A 40-year old Taiwanese woman almost lost her eyesight after watching too much Korean TV dramas, it was reported today by Taiwanese local media. According to the report, this woman had recently watched Korean TV dramas for three straight days with only two hours of sleep in between. After realizing her eyesight had turned blurry, the woman rushed to the hospital only to find out that she was diagnosed with malignant glaucoma that could possibly make her go blind.
Category: TV/Film
Kim Dong Wan to Play Independence Fighter Lee Yook Sa
Kim Dong Wan will star in a two-part series to air on MBC this month. The actor/singer has been cast as the male lead of the special drama, "Zenith," which will premiere on August 15.
Kim said, "I was offered the role and after reading the script for the shown I couldn’t help but be immersed in the character Lee Yook Sa." Lee Yook Sa was a patriot and poet who devoted his life to Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule in the early 20th century.
Sector 7: Ha Ji Won, "People Said that My Character Was Scarier Than the Monster"
Through “Sector 7” Ha Ji Won confessed that she wanted to try and show a female warrior that was as good as Hollywood actresses. Ha Ji Won appeared on “Baek Ji-Yeon’s People Inside” that will be broadcast on August 14th. She stated, “I heard that it’s better to portray a Hollywood actress more than an Asian actress for Sector 7, I wanted to break out of that mold. However, after watching the movie my friends told me that I was scarier than the monster. I guess I was pretty scary in the film after all.”
[Spoiler] Another "Heartstrings" Kiss?
Photographs of ____ and ____in their “Heartstrings” characters have recently surfaced online. The stills show the two actors in an embrace and their mouths very close to a kiss.
"Queen Seon Deok" Go Hyun Jung To Star In A New Historical Drama?
Go Hyun Jung, known as the “empress of home screens” is rumored to star in a historical drama of a new broadcast network.
Kim Jaejoong’s "I Will Protect You" Tops Various Search and Sales Rankings
JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong’s contribution to the official sound track of SBS’ "Protect The Boss" is topping numerous real-time search and sales rankings, less than a day after its release.
Goo Hye Sun and Daniel Choi’s "The Musical" to Replace the Cancelled "Dalgona"
“The Musical,” the drama starring Goo Hye Sun of “Boys Over Flowers” and Daniel Choi, most recently of “Baby-faced Beauty” finds a network and a broadcast slot after beginning production as early as mid-2010.
"Protect The Boss" Named Seoul’s Most-Watched Program
After last week’s strong start, with the drama placing second in both nationwide and Seoul ratings, "Protect The Boss" finally reached the top spot.
Weekly Box Office Report: First Week of August
The story about “Leafie, A Hen Into the Wild” involves a hen called “Leafie” that escaped form the chicken farm and goes on an adventure with the duck “Greenie.”
Kim Yu-Na on Finishing Up Filming for “Kiss and Cry”
The SBS variety show “Kim Yu-Na’s Kiss and Cry” the emcee and judge Kim Yu-Na gave her remarks for finishing the last filming of the show. According to SBS, Kim Yu-Na appeared at the Ilsan SBS studio on August 9th to film the final episode. For the final episode, there were no disqualifications but the participants were ranked between number one and four. Kim Yu-Na stated, “Months ago the members of the show couldn’t stand properly on the ice but now they are doing spins, jumps, and lifts they are so great, I feel as proud as a mother would.”