[News] Moon Geun-young model for fashion brand "Basic House".

[News] Moon Geun-young model for fashion brand "Basic House".
Cr. - hancinema

Moon Geun-young has taken off the cutie veil and has become an elegant woman. Active as a model for fashion brand "Basic House" with Won Bin, she showed off a feminine and fresh look through the catalog for the Chinese market.

Moon Geun-young has the perfect balance for such a small body and she created a luxurious and various image through every cut. Her thick wavy hair and just a natural looking one-piece dress created a fascinating illusion. Professionalism was shown in her face the way it changed with every outfit and atmosphere.

Those who have seen the pictures say, "There's a strong woman scent about these pictures", "Moon Geun-young has a new attraction every time I look at her", "She's getting prettier everyday". Meanwhile, after the drama "Mary Stayed Out All Night" she is taking a break and getting ready to return to school in the new semester.

britney spears hold it against me

Britney Spears (MP3 Click Download)

[Spoiler: Dream High] Could Eunjung be ‘K’?

[Spoiler: Dream High] Could Eunjung be ‘K’?
Cr. - allkpop

There has been much debate over which student from “Dream High“ will grow to become the world star ‘K’, especially because of a particular line from Ham Eun Jung.

The February 21st episode saw ‘Go Hyemi’ (Bae Suzy), ‘Song Sam Dong’ (Kim Soo Hyun), ‘Jin Guk’ (Ok Taecyeon), ‘Kim Pil Sook’ (IU), ‘Jason’ (Jang Wooyoung), and ‘Yoon Baek Hee’ (Ham Eun Jung) audition for the worldwide music label, ‘EMG’.

Pushing past the strict rules and regulations that discouraged other tryouts, the six strove to make it into the finals. ‘Kang Oh Hyuk’ (Uhm Ki Joon) said, “Don’t show me your future, but your past. Show me how much you’ve changed in a year and those watching you will know to anticipate how you’ll change a year from now.”

Showing both their singing and dancing skills, as well as footage from their past, the six contestants aimed to do just what ‘Kang Oh Hyuk’ desired. But Yoon Baek Hee stood out with her introduction, in which she declared herself to be the singer ‘K’. She also asserted, “I don’t think my image was good due to a scandalous incident. That is why I have to work more intensely than anyone else. This could be seen as my advantage.”

She continued, “Right now, the title of ‘finalist K’ is something golden to me, and I will work hard to become that K which represents all of Korea. Look forward to what I can do.”

Judging from these lines, netizens have started to conclude that Yoon Baek Hee will become the world star ‘K’.

[News] Eugene thinking hard on starring in Japanese horror flick.

[News] Eugene thinking hard on starring in Japanese horror flick.
Cr. - hancinema

Eugene is thinking hard on starring in a Japanese horror movie. She has currently been offered a role by director Akamatsu Yusuke and is going through it positively.

However, her company stated on the 21st, "Nothing has been confirmed yet. She is considering between this and another project".

The movie she was offered to star in is a mystery horror flick about a girl who dies in a sudden accident but is revived by her mother who is a biotechnologist.

If Eugene decides to star in this movie, it will be her return to the screen in two years after the movie "Yoga" in 2009. She was also popular for the KBS drama "Bread, Love and Dream".

[Article] I wonder where Bae Yong Joon will head to now.

[Article] I wonder where Bae Yong Joon will head to now.
Cr. - 10asia (Trans by suehan)


Bae Yong Joon

Bae Yong Joon: “At one point, I thought my life was full and beyond my capacity. But now, I’m grateful for that role. If I must do it, then I want to do it the best of my capabilities. Of course, someday, my life may feel full once again.” – Bae Yong Joon, at the interview with “Yonhap News” Lots of strength, lots of responsibility. It is the life of a man to carry those two qualities.


Kim Jae Yeop: The owner of the acting institute where Bae Yong Joon used to attend. According to him, Bae Yong Joon was very sincere and constantly prepared to become an actor. When Bae Yong Joon was a teenager, he decided to become an actor to quickly make money during his family’s financial troubles. He had a reserved personality and enjoyed assembling and disassembling toys alone rather than playing with his friends. But, he started to play with his friends and sports while learning Hapkido when he was in junior high and high school. The elders around him worried about him changing, but they thought that “It isn’t best to follow the path that is recommended to him by their experiences.” Bae Yong Joon jumped at an acting job after he graduated high school.


