STAR Chinese Channel is the Mandarin general entertainment channel in Taiwan. Its programming features drama, news, lifestyle, and talk shows in Mandarin. This channel is owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, subsidiary of News Corporation.

History[link]

STAR Chinese Channel was launched in 1991, one of the five original channels of STAR TV. This channel formerly reached the Chinese communities across Asia. Several reformats transform this channel from being analog to a digitally encrypted channel through subscription. Today the channel is limited to viewers in Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines. Today STAR Chinese Channel has two feeds namely STAR Chinese Channel Taiwan and STAR Chinese Channel International (For viewers outside Taiwan). Aside from this channel, There are two different content of STAR Chinese Channels. The first one is Phoenix Chinese Channel, a 24-hour Mandarin entertainment and news channel owned by Phoenix and STAR TV/Fox International Channels itself, and the other one is Xing Kong another STAR TV/Fox International Channels general Mandarin entertainment channel for viewers outside Taiwan.

Operating Channels[link]

• STAR Chinese Channel Taiwan
• STAR Chinese Channel International

Press Release[link]

• STAR Debuts Mandarin-language Channels in North America on KyLinTV
• KyLinTV features STAR Chinese Channel

External links[link]

• STAR Chinese Channel Official Site
• STAR Chinese Channel International Site
• STAR Chinese Channel on Satellite TV

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China Anne McClain
China Anne McClain, 2011
Background information
Born	(1998-08-25) August 25, 1998 (age 13)[1] Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.[1]
Genres	Pop, dance
Occupations	Actress, singer, songwriter, musician
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, keyboard, violin, flute,
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Hollywood/Walt Disney
Associated acts	McClain Sisters
Website	chinaanne.net

China Anne McClain (born August 25, 1998) is an American teen actress, singer, and songwriter. Her father and mother are singer producers. She has two sisters, Sierra and Lauryn, forming the group McClain Sisters. As of August 2011, China has amassed more than $600,000 throughout her career.^[2] China's career began in 2005 when she was seven years old acting in the movie The Gospel. However, she became nationally known after 2007, when she joined the cast of the series Tyler Perry's House of Payne as Jazmine Payne, and internationally as Chyna Parks, the star of the Disney Channel Original A.N.T. Farm.

Disney released the soundtrack of the television series ANT Farm on October 11, 2011. McClain sings six songs and two solos with her sisters on the soundtrack, which debuted in the Billboard 200 at number 29 with 14,000 copies sold in its first week. The release containing the hit song Calling All the Monsters that reached the eighty-sixth spot on the Billboard Hot 100. There are plans to release an album with her siblings in 2012 published by Hollywood Records under the moniker The McClain Sisters.

Career[link]

[edit] 2005–10: Early work and Tyler Perry's House of Payne

McClain was discovered in 2005 by a music executive who heard her sing and encouraged director Rob Hardy to audition her for his 2005 feature film The Gospel alongside Boris Kodjoe and Idris Elba.^[1] Her role caught the attention of Tyler Perry, who cast her as Jazmine Payne in the television series Tyler Perry's House of Payne.

She appears in the movie Daddy's Little Girls with her real-life sisters, Sierra and Lauryn who are also actresses, play her older sisters in the film. Her father, Michael McClain, is a music producer. Her mother, Shontell, is a songwriter. McClain appeared in and guest starred in various other shows and movies such as Hannah Montana with Sierra McCormick, NCIS and the 2009 film Hurricane Season. She also appeared in the movie Grown Ups as Charlotte McKenzie. In the same year when she landed a recurring role as Kiara on Jonas L.A. and was featured on the Jonas L.A. soundtrack.

[edit] 2011–present: A.N.T. Farm, McClain Sisters and music career

McClain appeared on the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place in 2011 as Tina in one episode entitled "Wizards vs. Angels". In 2011, McClain was cast as the lead role in the Disney Channel series A.N.T. Farm with Sierra McCormick from Hannah Montana and Jake Short, along with Carlon Jeffery, and Stefanie Scott. For the show, McClain recorded a cover of Taio Cruz's "Dynamite". She also sings the series theme song, "Exceptional". China Anne's first music video, for "Dynamite", premiered on July 23, 2011 on Disney Channel. After less than a week, more than 1 million views on YouTube were reported. She has appeared in an episode of PrankStars. She also appeared in the Chiddy Bang Opposite Of Adults music video. For the Disney Channel Halloween special in 2011, she performed the song, "Calling All The Monsters".

