...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....
27.1.12
[News] So Ji-sub, Han Hyo-joo to attend Thailand int'l film festival.
[News] So Ji-sub, Han Hyo-joo to attend Thailand int'l film festival.
Cr. - 10asia
Hallyu star So Ji-sub and actress Han Hyo-will will promote their pic "Always" at the inaugural Hua Hin International Film Festival in Thailand next week.
A press release from his promoter 3HW announced on Friday that So and Han will be in Thailand for the 1st edition of the Hua Hin International Festival which will take place from January 26 to 29.
Their movie "Always," helmed by director Song Il-gon, will be screened at the fest amongst some 50 pictures from Asia and Hollywood while other notable stars such as Michelle Yeoh, Luc Besson and Ryan Gossling will also be in attendance.
In the meantime, "Always" is slated to open in Thailand on February 2 and will soon be shown in Japan and Taiwan.
"Always" tells the story of Chul-min (So) an ex-boxer who falls in love with Ha Jung-hwa, played by Han, who gradually loses her eyesight due to an accident.
The pic, which opened locally in October 2011, was also the opening feature at the 16th Busan International Film Festival last year.
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