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Park Shi-hyeon and Olivia Hussey? Are They Kidding?

19 Apr

Korean actress Park Shi Yeon transformed herself to Hollywood actress Olivia Hussey.

Park Shi Yeon recently had a photo shoot for make-up brand Orbis, and in order to portray a clear and clean image, she transformed into Olivia Hussey for the concept.

In case you aren’t aware, Olivia Hussey is a movie star who is most famous for her role as Juliet in the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet. She is also recognized as one of the most beautiful women in the world.

Aside from Park Shi Yeon, SES‘?Eugene is another Korean celebrity who is said to resemble Olivia Hussey.

Can you see the resemblance?

News Source – http://allkpop.com

Cinderella Unni Soars Ahead in TV Ratings…

18 Apr

KBS TV series “Cinderella’s Sister” proved it is no competition against other Wednesday and Thursday primetime dramas as it continued to rake in high TV ratings this week.

According to estimates on Friday, “Cinderella” successfully kept its position on top of TV charts with its fifth episode aired on Wednesday recording its highest viewership rating to date with 19.1 percent on TNS Media Korea’s poll and 19.7 percent on AGB Nielsen Media Research’s survey.

The ratings dropped by 0.9 percent and 1.1 percent, respectively, the following day but maintained its position at No. 1, beating out competitors MBC’s “Personal Preference” and SBS’ “Prosecutor Princess“.

Personal Preference” has steadily maintained viewership ratings between ten to 13 percent, while “Prosecutor Princess” posted ratings in the low 10 percent range.

Cinderella’s Sister” is about the un-fairytale-like story of Cinderella’s Sister, starring Korean actors Moon Geun-yeong, Cheon Jeong-myeong, Seo Woo, Taecyeon and veteran actress Lee Mi-sook.

Reporter : Lucia Hong luciahong@
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Source:  http://www.hancinema.net/no-competition-for-cinderella-s-sister-in-tv-ratings-23003.html