Actress Gains Popularity in Asia
December 27, 2005
What do President of China Hu Jintao and Hong Kong movie stars Chow Yun Fat and Andy Lau have in common?
They have all admitted in the past year to being fans of the South Korean drama “Jewel in the Palace,'’ which finished its run in China on Oct. 16 as the number one watched show.
Earlier in May it went down in Hong Kong TV history as the most-watched television show, with the last episode recording viewer ratings surpassing the 40 percent mark.
And standing in the middle of the period piece, which tells the story of clever court maid who later becomes the royal physician, and the whole craze that has spread all across Asia, is its heroine Jang-gum played by Lee Young-ae.
The popularity of the drama and the actress had her traveling all over North and Southeast Asia promoting the show. But even before all the excitement surrounding it had seemed to settle down, the 34-year-old actress was ready to excite fans with something entirely new.
In late July Lee made a stunning comeback onto to the silver screen as Kum-ja, a woman thirsty for revenge after serving a sentence for a murder she was falsely accused of committing.
For “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance’’ she teamed up with “Old Boy’’ director Park Chan-wook. The piece also happened to be the Cannes Film Festival grand prize winner’s much anticipated third and final installment of his revenge-themed series
The movie took her to Venice this year and although the film didn’t garner any awards in competitive categories, Lee still attracted a lot of attention from critics and the media.
Back home she won the best actress award at the 26th Blue Dragon Awards, which was held in Seoul last month.
Source: The Korea Times 21 Dec 2005
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me and my husband bought the complete dvd set of the tv series, jewel in the palace. we saw it aired in GMA channel 7 and we decided to watch every night. but because we can’t stay late at night for our work early the following day, we bought the complete set without realizing that we will be really addicted to watch and finish till dawn for several weeks. hay!!! kakakaddict talaga noh!!!
Comment by falls tenorio — January 1, 2006 @ 12:17 pm
ชอบเรื่องนี้มากๆครับ
Comment by ถ้วยฟู( Fu ) — January 2, 2006 @ 11:07 am
i need to get a copy of the dvd set…. where can i buy?
Comment by jericz — January 7, 2006 @ 2:27 pm
The best Jewel in the palace!!!
Comment by manuel — January 14, 2006 @ 1:21 pm
i love you jang geum ur the best …..
we love you reallyyyy………….
ur drama is so fantastic
Comment by cindy oraiz — January 14, 2006 @ 3:34 pm
Lee young ae hav friendster?
Comment by cor — January 15, 2006 @ 11:38 am
hi.. im an avid fan of jewel in the pALACE.. can any one help me? pls send me many pictures of lady han of jewel in the palace.. coz i relly love seeing her face.. shes so beautifull. tnx in advance
Comment by mhai — January 21, 2006 @ 9:17 pm
sana irewind ang jewel in the palace.pero mas maaga ang timeslot,
Comment by LEILY — January 29, 2006 @ 1:51 pm
Jewel in the Palace is the best in the PHILIPPINES!!! We, Filipinos, hope to see the cast of Jewel in person, so please visit our country… The drama is so great, it is well made and it is full of values and lessons that are good for the viewers… continue making good films like this… Lee Young-ae your so pretty…
Comment by jen — January 30, 2006 @ 2:22 am
lee young Ae i hope u rewind the jewel in the palace coz i want two see again and you are very pretty
Comment by olive — February 25, 2006 @ 4:45 pm
i hope wag ng matapos ang jewel in the palace , kahit ilang ulit pa papanoorin ko pa rin. kaya lang it makes me feel very sad pag naalala ko sina madam jung at lady han na pinatay sa storya..sana hindi na lang ganoon…hayy…
Comment by Melody Anne Castro — March 18, 2006 @ 1:10 pm
pupunta din ako sa market-market , taga manila lang ako i hope makita ko yung malimit mag post dito gay ni chen mj c dethvs pala di pwede,she taga saan ka?dito lang ao nag i-internet sa haus, hanga ako sa fans ni idol han..mas nakakabilib!!sana makita ko kayo sa market-market…
Comment by Melody Anne Castro — March 20, 2006 @ 2:10 pm
hi, i’m avid fan of Jewel in the Palace,the story really touch my heart…..kaka addict!
Comment by thet — May 6, 2006 @ 9:47 pm
Hello.I am come from Iran(Tabriz).I like Jewel in the Palace&I love Dae Jang Geum so.please send me an email with new special pictures of Jang Geum.
Comment by Reza — February 6, 2007 @ 5:41 pm
In Tanha filmi ke man daram donbal mikonam
Comment by yasser — June 30, 2007 @ 3:40 am
Lee young ae hav friendster?
Comment by karim — August 30, 2007 @ 5:29 pm