Kwon O Joong: An actor who went to the acting institute with Bae Yong Joon. He was part of the staff at the filming location of the movie, “The Girl for Love and The One for Marriage”. After he appeared as an extra in “Pilgu”, he was recognized and received free acting lessons at the acting institute. He met Kwon O Joong at that time. He learned Kungfu from Kwon O Joong and débuted in KBS’s “Salute D’Amour” At that time, Bae Yong Joon decided to make “Be like a convenient store” as his personal motto. Because, after experiencing situations at many filming locations, he wanted to be an actor who could present anything that the directors wanted.”


Jun Ki Sang: Director of “Salute D’Amour”. He thought, “Bae Yong Joon is so handsome” when he first saw Bae Yong Joon. He thought that Bae Yong Joon’s noble-like features might be a problem, so he ordered Bae Yong Joon to do one thing. He ordered Bae Yong Joon to wear glasses. History would then be born. As the director Jun Ki Sang had predicted, Bae Yong Joon could show his tender and handsome image wearing glasses. In the early 1990s, with the appearance of so-called the “X-Generation”, Bae Yong Joon was a romantic guy who appeared when “beautiful boys” started to get attention.

The late Cho So Hye: She is the writer of KBS’s “A Place in the Sun” and “First Love”. The late Cho So Hye paved the way for Bae Yong Joon to achieve sure stardom with “A Place in the Sun.” She also made him take off his glasses in “First Love”. He played a rebellious teenager who couldn’t achieve his dream even though he was smart because of his poor family background. That character somewhat compared to Bae Yong Joon’s teenage life. He acted in the scene where he collided into the truck while he was riding a motorcycle without a stuntman. He proved that he had the ability to shoot action scenes. After that, he showed his action skills in KBS’s “The Barefooted Youth” and appeared as a cold-hearted man who pursued only success in MBC’s “Have We Really Loved?”. His image in KBS’s “Winter Sonata” was big, but he continuously changed the way he was seen within every frame. Bae Yong Joon described his personality. “I’m not tough or mild.”


Kim Hye Soo: Bae Yong Joon’s partner in “Have we really loved?”. Bae Yong Joon even said, “I enjoyed talking (with Kim Hye Soo). I learned a lot from her.” Kim Hye Soo commented on him by saying, “It isn’t easy to be close to him because of his defensive personality, but he does express himself when he is friends with someone. He is a perfectionist when he works.” Bae Yong Joon, who achieved his stardom in his 20s, was “too young and wanted only to show his perfection. He had a passive personality and rarely appeared in the media or game shows. It was a good chance for the media to write articles about his “mythical strategy”. At that time, he concentrated on acting with “Have we really loved?”. In this drama, he wasn’t a romantic or a tough guy. He played as a reserved man who wanted to leave a poor town and reach success regardless of his financial difficulties. His acting showed a deeper side more seriously compared to than his previous works. If you want to see his acting skills in 1990s, then this is the drama to see.


Lim Jong Pil: The trainer who was hired to shape his body for the photo book, “The Image Vol 1”. “He exercised a lot, but didn’t exercise systematically. He will be the best jem if he is trained well,” said Lim Jong Pil of Bae Yong Joon. Bae Yong Joon followed Lim Jong Pil’s instructions well enough for Lim Jong Pil to comment, “There is no such person in this world (speaking of Bae Yong Joon).” Since Bae Yong Joon’ debut, he has been on potatoe diets when they were necessary. He reduced his weight by about 6kg in MBC’s “Hotellier” and 7kg in the movie, “Scandle”. He was so athletic that he looked like a natural at his first experience horseback riding. He enjoys golfing because he thinks that golfing is a good mornign exercise. He plays piano well enough to play “Moonlight Sonata” in the movie, “Immotal Beloved” when he so chooses. Since his debut, he developed in interest in photo shoots. He also made the photo commentary in “Scandle”. He became a second generation tycoon after appearing in the drama. No, he is the tycoon.


Choi Ji Woo: She is an actress who appeared in “First Love” and “Winter Sonata” with him. Bae Yong Joon talked about her in “Winter Sonata” by saying, “She matured.” He also commented on Song Yoon Ah in “Hotellier”, “She acted very seriously.” On Lee Young Ae of KBS’s “Papa”, he said, “She is beautiful and has lots of patience.” Choi Ji Woo who has a clean and pure image matched well to “Winter Sonata” which shows her pure fairy tale love; the show also maximized Bae Yong Joon’s romatic image. “Winter Sonata” was exported to Japan.


