Tuesday, May 27, 2008

How much? Star's pay.

Are you curious about the highest paid. How much money do Korean Star's really make?
I'll go through the best TOP 7 high paid stars.


1. Bae Yong-joon of " The Legend " - salary per episode of The Legend was 200 million won ($US 200,000)
* But as much as he earns, he also pays a lot of taxes. He pays ten billion won in taxes. Then how much does he earn in a year? With dramas, commercials, and stocks, the total is 43.2 billion won ($US 43,200,000).


2. Kwon Sang-woo in " Bad Love " - salary per episode of Bad Love was 100 million won ($US 100,000)
* He even invested in shares.


3. Song Seung-heon of " East of Eden " - salary per episode of East of Eden was 70 million won ($US 70,000)
* His pay increased after returning from the military

4. Park Shin-yang of " War of Money " - salary per episode of War of Money was 50 million won ($US 50,000)

5. Lee Jeong-jae of " Air city " - salary per episode of Air City was 45 million won ($US 45,000)
* Made a television comeback after 8 years.

6. Choi Ji-woo of " Air City " - salary per episode of Air City was 40 million won.
*She came back to television with a drama that took place in an airport

7. Ko heon-jeong of " H.I.T " - salary per episode of H.I.T was 35 million won ($US 35,000)
* She even took lessons for her action scenes.

The Brightest stars of all are singers. How much are the salaries of singers.


2. Boa's economic worth is 200 billion won ($US 200,000,000). Boa has her spot in Asia as a top Hallyu star. Her yearly salary from albums, commercials, and TV appearances is 18.3 billion won ($US 18,300,000).


2. Rain -He went beyond Asia with his world tour. He is a multi-faceted star, receiving recognition as an actor. For his first movie, he received 500 million won ($US 500,000). His company signed a contract worth 10 billion won in 2007 ($US 10,000,000). Is it impossible to put a value on Rain?
This is not the end. There are many stars i haven't mentioned! How much are the stars in commercials worth?

Source : kr.news( Korean )

Saturday, May 24, 2008

[upcoming] Formidable Rivals

* ^ Formidable Rivals ^ *

Details
* Title: 강적들 / Powerful Opponents
* Also known as: Formidable Rivals
* Genre: Romance* Episodes: 20
* Broadcast network: KBS2
* Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-14 to 2008-June (Korea)
* Air time: Mondays & Tuesdays 21:55 (9:55 Korean time)

Cast
* Chae Rim as Cha Young Jin
* Lee Jin Wook as Kang Soo Ho
* Lee Jong Hyuk as Ryu Gwan Pil
* Go Myung Hwan as Byung Wook

Extended Cast
* Lee Duk Hwa as Kang Min Gook
* Oh Kwang Rok
* Yim Hyun Sik as Young Jin’s grandfather
* Lee Kyung Jin as First Lady
* Kim Si Hoo

Synopsis

Young-Jin, a 27-old-lady with natural born pride and desire to succeed and be recognized is not backed up at all by her poor family; rather she needs to take care of all of messes and fusses that her grandfather, father, and younger brother committed. Having nothing to trust except for her own body and soul, she exerts herself to finally be appointed as a bodyguard of the Blue House of Korea known as Chungwadae. At the Blue House, Young-Jin meets Gwanpil, a smart, excellent, cynical and charismatic colleague, who by instinct recognize each other as formidable rivals. They bump into each other at every course of training, extremely competing to beat the other, and what a mischievous fate! They end up being partner to protect Suho, the only son of Mr. President for 15 months. Suho is an unstoppable rascal with high intelligence and violent nature. Suho is the key person who discloses the past of Gwanpil and realizes the true virtue of family and love. By describing two vivid characters Youn-Jin and Gwanpil, [Formidable Rivals] shows the life of bodyguards who by nature cannot be spotlighted. This is the story of the others, non-heros, who support protagonists. They also have their own way of life, own value of family and love.

Posted by : firefly0511
credits : KBS Global , HanCinema,AsianFanatics

Friday, May 23, 2008

[upcoming] 3 Daddies with 1 Mommy

* ^ 3 Daddies with 1 Mommy ^ *





Details
* Title: 아빠셋 엄마하나 / One Mom and Three Dads
* Also known as: 3 Daddies with 1 Mommy
* Genre: Romance
* Episodes: 16
* Broadcast network: KBS2
* Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-02 to 2008-May (Korea)
* Air time: Wednesday & Thursdays 21:55 (9:55 Korean time)
Synopsis

`Three Dadies with one Mommy’ tells the story of Song Na Young and her husband, Jung Sung Min, desperately want a child but her husband is unable to get her pregnant. Her husband's friends decide to help them , three friends became sperm donors to help their friend who is having difficulty conceiving a child. But all of a sudden the friend dies in an accident and she gives birth to her daughter but does not know which of her husband's friends fathered her child. And the three bachelors become dads. The father of Na Young's child can either be Han Soo Hyun, Choi Kwang Hee, or Hwang Kyung Tae. The three men want to be the leading man (I guess they all want to be the dad?) rushing here and there, along with the clueless mom they all make this a comic drama.

The three men have different values and often have confrontation among themselves over their friend’s wife and child. In the process, they will all mature. The drama plans on showing this pleasant and comedy side.

Cast

* Eugene as Song Na Young
* Jo Hyun Jae as Han Soo Hyun
* Jae Hee as Choi Kwang Hee
* Shin Sung Rok as Na Hwang Kyung Tae
* Kim Bin Woo as Park Seo Yeon
* Joo Sang Wook as Jung Chan Young
Extended Cast

* Jang Young Nam as Noh Hee Sook
* Ko Do Young as Jang Joo Mi
* Lee Hui Do as Song Mong Chan (Na Young's father)
* Park Chil Yong as Han Bong Soo (Soo Hyun's father)
* Jang Jung Hee as Lee Jin Nyeo (Kwang Hee's mother)
* Yang Hee Kyung as Hwang Soon Ja (Kyung Tae's mother)
* Kim Jin Tae as Park Dae Seok (Seo Yeon's father)
* Yoon Sang Hyun as Jung Sung Min


During the warm spring ‘Three Dads One Mom’ hopes to bring smiles and heart touching moments to your house.

Credits: Osen, MyDaily, NoCut, Daum, dramwiki , kbs


Posted by : firefly

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

New in Blogger

Hi I'm new here in blogspot.I create this blog to express my interest in Korean entertainment.Hope you all enjoy it.^_^