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July 27, 2013
Kim So Yeon at poster shooting set of 'Two Weeks'
STARN News
New photos of Kim So Yeon were revealed.
On July 27th, a number of photos titled 'Poster shooting scene of new MBC drama 'Two Weeks'" were uploaded on the official Facebook of NAMU Actors.
In the photos, Kim So Yeon is showing bright looks in her dressing room at the poster shooting set.
The photos were taken when Kim So Yeon participated in poster shooting of new MBC drama 'Two Weeks', and it is said that all of the staffs were deeply impressed by Kim So Yeon's professionalism.
In the drama, Kim So Yeon is casting as detective Park Jae Kyung, and she will be making a grand return to TV.
On the other hand, drama 'Two Weeks' will premiere on August 7th at 10 PM.
/Reporting by Kim Ji-Yi [email protected]
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September 20, 2013
Five Fun Facts About Kim So Yeon
by Joan MacDonald KDramaStars.com
Kim So Yeon played the ruthless spy Kim Seon Hwa in "IRIS," the ditzy prosecutor Ma Hye Ri in "Prosecutor Princess" and now she is the determined yet sympathetic police detective Park Jae Kyung in "Two Weeks."
For her role in "IRIS" Kim received the People's Choice award and a KBS acting award, but the actress had a two-year period where she did not work. During that time she wondered if she should choose another profession. Fortunately, she stuck with acting and made a very successful comeback.
Here are a few more facts you may not know about her.
1) She says that it was her break from acting that defined her as an actress.
"When you are forced to take a break like that you feel very determined afterward," said Kim.
She debuted in 1994 with the drama "Dinosaur Teacher" and things went well until her 2005 drama "Autumn Showers" got such poor ratings that she began to doubt her calling.
"It wasa time filled with doubts. I wondered whether I wasted a lot of time acting," she said.
In 2008, she returned with the drama "Gourmet," which was followed by her role as a North Korean spy in "IRIS." Her performance in "Prosecutor Princess" also earned praise, but she never felt she could relax after her taste of failure.
"Filming became a more urgent need than ever," she said. "Shooting a scene became more precious than it did when I was younger.
2) She doesn't worry about playing such widely different roles.
"My goal is to become an actor with many different faces," she said.
3) She has dated fellow actors, but she won't say which ones.
"I've dated more than one," said Kim.
As to her ideal type, it's a man who can make her heart beat faster even after she has seen him a hundred times. She wants a man who is a friend and likes to joke around. When it comes to appearance, the first impression is the most important.
4) If she were not going to continue as an actress, she would like to narrate documentaries or do voiceovers or even host a radio show.
5) While the 32-year-old actress would like to marry in her mid-thirties, she wants to continue acting and has no plans to give it up.
"I want to keep working non-stop and do everything I possibly can, because I know that waiting around is really hard." Last edited by katt on 21-9-2013 12:03 PM
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Source: Nate
HAPPY CHUSEOK!
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Salaam.
Aku pun suka dia nie.
Lawa dalam IRIS. |
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October 6, 2013
Kim So Yeon & Jeon Hye Bin together in Busan
STARN News
A photo of Kim So Yeon and Jeon Hye Bin in Busan draw netizens' attention.
On October 4th, Kim So Yeon uploaded a photo on her me2day and wrote "Pretty Hye Bin".
The photo shows Kim So Yeon and Jeon Hye Bin showing bright smiles together.
Kim So Yeon and Jeon Hye Bin are currently under contracts with the same management agency, and it is said that they are very close friends even though they are 3 years apart.
Netizens who saw the photo left comments, such as "You are looking so pretty", "Both of you are looking lovely", and "So Yeon looks prettier".
Meanwhile, Kim So Yeon and Jeon Hye Bin are attending Busan International Film Festival.
/Reporting by Kim Ji-Yi [email protected]
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October 16, 2013
Kim So Yeon seeks to better herself with constant image changes
By Korea Star Daily | KpopFighting.com
If a beautiful actress wants to continue being popular among the public, she would need to take on a variety of roles, and sometimes even the ‘unglamorous’ ones. But there’s also a risk in that the particular role could damage one’s image as an actress, but Kim So Yeon has never met with such a situation thus far in her career.
From a cold-hearted news anchor in ‘All About Eve’ to a killer in ‘IRIS 2’, and most recently a righteous public prosecutor in ‘Two Weeks’, Kim So Yeon has always won much love from the public for most of the roles that she has played.
