Lee Ji Ah

Few dramas get as much buildup as Road No. 1 has received in the last few months. The making of the epic war drama with the huge budget and A-list cast has been the talk of the media since shooting began, and yet the first two episodes earned, depending on sources, only about 10% of the viewing audience. Maybe most people were watching the World Cup, but even the lower-profile Baker King Kim Tak Gu soared with ratings around 30%. We’ll see if the epic can muster higher numbers in the proceeding weeks. Meanwhile, one scene from Road that has captured the interest of quite a few netizens features Kim Ha Neul’s character baring her breast. Body double or the real deal? You decide. And if you’re chomping at the bit for more of the Road experience, Hwanhee from the R & B duo Fly to the Sky has released the first single from the OST: hear it here!

Lee Byung Hun is coming to American television! He’ll appear on NBC’s Today Show sometime at the end of this month as part of a report on Korea today on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Korean War.

From Beethoven Virus and the upcoming IRIS spinoff Athena, Lee Ji Ah shows us a “typical day” in the life of a hallyu star in a new photo spread for Ceci.

Yoo Seung Ho returned from a trip to India and Sri Lanka to provide aid as part of an initiative from the Love Request variety show. The program sent ten celebrities to ten countries to help people in need. Yoo says that although he felt glad that he went, he also felt the desire to do much more to help than the single trip allowed.

Kwon Sang Woo was involved in a rather strange hit-and-run accident in which the actor hit a parked car, then backed into an approaching patrol car, and then freaked out and sped into a nearby parking lot where he smacked into a tree. Then he got out and ran away. Somehow he wasn’t caught, but two days later he was questioned by police. He swears that he hadn’t been drinking…

And finally, for everyone keeping an eye on Korea’s World Cup team, check out this awesome collection of the tweets of the stars celebrating their advancement to the top 16!

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Category: News | Tags: Athena, Baker King Kim Tak Gu, Beethoven Virus, CeCi, Fly to the Sky, Hwanhee, IRIS, Kim Ha Neul, Kwon Sang Woo, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Ji Ah, Love Request, NBC, Road No. 1, Today Show, World Cup, Yoo Seung Ho

Kim Myeong-min becomes one with the character as soon as the filming starts. This year, many audience are awaiting to see how he will be shown in the new film. He has debuted with “Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-shin” and was also in “White Tower” and “Beethoven Virus”.

Read more of “Kim Myeong-min in ‘Man of Vendetta’ ” on Hancinema.

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Category: News Watch | Tags: Beethoven Virus, Immortal Admiral Yi Sun Shin, Kim Myeong Min, Kmovies, White Tower

Actress Juni of IRIS and Beethoven Virus has been added to the cast of I Am Legend, the SBS drama starring Kim Sun-ah as an ajumma turned rock singer. The drama also has cast Jang Shin-young as the band’s drummer and manager, and now Juni will become another of the band’s members.

Read more of “Juni added o I Am Legend” on Dramabeans.

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Category: News Watch | Tags: Beethoven Virus, Bella Mafia, I Am Legend, IRIS, Jang Shin Young, Juni, Kdrama, Kim Sun Ah, Kpop

Jang Geun Suk continues his tour of Asia with a stop in Beijing and a fan meeting on Saturday, April 17th at 7:oo pm at the Chaoyang Gymnasium.  His agency expressed surprise at the overwhelming response of Chinese fans who sold out the gym’s 3,000 seats for Geun Suk’s fan meeting.  He arrived in China yesterday and had a whole lot of fans waiting for him at the airport with banners waving.

See more of Jang Geun Suk in Beijing at Seoulbeats >

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Category: News Watch | Tags: Beethoven Virus, Jang Geun Suk, You're Beautiful

Lee Min Ho and Han Ji Hye

In a new must-read “drinking interview” with Lee Da Hae, the actress is remarkably candid about everything from complaints about her character on Chuno (she says “just wait till episode 10″), to anti-fans (there’s a list of people her character Un Nyun has harmed circulating the internet), and of course her infamous blurred cleavage. You’ll feel like you’re chatting over drinks with Lee yourself when you read part one here, and part two here.

Pasta’s Alex gives a tour of the rom-com drama’s set here, and the singer also gives away his secrets for looking cool on stage: hold the mic “within 10 degrees,” look at the audience “within 15 degrees,” and flex your neck muscles. I don’t really understand, and that’s why I will never look cool on stage. More behind-the-scenes Pasta pics, and star Lee Hyung Chul’s birthday party, are here.

Beethoven Virus’s Jang Keun Suk is warning fans not to fall for fake tickets to his sold-out four-country fan meeting tour.

Park Shin Hye continues her strategy appear in every magazine on Earth with this tomboy-cute series for Le Coq Sportif in Nylon.

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Category: News | Tags: Alex, Bang Bang, Beethoven Virus, Chuno, Fever Watch, Han Ji Hye, IRIS, Jang Keun Suk, Kdrama, Kim Tae Hee, Korean, Lee Da Hae, Lee Hyori, Lee Hyung Chul, Lee Min Ho, Park Shin Hye, Pasta, Song Il Kuk, The Man Called God, Yoon Jong Shin