Kim Dong Wan Receives Award as "Sharing Person of The Month" with many Donations

Kim Dong Wan has received an award for "Sharing Person of The Month" by the Minister of Health and Welfare. 

The "Sharing Person of The Month" award is to discover an unknown sharing people and to share and spread beautiful acts of generosity. Twenty two people who served for elderly people or who have showed compassion to neighbors in need have won the prize of the Minister of Health and Welfare coming off recommendations from related organizations or the press.

Kim Dong Wan was selected because he has donated to the heads of family and senior citizens who are living alone since 2006. He has been selected as the winner of this award because he and actor Kim Jae Wook had donated rice to the “Giving Rice” event by the international aid organization for adolescent heads of family and senior citizens who are living alone. He was presented with the rice on the occasion of his performance in the musical “Hedwig." 

Also, Kim Dong Wan had donated to KBS1 “Love Request” for flood victims in 2006, participated in the SBS "Love Sharing Concert" in 2008, donated to Sichuan, China earthquake victims in 2009, and donated to the victims of the incident on Yeonpyeong Island in 2010. He donated to the Red Cross for the Japanese earthquake victims in March and also took the lead by taking part in many donations.

Kim Dong Wan, upon receiving the award said, “I’m very thankful to receive this reward even though there may be many other people who had done a lot of work for charity. Sharing with people in charity work makes me happy. I’ll try to share with many more people.”

He was most recently a performer in “Hedwig,” which ended successfully last August after a three-month run. He has been praised for his acting in MBC Independence day special “The Climax” and has received recognition as a good actor. Now he is preparing for another transformation into whole new character.

from: Soompi

KIM DONG WAN is BACK with BIG Screen Disaster Movie "Yeongasi"

Shinwa member Kim Dong-wan is confirmed to star with Kim Myeong-min in upcoming disaster movie, "Yeongasi". This development marks the return of the 31-year-old actor to the big screen after seven years of being active as singer and TV/musical actor.
A source from MY Entertainment, Kim Myeong-min's agency said, the singer-actor signed up last week. He was the last among the supporting actors to confirm participation in the movie.
Kim Dong-wan will play the role of Jae Pil, Jae Hyuk's (Kim Myeong-min) younger brother who works as a police officer. Jae Pil is engaged to be married to Yun Ju, who will be portrayed by model and actress,Yoon Soy ("Warrior Baek Dong-soo", (SBS, 2011); "Hero - Drama" (MBC, 2009); "Shadowless Sword", 2005). The couple were introduced to each by Jae Hyuk, who was Yun Ju's senior schoolmate in college.
"Yeongasi" follows Jae Hyuk, a pharmaceutical agent as he battles against parasitic worms devastating the population, including his own family. Park Jeong-woo ("Big Bang", 2007; "Dance With The Wind", 2004) wrote the screenplay and is set to direct the 10 billion won movie. Filming will start on October 25 for an early 2012 release.
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Kim Dong-wan to perform in 'Hedwig'

Choi Jae-woong, Jo Jeong-seok, Kim Dong-wan and Kim Jae-wook will play the role of Hedwig in the 2011 production of the musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch", which will open on May 14. / Courtesy of Show Note

By Kwon Mee-yoo

Kim Dong-wan of Shinhwa and model-turned-actor Kim Jae-wook will take the stage as a transgender rock singer in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" from May.

Musical actors Jo Jeong-seok and Choi Jae-woong return to play the rocker again and will alternate the role with the two Kims.

Production company Show Note said the four actors have distinct colors and thus four totally different Hedwigs will be presented this year.

"Lee Gi-na, the director of previous productions of 'Hedwig', knows the show well and has been prominent in finding the individuality of the actors", an employee of Show Note said.

Costumes, make-up and even choreography and lighting will be customized for each actor, maximizing their characteristics.

Known for his masculine charm, Kim Dong-wan will be transformed into a tender-hearted, vulnerable singer.

"When he decided to act in Hedwig, he read the script and score over and over to understand the character", the Show Note staffer said. "He made his debut as a member of K-pop group Shinhwa in 1998 and has acted in several TV dramas and a movie. He will portray the life of Hedwig on stage in an honest way".

Kim Jae-wook has the perfect look for Hedwig. He gained popularity in the 2007 drama "Coffee Prince" and played a role of a talented homosexual patissier in the movie "Antique" (2008). Most recently, he appeared in the drama "Marry Me, Mary!". Kim is also the vocalist for underground rock band "Warlus".

"He will portray the delicate, keen sensibility of Hedwig", the official said.

Jo was in the 2006 and 2008 production of the show and Choi played the role in the 2009 production. Both were popular among musical fans and the two will offer renewed interpretations of the unique character.

First staged in 2005, the Korean rendition of "Hedwig" has received rave reviews including fervent standing ovations at the end of the performances.

The musical is written by John Cameron Mitchell, who also adapted the script for a movie of the same title as well as directing and starring in it. Stephen Trask composed the lyrics and played the guitarist in the film version.

With the backdrop of the seedy Hotel Riverview Hedwig, a failed transsexual rocker from East Germany and her husband Yitzhak will perform in concert, revealing the ups and downs of her life. Hedwig's monologues are backed up by rock band "The Angry Inch" and rough animations projecting the story.

The musical will open at the KT&G Sangsang Art Hall in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul, on May 14. Tickets are available at Interpark Ticket (ticket.interpark.com) from 2 p.m. today, from 50,000 to 65,000 won. Call (02) 3485-8700 for more information.

Source : www.koreatimes.co.kr/... ( English Korean )

Kim Dong-Wan Met His Fans…..

on December 9th.

In Seoul, at Sangmyung University, the Shinhwa member/actor Kim Dong-wan attended his first fan meeting since his discharge from the military last month. Dong-wan attended a press conference,then he performed and interacted with his beloved supporters at the fanmeeting.

Since his military duty has been fulfilled, the time has come for a “farewell to tears“, because this celebrity will “spin kick” his career to the top once again.

Source: Nate and Asia Economic Daily

Shinhwa’s Dong Wan completes his military service