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February 15, 2010

[10LINE] Lee Byung-hun

Senior Reporter.Kang Myoung-Seok Editor.Lee Ji-Hye, Lucia Hong

Clockwise from top center, actor Lim Chang-jun, actor Song Seung-hun, actress Choi Ji-woo,

director Kim Ji-woon and actress Kim Tae-hee [10Asia]

Lee Byung-hun

He grabbed people's attention as soon as he made his acting debut. And he did great. He would then encounter a crisis but everytime, he would somehow find his way back. And he went around the world to look for new work. This is the life of this top star whose life is like a drama or drama turns out to be what his life is.

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Song Seung-heon

Lee's co-star of SBS drama "Happy Together." The two teamed up for "Happy Together" after having become close while filming SBS series "Her Beautiful" where Lee played a boxer and Song his sparring partner. At the time, Lee had said, "When I come to think about it, I'm not handsome so I think I'm better suited for characters who have simple and rustic personalities." Hence he had played Seo Tae-poong, a baseball player who had no skills nor future, in “Happy Together.” He then started showing different sides to him by playing a man who stammers in film "The Harmonium in My Memory" and a chef with a split personality in SBS omnibus drama "Love Story."

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February 24, 2010

Film Beats (from the East)

K-Drama Review: Happy Together

Happy Together (1999) [16 episodes, approx 1 hour each]

Directed by Oh Jong Rok, written by Bae Yoo Mi

Starring Lee Byung Hun, Song Seung Hun, Kim Ha Neul, Jun Ji Hyun, Cha Tae Hyun

Korean w/ English subtitles

This is one of the earlier K-dramas having been broadcast in 1999 around the time that K-dramas began to spread across Asia and gain popularity. The show follows five siblings whom as children were separated after their parents died. Now years later, they are all adults and one of them is determined to reunite them all again. However due to the circumstances that split them up in the first place not all the siblings necessarily want to see each other.

What made me curious about this series was the fact that it starred many Korean actors early on in their careers who would become very popular today. I was particularly interested in three of the actors whom I had seen previously when I first started watching Korean cinema. I’d only seen Lee Byung Hun in more serious films like A Bittersweet life so it was interesting seeing him play a goofball type of character here. He overacts at times but the cheerfulness he exudes is hard to dislike. I had contrasting reactions to My Sassy Girl co-stars Jun Ji Hyun and Cha Tae Hyun. I liked Jun Ji Hyun’s character but Cha Tae Hyun who interestingly enough also plays her love interest here quickly became annoying with his overacting both in the dramatic and comedic scenes.

Wacky secondary characters aside, I really liked that the siblings were very down to earth. They don’t live in big fancy houses with tons of money. In fact they live in small, cramped rooms and are just barely getting by. It does possess many K-drama staples including hospital scenes, serious illness, at least one rich character and lots of crying. However, it’s nice that unlike most k-dramas the main theme is not romantic love but family love although there’s plenty of romantic love in the series too.

While I was really hooked on the first 11 episodes, I fast forwarded through parts of the next 4 episodes to get to the last episode. I mainly skipped flashback scenes from earlier episodes which occur quite frequently and almost any scene with the secondary characters as their overacting became too annoying. After episode 10 the waterworks are put into overdrive and I couldn’t help but laugh at the overabundance of crying that was going on. The music also sounded really 90s and thus it’s a bit cheesy but in a fun, nostalgic way. In spite of its flaws, I did enjoy this series and quickly became invested in the characters. It was definitely worth the $20 I spent on it from YesAsia.

Credits: filmbeats.com

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April 2, 2010

Top Ten Underrated Dramas - Number Nine - Happy Together

A while back, I made a post in which I began discussing the Top Ten Underrated Asian Dramas. In order to come up with the list, I looked at several factors: the ratings in their original country, how often they are rec'ed to people in forums and on journals, and how many people were talking about them on journals, forums, etc as they aired. Number Ten was the Japanese ensemble drama Love Shuffle.

Number Nine is the sixteen episode Korean family drama Happy Together

WARNING: SPOILERS!!!!

