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Singer/actor Ryu Si-won has topped a Japanese music album chart in the Asian category.

Ryu’s fourth album “With You,” which was released in Japan in May, was found to have topped the music chart according to the largest music record chain HMV’s annual album sales rankings.

The singer’s agency, Rs Company, said the feat attests to Ryu’s success in Japan as a singer.

“With You” topped HMV’s album booking chart when it was just released, and took the second spot on the Oricon daily chart. In June, the singer successfully gave a concert at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan.

Ryu is also popular as an actor in Japan. Since October this year he has been appearing on the TBS weekend drama “Woman Detective” opposite young Japanese star Yukie Nakama.

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Model Lee Seon-jin will tie the knot next month.

She broke the news Tuesday. She will marry a businessman two years her senior on Jan. 27 at the Central City Millennium Hall in Banpodong.

In a news conference Friday, she will unveil the full wedding story, from how the couple first met to when they decided to marry. Lael Wedding, chaired by comedian Park Soo-hong, is charged with the wedding ceremony.

Lee debuted in 1995 through the Super Elite Model competition. She has since appeared as a model and actress in dramas and films.

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Actress Kim Sung-eun and singer Solbi will compete for the ‘Best Entertainer Award’ at the 2007 KBS Entertainment Awards on December 22.

Kim, a popular host of ‘Happy Sunday - Immortal Music’ and Solbi, a co-host for the third season of ‘Happy Together’ on KBS 2TV have been selected as candidates for the ‘Best Entertainer Award.’

Kim has appeared in the film ‘Magang Hotel,’ the MBC drama ‘Thank You’ and the SBS Drama ‘Gangnam Mothers.’ She currently appears on ‘Happy Sunday - Immortal Music’ as a lovable tone-deaf host. Solbi has also attracted the media spotlight for her appearance on numerous entertainment shows.

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TokyoGraph reported that the third season of the popular drama Gokusen will be aired sooner on April 2008 in NTV (Japan). The role as the teacher Kumiko Yamaguchi will reprise by Yukie Nakama and the casting of the students is still not confirmed yet.

Based on a manga by Kozueko Morimoto, Gokusen is one of the popular and top rating show in Japan.

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Singer Baek Ji-young will received an surgery on January. She was diagnosed with a vocal cord cyst last year. The cyst is just a lump and not that serious but because she continue performing live it become aggravated.

Despite of her condition the singer continue working with her new album. Last October Baek Ji-young sought for medical help when she feel severe pain in the throat.

The operation could affect her singing career because a vocal cord surgery will make a great change to her voice or have a possibility of altering the voice.

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Oricon has announced its sales rankings for 2007 and once again, Kumi Koda was #1 in total sales for the year. She sold more than 7.3 billion yen worth of CDs and DVDs. Ayumi Hamasaki was #2 at 7.0 billion yen.

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KBS TV’s National Song Contest, which marked its 1,400th show on Dec. 16, continues to post the highest TV ratings. The program is running since in 1980 and continuesly gaining popularity for almost 28 years.

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Popular Actress Park Jin hee volunteers to Help Clean Up Oil-spill in Taean of South Chungcheong Province. Someone close to Park that she adjust her schedule that day because she wanted to help and worked on the accident site all day long.

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A God Member Park Jun-hyeong is star in a US Film ‘Speed Racer’. The singer display an image miles apart from his previous friendly persona. In the movie he dyed his hair and put a tattoo on his back.

The Film is about the young people involved in the risky sport of car racing.

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One of the popular Korean actress Choi Ji-woo agree to model on a fashion show last November 27 for fashion designer Andre Kim.

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