More pictures from 6th Korean Film Awards…
Hostess Song Yun-ah and special guest Park Jin-young (JYP) performed on stage
Hostess Song Yun-ah and special guest Park Jin-young (JYP) performed on stage
The 6th Korean Film Awards was held last Saturday (Dec 1) in Seoul. “Secret Sunshine” (밀양; Milyang) was the biggest winner of the night, bagging the best movie, best director (Lee Chang-dong), best actor (Song Kang-ho) and best actress (Jeon Do-yeon) awards.
The winning trio from “Secret Sunshine”…
(L-R) Song Kang-ho, Jeon Do-yeon and Lee Chang-dong
Korean female pop group Wonder Girls has recently held an online charity auction… with the top 5 bidders getting the chance to have a group date with all the 5 girls on Dec 9.
The auction has ended on December 3 and managed to raise a total of 20 million Korean Won (~ USD21k) for charity. The top 5 bids ranged from 3.5-5.5 million Won (~ USD3,800-6,000).
I wonder if the bidders are young hunks or old folks. It would be quite bizarre if these teenage stars are having a mock date with a group of guys old enough to be their fathers (or grandfather perhaps)…
Korean pop star Ivy is back on stage at a K-pop concert in Vancouver, Canada, on Nov 25 after staying hiatus since early November following a sex tape saga.
Ivy ex-boyfriend has blackmailed her in October threatening to expose their (hidden) relationship to the public and claimed that he had a tape to prove it. Early speculations suggested that the ex-boyfriend might have a sex tape recorded secretly… but later investigations showed that such tape never existed.
Her ex-boyfriend is now charged for distortion and violent conduct (he is alleged to have hit Ivy and damaged her car).
The saga also led to rumours that Ivy had an affair with another singer (as claimed by her ex) that led to the sour relationship. The accusation raised heated discussions among netizens… some has shown their support for Ivy, but some doesn’t share as much sympathy. In the end the rumours still remained unproven despite some indications that it might be true.
Regardless, Ivy is back.
More red carpet pictures from the 28th Blue Dragon Awards…
The 28th Blue Dragon Film Awards was held at the National Theatre in Seoul last Friday (Nov 23). Blue Dragon Awards (Cheongryong) is one of the most important movie awards in Korea.
“The Show Must Go On” won the best movie and best actor award (Song Kang-ho); best director is won by Hur Jin-ho with “Happiness”; while Jeon Do-yeon, as expected, won the best actress with “Secret Sunshine”.
Below are pictures from the event (red carpet mostly)…
Best actor Song Kang-ho and best actress Jeon Do-yeon
Korean singer-turn-producer Park Jin-young (better known as JYP) is making his comeback to the stage after 6 years of hiatus. He held a mini comeback party on Nov 15 in Seoul before performing on Mnet’s Korean Music Festival (MKMF) a day later.
I know some JYP fans will welcome his comeback, but I would prefer him to stay as a producer instead… he has been working wonders over the past 6 years as a music producer.
Besides, Korean music scene has changed quite a lot in the last few years… I am not sure if Korean fans would still accept the extremity of JYP’s music and performances.
Below is JYP’s latest music video, “Kiss”… not recommendable for underage.
Park Jin-young - Kiss MV
Japanese all-girls pop group Morning Musume visited Korea and Taiwan last week to promote their new album “All Single Complete — 10th Anniversary”.
Their visit in Korea didn’t seem to create much hype, but the girls were very well received in Taiwan. Below is a video of Morning Musume in Korea and some pictures of them in Taiwan…
Press conference in Korea (Oct 26) - they speak in both Korean and Japanese