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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Lee Min Ho’s “Faith” Records Personal High in Ratings

SBS’s latest fantasy drama “Faith,” starring Lee Min Ho and Kim Hee Sun, recorded its personal high in ratings with its sixth episode. According to AGB Nielsen, “Faith” recorded 12.2%, a 1.6% increase from the night before.

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During last night’s episode, Kichul (Yoo Oh Sung) orders Yoo Eun Soo (Kim Hee Sun) and Choi Young (Lee Min Ho) to heal the young Kyung Chang Goon (Choi Won Hong), the preceding King who’s suffering from an “incurable” disease. After sending them off, Kichul goes to King Gongmin (Ryu Duk Hwan) to break the latter’s trust in his soldier. Kichul states, “Choi Young has kidnapped the Doctor from the Heavens to cure the preceding King,” labeling him as a traitor.

“Faith” tells the story of a present day doctor, Yoo Eun Soo, who meets a strange man dressed as a warrior who takes her back 660 years in history. The two will work to help shape King Gongmin into the true king he should be. During the journey, Yoo Eun Soo and the warrior, Choi Young, fall in love that transcends time and space.

Meanwhile, competitors KBS’s “Haeundae Lovers” and MBC’s “Golden Time” recorded 9.8% and 14.3% respectively.

Source: soompi

Younha Sings for ‘Faith’s OST

The drama OST for SBS’ Faith is getting a dose of Younha.
The production staff behind the drama’s OST revealed Younha has taken part in the soundtrack by singing the track One Teardrop.
Featuring a majestic 50-piece orchestra in the background, Younha’s explosive vocals are accentuated in the emotion-laden song.

The track was first heard in the August 28 broadcast of the drama as the relationship between Lee Min Ho and Kim Hee Sun’s characters began heating up.
A representative for the drama OST production shared, “At the recording, everyone was taken by surprised by Younha’s emotional delivery and voice. It’s a song that fits well with the sad love line.”

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Source: enewsworld

Lee Min Ho and Kim Hee Sun fall into a trap on Faith

Lee Min Ho and Kim Hee Sun fall into a trap.

In the sixth episode of SBS TV’s drama series Faith, which aired on August 28, Choi Young (played by Lee Min Ho) and Yoo Eun Soo (played by Kim Hee Sun) fall prey to Ki Cheol (played by Yoo Oh Sung)’s plot on their way to visit the late king Kyung Chang (played by Choi Won Hong), who was exiled to a remote island.

On their way to Kyung Chang, Yoo Eun Soo teases Choi Young, saying, “How long have you been loving me?” She relies on him and he also takes good care of her. However, they get attacked by a group of assassins after meeting Kyung Chang in the island.

Choi Young and Yoo Eun Soo tries to leave Kyung Chang’s place in order to avoid the assassins, but the royal forces appear in front of them. This scene implies that Choi Young and Yoo Eun Soo will be accused of conspiracy against the country because they were taking Kyung Chang out of his house.

People responded: “Choi Young and Yoo Eun Soo were so cute.” “I love the dynamic action scenes, the attractive characters, and the story.” “I wonder how they’ll get out of the trap.”

In the preview of the seventh episode, Yoo Eun Soo tells Choi Young, “Can’t you go with me?” You don’t have to kill anyone there, so please go with me. To heaven.”

Source: TV Report

English Translation: eternalc2h @ korea.com

Lee Min Ho Has Trouble Keeping His Eyes Open on ′Faith′ Set

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The busy filming schedule for SBS’ Faith is seemingly beginning to take a toll on Lee Min Ho.
On the August 29 broadcast of SBS’ Good Morning, the show paid a visit to the drama set of Faith.

During the special, Lee Min Ho was seen at one point filming a scene in which his character is laying down and receiving treatment. However, during a brief time in between shooting, Lee Min Ho was seen immediately falling asleep and eventually had to be woken up by a staff member.

When asked by the show if he was feeling tired, Lee Min Ho responded, “I want to sleep. Yesterday, because of another schedule I only had about two hours of sleep. I’m actually a person who sleeps quite a lot. I need usually 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night.”

Here’s hoping the actor finds plenty of time to rest in between!

Source: enewsworld
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Lee Min Ho says, “I’m sleepy,” before he shoots a kissing scene

The behind-the-scenes story about the kissing scene between Lee Min Ho and Kim Hee Sun was recently released.

