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HAPPY BIRTH DAY KIM MYUNG MIN

would just like to remind you that KMM's birthday is just around the corner. Please, please post your birthday messages and fan stories. The deadline for the birthday message and fan stories is September 25. Please click on the link: http://forum.myungmininternational.com/vie...php?f=218&t=468.


Kindly see attached file for additional details too.


Let's make our man happy on his special day!

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TV star Kim Myung-min hopes to make waves in the film world.
September 17, 2009



Actor Kim Myung-min. By Im Hyun-dong

Actor Kim Myung-min is returning to the big screen. And this time he hopes to make a larger splash than his last effort, the 2008 crime film “Open City,” which had an average showing at the box office.

Kim actually made a name for himself - and gained legions of fans - for his recent work as a coldhearted doctor in the TV series “The Great White Tower” and as an aggressive conductor in the program “Beethoven Virus.”

Now, he is again looking to gain a foothold in the movie world, taking on an extremely challenging role as Jong-woo - a Lou Gehrig’s patient - in the upcoming film “Closer to Heaven.” The movie, which hits theaters Sept. 24, depicts a tragic love story between Kim’s character, Jong-woo, and his wife, Ji-soo - played by actress Ha Ji-won, the heroine of the summer blockbuster “Haeundae.” The director is none other than Park Jin-pyo. who was behind the 2005 hit movie “You Are My Sunshine,” which starred actress Jeon Do-yeon as an AIDS patient.

The 37-year-old Kim is well known for his rigorous self-discipline and his ability to adapt to different roles. His latest film is no exception: Kim actually lost a whopping 20 kilograms (44 pounds), reaching a skeletal 52 kilograms, which is extremely thin for someone who’s only 180 centimeters tall (5-foot-9 5-foot-11).


Kim Myung-min plays a Lou Gehrig’s patient in the upcoming film “Closer to Heaven.” He actually shed 20 kilograms (44 pounds) for the role. Provided by Zip Cinema

“I’ve gained back about 10 kilograms in three months since filming ended,” Kim revealed in a recent interview with the JoongAng Ilbo. “However, I’m not in shape yet, and I’m still confused about whether I’m Kim Myung-min or Jong-woo.”

A Lou Gehrig’s patient has never been featured in Korean films before, in part because it’s hard for actors to portray the struggle against the disease. Kim said the three-month shooting process was indeed a trying experience.

“The hardest part was not that I had to lose weight before the shoot, but that I had to keep losing it through the course of filming because I was playing this guy who is getting sicker day by day,” Kim said. “So it was more like filming a documentary.”

The drastic weight loss required not only following an extremely strict diet, but also getting as little shut-eye as possible, according to Kim.

“I slept no more than two hours every day,” Kim said. “That lack of sleep brought about depression, and that in turn brought about less sleeping and less eating. When there were about 10 days left until the end of shooting, director Kim told me to stop losing weight, saying, ‘You may actually die if you keep going.’”

What troubled the actor more, however, were the side effects of his rapid weight loss.

At times, the actor said, he fell unconscious and occasionally even “failed to recognize people.”

The film producers originally planned to make a dummy for Kim’s role and fix it up with the help of computer generated graphics. But they changed the plan when Kim actually shed about 10 kilograms in 20 days after shooting started.

“I didn’t want to turn to CG technology,” he said. “If I acted as if I was ill when I wasn’t actually sick, audiences wouldn’t be able to feel the pain the character suffers. Acting is an attractive job, but it is painful at the same time.Getting back to my original state has been harder than I expected.”


By Yang Sung-hee [spark0320@joongang.co.kr]
Source:http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2910145

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Kim Myung Min “Psychiatric Treatment recommended”


News taken from http://japanese.joins.com/article/artic ... ctcode=730

Edited with thanks to Evon's feedback. However, there's still a part in bold. He couldn't have been a Korean beauty icon...he wasn't cast in many roles because he was not considered to be good looking.

