Which Celebrity Do You Want To Drink Wine With On Christmas?

A Chilean wine company, Viu Manent, conducted a survey where 3,604 people participated from December 13 to the 19th. The question: Which celebrity would you most want to drink wine with on Christmas?

Thanks to the massive popularity of the Korean drama "Daemul - Big Thing", the starring actress Ko Hyeon-jeong (고현정) -- who plays Korea's first female president in the show -- won over 42% of the votes, accounting for 735 voters.


(Daemul poster by SBS)

Following her in second place was Soo-ae (수애) with 21%, or 455 voters, thanks to her role in another recent drama, "ATHENA".



(ATHENA poster by SBS)

Ha Ji-won (하지원) who's the leading lady of the drama "Secret Garden" attained 18% of the votes, or 350 voters. Making it into fourth place was Sin Min-ah with 8%, or 140 votes, and Sin Se-kyeong in fifth place with 6% or 105 votes.

In terms of the male celebrities, the leading male of "Secret Garden" Hyeon Bin (현빈) won over 37% of the votes, 648 voters.


(Secret Garden poster by SBS)

Jeong Woo-seong who's one of the mail faces of "ATHENA" received 21% or 367 votes, followed by singer, actor, and emcee Lee Seung-gi with 18% or 315 votes. Among these big names, Super Star K Season 2 finalist, John Park was also on the list in fourth place with 12% or 210 votes. Fifth place was taken by SS501's Kim Hyun-joong with 7% or 122 votes.

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Source : english.kbs.co.kr/Ent... ( English Korean ), HanCinema

Winners Announced at MBC Drama Awards

Kim Nam Joo and Han Hyo Joo were the women of the night at the MBC Drama Awards. The actresses won the grand prize for their roles in the dramas "Queen of Reversal" (Kim) and "Dong Yi: Jewel in the Crown" (Han). The ceremony was held on December 30 at MBC Dream Center in Ilsan.



Kim Nam Joo accepted her award with excitement and modesty. She said, "I wish that time would stop right at this moment. I was thankful for many things when I won an award last year and I still don't know if I deserve it this year."

Han Hyo Joo also accepted her award humbly, saying, "I feel that I still lack in some areas to receive such a great award." She went on to thank director Lee Byung Hoon and scenarist Kim Yi Young.

Han's drama "Dong Yi" proved a big winner that evening, collecting a total of eight awards. In addition to her grand prize trophy, Han took home the people's choice actress award. Her costar Ji Jin Hee won first prize for a male actor.



Kim Hyun Joong shared the people's choice award with Han Hyo Joo, for his role in "Playful Kiss".


(more photos here)

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Here is the complete list of winners at the MBC Drama Awards:

Grand Prize: Han Hyo Joo (Dong Yi: Jewel in the Crown), Kim Nam Joo (Queen of Reversal)

First Prize - Male: Jung Joon Ho (Queen of Reversal), Ji Jin Hee (Dong Yi: Jewel in the Crown)
First Prize - Female: Shin Eun Kyung (Flames of Desire), Kong Hyo Jin (Pasta)

Second Prize - Male: Lee Minho (Personal Taste), Park Shi Hoo (Queen of Reversal)

Second Prize - Female: Lee So Yeon (Dong Yi: Jewel in the Crown), Park Eun Hye (Pink Lipstick)

Best Newcomer - Male: Lee Tae Sung (Naughty Kiss), Lee Sang Yoon (Home Sweet Home)
Best Newcomer - Female: Park Ha Sun (Dong Yi: Jewel in the Crown), Cho Youn Hee (Golden Fishery)

Golden Actors - Miniseries: Park Sang Won, Kim Bo Yeon (Golden Fishery)
Golden Actors - Long-Term Series: Jeong Hye Seon, Kim Young Ok (Jewel Bibimbap)
Golden Actors - Supporting Actors: Kim Yoo Seok, Ha Yoo Mi (Queen of Reversal)
Golden Actors - Senior Actors: Im Chae Moo (Smile Again), Park Jung Soo (Queen of Reversal)

People's Choice - Male: Kim Hyun Joong (Naughty Kiss), Han Hyo Joo (Dong Yi: Jewel in the Crown)

Best Televison Couple: Lee Sun Kyun & Kong Hyo Jin (Pasta)

Drama of the Year: "Dong Yi: Jewel in the Crown"

Actors Chosen by Producers: Lee Tae Gon (Golden Fishery), Chae Jung An (Queen of Reversal)

Producer of the Year : Oh Kyung Hoon (Home Sweet Home)

Young Actors : Kim You Jung (Dong Yi: Jewel in the Crown, Home Sweet Home), Lee Hyung Suk (Dong Yi: Jewel in the Crown)

Radio - Best Newcomer: Noh Hong Chul (Best Friend)
Radio - Second Prize: Bae Chil Soo (Audio Drama), Hyeun Young (Music Party), Park Myung Soo (Two O'clock Date), Shindong (Stop The Boring Time)
Radio - First Prize: Cho Young Nam (Now Radio)

Family Award: "Gloria"

Lifetime Achievement Award: Jung Hae Sun (Home Sweet Home) Na Muni (It's Me, Grandma)
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Source: Soompi

Kim Hyun Joong & Jang Geun Seok win big at Yahoo! Buzz Awards 2010

Hallyu stars Kim Hyun Joong and Jang Geun Seok(Suk) won several honors during the Yahoo! Buzz Awards 2010 over the weekend.


