don't tell me she is dad 

wooooow 
congra
i hope u will do great
wishing u the best HA JI WON 
i love you iam one of ur best fans
huh i realy wished to be more fammes but all wat i know u don't even know me just been fan huh.
but even though happy to be ur fan
u will do great
GO GET IT HA JI WON

The movie "Korea" held a production presentation.

Actress Ha Ji Won revealed her feelings about playing the real life table tennis player Hyun Jeong Hwa of the unified table tennis team in the movie "Korea" at the production presentation held at Apgujeong CGV on April 4, saying, "I have not been interested in reunification or inter-Korea relations before, but I seem to have had a little change inside me while filming 'Korea.'

I want to share those feelings with friends." She continued, "When I read the script, I cried after finishing reading it. The power of the script was huge enough to make me feel like playing the current table tennis coach Hyun Jeong Hwa." She explained how she decided to appear in the movie.



"Korea" is the story of the World Table Tennis Championship in 1991 in which South and North Korea formed the first unified team since its division and won the championship. The unified team was created suddenly by the decision made during summit talks, and the team had gradually become one perfectly unified team for 46 days during the championship. Ha Ji Won plays the star table tennis player of South Korea named Hyun Jeong Hwa and appeared together with actress Bae Doo Na, who played the North Korean table tennis player Lee Boon Hee.

Ha Ji Won has shown her action acting in many dramas and movies before, but playing a table tennis player in the movie was actually a new challenge for her. She said, "I did not even know how to hold the paddle. I am fond of playing sports, but I am not good at playing any kinds of sports using balls." She mentioned that action scenes were relatively easy compared to playing table tennis. Ha Ji Won said, "Hyun Jeong Hwa was watching me right beside me while I was playing her, and I thought that people would criticize me if I could not play her perfectly. I had many difficulties after beginning the filming of the movie." She honestly revealed how she felt.


Ha Ji Won had been trained by Hyun Jeong Hwa the entire time while filming the movie to create a perfect representation of Hyun. She said, "I could not realize that table tennis was a tough sport before. I practiced so much, and I even felt pain in my knees." The main reason why she felt difficulties while filming those scenes in which she had to play table tennis was because she injured her ankles when she filmed the movie "Sector 7." But she still wanted to play this tough character because she enjoys the challenge itself. She said, "I do not know exactly why I like trials. When I feel like doing something, I usually do it anyway without considering other factors. I felt pressure about playing this role in the movie, but I finally decided to do it because I wanted to have a new challenge."

Ha Ji Won is achieving another success after the drama "Secret Garden" with her appearance in the MBC drama "The King - Two Hearts" by playing a North Korean female military trainer. She held a paddle with the North Korean table tennis player in the movie and now she holds a rifle with a South Korean soldier in the drama. Ha revealed that she can now understand the difficulty of playing a North Korean who speaks with a typical North Korean dialect. She said, "I played a South Korean in the movie and now I am playing a North Korean. I realized the difficulties of playing a North Korean now. I have suddenly come to play both South and North Koreans in the movies and dramas."


Ha Ji Won debuted with her appearance in the teen drama "New Generation Report - Adults Don't Know" in 1996, and she has now became a senior actress on the film set. She said, "I was the oldest among the female actors and I had agonized over how I could take care of the junior actors. I realized the role of a senior actress could be very hard." Actress Bae Doo Na, who played the North Korean player Lee Boon Hee, used to play table tennis in elementary school. Bae said, "I usually use my right hand, but Lee Boon Hee played with her left hand, which gave me some difficulty. Playing table tennis requires a lot of energy, and my toenail fell off while practicing table tennis.”

“Korea” is the first work by director Moon Hyun Sung. Moon said, “I wanted to demonstrate the exact feelings that Hyun Jeong Hwa had in 1991 during the championship. I emphasized ‘humanism’ from the beginning to the end while filming this movie. There will be stories of table tennis and inter-Korean relations, but I hope that the audience will naturally find meaning while watching this interesting melodrama.”

