Upcoming KBS big budget drama Bridal Mask casts  rookie actress Jin Se Yun as the leading lady opposite Joo Won.

19-year-old Jin Se Yun will play Mokdan, the talented sword woman in a circus. Mokdan is cute, brave and straightforward girl and as usual she’s the love of the hero, Joo Won.

Bridal Mask sets in the 1930s while Korea was under Japanese occupation. Joo Won plays an investigator at day and hides his identity behind a bridal mask at night to fight for freedom. The arrival of Jin Se Yun completes leading roles as Park Ki Woong previously joined as the drama’s villain named Shunji, a Japanese martyr.

Jin Se Yun is currently playing in daily drama My Daughter Flower and her previous works were small roles in The Duo and It’s Okay Daddy’s Girl.

We invest to this drama only because of Joo Won. This is his first ever leading man role and we feel that he carries a big burden with all heavy expectation and drama’s big budget thing.

But this drama also his biggest opportunity -as he plays title role- after Baker King to prove that he isn’t a mere pretty face but finally a respected actor.

We know he’ll made it !

Source : Donga

Jung Il Woo took 2 days break from the hectic filming schedule of hit drama The Moon That Embrace The Sun to fly to Japan with his 49 Days‘ co-stars Jo Hyun Jae and Nam Gyu Ri for a 49 Days‘ Japanese fan meeting.

Although Jung Il Woo wasn’t the leading actor for 49 Days but it’s obvious that he’s the highlight of the event, thanks to a series of hit dramas Flower Boy Ramyun Shop and the recent The Moon That Embraces The Sun.

Attended by 2000 fans, the event lasted for 3 hours. Jung Il Woo, Nam Gyu Ri and Jo Hyun Jae shared 49 Days‘ shooting experiences with the fans through talk show and quiz. In the end of the session, Jung Il Woo roused the stage as he sang 49 Days‘ soundtrack Scarecrow.

There’s no rest for Jung Il Woo as he returns to The Moon That Embraces The Sun’s filming set right after that.

See some photos from the event below.

Source : Donga

2012 seems to be a promising year for Korean movies. Early this year, some movies already recorded a great box office result.

Korean box office statistic (KOFIC) yesterday, February 5, released the pleasant numbers from last weekend.

Dancing Queen, starred by Hwang Jung Min and Uhm Jung Hwa, was the most watched movie so far this year, hailed 2,73 million viewers. Followed by Broken Arrow closer with 2.64 million viewers since both movies debut January 18.

Meanwhile the newest hit was Nameless Gangster which debut February 2 , surprisingly has more than 1 million viewers in 4 days. Amazing numbers !

Nameless Gangster centers the story on the war between former public officer Choi Ik Hyun (played by Choi Min Shik) and crime boss Choi Hyung Bae (Ha Jung Woo) in the heyday of 1990s in Busan.

Nameless Gangster opened as the weekend number 1 movie ( February 3 -5) and definitely one of your movie pick this year.

See some stars arrived at Nameless Gangster VIP premiere which was held on January 26.

Ha Jung Woo & Choi Min Shik

Gong Hyo Jin

Lee Jung Hyun

Ryoo Hyun Kyung

Park Hee Sun

So Hyo Jin

Jang Hyuk

Kim Sun Ah

Seo Hyo Rim

Lee Kyung Kyoo & Han Hye Jin & Kim Jae Dong

Jun Hyun MOo & Choi Song Hyun

Park Si Hoo

Kim Seo Hyung

Nameless Gangster trailer

Nameless Gangster music video

Source : Newsen

Some of Won Bin’s childhood photos were unveiled on a recent online community bulletin board.

The photos showed Won Bin (real name is Kim Doo Jin) as young kid includes his photos from his school yearbook.

While those cute child photos prove Won Bin’s gorgeous original face, it also shows that Won Bin has had a phase as a chubby boy in his younger days.

Those chubby photos definitely aren’t our favorite. Fortunately though,  it’s obvious that Won Bin would never has a chubby face again. He has a movie career to be protected, ha !

Source : Newsen

Lee Hyo Ri opened her philosophy for vegetarian lifestyle as last week she tweeted ‘I just started to understand where I am and who I am through vegetarian life. I also started to know what I do when I start to do something. Vegetarian is not about food, it’s life itself’.

