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The new advertisement campaign for Hite Beer, ‘It’s good to be cool’ [outside performance] episode has been aired, and it is already stirring up interest. The concept of CF is Big Bang bringing back joy to crowd who are tired of boredom and tireness.

Big Bang members, who were spending time in boredom get into action when the siren rings. After driving in the city scene, they see a boring concert and people who are tired of hot weather. Big Bang members in blue firefighter uniform, give the crowd cool breeze of snow and passionate performance.

Crowds enjoy and feedback positively to the arrival of Big Bang and their concert. The scene where Big Bang members spray snow out of the hose and give an awesome performance is the highlight of this commercial. This represents Hite Beer’s goal of bringing back joy to customers. After the concert ends, Big Bang drinks Hite Beer with the crowd and enjoy the rest of the day.

Big Bang’s own song ‘So Fresh So Cool’ is used for the background music of this commercial. The chorus, ‘So Fresh So Cool, The time is now, Do it everybody! Everyone wants it, and can feel it’ is composed of addictive lyrics, fast beat and good melody amplifies the coolness of Hite’s new commercial.

This commercial was already in the centre of attention even before its initial airing; because the filming location was open to passing public, many fans have taken pictures and posted up online. There were already many virtual scenarios of the commercial and predictions.

Park Jong Sun, an executive of Hite Beer Marketing team said, ‘the new commercial definitely shows and collaborates the passion and coolness of Big Bang along with the image of Hite brand, and I wish many viewers can feel the excitement and coolness’.

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‘Yoon JiHoo’ Kim HyunJoong will be admitted to hospital on 03-Apr to receive treatment and rest at the same time.

Kim HyunJoong who acts in KBS 2TV ‘Boys Over Flowers’ had completed his filming for the drama on 29-Mar. Kim HyunJoong will finish all his pre-arranged schedules including CF filming till 02-Apr and be admitted to the hospital.

Kim HyunJoong met up with an accident not long ago and suffered side-effects arising from it, however due to his busy schedules, he was not able to receive full treatment for it. In addition, he did not have sufficient rest, thus his condition is not good. Kim HyunJoong will stop almost all his activities by April to rest and concentrate on recovering his body.

Company DSP Media representative said to Newsen on 30-Mar through a telephone conversation “Drama filming ends on 29-Mar. The other outstanding schedules will be completed by 02-Apr and he will go to the hospital to receive treatment.”

Kim HyunJoong acts for the role Yoon JiHoo in ‘Boys Over Flowers’ who is a member of F4 and render love for female character Geum JanDi (Goo HyeSun). His role is very popular among female fans.
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Male group SS501 secret meeting with famous American producers to get opinions on their advance into USA.

Kim KyuJong, Heo YoungSaeng, Kim HyungJoon met famous producers Andrew Lane and Steven Lee in Los Angeles, USA on 21-Mar to obtain their opinions on their overseas activities.

SS501’s company representative said “SS501 will increase their overseas activities in the later half of this year. With their Asia Tour as the priority, there are plans to advance into other areas. This meeting was done to prepare themselves for that stage.”

SS501 members attended ‘Victory Concert’ in Los Angeles, USA on 21-Mar and met with Andrew and Steven. Though their meeting was done without prior planning, they had some serious talking.

Andrew Lane whom SS501 met, had participated in producing albums for many famous artistes such as TLC, Backstreet Boys, Jay-Z, etc. He also participated in the song ‘Want it’ included in SS501’s mini album ‘U R MAN’. Producer Steven Lee is also a famous figure in the America music industry. He composed songs for Japanese group KAT-TUN and V6 and received high praises in Japan and Asia. Others present also have high interests in SS501, includes Sweetbox’s album producer and choreographer of Janet Jackson and Usher.

SS501 had been active as a unit for the first half of this year. Kim HyunJoong acts in KBS 2TV drama ‘Boys Over Flowers’ and Park JungMin participated in musical ‘Grease’. Kim KyuJong, Heo YoungSaeng, Kim HyungJoon released a mini album.

Their mini album released in Japan on 25-Mar gathered much attention. The 3 members will meet with 7,500 fans in their hand-shake session on 29-Mar held in Yokohama, Japan.
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Group SS501’s Kim KyuJong gathered fans’ attention on his Jeolla-do dialect during this broadcast.

