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Protect The Boss drama poster
Promotion image for upcoming Korean drama Protect The Boss, a comedic-romance flick starring Ji Sung, Choi Kang-hee, Kim Jae-joong and Wang Ji-hye.
This would be popular singer Jaejoong’s first starring role in a Korean drama series, thus garnering plenty of attention from the media and fans.
IU & Kim Yuna – Ice Flower music video
Korean music video for Ice Flower by singer IU and figure skating star Kim Yuna, theme song for SBS variety show Kim Yuna’s KISS & CRY which featured some popular Korean idols (including IU) competing in figure skating.
The song is written by top composer Lee Min-soo and lyricist Kim Ee-na, the duo who made IU’s hit song Good Day in late 2010.
Korean drama City Hunter teaser pictures
Teaser pictures for Korean drama series City Hunter, starring heartthrob Lee Min-ho, actress Park Min-young, and also Koo Hara of pop group KARA. The premier episode is going to air on SBS channel this Wednesday.
IRIS spin-off Athena begins shooting
Korean drama series Athena, spin-off of last year’s award winning spy-action flick IRIS, has started filming. Some promotional stills of the main cast – i.e. Jung Woo-sung, Su Ae, Cha Seung-won, Lee Ji-ah, Kim Min-jong and Choi Si-won – have been released to kick start the hype.
Jung Woo-sung
SBS draws criticism for leaking Olympic rehearsal footage
Korean TV network SBS has seriously dampen its global reputation by leaking footage of a rehearsal for next Friday’s opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
From what I understand… global media is now allowed to move freely in some venues to familiarise with the environment and to test their equipments, but the crews are required to sign confidentiality agreements to not reveal any specific details about the ceremony.
The Beijing Olympics organizing committee and the International Olympic Committee have both expressed their disappointment over the breach of rules, but didn’t mention anything about sanctioning SBS from the Beijing Games. It’s generally believed that SBS will walk away with a warning.
Chinese press and netizens are mostly unhappy about the leak, saying that it was spoiling the secrecy and excitement of the show. There are minor voices though, that there is no big deal with the issue and resembling it to movie teasers which could raise more interest for the opening ceremony.
KBS and MBC, the other two Korean TV networks that share the Olympic broadcast rights with SBS, have both criticised SBS for their act. Western media seems to be standing neutral on this matter, with some opportunistic tabloids taking chances to leak “the leaked footage”.
[Update] SBS have apologised to IOC and Beijing officials two days after the incident. They are barred from covering the opening show as punishment.