A.K.A: Dai sing siu si Year: 2004 Runtime: 1hr 33min Country: China Language: Mandarin Subtitles: English Genre: Drama | Romance Director: Wilson Yip Cast: Leon Lai, Faye Wong, Jianbin Chen, Xiao Hai Plot/Sypnosis:
Lai is Zhou Qian, an outpatient doctor working the streets of Shanghai from his SUV. In the film’s opening scene, he plans to break up with professional party planner Xin Xiaoyue (Faye Wong) because, as he puts it, “she moves faster than him.” She does him one better and verbally douses the relationship, leading to an ominous voiceover from Zhou claiming he “wasn’t sure why they broke up.” Fast-forward to a small time later, and both are trying to get over their breakup while making ends meet in their respective professions. Xiaoyue picks up a lucrative new account in an elderly tycoon, whose family is planning the birthday party to end all birthday parties. Unfortunately, given the gentleman’s quesionable health, Xiaoyue has to pass all her plans by the family physician. Verbal affirmation for those who didn’t see it coming: the family physician turns out to be Dr. Zhou. Now might be the perfect opportunity for the two to rekindle their romance.–LoveHkFilm
Attendees of Apollo 18‘s fundraiser show yesterday all got a special Apollo 18 US tour album with the ticket, an album that will also be used to promoted the album on the tour in question.
Fans will note that all songs are from the previously released color triology (1-5 from Red, 6-13 from Blue, 14-15 from Violet), however the band does plan to get to writing and recording some new material once back in Korea after the tour. Hopefully we’ll be able to enjoy some new Apollo 18 material on record by this summer.
AKA: – King Year: – 2009 Country: – Indonesia Duration: -1 hour 43 min Language: – Indonesian Subtitles: – English Genre: - Sports, Family, Drama Director:- Ari Sihasale Cast:- Rangga Raditya, Lucky Martin, Surya Saputra, Mamiek Prakoso, Ariyo Wahab IMDB Plot/Synopsis:
A heart-wrenching story of a poor boy Guntur. His father’s dreams of having a famous badminton-player son. But poverty came in the way: Guntur was defeated time and again because his dad couldn’t even afford a proper racket that would not come away when he smashed the shuttlecock with all his might. And then came the news: PB Djarum, the most successful badminton club in Indonesia, would give scholarships to talented young players. But they must come from badminton academies…
Small pockets of resistance have been springing up in North Korea since last year, with protests sometimes turning violent, sources in the North say. On the night of Feb. 14, two days before leader Kim Jong-il’s birthday, scores of people in Jongju, Yongchon and Sonchon in North Pyongan Province gathered and shouted, “Give us fire [...] NKNews.org – North Korea News & Information Resource » North Korea News
RK′s circus numbers are winning high acclaims of experts and spectators at international circus festivals. Acrobatics “Fliers” won the prize of the French president, the top prize of the recent 19th Massy International Circus Festival held in France. This number also grabbed golden prizes at the 12th Latina International Circus Festival and the 9th Grenoble [...] NKNews.org – North Korea News & Information Resource » North Korea News
Iran′s two ships, patrol frigate Alvand and naval support ship Kharg, passed through the Suez Canal and entered the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday. In January the Iranian Navy Command said that its warships would expand their activities to the water near the Indian Ocean, outside the Persian Gulf. It was the first time for Iran′s [...] NKNews.org – North Korea News & Information Resource » North Korea News
The results of Forbes Korea’s 8th anniversary “Korea’s Power Celebrity 40” are in, and SNSD has been selected as Korea’s top power celebrity. Figure skater Kim Yuna, who had placed number 1 for the past two years, has now dropped down to number 3. On the other hand, soccer star Park Jisung beat out Kim Yuna for 2nd place, as he took the title of Korea’s representative sports star.
