Kwon Sang-woo to take on new drama

Hallyu star kwon Sang-woo will star alongside actress Soo-ae in the new drama "Yawang".

The production company behind the drama said yesterday that the two actors have agreed to star in the drama and filming will begin from August.

The drama is based on a cartoon by Park In-kwon, who also wrote the TV adaptation OF the comic "Daemul - Big Thing", in which Kwon starred back in 2010.

"Yawang" tells the tale of a woman born into poverty who will let nothing stand in her way as she tries to become the first lady.

Soo-ae will play the ambitious female character while Kwon is set to play the role of a hopeless romantic who will do anything for Soo-ae's character.

Kwon's agency said that it was an easy decision for the star to accept the role because the storyline was so great.

"I want to show another side of myself that is a little different from the role I played in 'Daemul - Big Thing'", Kwon explained.

By Carla Sunwoo

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Kwon Sang-woo finishes work on new action film with Jackie Chan

Kwon Sang-woo

Hallyu star kwon Sang-woo has finished work on the movie "12 Chinese Zodiac Heads" with Jackie Chan.

The announcement was made yesterday by the actor's agency, which also reported that Kwon had returned to Korea just before Lunar New Year. "Currently, Kwon is taking a well-deserved break and is looking over some movie proposals from China, the United States and other countries", said a representative from the agency.

Kwon jetted all over the world starting in June 2011 to make the Chinese action movie with martial arts superstar Chan, who directs and stars in the movie.

The movie is an action-adventure film based on the adventures of one man (played by Chan) on a treasure hunt to find missing Chinese artifacts that have been scattered around the world. The film is the third installment in the "Armour of God" series, which started in 1987, and cost an estimated 100 billion won ($89,158,347) to produce.

The movie is to open worldwide on Dec. 12.

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