Monday, May 30, 2011

SBS reveals shots from the poster shoot of “You’ve Fallen For Me”

SBS reveals shots from the poster shoot of “You’ve Fallen For Me"


On May 30th, SBS revealed some colorful shots from the poster photoshoot for their upcoming drama, “You’ve Fallen For Me“.

Held on the 25th, cast members Jung Yonghwa, Park Shin Hye, Song Chang Ui, So Lee Hyun,and many others gathered up for the very first time. One would never have been able to tell that this was their first meeting, as they exhibited perfect teamwork throughout the shoot.

Yonghwa, who plays the role of guitar prodigy ‘Lee Shin’, posed all day with a guitar in his arms. He commented, “This was the first time all eight of us came together. Although it was a bit awkward at first, we got along fine since we’re of similar age groups.”

Park Shin Hye, who plays the role of the campus ‘goddess’, added, “The night before, I worked all night filming a scene that required me to cry. I was worried today, but I think we all worked well together to create a cute poster.”

As the oldest, Song Chang Ui ran around the set to help everyone warm up to each other. “I think we were able to get a feel of the overall drama through this poster shoot, so I’m very excited.” So Lee Hyun added, “Since it’s a drama with a great director and a great cast, I’m definitely looking forward to how this fresh new drama will turn out.”

The pilot episodes airs on June 29th!


Source + Photos: Asia Today via Nate

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Park Shin Hye at the 47th Paeksang Arts Awards




Earlier this month, Paeksang held a voting competition for all fans to vote for their favorite actor and/or actress in select categories. Shin Hye's fans from Korea and all over the world came together and voted. By the end of the voting period, Shin Hye landed in the top with a 77.8% lead over all the other actresses in the Popular Movie Actress category.

Before the awards show began, Shin Hye was photographed backstage with none other than herHeartstrings co-star Jung Yong Hwa. They were talking and laughing and playing with his iPad.
Later in the evening, looking absolutely gorgeous, she accepted her award and gave a teary and heartfelt speech. When her name was called, Jung Yong Hwa high-fived her and as she was on stage, gave her a bouquet of flowers.(watch from 00:30) The actor winning in this category was BigBang's TOP.


credit:PSH.Org

Park Shin Hye appointed Goodwill Ambassador of KFHI







After the 'Heartstrings' promotional posters photoshoot today, Shin Hye attended a ceremony held by non-profit organization 'Korea Food for the Hungry International' where she was appointed the 25th Goodwill Ambassador alongside actor Yoon Shi Yoon.
What’s KFHI?
Korea Food for the International is a non-profitable organization established in 1989 as a national organization in support of food for the Hungry International(FHI). KFHI was the first NGO registered in Korea to send aid to foreign countries. KFHI is incorporated in Switzerland and maintains on-going programs in over 74 countries located in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Eastern Europe.
Shin Hye previously worked with KFHI together on their '311 Japan Earthquake Relief Fund Campaign' which benefited thousands of Japanese victims in the Tohoku region. We at PSHIFC are proud partners of the project and our members helped raised 2,000,000 (Korean Won) for the tsunami/earthquake relief.

Credit: PSHOrg

Park Shin Hye's 'traditional music girl' makeover for Heartstrings

Actress Park Shin Hye's transformation into a 'traditional music girl' has attracted the attention of netizens.

Park Shin Hye is playing the gayageum to portray her new character Lee Gyu Won, a traditional music student, in MBC's new drama 'Heartstrings'.

According to producers, in Heartstrings, Park Shin Hye will star as gayageum prodigy Lee Gyu Won who goes to university to chase her dreams. Immense passion for traditional music as well as a 200% charming character will be exhibited through Lee Gyu Won.

In real life, Park Shin Hye is inseparable from her Heartstrings character. Shortly after being cast, Shin Hye has begun to take special gayageum lessons from traditional music professors to prepare for her character. Her enthusiasm and repeated practices have caused recurring blisters to form on her fingertips.

When asked about her character, Park Shin Hye said "When I first encountered Lee Gyu Won's gayageum, it seemed clumsy. But that's deceiving because the sound of it is very charming. Too bad I lack the time to admire the attractive sounding instrument. I will make use of my spare time to learn and practice as much as possible." she continued "In fact for Lee Gyu Won, rather than being the 'gayageum prodigy' that she seems to be, is under the influence of her grandfather to play the gayageum."

How Gyu Won and Lee Shin(starring Jung Yonghwa) realize and chase their dreams not without some challenges is greatly anticipated.

The drama will air its first episode on June 29.

Credit: ArtNews Korea

Park Shin Hye & Jung Yonghwa are a spring campus couple

Park Shin Hye and Jung Yonghwa enjoy the spring sunshine on set of Heartstrings.