In the episode of SBS TV’s Good Morning that aired on August 29, behind-the-scenes stories about the shooting of SBS TV’s drama series Faith were released.
Before shooting a kissing scene with Lee, Kim said, “It’s an important scene that I cannot even rehearse before shooting it. I’m nervous because it’s my first kissing scene in six years.” However, Lee got laughs by saying, “I’m sleepy. All I have to do is just sleep. Eun Soo (Kim Hee Sun) will do the rest.”
Kim studied hard watching a video about CPR, and Kim and Lee Phillip attracted attention as they both tried to do CPR on Lee. At this, Lee got laughs by saying, “Lee Phillip is a very violent person.”
Regarding the romance between Choi Young and Yoo Eun Soo in the series, Lee said, “I think Choi Young and Yoo Eun Soo cannot be together. I wish they stop falling in love.” Kim also said, “I want to take him to the modern world, but he’ll get in trouble because he won’t be able to get used to the change.”

Source: TV Report

English Translation: eternalc2h @ korea.com

Lee Min Ho - "The Faith" Making (Episode Five) 29.08.2012

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Why Lee Min Ho Chose ‘Faith’ After Turning It Down

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Translation Credit : Erika Kim

Lee Min Ho has come back on the small screen a year after the conclusion of City Hunter, and in Faith he’s again stealing hearts with his serious and sad character.
He was just a boy in Boys over Flowers, but he returned to his viewers as a man.

Choi Young, his character, also requires him to put on splendid action scenes, effectively showing how well-rounded this actor is. He’s the actor who calls women to their TV sets and leads Faith on its way to success.

Three years ago when he first received the offer to appear in Faith, however, Lee Min Ho turned it down, saying the character didn’t fit him. Why, then, did he decide to take up the offer in the end?

A rep from Lee Min Ho’s agency Starhaus Enertainment told enews on August 28, “The synopsis and content had changed from when we first met with Faith three years ago. More than anything, Lee Min Ho fell for the piece after reading its script. We turned it down at first, but in the end we decided to take it up.”

The story and content of Faith indeed changed a lot in the long time it remained in its preparation stages. Those changes were what brought the hallyu star Lee Min Ho to the drama.

The rep emphasized, “He turned down many love calls and chose Faith due to his trust in the piece.” The trust came from the collaboration of scriptwriter Song Ji Na and director Kim Jong Hak, who produced Hourglass and The Legend.

The choice turned out to be the right one. The drama started off with 9.4 percent viewership ratings (AGB Nielsen) on August 13, and has been grabbing attention from its viewers with every new episode for its interesting story and plot.

Photo credit: Hea Jung Min

Source: enewsworld

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Lee Min Ho - "The Faith" Still Cuts 28.08.2012

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Lee Min Ho and SNSD's Yoona for "Eider" Fall/Winter 2012 28.08.2012

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Lee Min Ho - "The Faith" Making (Episode Three) 28.08.2012

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Lee Min Ho and Kim Hee Sun spend a night together in a mountain area on Faith

Lee Min Ho and Kim Hee Sun spend a night together in a mountain area.
In the sixth episode of SBS TV’s drama series Faith, which will air on August 28, Choi Young (played by Lee Min Ho) and Yoo Eun Soo (played by Kim Hee Sun) set off a long journey alone tricked by Ki Cheol (played by Yoo Oh Sung) and spend a night together in a mountain area.
In this episode, Yoo Eun Soo talks about herself, getting closer to Choi Young.
In some snapshots of a scene from the episode recently released, Yoo Eun Soo is saying something to Choi Young, lying on a blanket, and Choi Young is staring at her with an expressionless face. These snapshots show different personalities of the two characters.
Their eyes directed to each other seem romantic. However, an unwelcome guest will appear in front of them and increase tension.
A spokesperson for Faith says, “Choi Young and Yoo Eun Soo will get closer to each other while they are on this long journey.”
In the sixth episode, Ki Cheol’s scheme gets revealed as Kyung Chang, Choi Young’s former master, appears in front of Choi Young, and Choi Young falls into danger again.

Source: TV Report

English Translation: eternalc2h @ korea.com

Lee Min Ho Gets the Action Going on ‘Faith’

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Translation Credit : Erika Kim

Lee Min Ho finally waged an all-out action war for his viewers.
On the August 27 broadcast of SBS’ Faith, Choi Young (Lee Min Ho) recovered from his fatal wounds and charged forth Choi Young style.

