Bae Yong Joon & Kim Hyun Joong joined the shooting of drama 'Dream High'

'Yonsama' Bae Yong-joon joined the shooting of KBS 2TV "Dream High" to which he is also participating as a producer.



Bae Yong-joon recently confirmed his special appearance in "Dream High" and joined the first shooting. Who he will play is Jeong Ha-myeong, the chairman of the school board of  "Gi-rin School of Arts"; this school is famous as the best star training school. Jeong Ha-myeong is the guy who grows students into stars.

The first shooting which was started at Incheon International Airport on December 7th, was about the comeback of Jeong Ha-myeon, who moved internationally, due to the audition for freshmen of Gi-rin School of Arts. Jeong Ha-myeong, who was pushed away because of all the top stars who were on same plane with him, is very flustered. This situation is unimaginable for Bae Yong-joon himself since wherever he goes, there are crowds of people who want to see his face.

Bae Yong-joon, who had 3 years of acting gap after MBC "The Legend", tried to change his image for 'Dream High' by trying different hairstyle and black long coat.

After the first shooting, Bae Yong-joon showed confident and honest attitude by saying, "Since it is my first shooting in 3 years, I feel nervous; not only nervous but he was also happy and fluttered." Also, he perfectly prepared himself before the shooting and checked monitor from time to time for the best shot.

Kim Hyun-joong will also make a guest appearance in this upcoming KEYEAST/JYPE drama "Dream High".


Title: Dream High,드림하이 (Deu-rim-ha-i)
Genre: Musical, school, romance
Episodes: 16
Producer: Bae Yong Joon, Park Jin Young
Screenwriter: Park Hye Ryun(박혜련)
Director: Lee Eung Bok (이응복)
Broadcast network: KBS2 , Monday & Tuesday 21:55
Broadcast period: 2011-Jan-03
Production Companies: KeyEast, JYPE, and CJ Media
Runtime:
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea



Synopsis: Six students at Kirin Art High School work to achieve their dreams of becoming stars.Students at an arts and entertainment school mature as they face incidents and struggles. This movie shows singing, dancing, and acting and also shows the true side of the entertainment industry.

Plot
"Dream High" takes place at Kirin High School of Art and follows the lives of students as they aspire to become superstars.

Song Sam-Dong (Kim Soo-Hyun) lives in the country side and dreams of becoming an owner of a stock farm. He falls in love with Ko Hye-Mi (Bae Suji) at first sight and follows her to Kirin High School of Art. There he discovers his genius like musical talent.

Jin-Gook (TaecYeon) is a gifted dancer, but a troubled student at school. The director of Kirin High School of Art ((Bae Yong-Jun)) recommends to Jin-Gook to enroll at his school. There, Jin-Gook's talents blossom and he now dreams of becoming a global star.

Exchange student Kevin (Wooyoung) comes to Kirin High after receiving the top score for new applicants. He comes from abroad and shows outstanding skills as a dancer.

Ko Hye-Mi (Bae Suji) is the most popular girl at Kirin High. She carries herself as a confident girl, but inside hides a sad past. She dreamed of becoming a world renown classical vocalist, but after the collapse of her family she had no choice but to enter Kirin High School of Art. She is loved by Song Sam-Dong and Jin-Gook.

Yoon Becky (Eun Jung) looks up to Ko Hye-Mi, who appears to have everything. They soon become rivals.

Eria (Yoon Young-Ah) is a popular teen star. She enters Kirin High School of Art and becomes the object of admiration by her peers. She looks forward to having a "regular" school life.

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Tokyo airport on high alert for Bae Yong Joon, Kim Hyun Joong’s arrival for “Project Smile”

Hallyu stars Bae Yong Joon (배용준 / 裴勇俊 / ヨン様) and Kim Hyun Joong (김현중 / 金賢重 / キム・ヒョンジュン) will be making an official visit to Japan on December 12th to participate in DATV’s "Project Smile" (《微笑計劃》/「微笑みの力」).



"Project Smile" is a Japanese-based charity focused on ‘bringing smiles’ to impoverished children in countries like Cambodia and the Philippines.

