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The OG oppas: Male leads we first loved in the 2000s

 

 

The K-drama fever has gone a long way from how it was in the past decades. Thanks to the rise of social media and the birth of more streaming platforms, people all over the globe now get to consume endless content, even from up-and-coming Korean celebrities.

 

But once upon a time in Hallyu history, years before Kim Seon Ho, Park Seo Joon, and Park Bo Gum began dominating our Instagram feeds, there were oppas who had already succeeded in making us fall hard with their bewitching presence on-screen. Here is a list of male leads who will reaffirm our belief that first love never dies.

 

 

Hyun Bin

 

No other actor ages like fine wine as much as Hyun Bin does. Some of his earliest successes include landing the lead role in the high-rating 2005 series My Name is Kim Sam Soon and starring in the 2006 romance movie A Millionaire’s First Love. A decade and a half later, he still managed to make us swoon over Captain Ri in Crash Landing On You.

 

 

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source : allkpop

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*** Southeast Asia’s leading eCommerce platform Lazada announced today, Aug. 16, Hyun Bin as LazMall’s first regional brand ambassador. Lazada was the first to bring the virtual ‘mall’ concept to Southeast Asia. On his LazMall ambassadorship, Hyun Bin said, “I’m very happy to be joining the Lazada family and connecting with fans in Southeast Asia as LazMall’s first regional brand ambassador. I look forward to creating lots of fun times together, starting with the 9.9 Big Brands Sale. I wish everyone good health and hope you stay safe until we can meet again in person. Shooting the short film for the campaign was incredibly fun, especially when we got creative in demonstrating the efficiency, reliability and variety of products that LazMall offers to shoppers through a secret agent mission storyline.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

credit : mb.com.ph

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Lazada unveils Hallyu super star Hyun Bin as first LazMall regional brand ambassador

Southeast Asia's leading eCommerce platform Lazada today announced internationally celebrated South Korean actor and Hallyu (Korean Wave) super star Hyun Bin as LazMall's first regional brand ambassador. LazMall is a partner of choice for brands around the globe and currently home to over 32,000 local and international brands on the platform.

*Promotions listed in above image applicable only on Lazada Singapore.

 

One of South Korea's most internationally-acclaimed celebrities, Hyun Bin is known as one of the key figures driving the Hallyu with his versatile and award-winning performances. Hyun Bin has starred in numerous successful television dramas and box office hits, including Secret Garden, Memories of the Alhambra, The Negotiation and more recently Crash Landing on You, which garnered him accolades including Most Popular Actor at the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards and Most Popular Korean Artist at the Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards. Hyun Bin received a Presidential Commendation during the 2020 Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards.

 

Mary Zhou, Chief Marketing Officer of Lazada Group shared, "Lazada was the first to bring the virtual 'mall' concept to Southeast Asia and we are delighted to welcome renowned super star Hyun Bin as LazMall's first regional brand ambassador. With his expansive portfolio of critically-acclaimed films and television dramas, Hyun Bin is a familiar personality respected for his genuine personality and extraordinary dedication to his craft by fans all over the globe. This highly resonates with LazMall's brand promise of authenticity, quality and a trusted online destination for consumers to enjoy a convenient shopping experience."

 

For the kick off celebrations of LazMall's third anniversary and 9.9, the first of the year-end mega campaigns, Hyun Bin will headline a short film capturing the imaginations of fans in a character reminiscent of his popular action sequences. In the TVC, Hyun Bin will star as an agent on a covert mission commandeering a crew of operatives. In a fun and celebratory twist, his character will release thousands of LazMall care packages for the public.

 

On his LazMall ambassadorship, Hyun Bin said, "I'm very happy to be joining the Lazada family and connecting with fans in Southeast Asia as LazMall's first regional brand ambassador. I look forward to creating lots of fun times together, starting with the 9.9 shopping festival. I wish everyone good health and hope you stay safe until we can meet again in person."

 

He added, "Shooting the short film for the campaign was incredibly fun, especially when we got creative in demonstrating the efficiency, reliability and variety of products that LazMall offers to shoppers through a secret agent mission storyline."

 

Earlier in August, LazMall introduced a new personalised portal, LazMall Prestige^[1], featuring an extensive portfolio of eight categories with over 50 premium brands such as Bacha Coffee, Bang & Olufsen, Elemis, Longines, Polo Ralph Lauren, Salvatore Ferragamo, Shanghai Tang, SMEG, with the latest addition La Mer.

