The 41st Hong Kong TVB Anniversary Awards were presented on November 16, with drama “Moonlight Resonance” dominating the winner list as expected…
Hong Kong star Gillian Chung might be starring alongside Taiwanese actor Ethan Ruan and actress Cheryl Yang in a Taiwanese idol drama.
Gillian is struggling to make her comeback after the infamous Edison Chen scandal… her Hollywood venture didn’t work well as she only managed a three-second cameo; while her appearance in the highly anticipated Chinese movie “Mei Lanfang” is wiped out altogether.
It’s reported that EEG (Gillian’s agency) is making compromises to have Gillian in the idol drama, which she will take on the supporting female role instead of the main lead.
The arrangement has not been finalised though; despite willing to take a pay cut… EEG’s desired pay is ironically the highest among the cast. The drama producers are still in negotiation with EEG and are positive that they could reach an agreement.
Update – the parties involved couldn’t reach a final agreement; Gillian won’t be appearing in the drama. Young actress Yang Ya Zhu is taking the role instead.
“Attention Please” is a 2006 Japanese drama, adapted from the same title manga about the training of flight attendants for Japan Airlines.
The drama starred Aya Ueto, Ryo Nishikido, Saki Aibu, Miki Maya, Misa Uehara, Chihiro Otsuka, Kotaro Koizumi and Fumiyo Kohinata etc.
Im Yoona from Korean pop group SNSD is taking the leading role in new KBS drama You Are My Destiny… her first prominent role in her acting career.
Yoona plays a young and cheerful lady who has just undergone a cornea transplant; the story revolves around her relationship with the donor’s family and her new found romance.
The co-stars include Park Jae-jung and Gong Hyun-joo etc. (in the poster)
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Fan made music video of If (만약에) by Korean singer Kim Tae-yeon from all-girls pop group SNSD; OST for K-drama Hong Gil Dong starring Kang Ji-hwan and Sung Yuri… spoiler alert!
Not really a fan of SNSD yet, but love Taeyeon’s voice… it’s pretty unique, and she hit the high notes pretty well.
[video via blahkice@Youtube]
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Japan’s Fuji TV [Jp] is filming Hana Kimi, a drama series based on popular manga Hanazakari no Kimitachi e by Hisaya Nakajo.
Hana Kimi is about a girl who fell in love and decided to transfer into the same school to meet her dream guy. Problem is, the guy is attending an all-boys high school, and the girl will have to disguise as a HE to meet her Mr Right.
The manga was first adapted by the Taiwanese, starring Ella Chen, Wu Chun and Jiro Wang. The drama was a huge hit and prompted Fuji TV to produce the Japanese version, which will star Maki Horikita, Shun Oguri and Toma Ikuta etc.
Korean drama If In Love, Like Them, starring Lee Hyori, Lee Dong-gun and Jung Joon-ho, is suspended indefinitely by Korea’s Broadcasting Committee for violation of broadcasting guidelines.
The drama and producers are penalised for inappropriate frequency of product placement and overused of Hyori’s songs as soundtrack.
The drama will not be allowed to rebroadcast in Korea, and the show (producers) are required to make a public apology.
The drama, also titled Perhaps Love, is about two cancer patients who met each other in hospital and developed a relationship.
Despite the ban in its homeland, the drama is expected to recoup some of its investments with the strong marketability of the main cast in foreign countries.
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