Kim Hyun-joong at the Yahoo! Buzz Awards 2010 [KEYEAST]

During the ceremony for the Yahoo! Buzz Awards 2010 held in Hong Kong on December 17, Kim received a total three awards including Hong Kong and Taiwan's Top Buzz Korean Artist and Best Searched Asia Buzz Award 2010, while Jang was selected as Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Indonesia's top Buzz Star and scored the Male Buzz Star award.

"I want to thank all my fans in Hong Kong, Taiwan and other Asian countries for showing their love. I will work harder in the future", Kim was quoted as saying.

"I was surprised and thankful that I was able to receive all this attention and love from fans in the countries I haven't visited yet", Jang was quoted as saying, adding that he was sad that he was not able to take part in the ceremony due to his busy schedule.

The Yahoo! Buzz Awards 2010 is a popularity poll based on a celebrities 'buzz', or the number of searches that a star receives on Yahoo!. The poll ran from November 8 till December 1 amongst Internet users in South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Indonesia.

Kim made his debut as the leader of the popular boy band SS501 in 2005. He rose to stardom after starring the popular TV series "Boys over Flowers". He recently played the leading male role in MBC's "Naughty Kiss".

He has visited a number of countries in Asia for fan meetings and promotional events and is currently preparing to make his music comeback with a solo album next year.

Jang, 23, became a household name after playing an eccentric lead singer of idol group A.N.JELL in SBS hit show "You're Beautiful". He made his comeback to the small screen in "Marry Me, Mary!" as the Indie rocker Mugyul alongside Moon Geun-yeong.


Singer and actor Jang Geun-seok [Tree J. Company]


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Source : 10.asiae.co.kr/Articl... ( English Korean ), HanCinema

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.

Source : news.nate.com/view/20... ( Korean ), HanCinema, Yuyaindou.blogspot.com

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".







More photos here!

Credit: iLove Asian Pop!
Source: CBS via Nate
Photo: fine35.blog81.fc2.com

SS501 Kim Hyun Joong - 2011 Desk Calendar + Special Making DVD

keke… do you want to see Hyun Joong everyday for 365 days next year?

I bet, right?

Here is your chance… buy this and you can see him everyday ^^

If you want to buy this, you can go to Japan HMV in HERE

They offer international shipping .  ^^

Or if you have Japanese fans to buy for you, go HERE

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Kim Hyun Joong ~ 2011 Desk Calendar

Price: 2625 yens (approx. $30 us)

★ Book Pre-order date : August 19, 2010 (Thu)
★ Released date : will be September 25, 2010 (Saturday)
★ Delivery date : will be September 25, 2010 (Saturday)



Special DVD

Benefits included a DVD with making of footage on the set!
Know that behind the scene shooting!



bofi Original special

Kim Hyun Joong photo 1pc



Credit: http://www.bofi.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=1057&category_id=59

Kim Hyun Joong and Rain sang for Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games!

Korean singer and actor Kim Hyun Joong (金贤重) took to the stage of the opening ceremony of the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games (广州亚运开幕式) on Friday alongside several international artists.

Kim Hyun Joong sings 2010 Asian Games theme song in Chinese!
 

Asian singers performing at Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games [MBC]

A press release from his agency KEYEAST announced Monday that Kim sang the theme song 《日出东方》 “Sunshine Again” (in Chinese! 用華語唱！) for the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games alongside Chinese singers Wei Wei and Tan Jing, Taiwanese singer David Tao (陶喆) and Hong Kong Cantopop singer Joey Yung (容祖兒).



The singers sang in front of about 10,000 people during the ceremony and the performance was broadcast live to numerous countries worldwide.

The Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games, hosted by the Olympic Council of Asia, is a multi-sports event where athletes from 45 countries in Asia are invited to compete at.

Kim made his debut as the leader of the popular boy band SS501 in 2005. He became a household name in Korea and throughout Asia after his role in the 2009 hit series "Boys Over Flowers" (《花样男子》).

He recently starred in the MBC drama "Naughty Kiss" (《恶作剧之吻》) alongside actress Jung So-min, which is the Korean small screen adaptation of the Japanese comic “Itazura na Kiss.”

