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Celestial Movies to Debut 'Rain: The Best Show' and Korean Action Drama 'HERO' this September!
By InCinemas / 31 Aug 2012 (Friday)
Source: Celestial Movies
Come September, Celestial Movies, the biggest 24-hour Chinese movie service in Asia and beyond, will debut not one, but two special events – the world TV premiere of Korean pop superstar Rain’s latest concert, Rain: The Best Show, and the first and exclusive broadcast of big-budget Korean action drama HERO.
These two shows will dovetail Celestial Movies’ programme line-up beyond movies to provide the best of Asian entertainment featuring the biggest stars and productions to viewers of the cable channel. Besides these special events, Celestial Movies will continue to bring first and exclusive movie premieres to its subscribers this September, such as the 2012 Hong Kong Film Award-winning movie Life Without Principle.
Rain: The Best Show
Rain: The Best Show will be making its television premiere on Celestial Movies before any other channel in the world. With a budget of over US$3 million, the concert was shot in 3D (although it will be broadcasted in 2D) and is a culmination of Rain’s greatest hits from his 10-year career as an artist and superstar. The concert was recorded on 25th September, 2011 at Seoul’s Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium during the last stop of his world tour. This was Rain’s final concert performance before his enlistment into South Korean military last year. He will not be able to perform commercially until the completion of his service term in July 2013. As such, the TV debut of Rain: The Best Show will be the only opportunity for fans in Singapore to relive and indulge in Rain’s suave and electrifying persona during the concert at this point in time.
- Rain: The Best Show will premiere on Celestial Movies on 23rd September at 9pm, SingTel mio TV ch 52 and Starhub Cable TV Ch 868.
Rain: The Best Show – Singapore Special
As the first TV channel in the world to broadcast this latest concert of
Rain, Celestial Movies will be giving out 15 sets of Rain: The Best
Show photobook that are exclusively produced for Singapore only. The
photobook will feature never-seen-before Rain: The Best Show
photographs. To top it off, each photobook will have one personalized
picture at its last page, rendering each of the 15 sets exclusive to
each individual winner. Fans of Rain will have to write in to justify
why they are Rain’s biggest fans in 50 to 100 words. Entries with full
contact details can be submitted to pr@celestialtiger.com by 20th
September 2012, before midnight. Winners will be notified via email.
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HERO
With the first two episodes incurring a hefty US$1 million production budget, HERO premiered as the number one programme in its timeslot among all cable channels in Korea in March 2012. This ten-episode Korean action drama series is set in a fictional future where South Korea has gone bankrupt and its cities are crime-ridden and corrupt. HERO centers on a bad boy by the name of Heuk Chul (award-winning actor Yang Dong Geun) who is the son of the mayor of one of these crime-ridden cities. When Heuk Chul gets caught in the middle of a police sting, he ends up taking a bullet fired at the beautiful detective Ih-Ohn (Han Chae Ah). The serious injury causes Kim to fall into a coma and the only way to save him is to inject him with untested nanotechnology.
(Image: Han Chae Ah plays Ih-Ohn who saved Heuk Chul from the gangsters)
Upon recovering from his near-death experience, Heuk Chul discovers that he possesses the superhuman ability to heal himself and regenerate. In the meantime, the dark truths of corruption that plagues the city begin to unfold before his eyes. Realizing the truth, Heuk Chul decides to use this newfound ability to fight against evil and make things right in this chaotic world.
- HERO premieres exclusively on Celestial Movies on 3rd September and will air every day from Monday to Friday at 8pm, with an encore telecast at 10:45pm, on SingTel mio TV ch 52 and Starhub Cable TV Ch 868.
- Starhub Subscribers can also enjoy an exclusive HERO marathon featuring the first five episodes of the show on 9th and 16th September, 1pm – 6pm. Celestial Movies will be made free for Starhub Subscribers from 8th – 10th September.
Visit Celestial Movies official website for more information and join Celestial Movies on Facebook for regular updates!
“Celestial Movies aims to bring the biggest stars and the biggest
productions to our audience so we are thrilled to be bringing two big
special events for our viewers in September,” said Ofanny Choi,
Executive Vice President, TV Networks, Celestial Tiger Entertainment.
“With Rain: The Best Show, we are offering our subscribers something
rare on Asian pay TV channels these days, the exclusive premiere of a
program in the whole world. With HERO, the big budget nature of this
production makes it feel more filmic than your typical Korean drama. I
think our viewers are in for a treat this September with two special
events and the premiere of an award-winning movie.”
