Our friends at DramaFever.com took the liberty to select their top ten leading men in Korean dramas.  Drum roll please!  They are Lee Seung Gi, Jang Geun Seuk, Yoon Sang Hyun, Bae Soo Bin, Jung Il Woo, Cha Seung Won, Jung Joon Ho, Oh Ji Ho, Park Hae Jin, and Kim Bum.

Can’t say we’ve seen a drama that each of these men have been in but they all seem worthy of the DramaFever honor.  Who do you think is deserving to be on this list?

For all you Korean drama peeps, get ready because Daniel Henney made his big premiere on U.S. television in CBS’ new medical drama, “Three Rivers,” on Sunday night as Dr. David Lee.  So far it’s been a great year for Daniel Henney as he’s made 2009 the year he introduces himself to Hollywood.  He made his big Hollywood movie debut earlier this year when he played Agent Zero in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” Now he plays an organ transplant surgeon and very interestingly, the George Clooney type who womanizes and breaks ladies’ hearts.  Actually, it’s more than interesting because an Asian man is playing the romantic type.

Maybe Hollywood is really diversifying?  If you watched John Cho in FlashForward, he’s in an interracial relationship with an African-American women and now we’ve got Daniel Henney acting as the womanizer.  Let’s hope these two new shows are successful!  It’s been a great fall season for Korean-American actors with Daniel Henney now joining a growing list of actors who have regular televisions shows:  John Cho, Ken Jeong, C.S. Lee, Tim Kang, and Sanrda Oh.

So who is Daniel Henney?
Model-turned-actor Daniel Henney is now a household name in South Korea after starring as Dr. Henry Kim in the popular miniseries “My Lovely Samsoon.” Henney was also recently seen in this summer’s blockbuster hit “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” in which he plays the character Agent Zero.

Henney starred in the television series “Spring Waltz,” by acclaimed director SukHo Yoon and then went on to star in his first feature film “Seducing Mr. Robin.” His second film, “My Father,” won multiple awards in South Korea and was actually the first time in that country’s history that a foreigner swept all the major cinema awards in the Best New Actor category.

Henney has also appeared in the Off-Broadway production of “Death of a Salesman.”

He was born in Carson City, Mich., to a Korean-American mother and a British-American father. He studied Business Communications at Albion College and Alma College and as an avid sports enthusiast, played college basketball throughout his college years. He is also musically active and has been the lead vocal and guitarist for an underground rock band, Avarice, for two years. Currently, he lives in Seoul, South Korea and Los Angeles and his birth date is Nov. 28.

What’s Three Rivers all about?
THREE RIVERS is a medical drama starring Alex O’Loughlin (“Moonlight,” upcoming CBS Films “The Back-Up Plan”) that goes inside the emotionally complex lives of organ donors, the recipients and the surgeons at the preeminent transplant hospital in the country, where every moment counts. However, dealing with donor families in their darkest hour and managing the fears and concerns of apprehensive recipients takes much more than just a sharp scalpel. Leading the elite team is Dr. Andy Yablonski, the highly-skilled workaholic lead organ transplant surgeon, whose good-natured personality and sarcastic wit makes him popular with his patients and colleagues. His co-workers include Dr. Miranda Foster, a surgical fellow with a rebellious streak and fiery temper who strives to live up to her deceased father’s excellent surgical reputation; Dr. David Lee, a womanizing surgical resident who’s broken as many hearts as he’s replaced; Ryan Abbott, the inexperienced new transplant coordinator who arranges the intricately choreographed process of quickly and carefully transporting organs from donor to patient; Dr. Sophia Jordon, the dedicated head of surgery who has no patience for anyone who hasn’t sacrificed as much as she has for the job; and Pam Acosta, Andy’s no-nonsense operating assistant and best friend. In this high stakes arena, in which every case is a race against the clock, these tenacious surgeons and medical professionals are the last hope for their patients.

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This was of interest because when we opened up Twitter on Saturday morning, a Korean actor was in the top ten of trending topics.  Very impressive when you think about all the things that people tweet about.  Apparently he reached all the way up to #2.  Wow!  People sure love Korean pop stars.  Find the latest on Kim Bum, the star of Boys over Flowers at AllKpop.

Korean actress and former Kpop singer Jung Ryeo Won came across the Pacific to meet with executives at a Hollywood movie studio last month.  It looks like the Korean wave may be continuing.  What we do know is that she’s one of the more talented actresses in Korea and she is fluent in English, albeit with an Australian accent.  We shall see.

According to her representatives, “It is correct that Jung Ryeo Won is planning to enter Hollywood, however there are no specific arrangements yet. She recently went to the US for a photoshoot, and it is believed that she met the (studio) official then…… But with Ryeo Won having a beneficial advantage in English, if there is an opportunity, then there is certainly a desire to debut in Hollywood. Of course, trying hard in domestic activities is her first priority.”

Source:  AllKpop, Dramabeans

I’m not going to ask how MySoju.com does it, but they have Korean dramas on demand that you can watch online.  Growing up, many of my friends learned Korean through Korean dramas.  There’s always been a debate if you can correctly learn Korean by watching dramas, because it’s a very casual in conversation.  Anyhow, we found a series that I had heard of by numerous people and it looks pretty interesting.  Not because I can relate to the characters but because we all enjoy watching a little bit of romance, or lack thereof in this drama.

Synopsis:  Cho Jae Hee is a man in his 40s who is very stubborn and hasn’t gotten married yet. His personality is so unbearable that women don’t find him attractable nor a good candidate for marriage. However, Jae Hee, is perfect in everything that he does. His life will be surrounded by three different women. Jang Moon Jung is a doctor that he meets one day, Jung Yoo Jin is his neighbor whom he meets due to a disturbance, and Yoon Ki Ran is his colleague at work.

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