Drama Name : Happy Together

Country : Korea

Air Dates : 1999-Jun-16 to 1999-Aug-05 on SBS

Summary : This drama tells the heart-wrenching story of five siblings whose lives are irrevocably changed by the tragic death of their parents. Lee Byung Hun stars as a professional baseball player named Su Tae Poong, who just so happens to be one of the orphaned children, now all grown-up. It seems three of the children were taken away, but for some reason, Suh Tae Poong and his younger sister were left behind. Due to Tae Poong's young age, his little sister had to be given up for adoption. Ever since, the kind-hearted Tae Poong has longed to bring the family back together, searching his whole life for his brother and three sisters.

In the present day, his elder sister Su Chan Joo (Jo Min Soo) supports her siblings Su Ji Suk (Song Seung Hun) and Su Moon Joo (Kang Sung Yun). Ji Suk finds himself engaged to Jin Soo Ha (Kim Ha Neul). When Tae Poong finally finds his oldest sister and Ji Suk, his estranged siblings tell him to leave! If their coldness wasn't enough, an eight-year-old boy suddenly enters the picture, claiming to be Tae Poong's son. Faced with financial difficulties, Tae Poong turns to Chan Joo for help. - yesasia

Cast: The cast is basically a whose who of Korean films and dramas. There are a lot of big names in this one, most of them in their first or second major drama roles and many of them were at the peeks of their careers at this time.

Lee Byung Hun (IRIS, All In); Song Seung Hun (East of Eden; Summer Scent); Nim Ha Neul (Romance; Road Number One); Jo Min Soo (Will It Snow at Christmas?; Piano); Kang Sung Yun (Tazza; Wife Returns); Jun Ji Hyun (Daisy; My Sassy Girl); Han Go-eun (Spring Day; Capital Scandal); Jo Jae Hyun (New Heart; Piano); Chae Tae Hyun (My Sassy Girl; Speed Scandal)

Writer: Bae Yoo Mi (Who Are You?; Romance; Tropical Nights in December; I Really Really Like You)

Director: Oh Jong Rok (Piano; Hello My Teacher; Say You Love Me; Working Mom; 90 Days, Falling in Love Days)

Why It’s Underrated : I think there may be two main reasons: this drama is older, from 1999. Also, it's licensed in the United States, so many places refuse to put up down-loadable links. The thing is, this cast is awesome. I mean, it has the best of the best in Korean films and dramas - it has Nim Ha Neul in her first drama role! And, Jun Ji Hyun in her second major drama role - girl doesn't even do dramas anymore!

But, it may be that people read the summary of this drama and think - 'Melodrama fest and boring family drama', but that's not it at all. Yes, this is a family drama that does have some dramatic moments and storylines, but at heart it's about a family coming together. These siblings have major issues, but they aren't cutting their wrists in the corner while listening to depressing music.

Why You Should Watch It : If for any reason - the cast. If you need another - the story is very heartwarming. It's really refreshing to see a drama that's about siblings coming together. It's also refreshing to see characters coming out and saying; "I'm a pinkberry, and I don't care if you know it." instead of trying to hide their true selves. It's really great to see a drama that lets you hate its characters, but makes them complex enough that you understand why they are being bastards.

Favorite Scenes: 1) When Tae-poong finally figures out that Yoon-joo is really his youngest sister. He's in the apartment where he and Yoon-joo live (he thinks she's just a sweet girl and the two have become friends) and he and Moon-joo are talking, when he finds a picture. It's the picture he left with a toddler Yoon-joo when he had to give her up - it's a picture of the five siblings right before their parents died. And, that's when he knows that cheerful Yoon-joo is his baby sister, the one he and Moon-joo have been searching for. The way he breaks down in tears, feeling awful for not recognizing his own sister for months is just. . .heart breaking.

