08.20.08 what's on baenews

several articles today came out carrying news about the 'winter sonata the animation'. the news said that the animation is already in full scale production activity. Director Seong Baekyeop, of 'Oseam' decided to take a charge in directing, and writer Kim Hyungwan of film 'Super Star Gam Sayoung' will write its script. Lim Joonhyeong PD, who was in charge of video production of 'TWSSG', will be the General Producer, and Mo sangjoon PD, who produced 'I'm Sorry I love You the animiation' [watch animation here] will be in charge of production. and actor Ryu Seungsoo will do the voice of the role he played in the drama in 2002.

in another news, bae yong joon was named the most influential actor by weekly Sisa Journal shows by getting 16.6%. The survey is conducted annually by Media Research for Sisa Journal. It targets 1,000 professionals in 10 different fields, including professors, journalists and politicians. The latest survey was conducted from Aug. 5 to 9. also in the list are Park Ji-sung the most influential sportsman, President Lee Myung-bak is the most influential person in South Korea, Sohn Suk-hee, a professor at Sungshin Women's University, as the most influential journalist.

Here's the rest of the list for entertainers, singer Seo Taeji, who made a recent comeback took the second place by getting 15.2%. Bi(14.9%) and Lee Hyori(14.1%) competed for the third and fourth place, respectively.

Also, Yoo Jaeseok(13%), Kang Hodong(10%), Cho Yongpil(6.8%), Ahn Seongki(5.4%), Jang Dongkeon(4.9%), Kim Janghoon(4.5%), Park Jinyoung(3.7%), Song Kangho(3.1%), Wonder Girls(2.9%), Ra Hoona(1.8%), Yoo Inchon(1.2%), Kim Taehee(1.2%), & Lee Sooman(1.1%), etc. were included in ranks of 20. [list courtesy of joanne byj's quilt]

yong joon's calendar is now available in bofi . you can choose from either wall or desk calendar. reservation starts today,

• 　　BYJ 2009 Calendar 2,625 yen [wall calendar]
  
• 　　BYJ 2009 Calendar 1,575 yen [desk calendar]
  
• 　　TWSSG Calendar 　 2,625 yen [wall calendar]
  

and the following news were just posted by mariko [thanks!] on byj @ soompi ^^

BOFi is accepting pre-orders from today but has to wait until end of Oct. for the delivery. This is the second batch following the first 3,000 that were sold out.

and news in KOB about the Gosireh Bento. The article mentioned that there were 110,000 bento sold last June and 7-Eleven is planning for the reselling of the bento.