Yoon Seok Ho: He is the director who worked a number of pieces with Bae Yong Joon. Of course, their most recognized work is KBS’s “Winter Sonata”. Bae Yong Joon said that “There are some necessary parts which this era needs” of “Winter Sonata.” “Winter Sonata” recorded a big hit historically. After “Winter Sonata”, “5,000 were very excited” during his first visit to Japan the news stated. The city of Kakamigahara in Kihoo, Japan, which set up a sisterhood relationship with the city of Chuncheon where “Winter Sonata” was filmed, spent 10 million yen to organize the “Winter Sonata” theme event, “Winter Sonata, Chuncheon Story” and had a great ripple effect of 3 billion yen. Bae Yong Joon then became “Yonsama” a word that has stronger meanings than just star.”


Lee Jae Yong: He is the director of “Scandle”. Bae Yong Joon “wanted to show that he was able to act for the movie” and acted as a playboy of the Chosun Dynasty without glasses while gaining explosive popularity in Japan. Nobody expected him to lie and play innocent, as he occassionally deserted woman with a cold look after he became “Yonsama”. But, before “Winter Sonata”, he tried to play various roles and learned traditional martial arts for months for a short action scene because of his perfectionist nature. It’s known that the production team of “Scandle” was suprised to see Bae Yong Joon admitting his limits. After “Winter Sonata”, he chose to be “an actor named Bae Yong Joon”. But, “Yonsama’s star quality” gained too much recognition as people could no longer see him as just “an actor named Bae Yong Joon.”


Son Ye Jin: An actress who apppeared in the movie “April Snow” with Bae Yong Joon. In “April Snow”, Bae Yong Joon played a role of a man who commited adultery as he showed the world his versatility as an actor. But it wasn’t easy for him to adjust to the shooting system, a shooting style that constantly changes (acting) according to the locations and circumstances. He only shot after complete preperation. He said it was “stressful not to express or throw away what he had inside” while he learned “a completely different acting style” at the same time. it was also difficult for him to act as an adulterer with his conservative personality. A personality that he admits to having. At the same time, in the face of the media, he became an actor who had the ability to make any piece successful as people fixed on his image as the man of “Winter Sonata”. “April Snow” might be considered his transition period, a period he had to face. At that time during the CF filming, the stress he faced was evident when he was requested to show the same smiling expression. He said “I’m an actor. I want to be an actor and I want to act well. How can I better myself as an actor if I must repeatedly have only one way the audience sees me?” in response.


Kim Jong Hak: The director of MBC’s “TWSSG” which Bae Yong Joon appeared in. Kim Jong acknowledged Bae Yong Joon as one of the partners who was responsible for “TWSSG”. He changed the direction of the drama when Bae Yong Joon claimed that “If we keep going this way, we, the director and I both will crumble. It might end the Hallyu.” But, “TWSSG” wasn’t the only work that showed off Bae Yong Joon's business skills. The reason that Damdeon, the main charcter in "TWSSG," can show God-like abilities is because of the aura that can only come from a face like Bae Yong Joon's. Bae Yong Joon is expressionless or shows only a neutral smile in the most of his works, but his silent presence can be felt. Moreover, his presence, which is recognized as something other than of a common person, made us understand the story of “TWSSG”. He showed a unique acting skill by melting his own personality, which is coming from maintaining a good public image (like not drinking), in the great public interest with his present status and star quality. That acting skill is created only by the actor who is called “sama” and star. There is no actor who can act like Bae Yong Joon in ‘TWSSG” even though there are many actors who can show more various acting skills than Bae Yong Joon.


Jeong Ha Myung: The character who Bae Yong Joon played in KBS’s “Dream High”. Jeong Ha Myung is the chairman of the board of Kirin Art School who notices the personality and talent as something that can be cultivated into a star, even in a short amount of time. It is a very unrealistic situation. But his unique presence, which is unbelievable even to him, makes this possible. It comes from the result of his efforts to not only be a Hallyu star, but also a promoter of culture by learning about traditional, Korean culture and master artisanship, and writing "A Journey in Search of Korea's Beauty." In “Dream High”, he headed overseas after he chose the potential stars. After he left, new Hallyu stars are going to appear. He is too important of a figure to simply call him a star. He is one who takes steps forward while transforming himself and accepting situations as they are. I wonder where Bae Yong Joon will head to now.

[VOD & Trans] Documentary "A Journey in Search of Korea's Beauty" Ep - 2 (Meeting).

[VOD & Trans] Documentary "A Journey in Search of Korea's Beauty" Ep - 2 (Meeting).
Cr. - suehan


Before your self is empty, you must be completely fulfilled.
True completeness is not being completely fulfilled, but it is being completely empty.
You repeat yourself every year, every month, every day, every moment.

