Like the Moon Escaping From the Clouds Confirms Cast

Actors Hwang Jung Min, Cha Seung Won, Han Ji Hye, and Baek Sung Hyun will join director Lee Jun Ik of King and the Clown in his third historical production – Like the Moon Escaping from the Clouds (구름을 벗어난 달처럼*).

Hwang Jung Min, Cha Seung Won, Han Ji Hye, Baek Sung Hyun

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In magazines:

MovieWeek ran a special featuring the top 10 beautiful faces among male and female celebrities, as chosen by various photographers. The photos are from several different sources over some period of time.

• top 10 beautiful females: Kim Hye Soo, Shin Mina, Han Ye Seul, Lee Na Young, Son Ye Jin, Su Ae, Jeon Do Yeon, Lim Soo Jung, Kim Ok Bin, Moon Geun Young
  (Han Ye Seul and Son Ye Jin’s photos are labelled with the wrong number; they should be 03 and 05 respectively.)

Kim Hye Soo

Shin Mina

Five Senses of Eros (Ogamdo) – An Introduction

Update (6/30): Official segment titles have been added.

Ogamdo - poster

poster

Ogamdo is a star-packed omnibus of five interconnected segments, each directed by a [different] top Korean director. Although the film’s main theme is eros, the poster states that it is “a story of more than eros”.

The Accidental Couple – Introduction

Update (5/1): KBS World has listed the drama under an entirely different English title – The Accidental Couple.

KP’s note: Am rolling eyes at “A very special love has delivered!”

poster

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Drama: Accidental Couple; While Just Looking; That Fool for short (그저 바라보다가; 그 바보); formerly titled Six Months (식스먼스)

Broadcast Schedule: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:55pm on KBS2; begins April 29

Episodes: 16

Director: Ki Min Soo

Screenwriters: Jung Jin Young, Kim Eui Chan

Cast:

• Kim A Joong – Han Ji Soo
• Hwang Jung Min – Ku Dong Baek
• Joo Sang Wook – Kim Kang Mo
• Jeon Mi Seon – Cha Yeon Gyeong
• Lee Chung Ah – Ku Min Ji
• Baek Sung Hyun – Han Sang Chul
• Lee Soo Young – Jo Seung Eun

the main cast - Joo Sang Wook, Hwang Jung Min, Baek Sung Hyun, Lee Chung Ah, Kim A Joong,

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• Bi (Rain) and his former management, JYP Entertainment, have been ordered by court to pay up $8 million US to Click Entertainment for cancelling his Honolulu concert in 2007. Both defendants released statements saying that they are surprised by the unexpected outcome and are planning to appeal the decision.
• Actor Park Hae Jin (East of Eden) returned safely on March 18 from his volunteer trip to Africa with fellow East of Eden-er Cho Min Ki. Park said during the experience, “Before [I could be struck with] any sense of value and duty, feelings of regret that I had never known until now are strangling me.”
  

  Park Hae Jin in Africa

• Hwang Jung Min and Kim A Joong have been cast as the leads of upcoming KBS drama Six Months (식스먼스). This will be Hwang’s first drama project, and Kim’s first TV role since Bizarre Woman, Bizarre Man (별난여자 별난남자) wrapped three years ago. The drama creators have expressed confidence that Hwang and Kim’s respective star power will attract high numbers of viewers. Six Months will be about a postal office employee (Hwang) and top celebrity (Kim) who fall in love with each other. Other members of the cast include Lee Chung Ah (Chosun Police 2), Baek Sung Hyun (Kokkiri), Joo Sang Wook (Chun Ja’s Special Day), and Kim Gwang Gyu (The Secret of Keu Keu Island). The mini-series will be broadcast on Wednesday and Thursday evenings beginning in May.
  

  Six Months - leads Hwang Jung Min and Kim A Joong

• A representative from Lee Hyun Woo’s agency confirmed that the singer and his new wife are expecting a child in late October. The couple found out about the pregnancy after returning from their honeymoon.
  

  daddy-to-be Lee Hyun Woo

Spotlight – Celebrity Baseball

How are Joo Jin Mo, Jang Dong Gun, Jung Woo Sung, and Hyun Bin connected? They all play for the same celebrity baseball team!

Playboys, Spring '06