 

In addition to popular features like Brand Mega Offers and a bold returns policy of up to five times compensation^[2] across the region, consumers will gain access to their favourite brands through an intimate, visual storytelling experience. This includes an enhanced discovery spotlight via The Prestige Edit, which features content-rich thematic editorial sections.

 

The 9.9 Biggest Brands Sale event will bring together the region's most renowned brands as well as favourite Lazada marketplace merchants, and delight Southeast Asian consumers with exclusive deals and offers via an exclusive curation of time-limited Brand Mega Offers and Flash Sale promotions on 9 September^[3].

 

Syncing up with the festivities, Lazada's mascot Lazzie will also make his idol trainee debut via Lazada's newest addition on LazGames – Lazzie Star. Shoppers can help Lazzie to "level up" to become a Super Star, by completing a series of daily tasks and special missions that will unlock exclusive platform and seller vouchers as well as Lazada Bonus rewards.

 

 

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/lazada-unveils-hallyu-super-star-hyun-bin-as-first-lazmall-regional-brand-ambassador-1030731471

 

 

 

Hyun Bin x Tom Ford Beauty

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Behind the scenes pics from agency posts:

 

 

 

more:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CSqU3gep8kt/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

https://www.instagram.com/p/CSqVKR5JW4R/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

 

 

Tom Ford 

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CSqghEDJMJA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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10 Korean Actors Who've Established Their Own Entertainment Agencies

Leading their own company is one of their many hats!

 

 

Aside from acting, your favorite Korean actors are also *thriving* in other fields like modeling, film directing, and photography. Some of them also became businessmen, and they put up their own entertainment agencies. It's not unusual for a Korean celeb to star in dramas and movies and handle his own label at the same time—in fact, many of them are venturing into this nowadays. We already wrote about K-pop idols who are also CEOs, so here's an actor version just for you!

Korean Actors Who've Established Their Own Entertainment Agencies

 

7. Hyun Bin

In 2012, Hyun Bin partnered with his former labelmate, Shin Min Ah, and established O& Entertainment after he was discharged from the military. Come 2016, he led VAST Entertainment with his mentor CEO Kang Kun Taek. Three years later, it was acquired by Kakao M, but Hyun Bin remains as an actor under this label. Some of the actors that are handled by VAST include Start-Up star Stephanie Lee and Extraordinary You's Kim Ji In.

 

 

 

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credit : https://www.cosmo.ph/entertainment/korean-actors-who-established-their-own-entertainment-agencies-a4575-20210817?ref=home_feed_3

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*** As part of their campaign and as a celebration for their upcoming third anniversary, LazMall will be releasing a short film starring their newest brand ambassador Hyun Bin, where he is expected to show some of his past famous character roles and action sequences. In the meantime, Hyun Bin appeared as an agent on a covert mission leading a crew of operatives. In a fun and smart campaign, his character will introduce thousands of LazMall packages for the public. According to HB , he was grateful to be joining the Lazada family, it was also a great way of connecting with his Southeast Asian fans as he is the first LazMall's first regional brand model. Hyun Bin said, "I am excited and looking forward to creating lots of fun memories together, starting with the 9.9 shopping festival." He added, "I wish everyone good health and hope to meet you all again in person. Always keep safe. While filming the short film for the campaign, I really had fun, especially the exchange of creative ideas from everyone and demonstrating every bit of it with efficiency and reliability makes the atmosphere more engaging."  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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*** Take a look at  HB's face when he debuted compared to now - He had his first role in Bodyguard, compared to his

 

last role in Crash Landing On You, his face seems to have not changed.    

 

 

 

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*** Online shopping platforms Shopee and Lazada are pulling out all the stops and getting the biggest names in Asian showbiz for their campaigns. Jackie Chan for Shopee & HB for Lazada - hahaha - Yes, seeing both of these ads playing on my TV here in my side from time to time. Jackie Chan sporting Shopee's signature colours and busting a move to the tune of Baby Shark in the 30-sec-long ad (with some kungfu moves thrown in, of course). While Hyun Bin is all in a suit and channeling major Crash Landing On You vibes as he orchestrates a flurry of parcel airdrops in Lazada's video. Kung Fu legend or dashing oppa? Of course, I love the latter!

 

 

 

 

 

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Hyun Bin x Tom Ford Beauty 

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CS174GhhPqm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

https://www.facebook.com/tomfordbeauty

 

from latest CF promoting oud wood scent

 

 

 

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5 Korean Celebrity Couples That Shocked Fans with Dating and Breakup News in 2021

From Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin to red Velvet's Joy and Crush, here are Korean celebrities who made their relationship public.

