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The new drama "The Accidental Couple" may seem cliched or predictable, but with its stars each having blockbusters under their belts, things may turn out differently. The drama, which screens for the first time today, features movie icon Kim A-joong ("200 Pounds Beauty", 2006) as top actress Han Ji-sun and musical star Hwang Jung-min ("You're My Sunshine", 2005) as post office employee Gu Dong-baek.
After arriving in Beijing on a low-note early this month and moving out of the airport silently, Edison Chen has been missing in action since. Paparazzi recently managed to locate him at the fashion retail store which he opened with a Korean businessman. Casually clad in a grayish green jacket and blue jeans, Chen appeared to be on his guard when paparazzi saw him at the retail store at Sanlitun one night at 11pm.
Taiwan actress-singer Vivian Hsu stars in "Shao Nian Xing Hai" (Xinghai in his childhood), a tribute film to the 10th anniversary of Macao's return to China. The flamboyant star has declined an ad bill worthy of 80 million Japanese yuan from a Japan-based beverage company, making sure she was uninterrupted while reading the screenplay and studying her role - musician Xian Xinghai's mother - during her preparation for the film.
THE recent spate of criticisms aimed at Zhang Ziyi's role in upcoming Hollywood thriller, The Horsemen, might lead to the film being banned in China. The Chinese actress came under fire recently from Chinese netizens who spoke out about her portrayal of an alleged serial killer who, according to Oriental Daily, was reportedly "ravaged" by a Caucasian male in one scene and kneels before American actor Dennis Quaid in another.
A young South Korean actress has been found dead at her home in southern Seoul in what appears to be a suicide, Yonhap News Agency reported Tuesday, quoting a police source. The body of Woo Seung-yeon, who played a supporting role in several films and worked as a model, was discovered by her live-in friend, police said, noting she appeared to have hanged herself.
Actor Tsuyoshi Abe (27) surprisingly announced on Monday that he is now married. His wife is Chinese actress Shi Ke (29), whom he met during filming of the 2006 movie "Stand In Love". The pair registered their marriage on Sunday at a Tokyo office.
Taiwan rapper Wilber Pan's new single, "Be with You", featuring American multi-platinum selling rapper Akon, was released Monday via Taiwan's Hit FM radio station. The track, off Pan's latest album, "007", was recorded earlier this year in Tokyo, Japan, when the foot-injury-plagued singer returned from a 40-day hiatus, according to a press release from Universal Music.
It was not a good week for Beijing-born actress Zhang Ziyi. Last Tuesday, the 30-year-old - who called off her plans to marry Israeli billionaire Vivi Nevo last Friday - came under fire from Chinese netizens for her portrayal of an alleged serial killer in the upcoming Hollywood thriller, The Horsemen.
Kim Yu-na is getting ready to gear up for the new season. "The program for the 2009-2010 season has not materialized yet. I have just talked about how to practice with my coaching staff", Kim said Sunday after wrapping up a three-day ice show in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.
Hikaru Utada's newest album, "This Is The One", will finally see a CD release in the United States on May 12. To promote and celebrate the release, Utada has teamed up with MySpace Karaoke for a special contest. Using the MySpace Karaoke service, contestants can submit a recording of themselves singing Utada's "Come Back to Me".
