2007 Events + updates

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JANUARY
Jan 4, 2007: Can the Korean Wave Crash Hollywood?
Jan 6: Lost Planet - interview with Jun Takeuchi, Capcom
Jan 8: Special Interview with Lee Byung Hun in association of the opening of 'Once In A Summer'
Jan 9: Blockbusters flop as star marketing fails
Jan 10: An Interview with Kim Jee-woon by Paolo Bertolin
Jan 12: "Once in a Summer" to be Released in Japan
Jan 16: LBH & Soo Ae's Once in a Summer in Japan 2007
Jan 16: Korean Stars in Hollywood
Jan 17: Orange goo is crucial for Wayne's world
Jan 17: Lee Byung-heon Visits Japan to Promote his Movie
Jan 18: Lee Byung Hun praised Fumiya for the theme song of 'Once In A Summer' during Japan premiere
Jan 19: Lee Byung Hun "I'm a designer today"
Jan 19: Lee Byung Hun called a Fan
Jan 20: Mark Russell's BSL experiences
Jan 16-19: 4 days with LEE BYUNGHUN in Tokyo Japan
Jan 24: Lee Byung Hun has left Fantom
Jan 30: Lee Byung Hun says public lip lock with ex-lover was wildest thing he did for love
Jan 30: Lee Byung Hun - I will not only choose box-office films

FEBRUARY
Feb 1: Asia's James Dean?
Feb 1: Korean actors win image lawsuit
Feb 5: Lee Byung Hun hospitalized due to bone fracture at left ankle
Feb 7: Korean actor trio ride to Western
Feb 8: 3 big stars LBH, JWS & SKH co-starring in new movie
Feb 8: 'The Good, the Bad, and the Weird': We Have a Cast
Feb 8: Top Stars Roped Into Korean Western
Feb 8: Top stars Song Gang Ho, Lee Byung Hun, and Jung Woo Sung to collaborate with director Kim Ji Woon
Feb 8: Star trio tops Cineclick pic
Feb issue: HOT Magazine - Glamming it up
Feb 10: On the heels of success, stars go it alone
Feb 15: JDG is selected as South Korea's Brad Pitt
Feb 18: Asia's James Dean?
Feb 21: [DVD review] Time and space obscured for money
Feb 23: Lee Byung Hun recovered from ankle fracture and prepares to start filming in China
Feb 25: Eight S. Korean movies invited to Budapest film festival (A Bittersweet Life)
Feb 27: The Korean-American Who Is Hollywood's Link to Asia (Addicted remake)
Feb 28: Top 10 dramas by viewer rating since 2000? (All In)

MARCH

Mac 1: Titanic Takes 8 Korean Films Aboard
Mac 3: Bungee Jumping of Their Own 6th Anniversary (VOD + photos)
Mac 6: Happy Marriage of Musicals, Cinema? (Harmonium in My Memory)
Lee Byung-Hun takes an acting break (hot magazine issue 67, March 2007
Mac 12: Documentary Film of actor Lee Byung Hun to broadcast
Mac 12: Lee Byung Hun, the hero of education documentary + screencaptures
Mar 13: Korean Action Film Invited to Asian Film Festival in France
Mac 15: Hot films at Filmart
Mac 15: Hollywood: Lee Byung Hun will make it even without fighting Kung-fu
Mac 16: Lee Cheong-A the only girl among the cast of male leadsLBH, JWS & SKH
Mac 19: Lee Byung Hun to attend Hong Kong International Film Festival as award presenter
Mac 20: We're fine by ourselves, thank you

Mac 20: The 31th Hong Kong International Film Festival
Mac 20: 1st Annual Asian Film Awards
Mac 20: City Looking to Become Hub for Entertainment
Mac 21: Fans screamed when Korean Actor, Lee Byung Hun appeared.
Mar 22: Hong Kong Expo finds funding
Mac 22: LBH's English proficiency proven during the 1st Asian FilmFest in Hongkong
Mac 27: 'Host' eats rivals at Asian festival
Mac 29: LBH at Director Im Kwon-taek's 100th movie premiere, Beyond The Years

