...Hallyu began roughly 12 years ago when the rest of Asia discovered Korean soap operas. One of the breakthrough dramas was a series 'Winter Sonata' starring Choi Ji-woo & Bae Young-Joon. After that, more Korean dramas saw their way to foreign shores and Korean films and music started to follow suit. Korean marketing people started to see a Korea-centric trend. They dubbed this flow "The Korean Wave" or Hallyu....
9.2.10
[News] Ji Sung signs with Moon Geun-young's management agency
Korean actor Ji Sung has signed with entertainment agency Namoo Actors which also manages top Korean actresses Moon Geun-young and Kim So-yeon.
"We recently signed a contract with Ji Sung," an official at Namoo was quoted as saying. "Ji Sung's ambition to solidify his position as a Hallyu star and the company's vision matched up well."
Ji Sung, whose real name is Kwak Tae-gun, debuted in 1999 in the popular campus drama "Kaist" (SBS).
He has since appeared in numerous television dramas, including "All In" (SBS, 2003), "Save the Last Dance for Me" (SBS, 2004) and medical drama "New Heart" (MBC, 2007).
His fan base in Japan is known to be growing with the success of "New Heart", turning the actor into another Hallyu star on the rise.
Reporter : Kang Seung-hun tarophine@asiae.co.kr
Editor : Lynn Kim lynn2878@asiae.co.kr
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