...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....
9.1.12
[News] “Athena: Goddess of War” Concert a Success.
[News] “Athena: Goddess of War” Concert a Success.
Cr. - soompi
The “Dramatic Live Athena” concert that celebrated the release of the DVD for “Athena: Goddess of War” and also TV broadcast was held on January 7 in the Japanese Saitama Super Arena.
On stage, the fight between Cha Seung Won and Choo Sung Hoon (Yoshihiro Akiyama), and Soo Ae’s knee kicks were shown on stage. There was also a corner where scenes were acted like a musical.
Super Junior performed “Superman” and “Mister Simple” during the event. (Their member Siwon was a part of the drama.) SHINee performed “Juliet” and “Lucifer.” SNSD’s Taeyeon also performed “I Love You.”
Video messages were also played from Jung Woo Sung, BoA, DBSK’s Changmin, Lee Byung Hun, and Kim Tae Hee. Cha Seung Won stated, “It’s very rare for an actor to stand in front of so many people, I think I received a lot of positive energy for this new year.”
Soo Ae stated, “It was an opportunity for me to feel the popularity of Hallyu. I think this experience is something I won’t forget.”
The “Dramatic Live Athena” will open in Tokyo and on January 9 at the Osaka Palace Hall.
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