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Kang Ji-hwan
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<eheads>5 days ago (Jan 03, 2009 4:43:54)
To all JI Hwan fans.... (including me) he has a new movie set to come out this year opposite Kim Ha neul (star of MY tutor friend) it an action film... and I guess it will be great one!!!!
<zetta>188 days ago (Jul 04, 2008 2:26:53)
I never heard about this actor before.. Until I watch Hong Gil Dong a few month ago.. And I just know that there is a great actor in Korea.. His acting in HGD is wonderful.. And now he become my first favorite korean actor.. He`s really really a good actor..Since HGD I watch every drama that he stars before.. And that make me sure that he was very talented..
'A Time for Dogs...' Ranked Number One on Yahoo! Drama Poll
"A Time for Dogs and Wolves," a drama series which aired on MBC last year, has been chosen by Korean and Japanese internet users as the best drama series of the year. According to the organizing committee of the annual Seoul Drama Awards, the drama received 60.1% of the total votes cast from September 4 to October 5 on Yahoo! Korea and Yahoo! Japan. The recent poll was conducted solely online. A total of 16.8 million people cast their votes on Yahoo! Korea while 17.8 million people cast votes on Yahoo! Japan. However, as one person could cast votes more than once, the total number of votes is likely to be more than the actual number of people who took part in the poll. 2TV's "Hong Gil-dong, the Hero" took the second spot with 36.9% while MBC's "Coffee Prince" took the third spot with 2.0%. Actors that starred in "A Time for Dogs and Wolves" also topped the rankings. Lee Jun-ki and Nam Sang-mi shared the number one spot with 60.1% and 47.9%, respectively. Actor Kang Ji-hwan took the number two spot with 36.8% while Sung Yoo-ri took the number two spot in the female category with 39.1%.
Buddies Play Enemies in New Action Flick
In the upcoming film ``Rough Cut'' (working title), So Ji-sup and Kang Ji-hwan play brawling rivals on a movie set out to get each other. In real life, however, the two top actors, both 31, are buddies who say they take care of each other. ``Ji-hwan is very detailed and even feminine. After a tough shoot, he'd prepare healthy stamina treats like honey-dipped ginseng for me,'' So told a media event Tuesday in Seoul. Kang jokingly answered, ``I'm used to taking care of my female co-stars, and when you catch a glimpse of long-haired Ji-sup's back, it's very attractive.'' Director Chang Hoon added to the humorous mood, saying the reserved and reliable So is a good buddy, while the friendly and caring Kang is like a sweet girlfriend. The media and young fans roared with laughter. So, the hero of KBS2 hit drama ``Sorry, I Love You,'' has made a comeback after a four-year hiatus. Kang, who starred in the popular TV soap ``Hong Gil-dong, the Hero,'' is making his big-screen debut. In "Rough Cut," So plays a thug who dreams of becoming an actor. He said he could relate to his character, as he longed to act while serving in the Army. Kang, on the other hand, plays an actor who beats up and hospitalizes his co-stars. He credited So's professionalism and friendliness for helping him dispel his initial nervousness over working with such a big star in his first movie. The two characters are cast in an action film, but when So's thug character refuses to act in the fight sequences, Kang's hot-tempered screen persona refuses to back down, setting up a showdown. The difference between fiction and reality was blurred on the set when the actors tumbled on a muddy beach. Despite three weeks of intensive training to perfect the choreography at an action school, the mud made it impossible to stick to the script. ``It was like a dogfight,'' Kang said. News of swimmer Park Tae-hwan winning the Olympic silver medal in the men's 200-meter freestyle was announced at the news event. So, a former professional swimmer, expressed great enthusiasm and congratulations over the news
Actor Kang Ji-hwan's Japanese Online Fan Club Opens
The official Japanese fan club website for actor Kang Ji-hwan was recently launched (http://www.kangjihwan.jp, http://www.so-net.ne.jp/kangjihwan). Kang Ji-hwan's management agency Jambo entertainment said that, with the actor's rising popularity in Japan, it decided to open a Japanese fan club so that the actors can meet his Japanese fans more easily. The agency said the fan club features the latest news on Kang as well as introduces the dramas he has been cast in. Kang recently starred in "Hong Gil-dong, the Hero" on KBS 2TV as the young and chivalrous Hong Gil-dong. Japanese fans can catch the actor in "90 Days of Romance" and "Gyeongseong Scandal," currently being aired on the Japanese cable channel BS Japan.
KBS's 'Hong Gil-dong, the Thief' Awarded in Rome
The KBS 2TV drama "Hong Gil-dong, the Thief" was awarded "Best Mini-Series" at the 2nd Rome Fiction Festival. The awards ceremony was held on July 12th in Rome, Italy. After "Hong Gil-dong, the Thief" won the award, KBS was awarded with "Best Producer and Broadcasting Network" in the mini-series category. The Rome Fiction Festival began on July 7th. It is a festival for television productions with six competitive categories and 10 non-competitive ones for TV movies, mini-series, and dramas. Approximately 200 television productions were reviewed. "Hong Gil-dong, the Thief" stars Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yoo-ri, Jang Keun-suk and Kim Ri-na, and ended its run last March. It was a comical, fusion period-piece which was praised for its successful attempt at expanding the normal parameters of a historical TV drama.
Actor Kang Ji-hwan's Japanese Online Fan Club Opens
The official Japanese fan club website for actor Kang Ji-hwan was recently launched (http://www.kangjihwan.jp, http://www.so-net.ne.jp/kangjihwan). Kang Ji-hwan's management agency Jambo entertainment said that, with the actor's rising popular....
Kang Ji-hwan Gains Popularity in Japan
Actor Kang Ji-hwan has gained enormous popularity in Japan recently and will hold his first fan meeting in Tokyo July 1. Tickets to the upcoming fan meeting were sold out immediately, and are currently being sold for 70,000 to 100,000 won on Y....
