Q: Kim Junsu is one of the top stars in the South Korean musical field. Do you know anything about him before?
A: I didn’t really know him before our performance but as Kim Junsu tweeted the photo he took with me on his twitter, I was instantly followed by 500 fans. So I went on Youtube to search for his videos and I think that he is really amazing.
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Korean to Chinese Translation: Josie真喵喵Weibo via Junsoo Baidu
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‘Wicked’ Lures More Men to Musical Theater
The Broadway hit “Wicked” is considered a quintessentially U.S. musical but is also proving a hit in Korea. As of Sunday, 92.3 percent of seats have sold out, excluding free seats reserved for invited guests, in the first 11 days of the show’s run.
This is the first time since the original cast of “Cats” visited Korea as part of its world tour in 2007 that the average occupancy rate of seats by spectators for a musical’s entire performance period has surpassed 90 percent.
Very few musicals have enjoyed sold-out performances here during their full run, although there have been a small number of exceptions featuring big-time actors like Cho Seung-woo or Kim Jun-su. Even “Cats,” Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical that made its global premier in 1981, only achieved an average seat occupancy rate of 90 percent halfway through its tour of Seoul.
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Official Synopsis: A prince from the Chosun era, Yi Gak (JYJ‘s Yoochun), along with his entourage, which includes Song Man Bo (Lee Min Ho), Do Chi San (Choi Woo Shik) and Woo Young Sul (Jung Seok Won), are catapulted 300 years into the future. As he attempts to investigate the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of the princess he loved, he unexpectedly finds himself in the city of Seoul in the year 2012, where he comes across a woman who looks exactly like his beloved crown princess…
Ratings: The final week of broadcasts for all three dramas, MBC‘s ‘King 2 Hearts‘, SBS‘s ‘Rooftop Prince’, and KBS‘s ‘Equator Man‘ has wrapped up. On the last day of the broadcasts, ‘Equator Man’ (starring Uhm Tae Woong and Lee Joon Hyuk) was able to retain its first place position with a 14.3% rating, while ‘Rooftop Prince’ and ‘King 2 Hearts’ (starring Lee Seung Gi and Ha Ji Won) achieved similar ratings with a 12.8% and 12.1% rating, respectively. The tables turned on the final day of broadcasting after ‘Rooftop Prince’ captured the crown with a 14.8% rating, while ‘Equator Man’ followed closely behind with a 14.1%. ‘King 2 Hearts’ sadly dropped from its original first place position to last with a 11.8% rating. The broadcast of all three dramas had a lot of competition as positions switched almost weekly.
As all the dramas aired similar ratings, the following dramas are left at neither an advantage nor disadvantage. KBS will air ‘Bridal Mask‘, starring Joo Won and Jin Se Yun, a historical drama about the Japanese occupation of Korea. SBS will air ‘Phantom‘, starring So Ji Sub and Lee Yeon Hee, a cyber investigation drama, while MBC will air ‘I Do, I Do‘, starring Kim Sun Ah as a shoe designer who becomes pregnant after having a one night stand with her employee, played by Lee Jang Woo. With all three dramas boasting stellar casts and interesting, but different, plot lines, it’ll be interesting to see who will come out on top next week! Which drama will you be catching? Read More →
South Korea’s Minister of Culture and Sports held Q & A at the Ankara Korean Cultural Center
Q: Will there be any Korea-Turkey joint film projects in the future?
A: There isn’t any projects like this yet but I like Nobel winner and Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk, so I would like to see his books made into a film in Korea. Read More →
For someone who has no previous experience in acting, many people wondered how Lee-U joined the acting field, especially since he debuted as an idol singer. Lee-U said, “Kim Jaejoong-hyung who provided support and care for me during the audition for Elisabeth is a savior to me.”
After ‘Protect the Boss’, Jaejoong reached out to and provided support for Lee-U who was at a loss regarding his career at that time. The relationship between the two began with the 3rd episode of Happy Together in 2008. Lee-U indicated that after Happy Together, Jaejoong and him had been in constant contact and furthering their relationship.
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(Lee U recently tweeted a picture with Junsu)
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Korean to Chinese Translation: @喵喵_喵姐 Weibo
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On the afternoon of May 1st, 2012, Choi Woo Shik who plays the role of Do Chi San in SBS drama series “Rooftop Prince” tweeted on his Twitter account, “We appear on the test paper,” and uploaded a photo.
The photo shows that the dialogs between characters in “Rooftop Prince” appeared on the examination papers.
Netizens commented on the photos, “Very popular, examination authority also uses it,” “Really is the trend of Crown Prince” and so on.
Subsequently, some other photos which show the questions based on “Rooftop Prince” on exam papers also been tweeted to Twitter. Currently, it’s the season of midterm examination in South Korea.
The translation of the questions appear on the test paper listed below the photos.
Official Synopsis: A prince from the Chosun era, Yi Gak (JYJ‘s Yoochun), along with his entourage, which includes Song Man Bo (Lee Min Ho), Do Chi San (Choi Woo Shik) and Woo Young Sul (Jung Seok Won), are catapulted 300 years into the future. As he attempts to investigate the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of the princess he loved, he unexpectedly finds himself in the city of Seoul in the year 2012, where he comes across a woman who looks exactly like his beloved crown princess…
Ratings: KBS‘s ‘Equator Man‘ was able to keep its first place position with a high of 13% rating, widening the gap a bit between the two other dramas. SBS‘s ‘Rooftop Prince‘ was able to keep its second place with a respectable 12% rating, while MBC‘s ‘The King 2 Hearts‘ fell back a little in its ratings with a 10.5%. ‘Rooftop Prince’ broadcast additional episodes due to the elections a few weeks ago, achieving a 10.4% rating for the following episode. While ‘Equator Man’ has finally achieved its spot at the top, we’ll have to see how well it’ll keep its position.
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Plans for actress Kim So Yeon’s appearance on MBC’s new weekend drama Dr Jin had fallen through.
Kim So Yeon who has recently been a likely candidate for the leading lady in Dr Jin, posted on her fancafe in the morning of Apr 19. She declined the appearance in the drama by saying, “It seems that all of you are curious. It is a good piece of work and I will like to give greetings as soon as possible. But, it is a shame for this piece of work.”
Kim So Yeon’s management Namoo Actors spokesperson said, “After much consideration, it was a shame that she had decided not to appear in Dr Jin. We will look for good pieces of work.”
Dr Jin is a medical drama about the best doctor in the present who time-traveled to Joseon Dynasty in 1860. Actors Song Seung-heon, Lee Bum Soo, Kim Jaejoong and Park Min Young will be starring in the drama.
Source: Mydaily
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JYJ Turkey: The Korean consular and the rector of the Ankara University (where Jaejoong had a FM) visited the opening of King Sejong Institute in Izmir/Turkey. They came with 5 signed black JYJ In Heaven CDs and gave it to 5 lucky persons who were at the opening. And of course the 5 persons where extremely happy with the prize. Ahh who wouldn’t >< They told us they where extremely sorry for not being able to go to Jaejoong’s FM in Ankara a couple months ago, and that this gift was like a medicine for them. They are really thankful^^
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