As of June 14, 2011 the McClain Sisters was signed with Hollywood Records.^[3] The A.N.T. Farm soundtrack was released on October 11, 2011, featuring China Anne's version of "Dynamite" by Taio Cruz. On September 28, 2011, China Anne released "Calling All The Monsters" to iTunes. "Calling All The Monsters" charted number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. On November 24, 2011, China preformed her song "Unstoppable" in the 85th Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.

McClain Sisters performed a new song called "Rise" at the Mall of America on March 11, 2012. It will be the lead single off their upcoming album, as well as the Disneynature film Chimpanzee. The song premiered on the iTunes Store on March 23, 2012, with the music video premiering on March 26. The video premiered during an episode of Austin & Ally and was uploaded onto Youtube the next day. It will also be featured as a Disney Friends For Change anthem.^[4]

Personal life[link]

McClain was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She enjoys singing with her sisters Lauryn and Sierra McClain. She also has a little brother who appeared on the A.N.T. Farm episode where Paisley and Lexi fight over who is going to be the entertainment for a child's party. Her little brother plays Greg on the show.

Filmography[link]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Soundtrack albums[link]

Singles[link]

Other appearances[link]

Music videos[link]

Awards[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• China Anne McClain at the Internet Movie Database
• China Anne McClain on Twitter

Huang Xiaoming (born 13 November 1977) is a Chinese actor, singer, and model. He is often referred to as China's "number one heartthrob" or "number one young male" (中国第一小生). His best known roles in television are Yang Guo in The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006) and Xu Wenqiang in Shanghai Bund (2007). Huang graduated from the Performance Institute of the Beijing Film Academy in 2000, alongside other well-known actors such as Zhao Wei and Chen Kun. He first rose to prominence in 2001 for playing Emperor Wu of Han in the television series Da Han Tian Zi. The series reached number one in the ratings when it aired in Taiwan, and his later dramas all achieved high ratings in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. In 2007, Huang signed a contract with Huayi Brothers and began focusing on his film career, appearing in movies like The Sniper, The Message, and Ip Man 2. In 2010 he became one of the first mainland Chinese actors to star in a Taiwanese television drama, acting as Luo Xi in Summer's Desire, alongside Peter Ho and Barbie Hsu.

Early life[link]

Huang was born in Qingdao, Shandong and is an only child. When he was young, rumors of his good looks and his obedience would cause neighbors and strangers alike to visit their house in order to take a look at him.^[1] At age nine, he was selected by a film studio to play the child protagonist in a movie due to his looks. But because he was too shy, he kept his face covered and refused to act.^[2] While growing up, he was extremely shy, obedient, and studious; he does not recall ever going through a rebellious stage, and he is still very close to his parents.^[3]

Throughout his school career, Huang planned to become a scientist^[4], but his language teacher encouraged him to apply to the Beijing Film Academy, which rarely came to Qingdao to recruit students. A week before his entrance examination, his foot was run over and crushed by a jeep; luckily, the injury was not serious because he was wearing army boots. His father carried Huang on his back to the examination room.

In his interview examination, Huang was asked to imitate someone catching crickets, but he replied that there were no crickets in Qingdao. The teacher in charge of the interview likened Huang to "a block of wood" due to his lack of acting abilities. However, another teacher, Cui Xinqin, said that even if he was a block of wood, he was still "a pretty block of wood". As a result, Huang was enrolled into the academy.^[5] While recalling this incident, Huang said that when he was maturing, the person who had the greatest influence on him was Cui.

While studying at the Beijing Film Academy, Huang was good friends with Zhao Wei and Chen Kun, and the three were known as the "Three Musketeers."

Career[link]

Acting work[link]

Unlike his classmates, Huang struggled to find work as the date of his graduation drew nearer. On the eve of his graduation, he received an offer to act in the TV series A Netizen's Diary (网虫日记). During filming, however, he was involved in a head-on collision with a truck and lost consciousness for more than half an hour. He had to get a total of six stitches on his chin and ear.

