Hyun Bin 현빈 [Movies: “The Point Men”, “Confidential Assignment 2” | Upcoming: Movie “Harbin”]

Gilian · August 26, 2015

Youku Tudou to Stream First Foreign TV Series Approved Under New SAPPRFT Regulations

BEIJING, July 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Youku Tudou, Inc. (NYSE: YOKU), China's leading Internet television company ("Youku Tudou"), announced today that the first foreign TV series approved by SAPPRFT (State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television) under the new 2015 regulations for streaming foreign TV series and movies will debut on the Youku Tudou platform. The first episode of the Korean romantic comedy entitled "Hyde, Jekyll, and Me," originally airing on SBS, will be made available on July 13 for all Youku Tudou users, with one new episode made available each day after. On July 16, paid subscribers will be given exclusive full season access and regular users will continue to have one new episode made available every subsequent weekday.

Youku Tudou is one of the leading destinations for Korean content in China with as many as 185 million unique visitors per month and over 11.5 billion cumulative video views of Korean content for 2014 per internal data. By improving user experience and adding exclusive content similar to "Hyde, Jekyll, and Me," Youku Tudou has substantially grown its subscription base and Youku's mobile app is currently the #1 mobile app per monthly user time spent among major Chinese apps with an average of 648 minutes in May 2015 according to iResearch.

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http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/youku-tudou-to-stream-first-foreign-tv-series-approved-under-new-sapprft-regulations-300111002.html

Throwback Thursday: The 5 best melodramas of the 2000s

This is a tribute to all who cried your hearts out watching K-dramas. Dating from 2002 to 2007, these melodramas speak to the history of K-dramas.

by whatadrama on Thu, Apr 02, 2015

4.The Snow Queen (2006)

Genius mathematician Han Tae Woong (Hyun Bin) has a menial job of driving a rich man's car for living. He befriends the boss's daughter Kim Bora (Sung Yu Ri) and falls in love with her, who is terminally ill. Trivia: Sung Yu Ri wears 99 different high-end outfits throughout the drama.

http://www.dramafever.com/news/throwback-thursday-the-5-best-melodramas-of-the-2000s/

ilwoo_aein · August 26, 2015

Hyun Bin for K2 F/W 2015

Gilian · August 27, 2015

Hyun Bin K2 F/W 2015

Cr: as tagged

HYUN BIN ROGATIS F/W 2015

Cr: as tagged

http://cdn.videofarm.daum.net/vod/vfe11jckOokjSBw5SIo551b/mp4_360P_500K_T1/movie.mp4?px-time=1440735408&px-hash=3b95b9f9ac29637c715c4810071c978f&px-bps=778158&px-bufahead=10

Edited August 28, 2015 by Gilian

ilwoo_aein · August 27, 2015

Hyun Bin for ROGATIS F/W 2015

willenette · August 27, 2015

Hyun Bin K2 F/W 2015
Cr: as tagged
HYUN BIN ROGATIS F/W 2015

Hi Gilian, thanks for sharing these NICE photos. HB will always be lovable to me.

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6 Asian stars in interesting sportswear

We always see celebrities in gorgeous outfits. They are stunning in front of the camera in that way. But sometimes, the clothes won't hide the real star's glory. Look at those stars in some non-glamorous sportswear — they are still very stunning.

5. Hyun Bin in Secret Garden

The accurate word to describe Hyun Bin's weird sportswear is SHINING, literally. Well in this drama, he had a variety of well-designed sportswear.

source : dramafever

Gilian · August 27, 2015

@willenette You're welcome , I watched HB's old drama recently, Snow Queen (I usually don't like melodrama) I think his acting in that drama was great.

#5QuestionsWith Hyun Bin: Returns to TV with 'Hyde, Jekyll, Me'

Published: Thursday April 9, 2015 MYT 12:00:00 AM
Updated: Thursday April 9, 2015 MYT 7:41:24 AM

BY CHESTER CHIN

In Hyde Jekyll, Me, Hyun Bin's character struggles to keep his split personality disorder in check.

Second time’s the charm for the South Korean actor who plays a dual-role character in his TV comeback.

