Korean Romance Bangkok Post:
Hidden yearning, booming market
There's more to love than romance. For the Jamsai publishing house, love means money - lots and lots of money.Last year, the company raked in 70 million baht, churning out titles that literary critics wrinkle their noses at in disdain. But over a hundred thousand copies of "Jamsai love stories" have been sold and SE-Education Public, a giant bookstore chain, has voted Jamsai as Thailand's best publisher for 2004. Managing director Kraingkrai...
Korean Romance Fly to Malaysia for the Games
FLIGHT Centre offers a Commonwealth Games package from $999 person, twin-share including return flights to Kuala Lumpur, three nights accommodation and a ticket to one event son at the Games which run September 9-21. Conditions apply.Details: Any Flight Centre office.UK/Europe flights from $1699 INSIGHT International Tours offer Singapore Airlines return flights to UK/Europe from $1699 per person, ex-Adelaide, for bookings made in conjunction with the purchase of...
The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri:
Korean romance excites NHK
Korean romance excites NHK Satoshi Tabata Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Following the South Korean serial drama Fuyu no Sonata (Winter Sonata), which enjoyed a very successful run in Japan, Utsukushiki Hibi (Beautiful Days), also from South Korea, has started airing on NHK-S2 (Thursdays, 10 p.m.). But will this new series win the hearts of viewers like its predecessor, which later became a best-selling DVD series?Utsukushiki Hibi focuses on the romantic relationships of a...