan Homepage online that she is trying to get over the jetlag. She also wrote about her daily thoughts like how she is enjoying Damien Rice's song "Delicate" to soothe her and reading Mich Albom's "Tuesdays with Morrie". Kim said that this book helped her during the nights when she was going though insomnia.

Kim is expecting to start working soon
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Kim Tae-hee and Song Seung-heon were chosen to be the main models at 'Andre Kim's Special Fashion Show'.

This fashion show was a charity event put on by UNICEF, and many famous figures (Russian and Israeli ambassador couples, New Zealand ambassador, and French ambassador's wife) walked the runway, including the governor of Choong-bok and wife, and wife of minister of Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. The main models were Song Seung-heon and Kim Tae-hee, and both looked stunning.

Original Korean Article: Photoro.com
English Translation Credit: HanCinema





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I don't like what they're wearing...Who does he sell those clothes for?

Kim Tae-hee is a 28-year-old actress who is one of the most successful Korean celebrities of her generation. Kim debuted in 2000 not as an actress but as a model for a TV ad campaign promoting women’s products. The fresh youthful beauty caught the attention of many TV producers and it wasn’t long before she became a household name. The actress soon nabbed one big role after another in numerous hit drama series. They include “Love Story in Harvard”, “The Legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox”, “Stairway to Heaven” and “The Great Luck of Heungbu’s Family”.



Kim is currently one of the busiest and most popular celebrity models for TV ad campaigns which cover a wide range of products including the latest mobile phones, digital cameras, health drinks, credit cards and cosmetics. Last year, Kim starred in a film entitled “Ssaum” or “Venus and Mars” alongside top actor Seol Gyeong-gu. There is no denying that the actress has the looks and talent, but the doe-eyed beauty is also known for something else--her brains. Kim is an alumni of Seoul National University, the most prestigious university in South Korea.

It comes as no surprise that her name frequently graces celebrity news headlines. So, guess what happened when news got around that she performed a solo dance routine to “Tell Me”, the number one hit song of the teen sensation Wonder Girls? Her name immediately became the most searched word on-line.

Guests who were invited to her recent birthday party had no idea what was coming when Kim, entering the stage wearing a black and white mini skirt, a black tank top and black leggings and wearing her hair in a high pony tail, began dancing along to “Tell Me”, probably the single most popular K-pop song of 2007. She, of course, had memorized the whole dance routine in advance. You can probably imagine how everyone present at the party responded to the unexpected but lovely surprise.

A majority of comments posted on the Internet regarding Kim’s surprise show have been favorable. “Adorable” was the word that was most frequently used to describe the photographs of the dancing actress, which clearly showed the slightly shy-looking actress having a blast!

And, why not? It was her birthday party and she could do whatever she wanted to!
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In timeless stories, the evil characters are as famous as the main characters that they bother. But the stronger and more evil the character is, it is a bigger harm to the image of an actor.

This is why famous actors didn't take on evil roles, and new or unknown actors who wanted to leave a lasting impression took on these roles.

The actress who has received the most recognition for her evil role is Song Yoon-ah. In "Mister Q", she bothered Kim Hee-seon, the female lead, for Kim Min-jong. Viewers remembered her for her evil role, but now, she is receiving lots of love for her great acting in various roles.

Kim Tae-hee, a top star today, also rose with an evil role. She would stare at Choi Ji-woo with piercing eyes in SBS "Stairway to Heaven". Then, she changed her image through dramas "Forbidden Love", "Love Story in Harvard", and movie "The Restless".

Lee Bo-yeong, who has an innocent image, received popularity for her execution of an evil role. She left a lasting impression with her role of a rich daughter who was jealous of Ji Seong, now her real-life lover, and Yoo Jin's relationship.

Lee Da-hae, who rose to stardom with MBC "Heaven's Fate" and SBS "My Girl" also started out with an evil role. In KBS "Sweet 18", she starred as Lee Dong-geon's first love, a lawyer who tried to split Lee Dong-geon and Han Ji-hye's relationship.

Original Korean article at news.empas.com
English translation by www.hancinema.net

Not only stars become best friends to each other. A stylist maintains much closer relationship to a star than their manager and is solely responsible for their management. Therefore they are an inseparable assistance and a strong supporter and a best friend.

If a certain star made a sudden escape from disgraceful "worst dress" to honourable "Best dresser" category, there must be a well-matched stylist behind them.

Actor Lee Young-ae often says that she shared "10-years-old friendship" with Ma Yong-hee, her stylist. Hereupon once can see a relationship between a star and their stylist is beyond what is shared between colleagues.

A program called "Trend Report, Feel – Season II" (directed by PD Lee Sun-young/ 11pm on Tuesday) from Mnet, investigated the inseparable relationship between a star and their stylist and analysed their fashion sense and changes in styles.

The latest fashion star, Kim Tae-hee, who had been wearing tube-top mini-dresses in recent film festivals, was helped by a top stylist, Han Hye-yoen, who had been responsible for fashion styles of many top stars including Kim Jeong-eun and Rain. Thanks to her, Kim Tae-hee received praises that "Her new style had maximised Kim Tae-hee's attractiveness" and was chosen as the "best dresser" and became a new "fashionist star".

Stylist Choi Hye-ryeon , who is known as Daniel Henney's stylist succeeded in achieving an ideal proportion for Song Hye-kyo to minimise her weakness of short height, when she became her stylist. Previously Song Hye-kyo maintained old styles that acted against her young age. Stylist Choi is now emphasising a chic look in her by dressing her in mini-look using dress as well as shirts. Eventually she succeeded in putting Song Hye-kyo's name on the best dresser list.

Soo-ae, whose nickname is "Dre-Soo-ae" for being chosen as a best dresser every time she appears in official events, is getting a helping hand from Stylist Jung Yoon-ki. He is known as "Soo-ae's red carpet exclusive stylist" as well as "Korea's first male stylist ever". He is talented in maximising Soo-ae's gracefulness and elegance. Thus he is an inseparable assistance for Soo-ae. Stylist Jung Yoon-ki was also responsible for Ko Hyeon-jeong's dress who made a comeback in 10 years with the drama "Spring Days"; and the style of Kim Hye-soo, who is the star of the Blue Dragon film festival. In particular, he often works with many female stars who are largely popular with male audiences.

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