While filming Long Piao (龙票), Huang was involved in another car accident, which took place on the way from Yinchuan to Inner Mongolia. His head was scratched and his vertebrae shifted, and he was informed by a doctor that he had to wear a plaster cast for his head and neck for four months, otherwise the healing of his bones would be affected. But Huang refused to rest for fear of delaying filming and causing losses for the crew, so he appeared on set wearing a neck brace.

After his fellow Musketeers shot to fame, Huang did not think he would become famous as well, since one of the academy's teachers had said that it was difficult enough for one or two students from each graduating class to make it big. Fame found him in 2001, however, when he was chosen to replace Lu Yi for the leading role in Da Han Tian Zi. Because the TV series was such a big production, and Huang was virtually unknown, many people had misgivings but the foresight and boldness of the investors is now admirable. Huang starred in the series' three installments, from 2001 to 2005, and he went from a newbie to a front-line actor.

In 2004, Huang was chosen to play Yang Guo, the leading role in The Return of the Condor Heroes, a television series adapted from Jin Yong's novel of the same title, and a sequel to The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2003).^[6] Director Zhang Jizhong selected him over actors Nie Yuan and Huang Jue to play the highly fought-over role. The role of Xiaolongnü, Yang Guo's love interest, was rumored to go to Zhou Xun^[7], but ended up going to Liu Yifei, who is ten years Huang's junior. Yang Guo is arguably Huang's most recognizable role to date.

Huang's most controversial and difficult, but most critically acclaimed, role was in Shanghai Bund, a remake of the 1980 Hong Kong television series The Bund, which starred Chow Yun-fat. Because Chow was his idol, he felt nervous, excited, and pressured about portraying the same role his idol had. In order to play Xu Wenqiang, he had to learn to smoke, and went through several packs a day. He also sang the ending theme for the drama, a duet with his costar Sun Li. The song was included in his first studio album, It's Ming, which was released in December of the same year.^[8]

On April 9, 2007, Huang signed with Huayi Brothers Media, an entertainment and record label. In October of that year, Huang purchased the company's shares. After acting in several films produced by Huayi, including 2009 espionage thriller The Message, he left the company in 2010. It has been said that he will switch to Asia Media Films Hong Kong, although this has yet to be confirmed.^[9][10]

In 2009, Huang was chosen to replace Dylan Kuo in the 2010 Taiwanese idol drama Summer's Desire, an adaptation of a trilogy by Ming Xiaoxi. Although originally slated to play Ou Chen, Huang asked if he could play Luo Xi instead. The drama also starred Peter Ho, who was the producer as well, and Barbie Hsu, with whom Huang had always wanted to work. He later admitted that he lowered his acting fee in order to participate in this series.

In 2010 Huang joined the cast of Chen Kaige's film Sacrifice, which was a big box office hit.

Non-acting work[link]

In 2007, Huang signed a deal with Italian luxury brand Gucci to promote their 2008 limited edition sports line, becoming the first Asian celebrity featured in a Gucci advertisement.^[11] A production team flew from Italy to Hong Kong to shoot the print ads. In the same year, he also signed as a spokesperson for Mercedes-Benz. In 2008-2010, he was featured in advertisements for Pepsi, Toshiba, Diadora, and Tissot.

Huang is also known for participating in charity work and environmental friendliness events. On 7 July 2007, he performed at the Live Earth concert in Shanghai. [1] He is also an ambassador to China's Panda Protection Research Center. In October 2008, he adopted twin pandas named Ping Ping and An An, the first panda cubs born after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.^[12] In 2009, he was appointed as a UNICEF Ambassador and participated in a charity run that year.^[13] In 2010, Huang was awarded as one of the international well-known philanthropists.^[14]

Filmography[link]

Film[link]

Television[link]

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Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Singles[link]

References[link]

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External links[link]

• Xiaoming Huang at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Website
• StarEastAsia
• Hong Kong Cinemagic

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Yoon Eun-hye (Korean: 윤은혜; born October 3, 1984) is a South Korean actress, singer, entertainer and model. She debuted as a member of girl group Baby V.O.X, staying with the group from 1999 to 2005. Yoon has since moved on to acting, including a role in Princess Hours, as well as The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince.