The goal of this trip is to look for the beauty in the natures of Korea.

Emptying your soul starts to see what has been filling it up.

After dismissing everything that you have been selfishly holding it, you hear the pure sounds that comes up from the dirt.

2nd Episode Adjusting your clothes, Filling and Emptying Gyeongsangbook-Do.


Meeting

Chun Han Bong recreates the tea bowls from the Cho-Sun Dynasty.
Bae Yong Joon came to look for Chun Han Bong.
It is because he came to find that the tea bowls he had once bought were made by Chun Han Bong.

One winter day, Bae Yong Joon found the road to the lands of the old Cho-Sun Dynasty and started his new journey.

Bae Yong Joon helped in the first kiln production process.

Mr. Chun let Bae Yong Joon take his seat to spin the pottery.

(You place the clay on the spinner and let it start breathing)
(He starts to spin the wheel by stepping on the spinner)

"In one breath, you lift. In one breath, you open it. In one breath, you make it."

The work of bringing the dirt up and down is to not lose any of the clay.

Only be concentrating can you find the balance of the clay.

It is a task that needs me to be one with the clay. - Bae Yong Joon

( ... So you touched the bottom?)

Practicing

Bae Yong Joon is quietly listening to the directions of Mr. Chun.

He did all of the jobs in the workshop that the youngest assistant would be doing.
All of the smaller jobs are done to prevent any mistakes in learning the craft.

(You enter the kiln)

All of the prepared pots go into the kiln one at a time.

The touch of the potter is gentle.

Now, only the fire and the clay are there to come together in the kiln.

Baking the clay pots again.

BYJ:"You say that the temperature can't drop. You need to keep raising the temperature in the kiln."

Chun: You need to always be by the fire. When the temperature seems like it's about to drop, you have to put in more wood. The temperature will quickly drop if it you give it any chance of going down. It is hard to bring it back up."

Increased tension between the fire and the clay until the end.

Not emptying, not changing, not letting go... the fire and clay fight in the kiln.

At a moment that not anyone can notice, the heat from the kiln is already felt on the face of Mr. Chun.
He immediately knows that it is time to add more wood.
He starts to put more wood into the kiln.

Chun:Sometimes, if you throw the wood in up above by accident, you can ruin the clay.
That's why this one piece of wood is an amazing object.

BYJ: "That's why I was so shocked when you asked me if I would want to throw in the wood."

(Now, the soot is starting to burn away. The teacher's heavy words...)

(The soot eats away at the clay, the fire gets rid of the soot and the heat rises again to create more soot)

(The soot swallows the clay, the heat erases the soot)

(Again the heat goes back up and engraves the soot - BYJ)

("Try picking one"... from the pieces that have been cooling for around an hour after leaving the kiln)

(The chance to be able to pick my own piece. How will the teacher react to the way I decide on my choice)

(There is a piece that draws me in. The pupil's hand shakes as it moves down in front of the teacher)


("You can't make something like this again." I barely pass a breath that I have been holding in - BYJ)

Chun: People these days like things that are clean and sophisticated. They don't know much about things with weight and modest. But BYJ knows this modesty.

So as Veronica followed BYJ's path, she walked into all the nooks and crannies of the lecture hall.

(In the Han-Ok) Along the narrow porch, perching down while looking out at the scenery

Bae Yong Joon has left lots of pictures of the ins and outs of the lecture hall.

(Your self and a home are different things, but a Han-Ok plays an excellent role that brings them together at an impacted midpoint.)

To Enjoy

"The Man-Yu Jeong (Pavilion) is perfect. Nature is only friends with the perfect Man-Yu Jeong."

[News] Chun Jung Myung wants to work out with UEE and Son Ye Jin.

[News] Chun Jung Myung wants to work out with UEE and Son Ye Jin.
Cr. - allkpop

Chun Jung Myung (of “Cinderella’s Sister” and “Fashion 70’s” fame) revealed his crush through MBC’s “Come to Play“.

Chun Jung Myung is known for having an interest in sports, so when he was asked about who he wanted to work out with, the actor chose After School’s UEE. He said, “I heard she’s a good swimmer. I really wish I could learn from her.”

He also chose Son Ye Jin as another star he would like to hit the gym with.

He revealed, “I saw her once in person and she was shining.” When Kim Won Hee advised him to send a video message to Son Ye Jin, he gladly accepted.

He said to her, “Son Ye Jin-sshi, I want to kiss you. I’m the best guy in Korea.”

The hilarious episode airs on February 21st.