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Kim Myung Min acted as Lou Gehrig’s Syndrome victim Jong Woo in “My Love By My Side”(Directed by Park Jin Pyo) . Fans are curious. What kind of performance can we expect next? Yi Soon-shin, Jang Joon-hyuk, Kang Mae, and what is next?

Kim Myung Min did not fail to live up to expectation. He lost 20 kg in weight. When he started out, he was known as ‘momuchan'(Korean beauty icon). However, for this movie, his cheeks sank in and his rib bones showed. Now, Kim Myung Min’s acting has reached the level of a ‘master’.



Life in isolation for three and half months.

In “My Love By My Side”, Kim Myung Min was not just acting, but living out the life of the character. Many of the scenes were shot like they were filmed for a documentary. The reason is because the gradual weakening of Jong-woo must be expressed. For three and a half months, he shut himself up in a hotel room in Pusan. There was no one and he was alone. As always, communication with his family was cut once filming started. Light that streamed in from the windows were cut off too. He stayed alone in the room and his body and heart weakened.

“When I heard about the casting, I did not have the confidence to carry out as much as 0.01%. I thought that I’d die if this was done. However, it will not be solved even if I avoided it. Fate is a strange thing and I was destined to accomplish it."

There was even talk of psychiatric treatment...

Kim Myung Min went through a period of recovery recently. The process was the opposite of losing weight. The other day, he finally began to eat rice. For one month, he has not eaten meat. He finally felt the meaning of the words 'only those who have eaten meat will know the taste'.

Originally, his weight was around 70 kg, but he is 62-63 kilos now. He’s making an effort for recovery, but it has just been one month. A doctor who assessed the situation said that "It is necessary to accept the situation as it is now". He was prepared, but still a little anxious.

People from the agency said “Why don’t you try receiving psychiatric treatment?” If they are worried about my depression, it may be necessary... But what I need to do is calmly wait for the movie ratings. (laugh)

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Director Park Jin-pyo, 'Kim Myung-min almost lost his life for acting' (Closer to Heaven)

Director Park Jin-pyo of movie "Closer to Heaven" appreciates the leading actor Kim Myung-min's performance in the movie very much that "By offering the best performance in the movie, Kim Myung-min almost lost his life."

In the media conference of movie "Closer to Heaven" preview held in Seoul CGV on 15 September, director Park Jin-pyo said "I know I take the movie so serious that I even ask Kim Myung-min keep losing weight all through the movie filming."

Actor Kim Myung-min lost at least 20kg weight for the filming of movie "Closer to Heaven" because he is playing the role of the leading character who is suffering from fatal disease.

Director Park also praise that leading actress Ha Ji-won has tried her best for the movie as well.

"During the filming Kim Meyong-min lives his life just like a real patient. After finishing the shot of Kim Myung-min gives couple ring to Ha Ji-won with mouth, I cried for a long time," said director Park.

Before the filming, Kim Myung-min weights 72kg. He lost 5-10kg in the first half of the filming and keeps losing another 10kg after finishing the whole movie which shows a real process of a patient going through the fatal disease.

Movie "My love by my side" shows on 24 September.

http://www.koreanmovie.com/Closer_to_He ... arch_2539/

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Hi there, fans of Kim Myung Min or Korean entertainment fans in general!

Have you heard about the latest buzz? There's a new site launching on the 8th of October 2009!



MyungMin International (MMI) is an international fanclub for Kim Myung Min established by international fans originally based in Soompi. It was founded on March 1st, 2009, though the early planning stages already began in January 2009. Currently, MMI have more than 100 members from different countries. We have also partnered with several websites and blogs that support Kim Myung Min.

What's hot?
- latest updates on Kim Myung Min directly from his management
- a platform for international fans to discuss and share
- exclusive photos, free wallpapers, avatar and more!

Not only that, in conjunction to the launch, MMI has come up with exciting contests and cool prizes to be won!
(Did I mention prizes include autographed photos from Kim Myung Min?!)

So what are you waiting for? Join us now at www.myungmininternational.com and sign up to stand a chance to win!

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