Three years is a long time for an actor to be away from the limelight. But when you’re someone as charismatic as Hyun Bin, that period of absence could feel like an eternity for ardent fans.

The tall leading man (he stands at 1.84m) captivated audiences when he played a snobbish and eccentric chaebol who fell in love with a stuntwoman in the small screen hallyu fantastical romantic-comedy juggernaut that is Secret Garden, in 2010.

After that, the Seoul native had his sights set on feature films – appearing in Late Autumn and Come Rain, Come Shine. The latter – an English-language co-production between South Korea, Hong Kong, China and the United States – became one of the highest-grossing Korean films in China.

At the height of his star power, Hyun Bin boldly took a break from showbiz in early 2011 when he served his 21-month compulsory military service in the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, which is considered to be the toughest service branch.

While some stars received flak for their half-hearted military service, the Chung-Ang University theatre graduate was honoured with a citation for being an exemplary soldier when he was discharged in late 2012.

Since then, the 32-year old has been shooting commercials and appeared in his first ever period film (The Fatal Encounter). Now, he wants to enthrall television viewers once more with Hyde, Jekyll, Me, which airs every Wednesday and Thursday at 8.55pm on ONE HD (Astro B.yond Ch 393).

In an interview transcript provided by ONE HD, the man talked about his small screen comeback and his experience playing a character with split personalities among other things.

What do you want to achieve through this new drama?

It has been a long time since I last greeted my fans through television since my return from the military service.

I received the script for Hyde midway through the filming of The Fatal Encounter and I decided to make this TV comeback with a light-hearted and cheery drama that anyone would find it easy to watch.

This is not your first time playing a chaebol character (son of a wealthy man), is this why you picked this role as your TV screen comeback?

I didn’t pick the role because the character is a chaebol. I chose it because I thought the concept of a man with a dual-personality and a woman who loves a man with a dual-personality was interesting.

I want to present a completely different Hyun Bin to the audience and intend to act on a role of an ambivert with split personality.

How is the challenge of playing someone with multiple personality disorder onHyde, Jekyll, Me, compared to playing a man and woman in Secret Garden?

Acting as a woman in Secret Garden was hard (laughs). Shall I say it made me cringe?

But I must say that it was way easier to act in Secret Garden compared to Hyde. I had someone that I could study. There was Ha Ji-won (the female lead in Secret Garden) for me to watch and observe.

So there is a difference in that I don’t have anyone to mimic and have to express two personalities through imagination. My character in Hyde requires a lot of imagination.

How special is this series to you?

I am attached to all of my projects but I really liked this series because it’s been way too long since my last TV gig.

You have an impressive physique while shooting The Fatal Encounter. Did you have to keep fit for this new role?

I asked (the Hyde, Jekyll, Me director) what kind of body they wanted for this role. They said they didn’t want the muscles that were shown in The Fatal Encounter, so I gained some weight!

http://www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/Entertainment/TV/News/2015/04/09/Five-questions-with-South-Korean-actor-Hyun-Bin/

kingpin · August 27, 2015

[Photos] Hyeon Bin shows off new look with facial hair in fashion pictorial

Hyeon Bin's pictorial has been revealed. Outdoor clothing brand KW has unveiled their 2015 Fall 7 Winter pictorial starring Hyeon Bin. The K2 pictorial is complete with Hyeon Bin's unique charisma and refined toughness as well his adventurous and manly appeals.

He showcased mountaineer looks though his messy hairstyle and tough-looking skin and pedestrian style through the urban natural hairstyle and light-hearted pose.

Source : www.newsen.com/news_v... Read more at: http://tr.im/PZdwv

willenette · August 28, 2015

@willenette You're welcome , I watched HB's old drama recently, Snow Queen (I usually don't like melodrama) I think his acting in that drama was great, I wish I have boyfriend like Han Tae Wong

Hi Gilian, "The Snow Queen" is really a beautiful drama - And as usual Hyun Bin kind of steals the show. Sung Yu Ri was fabulous! Everything seemed like something that could happen in real life - I guess one way to describe the feel of the drama is a sort of quiet piece. So all in all - great acting, great story, well told, beautiful camera work and a great soundtrack. I also like that they all struggle with forgiving – I also love the message that this drama conveys : Love is about loving people - it's not about when it's convenient, it's not about if we have enough time or not. Tae Woong and Bo Ra decided to live and love, even though they know their time might be limited, still they don't abandon each other. What a perfect ending! Despite that it’s a sad ending........

ilwoo_aein · August 31, 2015

New promo pics from HITE!

