[TRANS] 100816 What People Think of When They Hear 'Korea'

Most Koreans would think of Ito Hirobumi whenever "Japan" is mentioned, similarly, for most Japanese people, the first name that comes to mind at the mention of "Korea" is Bae Yong Jun.

KBS International Broadcast and NHK conducted a poll from June 26th to July 4th, surveying 1000 Korean and 1473 Japanese participants of over 20 years old. The results are as follows:

Bae Yong Jun - 20.8%

Kim Dae Jung - 7.8%

Lee Myung Bak - 7.3%

Choi Ji Woo - 4.3%

Lee Byung Hun - 3.9%

Kim Yuna - 3.4%

Dong Bang Shin Ki - 2.6%

Park Ji Sung - 1.6%

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All in all, amongst females, celebrities ranked higher; and amongst males, politicians took the lead.

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[TRANS] 100815 For Japanese, Talking About ‘Koreans’ Whom Will Immediately Pop Up?

Regarding a poll with subject ‘when talking about the Koreans in Japan, which person whom you will instantly remember?’, the Japanese chose Bae Yong Joong as one they will immediately reminiscent.

In memorial of 100 Years of Invasion of Sovereignty Right, KBS International Broadcast and NHK news held a poll from June 26th – July 4th with over 1000 Japanese in their 20th of Korean age, gained an exact 1,473 participants.

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The Japanese appointed :
Bae Yong Jun (20.8%) (T/N: Actor),
Kim Dae-Jung (7.6%) (T/N: South Korea former president, Nobel peace prize recipient),
Lee Myung Bak (7.3%) (T/N: Korea former president, he was born and spent childhood in Japan),
Choi Ji Woo (4.3%) (T/N: Actress),
Lee Byun Hun (3.9%) (T/N: Actor),
Kim Yuna (3.4%) (T/N: Skating figure),
TVXQ (2.6%), and
Park Ji-Sung (1.6%) (T/N: Soccer player).

From overall results, Korean hallyu stars are mostly chosen by female participants while politicians are from the male participants.

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[NEWS] Lee Soo-Man is richest stock investor among entertainers

Lee Soo-man, chairman of top talent agency and record label SM Entertainment, firmly holds the title of the Korean entertainment scene’s richest stock investor, with his stock wealth amounting to more than 60 billion won ($51 million), data showed Wednesday.

According to chaebul.com, an online financial information provider, the former singer’s stockholding is valued at 61.7 billion won as of Aug. 10, increasing more than 200 percent this year.

Bae Yong-joon

Lee owns a 28.25 percent stake in SM Entertainment which he founded in 1995. Traded on the KOSDAQ, shares in the firm soared a whopping 186 percent this year from 4,750 won per share on Jan. 4 to 13,600 won on Aug. 10, after it reported a four-fold increase in overseas label sales and royalty income in the first quarter of this year.
Lee Soo-man

SM Entertainment, who was run by Lee until February, has produced major performers like H.O.T, S.E.S and BoA and now represents groups such as Girls’ Generation and Super Junior.

Second-richest was TV and movie star Bae Yong-joon, a.k.a. Yonsama.

He holds a 34.6 percent stake in Keyeast Co., a celebrity management and visual contents maker listed on KOSDAQ. His stake is evaluated at 13.2 billion won, up 8.84 percent from early this year.

Singer Yang Soo-kyung, who is married to the former CEO of Yedang Entertainment, another talent agency, ranked third-richest in stocks among entertainers, holding shares in the firm worth 3 billion won.

Actress Kyun Mi-ri came in the fourth place, followed by singer BoA.

Asian superstar Rain, who took the third spot in the ranking early this year, did not make the list this time because he sold off his entire stake in J. Tune Entertainment in June.

By Lee Sun-young (milaya@heraldm.com)

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[TRANS] 100629 Heading To The Ground Achieves Milestone After Bae Yong Joon

Yunho, after Bae Yong Joon, has achieved the record of holding number one spot on Japan's DVD Oricon charts after 3 years with the MBC television drama he acted as the main character, "Heading To The Ground".

According to the weekly television drama DVD charts on the 28th, Yunho's first time acting as main character in the drama "Heading To The Ground" has earned both number 1 and number 2 spots with the individual DVD box sets.

The only Korean drama to ever achieve number 1 and 2 spots on the weekly Oricon television drama DVD charts was Bae Yong Joon's drama "The Story of the First King's Four Gods" in 2007. This is the first time in 3 years since a Korean DVD drama has achieved this feat.

In comparison to somewhat low viewer ratings in Korea, "Heading To The Ground" has achieved a milestone in Japan, showing the amount of care Yunho receives from fans.
On another note, Yunho will start acting as the main character, Prince Lee Shin, in the musical "Goong" starting in September.

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