Han Chae-young breaks into Chinese market
by girlfriday
“Korea’s Barbie doll,” actress Han Chae-young (Delightful Girl Chun-hyang, Exhibition of Fireworks, A Man Called God) is poised to break into China, and possibly the U.S.
Following the heels of actresses like Song Hye-kyo and Jeon Ji-hyun, Han Chae-young is headed overseas to make a name for herself in China. Delighful Girl Chun-hyang (2005) put her on the map with Chinese audiences, and her popularity is still flying high, with a Chinese CF shot earlier this year.
She’s currently in negotiations with CAA China, ironing out the details of her contract. She has reportedly gotten offers for a film and a drama, details as yet under wraps.
Han also met with CAA and William Morris in the States, and it seems that she’s the next to attempt the very elusive Korean-Hollywood crossover.
China today, tomorrow…the World.
Via Star News
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1 All American Korean Girl
August 1, 2010 at 7:31 AM
When I saw the first picture, my eyes went towards the neon pink squares. They look so awkward even though it looks like some sash thing. >.>;;
She is so pretty. I haven't watched Delightful Girl but a lot of people have said good things about it.
Yay for crossing over! LOL.
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2 Lilian
August 1, 2010 at 7:38 AM
I think the last time I saw her in a drama was Boys Over Flowers. But I may have missed out on something as that was really a long time ago...
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3 Han Mania
August 1, 2010 at 8:18 AM
Pretty! I wish she'd star in a k-drama soon. I enjoyed Delightful Girl Chun-hyang, Only You, and Fireworks.
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4 jossy
August 1, 2010 at 9:05 AM
well good luck to her :)
and yeah shes pretty hot from a female perspective
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5 Dara
August 1, 2010 at 9:13 AM
Didn't like her in Exhibition of Fireworks, finished it because of KJH. Hehe.
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6 Barbara
August 1, 2010 at 9:22 AM
I'm looking forward to her overseas performance. I have high expectations for her debut. I didn't really enjoy her in A Man Named God, she has more potential than what I saw.
Random thought: What if she became the next Bond girl???
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7 Sonam
August 1, 2010 at 10:20 AM
I love her wide set eyes like hers but her breasts are set too low. Makes her look matronly.
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8 Ally
August 1, 2010 at 10:21 AM
*facepalm* I really thought you met she broke into a little Chinese market and was like WTF? Lol but yay for her I'm looking forward to it she's so pretty :D!
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9 Carinne
August 1, 2010 at 10:35 AM
It'll be weird to see her as a Bond girl 'cos all those Bond girls have natural charisma whereas HCY totally looks enhanced. Otherwise, I support her taking on new endeavors.
Even a Korean Barbie can get stress and break out on her forehead. The candid side of celebs we hardly get to see. She needs a better manager handling her image; someone is slacking off on their job.
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10 Sweet
August 1, 2010 at 10:40 AM
Yeah for HCY!
I think she'll became the next new thing.
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11 a_fan
August 1, 2010 at 11:37 AM
She's pretty but she can't have a picture or a shot with her eyes closed as you can then see the scars from her eye surgery (Only You, morning after scene episode 2 or 3)
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12 mel
August 1, 2010 at 12:05 PM
I think she is gorgeous and knows how to act.....
@11 Really? Let me go check!! Muhahhahahhahhahhaha
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13 linhdtu
August 1, 2010 at 12:27 PM
Er, I don't find her pretty at all. Well she looks pretty alright but something is lightly amiss. Every thing sorta looks fake.
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14 anonymous
August 1, 2010 at 12:53 PM
there's something so off about her smile in the first picture. kind of reminds me of the cheshire cat in tim burton's alice in wonderland
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/07/24/article-1201852-05D2F1DF000005DC-638_634x385.jpg
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15 Cam
August 1, 2010 at 3:39 PM
Gosh, I really enjoy watching her with my top favorite JAE HEE in that drama
"Delightful Girl" but it was soo awesome fun, haha!
