Goo Hye Sun’s ‘The Musical’ gets picked up by Japan for $1.2 million

Although Goo Hye Sun’s upcoming SBS drama, ‘The Musical‘, has yet to hit the airwaves, it’s already been bought by a Japanese broadcast network!
On September 1st, the drama’s production company revealed that it was purchased for $1.2 million USD.  The drama contains a total of 16 episodes with a line-up featuring Goo Hye Sun, Daniel Choi, Ock Joo Hyun, and Park Ki Woong.
The story line centers around medical student ‘Go Eun Bi’ (played by Goo Hye Sun), who’s a medical student but actually dreams of becoming a musical star. Thanks to the popularity of ‘Boys Over Flowers‘ in Japan, Goo Hye Sun’s influence certainly be making its way into her other projects.
The drama will begin airing in Korea on September 2nd at 10 PM KST.

STELLAR’s unique concept gains hot attention

STELLAR’s unique concept is posing a fresh appeal among girl groups.
After releasing their first digital single, ‘Rocket Girl‘, STELLAR is becoming a hot search item on various portal sites.
On August 25th, STELLAR performed their debut stage with “Rocket Girl” on Mnet’s ‘M Countdown‘, on the 26th, KBS’s ‘Music Bank‘, and on the 28th, SBS’s ‘Inkigayo‘. STELLAR showed off a unique and fresh color, different from the other female groups.
The song has already become a hot topic before its release as it was written by Kim Do Hyun and also featured Shinhwa’s Eric.
Netizens responded to their song with “STELLAR is bringing attention as it is different from other girl groups“, “I like that they are fresh“, and “I keep listening to the song because it’s addictive“.