As soon as he gained consciousness, Choi Young heard that Eun Soo (Kim Hee Sun) had been taken away by Gi Chul (Yoo Oh Sung). Jang Bin (Lee Philip) tried to get Choi Young to stay put, saying that Eun Soo had gone on King Gong Min’s (Ryu Deok Hwan) orders.
Choi Young, however, headed into enemy territory to save Eun Soo. He put his life at stake to get over the obstacles and charge his enemies head on. He made it into Gi Chul’s home alone, and shook off the steady stream of Gi Chul’s minions as he progressed forward. Lee Min Ho managed to make Choi Young ever more charismatic and believable by putting on his best action scenes.
After the episode aired, the drama’s viewer boards saw a flood of posts reading, ‘I wasn’t expecting Lee Min Ho to put on action like this’, ‘He was like a flying master’ and ‘His kicks and slashes weren’t like any other. He’s the king of charisma.’
Choi Young also made his viewers curious about what he was thinking when he said he loved Eun Soo to make Gi Chul let her go.
Just before he was able to get Eun Soo completely out of Gi Chul’s home, Choi Young met with Gi Chul’s gang.
He pointed at Eun Soo and then shouted at Gi Chul, “This is because I love the one standing [here]. What kind of man would do nothing when the woman he loves has been dragged to this unknown place?”
Eun Soo took his words to be an expression of his true emotions, getting viewers to look forward to what will happen to their relationship in the future.

Photo credit: SBS

Credits: enewsworld

Lee Min Ho is given artificial respiration by Kim Hee Sun on Faith

The viewing rate of SBS TV’s drama series Faith went down.

According to the report from AGB Nielsen Media Research issued on August 28, the August 27 episode of SBS TV’s drama series Faith recorded a viewer rating of 10.6 percent. This is 0.9 percent lower than the August 21 episode’s, which was 11.5 percent.

Faith recorded the second highest viewing rate among the drama series airing at the same time.

In the latest episode, painful memories of Choi Young (played by Lee Min Ho) about his lover are revealed. Having suffered from aftereffects of a stab wound he received from Yoo Eun Soo (played by Kim Hee Sun), Choi Young eventually ceases breathing and faces death. However, Yoo Eun Soo tries artificial respiration, and he survives. The reason he has been unconscious despite the fact that he had successful surgery is because he has no will to live.

The fact that he had to let his lover Mae Hee go in the past has been ruining his life.

MBC TV’s drama series Golden Time recorded a viewer rating of 13.3 percent and KBS 2TV’s Haeundae Loversrecorded 9.1 percent.

Source: Xportsnews

English Translation: eternalc2h @ korea.com

Lee Min Ho – A Different Type of Charm (Easy Sept 2012)

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Monday, August 27, 2012

Lee Min Ho's Social Network Updates 27.08.2011

Update on Facebook:

"한국에 큰 태풍이 오고 있다고 하네요. 여러분 잘 지내시죠? 대비 잘 하셔서 피해 없기를 바라구요, 주변에 혼자 계시는 분들도 잘 살펴 주세여~피해 없이 무사히 지나갔으면 좋겠네요~ 건강한 한 주 되시길!! I hope your week going so well and wish you a good luck! Take care! :) おけんきですか? ^^ 楽しい１週間をお過ごしください～听说今天台风向韩国移动。。。大家那边还好吧？大家要注意台风希望大家都没事啊！"
English Translation: "A big Typhoon seems to be arrive in Korea soon. Is everyone alright? I wish all of you to be healthy, let's wish that the typhoon will not bring so many damage and please take care and look for other people around you also~ I wish this will pass without any harm~ i wish all of you a healthy week!! I hope your week going so well and wish you a good luck! Take care! :)"

Update on Weibo:
@14.19 PM: "听说今天台风向韩国移动。。。大家那边还好吧？大家要注意台风希望大家都没事啊！"
English Translation: "I heard that today a big typhoon will move to South Korea..is everyone okay? i hope everyone is okay, please take care and look for the people around you also!"

Update on Me2Day: "한국에 큰 태풍이 오고 있다고 하네요. 여러분은 잘 지내시죠? 대비 잘 하셔서 피해 없기를 바라구요, 주변에 혼자 계시는 분들도 잘 살펴 주세여~피해 없이 무사히 지나갔으면 좋겠네요~ 건강한 한 주 되시길."
English Translation: ""A big Typhoon seems to be arrive in Korea soon. Is everyone alright? I wish all of you to be healthy, let's wish that the typhoon will not bring so many damage and please take care and look for other people around you also~ I wish this will pass without any harm~ i wish all of you a healthy week!"
Photo Subject: "신의 홧팅"
English Translation: "The Faith Fighting"

Update on LINE Messenger: "Hello, how is everyone doing? Typhoon Bolaven seems to affect Korea soon. I heard it is one of the most powerful typhoons so far. Please get ready for it so that you don't have any damage or so! Taking care of the neighbors would be another great idea to prepare for it, wouldn't it? I hope your week going so well and wish you a good luck! Take care! ^^ All best, always"

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