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K2 F/W TVCF 30"

K2 F/W TVCF 15"

Gilian · September 1, 2015

Hyun Bin For Rogatis F/W 2015

Hyun Bin : Uniqlo F/W 2015

Hyun Bin's 7 most beautiful leading ladies

by Nancy Z on Fri, Jan 23, 2015

Hyun Bin is a real manly man, having volunteered and completed his military service in the Korean Marines. He is also a hot Hallyu star who has enthralled us with dramas co-starring with some very lovely leading ladies. So, who do you think is the fairest of them all, and which one is the prettiest actress according to Hyun Bin himself?

During a TV interview on January 21, Hyun Bin was was asked which actress was the prettiest among ALL the ones he's worked with. I think that's a difficult question for anyone. How are you supposed to answer such a question honestly? If he tells the truth, won't he risk offending the other actresses? Anyway, I've selected a list of very special and beautiful leading ladies. See who you think is the prettiest, and scroll down to see what Hyun Bin said.

7. Han Ji Min - Hyde, Jekyll, and I

Han Ji Min plays Hyun Bin's leading lady in this romance drama with an unusual twist. We aren't certain yet which persona of Hyun Bin will be the one who falls in love with her, and which one she'll fall for. She also played Hyun Bin's political rival in The Fatal Encounter movie.

So here is Hyun Bin's answer: He said that Han Ji Min is the prettiest actress that he's worked with.

I really have to admire his no-nonsense response. No ifs, ands, or buts. Of course the actresses are all beautiful; it's just not that easy to pick one who is the most beautiful.

http://www.dramafever.com/news/hyun-bins-7-most-beautiful-leading-ladies/

Edited September 1, 2015 by Gilian

willenette · September 4, 2015

Actors' salary this year

Curiosity rose for actors' pay after actresses' pay was released last month. We've updated the ranks from highest paid actors to the lowest.

According to studies, the gap between actors and actresses isn't that large. In case of the actors, they are more highly paid as they have a strong fan base all over the world. The prices of actors continuously rise but the actresses fill in the gaps with fashion and beauty advertisements. After actors make it big with dramas, they make more money off extracurricular events such as foreign fan meetings and such so they make extra profits.

The Hot Guys

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Hyeon Bin who came back with a drama after his military service is also a highly paid actor although his most recent work failed. He joined the Marines after "Secret Garden" and returned with "Hyde, Jekyll and I". He's known to have been paid 100 million won per episode with bonuses during this time.

Source : isplus.live.joins.com...

Translation : Hancinema

ilwoo_aein · September 5, 2015

15 of the Highest Paid K-Drama Actors and What They Earn

After revealing the highest paid K-Drama actresses, a new report from news outlet Ilgan Sports has revealed the highest paid K-Drama actors in 2015. It appears as though the pay gap between actresses and actors is not as large as it has been in the past. However, male actors tend to enjoy greater popularity amongst female fans. In addition to their high earnings from K-Dramas, actors can cash in on their success through overseas fan meetings. Also, a successful K-drama will result in filming CFs which is quite profitable for actors.

Without further ado let’s check out the list of Korea’s top actors’ earnings per episode compiled after consulting with drama production companies, broadcasting company producers, management staff members, and other specialists in the entertainment industry.

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Highest Earners

Kim Soo Hyun and Hyun Bin are the highest paid actors having received 100 million KRW (approx. 83,900 USD) per episode this year. With a string of highly popular dramas like “The Moon That Embraces the Sun,” “My Love From the Star,” “Producer,” and more, Kim Soo Hyun is an extremely sought after actor. He received his highest earnings with “My Love From the Star.” However, he didn’t raise his rates for his following drama “Producer” due to his consideration for writer Park Ji Eun.

