YA
Entertainment To Release Korean TV Drama “Gourmet” on DVD
Korean
Cuisine Takes Front Seat in 2008 Blockbuster K-Drama
San Bruno, CA, July 1,
2008 YA Entertainment, the exclusive
licensee and distributor of popular Korean TV drama programming with
English subtitles in North America, announces its upcoming release of
the blockbuster K-drama title Gourmet
on DVD with English subtitles this Holiday season.
Following in the footsteps
of the most popular Korean TV drama of all time (based on worldwide
sales), “Jewel in the Palace” (a.k.a. Dae Jang Geum), Gourmet’s
main storyline focuses on the artistic
and colorful dishes of Korean cuisine. The TV drama stars some of the
most popular actors in Korea: Kim Rae Won (What
Planet Are You From?, My Little Bride, Rooftop Room Cat),
Nam Sang Mi (Sweet Spy, Time Between Dog and
Wolf), Kim So Yeon (All
About Eve), and Kwon Oh Joong (Damo).
The 24-episode TV mini-series first debuted in Korea on June 18,
2008, and is scheduled to run until October.
“We are thrilled and
honored to bring Gourmet
to North American audiences on DVD with English subtitles,” said
Tom Larsen, President of YA Entertainment. “Gourmet
has all the elements that Korean TV drama fans in the US enjoy:
dramatic storyline, all-star cast, a focus on a Korean cultural
aspect (like food), very high production values, and plenty of roller
coaster-like emotions and cliffhangers.”
Gourmet
will be released on DVD in two
volumes (boxed sets). Each volume will include four discs, with
Korean audio and English-language subtitles.
YA Entertainment anticipates the DVD release date to be sometime in
mid November 2008. YA Entertainment is also arranging for the
nationwide cable TV broadcast of Gourmet
in the United States.
Synopsis
Discover the beauty and complexity of Korean cuisine in Gourmet,
the 2008 breakthrough drama featuring some of the biggest names in
Korean entertainment.
Korean heartthrob Kim Rae
Won (What Planet Are You From?,
My Little Bride) stars
as Sung-Chan, the warm-hearted chef-in-training who loves to cook. In
his culinary education, he befriends Jin-Soo (Nam Sang-Mi, Sweet
Spy) a headstrong country girl who dreams of
becoming a food critic. Although Sung-Chan and Jin-soon don’t get
along at first, the two quickly join forces in order to make both
their dreams come true.
But life gets complicated
for Sung-Chan when his step-father learns of his culinary talents and
rethinks the inheritance of the family restaurant, creating a
newfound sibling rivalry between him and his step-brother, Kwon Oh
Joong (Damo). The two
brothers begin an intense culinary battle to become top chef of the
family business and to discover for once and for all, whose cuisine
will reign supreme?!
About YA
Entertainment
YA Entertainment LLC, a home
entertainment company, is the exclusive licensee and DVD publisher of
popular Korean TV drama programming with English subtitles in North
America. The company also provides such value-added services as the
creation of packaging, subtitling, DVD authoring, design, and
warehousing. The San Bruno, Calif.-based company's DVD collection is
available at selected national retail chain stores as well as
Amazon.com, YesAsia.com, and over 1,000 independent video and book
stores. To become a reseller, contact sales@yaentertainment.com.
For more information, visit www.yaentertainment.com.
Media
Contacts:
Katie Flanagan, Marketing
Coordinator
YA Entertainment
Tel: 650-952-9180
Ext.106
katie.flanagan@yaentertainment.com