2) The scene were all five siblings are together for the first time in sixteen years. They are sitting at a table and Tae-poong has called them together for a serious talk. Moon-joo has been looking for Tae-poong and Yoon-joo for sixteen years, and now she wants her older brother and sister to embrace their siblings too. But, Ji-suk and Chan-joo want nothing to do with Tae-poong and Yoon-joo. And, that's when the ugly truth comes out:

When the mother died and then the father died, the mother's family came - but, just for the children from mom's first marriage - just Chan-joo, Ji-suk, and Moon-joo. They didn't want Tae-poong (from dad's first marriage) and Yoon-joo (the product of the mom and dad's short marriage). So, they left the teenage Tae-poong and toddler Yoon-joo - without telling them. But, Chan-joo knew and did nothing. In fact, she hated them and didn't want them coming to her family. Ouch. I called Chan-joo a pinkberry out loud while watching that scene. So powerful.

3) Moon-joo is working in a sleazy club, to rebel against her sister and for money to continue her search for Yoon-joo and Tae-poong. One day, Tae-poong finds out and comes to the club. He hasn't seen her in years, so he just starts screaming for his younger sister, telling her she's better then this and begging her to come to him, so they can leave. Moon-joo sees him, and crying runs to him. The two fall into a mass of tears and hugs on the floor in the middle of the club. Beautiful scene.

4) The birthday 'party' with Tae-poong and Soo-ha. Cute!

Don't let me fool you - the scenes that are my favorite are intense. But, there is a lot of comedy in this drama too. Lee Byung Hun is hilarious as the big doofy brother that has a lot of love and depth.

My score - 8/10. It drags a bit at times, but overall it's a beautiful and sweet drama. The cast has tons of chemistry and I love the scenes between everyone; especially Tae-poong and his younger sisters - he's an awesome older brother. Oh, and his scenes with his young son are brilliantly done. Plus, that end wedding - awesome family love there. Tags: top ten list, underrated dramas

Source: walkwithheroes.livejournal.com

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November 12, 2010

Founder of largest English K-pop site 'Soompi'

Korean-American web developer creates first global online community devoted to K-pop, Asian entertainment

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia cathy@koreatimes.co.kr

Main page of the ultimate K-pop site “Soompi”

If you’re looking for news about a SuperJunior concert, reviews for a 2NE1 album, recaps of Korean drama "Sungkyunkwan Scandal" or simply anything about Korean entertainment, chances are you’ll find it on Soompi.com.

Soompi.com is the oldest and currently the largest English-language online community devoted to Korean and Asian entertainment, with a million unique visitors every month.

Soompi has come a long way from its early days as a personal online shrine devoted to K-pop started by Korean-American Susan Kang in 1998.

"I had recently graduated from college with nothing much to do. As a recent fan of both K-pop and the Internet (AOL was all the rage), I noticed that there weren't any English-language sites devoted to Korean pop music or TV dramas, so I purchased a book called `Make Your Own Website with Microsoft Word '97’, and the rest, as they say, is history," Kang said, now a 35-year-old mother living in Irvine, Calif., in an email interview with The Korea Times.

Kang’s original site, Soompitown, was fairly simple. She would just upload photos of her favorite K-pop acts like H.O.T., S.E.S., Shinhwa and FinKL and English translations of Korean magazine articles, as well as post CD audio samples and her own album reviews. Basically, Kang ran the website out of "love" for K-pop.

(If you’re wondering about the meaning of Soompi, it simply refers to a nickname that a roommate’s family gave Kang in college.)

In the early 2000s, hallyu or the Korean wave began spreading around Asia and international fans discovered Soompi, the first website that actually provided English-language information about their favorite Korean stars.

Soon Soompi became more and more popular, requiring more servers and more technical expertise. A team of volunteers helped moderate the forums and post content on the website, but Kang, who also worked full-time as a web developer, was running the website on her own as a hobby and it was starting to feel burdensome.

For one, it was getting expensive to pay for the server fees out of her own pocket, although it was partially funded by member donations and small ad buys.

Then came the fateful day, Oct. 5, 2005, when the entire Soompi website crashed. Its entire database of 80,000 members and millions of forum posts was gone. "I seriously thought of just making that the end of Soompi, as I'd been running the site as a hobby for seven years at that point, and was paying for the servers completely out of my own pocket," she said.

"The turning point was when we re-opened an empty forum with 0 members and 0 posts, and within 5 days, we already had 40,000 members. That's when I knew that Soompi was bigger and more important than just one person's hobby."