“Korea” will be released on May 3. [Yonhap]


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Synopsis:

New Tales of Gisaeng depicts the love, sadness and pain of people surrounding a gisaeng house, where only VIPs can enter.

Dan Sa Ran majored in classical dance while attending college. Her mother died when she was still young and her father remarried, bringing with him a new stepsister and a materialistic stepmother whom she has trouble warming up to. Sa Ran comes from a poor family, but she maintains her dignity around friends who come from rich families. Either fate or coincidence brings her together with Da Mo, to whom she feels an instant attraction, but her awareness of her poor background restrains her from voicing it. A head gisaeng at Buyongkak observes Sa Ran's natural beauty and grace as well as dancing talent, and recommends her to become a gisaeng.

Ah Da Mo takes business administration training at his father's company. He does not get along with his father, who is indifferent towards his family and only shows affection towards their pet dog. Da Mo is cocky and tends to look down on women, but begins to question his attitude when he meets Sa Ran by chance. He finds himself involuntarily drawn to her, and their relationship begins. 

Source: DramaWiki

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Cast:



    Im Soo Hyang as Dan Sa Ran
    Sung Hoon as Ah Da Mo
    Han Hye Rin as Geum Ra Ra

Sa Ran's family

    Kim Joo Young as Dan Chul Soo
    Lee Sook as Ji Hwa Ja
    Baek Ok Dam as Dan Gong Joo

Da Mo's family

    Im Hyuk as Ah Soo Ra
    Kim Hye Jung as Cha Ra Ri
    Ahn Young Joo as Park Ae Ja

Other people

    Jun Ji Hoo as Son Ja
    Jin Ye Sol as Jin Joo Ah
    Lee Soo Jin as Sung Ah Mi
    Park Yoon Jae as Oh Jin Ahm
    Kim Ho Chang as Yoo Tae Young
    Michael Blunck as Kyle Huntington
    Shin Goo as Master Joong Bong
    Jun Sung Hwan as Master Jung Do
    Lee Hyo Jung as Ma Yi Joon
    Kim Joon Hyung as Do Suk
    Son Ga Young as Choi Young Nim
    Won Jong Rye as Young Nim's mother
    Kim Sun Il (김선일) as Min Jae
    Min Joon Hyun as manager
    Yoon Ji Eun

Ra Ra's family

    Lee Dae Ro as Geum Shi Jo
    Seo Woo Rim as Lee Hong Ah
    Han Jin Hee as Geum Eo San
        Park Jin (박진) as young Eo San
    Lee Jong Nam as Jang Joo Hee
    Lee Dong Joon as Geum Kang San
    Lee Sang Mi as Shin Hyo Ri

Buyongkak

    Kim Bo Yun as Oh Hwa Ran
    Kim Hye Sun as Han Soon Duk
        Jung Han Bi as young Soon Duk
    Choi Sun Ja as Hwa Ran's mother
    Lee Mae Ri as Lee Do Hwa
    Park Joon Myun as No Eun Ja
    Seo Dong Soo as Ma Dan Se
    Song Dae Kwan as Seo Saeng Kang
    Oh Ki Chan (오기찬) as Oh Bong Yi
    Kang Cho Hee as Han Song Yi
    Kim Yul as Baek Soo Jung
    Seol Yoon as Jang Soo Jin
    Yoon Ji Eun as Song Hye Eun
    SAT as Ye Rang
    Lee Sun Ah as Lee Ji Hyang
    Oh Ji Yun (오지연) as Kim-sshi
    Ha Na Kyung (하나경)

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Actress Song Ji Hyo (31), who is gaining huge popularity for her appearance on the entertainment program "Running Man," is one of the most popular stars these days. Her straightforward appearance is one of the most important reasons why the SBS TV variety program "Running Man" is gaining popularity, recording over 20 percent viewer ratings.

