Friday, November 30, 2007
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Lee Jun Ki Profile
Lee Jun Ki ProfileName: 이준기 / Lee Jun Ki (Gi) / Lee Joon Ki (Gi)
Profession: Actor, model and singer
Birthdate: 1982-Apr-17
Birthplace: Busan, South Korea
Height: 178cm
Weight: 66kg
Star sign: Aries
Blood type: B
Family: Parents and a younger sister
Lee Jun Ki Biography
Lee Jun Ki (Hangul: 이준기, Hanja: 李準基, born April 17, 1982, in Busan, South Korea) is a male South Korean actor and model. He rose to fame as Gong-gil in The King and the Clown. He has a mother, father, and one younger sister. He graduated from the Seoul Arts College with a major in Acting, and is a 1st degree in both Hapkido and Taekyon, and 3rd degree in Taekwondo. Besides Korean, Lee also speaks some Japanese and English. As of 2007, Lee is one of the top actors in South Korea.
Modeling
Lee Jun Ki started out as a model and held minor roles in Korean dramas. In 2001, he first appeared in the television commercial for the So Basic fashion label.
Acting
His first drama appearance was as a dissatisfied teenager in the KBS drama What should I do? He later appeared with a minor role in Star's Echo, a drama by MBC and Fuji TV in 2004.
In 2005, his first major acting role came in The King and the Clown (왕의 남자), where he took on the role of a feminine-appearing entertainer forced to satisfy King Yeonsan's sexual and emotional cravings taking place in the late 15th century. The film became one of the highest grossing South Korean-made movies in South Korea, unexpectedly replacing Taegukgi as the most-watched film in Korean history with over 12.3 million viewers, despite the low amount Lee was paid of just over $100,000 for the role.The poor fee was largely due to the contract that was signed by Lee before he rose to stardom with the role of Gong-gil from 'King and the Clown'. Lee was against the halving of screen quotas in South Korea that allows foreign films to be shown in theaters on certain days, while domestic films are alloted another amount of days. He believed that without the screen quotas, The King and the Clown would not have been as successful in competing against foreign films. He earned many Best Male New Comer awards for his role as Gong-gil in The King and the Clown in 2006.
His next role was as the supporting character on the Korean drama SBS's My Girl together with Miss Korea, Park Si Yeon, Lee Da Hae, and Lee Dong Wook. His movie, Fly, Daddy, Fly which was released as well, garnered much attention and media coverage due to Lee's overwhelming popularity.
Lee's popularity overseas is also noted, where in the 19th Tokyo International Film Festival, he was recognized as a top star. In China, Lee was the only Korean among 300 Asian stars invited to attend a Chinese television show which celebrated the Chinese New Year. During the Shanghai International Film Festival, Lee was approached by acclaimed Chinese director Chen Kaige, who proposed that the two should make a film together in China, which Lee thought was a great idea. "I'd love to make the movie if the script is good and the character is right," Lee said.
In 2007, Lee film a joint Korea-Japan movie entitled Virgin Snow with Japanese actress Aoi Miyazaki, where he plays a Korean exchange student. He was later able to hold his first meeting with his Japanese fans on March 10, 2007 in Osaka, Japan. The next day he talked about his acting career during a talk show that was recorded at the Swiss Hotel in Osaka later. Virgin Snow prove to be a success and was able to place 9th at the box office, setting a record for a Korean film released in Japan. He also starred in an action drama Time Between Dog And Wolf, his first drama ever as the lead role. Ratings took off at a relatively high 20% (approximately) however waning as the drama concluded.
At the 27th Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) has announced that Lee will be this year’s recipient of its Rising Star award. The award acknowledges the actor’s work, media image, and growing star-power in the global arena. The festival, which runs through October 18 – 28, will present the award at “An Evening with Lee Jun-ki” on Friday, October 19 along with a screening of the US premiere of one of his latest films. He also has a role in Korea’s summer blockbuster May 18, about the events surrounding the Gwangju Massacre of 1980. The film will also screen at HIFF and has been nominated for the festival’s top award, the Golden Orchid for Best Feature of 2007. The film covers one of the most tragic events in Korean history when the repressive regime of General Chun Doo-hwan resulted in a citizens uprising in the city of Gwangju which was subsequently crushed with government troops entering the city and firing into crowds of civilian demonstrators. The film has sold over seven million tickets at the local box office.
Recently he joined Hong Kong EEG, making he entry into the Chinese market. He will be acting with Nicholas Tse as well as Charlene Choi, in what is rumored to be a modern adaptation of "The Butterfly Lovers" Cast and movie is not yet confirmed.
Singing
A poll by Music website Jukeon asked "Who will be the most popular if they release an album?" Lee ended up being in first place with 66% of the votes. He released a mini album which contains three songs that he wrote for his fan meetings.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Bobo Chan Profile
Bobo Chan ProfileName: 陳文媛 / Chan Man Woon (Chen Wen Yuan)
English name: Bobo Chan
Profession: Actress, singer, and model
Birthdate: 1979-Sept-18
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Height: 169cm
Weight: 49kg
Bobo Chan Biography
Bobo Chan Man-Woon (Chinese: 陳文媛, born September 18, 1979) is a Hong Kong singer. A former model, she also played in several movies and TV-series.