Soon, it became apparent that a more serious, business-oriented approach to Soompi was needed.

In 2006, Joyce Lan Kim, a lawyer then working for technology firms in Silicon Valley, joined Soompi to handle the business side, albeit on a part-time basis.

"I joined the company, working on advertising and thinking of ways the company can break even. Susan never started this with business in mind. It was always just about fun. It was about bringing K-pop to the people. But how we make this sustainable is our job," Kim told The Korea Times at a coffee shop in downtown Seoul, last week.

Last year, Kang and Kim both decided to leave their full-time jobs and focus on Soompi.

The 33 year old Kim, who studied at Cornell and Harvard universities and received a law degree from Columbia University, had no second thoughts giving up a law career. She sees Soompi as a good business opportunity with K-pop’s potential to expand around the world.

Soompi is may not yet be profitable, but there is no doubt it is an Internet success with 500,000 registered members, and attracts over one million unique visitors every month (``That's like a small city,'' Kim quipped.) Revenues are currently generated from ads, premium membership and affiliate programs, but not enough for the company to break even.

There may be other K-pop websites that attract more hits, but Soompi has the most activity among community members, such as posting content and comments on the site. "Our success comes from covering such a wide variety of topics - not only the latest K-pop news, but Korean dramas and variety shows, original fan fiction, our own member-run shops, beauty & fashion, among so much more," Kang said.

Aside from sections on entertainment news, fan clubs and beauty & fashion, Soompi also has its own weekly music chart and annual contests, such as Soompi Idol, Soompi Dance Idol, Soompi Ulzzang, fan fiction writing and graphics contests.

All contests were originally started by Soompi members themselves. This year, Soompi Ulzzang Contest, a modeling competition for Soompi members, has become an official event and sponsored by Korean entertainment company Sidus HQ.

Member feedback is invaluable to keeping Soompi relevant. Whenever new features are launched, Soompi looks at the comments from members and makes the appropriate tweaks. Members can also vote for which Soompi fan clubs should be created next, as well as recommend new forums and sub-forums.

Soompi is working to make the site more user-friendly. "It's not a hobby anymore. We have to do it for real. Functionality is very important for us. We are definitely working on making it easier to use, and on getting great content," Kim said.

In terms of technical innovations, the Soompi Street Teams Twitter application is being launched. This will make it easier for fans to get their favorite K-pop idols on Twitter’s top trending topics.

"We wanted to make it easier for everybody to join together and tweet in support of their celebs. Twitter is not just for K-pop, because it's for everyone... Each time a K-pop celebrity ends up as a Twitter topic, people go, `who is this guy?’ Like when (SuperJunior member) Kim Hee-chul was trending on Twitter, everyone was talking about him... We can expose more people to the world of K-pop," Kim said.

An Asian website

Soompi is no longer just devoted to Korean pop music, but Asian pop and entertainment in general. It is also very much a global community, with most members from the U.S., Canada, Australia, Singapore, Philippines and Indonesia.

The majority or 81 percent of Soompi members are Asian, while 8 percent are white, 5 percent are multi-ethnic and the rest are African-American, Hispanic and other ethnicities. The most surprising fact was 60 to 80 percent of the non-Asian groups said they "know some Korean."

"It’s mostly non-Koreans, as opposed to 7 or 8 years ago when majority were Korean-Americans. Now Korean Americans are a minority on the site. We have ever growing number of people who are not even Asian. We have Caucasians, African-Americans, Middle East, Latin American, South East Asians," Kim said.

Soompi stands out because of its tight-knit community and its members. "Soompi is very community-focused, not just information or gossip-focused. It feels like home to many, and there are many members who have literally grown up on the site ― from Junior High to High School to College to getting married and having children," Kang said.

Noticeably, the Soompi forums are relatively free from the anti-fans and trolls who frequent K-pop websites to post vitriolic comments that rile up fans.

"I think our biggest defining feature is our members. Our members are the ones who do the subtitles, episode recaps and organize fan meetings," Kim said. "We have good members."

