Some entertainment news from various sources…
Update – A new video is added to Korean girls group SNSD’s Goobne Chicken commercial.
Japan – Hiroshi Tamaki, Aoi Miyazaki (pic) and Ringo Shiina top an annual list for celebrities who look best in kimonos [Tokyograph]
Philippines – Chinese celebrity couple Dicky Cheung and Jess Zhang is getting married in Philippines on Monday (Jan 12) [Stareastasia]
S Korea – Actor Song Il-gook was temporarily unconscious after felling off his horse last Tuesday (Jan 6) while filming for drama “The Kingdom of the Winds” [Hanfever]
S Korea – Bae Yong Joon and Park Jin Young, two influential personalities of Korean entertainment industry, have come together to form a new company which aim at producing new stars of the future [Coolsmurf]
S Korea – “Devil” co-stars Joo Ji-hoon and Shin Mina reunite in “Kitchen” [K-popped]
S Korea – A fan made video showing his/her selection of top 20 K-pop songs in 2008; a bit biased, but pretty cool… [Youtube]
Taiwan – Boyband Fahrenheit promotes album in Ximending, Taipei [Stareastasia]
Brunei born Chinese star Wu Chun is in South Korea to promote TV drama “Romantic Princess” which is currently showing on KBS channel. Wu Chun attended series of events, including meeting his fans at Seoul’s Kwangwoon University on July 30…
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Popular Taiwanese boy band Fahrenheit has launched their official international site on April 6. The site is accessible using English, Chinese and Japanese languages.
Fahrenheit… (L-R) Wu Chun, Aaron, Jiro and Calvin
Fahrenheit is one of the most popular boy bands in Asia. Their albums are not really best sellers, but their popularity is sky high at the moment because of their looks and their success in dramas acting.
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.
