Sungkyunkwan Scandal Will Become a Movie

Get ready ‘Sungkyunkwan Scandal’, fans — the hit drama series will be making its return as a movie!

QTV has compiled episodes from the immensely popular drama into a 2-hour movie called, ‘Sungkyunkwan Scandal: The Movie’. The 20 episodes have been restructured and edited into a movie that will be aired for the first time during on September 10th.

‘Sungkyunkwan Scandal’ was the first historical drama geared towards a younger audience with its love story between the teenagers of Sungkyunkwan University during the Chosun Dynasty. The drama was able to obtain high viewer ratings thanks to the entertaining story line created by the unique personalities of the ‘handsome quartet’: ‘Lee Sun Joon’ (JYJ‘s Park Yoochun), ‘Kim Yoon Hee’ (Park Min Young), ‘Moon Jae Shin’ (Yoo Ah In), and ‘Goo Yong Ha’ (Song Joong Ki).

‘Sungkyunkwan Scandal: The Movie’ will contain the most memorable lines and scenes from the drama, sure to make female fans swoon all over again. Yoochun’s never-before-seen bloopers, as well as interviews with the main actors congratulating the drama’s 1 year anniversary, will also be aired with the movie.

Yoo Ah In stated, “I’ve been watching ‘Sungkyunkwan Scandal’ again on QTV lately, and have been feeling reminiscent. I plan to watch the ‘Sungkyunkwan Scandal’ movie during Chuseok.”

Source: Osen + Allkpop

Kim Kyu Jong & Luna to Act in a Drama

F(x) Luna and SS501 Kim KyuJong will be challenging themselves in drama for the first time. 

Luna and Kim KyuJong has been casted for 'Saving Madame Go BongShil'which is an establishment production for the newly set up broadcasting station TV Chosun (CSTV), acting alongside with senior actors Kim HaeSook, Cheon HoJin, DokGo YoungJae, Hong SeokCheon, etc.

Drama 'Saving Madame Go BongShil' is written by Park EunRyeong who has written 'Woman Living Across the Street', '2nd Propose','Thank you, My Life', etc and is being directed by director Yoon SangHo who directed dramas 'The Legend', 'BiCheonMu', 'Tamna The Island', 'Birdie Buddy' etc.


Title role madame Go BongShil is acted by veteran actoress Kim HaeSook. According to the representative of 'Saving Madame Go BongShil', this drama is a serious yet funny story and with the efforts of veteran actors/actresses and backed up by a strong base of the rest of the actors/actresses, and complimented by the freshness of idol singers who are challenging into acting.

Especially that Luna and Kim KyuJong has shown their singing and acting skills through musical plays, but this will be their first time into acting for a drama, thus it is expected that the attention will be on their first acting debut.

Meanwhile, 'Saving Madame Go BongShil' will be starting its filming in mid-September. 


Credits : ppbn@newsen + (English Translation) xiaochu @ Quainte501.com 

Park Jung Min Releases OST For "The Princesses Man"

SS501 Park Jung Min’s OST track, “Missing You” for KBS2’s “The Princesses Man” has been released.

Entertainment agency CNR Media said, “The drama ‘The Princesses Man’ is currently doing very well with its number one ranking with OST tracks sung by Baek Ji Young, Lee Jung, Ha Dong Gyoon, and more. ‘Missing You’ will especially present the best OST by increasing the drama’s touching elements with Park Jung Min’s melancholy and tender voice.”

Park Jung Min has increased expectations for the track by affectionately recording the song despite his busy schedule before leaving to film for his Taiwanese drama.

“Missing You” was composed by the hit composer Park Jung Wook, whose previous works were included in the “Secret Garden,” “Iris,” and “Bad Love” OSTs. Won Tae Yeon, lyricist for “That Woman” from “Secret Garden,” also participated in its creation.

Source: Allkpop

Park Jung Min's Japanese Drama "Love Song" Teaser Released

Park Jung Min was chosen to star in a 4 episode Japanese Drama called "Love Song". The drama will be shown starting from August 5th on Friday. Look at the teaser below!

Siwon prepares for "Skip Beat" filming

Super Junior's Siwon posted a picture on his Twitter account today.  The message that was attached reads: "Getting ready to shoot my drama.. hope everyone has a wonderful day :)!".  

Siwon and fellow Super Junior member Donghae are currently in the process of filming the Taiwanese drama Skip Beat!/Extravagant Challenge, which required them to learn Mandarin and brush up their acting skills.  It was stated that Taiwanese actress Ivy Chen will costar with the Super Junior duo in the drama. 

Super Junior's involvement in the drama was revealed last summer.

It is assumed that the drama will be released summer 2011; no confirmed release date has been given.  

SJ's Siwon for Men's UNO

SJ's Siwon's photoshoot for Men's UNO has just been released today.  The magazine article he is featured in is called "Too Good to be True Choi Siwon".  In the article, Siwon talks about his role in the drama Extravagant Challenge (also known as Skip-Beat!), in which Siwon plays a main role along with fellow SJ member Donghae (more on Siwon's role under the cut).

Skip-Beat!, which was originally a Japanese manga, will have Taiwanese and Korean actors collaborating together to make a Taiwanese drama adaptation.  Siwon and Donghae had to learn Mandarin in order to fulfill their roles. Donghae had been practicing Mandarin in his Tweets to his fans (follow Donghae here).

INTERVIEW FROM MEN'S UNO UNDER THE CUT

"Since Donghae and I play main roles in the drama, we have to stay in Taiwan for a while. However, right now, I still don't have the confidence to speak in Mandarin for the drama.

In the drama, I play a character who has just debuted in the entertainment industry. It prompted him to break it off with his girlfriend, but in the end, he realizes he can't forget the innocence of his girlfriend"

"I share similarities with this character that I play. Whether it be my career or life, I face it with a lot of enthusiasm and energy. Also, I tend to consider other people's feelings before I do anything, I'm still working hard on it though"

 According to DramaWiki, Siwon will be starring with Ivy Chen, who is a well-known Taiwanese actress who has been in Taiwanese dramas such as Black and White.

Filming for Skip-Beat! started in March 2011.  The release date for the drama has not been confirmed, but is rumored to be during summer 2011.

Image sources: JpopAsia and F***Yeah Choi Siwon Tumblr
Information sources: SMtownjjang
Interview translation: JpopAsia

Kim Hyun Joong, Nichkhun, and Jung Youn Hwa to Co-Star in a New Drama

Popular idols Kim Hyun Joong, Nichkhun, and Jung Youna Hwa may be co-starring in an upcoming drama. Tentatively dubbed "Cinderella", filming will take place in Korea and Japan, with a simultaneous broadcast in both countries set for late spring.

Kim Hyun Joong of "Boys Over Flowers" and, more recently, "Playful Kiss", 2PM's Nichhkun, also popular on "We Got Married", and Jung Young Hwa of CNBLUE may be co-starring in an upcoming drama.

The three idols have reportedly been short-listed to appear in a Japanese/Korean collaboration drama, tentatively labeled "Cinderella", led by the production company M-Media. Supposedly, a conference was recently held in Hanamatsu, Japan in order to discuss the basics of the upcoming project.

This in-the-works drama is slated to air over the course of 20 episodes. The script is still unfinished, and the complete casting has yet to be decided upon. Shooting is set to begin in Japan next spring with broadcasting to begin in both Korea and Japan in May.

Popular actresses Kim Ah Joong, Song Hye Kyo, and Yoon Eun Hye have also been mentioned as possible participants in "Cinderealla".

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