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Korean actor Gong Yoo has revealed the locations of his upcoming fan meetings in Japan, according to his agency Soop Management on Tuesday. Soop announced in a press release that Gong Yoo, who will leave for Japan today, will hold his first fan event in Fukuoka on December 7. He will then meet his fans at the Aichi Prefecture two days later and then take the stage at the prestigious Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on December 12. An official with Soop said, "Gong Yoo has spent a lot of time preparing for his fan meetings in Japan to commemorate the tenth year of his acting career. He plans to sing several songs and perform with the band who he invited." Gong Yoo has become a household name... More
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Article below was written as a joke targetting Commision that banned "A Thousand Kisses". So I advise not to take this seriously, but have fun during this gloomy November day (or night). I prepared the list (with help of some readers on the blog) of dramas, that Comission board may take under the consideration of banning. And when you're on it, ban pepero sticks (phallic symbols), ice-creams (OMG!!), lollipops etc. and create the enforce law that would put everyone under zen meditation to get rid of all emotions. Oh noez, I forgot, it was already done. The movie was called "Equilibrium", there was a drug injection. You remember how it ended, dear Cosmic Nonsense Commision? Of course,... More
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This new romantic comedy series has started airing over at tvN, a Korean cable channel. Big whoop, you'd tell me. Another rom-com from Korea. What's new, right? Quite a lot, I will say to you. Because romantic comedy is a very good genre to play "spot the difference" between the government controlled public television (for the most part, because there have been wonderful exceptions) and the corporate owned cable television. For those who do not know of this, here is the short explanation. Public television is controlled by people and laws that use dated and sometimes even fascist ideology and practices when it comes to content. This means that, in public television, gay characters are... More
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Korean film "The Crucibles," starring Gong Yoo and Jung Yu-mi, will open in select theaters in North America next month, according to its official website on Friday. The website showed that "The Crucibles" is scheduled to open in Southern California, Las Vegas, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Dallas and Chicago on November 4. It will also make its premiere in Seattle, Portland and in Canada the same day while it had opened in Los Angeles last week. In "The Crucibles," Gong Yoo plays a school teacher who comes across a sexual violence case committed in a school for hearing-impaired people. Jung takes on the role of a human rights activist that joins in the efforts to publicize the... More
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Actor Lee Sun-kyun and actress Lim Soo-jung will star in a new movie where they will play a married couple. A press release by promoter 1stLook on Tuesday said the two have been cast in the pic tentatively titled "Everything About My Wife." The movie will revolve around husband Doo-hyun, to be played by Lee, who is so timid that he cannot even suggest divorce to his wife Jung-in, to be played by Lim, who may be perfect on an objective level but is the worst wife possible. The project itself will be helmed by director Min Kyu-dong of movies "All For Love" (2005), "Antique" (2008) and "The Last Blossom" (2011). "Wife" is set to crank in around late November and open in theaters during... More
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Gong Yoo and Jung Yumi in The Crucible by girlfriday | Wow, I was already excited to see Gong Yoo's dramatic turn in his first serious, weighty film, but this trailer blew me away. It gave me proper chills. This movie's subject matter is as dark as dark can be, but damn does it look GOOD. Here's a look at Gong Yoo and Jung Yumi in the upcoming film The Crucible, an adaptation of a novel by bestselling author Gong Ji-young, based on a true story about a rape at a school for the deaf. Gong Yoo plays a new teacher at the school who finds that his students harbor a lot of pain and distrust. Over time he slowly earns their trust and discovers the horrifying truth - that they've been abused,... More
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Gong Yoo models for Mango Six by javabeans | All right, folks, here's the sitch: Until a certain blogger relinquishes her claim on my honey, I'm holding Gong Yoo hostage. GOT THAT, LADY? Speaking of whom, here he is modeling for premium dessert cafe Mango Six, which is a new concept cafe launched by the same CEO behind Cafe Bene and Hollys Coffee, and is a joint venture with entertainment agency N.O.A (who represents Gong Yoo). Despite being four years out, Gong Yoo is still best known for his 2007 drama Coffee Prince, and is trading on that image for this campaign. Which seems as good a strategy as any, since that image happens to be sweet and gentle, and appeals to the... More
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Gong Yoo nearly splits his pants for High Cut by girlfriday | Gong Yoo (Finding Kim Jong-wook, Coffee Prince) poses for a spread (snerk) in High Cut, in a theme that's somewhere between "WTF you lookin' at?" and "I've got a surprise for you in my pants." You think I'm joking. But I'm not. So…we're going with Surly Bad Boy, are we? That's fine, all rumpled hair and silly socks. But why in every picture are you trying to split your pants? Is it a comment? Not that I don't respect a man who leads with his crotch, but you're making it really hard to look elsewhere. I get it. You're proud. That's nice for you. I'm pretty much guaranteed to love any photo of a gorgeous man in a rumpled... More
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Gong Yoo, shedding his softer image by sassychef | September 18, 2011 | He's back! He went off to the military as a sweet loverboy boss in Coffee Prince, and came back a different man in his upcoming movie, The Crucible. If you've seen the trailer, damn - he takes his acting skills up a notch…or two…or three. In this Star News interview, Gong Yoo talks of his years in the military, what it's like to be back and shedding his image as the typical leading romantic actor. Gong Yoo has been typecast as the gentle and romantic guy in his previous projects. And why not? He was boyishly charming in Coffee Prince, and adorkably cute in Finding Mr. Destiny. But he has taken a huge leap in his... More
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Gong Yoo, who plays a teacher at a school for the hearing-impaired named "Kang In Ho" in the movie "The Crucible," said, "I debuted ten years ago, and it is like acting in the second act as an actor. I want to be more interested in what I want to do and I want to express more about myself." Gong Yoo gained huge popularity from many of his female fans with his appearance in the drama "Coffee Prince," and this time, he perfectly presented dignified acting in "The Crucible." The movie is based on the novel with the same title written by the writer Kong Ji Young, and the story was based on the true story that happened in a school for the hearing-impaired. Gong Yoo plays teacher "Kang... More