APRIL
Apr 1: 43rd Baeksang update - 25/4/07
Apr 3: Wooing & wowing Hollywood
Apr 4: Lee Eun Hee at the "07/08 F/W (Fashion Week) Seoul"
A poll conducted by a Chinese-based entertainment site on the most popular Kdrama series/artistes in the past 10 years (1997-2007)
Apr 7: Crank-in of "The Good, The Bad and The Weird"
Apr 9: Go! Dream team, Song Gang Ho, Lee Byung Hun and Jung Woo Sung begin filming
Apr 12: Korea super large-scale Hanryu shopping center 9th-avenue would be opened in autumn 2007
Apr 17: Lee Byung Hun makes a friendship appearance in 'HERO' starring Takuya Kimura
Apr 17: Lee Byung Hun And Kimura Takuya To Make Special Movie Appearance
Apr 17: Lee Byung-Hun added to 'HERO' cast
Apr 19: Lee Byung Hun signs up for "Hero"
Apr 20: Top Producer Talks About Three-Star Hat-Trick
Apr 23: Lee Byung Hun and Kimura Takuya to attend press conference in Busan on the 26th
Apr 25: LBH at the 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards
43rd Baeksang Popularity Awards Movie category Male
Apr 26: S. Korean, Japanese actors at HERO press conference in Pusan
Apr 26: Interview With Lee Byung Hun and Kimura Takuya About "Hero"
Apr 27: Lee Byung Hun does not feel strange with Kimura Takuya
Apr 24: 2007 Most Important Figures in Korea Film Industry (Cine21 Power 50)
Apr 29: Copyright acquisition competition for movie co-starring Takuya Kimura and Lee Byung Hun has started in Asia
Apr 29: When Two Mega Stars Meet

MAY
May 2: Talk of the town - Japanese wave
May 2007 - Men's Uno (Taiwan Version)
He persists not to indulge in casual love
May 4: Drama" Beautiful Days" re-showing opened by Rubeurs
May 9: Fanzine Reveals Inner Workings of Korean Soaps
May 9: Korean-American actress & model, Ursula Mayes joining BH Entertainment (unconfirmed till further info)
May 12: Sohu.net's Most Influential Korean Stars in China
May 20: ARP Takes French-speaking Rights to "The Good, the Bad, the Weird"
May 21: Kim Ki-duk's "Breath" is hot
May 21: Lee Byung Hun’s advancement to Hollywood
May 21: Actor Lee Byung-hun to Make Global Debut
May 21: Actor Lee Byung-hun May Go to Hollywood
May 22: Actor Lee Byung Hun Cast in Global Film
May 22: Lee Byung Hun "LOST PLANET" DVD reservation begins
May 22: Is the 'Korean wave' dead in Japan? Don’t bet on it, say experts
May 22: Mr. Song Wan Mo is BH Entertainment's Executive Vice-President.
May 25: Fans choice - The Korean Ocean's 13 - LBH vs Brad Pitt
Korean actors - CF A-listers?
May 26: Unremarkable faces new trend in ads
May 26: Korean star to appear in Vietnamese director's movie
May 28: The information about the re-showing of "Beautiful Days"
May 28: Record Sales for The Good, the Bad, and the Weird at Cannes Market
May 28: 'The Good, The Bad, The Weird' sold to Western markets for maximum price
May 29: Another Korean star goes to Hollywood
May 29: Beauty Hallyu on the Way
May 30: Hollywood Filmmaker Shows Interest in Remaking "The Host"
May 31: Congratulatory Wishes from Lee Byung Hun & BH Entertainment