Biography[link]

1999-2005: Debut with Baby V.O.X[link]

Yoon Eun Hye debuted as a member of Baby V.O.X at the age of 15, replacing an ex-member (Lee Gai) in 1999. Yoon was the sub-vocal in the group, known for her cuteness and child-like traits.^[1] Being the youngest member of the group, she received little attention and was often overshadowed by her other four members.^[2]

Following her replacement, the group released their third album Come Come Come in 1999. This album became their first major success, with their singles “Get Up” and “Killer” reaching the number one spot on the Korean music pop charts.^[3] Since then, the group released many hit albums which garnered them not just a large loyal fan base in Korea, but also in China, Thailand and other Asia markets.^[4]

Yoon was often the prey of anti-fans. One infamous incident was during her debut year, she was shot in the eye by an anti-fan who tried to make her blind with a mixture of soy sauce and vinegar using a water gun. She was rushed to the hospital where the doctors confirmed that her cornea was damaged.^[5]

Following fellow member Shim Eun Jin, Yoon Eun Hye ended her 6 years activities as a member of Baby V.O.X in July 2005 when her contract with DR Entertainment expired.^[6]

2005: Acting debut[link]

After her departure from Baby V.O.X, Yoon was left without a management company. However, this did not stop her from establishing her career in the entertainment business. During this period, Yoon continued to appear on many TV shows, doing MC hosting and taking up small role in several sitcoms.^[7]

Yoon Eun Hye appeared as a regular guest on the variety show X-Man on SBS, in which she was popular with audiences.^[8] Due to her astonishing strength in the variety shows, she was labelled as "Young Girl Warrior".^[9] While on X-Man, Yoon became involved in a romantic "scandal" with K-pop singer Kim Jong Kook.^[10] Though the show raised her public profile, she left the show a year later in order to pursue an acting career.^[11]

Yoon made her acting debut in the movie Escaping Charisma (also known as The Legend of Seven Cutter). In this movie, Yoon plays a tom-boy high school student, Han Min Joo, who is an ace boxer. It was reported that Yoon only took 2hrs to master the basic boxing techniques which normally takes a person a week to learn. Her athleticism was such that the boxing coach suggested a career in professional boxing.^[12] Originally, the movie was planned to be released in November 2005, but it only hit theatres the following year.^[13] The success of her first drama Princess Hours aided in ticket sales for this movie.^[14]

[edit] 2006: Princess Hours and breakthrough success

By late 2005 Yoon Eun Hye signed on with a new management company, Eight Peak, when she was offered her first major acting role in Princess Hours. Yoon played the lead role as the crown princess Shin Chae Kyung, which shot her to instant fame throughout Asia.^[15] Initially, fans of the Goong manhwa questioned her acting ability, and the manhwa fans sent out petitions against Yoon as the lead role, requesting her to be replaced. They even bombarded her Cyworld minihompy with harsh words.^[16] Yoon had thoughts of giving up the role initially but she released a statement not long after stating that she would ultimately do her best, displaying her determination to prove herself.^[17][18]

The drama debuted with average ratings, but as it progressed, viewership increased to 28.3% nationally. The popularity led to an extension of additional episodes (from 20 to 24 episodes) and a "Special 1.5" episode on MBC.^[19] Although Yoon and the other main casts were invited to work on a second season, only one of them officially agreed. Eventually, a spin-off series with brand new characters was filmed, known as Goong S, which was not the actual sequel planned by the original director and company.^[20]

Following the success of her first drama, Yoon took on her next leading role in The Vineyard Man which was aired on KBS in July 2006. The Vineyard Man initially suffered low ratings due to strong competition from MBC 45th anniversary drama, Jumong. Nonetheless, the heart-warming storyline and Yoon’s convincing portrayal as “Lee Ji Hyun” gradually won the hearts of audiences, reaching a 15.6% on its finale.^[21] Yoon's portrayal in The Vineyard Man won her not only "Best New Actress" in the 2006 KBS Drama Awards, but also “Best Actress” at 2006 Grime Awards along with Song Il Kook as the "Best Actor".^[22]

