Lee Ji-ah (이지아, 李智雅) is a new Korean actress who received rave reviews in her debut in the popular Korean period drama Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi (The Story of the First King’s Four Gods) opposite superstar Bae Yong Jun. At the 2007 MBC Drama Awards, she received a total of three awards for ‘Best New Actress’, ‘Popularity Award’, and the ‘Best Couple Award (with Bae Yong Jun)’. Pictures after the break More »
Towa Aino / Aino Towa (あいのとわ) is the younger sister of Yua Aida. Her cute smile and beautiful body has seen her rising up the ranks of the gravure industry. Pictures after the break More »
So Nyeo Shi Dae (SNSD, 소녀시대, 少女時代), also known as Girls’ Generation, is currently Korea’s most popular girl group. Its nine members are Yoon-A (17) Tiffany, Yuri (18), Hyo Yeon (18), Soo Young (17), Seo Hyun (16), Tae Yeon (18, the leader), Jessica (18), and Sunny (18). The multi-lingual group speaks English (Jessica and Tiffany were raised in the US), Chinese (Hyo Yeon) and Japanese (Soo Young started out in the J-pop girl group Route-O in 2004). Their debut album was released in November 2007.
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Honey Lee Ha-Nui 이하늬, 24, is the third runner-up at the 2007 Miss Universe beauty pageant in Mexico. Her father is a high ranking Korean National Intelligence Service officer. Her mother, a professor at Ewha Women’s University, was designated a “living cultural asset” in the field of gayageum (12-string Korean traditional instrument) music. Honey Lee, like her mother, is also a professional gayageum player, and was named a gayageum prodigy by the Kumho Art Center.
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