Kim So Yeon recently wrapped up filming for MBC TV Wed-Thu drama ‘Two Weeks’ (script: So Hyeon Kyeong; directors: Son Hyeong Son, Choi Jong Kyu), where she gave her everything. To make her character come to life, Kim So Yeon at one time kept filtering through the woods despite the hot summer weather.
She said, “When I was filming ‘The Great Seer’, it was so chilly that I felt really uncomfortable. But when it came to ‘Two Weeks’, it was summer and left one feeling chuffed. To film the scene where I had to chase down Tae San (Lee Jun Ki), I had to traverse mountains and streams to get to him.”
Kim So Yeon played the role of a public prosecutor, Park Jae Kyung, in ‘Two Weeks’, and was determined to bring a corrupt politician to justice. In the drama, she often dons a backpack and wears sports shoes while handling high difficulty action scenes, and gave viewers an alternative perspective of how a prosecutor works.
She said, “I had invested more feelings in my role as Jae Kyung, then what was stated in the script. In the scene when I had to chase down Tae San, I wanted to portray the feeling that I wanted to apprehend him personally. I even wanted to change into my hiking boots, and continue chasing Tae San. This was what I had thought about for my role, but it wasn’t adopted by the production team.”
Although the role of Jae Kyung had a rational personality, she wasn’t an introverted person by any means. In addition, Jae Kyung did not have a love line at all in the drama, and this somewhat led to a wall between her role and viewers. So why did Kim So Yeon take on this role?
“Screenwriter So Hyeon Kyeong whom I had worked with previously on ‘Prosecutor Princess’, had thought about me when she wrote the script for ‘Two Weeks’. So I really want to thank her. The role of Jae Kyung wasn’t a feminine one, and this was what attracted me the most.”
If you review the productions that Kim So Yeon have been involved with over the years, you will realize that she has mostly taken on roles that are really ‘tiring’. From Kim Sun Hwa in ‘IRIS’, Hye In in ‘The Great Seer’, or her prosecutor role in ‘Two Weeks’, all of them require Kim So Yeon to exhibit strenuous physical action, and had a difficult destiny.
She said, “I think my image makes me out to be a cold-hearted person, but I hope to get some outgoing bright roles, but the PDs don’t agree with that. I had starred in ‘Soonpoong Clinic’ previously, and I have always wanted to act out lively roles.”
During the course of the interview, Kim So Yeon used the tone of an professional actress to converse with me, and allowed one to see glimpses of the energy of her ‘human weapon’ role Kim Sun Hwa in ‘IRIS’, and the passion she was towards acting.
“Every time when I see (Kim) Sung Ryung unni and other seniors, I would feel really impressed by them. They know how to manage themselves and go on until this moment, I feel like I have to start preparing myself if I want to be like them at their age.”
“I still feel embarrassed when I hear people tagging me as an ‘actress’ now. I would feel down every time filming wraps up for a production, and would constantly reflect. I am still not quite up there as an actress, but I have belief that I will improve and become even better in future.”
By: Kwak Hyun Soo
[email protected]
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Kim So Yeon: 20 Years as an actress
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October 17, 2013
Kim So Yeon: "Two Weeks" Changed My 20-Year-Old Acting Career
Source: KDramaStars.com
"Jae Kyung's ending is so sad. While everybody else is with family, she eats a bowl of cereal all by herself," Kim So Yeon said.
Kim So Yeon played prosecutor Park Ja Kyung in the recently ended drama, "Two Weeks." "Two Weeks" was Kim So Yeon's second prosecutor role since "Prosecutor Princess."
Kim So Yeon, on an interview in a cafe in Shinsadong, Seoul, said, "I am so relieved that 'Two Weeks' ended in success. It was a huge homework for me to differentiate Park Jae Kyung, the prosecutor character from 'Two Weeks' from Ma Hye Ri, character of the same role in 'Prosecutor Princess,' especially since the two dramas were written by the same scriptwriter."
She added, "Filming this drama was a huge stress both physically and mentally. But the interests and encouragements from the audience kept me going. Good reviews after each episode had come out and netizens' encouragements really inspired me to do better."
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October 21, 2013
Kim So Yeon's new pictorial released
STARN News
Kim So Yeon released a new pictorial.
On October 21st, actress Kim So Yeon's new pictorial was released.
The pictorial is a black & white image, and Kim So Yeon is showing a totally different look from drama 'Two Weeks'.
Kim So Yeon prepared for the shooting with a bright smile on her face, and she looks a bit shy to wear short pants.
However, it is said that she started showing an overflowing charisma as the shooting began.
An official said, "Kim So Yeon exactly knows what is required. The shooting went very smoothly thanks to Kim So Yeon's bright energy."