[edit] 2007: Continued success with Coffee Prince

Yoon Eun Hye’s third lead role was for MBC's Monday/Tuesday drama The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince, which started airing in July 2007. She played Go Eun-Chan, an employee at a coffee shop, who was once a master of Taekwondo. With her short haircut and tomboyish manner, the character was presumed to be a boy by the owner of the coffee shop, thus leading to romantic complications.^[23] The drama enjoyed high ratings, where viewership ratings hit as high as 32.1% in Seoul and 29.9% nationwide, making it the highest rated show in its timeslot.^[24] The huge success of Coffee Prince made Yoon the highest paid actress, MBC paying her 20 million won per episode for the drama.^[25][26] For that matter, Yoon became the youngest actress to join South Korea's A-list of stars, the 20 million Won Club which includes Bae Yong-joon, Kwon Sang Woo, Ko Hyun Jung, and Song Il kook.^[27]

Yoon successful performance in Coffee Prince, put her in the list of being one of the best actresses in Korean entertainment.^[28] From 19–27 November 2007, StarNews carried out their own 2007 Acting Awards, combining all 3 stations. StarNews surveyed a total 17 Chief Producers (5 from KBS, 7 from MBC and 5 from SBS) in nominating and selecting the winners. In this award, Yoon Eun Hye was named “Outstanding Actress” for her role in Coffee Prince. The Chief Producers evaluated Yoon’s acting and assessed her as having great potential for success.^[29]

The success of Coffee Prince earned Yoon Eun Hye a fan base not only in Korea, but also in other countries.^[30] Riding the big success in her dramas, Yoon was crowned as “Drama Ratings Queen” by the media and netizens.^[31] Yoon’s growing popularity since Princess Hours and Coffee Prince resulted in many companies requesting her endorsement. Due to the overwhelming invitations, Yoon even had to turn down several advertisement requests. Consequently, Yoon was labelled as the "CF Queen" in South Korea.^[32][33]

During filming of Coffee Prince, Yoon suffered symptoms of severe headache and had to be hospitalised.^[34] Yoon was later diagnosed with pernicious anemia.^[35]

Yoon Eun Hye received a personal invitation from Italian fashion house Blufin to attend the Blumarine Spring 2008 Ready-to-Wear Collection fashion show in Milan on 25 September.^[36]Anna Molinari even personally presented Yoon with a piece of dress as a gift.^[37]

Change in management[link]

In July 2007 conflicts with Yoon Eun Hye’s management Eight Peaks surfaced; eventually Yoon filed a Certification Of Contents (COC) to cancel her contractual agreement with the company.^[38] In August, Yoon filed a second COC; when asked to reveal the information behind the second COC, Yoon's counsel stated:

“If Eight Peaks refused to cancel the contract then they will not hesitate to file a lawsuit, suing them for their refusal.” ^[39]

The contents of the first COC stated that in January 2007 Yoon was confirmed to star in the drama Que Sera Sera and had even completed the script reading and rehearsal for the upcoming shoot. However, the company forced Yoon to withdraw in order for Yoon to star in a company-produced drama. After her withdrawal, Yoon took a two day vacation to Gangwon-do in March. Eight Peaks claimed that they had no knowledge of this so-called incident and spread a rumour of Yoon's irresponsibility online which damaged her reputation.^[40] Yoon's manager, Park Geun-Soo stated:

“The second COC includes evidence to support the disagreeable actions made by Eight Peaks. These actions included the improper handling and distribution/division of earnings and proceeds as well as the unilateral (one-sided) manner of making and carrying out decisions which caused immense problems” ^[41]

Yoon Eun Hye and Eight Peaks finally came to a mutual agreement through careful negotiations and settled their disputes peacefully. With her contract dispute resolved, Yoon Eun Hye signed on with Kraze Entertainment as her new management company in September. This placed her in a positive environment where her activities as an actress was Kraze Entertainment's focal point of attention.^[42]

2008: Recognition as an actress[link]

