Monthly Archives: July 2014

[Award] Vote for Ji Chang Wook at the 2014 Seoul International Drama Awards

It’s that time of year again, and fortunately we have someone to ACTUALLY VOTE FOR at the Seoul International Drama Awards!  “Empress Ki” has been nominated for Best Serial Drama, and both Ha Ji Won and Ji Chang Wook are nominated for Best Actress and Best Actor, respectively.  So we need our readers’ help in getting out the vote!  Here’s what ya do:

1.  Log into the Soompi.com website through your Facebook account at this address: www.soompi.com/seoul-international-drama-awards-2014.  You MUST log in using Facebook exclusively or else your vote will not count.

2.  Once you are logged in, click the big blue button that says VOTE NOW, and that will take you to the voting site.

3.  You will see three buttons for “Korean Drama,” “Actor” and “Actress.”  When you click “Actor,” Ji Chang Wook (portraying Ta Hwan) is listed in the top row.  Click and vote!

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4.  Oh, and while you’re in there, vote for “Empress Ki” and Ha Ji Won in their categories too!

Voting is open until 3 August 2014 at 11:59 PM Korean time.  The Soompi votes will account for 50% of the totals, with the other 50% coming from the Drama Awards Judges themselves.  All the winners for the three sub-categories will be announced and honored at the awards ceremony on the evening of September 4 and will be televised live on SBS TV.

You can vote only once every 24 hours, so set your watches, synchronize your mobile devices, and mark your calendars.  Uri Emperor Puppy needs all the votes that we can get him!!!  LET’S GET HIM ON THAT STAGE!!!

 

 

[CF] Ji Chang Wook models for ADHOC’s Fall/Winter collection

Ji Chang Wook is back behind the camera again, this time for fashion brand ADHOC’s fall/winter collection. We saw him chilling out in their summer clothing and giving out autographs as part of ADHOC promotions in the first half of the year, so we are glad to see him decked out in chic clothing again for the cold season!

Here is a glimpse of him at the photoshoot today, courtesy of his staff.

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[Drama Recap] “Secret Love” – “Have You Ever Had Coffee With An Angel?”

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Airing 11 July 2014 on the DRAMAcube Cable Network as part of the five-episode omnibus series “Secret Love,” each starring a member of the K-Pop group KARA.

Episode 5 – starring Ji Chang Wook, Park Gyuri and Lee Dong Ha.

[NOTE: This post contains tons of spoilers.  If you plan on watching this show, then I suggest you back away slowly from this recap.  You’ll thank us later. Also note that this recap is based on the Dramafever version and not the edited version broadcast on Dramacube.]

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[News] ‘Empress Ki’ Special to air on NHK-TV

NHK’s BS-TV cable channel will air the interview of the three “Empress Ki” leads (Ha Ji Won; Ji Chang Wook; Joo Jin Mo), on 27 July 2014 at 9:00 PM KST, to be repeated on 2 August 2014 at 11:00 PM JST (the day prior to its premiere on BS-TV).  Also joining in the interview is the MC, Tashiro Chikayo (BS-TV’s Korean entertainment reporter, who handled Changwook’s last interview with the program “Han Love”) and the actress Fujii Mina (most recently seen in MBC’s “We Got Married – Global Edition”).  Here’s their press release!

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Translation:  New Korean drama “Empress Ki” will finally premiere on BS Premium from 3 August!  A pioneer in broadcasting, the special program will introduce special interviews with gorgeous co-stars Ha Ji Won, Joo Jin Mo, and Ji Chang Wook, with videos of behind-the-scenes and special attractions of the drama! (Then the list goes on to introduce the cast, MC Chiyako, and Mina-chan).

In addition, on 13 July 2014 at 10:57 PM KST, a short 3-minute “preview” of “Empress Ki” will be shown on BS-TV, which will introduce the characters and “preview the charm of a history drama that recorded a nearly 30 percent audience rating in South Korea.”  Can’t wait!!!

 

[Interview] Star N News – Ji Chang Wook “Ten years later, I wish to be a good senior and actor”

“Words like ‘the discovery of Ji Chang Wook’ make me feel embarrassed and ashamed sometimes. But it’s a very good thing. I’m very thankful and happy about it.”

Ji Chang Wook, who portrayed the complex inner self and life of Emperor Ta Hwan in the recently concluded MBC drama “Empress Ki”, has been dubbed as the biggest beneficiary and an unexpected star of the show, and has received praise for demonstrating an acting ability that exceeded expectations.

But in reality, Ji Chang Wook did not know if he was even prepared to play Ta Hwan.

Ji Chang Wook, who came to the audience’s attention through “Smile Donghae”, has taken on different kinds of characters such as a youth, a warrior and an antagonist in shows like “Warrior Baek Dong Soo”, “Bachelor’s Vegetable Store” and “Five Fingers”. Add on his role as Ta Hwan, and viewers now have a “Ji Chang Wook Complete Gift Set” with increased anticipation for Ji Chang Wook’s future works.

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