[Hamkyung News / Newsis] 9/8/2010
From 8/31 to 9/3, Korea Creative Content Agency (한국콘텐츠진흥원) announces its achievement of exporting US$26,400,000 Won (~ 31,000,000,000 Won) worth of TV programs to foreign countries. The event is sponsored by South Korea Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (문화체육관광부) and is held at COEX in the title of “ITS CON 2010”.
KBS -- The Refugee (도망자), Sung-gyoon-gwan Scandal (성균관스캔들)
MBC -- GLORIA (글로리아), The Mischievous Kiss (장난스런 키스), 동이 (Dong Yi)
SBS – Athena (아테나, 雅典娜), Dae Mool (대물), 나는 전설이다 (It is My Legend)
'The Refugee' led by the famous singer Rain (Bi) is sold with high price.
By the way, Forign drama buyers did not buy the KBS weekend drama 'Marry Me' which is aired at the same time as 'GLORIA'. Usaully, Korean drama producers cast the lead actor and actress who are known overseas so that the drama could be sold to foreign counties. Jisuk and Bae Doo Na are known in Japan and Taiwan and that's why 'GLORIA' are sold to these countries.
[Hankyung News]http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=2010090807731
[Newsis] http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=003&aid=0003424645'
(credit: SC301HO, Naver.com)
On 8/31, at 18:00pm, 'Oakwood Premier Hotel',
Jisuk and Bae Doo Na attend the 'MBC Night with Korean Top Stars' Event
This event is to promote MBC dramas to foreign drama buyers.