Individually, the stars enjoy an incredible amount of popularity. But together, they’ve forced Hallyu fans to put Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on high alert due to their simultaneous entrance.

A representative of the event revealed, "There were an endless stream of calls being made asking for details on what time the two stars will be arriving. Haneda Airport has stated that they will be doing their best to greet the Hallyu stars, as this will be the first time the airport will be met with such an event since their reconstruction this past October."



Singer/actor Hwanhee will be lending his star power to the event as well, and will be joining the two on December 14th at the Tokyo Dome. Afterwards, Hwanhee will return to Korea immediately in order to resume filming for his MBC drama, "Lover of the Storm".







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Bae Yong Joon's photo essay book "A Journey in Search of Korea's Beauty" to be published in English

The English version of top Hallyu star Bae Yong-joon's photo essay "A Journey in Search of Korea's Beauty" will go on sale this month, according to his agency KEYEAST.


Cover of Bae's photo essay "A Journey in Search of Korea's Beauty" [KEYEASY]

"A Journey in Search of Korea's Beauty" will be published in English, going on sale in the United States in late December and then in Europe, starting with Germany, in January.

"We received numerous inquiries regarding the publication of the book in English after the book was released in Korea last year. The book will guide foreigners on the past and current traditions of Korea", an official from publication house Hollym Corp., Publishers was quoted as saying.

Meanwhile, the publication of "A Journey in Search of Korea's Beauty", will be announced at a bazaar event held today by the Seoul International Women's Association.

The book, containing photographs of various cultural artisans and introductions to Korean culture and travel locations, was first released in September last year and has been printed in Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese and Chinese.

It has also been made into a television documentary showing Bae's travels through a video featuring the photographs and writings from the photo essay.

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◎ About the Book
Unfledged yet Earnest Record of a Journey in Search of Korea’s Culture: “A Journey in Search of Korea’s Beauty” was a yearlong project that Bae Yong Joon undertook in order to learn more about traditional Korean culture from the unfledged yet earnest point of view of one Korean, and to record in a down-to- earth way what he learned and felt in the process. He chose 13 subjects he has been interested in out of the traditional Korean culture and folded into six categories. This book is intended not only for foreign readers who would like to learn more about traditional Korean culture but do not have easy access to it, but also for Korean readers as well who are in search of this country’s beauty.

1. Staying: In this chapter, the author introduces Koreans’ staple food, including bap and kimchi, and emphasizes the beauty of hanbok, the traditional clothing, often quoted as beautiful lining. Not only that, he focuses on colors of the hanbok and guides the readers to the world of natural dyeing he has experienced.

2. Leaving: Along with 10,000 year lasting lacquer craft and 1,000 year lasting hanji (the Korean traditional paper), we learn about traditional pottery making and about Buddhism that holds crucial part of Korean history. The writer meets artisans and monks to seek craftsmanship and courtesy that handed down through ages.

3. Letting Go: On an empty site, once enjoyed great honor of the great Kingdom, we reconsider past and present and make plans for future.

4. Contemplating: King Sejong the Great hoped for all the people to be able to read and write. We recollect dreaming King’s invention, hanguel, and tangible assets from National Museum of Korea.

5. Returning: Compared to world famous wine, Korea’s traditional wine takes no lower position. We take a look at traditional liquor and hanok, the traditional Korean housing which is built based upon human engineering.

6. Leaving, Once Again: The last chapter contains beautiful photographs taken by Bae Yong Joon during his journey.

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◎ Authour Description
Bae Yong Joon is one of East Asia’s foremost actors and an ardent supporter of intercultural communication and exchange. For Bae Yong Joon, staying in conversation with our past is important for the future of humanity, and this book is a creative and heartwarming record of what he has gained from that conversation.

Bae Yong Joon made his acting debut in 1994 on the KBS television series, Salut D’Amour (Love Greeting), and rose to stardom with his role in the 1995 series, A Sunny Place of the Young. Having established his acting career through a number of movies and television shows, Bae Yong Joon became an international megastar with his role as Jun-sang on the 2002 series Winter Sonata.