Today a production still from MBC’s new drama ‘Heartstrings’ (screenplay by Lee Myung Sook, director: Pyo Min-soo) is released. The photo shows Jung Yonghwa (Lee Shin) and Park Shin Hye (Lee Kyu Won) at a campus setting on the 16th of May.

The duo, spotted in casual campus attire, represents young men and women in their 20s. The shooting went cheerfully. Since the set is located at a college campus, many fans flock to watch the filming. Real-time updates of the filming can also be found on popular micro-blogging site Twitter.

Staff from JSPictures, the production company, said “When filming first started Shin Hye and Yonghwa behaved awkwardly towards each other, but they clicked very fast and now they bond really well with the cast and crew on and off set. A warm and friendly atmosphere is always formed when they’re around. The drama is receiving interest from Korean and international fans and we are glad about it. Please look forward to their 2nd costar-ship. ”

Broadcast will begin on June 29.

Source: JS Pictures, Korean News

Japanese Remake of "You're Beautiful"


The Korean hit drama, You're Beautiful is getting a remake! Due to You're Beautiful's success in Japan, the television station, TBS is remaking a Japanese version of this mega hit. Since its broadcast in Japan, such DVD/CD stores as Tsutaya has reported You're Beautiful as one of their number one hits of 2010.

This comes as no surprise for You're Beautiful's success is very evident in Japan. The drama is very popular among varying age groups from teens to adults. Some evidences of You're Beautiful's success are as followed:

'Green Days' releases movie trailer


Green Days is about two teenagers as they go on a journey to discover their goals and dreams. Park Shin Hye of You’re Beautiful and Song Chang Ui of Life is Beautiful acted the voices of the main characters in Green Days. Green Days is a significant Korean animation movie as it has participated in major film-related events both inside and outside of Korea. Last year, it held its press conference at the Pusan International Film Festival. Then, the animation film proceeded to the London Korean Film Festival in the UK. Green Days will be played at the annual Jeonju International Film Festival this spring. Moreover, it is listed at theAnnecy International Animation Film Festival. Annecy will take place in France during 2011 June 6 – 11th. Shin Hye is invited to the ceremony.

Green Days is Shin Hye's 1st animation dubbing project.

Release date: June 16 2011
Length: 95 minutes
Genre: Animation
Voice dubbers: Park Shin Hye, Song Chang Ui, Oh Yeon Seo, Jeon Hye Young, etc
Production company: Studio MWP Korea

Friday, May 13, 2011

"넌 내게 반했어" official English name is HEARTSTRINGS

It is announced today by Shin Hye's entertainment agency, 4him Entertainment, that the official English name for MBC drama "넌 내게 반했어" is HEARTSTRINGS.

"The title is the like the chords of Kyu-won's (Shin Hye's character) "heart piano"(心琴), which can tug onto our heartstrings. " the agency explained.


Before the name was announced, there were a lot of speculations about the English name, and most of the fansites and news sites used the transliterated names "You've Fallen For Me" and "You're Into Me".

Also, the 1st drama filming, which was scheduled on May 10(tomorrow) is cancelled due to bad weather conditions in Seoul. The pig's head ceremony for the drama is also cancelled.

Despite the bad weather, the cast is in good spirits and is looking forward to the drama's filming.Heartstrings will air its first episode on June 29 as a Wed/Thurs drama. The 1st script reading was held last week.

Info release: 4him Entertainment

Park Shin Hye's doll-like beauty at Tokyo Girls Collection


Actress Park Shin Hye's appearance at 'Tokyo Girls Collection 2011' fashion runway captured the attention of audience.The TGC showcase, which was held at China's capital, Beijing, on the 7th, revealed Park Shin Hye's natural charms and doll-like face.


The young actress rocked the runway with her bright and confident personality. She became the epitome of summer with a bright smile, bouncy haircut, and a short blue romper by Coco Deal. Park Shin Hye transformed into a sophisticated urban lady with a summer trenchcoat by Dress Camp.
More than 10 famous youth designer clothing brands native to Japan's trend-setting city Tokyo were presented at the TGC showcase. Aside from Park Shin Hye, some Korean, Japanese and Chinese stars were also invited to take part as models on the runway, attracting more than 10,000 spectators.
Park Shin Hye's cool and beautiful runway won tremendous cheers and applause from the audience. After the show ended, she was invited to the afterparty.
Representatives of TGC stated, “Park Shin Hye has established herself as a hallyu star and familiarized herself with the Japanese public through drama ‘You’re Beautiful’ and movie ‘Cyrano Love Agency. We invited her to model for the event because she matched the concept of this year’s fashion show.”
Upon her return from Beijing, Park Shin Hye stated, “I had no idea I would receive so much love from China. I thank all the fans who came out to the airport to support me. Thank you so much!”
Credit: Korean, Chinese news sites