Han Ye-seul Meets With 'Twilight' Producer

Top South Korean actress Han Ye-seul was belatedly known to have met with Hollywood producer Mark Morgan of "The Twilight Saga" series during his recent visit to Korea.

"The two met in Seoul and it is our understanding that Morgan did not meet with any other actresses during his visit," an official at Han's agency SidusHQ said on Tuesday.

The official refrained from answering whether there is a chance the actress could make an appearance in the next "Twilight" series but gave a positive response when asked if the issue could be regarded in a positive light. "Nothing has been set but we had a good conversation with Morgan," the official explained.

The meeting between Han and Morgan has also raised speculation that the actress may appear in the Hollywood remake of Korean horror flick "Phone". Morgan, founder of his own production company Imprint Entertainment, had been in Korea last week to attend a press conference announcing the remake which his company would take part in.

Ahn Byung-ki, who helmed the original version of "Phone" and has also been set to act as the director for the remake, had announced that it is highly likely a Korean actress will be cast for the Hollywood version.

Han, 28, is currently one of South Korea's most popular actresses who was born and raised in the United States before moving to Korea where she debuted as a supermodel in 2001.

She has appeared in several dramas and movie "Miss Gold Digger" for which she took the prize for best new actress in 2008 at Korea's major film awards, the Blue Dragon Film Awards and Daejong Film Awards. She currently stars in SBS TV series "Will It Snow for Christmas" alongside actor Ko Soo.

'Lost' Star Yunjin Kim Invited to Represent Korean Culture

Yunjin Kim, star of the hit TV series “Lost,” was appointed as the goodwill ambassador for the Korea Content Agency yesterday.

A division under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Agency held a grand opening on Thursday at the Culture Contents Center in Mapo, northwestern Seoul.

The Korea Content Agency was established to unify independent organizations such as the Culture Contents Center, Korea Culture and Content Agency, Korean Broadcasting Institute, Korea Game Industry Agency and the Korea IT Industry Promotion Agency to foster the nation’s animation, online games, films, music, and mobile content.

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Rain - Love Story (audio)

“Love Story”, latest song from Korean pop star Rain. Audio only… I’ll replace this with the full music video (featuring actress Ha Ji-won) when the MV is released. Check back again later ;)

Nothing special, but a nice song nonetheless.

Korean actress Choi Jin-shil commits suicide

Korean actress Choi Jin-shil was found dead in her home in Seocho, Seoul, early this morning (Oct 2). The 40-year-old star hung herself in her bathroom, and her body was discovered by her mother at around 6.15am.

The police didn’t rule out foul-play initially because no suicide note was found, but it was later discovered that Choi did text a message around midnight to her close friend asking to take care of her two children if something bad happened… which hinted that it’s an apparent suicide [more on Coolsmurf]

Choi’s mother also told the cops that the actress had been suffering depression after her divorce in 2004 and was under medication. And the recent malicious rumours that she was involved in actor Ahn Jae-hwan’s recent death had probably triggered her suicide.

Choi Jin-shil was one of Korea’s most popular actress in the 90s and was making a successful comeback in recent years.

She made her acting debut in 1988 and starred in ~30 movies and dramas, including the popular “Wish Upon a Star” in 1997 which made her well known in other Asian countries as well.

Choi married baseball Cho Sung-min in December 2000 and went into temporarily hiatus; but the marriage lasted less than four years, in which she won the custody of her two children after a lengthy custody battle.

Choi made her acting comeback in 2004 with high-rated dramas “War of the Roses” and “My Rosy Life”. Her last film was popular drama “My Last Scandal” in early 2008, with a sequel already in planning; and she also hosted a talk show… she was peaking again financial and career wise.

Choi Jin-shil was probably pushed over the edge by malicious rumours that she was partly responsible for Ahn Jae-hwan’s suicide death last month, that she had loaned a large sum to Ahn and pressured him to return the money when his business failed. Choi had denied the rumours and filed a police report; a suspect was being arrested a few days ago while the case is still under investigation.

I am strongly against taking our own life regardless of the difficulties; but when it comes to Koreans, I am dumbfounded. I just can’t understand what is going on with the nation; suicide has become an apparent trend in the society… something is just not right.