On more practical move she tweeted ‘ Whenever I go to any restaurants, I always request : Just give me food without meat’.

Aside from her singing job, Lee Hyo Ri also spent her time caring for the environment.

Last month she made  abandoned dog campaign video with PD Cha Eun Tak.

The video showed the world from the eye of Sun Sim, a former abandoned dog whom was adopted by Lee Hyo Ri.

She’s doing good !

Source : Newsen

On February 1, although Seoul suffered super cold weather, the casts of Rooftop Prince gathered  at SBS Ilsan studio to perform first camera-test and script reading session.

Leading casts Park Yoo Chun, Han Ji Min, Jung Yoo Mi and Lee Tae Sung were all in high spirit, so did 3 supporting actors Jung Suk Won, Lee Min Ho and Choi Woo Sik who play the servants of the prince (Park Yoo Chun) .

They will accompany the prince travel hundreds years forward from Chosun era to 2012 modern Seoul in search of the lost princess (played by Han Ji Min).

Park Yoo Chun will wear handbook again (just like his days in Sungkyunkwan Scandal)  for the first couple of episodes. So does Lee Min Ho who just became popular after played estranged prince in The Moon That Embraces The Sun.

With its initial premise, we predict Rooftop Prince will be a  romantic comedy drama and we expected smart but hilarious moments will occur when the prince with his sidekicks experience culture shock and wild adaptation in the modern world.

Rooftop Prince replaces Please Take Care of Us, Captain next March.

Source : Asiae

During interview on MBC’ talk show on February 2, Im Si Wan from The Moon That Embraces The Sun unveiled his habit, he always brings deodorant all the time when he’s on travel.

Why does he do that ?

23-year-old Im Si Wan said that he isn’t sensitive to odors, so he often doesn’t realize that he was producing less pleasant odors.

He showed some items from his travel bag which he carries during traveling time : shoe odor remover, mouthwash, perfume and fibers deodorant.

Aigoo, what a tidy man he is.

Source : Newsen

Yesterday, February 2, Park Shin Hye uploaded a picture of her smiling brightly between Jung Yong Hwa and Kang Min Hyuk. Park Shin Hye was holding a Japanese version of Heartstrings‘ poster.

She tweeted ‘This photo was taken last month during a brief shooting for Heartstrings‘ DVD commentary. When I see Yong Hwa and Min Hyuk in this photo again , suddenly I miss them’.

They are good friends , apparently !

Source : Park Shin Hye twitter

Kim Min Seo was Jang Nara’s enemy in Baby-faced Beauty but when camera wasn’t rolling,  they’re friendly with each other and became good friends after Baby-faced Beauty ended.

32-year-old Jang Nara prove their friendships as she gave special present for 28-year-old Kim Min Seo who busy filming The Moon That Embraces The Sun as Queen Bo Kyung.

Jang Nara sent 150 bowls of hot chicken soup to the shooting set for all drama production staffs on January 28th. A perfect dish in the cold winter.

Although Jang Nara herself couldn’t be present as she was busy with her job, she sent a card along with the soup with greeting ‘ Please take care my Bo Kyung….. From Bo Kyung fanclub chairwoman, Nara‘

Oh, so sweet !

Kim Min Seo also showed her excitement as she served those chicken soup by herself for the staffs.  Kim Min Seo said ‘I am very much cheered up by Jang Nara’s gift. I’m more spirited for this drama’

Source : Newsen

As you know, upcoming tvN rom-com Twelve Men in A Year tells story of column magazine writer Miru (Yoon Jin Seo) who dates 12 men with different zodiac as  her inspiration for her column.

And now please welcome the Aries man, which the role for it will be played by Julien Kang. This Aries man , named Alex, is described as professional health trainer with super muscular body which is envied by everyone.  His still cut for the drama is out (above picture).

30-year-old Julien Kang who has a Korean father and French mother is currently starring in MBC sitcom HighKick 3 where he plays a cute gentle boy. And you know what, Julien Kang is also Aries man in real life.

He said ‘ the character in drama is similar to real me so I enjoyed it very much. The only difference between me and Alex is that Alex is a more brave and straight man in the love-department than me’. Oh, you’re so shy , Julien !

Twelve Men In A Year debuts February 15.

Source : Asiae