JUNE
A Monocrome Man in a Monocrome City - LEE BYUNGHUN X Sukita Masayoshi
Jun 6: LBH Celebrating 37th Birthday with Japanese fans
Jun 8: Tartan picks up rights to Cannes films
Jun 11: A Herbalist Doctor Talks About Yonsama, (and others) Health Secrets!
Jun 11: 25 Most Beautiful People 2007 by Movieweek
Jun 12: Salary & CM appearance ranking
Jun 13: Lee Byung Hun to launch Photobook & celebrate Birthday with Japanese Fans
Jun 16: Child BH already has the look of a Hanryu star.
Jun 17; Hit movies revisit audiences as musicals
Jun 18: Movie 'Hero' featuring Lee Byung Hun cranks up
Jun 19: Korean film stars cutting own fees
Jun 19: Hollywood Beckons
Jun 28: Top Korean actors in Japan 2007
Jun 29: Showbox pulls out of high profile "The Good, The Bad and the Weird"

JULY
Jul 2: "Winter Sonata," The Most Popular Korean Drama In Japan
Jul 3: CJ Ent. to Back Kim’s Epic Western
Jul 6: GBW Jiayuguan info-update
Jul 12: Top Star Lee Byung-hun Celebrates Birthday in Japan
Jul 11: Palm Reading article on LBH and CJW
Jul 12: The authorized personnel blocks question of marriage
Jul 12: Lee Byung Hun To Hold Promotion For His Photo Album Showcase In Japan
Jul 12: Fans in Japan meet S. Korean actor for his birthday
Jul 17: 7.12 Explanation regarding fans event article publication
Jul 15: Lee Byung-hun celebrates birthday with 16,000 Japanese fans
Jul 31: Korean film exports see further slump
Jul 31: Which stars look best in suits? (KOREAL magazine survey)

AUGUST
Aug 3: Surfing the Korean wave in Seoul
Aug 2: 'Forever, Asian Star Culture Expo In Japan' Opens in Tokyo
Aug 3: Actress Kim Hee-seon Holds Promo Tour in Japan
Aug 4: Happy Together shown in Japanese movie theater starting Sept 7.
Aug 5: BH Entertainment official site (http://bhent.co.kr)
Aug 6: BH STAR documentary on KBS/empas?
Aug 6: List of famous Hallyu Stars in Asia [1st & 2nd generation Hallyu Stars]
Aug 7: 'Hero' starring Kimura Takuya, to change Japanese movie history
August: A special edition with "HOT CHILI PAPER"+08 "Korean prince legends"
Aug 8: Taming the Hatred/Beloved Other - Representation of Korean Actors in Japanese Advertising and Entertainment Programmes
Aug 9: Star * Mini-documentary (3) Lee Byung Hun
Aug 13: Capcom eyes Hollywood future
Aug 16: Lee Byung Hun-Choi Ji Woo selected Most Popular Hallyu Actors by Oricon
May 12: smaSTATION 10 best Hanryu dramas
Aug 20: Japanese Housewives Rank Lee, Choi the Best
Aug 24: Lee Byung-hun Joins International All Star Cast
Aug 27: Paparazzi? This Korean star does not mind them
Aug 27: Heartthrob Jung Woo-sung to Star in Japanese Drama (GBW-related)
Aug 29: Japan, France, Korea team up
Aug 30: Korean talent wows export market
Aug 30: Korea revamps after wave of success
ARIRANG - Asia's Most Wanted KDrama

SEPTEMBER
Sep 2: HERO to be released in various Asian countries in October
Sep 3: Fuji's "Hero" gets wide Asian release
Sep 4: Won Bin Named UNICEF Representative After Military Discharge
Sep 4: Membership Application for Foreign Fans to join Reubers
Sep 5: "Hero" - Lee Byung Hun's 5 minutes of Guest Appearance
Sep 7: Korea's major international filming production
Sep 10: "Hero" faces no challengers at Japanese B.O.
Sep 10: 15th Chunsa Film Festival - Once in a Summer nominated in 11 categories
Sep 11: AnAn October 2007 survey of the Most Attractive Male in Asia
Korean Film Festival 2007 - the Philippines
Sep 14: The 15th Chunsa Film Award 2007
Sep 18: Hallyu Spreading to Americas, Europe
Sep 19: ARENA TOUR 2007 - Lee Byung Hun will be holding concerts in Japan, estimated 50,000 people attending
Sep 21: Japanese fans unhappiness regarding BH's latest photobook
All-time box office records (updated list)
Sep 28: Japanese Heartthrobs to Attend PIFF