In KBS2 ‘Shin DongYeop, Shin BongSun’s Champagne’ broadcasted on 28-Mar, Kim KyuJong used the unique Jeolla-do dialect during this broadcast of special episode of entertainers from ChungCheong-do & Jeolla-do.

Kim KyuJong, whose hometown is in JeonJu, revealed that he is from Jeolla-do and used dialect to say ‘I’m nervous to death now~”, “Shall we eat~?”, etc, making the other guest burst with laughter.

Kim KyuJong also talked about an incident on Jeolla-do dialect, “I bumped into a person from Seoul on the road and he asked if I am alright, and I replied ‘Amshirongdo Anhyeoyo’ but he misunderstood that I am picking a fight.”

Kim KyuJong added “Finally, my school teacher had to step forth and explained to the student from Seoul that ‘Amshirongdo Anhyeoyo’ is ‘Ahmureojido Anayo (I am fine)’ and cleared up the misunderstanding.” It made the guest roared with laughter.

Kim HakRae, Yang WonKyung, Hong KiHoon, Jang DongMin, Song DaeGuan appeared for this day’s episode talking about their incidents on dialects, bringing laughter to the viewers.


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Kim KyuJong went to an amusement park located in Jamsil, Seoul for his school trip during high school days. At that time, the amusement park was packed with students from other cities and on the crowded road, he bumped into a student from Seoul. Kim KyuJong said catching the attention of viewers, ‘He asked if I am alright and I answered ‘Amshirongdo Anhyeoyo’. However, he misunderstood and thought that I am picking a fight. And finally, my teacher had to step forth and explain to the student from Seoul that ‘Amshirongdo Anhyeoyo’ is ‘Ahmureojido Anayo (I am fine)’ and stopped the pestering.”
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Actress Park Ye Jin has been confirmed for the role of Princess Chun Myung in MBC big budget saeguk drama of the year, Queen Seon Duk. There's no confirmed date (might be 11th May after Queen of Housewives) for the broadcast yet but tentatively, the drama will greet viewers in the earlier half of 2009 via the Mon-Tue timeslot.

In a brief, the drama Queen Seon Duk is the life story of Princess Duk Man played by Lee Ye Won who later becomes the first-ever Queen of Shilla. Other big names in the drama include Ko Hyun Jung as Mi Sil, Uhm Tae Woong as famed general Kim Yoo Shin, Jo Min Ki as King Jin Pyeong (father of Princess Duk Man) and Myung Se Bin as Duk Man's mother.

Princess Chun Myung is the twin sister of Princess Duk Man. Compared to the bubbly personality of her sister, Princess Chun Myung is very demure and lady-like. She will however play an important role in standing up against Mi Sil (Go Hyun Jung) who wields great power in politics. Princess Chun Myung is also the mother of Kim Chun Chu played by Yoo Seung Ho and plays a leading role in the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea in his time.

The production team expressed that Park Ye Jin has a very solid acting background and has a very loveable feminine lady-like charisma, and thus is highly suitable for the role of Princess Chun Myung. Many are anticipating for the possible fireworks when the trio of Lee Ye Won, Go Hyun Jung and Park Ye Jin pits their acting skills against each other.

Park Ye Jin will join the Queen Seon Duk production with minimal rest once filming for her present drama, KBS2TV Hateful But Once Again ends in late April. There was no mention of her stint on SBS Family Outing so she will probably handle drama and variety together again. Park Ye Jin's last period drama was Dae Jo Yeong in 2006.

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Lovers and Fighters

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Fifteen years ago, when as his career was just starting to take off, Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai made a martial arts movie, his only one so far. An adaptation of Louis Cha's famous martial arts novel The Eagle-Shooting Heroes, Ashes of Time it was, as his films would later be, a vague and strikingly beautiful piece of work. With the original negatives lost and multiple versions now floating around the world, Wong had long wanted to return to Ashes of Time for a restored, remastered and definitive cut. The result is Ashes of Time Redux.

Set in ancient China, Ouyang Feng (Leslie Cheung) is a fallen swordsman driven by greed toward both friend and foe. He is a perpetual loner and afraid of love after having his heart broken but the bounty hunters who work for him, like "Blind Swordsman" (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) and Hung Chi (Jacky Cheung), discover the intangible secret of true love and teach him precious lessons.

Wong's film had stunning photography, from a palette that included searing acid yellows and scorched ambers and reliant on reflected light and layered images.

