Park Shin Hye’s star continues to shine brighter. The young actress recently signed an exclusive contract with a Japanese management agency to further build her career and activities in Japan. Local news agencies report that Park Shin Hye has inked with IMX, the same company that handles Hallyu star Bae Yong Joon, as well as other A-listers Lee Jun Ki, Lee Min Ho, So Ji Sub, Son Ye Jin and idol group ZE:A. The company is also noted for being one of the pioneers of airing Korean series such as “Hotelier” and “My Name Is Kim Samsoon” through the Internet.
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Lee Min Ho’s Web Series for 2012 Toyota Camry Campaign Released
Lee Min Ho has been picked as the new face of the 2012 Toyota Camry campaign, where he will play the leading role in a four-part web series. The campaign titled “The One and Only” features a compelling storyline that highlights the many features of the Camry, and the star actor will play a character strangely linked to the new car series.
Lee Min Ho is Russia’s Favorite Korean Actor
Lee Min Ho was recently voted as Russia’s favorite Korean actor in a poll run by a Russian website. The website, which was promoting Korean television, asked the question, “Who is your favorite actor?” 50.39 percent responded saying Lee Min Ho was their favorite actor. Kim Hyun Joong and Rain also had a high number of respondent votes.
Lee Min Ho’s Agency Warns Against International Promotion Scams
Lee Min Ho’s overseas popularity is quite explosive. Lee Min Ho, who already rose to the top overseas through the drama, "Boys Over Flowers," has once again revamped his popularity through his most recent drama, "City Hunter." Due to this popularity, there has been many reports of false advertising using Lee Min Ho’s name in many different Asian countries. Therefore, Lee Min Ho’s agency is taking cautionary measures.
Winners of the "2011 Korea Drama Awards"
The 2011 Korea Drama Awards was held on October 2 to honor and award the dramas, the production, and the actors and actresses that so many of us are fans of. "Secret Garden," Lee Min Ho and Kim Soo Hyun were big winners that night.
Lee Min Ho Arrives in Beijing
Lee Min Ho arrived at Beijing on September 25 and heard the news that there were approximately 1000 fans waiting to greet him. Lee Min Ho asked the authorities for a change in plan to let him exit through the general entry instead of exiting through the VIP passage. He wanted to greet and thank the fans for coming to the airport to welcome him.
Park Min Young Was Angry about Unfulfilled "Sofa Kiss" in City Hunter
KBS 2TV’s "Entertainment Relay" on Sept 24 showed Park Min Young in a photoshoot. The episode also aired an interview with Park Min Young carried out before the announcement of her being a couple with Lee Min Ho, also her co-star in recent drama "City Hunter." When asked which scene in City Hunter left the deepest memory for her, she said, "The sofa kiss was beautiful. While both characters knew that they liked each other, that moment felt like they were new lovers."
Lee Min Ho Interviewed by Thousands of Chinese Fans on Weibo
Recently, actor Lee Min Ho held an interview with thousands of chinese fans whom left him more than 130,000 questions over weibo in just one hour. Before the interview, he uploaded a picture on his weibo account saying: "It’s been a while. Are you ready? Let’s go!" and then started replying to the most interesting questions from his fans. He wrapped up the interview saying, "If i could learn Chinese, I would have replied to a hundred of questions but thank you all for participating!"
Park Min Young Models for Compagna’s Fall/Winter Collection
"City Hunter" Lee Min Ho’s girlfriend Park Min Young was featured in a photoshoot for cool weather apparel. Women’s clothing brand Compagna featured Park Min Young in its 2011 Fall/Winter collection. The clothes are modern yet classy at the same time. Knits, capes, and fur coats are some items that will be trending this season.
"Boys Over Flowers" is Popular in North Korea
The Korean Wave is even reaching North Korea. On September 15, the RFA reported that “Boys Over Flowers” is currently very popular amongst middle school, high school, and college students in North Korea. According to the broadcast, currently in North Korea there are only 21 episodes of the 25 that are being circulated in North Korea. Currently people are frantically looking for the final four episodes. It was said on the broadcast, “People that are selling Korean films illegally are trying hard to obtain the last episodes of ‘Boys Over Flowers’ but they aren’t having much luck. Whoever obtains the episodes and begins distributing them will make a lot of money.”