Korean pop star BoA’s 6th album, “The Face” has top the Japanese Oricon chart after its release on Feb 27.

BoA’s previous 5 albums had also topped the chart before; she is only the 2nd artist to have had 6 albums topping the chart in a role. The other pop star that have managed to do so is Ayumi Hamasaki with 8 consecutive chart-topping albums.
Korean actor Lee Cheon-hee and actress Han Ji-hye met the press on Feb 27 to promote their latest movie, “Humming”…

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Korean movie “A Destiny” is set to premiere on March 20 in Korea. The movie is one of the most anticipated Korean productions in 2008 as it features actor Song Seung-hun, his first act since discharging from military service. Song is joined by a strong cast which includes Kwon Sang-woo and Ji Sung etc.

Korean drama “Bad Love” (also known as “Cruel Love”), starring Kwon Sang-woo and Lee Yo-won, has ended showing in Korea on Feb 12 with disappointing ratings.

Despite starring the big names, Bad Love’s final episode only managed a 6.8% rating. On contrary, other dramas that showed on the same time has achieved much better ratings (MBC’s “Yi San” has 34.7% ratings).
Big names don’t always work.
Korean pop group Girls’ Generation is wishing everyone a Happy Korean New Year (same day as Chinese New Year)…

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