Category: TV/Film

Weekly Box Office Report: Final Week of July

Featured Film of the Week: Sector 7, In Sector 7, an underwater oil field located south of Jeju Island, Hae-jun (Portrayed by Ha Ji Won) is working as a marine equipment manager on an oil prospecting ship called Eclipse. Joining the crew later is Jeong-man (Portrayed by Ahn Sung-Ki), a former colleague of Hae-jun’s father, assigned to Eclipse as captain. Though his job is to oversee the withdrawal of the ship, he suggests conducting some drilling one last time. After 3 weeks of preparation, Hae-jun takes new recruit underwater, but he sinks to the bottom of the sea when his equipment fails. Shortly after crew members begin to turn up dead, one by one, their bodies viciously mutilated. What the few survivors soon discover is a transparent underwater creature they encountered once before. The viral monster infiltrated the ship through the drilling pipe and has been feeding on the crew to survive. For Hae-jun and his colleagues, a fight for their lives begins.

Bobby Kim to Appear on “Survival: I Am a Singer”

As we reported earlier Bobby Kim had given much thought whether he should appear on “Survival: I Am a Singer” or not. Of course, his agency stated that Bobby Kim had to consider the national tour and also his new album with Buga Kings, but there is another factor that any frequent viewer of the show would recognize. It’s the fact that all these veteran singers are pitted against each other!

City Hunter PD: Yoon Sung’s Ending and Remarks on Sequel

A lot of attention is being focused on whether City Hunter will have a second season because of its open-ended ending. When asked whether there would be a second season, Jin Hyuk PD stated, “Are you considering a second season?” He replied “No, it’s only possible if Lee Min Ho would be willing to.”

Jessica Gomes Shocked Heechul and Yoo Jae Suk When She Complained About Her Breast Size

This episode of “Come to Play” featured “Choco-Ball” which is just a casual “hanging out” group made up of different celebrities mostly singers, (The group includes Jang Geun Suk).

The Choco-Ball members that appeared were: FT Island’s Lee Hongki, Mighty Mouse’s Sangchu, Simon D of Supreme Team, Super Junior’s Heechul, and Kim Jung Mo of TRAX.

Jessica Gomes made a surprise appearance on MBC’s “Come to Play.” (Jessica Gomes is very popular in South Korea, she now appears on MBC’s “Dancing With the Stars.” At the end of the show one of the lucky guests would be able to go on a date with Jessica Gomes.

Lee Min Ho Gets 400,000 More Chinese Fans after End of “City Hunter”

The number of Lee Min Ho’s fans in China has been growing at an exponential rate lately, especially following the end of his hit drama, “City Hunter.” According to local media, Lee Min Ho saw the number of followers on his “Weibo” account, which is China’s equivalent of Twitter, increase a staggering 400,000 to a total of 1.3 million after “City Hunter” ended last week. This has led to a spike in his merchandise sales as well, Chinese local media reported, as it said, “Lee Min Ho not only has become China’s biggest pop icon, but the suit and every clothing item he wore on ‘City Hunter’ has been selling out like ‘crazy.’”

Warrior Baek Dong Soo: Stays at #1 for Mon-Tue TV Ratings

SBS’s Mon-Tue drama “Warrior Baek Dong Soo” achieved number one for viewership ratings in its time slot. According to the AGB Nielson Ratings, the episode of “Warrior Baek Dong Soo” that aired on August 1st received 16.3%. On July 26th the viewership rating was 16.7%, although Augst 1st ratings reduced by 0.4% “Warrior Baek Dong Soo” maintained number one. The other two dramas that play in the same time slot, MBC’s “Gye Baek” and KBS 2TV’s “Spy Myungwol” each respectively had 10.1% and 7.2%.

Photos of JYJ Junsu’s First TV Drama Appearance Unveiled

Photos of JYJ Junsu’s first TV drama appearance have been released by the production crew of SBS drama “Scent of a Woman” today. Making a cameo appearance as a popular singer with his real-life name “Junsu,” JYJ’s star singer held a live concert in front of more than 500 fans for a scene in the episode scheduled to air on August 6th.