In April, Yoon Eun Hye was awarded the “Best Actress Award” under the “TV Drama Category” for the role as Go Eun Chan in The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince during the 44th PaekSang Arts Awards. Yoon out beat veteran actresses Kim Hee Ae and Park Jin Hee, making her the youngest actress ever to win "Best Actress Award" at PaekSang Arts Awards.^[43][44] Prior to this, Yoon also set the record as being the youngest actress ever to win “Best Actress Award” at 2006 Grime Awards and “Top Excellence Actress Award” in 2007 MBC Drama Award.^[45][46]

After three years of absence from the K-pop scene, Yoon Eun Hye returned to her music roots in February, lending her vocals to the new hip hop group, Mighty Mouth.^[47] Yoon’s collaboration, titled "Saranghae" ("사랑해", I Love You), received a lot of attention in the press and from netizens, and it topped various charts in South Korea.^[48]

In April 2008, Premiere Elle published a list of the "Top 100 Most Powerful and Influential People in The Korean Entertainment Industry", where Yoon Eun Hye was ranked 44th. Yoon was one of the only five actors (following behind Bae Yong Joon, Rain, Jeon Do Yeon and Song Kang Ho) ranked among the top 50, which was composed mainly of film directors and writers, CEOs or presidents of media stations and entertainment companies.^[49][50]

In October, Yoon Eun Hye was invited to the Chanel Contemporary Art Project – Mobile Art in New York, where she stood shoulder-to-shoulder with many of the world’s supermodels and Hollywood stars. Yoon was the only representative from Asia invited to the event.^[51]

In September 2008, Yoon Eun Hye set up her own independent management company, The House Company after her contract with Kraze Entertainment expired. She led the founding of the company on her own, taking care of all the details from planning the company, designing of company logo to the interior of the company. Even though this is a “1-person Corporation”, Yoon has plans to groom new talents.^[52]

[edit] 2009: My Fair Lady

In 2009, Yoon Eun Hye collaborated with Korean fashion house JOINUS to design a series of clothes named Yoon Eun-Hye for JOINUS. Yoon was involved in the designing process whenever a new season came along until the end of 2009, and the clothes were sold as part of JOINUS catalogue.^[53]

On 30 April 2009, Yoon Eun Hye was presented with the "2009 Best Jewelry Lady" award. This award was recommended by representatives from top brands, as well as famous designers and professionals in the jewelry industry. Yoon was awarded a plaque and a set of jewelry designed and dedicated especially to her.^[54][55]

Concurrently, Swarovski took a deep interest on Yoon Eun Hye and was chosen as the actress who best suited Swarovski. Nathalie Colin, Swarovski's Creative Director, personally designed the "Swarovski Nirvanna Yoon Eun Hye Ring" and presented the ring to the actress as a gift. On 21 July, Yoon Eun Hye graced the Daniel Swarovski 20th Anniversary event where she was presented the "Yoon Eun Hye Nirvana Ring” personally by Colin. Yoon is the first Asian star to have the honour of her very own Swarovski rings.^[56]

Yoon Eun Hye announced her comeback after 2 years of hiatus with the drama entitled My Fair Lady. Yoon played Kang Hye Na, an arrogant, strong-headed heiress of a rich business family living a "princess-like" life whose world revolved around her. The pilot episode got off a good start by topping the viewing chart among Wednesday-Thursday dramas with ratings of 17.4%.^[57] Yoon Eun Hye was nonetheless harshly criticized for her acting, which surfaced as a hot issue as it seemed she regressed in her skills since The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince. Yoon’s pronunciation, in particular, was the topic of netizens’ concerns, which they felt hindered Yoon from successfully portraying her character. In an interview Yoon stated:

“I thought of how upset my parents would feel to read all those articles slamming my acting, and I felt like going crazy. There were a lot of times when I endured through it and smiled as I filmed, only to end up with tears trickling out. Now, I’m afraid of making transformations. Each time, people grow familiar with the character, but if it takes a long time and hurts me every time, I don’t know what to do, and I feel afraid.”