Well, I am not really watching her in some of several dramas but I didn't watch her in other new drama, oh hehe. Oopz.
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16 Birdie
August 1, 2010 at 3:54 PM
She looks her age to me,and I do not find her acting that great. Good for her if she can do well overseas.
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17 jt
August 1, 2010 at 5:00 PM
@16 I agree with you that she's not a great actor at all...
I think she's extremely pretty outside like in pictures, CF, etc... but in a movie.. she dress like i don't my aunt or something... she just look extremely awkward in her movies.... I don't know why.. and i don't know her characters just seem so fake.. doesn't make me believe it..
Her outside picture she is so pretty..!!!
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18 Hipployta
August 1, 2010 at 6:13 PM
I'm slightly confused...she's American right? So how DID she end up with the moniker Korea's Barbie?
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19 glencorajane
August 1, 2010 at 6:22 PM
I heard her speak English on a programme, and her pronounciation is quite clear. Wishing all the best to her!
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20 ais
August 1, 2010 at 6:46 PM
I hope she becomes successful.. she's both pretty and talented =D
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21 Hazel
August 1, 2010 at 7:06 PM
Is she American? I know she's MARRIED to a Korean-American.
Her English is very iffy...which is going to be a definite problem if she hopes to cross over a la Yunjin Kim.
But she does have big boobs, and Americans like that, lol.
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22 allmessedup
August 1, 2010 at 7:41 PM
She is not American, but she spent part of her childhood in an American territory. Guam, I think, or some such place. Her English is atrocious! In an interview, she was asked to say something in English and all she could say was "I love hamburger!" or something stupid like that! Her accent was so thick that I had to play that part a couple of times to understand what she said. Needless to say, my friends and I laughed ourselves silly listening to her say "I love hamburger!" LOL
If she is going to Hollywood she will do well playing the part of a Korean Barbie Doll - no dialogue at all, all she has to do is stand up and smile.
Watched 2 of her dramas - Only You and Fireworks, she and her character in both dramas are extremely annoying. Finished "Only You" because of Jo Hyun Jae and the little boy who played their son (both are so adorable they could really be father and son). Didn't finish Fireworks, nothing there to hold my attention past ep 2.
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23 belleza
August 1, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Han Chae-young is one of the most popular Korean celebrities in the Mainland. She did a Mainland crossover drama with Kim Jae Won, and Delightful Choon Hyang and of course Autumn Tale were hits there.
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24 msles59130
August 2, 2010 at 2:19 AM
It will be hard for Koreans to cross-over until the Korean market is more open to American stars. Koreans have a reputation in the US for being a lot of good things (hardworking, dependable, etc.), but they are also considered to be stand-offish and intolerant of other cultures, way more so than Japanese and Chinese.
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25 Willa
August 2, 2010 at 6:18 AM
How cool, I remember my first Han Chae Young drama was "Beijing, My Love", it was a Chinese-Korean production. ^^
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26 blessy
August 2, 2010 at 9:05 AM
i dont find her acting that great.It looks like a 30yr old trying to be 16. In the movie changing partners, the scene where they are in the stairs,it looks like she don't know all the blocking stuffs in the camera. It just looked awfully fake because she was trying so hard on the love scene. well,that's just my opinion.
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27 sarch
August 3, 2010 at 5:55 PM
I wish these Hallyu stars would some effort into learning Chinese if they want to make moolah off it, not that I have anything against them going to China for money, but when ever i see them in China, they have this attitude that makes them seem disinterested in where they are. Thank good Chinese fans are gullible over anthing Korean.
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28 Carisa
August 4, 2010 at 9:32 AM
Seriously, what is with that first dress with the pink squares?! Despite how ugly that dress is and unflattering it is... she is Very beautiful and naturally too.
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29 kaos futsal bandung
May 17, 2011 at 8:40 PM
i always fall in love with chae young.. love you love you. you are much beautiful though you aged
kaos futsal bandung
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