[news] Lee Byung-hun Named Best Asian Influential Actor

Actor Lee Byung-hun will receive the award for best Asian influential actor at this year's China Music Awards and Asian Influential Awards, his agency BH Entertainment announced on Thursday.The awards are an upgraded version of the 14-year-old Channel V Chinese Music Awards, the agency said.The awards ceremony will be held on Sunday at the Chengdu International Tennis Center in Sichuan Province."The gala will be broadcast across the mainland and in 53 countries and territories including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Singapore and Taiwan," BH Entertainment said. "Coincidentally, Lee and actress...

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[news] Lee Byung-hun cleared of gambling charges

Korean actor Lee Byung-hun has been cleared of illegal gambling charges filed against him last year by his former girlfriend.The Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office ruled Friday that "there is no evidence" Lee had been involved in habitual gambling overseas, an allegation made early December by the Korean-Canadian woman identified only by her last name Kwon.A legal dispute between the two fired up when Kwon lodged a complaint to court saying she was allured into having a sexual relationship with the actor on his false promises of marriage and demanded she be compensated for physical and psychological...

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[News] Lee Byung Hyun's ex girlfriend, Kwon Mi-Yeon is participating in her investigation through email

It was reported that Lee Byung-Hun’s previous girlfriend Kwon Mi-Yeon (Diana Kwon) participated in the ongoing investigation for lawsuit through email. Although she is not required to show up in person for the court day of her ~$100,000 lawsuit against Lee Byung-Hun on Feb. 18th, many lawyers agree that she won’t win the judges unless she shows up in person and actively defend herself in court.Also, Kwon Mi-Yeon hasn’t selected a lawyer to defend her case yet. She didn’t turn in additional evidence or statements other than the original statement for her lawsuit. There are still no signs of Kwon...

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[NEWS] Lee Byung-hun to star in Kim Ji-woon’s thriller pic !

Top Korean actor Lee Byung-hun has joined the cast of a new thriller film by famed director Kim Ji-woon, according to Lee’s agency BH Entertainment on Thursday.An official at BH explained that Lee is set to star in the film — titled “I Saw The Devil” — although the actor has not finished signing the contract as of yet.Famed actor Choi Min-sik of Cannes award-winning director Park Chan-wook’s film “Old Boy” had already confirmed his appearance in the movie, set to start filming next month.Lee will play the role of a man who plots revenge against a psychopath killer, played by Choi, after his girlfriend...

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[News] Kwon Mi-Yeon “I could cancel my lawsuit if Lee Byung-Hun publicly apologizes”

A media reporter who had interviewed Kwon Mi-Yeon (Diana Kwon) reported that what Kwon Mi-Yeon wants is public apology from Lee Byung-Hun. And she is willing to cancel her lawsuit if her wish comes true.Through KBS  TV show “Yeo-Yoo-Man-Man” that aired on Dec. 28th, the reporter told that Kwon Mi-Yeon strongly wishes Lee Byung-Hun to pay for all his wrong doings and demanded his apology.However, on the other side, Lee Byung-Hun’s lawyer told, “We haven’t been investigated by police. We haven’t been directly contacted by Kwon Mi-Yeon’speople either.”Credits:&...

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[news] No end in sight to Lee Byung-hun saga

SEOUL: A former Korean baseball pitcher has accused the president of the production company behind hit Korean drama serial "Iris" of hiring thugs to assault him.According to The Korean Times, Kang Byung-kyu, who is now a television host, claimed that the attack was connected to the ongoing Lee Byung-hun scandal involving the Korean superstar and his alleged ex-girlfriend who is known only as Kwon.Kang, 36, told reporters as he left a police station in Seoul that he will lodge a formal complaint against the president of the production company, a Mr Chung, later this week.He had previously turned...

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[News]Lee Byung Hyun's Accuser Finally Talk

Lee Byung-hun’s estranged ex-girlfriend, Kwon Mi-yeon (22) was interviewed by Korean online news site, Newsis where she revealed her side of the relationship with the actor.When did you first meet Lee Byung-hun?"Last year in September. Lee Byung-hun was in Canada to promote the film, “The Good, the Bad and The Weird”…from the first moment, he showed strong interest…even when he flew to New York after leaving Toronto, he kept contacting me. And after New York, he came back to Canada. He said it was to see me. At the time, I thought he really liked me."What did you like about him?"When Lee Byung-hun...

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[News] Lee Byung-hun Shares His Thoughts on Rumors

Top actor Lee Byung-hun, who has been sued by his former girlfriend, has posted a message on his personal blog in which he shared his thoughts on the recently circulating rumors about him.Lee wrote, "I don't know how to begin this message. I wish I were writing it to share good news with you, since I'm posting it for the first time in a while. My agency and attorney tried to dissuade me from doing this but I decided to post this message because many people are worried about me. All the distorted facts and rumors about me will be dispelled in a legal way, even though that might take a while. But...

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[News] Korean actor Lee Byung-hun sued for alleged sexual misconduct

Korean superstar Lee Byung-hun has been sued by an estranged girlfriend for alleged sexual misconduct.The woman, known only as Miss Kwon, is a 22-year-old Korean-Canadian student studying rhythmic gymnastics at York University in Canada.Kwon claimed that a friend had introduced her to the "GI Joe" actor in September 2008 while he was on a promotional tour in Toronto for the film "The Good, The Bad and The Weird" which he starred in.Kwon charged that the 39-year-old Lee lured her into a sexual relationship with false promises of marriage and seeks 100 million won (S$119,000) in damages.A day after...

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[News] Lee Byung-heon targeted for blackmail

Get ready for what will surely become another entertainment industry rollercoaster of scandalous claims:Lee Byung-heon, megastar and current lead in KBS drama IRIS, has been accused by a Korean-Canadian woman of sexual misconduct and slapped with a lawsuit. Lee refutes the claims and is fighting back.According to Lee’s management company, BH Entertainment, the star had been the target of “severely slanderous” phone calls beginning in November from an undisclosed group of men, who blackmailed Lee with threats to “expose him to a scandal” if he did not pay them several billions of won. On December...

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[News/Pictures]Stars awarded at the 30th Blue Dragon awards

Actors Lee ByungHun, Han JungWoo, Ha JiWon and Choi KangHee are awarded the popular star awards at the 30th Blue Dragon Movie Award. The award cermony took place on 2nd December in Seoul KBS Hall with Kim HyeSoo and Lee BumSoo as the hosts of the ceremony. Ha JiWon is said to have the best ‘ticket power’ this year with her 2 flicks ‘Haewoondae’ and ‘My love by my side’. She was also awarded the Best Actress for the first time since her debut 11 years ago during the College Movie Festival on 1st December. Lee ByungHun is known to be popular not just in Korea but also overseas for his various...

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