”There are more voices joining in to encourage and praise me. I take the viewers’ criticism to mean that I shouldn’t be arrogant. I’m reaching that age where I mature as an actor and as a woman. I want to show my talents little by little, but the unfortunate thing is that a lot of people don’t give me time for failure. I like to learn more as I experience failure too. I wish people would not brand an actor as a failure through one mistake.”^[58][59]

As the drama progressed, Yoon received more favourable appraisals, where the final episode of My Fair Lady drew a rating of 19% nationwide.^[60] During the wrap party for the drama, the director of the KBS Drama Department spoke highly about the drama, stating that KBS was pleased with the drama and its ratings.^[61]

To show her appreciation for everyone on the production team, Yoon Eun Hye bought 112 pairs of Puma sneakers for the entire crew as a parting gift. It was reported that in the middle of September, Yoon had secretly enquired the shoe sizes of everyone on the production team before placing orders for the shoes. After filming wrapped, Yoon personally handed the shoes one-by-one to each production staff to show her appreciation for their hard work.^[62]

2010: Charity works and Baby V.O.X reunion[link]

In January 2010, Yoon kicked off her first charity project by working with visually impaired children to create a unique line of hand painted bags. This special project was sponsored by ELBON, a chic boutique that carries branded goods, to whom Yoon was the brand ambassador. These bags were displayed in the store on ELBON opening day, to create public awareness about the visually impaired children.^[63]

In February 2010, Yoon Eun Hye became a goodwill ambassador for the "Pink Wings Campaign" by Vogue Girl Korea. This charity campaign was designed to help female teens that are head of their household, where profits from the sales will go towards scholarships and spending for these teens in need.^[64]

In March, Yoon Eun Hye and Kim Hyun Joong of K-pop group SS501 collaborated in Basic House's "Never Alone Campaign" for UNICEF to help African children. Proceeds from the sale of the “Never Alone” T-shirts go to help the needy in Africa.^[65]

Yoon Eun Hye is also the ambassador for another charity campaign title, "Hope Angel", a fundraising program for children suffering from incurable diseases. Yoon’s goal was to raise 10 million won and get 500 signatures from netizens to encourage these children not to lose hope. This charity program powered by the Make-A-Wish Foundation which kicked off on March 2, attracted quick responses from the netizens. Yoon achieved 82% of the 500 required signatures within 2 hours, with the target reached later on the same day.^[66] On May 1, the goal of raising 10 million won was reached, ending this fund raising program within 2 months.^[67]

During her charitable activities, Yoon also continued to work. In February, a 12 minutes long-form "music drama" commercial titled Temptation for Cass Beer was released. This commercial also featured Taecyeon, Junsu, Wooyoung and Nichkhun from 2PM. Yoon plays Nichkhun’s stylist who is psychotically in love with him. This music video quickly caught the publics’ attention and became a hot topic.^[68] Along with the commercial, a digital single was released, entitled "Tik Tok". Because of the single's success in addition to her previous guest appearance on Mighty Mouth's "Saranghae", Yoon was nicknamed the "Lucky Magician" by the media.^[69]

Yoon Eun Hye was chosen as the representative of Cartier to film a travel log for the newest summer series of “La Besace Marcello de Cartier” along with the German fashion editor of Style Proofed Pia Sundermann, Brazilian Supermodel Fernanda Motta and French painter Ara Starck. Prior to this, Yoon modelled for Cartier’s "All About Trinity" jewelry line;^[70] she was then subsequently invited in April to visit Cartier’s flagship store and workshop in Paris, in which she received royal treatment.^[71]

In May 2010, The House Company introduced its first groomed artist, Do.U. Yoon was also secretly involved in the production of the mini album entitled Do You Know Me? In this album, Yoon’s vocals could be found on the last track, entitled "AM 5:00 Do.U-reul Mandeun Saramdeul (Outro)" (AM 5:00 Do.U Production Crew (Outro)).^[72] She is also the backup vocal for the first track of the album. Another song on the EP, "Gomdoli" (Little Bear), was featured in the official soundtrack of Personal Taste, in which Yoon Eun Hye made a cameo appearance.^[73]

