Red carpet show at the opening ceremony of the 14th Pusan International Film Festival, which kicked off last Thursday (Oct 8) in Korea’s City of Busan…

Ha Ji-won

Korean actress Ha Ji-won at Pusan International Film Festival 2009, South Korea

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Red carpet gala of the 45th Baeksang Arts Awards in Seoul on February 27th…

Best actress (TV) Moon Geun-young…

Korean actress Moon Geun-young at Baeksang Arts Awards 2009 in Seoul

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The 45th Baeksang Arts Awards, one of Korea’s biggest entertainment awards, were presented at Seoul Olympic Park on Friday (Feb 27).

Korean stars Kim Myung-min, Moon Geun-young, Son Ye-jin and Jo Jin-mo at Baeksang Arts Awards 2009 in Seoul
45th Baeksang Awards’ best actors and actresses… Kim Myung-min, Moon Geun-young,
Son Ye-jin and Jo Jin-mo (Image from Isplus (Kr))

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The 7th Annual Korea Times Music Festival (2009) will be held on May 9th at Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles. Arguably the largest K-pop concert in America, the concert tickets are selling like hotcakes.

[Updated] The confirmed performers for this year’s concert include SS501, Girls’ Generation, SHInee, Baek Ji-young, Kim Tae-woo, Lena Park, Tae Jin-ah and Son Ho-young (emcee) etc. Check the event website for updates.

Sharing some 2008 pics below of TVXQ, Chae Yeon, SG Wannabe and Girls’ Generation; image via its official website…

TVXQ (DBSK) at Korean Music Festival 2008 at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, USA

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Seollal (설날), or Korean New Year, is the first day of the Lunar Calendar and one of the two most important traditional Korean holidays (the other is Chuseok).

Koreans in traditional Hanbok costume to celebrate Seollal, Korean New Year
Koreans in traditional Hanbok to celebrate Seollal (Image via Korea.net)

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Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival is an annual winter festival in Hwacheon county, South Korea, which attracts over a million visitors each year.

Ice fishing at Hwacheon Sancheoneo Festival in South Korea

The 7th edition of the festival is held on January 10-19 in 2009; as usual the highlight of the festival is ice fishing for Sancheoneo (cherry salmon), a mountain trout species found primarily in north-eastern Asia.

Besides fishing, the frozen Hwacheongang River also plays host to ice/snow sledding, snow castle/sculpture, bobsleigh, ice tubing, ice soccer, ice skating and other winter recreation activities [Sancheoneo Festival's official website]

A few more red carpet pics from the 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards which were presented on November 20 at KBS Hall in Seoul… [image from Newsen]

Kim Ha-neul and Kang Ji-hwan

Korean actress Kim Ha-neul and actor Kang Ji-hwan at Blue Dragon Film Awards 2008 in Seoul

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“Forever the Moment” won the best movie award at the 29th Korean Blue Dragon Film Awards, presented on November 20 at KBS Hall in Seoul. The best actor and actress awards are won by Kim Yoon-seok and Son Ye-jin respectively.

Korean stars Kim Yoon-seok and Son Ye-jin, best actor and actress at Blue Dragon Awards 2008
Best actor Kim Yoon-seok and best actress Son Ye-jin (Image from Newsis)

The winners [via Hanfever]

Best movie – Forever the Moment
Best director – Kim Ji-woon (The Good, The Bad and The Weird)
Best leading actor – Kim Yoon-seok (The Chaser)
Best leading actress – Son Ye-jin (My Wife Got Married)

Best supporting actor – Park Hee-soon (Seven Days)
Best supporting actress – Kim Ji-young (Forever the Moment)
Best newcomer (actor) – So Ji-sub & Kang Ji-hwan (Movie is Movie)
Best newcomer (actress) – Han Ye-seul (Miss Gold Digger)

Most popular actors – Sol Kyung-gu & Jung Woo-sung
Most popular actresses – Kim Ha-neul & Son Ye-jin
Best on-screen couple – Son Ye-jin & Kim Joo-hyuk (My Wife Got Married)

Check out some red carpet pictures… 1 ll 2 ll 3

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