Future of Kpop & Soompi

Perhaps it is not an exaggeration to say that Soompi has helped give a boost to K-pop and Korean entertainment’s popularity among English speakers.

But while K-pop is undeniably big in Asia, there is yet to be a real K-pop breakthrough in the U.S., despite attempts by Rain, Wonder Girls and Se7en. "Honestly, I'm not sure if the U.S. is ready to accept Asians as idols, as Asians are still widely portrayed as awkward geeks or kung fu masters on TV and film, but I do believe it's just a matter of 'when', not 'if'. I hope it's sooner than later," Kang said.

Looking back, Kang admitted being constantly amazed and inspired by the level of commitment and amount of time people will willingly volunteer to support their favorite idols. "Passion will drive people to do crazy and wonderful things," she said.

In the future, Soompi hopes to leverage its brand value as the oldest K-pop online resource, and to continue fanning the flames of K-pop and Asian pop fever around the world.

"In 10 years, I'll be 45 years old. I hope by then, the Soompi community will still be going strong, with the love for Korean and Asian pop being passed to a much wider audience. We'll still be providing the best place for people to express their fandom and meet others who share their passion," Kang said.

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January 2, 2011

Soompi.com shows Hallyu where to go

By Yang Sung-jin (insight@heraldm.com) koreaherald.com

Soompi.com is the world’s biggest English-language online community dedicated to Korean pop culture. It boasts some 1.4 million visitors daily. More importantly, 90 percent of its members are non-Koreans.

The website is widely regarded as a promising social network venture that has secured a solid user base on the strength of Korean cultural content. Softbank of Japan has already invested in Soompi.com and other investors are lining up amid the outlook that the website will emerge as a key gateway to Asian pop culture for English-speaking audiences.

Soompi.com CEO Joyce Kim, who lives in San Francisco, said in an interview that Hallyu is still in the early stages of growth internationally and the website would help foster its development online as “the central online activity hub for all fans of Hallyu and Asian pop.”

Joyce Kim

As for Hallyu, Kim noted that the near absence of a legitimate distribution of Korean pop content is a serious problem that is often neglected by Koreans.

The following are excerpts from the e-mail interview with Kim.

Korea Herald: How did Soompi.com start, and how did you get involved in the site?

Joyce Kim: Soompi was started by my co-founder Susan Kang in 1998 as her own personal website dedicated to her interest in Korean dramas and music. During the initial first few years, Susan would scan Korean entertainment magazine articles, translate them into English and post them on the site. Slowly, a community began to grow around the site and Susan soon had people volunteering to help with the site. As the first Hallyu wave began to grow, the site also began to grow. Soon, there were hundreds of thousands of visitors each month.

I met Susan because she is the older sister of my best friend from law school. We initially started to work together on Soompi in 2006 when the site growth was really taking off which meant server expenses were also taking off. I was helping Susan set up the advertising system on the site and eventually we decided to officially create a company and work on Soompi together. At first, we both kept our full-time jobs (Susan as a coder and me as a lawyer) and worked on Soompi during our nights and weekends. But by the end of 2008, the site was so active that it was obvious that the site needed more support. We made the decision to leave our jobs in 2009 and work on Soompi full-time.

KH: If you define Soompi.com, what is it?

Kim: Soompi is an online fan community for Hallyu. Soompi’s greatest strength lies in our members. Ninety-nine percent of the content on Soompi is user-generated content so our members are the ones who find the information to share and discuss. They spend a great deal of time online answering each other’s questions. No amount of money or marketing can create the organic community that sites like Soompi have.

KH: Who are Soompi members?

Kim: Soompi members are mostly young Americans of many different backgrounds (Asian, Caucasian, black and Latino) followed by people in their teens and 20s in South East Asia (Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, etc). They are typically very fashionable and up on the latest trends since they follow entertainment so closely. When they come to Soompi, they are often looking for the latest news about Hallyu and to meet other passionate fans. Hallyu fans love to work together to do events and share their love for their idols.

KH: What aspect of Hallyu appeals to Soompi members?