It was announced on June 28, 2010 that Yoon would be starring in Love Song, a drama remake of the 1996 Hong Kong film Comrades: Almost a Love Story. In the drama, Yoon will portray Yu Chae-hwa, a woman who moves from China to live in Korea. Yoon explained her decision to star by stating that the script accurately portrayed the feelings in the original film and hopes that it will become a big present not only for Koreans, but for all the fans in Asia.^[74]

According to the production team, Yoon Eun Hye’s success in her previous dramas throughout various Asian markets caused a stampede for the purchase of broadcast rights for the drama since her involvement was officially announced. Companies in 11 Asia countries negotiated for the rights to broadcast Love Song. Outside of Asia, there was also demand in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. Warner Bros. also expressed interest in buying the United States broadcast rights for Love Song.^[75] On 30 June, the sudden passing of late Park Yong Ha led the production to a hiatus. Despite the infinite halt in the production, Yoon maintained her loyalty towards the project even when her contract with the production company had expired. For that matter, Yoon is being praised by the Korean entertainment industry for being a “Loyal Lady”.^[76] It was announced on 23 February 2011 that the production of Love Song has been cancelled as production team was unable to find a replacement for the male lead.^[77]

On 22 August, Yoon together with her former Baby V.O.X members performed on stage for the first time in 6 years since they disbanded. The five members of the original Baby V.O.X made a special appearance on SBS Kim Jung Eun's Chocolate where they belt out a medley of hit songs. Yoon got emotional during the recording, expressing her gratitude towards her fellow members for their enduring support and understanding after she goes solo as an actress.^[78] The emotional reunion on stage brought much attention among the music fans, being one of the most searched word on Nate.^[79]

In November, Korea's advertisement industry published scientific methods of forecasting the ratings and deciding on which dramas to invest. It was revealed that Yoon came in first place as the most important actor for the ratings and advertisement industry.^[80]

According to the article "Scientific Methods of Korea's Advertising Industry", Yoon Eun Hye was the most significant actor who affected the TV ratings from 2005 to 2010 when all things are equal.

So after accounting for its airing slot (day & time), season and the ratings of its competing projects, PDs, Writers, Actors and etc., when all things are considered equal, YEH came in 1st in ratings during 2005 to 2010 (5 years data).

"As for the Actors, Yoon Eun Hye of 'Goong', Coffee Prince, and etc. came in 1st place, Kim Rae Won of 'La Grand Chef', 'Which Star Did You Come From', and etc. took 2nd place and Lee Yo Won of 'Fashion 70's', 'Queen Seon Duk' and etc. came in as the 3rd most important actor for the ratings and advertisement industry."

The research was performed by Nielsen Ratings.

Sk Marketing & Co. stated, "Data from 255 dramas over past 5 years, since 2005, was used for the forecasting model."

[edit] 2011: My Black Mini Dress and Lie to Me

Yoon designed the jacket cover and directed the styling concept for former Baby V.O.X teammate Kan Mi Youn’s ‘First Mini Album: Watch’ released on 17 February. Yoon was praised for her fashion sense and art directions on Kan’s drastic style makeover.^[81]

Yoon returned to the big screen after 5 years with the movie titled My Black Mini Dress, based on the same titled chick lit novel by Kim Min Seo that was participant in the world literature competition.^[82] Yoon plays the main character “Yoo Min” who’s 2% lacking in appearance, financial means and men. The movie which deals with 4 'Generation 88' girls who ran into the wall of reality after graduation became a hot topic even before opening in theatres, being No.1 searched word on various internet portals. The movie which opened in theatres on 24 March starts off in 2nd place at the box office.^[83] It attracted over 200,000 viewers within 6 days of its opening.^[84]

On 7 April 2011, SBS announced Yoon's return to the small screen after 2 years since KBS drama Take Care of the Young Lady in Lie To Me. Yoon portrayed “Gong Ah-Jung”, a bubbly, most off-the-wall but determined 5th level government official of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Ms. Yoon's fans should find a great deal of similarity between this and a number of other characters she's brought to life. The fundamentally honest and upright Gong Ah-Jung becomes caught in a swirling scandal with a scion of an elite family after a ridiculous lie. The drama began airing on 19 August and ran until 8 October.^[85]

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