Wednesday Dining Korea – CJ E&M announced that K-Pop group Super Junior’s Kim Hee-chul stars as one of the celebrity aficionados in its new night time food talk show Wednesday Dining. Other co-hosts of the show include singer-songwriter Park Yong In (member of R&B group Urban Zakapa), actor Kim Yu Seok, lawyer Kang Yong Seok, and food stylist Hong Shin Ae. Premiered on 21 January, Wednesday Dining is a specialised talk show that features Korea’s renowned restaurants … [Read more...] about Korean stars in “Wednesday Dining”
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CJ E&M launches Animation Biz Division
Seoul, Korea – CJ E&M has announced the creation of its animation business division, in a ceremony held at CJ HumanVille in downtown Seoul. The event also unveiled a new television animation series, titled Robot Trains RT, in front of 400 industry leaders and watchers. With the latest launch, CJ E&M plans to invest 15 million U.S. dollars this year alone to develop animation content. Such investment is not new to CJ E&M as it had been actively involved in supporting local … [Read more...] about CJ E&M launches Animation Biz Division
CJ E&M joins Broadway League
Kinky Boots Seoul, Korea – CJ E&M announced that it became the first Korean member to have joined the Broadway League, America’s national trade association for the Broadway industry, whose membership includes the world’s top producers and operators. CJ E&M’s latest membership also makes Korea the third Asian country to join the League, following Japan and Singapore. Over the last decade, CJ E&M has invested and co-produced 20 shows. In 2013, it co-produced … [Read more...] about CJ E&M joins Broadway League
Chinese film breaks record
Seoul, Korea – CJ E&M announced that 20, Once Again! (é‡è¿”20å²), a second film jointly produced with Chinese companies, has raked in 122.35 million yuan (19.75 million USD) at the box office, only four days after its opening on 8 January in nearly 5,500 screens across China. According to Enbase, a Chinese entertainment research site, the figure also surpasses the previous opening-week record held by CJ E&M-China film collaboration, A Wedding Invitation (2013, at 70.66 … [Read more...] about Chinese film breaks record
CJ E&M-Vietnam co-produces “Let Hoi Decide (De Mai Tinh2)”
Let Hoi Decide (De Mai Tinh2) Seoul, Korea– CJ E&M-Vietnam co-produced film, Let Hoi Decide (De Mai Tinh2) has become the biggest box office hit in Vietnam announced by CJ E&M. Its ticket sales reached $3.85 million on 30 December, 2014, beating the record of the previous megahit film TEO EM. In 2015, CJ E&M is expected to further carry out co-production projects with partners in Vietnam. The company aims to distribute at least ten films and produce two to three local films … [Read more...] about CJ E&M-Vietnam co-produces “Let Hoi Decide (De Mai Tinh2)”
CJ E&M remakes Chilean telenovela
Family Secrets Korean version of popular Chilean TV series Where is Elissa to feature former K-Pop singer Hyo Young Asia's content and media company CJ E&M announced that Family Secrets the Korean remake of Chilean hit telenovela Where is Elissa premiered on its general entertainment channel tvN. Family Secrets is a 100-episode revenge melodrama about a mother (played by Sin Eun Gyeong) from a well-off family who had lost her son to a tragic accident and later her only daughter went missing … [Read more...] about CJ E&M remakes Chilean telenovela