Time now for our Arts and Culture segment... and for that we have our Lee Tae-ho joining
us live in the studio.
Good afternoon to you, Tae-ho.
Hope you had a wonderful weekend.
Good afternoon to you too, Conn-young And, I did.
Well, now that the work week has kicked off, let's get right down to business.
So, what's making headlines in the entertainment realm on this Monday?
The joker from the original "Batman" movie, "A Few Good Men" and "The Shining" -- what,
or rather who, do they all have in common?
That's right, they've all been played by one of the greatest living actors of our time,
Jack Nicholson.
But has the legend quietly exited stage left?
Let's take a closer look.
John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is a cinema legend.
He has been nominated for an Oscar in every decade since the 1960s, for the last 50 years.
The winner of 3 Oscars and 12 Oscar nominations, he is tied with Michael Caine and Laurence
Olivier as the most-nominated male actor in the history of the Academy Awards.
Nicholson earned his first Academy Award nomination for his role as lawyer George Hanson from
the movie "Easy Rider" in 1969, which was considered Nicholson's "big break."
His first Oscar for best actor wouldn't come until six years later, in 1975, for his role
in the film adaptation of author Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
In 2002, his role as a man contemplating his own life after the death of his wife in "About
Schmidt" garnered Nicholson another nomination for best male actor at the Academy Awards
that year.
His other roles in the 2000s include a list of movies that were box office hits such as
"Anger Management" starring Adam Sandler in 2003, "The Departed" in 2006 and director
Rob Reiner's "The Bucket List" co-starring Morgan Freeman in 2007.
But has the living legend finally called it quits?
Rumors about Jack Nicholson's quiet retirement made waves over the weekend, with him an inability
to remember his lines due to memory loss cited as the main reason.
IF the news were true, it would not be a big surprise.
Many modern-day legends from the "American Wave" of the 60s and 70s, such as Warren Beatty
and Gene Hackman, are no longer active in the film world.
IF the news of Nicholson's retirement were true, it would be a well-deserved final call
for a celebrated actor whose career started back in 1958 and has 72 acting credits to
his name.
But don't close the book on this story yet.
Maria Shriver of NBC has said that the news about Nicholson's retirement and memory loss
are nothing but "cuckoo" rumors, and that Nicholson is actively reviewing scripts for
his next project.
What a loss it would be if such a cinema legend decided to hang it all up.
However, it would be understandable and, after such a distinguished career, it would definitely
be very well deserved.
I totally agree.
Nicholson is definitely a living icon, not only for his acting, but for his impact on
the film community.
So, what do you have up next for us today?
Now, moving on from Hollywood, we bring it back right here to Seoul, Korea, for the 8th
annual Seoul International Drama Awards.
Who was there, and who took home the coveted Golden Bird?
Let's check it out
The 8th annual Seoul International Drama Awards took place on Thursday, September 5th, with
Miss A's Suzy and actor Lee Sung-jae as this year's hosts.
Top Korean stars including 2PM's Lee Jun-ho, "Lost" and "Mistress" star Kim Yoon-jin, JYJ's
Kim Jae-joong, and actor Lee Jun-ki... arrived to walk the red carpet and honor the best
global television dramas and movies.
This year's SDAs were broadcast live on television and via the internet to 120 countries, evidence
that the Korean Wave of pop culture is truly receiving global attention.
Votes for this year's Seoul Drama Awards were cast by the official judges and fans, who
voted through the smartphone application MyPeople and the K-Pop community site Soompi.com.
2013 was another tough year for the judges, as there were 225 entries from 48 countries
around the world.
The Grand Prize went to "Prisoners of War: Season 2" from Israel, while the French production
"The Jewish Cardinal" took home the top prize for best television movie.
Other winners included the German production "Generation War" for best mini-series, and
the winner of best serial drama went to the Spanish production "Grand Hotel 2."
Another notable winner was "Mistresses" featuring Korean star Kim Yoon-jin, which bagged the
Golden Bird as the most popular foreign drama of the year.
The award for most outstanding Korean Drama went to "Arang and the Magistrate," with the
runner-up being the popular drama "Yawang."
Actor Lee Jun-ki was the winner of the outstanding Korean actor award and Bae Suzy took home
the title of most outstanding actress.
The competition for the best soundtrack of the year was again a highly-contested category,
featuring 26 of the most popular songs from 13 dramas.
But in the end, the Golden Bird for best soundtrack of the year went to Kim Jae-joong for his
track "Living Like a Dream," featured in the drama "Dr. Jin."
It seems that the SDAs are becoming bigger and better each year, with more and more entries
and stars from around the world.
Indeed, and with the popularity of K-pop and the spread of the Korean Wave, I only see
it becoming an even bigger global event next year
Well, thank you for sharing all the latest in the world of Arts and Entertainment, and
we'll see you back again tomorrow
I definitely look forward to it and have a wonderful afternoon