Kim: Soompi members love the celebrities ― their personalities, their visuals, their songs ― all of it. In fact, many of our members (90 percent of whom are not Korean) have started to learn Korean to better understand the music and dramas. Hallyu has definitely started to grow beyond its typical Asian boundaries. I think we will see Hallyu spread to the U.S., Latin America and Europe in 2011. However, for Hallyu to be truly successful abroad, Korean entertainment companies need to better understand international fans better ― this is important for creating new fans and reaching out to new markets.

KH: What can Korean websites and firms interested in Hallyu learn from Soompi?

Kim: I would say two differences between Soompi and Korean sites are 1) we really take into consideration the community’s desires when we build new products ― meaning oftentimes we look at community feedback first when thinking about new features and 2) we push out features before they are 100 percent perfect ― sometimes it means it has bugs, but it also means we can get our full community reaction quickly and fix or change things as needed.

For entertainment firms working in the Hallyu industry, it is important to make the music and drama content easily available for international fans. People in Korea do not realize how hard it is for international fans to buy the music and dramas legally ― there are not good options available. If entertainment firms made their content for easily available for international purchase, then more international fans would buy the content. But at the moment, we cannot even easily register on Korean websites.

KH: To create new and successful services based on social network service, what should and shouldn’t Korean venture startups do?

Kim: I see many Korean startups that are testing or half-heartedly targeting the global market. The decision whether to go global should be made early as it significantly impacts the kind of team that needs to be built and the product. If you are building an SNS service targeting the international market, then you should create your team abroad.

KH: What was the purpose of your latest visit to Seoul, and what did you feel when you were in Seoul?

Kim: I visit Seoul at least once a year to meet with Korean entertainment companies and Korean Internet startups. On the entertainment front, there is strong interest in online and social media strategy from the entertainment companies. This is one of the big growth opportunities for Hallyu. But I think Korean entertainment companies will need to hire people with international Internet experience to really open that opportunity.

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March 6, 2011

Jeon Ji Hyun's 'Happy Together' photos

Source: news.nate.com 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 l 5 l 6

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I'm currently re-watching this series and I noticed a background music that is being played on almost every episode. I listened to the soundtrack and found out that it is not included. Can anyone tell me the title or where to get this music? This is a really good piano instrumental http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5VFVOm1Edo

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I found the title of this, someone actually posted a comment on youtube. It's "Rainbow Bridge" by Steve Barakatt. Such a beautiful music! Wonder why they didn't include this on the soundtrack?

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March 5, 2012

Jeon Ji Hyun to Wed on June 2

Source: KBS Global

Actress Jeon Ji Hyun (31) officially announced her wedding with Choi Joon Hyuk, the grandson of Korea’s representative Hanbok designer Lee Young Hee, in June. Her agency J&Co. Entertainment said on March 2 through a press release, “Jeon Ji Hyun will wed Choi Joon Hyuk at Shilla Hotel in Jangchungdong on June 2. We want you to celebrate her wedding and bless the bride and broom. She has decided to live a new life as a happy bride and wife. We appreciate your concern and love towards Jeon Ji Hyun up to now. She will continue to work as an actress even after marriage, and she will try her best to become a better actress who always tries to become an excellent actor.”

Jeon Ji Hyun’s agency revealed that she will work as an actress after her marriage. Jeon Ji Hyun’s new movie “Thieves" will be released in July, and she is planning to go to Germany to film the movie “Berlin” at the end of this month.

The broom to be, Choi Joon Hyun, is the same age as Jeon Ji Hyun, who was born in 1981, and he is the second son of Lee Young Hee's daughter and famous fashion designer named Lee Jeong Woo. They have known each other from their childhood and they reportedly began to go out after they were grown up. Choi is a handsome man working at an American financial firm.

Jeon Ji Hyun debuted in 1997 when she was a high school student as a fashion model of a magazine and she became a Hallyu star through hit dramas and movies such as "Happy Together," "A Love Story," and "My Sassy Girl." After that, she advanced overseas with the movie "Blood" in 2009. Jeon also appeared in the movie "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" directed by world famous director Wayne Wang as the protagonist last year.

