Korean stars taking over Hollywood

It seems like Korean stars are now not *satisfied with the *fame that they are receiving from Asian fans. They are now *striving for a bigger goal and world named Hollywood, whether in the film or music industry.

Film industry
The first Korean entertainer to *catch the eyes of people around the world is Rain, a Korean *heartthrob who turned into a world star. He made his first debut in Hollywood through the movie "Speed Racer," released in Korea on May 8. He will also be playing an important role in the movie "Ninja Assassin" which is currently being filmed and will be released in 2009.
Another Korean celebrity, Jang Hyuk, will star in the movie "Dance of the Dragon" together with Singapore artiste Fann Wong as student and mentor.
Jun Ji-hyun took the *lead role of Saya in "Blood: The Last Vampire," which is an English-language, live-action *adaptation of the popular Japanese anime of the same name. And she will be using the name "Gianna Jun" in Hollywood.
Other Korean movie stars that have challenged Hollywood are Lee Byung-hun, Jang Dong-gun, and Song Hye-kyo. They have been selected to play the leading roles in "I Come with the Rain," "The Laundry Warrior" and "Fetish," respectively.

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Music industry
On May 5 Korean pop artist Seven showed his talent to various American music industry officials at a *preview party held at a club in Hollywood. Seven performed three songs including "Girls" produced by well-known producer Dark Child and *mesmerized the audience. His first Hollywood album will be released this summer.
JYP, the producer of Wonder Girls, is also going to debut three of his well-trained artists. They are J-Lim, G-Soul and Min. Min will be the first to release an album and is working with Lil Jon on a first single album. Compared to the movie industry, the music industry seems less active in embracing Korean artists but let us hope that these artists will make it big and pave the way for those who will follow next.

By Yeom Mi-na (minayeom@empal.com)

Source: The Korea Herald
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