 

News of dating and breakup of Korean celebrities are a great deal to their fans worldwide. This year, Korean drama fans woke up to the news of Crash Landing On You stars Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin confirming their relationship on January 1.

 

This year, four celebrity couples confirmed their relationship and one couple announced breakup, shocking fans. On many occasions, confirming the relationship has not ended up with positive responses. Here are five Korean celebrity couple that made news for personal reasons.

 

 

 

Hyun Bin – Son Ye Jin

The first and biggest news of dating came in the beginning of the year with Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin confirming their relationship. Ever since the couple acted together in 2019-2020 drama Crash Landing On You, fans were rooting for them. Though couple denied dating each other in various occasions throughout 2020, at last made their relationship public in 2021.

 

 

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source : https://www.ibtimes.sg/5-korean-celebrity-couples-that-shocked-fans-dating-breakup-news-2021-59795

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***A netizen recently posted a photo of a plate signed by Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin at the restaurant the couple went to eat in Gangnam area on August 22. I'm glad that their relationship is going strong. 

 

 

 

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Hwang Jung Min talked about Hyun Brin briefly while promoting his current movie, Hostage Missing Celebrity

 

 

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*** From August 11 to August 16, the Japanese magazine ViVi held a web survey, asking netizens which Korean drama they most wanted a remake of. ViVi is a Japanese fashion magazine. It is one of Asia's top fashion magazines and is

 

published in Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Thailand. I love these (2) dramas.  

 

 

Here are the top 10 voted dramas from the Japanese web survey:

 

1. 'What's Wrong With Secretary Kim?'
2. 'Itaewon Class'
3. 'Guardian: The Lonely and Great God'
4. 'Crash Landing On You'
5. 'Coffee Prince'
6. 'Nevertheless'
7. 'You Who Came From The Star'
8. 'Something In The Rain'
9. 'Kill Me, Heal Me'
10. 'Start Up', 'Pinnochio', and 'My Name Is Kim Sam Soon' were tied for the #10 ranking.

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*** "Jekyll & Hyde" has been made into musical with new cast. It will be staged for about six months starting October. I

 

miss this drama of HB.   

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Hyun Bin speaking more English  

 

 

 

The preview of Crocodile Men Lookbook for F/W

 

 

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HB answering questions for LazMall

 

 

 

TVing posted a clip on instagram - HB was also mentioned. Lim Jihan pro also mentioned that he trains Hyun Bin too: 

 

 

 

longer version of Tom Ford Beauty - photographer/director Peter Ash Lee posted

 

Spoiler

 

 

HB received food truck recently for filming his latest endorsement- 73 hours (Chinese shoe brand), also there was a fan pic posted recently too:

 

Spoiler

 

 

 

HB x Siminvest

 

 

 

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8 Sci-Fi K-Dramas You Should Watch Right Now

Get ready to be taken for a ride!

 

 

Technology plays a big part in shaping our lives, and if you love imagining how things could turn out in the future, you’re probably already a fan of science fiction! Sci-fi is a broad genre that covers all sorts of concepts including dystopian worlds, bio-engineering, parallel universes, and more. There’s been an uptick in sci-fi K-dramas in recent years, so if you’re in the mood for a little SF for your next K-drama pick, check out the list below.

Must-Watch Sci-Fi K-Dramas

 

 

3. Memories Of The Alhambra (2018)

Who’s in it: Hyun Bin, Park Shin Hye, EXO's Chanyeol, Park Hoon

 

Memories Of The Alhambra is a sci-fi fantasy about augmented reality. It follows the story of Yoo Jin Woo (Hyun Bin), investment company CEO and game developer. He heads to Granada, Spain, to meet Jung Se Joo (Chanyeol), the creator of a breath-taking AR game he wants to invest in. But Se Joo disappears, and Jin Woo is left trying to convince his sister, Hae Joo (Shin Hye), to sell the game. Along the way, Jin Woo finds himself engrossed in playing the game, and the line between what’s real and what’s not

 

 

 

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credit : https://www.cosmo.ph/entertainment/sci-fi-k-dramas-a1163-20210830-lfrm?ref=home_feed_1

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The TOP 25 Current Most Handsome Korean Actors, According To Fans

They’re all absolutely gorgeous!

 

Recently on the Korean entertainment website Kpopmap, K-Drama fans were given the task of voting for who they think are the current most handsome Korean actors! After tens of thousands of votes, the results have been determined, and these are the top 25 choices for the month of August.

 

 

14. Hyun Bin

2,467 votes

 

 

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source : https://www.kpopmap.com/top-10-most-handsome-korean-actors-according-to-kpopmap-readers-august-2021/