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March 28, 2012

Top 10 baseball players in Korean dramas & movies

Source: Nate l wikipedia l dramawiki

10. Oh Dan Hee by actress Kim Hee Sun in drama 'Smile Again' (2006) Rating: ★

9. Kim Bum Soo played by actor Im Chang Jung in movie 'If the Sun Rises in the West' (1998) Rating: ★ 1/2

8. Lee Ho Chang by Song Kang Ho in movie 'YMCA Baseball Team' (2002) Rating: ★ ★

7. Suh Tae Poong played by actor Lee Byung Hun in drama 'Happy Together' (1999) Rating: ★ ★

6. No Mark by Lee Seung Jae in.movie 'Attack of the Gas Station' (1999) Rating: ★ ★ 1/2

5. Kim Young Kwang by Chung Jung Myung in drama 'Glory Jane' (2011) Rating: ★ ★ 1/2

4. Dong Chi Seung played by Jung Jae Young in movie' Someone Special' )2003) Rating: ★ ★ ★

3. Park Moo Yeol played by Lee Dong Wook in drama 'Wild Romance' (2012) Rating: ★ ★ ★ 1/2

2. Yoon Do Hun played by Kim Joo Hyuk in movie 'Fighting Spirit' (2011) Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★

1. Oh Hye Sung by Choi Jae in movie 'Strike' / Yoon Tae Young in drama '2009 Alien Baseball Team' Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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July 6, 2012
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A past photo of Song Seung Hun and Kim Ha Neul tipping glasses is recently attracting attention because the two actors are currently starring in competing weekend dramas. Song Seung Hun’s “Dr. Jin” on MBC and Kim Ha Neul’s “A Gentleman’s Dignity” on SBS are on the same time slot and are competing head-on for ratings.

A series of photos from Song Seung Hun and Kim Ha Neul’s past collaboration, SBS’ 1999 drama “Happy Together” started circulating in online community boards on July 5. They appeared as an engaged couple in the drama.

Apart from the two stars, other A-list actors were also in the “Happy Together” cast, includingLee Byung Hun, Jeon Ji Hyun and Cha Tae Hyun. Jo Min Soo, Kang Seung Yeon andHan Go Eun rounded out the ensemble.

The pictures amused netizens, with some commenting, “Yesterday’s partner is today’s competitor.”

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 – JULY 5, 2012Source: kpopFever.com

Currently competing for the top ratings in weekend drama MBC ‘Time Slip Dr. Jin’s Song Seung Hunand SBS ‘A Gentleman’s Dignity’s Kim Ha Neul’s past drama is the latest buzz on the web.

Recently on an online community board several photos have been posted titled, “13 years ago on ‘Happy Together’ actors Lee Byung Hun, Song Seung Hun, Kim Ha Neul, Jun Ji Hyun, Kang Sung Hyun, Han Go Eun, Cha Tae Hyun, and Jo Jae Hyun.”

SBS ‘Happy Together’ was broadcasted in 1999 and many of today’s biggest stars including Lee Byung Hun, Song Seung Hun, Kim Ha Neul, Cha Tae Hyun, and Jun Ji Hyun have starred in the drama.

Song Seung Hun and Kim Ha Neul played love interests of one another and they filmed scenes in which they drank wine together, took sticker pictures, and looked at each other with loving eyes.

Today though Song Seung Hun and Kim Ha Neul are competing for the best ratings in the same time slot with competing dramas ‘Time Slip Dr. Jin’ and ‘A Gentleman’s Dignity’. Netizens commented on Song Seung Hun and Kim Ha Neul’s past photos, “Yesterday’s partner becomes today’s enemy”, “I had no idea these two played lovers before”, “Wow 13 years ago… they look so young”, “Song Seung Hun and Kim Ha Neul were awesome in this drama”, and so on.

Source: TV Report via Nate

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Happy Together clips on YT (credit: BJkayla)

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Happy Together clips on YT (credit: BJkayla)

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LBH Birthday Fan-Poll held between July 6-31, 2012 Source: EverythingLBH.com  

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Thanks to the uploader on Youtube
Happy Together korean drama Episode 1 해피 투게더
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2yUoLIINZk&feature=relmfu