She is an actress, but she never emphasizes her appearance and presents genuine and friendly behavior every time on the program, which definitely contributes to her popularity. There is another reason she is popular. She recently appeared on a TV commercial with her popular comment, "No doubt," and this TV commercial helped her to gain more popularity. Her appearance on the commercial does not look like that of a typical actress, but she presents a cute and friendly appearance, which makes her approach the public closer. Does she want to be in the spotlight only because of her appearance, as she is one of the actresses who usually wants to attract attention with her beauty? Song answered, "I do not think so. Any drama and entertainment program are all the same to me because I am in it. I become very competitive regardless of the genre no matter whether it is acting as an actress, hosting as the MC, or appearing on a variety program. If I had ever wanted to look beautiful, I should not have appeared on 'Running Man' from the beginning."


Song Ji Hyo recently came to Uljiro to give an interview that the interviewer had originally planned a long time ago when Song Ji Hyo appeared in the MBC drama "Gyebaek." At that time, Song Ji Hyo was often hospitalized due to fatigue and a breathing disorder from her tight schedule while filming "Gyebaek" and "Running Man" at the same time and she could not attend the interview. She finally came to give an interview three months later after she finished filming "Gyebaek," and she said, "I feel very good now as I have taken enough rest after finishing the drama. I consumed herbal medicine and healthy food which are reportedly good for my health, so now I can film any other additional work at this moment even while filming 'Running Man' at the same time. I failed to take care of my health before because I had just thought that I could do anything only with my strong will, but it was physically very hard while filming two works without taking care of my health."


Song Ji Hyo garnered great popularity for her appearance in the very popular drama "Jumong" from 2006 to 2007 by playing the character named "Yesoya," and she has been rated an actress well suited for historical works with her appearances in the movies "Ssanghwajeom" and "Gyebaek" after "Jumong." But she did not receive a favorable response in the beginning. Song said, "At first, people criticized me, saying that I was not an appropriate actress for 'Jumong' (laugh), but usually acting is something that an actor has to try to perfectly fit to the character even though the actor does not seem to be well matched to the character. It was a natural process." Yesoya has an image of a representative female character who is obedient, but the character Eungo whom she played in "Gyebaek" is an ambitious woman who is waiting for the right time for revenge, and Song Ji Hyo perfectly presented those two opposite characters. Song said, "I was attracted to Eungo's ambition from the beginning. Usually a female character in a historical drama is very supportive of a male character, but she is a very active character. I heard that the real Eungo in history was a wicked woman. As she was a very active character in the drama, I was very busy while playing her. I had to move from here to there and underwent diverse experiences such as torture and imprisonment. She was such a dynamic character and I had to film more scenes compared to Yesoya before."


"Gyebaek" could not become a remarkable achievement until the last episode, but Song Ji Hyo was still very busy while filming "Running Man" and still gained more popularity. Song Ji Hyo said, "I really enjoy filming 'Running Man' as it was like playing games. I became completely immersed in the filming while enjoying the filming (laugh). In addition, the cast members formed an excellent harmony." People referred to her and singer Gary as a couple in "Running Man," who is another actor on the variety program. Song explained, "Gary and I are both the rookies who first appeared on the variety program, so we depended on each other. The other cast members are all quick-witted experts in filming variety programs except me and Gary, so the two of us seem to feel sympathy for each other (laugh)."

Song Ji Hyo debuted nine years ago with her appearance in the movie "Wishing Stairs" in 2003, but she has not appeared in many works up to now. She said, "I have not appeared in many works because things did not go well as I had planned. While going through many difficulties, I cried and I felt agony. My feelings were hurt during that process, but I did not give up and continued to work after overcoming those difficult situations until today. I thought that the entertainment industry was still very attractive to me despite any difficult moment. As I mentioned, I have not appeared in many works up to now, but I wondered whether I could be very good if I had appeared in more works at that time because I basically think that I became more mature after going though all those difficulties in the past. I still have more things to learn, and I was not a good actress in the past. I reached my current state because I have entered my thirties and I have nine years of experience. I will continue my acting career because my acting has not yet been perfected. I will keep trying until I can satisfy myself. I am a person with a strong will." She smiled while making her last comment, saying, "I want to live while doing what I want to do, and this is my dream."


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