This year’s number one, SNSD, has ranked in the top three for a variety of categories, such as number of articles, TV commercials, and internet searches. According to the Hanteo charts, SNSD sold over 270,000 albums, which is over 20,000 more than 2nd place, which went to Super Junior.
The songs in their album also had about 11,730,000 online downloads, and they ranked 3rd place in the number of articles written, and had filmed a total of 25 advertisements.
It has been analyzed that SNSD has had over 100 million won in sales through their music, commercials, and TV appearances. With their activities in the Japanese market, they even further exceed this. Since their Japanese debut through ‘Genie‘ in September, all of their released songs have made it to the Oricon charts. According to SanK Sports, SNSD made about 120 million won in profits from their Japanese album sales.
Thanks to SNSD’s success, SM Entertainment’s stock has risen in value, as evidenced by the price of a share going up from 5,000 won to 20,000 won in one year. Also, Lee Soo Man’s appraised holdings jumped from 250 million won last year to 880 million won this year.
A.K.A: 2 Outs in the 9th Inning Year: 2007 Runtime: 1hour [average] per disc Country: South Korea Language: Korean Subtitles: English Episodes: 16 Genre: Romance | Comedy Director: Han Chul Soo Cast: Lee Jung Jin, Park Soo Ae, Lee Tae Sung, Hwang Ji Hyun, Lee Sang Woo Links:Drama Wiki
Plot/Sypnosis:
The drama is about love of singles in their 30s. Hong Nan Hee is an ordinary worker at a publishing firm, she’s a girl who always falls in and out of love since she was young until she realizes that an old classmate and her best friend, Byun Hyung Tae, has always been there for her. Hyung Tae may seem to be a good catch in the eyes of many women but he’s only a cowardly boy to Nan Hee whom he grew up with. ’9 End 2 Outs’ is using the baseball theme to compare to the fates and lives of the people in love.
The saddest part of my day, is when the thought of getting out of my bed is worse than being fired for my lateness. Mind you, I’ve never been late to work and I usually arrive 30 minutes before my first class. However, I have to hold back the tears as I take the first step out of my semi-warm bed in the morning.
Prior to my arrival in Korea, I researched the weather and converted the Celsius temperatures of the previous winter to Fahrenheit (yeaa Fahrenheit, What? I’m from Michigan!) Also, I looked at the amount of snow Korea received last year. I thought “Pssh, please, 10 inches of snow? That’s the amount we get in just 3 hours in Michigan. Pssh, 18 degrees Fahrenheit? Ha! That’s a warm day in Michigan.” Well, let’s just say that I either miscalculated or someone was lying because this is not 18 degrees! Two days ago, it was minus 11 degrees FAHRENHEIT, and that was during the day! It’s hard to tell if the nights are worse because at this point, freezing is freezing. My question is, how do Koreans continue to reproduce in this country? I don’t even want to take my pants off to go pee.
I don’t mind the cold weather outside, it’s when the cold weather comes into my home and invades my daily life. I can’t wash dishes without wearing my winter coat and a hat. I can’t brush my teeth without seeing my breath formulate. I can’t do laundry without gloves on, and worst of all, I can’t sit in my own living room because it’s so cold! Yes we do have heat, but we never turn it on because it’s ridiculously expensive. All the homes in Korea use floor heating and it’s not worth the price of saving my toes to use the heat.
Okay, enough complaining! First off, My New Year’s was incredible! We went to Seoul, did the big countdown in the street, lit off fireworks, danced with drunk Koreans outside the bar, and had a great time with friends! The best part about New Year’s was spending it with great people. I have met so many wonderful people in Korea, and to be able to share New Year’s with them was truly special. The New Year has been off to a great start! I have been super organized at work and more efficient than ever with my deadlines. I’m trying to be positive despite my frozen body beginning to go into winter depression mode. I’m making more attempts to take care of myself more effectively! Ohh wow, I sound like a self-help book. Anyway, I hope all my loved ones are having a good winter and you are staying safe and warm!