As for Hyun Bin, he filmed the highly popular drama “Secret Garden” before entering his military service. Upon his return, he chose “Hyde, Jekyll, Me” as his comeback project. Due to the success of his previous drama, he was able to charge a high fee for his comeback drama. An insider reveals, “I’m not sure how his next project will work out, but his earnings for ‘Hyde, Jekyll, Me’ was his peak.”

What do you think about these actors and their earnings? Do you expect it to change next year?

credit: Soompi

willenette · September 9, 2015

Which K-Pop Star Shares Your September Birthday?

Happy birthday to all the September babies this year!

This month features the birthdays of actors such as Hyun Bin, Song Joong Ki, Joo Won, Jung Il Woo, and Lee Jong Suk.

Idols’ birthdays include Amber (f(x)), Nana(After School), Hyoyeon (Girl’s Generation), Ga In (Brown Eyed Girls) Lee Chan Hyuk (Akdong Musician), Rap Monster (BTS), Zico (Block B), Chen (EXO), Key (SHINee), and more!

Do you share a September birthday with a K-pop or K-drama star?

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Hyun Bin (Actor) 33

credit : soompi news

ilwoo_aein · September 10, 2015

[Fan-art] K2 FW 2015

HITE new posters!

SAMSUNG LIFE 통자분 Rap Song 영상

SAMSUNG LIFE 통자분 Rap Song 영상 screen captures

Gilian · September 15, 2015

Actors with 'honey vocal cord' in their 20s/30s

'Honey vocal cord' as in sweet voice is an important charming appeal for actors to have.

Attractive voice highlights emotions in acting by delivering them more vividly and makes audience focus more on his acting. The young actors in his 20s and 30s with the sweet voice as well as the charming look are 'perfect guys'.

Kim Soo-hyeon-I is considered to be an actor who was born with 'melo-genes'. We can safely say that his long fingers contrasted to his small face, and his sweet voice are the major contributors for the well-deserved fame. Anyone can easily fall in love with Kim Soo-hyeon-I's clean and calm voice. He also has excellent singing talent inherited from his singer father. Because of his musical ability and the sweet voice, his singing melts women's hearts.

Kim Soo-hyeon-I made his name recognized by the public for his role in MBC's "The Sun and the Moon". The famous line from the drama, 'You told me to forget you, but I could not' narrated in his sweet voice is still being remembered by many of the drama fans.

Writer Park Ji-eun's dramas are characteristic with memorable narrations. Kim Soo-hyeon-I's voice conveyed the emotions very well. His role, Do Min-joon in SBS 'My Love from the Star' captivated women's hearts and Baek Seong-chan's voice in "Producers" also couldn't be any sweeter although the role was a timid rookie producer.

Song Joong-ki's voice also sounds attractive as if it's dipped in honey. His sincere and deep voice works better to captivate women's hearts than his flowery handsome face. His clear and articulate pronunciation is derived from his extracurricular activity in a broadcasting club during his college life. His strong voice shined in period dramas such as SBS' 'Deep-rooted Tree' and KBS 2TV's 'Sungkyunkwan Scandal'.

When Song Joong-ki starred in movie 'Wolf Boy', he made growling and Howling sound most of the time without many scripts, there was a review that even those sounds he made were attractive. He also donated his voice talent as well as participated in MBC's masterpiece documentary 'Tears of the Antartic' and other movies as a narrator. His sincere and deep voice is considered to be a standard for narration.

If you want to name one as a Korean Benedict Cumberbatch, it's probably actor Kim Woo-bin in terms of his handsome face and sexy voice. Kim Woo-bin's voice is deep and echoic. With each of his famous lines in"The Heirs", he made viewers' heart pound. He also showed off his voice when he hosted Mnet's 'M Countdown'.

Hyun Bin's voice is the softest among these four actors. If the voice by the three actors mentioned above is like Caffè Americano, Hyun Bin's voice is like Caffè Latte. He delivered warmhearted emotion when he narrated for MBC's documentary 'Tears of Africa'. Hyun Bin also played the role Jeong Ji-oh in KBS 2TV's 'Worlds Within' and touched viewers' hearts by delivering the realistic emotions conveyed in his sweet voice.