Shot in China's remote Gobi Desert, it featured possibly the most impressive cast ever assembled in Hong Kong cinema. Even the production crew, which includes action choreographer Sammo Hung, production designer William Chang Suk-ping and cinematographer Christopher Doyle, are now all legends in their own fields.

The film is no traditional Wu Xia movie, though - it remains the most abstract of Wong's works and a poetic dream on unreturned love and memory.

The film is set in five parts, representing four seasons in the Chinese almanac, Lichun, Jingzhe Xiazhi and Bailu. Wong clarifies the central narrative while intensifying the film's most inspiring moments, including a vital scene in which Maggie Cheung delivers her sorrowful soliloquy. The biggest change is the soundtrack: gone are the synthesizer tracks, replaced by lush orchestral movements with cello by Yo-Yo Ma.

In Ashes of Time Redux, Wong has streamlined the narrative without losing the essence of the original work. It is an aural and visual feast that will doubtless prove as timeless as its star, the late Leslie Cheung.

The long-anticipated movie opens this weekend.
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Imaru, the 19-year-old daughter of divorced talento Sanma Akashiya (53) and actress Shinobu Otake (51), will soon be entering show business under the name IMALU. On April 6, she will begin serving as a radio personality on FM Yokohama, then will make her modeling debut in the magazine Zipper on April 23.

At a height of 150cm, IMALU is one of the magazine's shortest models ever. However, Zipper has a history of using fashionable music artists as models, and IMALU ultimately has her sights set on entering the music world.

IMALU took hip-hop dance lessons during her elementary school days. She studied abroad for high school in Canada, where she became influenced by various types of music. She returned to Japan after graduating last June, and in October she began voice training. Starting next month, she will be officially signed with Otake's personal management agency.

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"Face/Off" director John Woo will not shoot the previously announced Titanic-like romantic epic "Pacific Steamer" (originally titled "1949"), according to various reports.

Taiwan-based film company Yashi Film, which is the copyright owner of the film's script, released an announcement Saturday via sina.com, alleging it could not reach an agreement with producer Terence Chang and his production team. Chang's lawyer has advised the company to cease negotiations, while a new director will be found to head the project, said the announcement.

Terence Chang, a long-time associate of John Woo, responded quickly on Sunday. He blamed Yashi Film for going back on what had been agreed and selling the copyright to a Taiwan TV station without the writer's approval.

"Director Woo is very fond of the story, for which he rejected several Hollywood projects. He has been reading the related historical materials for about half a year," Chang was quoted by the newspaper Wen Wei Po, as saying.

Chang said they also negotiated with many A-list actors, including Chang Chen and Song Hye-kyo, about their schedules. "Many reserved time for the film, and now we feel very sorry", Chang added.
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Chinese pop singer Jane Zhang (Zhang Liangying) performs at the Duo Music Exchange in Shibuya, Tokyo on March 29, 2009. The young star's solo debut in Japan attracted not only music fans, but also representatives of major Japanese music companies, Sohu.com reports. Known as China's Mariah Carey, 24-year-old Zhang rose to fame in 2005 after winning the third prize at the Super Girl singing contest.
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Eastday.com March 27th News: A series of on-set photographs were exposed the other day from China and Korea's collaboration blockbuster movie, "Sophie's Revenge". The female lead, Zhang Ziyi's costume in the comedy is also revealed for the first time.

With the brightly-colored fashionable red coat, exquisitely fascinating maroon curled hair, and saucy cute fur gloves, Zhang Ziyi, as the female lead, Sophie, plans to head towards the hospital confidently after putting on makeup with utmost care. She plans to "snatch back" her doctor ex-boyfriend. In this picture, Zhang Ziyi's expression is filled with longing for the future and hope - filled with happiness. Though attempting a comedy act for the first time, Zhang Ziyi's fresh and clean appearance and different acting style from the past will allow everyone to open their eyes to something new.

Investment in "Sophie's Revenge" has surpassed 50,000,000 RMBs. The leads, Zhang ziyi, Fan Bing Bing, So Ji Sub, Peter Ho, Ruby Lin, Yao Chen, etc have all had breakthrough performances. The entire production team is filled with experienced cream of the crop staff coming from the United States, Korea, and Hong Kong. These specialists have all fought many battles in producing internationally acclaimed films.

The film is estimated to be released in August of this year to theaters nationwide.