Meanwhile, Kim So Yeon's new pictorial can be viewed on magazine 'GRAZIA'. /Reporting by Kim Dong-Joo [email protected]
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Too bad they never promoted the "Bulletproof Coffee" couple in IRIS 
October 18, 2013
Coffee with a Korean twist
Korean coffee culture signals changing lifestyles through the years
By Julie Jackson The Korea Herald
An egg yolk, a pinch of salt, some pine nuts, walnuts and a drop of sesame oil: Sounds like some tasty ingredients for a light salad or quick meal, but no, these are the ingredients of Korea’s once-popular coffee concoction “morning coffee.”
In the 1960s and ’70s, morning coffee in Korea had an entirely different meaning than the ritualistic cup of joe so many people grab before heading out to face the world. Morning coffee was the beverage of choice at the local “dabang” ― old-time Korean coffee shops ― where people stopped by in the morning to grab their breakfast-in-one served piping hot in a cup.
The coffee drink is made by taking an egg yolk, sprinkling it with a little salt and adding a drop of sesame oil before gently placing it into a cup of coffee ― instant coffee was the original choice. Some added a couple pine nuts and a walnut for an extra touch.
Kim Chang-won is the owner of Caf Sanda, a quaint venue in the back alleys of Nakseongdae in Seoul with only four small tables to its name. It specializes in coffee bean roasting and hand drip coffee.
Kim is a coffee connoisseur, to say the least. He has taken his love and appreciation of coffee to another level, constantly conjuring up new, and sometimes daunting, creations such as coffee ramen and coffee stew. After reading about morning coffee one day, Kim decided to find out what the all fuss was about.
“This was a really popular drink in Korea decades ago,” said Kim. “It was said that back in the day, reporters used to gather in the dabang and drink morning coffee before going to work.”
One of the main ideas behind morning coffee was certainly not the taste; rather it was intended to make one feel full and more energized with this one drink. “The salt is used to cut down the richness of the yolk,” he said. “You can drink the entire thing all at once, or sip the coffee and save the yolk for last.”
Although the thought of drinking an oily egg yolk coffee may trigger one’s gag reflexes, the idea of making a meal out of coffee has actually become a trend among some coffee drinkers.
In the 2009 hit KBS drama IRIS, starring Lee Byung-hun and Kim Tae-hee, a scene showing one of the characters putting butter in her coffee had some viewers trying it for themselves. This particular butter coffee is often referred to as “Bulletproof Coffee,” the richness of the butter giving one the sense of feeling full.
“Coffee has a close relationship with a country’s culture and people,” said Kim. “I think of coffee as also having a helping hand in communication as well.”
While the streets of Seoul are lined with endless rows upon rows of cafes and coffee drinking establishments, the number of people who drink instant coffee in Korea is still roughly 76 percent, according to estimates from Dongsuh Food, the maker of Maxim coffee.
Instant coffee was all the rage in Korea for decades; instant coffee vending machines can still be found everywhere, on the streets, inside subway stations and most business offices; there are numerous Korean restaurants serving a small paper cup of instant coffee as a free treat after one’s meal.
According to the Korean Association of Automatic Machine Operators, instant coffee vending machines were once a thriving business with nearly half a million machines scattered across the country in the 1990s. However, the rise of coffee chain behemoths Starbucks, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and other major caf establishments in the country as well as the low cost and ready availability of mix coffee packets have resulted in the number of instant coffee vending machines plummeting, with only 51,782 machines left in the country as of 2011.
Instant coffee mix packets, on the other hand, can be found in almost every Korean household and office building, and can be purchased in any grocery or convenience store. “Our culture is unique because anywhere you go ― the gas station, work, convenience stores ― there’s always going to be a hot water dispenser and coffee mix,” said an official from Dongsuh Food. “In the U.S., coffee makers are everywhere but in Korea coffee mixes can be found everywhere. This has to do with how easily you can find the mix, and also how easy it is just to make one at work or anywhere.”
The coffee mixes have managed to stay relevant in the competitive market by offering a variety of different flavors. No longer are people limited to the most popular ground coffee, sugar and powdered creamer mix; consumers can now choose among americano, cappuccino, mocha and latte mixes in a wide variety of different flavors. However, one of the biggest reasons it is thought to maintain its popularity is its simplicity and low cost, with an instant coffee packet averaging at only about 130 won per mix.
“Cafes are a cultural space where you can communicate with other people... but a lot of the Korean population usually drinks coffee at work or home,” said the Dongsuh Food official. “A unique aspect about Korean coffee culture is that coffee mix is set up in all workplaces for free, because it’s so cheap.”
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