She is sometimes known as 'Edison Chen's former girlfriend', a term coined by the media but there has been no hard evidence to support their claims. There have been suspicions this was a publicity stunt.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Sung Yu Ri Profile
Sung Yu Ri ProfileName: 성유리 / Sung Yu Ri (Seong Yu Ri)
Nicknames: Shil Shilee and Tokki
Profession: Actress and Singer
Birthdate: 1981-Mar-03
Birthplace: Germany
Height: 168cm
Weight: 47kg
Blood type: B
Kpop group: Vocalist of FinKL
Family: Parents and an older brother
Sung Yu Ri Profile
Sung Yu Ri (born March 3, 1981) was the youngest member of the disbanded Korean pop group Fin.K.L along with Lee Hyori, Ock Joo Hyun and Lee Jin. Known as the "cute one" in the group, she has always been one of the most popular Korean stars, who is known for her beauty as well as her reputation for being a genuinely friendly person.
Sung has also made a name for herself as an actress, first appearing in the miniseries "Bad Girls". Although it was not very successful, she followed it up with the popular series "Thousand Years Of Love" in which she portrayed both a current woman and an ancient princess. The popularity of the drama helped her to win an award for her work as a "Best New Actress". In addition to her dramatic work, she has also co-hosted an entertainment show in 2004 and has been a catalogue model for various companies. Although she briefly returned to music for the Fin.K.L digital single in late 2005, she has returned to acting. In 2006 she played the lead role in two dramas, One Fine Day and Snow Queen in which she won high praises and awards for.
Sung, like all of her Fin.K.L group members, has left DSPent; she is now with SidusHQ, the same company representing actress Song Hye Gyo, suggesting a choice of a permanent acting career.
The daughter of a Christian pastor, she last attended Kyung Hee University.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Taya Roger Profile
Taya Roger ProfileName: Taya Roger
Birthdate: 15 September, 1785
Birthplace: Amarica
Height: 165 cm
Weight: 42 kg
Profession: Actress
Taya Roger Biography
Taya Roger, was borned on 15 September, 1785, is the only daughter of Aurai and American William Roger. She was borned in America and came back to Thailand at the age of 8. She studied at Ruamrudee International school and after that she went to american with her family and continue her study.
She first appeard in Thai movie named "303 Fear Faith Revenge" and also appeared in many Thai MV of many popular Thai singers.
Recently, she starred in MV of "The Great Escape".
Erika Sawajiri Profile
Erika Sawajiri ProfileName: Erika Sawajiri
Japanese name: 沢尻エリカ (さわじり えりか)
Nickname: Deco (childhood), Aachan, Kacchan
Birthdate: April 8, 1986
Birthplace: Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
Height: 160cm
Blood type: A
Profession: Actress, model and singer
Erika Sawajiri Biography
Erika was born to a Japanese father and an Algerian-French mother and is the youngest of three brothers and sisters. Her name is derived from an orchids's name, Ericaceae's Erica. Her father owned sixteen racehorses, including the horse, Edonokoban (エドノコバン). Her father died of cancer when she was in her third year at junior high school. Her second eldest brother died in a car accident when she was in her first year at high school. Her mother managed a Mediterranean restaurant (closed down for unknown reason) and Erika sometimes helped with it. Erika has been horseback riding since she was a child.
In 1999, Erika passed the Stardust audition after graduating from elementary school. She became part of the idol unit Angel Eyes and began modeling for junior fashion magazines such as CUTiE and nicola. She later won the grand prize for the 2001 Seikore and became a regular on the BS news program Harajuku Launchers. In 2002, Erika started her career in film as well as extending her modeling career as a gravure idol. Her first film was Mondai no nai Watashitachi.
She also became one of Fuji TV's Visual Queens in 2002. On the NTV variety show The Yoru mo Hit Parade, she became a regular from April till late June, shortly after leaving the program for the CX news program Chou VIP Fortune no Tobira from mid-June till late August. In November, she was on the CBC variety show Bijou Dokyuu and TBS show B-1. She got her big break when she was cast in the TBS TV drama Hotman. Her most notable role was in 1 Litre of Tears in 2005 when she portrayed a girl with the degenerative disease spinocerebellar degeneration.
Erika first started her music career under the name "Kaoru Amane," the name of her character in her last drama, the TV adaptation of A Song to the Sun (Taiyou no Uta). The single went into number 1 in its second and fourth week. On July 16, 2007, Erika released her 'debut' single under only Erika entitled "Free". The single was immediately ranked on its first day as number one on the Oricon Charts. Oricon stated that she is the only artist in 39 years to get their first two single hit number one since Hiroko Yakushimaru in 1983.
She decided to enter the entertainment world because she wanted to meet singer Namie Amuro whom she idolizes, but finally, she passed Sony.
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