The actors with 'honey vocal cord' in their 20s and 30s also include Nam Goong-min, Jo In-Seong, Jin I-han, So Ji-sub, Kim Jae-won, Joo Ji-hoon, and Seo In-guk.

Source : tv.tvreport.co.kr/?c=...

http://www.hancinema.net/actors-with-honey-vocal-cord-in-their-20s-30s-86550.html

Hyun Bin : Samsung Life CF, BTS

Credit : FB 오앤엔터테인먼트

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willenette · September 15, 2015

Actors with 'honey vocal cord' in their 20s/30s
'Honey vocal cord' as in sweet voice is an important charming appeal for actors to have.
Attractive voice highlights emotions in acting by delivering them more vividly and makes audience focus more on his acting. The young actors in his 20s and 30s with the sweet voice as well as the charming look are 'perfect guys'.
Kim Soo-hyeon-I is considered to be an actor who was born with 'melo-genes'. We can safely say that his long fingers contrasted to his small face, and his sweet voice are the major contributors for the well-deserved fame. Anyone can easily fall in love with Kim Soo-hyeon-I's clean and calm voice. He also has excellent singing talent inherited from his singer father. Because of his musical ability and the sweet voice, his singing melts women's hearts.
Kim Soo-hyeon-I made his name recognized by the public for his role in MBC's "The Sun and the Moon". The famous line from the drama, 'You told me to forget you, but I could not' narrated in his sweet voice is still being remembered by many of the drama fans.
Writer Park Ji-eun's dramas are characteristic with memorable narrations. Kim Soo-hyeon-I's voice conveyed the emotions very well. His role, Do Min-joon in SBS 'My Love from the Star' captivated women's hearts and Baek Seong-chan's voice in "Producers" also couldn't be any sweeter although the role was a timid rookie producer.
Song Joong-ki's voice also sounds attractive as if it's dipped in honey. His sincere and deep voice works better to captivate women's hearts than his flowery handsome face. His clear and articulate pronunciation is derived from his extracurricular activity in a broadcasting club during his college life. His strong voice shined in period dramas such as SBS' 'Deep-rooted Tree' and KBS 2TV's 'Sungkyunkwan Scandal'.
When Song Joong-ki starred in movie 'Wolf Boy', he made growling and Howling sound most of the time without many scripts, there was a review that even those sounds he made were attractive. He also donated his voice talent as well as participated in MBC's masterpiece documentary 'Tears of the Antartic' and other movies as a narrator. His sincere and deep voice is considered to be a standard for narration.
If you want to name one as a Korean Benedict Cumberbatch, it's probably actor Kim Woo-bin in terms of his handsome face and sexy voice. Kim Woo-bin's voice is deep and echoic. With each of his famous lines in"The Heirs", he made viewers' heart pound. He also showed off his voice when he hosted Mnet's 'M Countdown'.
Hyun Bin's voice is the softest among these four actors. If the voice by the three actors mentioned above is like Caffè Americano, Hyun Bin's voice is like Caffè Latte. He delivered warmhearted emotion when he narrated for MBC's documentary 'Tears of Africa'. Hyun Bin also played the role Jeong Ji-oh in KBS 2TV's 'Worlds Within' and touched viewers' hearts by delivering the realistic emotions conveyed in his sweet voice.
The actors with 'honey vocal cord' in their 20s and 30s also include Nam Goong-min, Jo In-Seong, Jin I-han, So Ji-sub, Kim Jae-won, Joo Ji-hoon, and Seo In-guk.
Source : tv.tvreport.co.kr/?c=...
http://www.hancinema.net/actors-with-honey-vocal-cord-in-their-20s-30s-86550.html

Hi Gilian, thanks for sharing this article here. I agree -HB has NICE voice. So pleasant to the ear.

"Honeyed voice" sounds very nice to listen to.

Gilian · September 15, 2015

@willenette Hi, I also like to hear HB's voice I really like his voice when he narrated conversation among Snow Queen, Kay n Gerda in The Snow Queen, his voice so soft n deep