On 27th November 2010, at the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games Closing Ceremony (2010年广州亚运闭幕式), Rain aka Bi sang 3 songs "Rainism", "Hip Song" and "Friends". Rain's performance is part of the 10 minutes program (韩国仁川文艺表演) for the introduction (pass-over) ceremony to Incheon Asian Games 2014.



South Korea Incheon Art-Cultural Performance (韩国仁川文艺表演) + Rain's performance


Rain's performance


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The Face Shop Asia Tour 2010 with Kim Hyun Joong

"Boys Over Flowers" and "Naughty Kiss" star Kim Hyun Joong is the new face (ambassador) of Korean beauty brand The Face Shop. The SS501 singer cum actor is now going on his TheFaceShop Asia Tour, and will arrive in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia tomorrow!

I took photos of Hyun Joong's life-size standees in front of TheFaceShop store @ Wisma Atria

download the original high-quality image here



download the original high-quality image here


Kim Hyun Joong TheFaceShop Fan Sign Event (Singapore)
Venue: IMM Level 3, Garden Plaza
Date: 3 Dec 2010
Time: 11am (Subject to changes in timing)
Note that this will be a closed door event.

Customer need a minimum spending of $250 @ The Face Shop.
Limit to one ticket per person to ensure everyone get an equal chance.

Extra Note: St James event has been cancelled due to Hyun Joong’s tight schedule.

Tickets for Kim Hyun Joong’s Fan Signing Event was available at THEFACESHOP Plaza Singapura outlet on 20th November 2010 (Saturday), from 10.30am.

The event is now over and photos below:






Kim Hyun Joong TheFaceShop World Tour in Malaysia
Date: 4 & 5 Dec 2010
Location: Kuala Lumpur

A Fans Gathering Event will be held on Dec 4 at the Bukit Bintang Entrance, Pavilion at 5pm. On top of that, selected (or extremely lucky) The Face Shop (TFS) shoppers will also get a chance to meet the SS501 leader up close on Dec 5!Here’s how you can participate in the events:Autographed poster
1) Purchase RM50 and above at a TFS outlet and receive a Post Card.
2) Fill in the details required on the Post Card and submit it to the beauty consultants by Nov 30.
3) TFS will shortlist 200 shoppers to receive Kim Hyun-joong’s autographed poster on Dec 4 during the Fans Gathering Event.

Autographed note book & Up-close session

1) Purchase RM300 and above at TFS and receive a Special Note Book & Post Card.
2) Fill in the details required on the Post Card and submit it to the beauty consultants by Nov 30.
3) TFS will shortlist 10 shoppers to receive Kim Hyun-joong’s autograph on the note book on Dec 4 during the Fans Gathering Event.
4) A further 6 lucky shoppers will be shortlisted for an Up Close Session with Kim Hyun-joong. Three (3) shoppers will meet him at TFS Pavilion, and the other three (3) at the Sunway Pyramid outlet on Dec 5. All 6 lucky shoppers will receive hampers and take a picture with Kim Hyun-joong

Kim Hyun Joong Malaysian fans! Here's the flight details of Kim Hyun Joong:
Code: SQ116
Arrival time: 17:55

Please give Kim Hyun Joong a warm welcome in Malaysia!

Source: TheFaceShop Singapore Facebook, TheFaceShop Malaysia Facebook, LoveKimHyunJoong forum
Photo credit: Geraldine Koh, Shanshan 珊珊

Stars Attend the Premiere of Song Seung Hun's New Movie "Ghost"

Many stars came out for the premiere of the Japanese film "Ghost: In Your Arms Again".  "Ghost", which stars Song Seung Hun and actress Nanako Matsushima, is a remake of the 1990 American movie starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore.  The premiere was held on November 23, 8:00PM at CGV Cinemas in Seoul, South Korea. 

Of course, Song Seung Hun and Nanako Matsushima attended the premiere.  They were joined by fellow entertainers So Ji Sub, Kim Tae Hee, Kim Jung Eun, Jung Il Woo, Kim Min Jung, Yoo Seung Ho, Lee Yeon Hee, SS501's Kim Hyung Joon, Ji Sung, Son Ho Young (formerly of g.o.d.), Park Ye Jin, Lee Yoon Ji, and former Miss Korea Lee Ji Sun.  It was definitely a star-studded event! 

For more photos, go here!
Source: Newsen

Yoon Eun Hye & Kim Hyun Joong in Basic House (Korea) 2010 Winter Fashion

Yoon Eun Hye and Kim Hyun Joong look so fun, warm and bubbly in Winter wear. Nice.

Watch the making of their photo-shoot below!



More photos of Eun Hye shi and Hyun Joong shi!



Download more Basic House 2010 Winter Fashion Photos here [zip]

Kim Hyun-Joong and Yoon Eun-Hye dressed in Basic House fall fashion

Kim Hyun-Joong and Yoon Eun-Hye look so young and trendy. Love Basic House's latest fashion!