Sep 25: Chungmuro films dominating Asian cinema scene

OCTOBER

Oct 4: Korea Times Survey - WHO ARE THE BEST HALLYU STARS?
Oct 5: HERO Movie Premiere at 12th PIFF
Oct 7: Meet Lee Byung Hun image in 12th PIFF
Oct 11: New GBW posters revealed at 12th PIFF
Oct 11: BH in Hong Kong for ICWTR & meeting Jackie Chan
Oct 12: Rotten Tomatoes 50 Best-Reviewed Horror Movies
A Tale of Two Sisters ranks 46 and 3 Extremes ranks 42
Oct 14: [stars] 10 Hallyu Stars
Oct 15: "Who is the actor you want to walk in the Fall foliation with?"
Oct 16: Lee Byung Hun Photograph exhibition to start from 14 November at Seibu
Oct 17: M is mystery in style and beauty
Oct 23: Congratulatory message from LBH to the 20th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF 2007)
Oct 14: 2008 Most Charismatic Negative Roles
Oct 19:Farewell Dinner hosted by Mayor of Dunhuang for the cast & crew of 'The Good, The Bad & The Weird'

Oct 24: ASIAN POP - Saving cinema's Seoul
Oct 25: [MOVIE REVIEW] 'Hero' offers a captivating tale for Korean moviegoers
Oct 25: Korean Cineclick fixes AFM slate (GBW related)
Oct 26: 'The Good, The Bad, The Weird' finishes 100 days of Chinese location shooting
Oct 31: Half month of Sweet Rest
Oct 31: Experiencing the after effect of filming in the Desert

NOVEMBER

2007 November issue - KING
Nov 1: Oricon Style magazine - Most Popular Male Korean Artist voted by the Japanese
Nov 1: Preview - The Good, the Bad, the Weird (clip & captures)
Nov 1: Tour to Filming Sets; Dramatic Legacy Still Goes on Locations Nationwide
Nov 5: Asian Movies Dominate Theaters This Week
Nov 6: HERO, Once in a Summer news clip
Nov 6: GBW resuming its filming on November 8th (+ photos of BH, friends)
Nov 7: JANG Hyun-soo Remakes John Woo Classic (EHAS director)
Nov 10: Latest Endorsement - Seven Luck Star Lee Byung Hun
Lee Byung Hun's Calendar Box Set by ylin
Nov 9: First Footage From Kim Ji-Woon’s THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE WEIRD Arrives!
Nov 12: Lee Byung Hun's Fan Meet in Japan - 60,000 tickets all sold out
Nov 5: S. Korean photographer ordered to pay 90 mil. yen to publisher
Nov 16: S. Korean actor meets Japanese fans
Nov 16: S. Korean actor plays piano in Japan
Nov 16: Lee Byung Hun swept Japan with Arena Tour
Nov 16: LBH Japan Arena Tour, perfect start by playing the piano, emanating romantics atmosphere
Nov 17: Actor Lee Byung-Heon opened prelude of Arena Tour with singing and playing the piano, an all-around melodramatic musical performance
Nov 21: Film icon finally writes own story (Choi Eun-hee)
Nov 22: Kimchi vs Sushi
Nov 25: Brokore Magazine No.14 - The three men of "The Good, the Bad and the Strange," Song Kang Ho, Lee Byung Heon, Jung Woo Sung

DECEMBER

Dec 12: Stars dreaming of being actors vs. Actors dreaming of being stars
Dec 11: Published in Japan the series 'Secrets of the Korean Wave celebrities' books include, Bae Yong-joon, Kwon Sang-woo and more!!
Dec 16: LBH x Yasushi Akimoto - Mature style on Tokyo FM 80.00MHz
Dec 25: Competition for the most specticular star fanmeeting in 2007
Dec 26: "Stop, Jeon Do-yeon!" the male actors are coming back to screen in 2008
Dec 27: Why would Hollywood be interested in Korean stars?
Dec 30: Photo calendars of Korean stars LBH, Wonbin & CJW very popular in Japan

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