Lee Seung Gi Celebrates 8th Anniversary Since Debut

The ultimate ‘multi-tainer’ Lee Seung Gi may only be 25 years old, but he’s already been in the business for a whopping eight years – to the day.

On June 5, 2004, Lee Seung Gi debuted as just another solo singer – but his first single, Because You’re My Girl (Noona) was a megahit, turning the then 17-year-old singer into one of Korea’s original ‘noona-killers’.

 The young singer went on to launch an acting career with MBC’s Nonstop 5, KBS’ The Infamous Chil Sisters, SBS’ Brilliant Legacy, SBS’ My Girlfriend is a Gumiho, MBC’s The Greatest Love and most recently, MBC’s The King 2Hearts.

Of course, dramas and music shows weren’t the only places that Lee Seung Gi popped up. Not only was he a regular on old shows like SBS’ X-Man, he joined the regular cast of mega-hit variety show KBS’ 1 Night, 2 Days, before becoming the MC of SBS’ Strong Heart.

Thanks to his ultra-prolific career, it’s been ages since the Korean television industry hasn’t featured Lee Seung Gi on any show and reruns mean Lee Seung Gi is basically guaranteed to pop up on your TV screen at least once a day.

But to celebrate his eighth anniversary and to make up for the lack of Lee Seung Gi in your life, I’ve got a whole bunch of Lee Seung Gi photos to make your day. 

Lee Seung Gi’s new variety program ‘Table for 100′ to begin production in August

Last year, we reported that Lee Seung Gi would become an MC for a new variety program titled ‘Table for 100‘. It has now been confirmed that this new show will begin production in August.

According to an SBS variety show representative, “Lee Seung Gi will be returning as an MC through SBS’ ‘Table for 100′. We will begin filming in August or September. [Lee Seung Gi] will be heading into meetings as soon as he wraps up his Budokan concert in Japan .”

Ahead of this, a different representative revealed this past February, “Lee Seung Gi will be busy due to his drama shoots and Japanese activities. It will be difficult for ‘Table for 100′ to launch immediately, and we will most likely go into production around July or August.”

The producer of “Table for 100″ is former KBS producer, Shin Hyo Jung. It has been made known that she formed a close bond with Lee Seung Gi while she was producing KBS 2TV’s ‘1N2D‘ in the past.

Meanwhile, ‘Table for 100′ will be an outdoor variety show led by 2 emcees. The show’s overall format and time slot have not been determined yet.

In related news, Lee Seung Gi who completed filming his drama ‘The King 2 Hearts‘ will be holding his Japanese concert June 1st.

Source: OSEN

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Idols choose Kim Soo Hyun as the star they want most as a group member

 Actor Kim Soo Hyun was voted as the star idols want most when it comes to their own group.

On May 23rd’s airing of ‘Weekly Idol‘, a survey was conducted asking idols which star they would like to add as a group member.

The staff revealed the results of the survey, and Kim Soo Hyun came in first place. The actor inherited his former rock star father’s musical talents as well as his excellent acting skills, which he showed on ‘The Moon That Embraces the Sun‘. Kim Soo Hyun has received acknowledgement as both a great singer and actor.

Other celebrities who ranked on this survey are Busker Busker‘s Jang Bum Joon, actor Lee Kwang Soo, and comedian Shin Bora.

Source & Image: TV Daily via Nate

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Actor Lee Jong-suk held a milk-themed fan meet entitled “Cinema Take-out Milk Party” at CGV Cinemas in Yongsan, central Seoul where 100 lucky fans were treated to a screening of the movie “Korea,” in which Lee appears.
At the event Lee took the time to promote Take-out Milk, a brand of milk that he models for.

Two fans who wore the best “milk” themed outfit were also asked to come onto the stage, where they were given a chance to pose with the actor.
In addition, Lee signed autographs and even made a surprise call to an unsuspecting fan.

Source: JoongAng Ilbo

Jung Il Woo ranks first place as the best actor in China

Jung Il Woo, who recently appeared on a popular variety talk show, ranked first place on Baidu as the most popular actor.

According to his agency, Forest, on May 21, Jung’s popularity rose dramatically after the appearance on Chun Chun Hyang Sang and ranked first place as the most popular actor on a Chinese portal site, Baidu on May 13.

Chun Chun Hyang Sang is a program regarding etiquette, and has the highest viewer ratings in China for the last two years.

In this broadcast, Jung appeared riding a red sports car amid cheers and yells from his fans. All the fans took out their smart phones and started to capture his every bit to see even the minuscule details of him.

For the fans, Jung acted a scene from a series, and fluttered women’s hearts by hugging few of the fans. He also sang Leslie Cheung’s “The Moon Represents My Heart” and SBS’s 49 Days’ soundtrack, “Scarecrow” and captivated the audience.

A publicist of the program revealed, “The reactions of the female guests were tremendous due to Jung Il Woo’s appearance. I truly understood why he is so popular in China from this opportunity.”

credits: TV Report