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Jeong Jin-yeong, Eom Tae-woong, Jeong Kyeong-ho to join Director Lee Joon-ik

Source | 2007/08/28 | Permalink |

The male cast for Director Lee Joon Ik's new film has been determined.

With Soo-ae as the female lead, Jeong Jin-yeong, Eom Tae-woong, and Jeong Kyeong-ho will join.

Jeong Jin-yeong who has appeared in three out of four films by the director will once again appear as Jung Man, the member of a traveling performer group. Jung Man is chased away to Vietnam after by loan sharks and creates a performing group and tries to recruit Soon Yi (Soo-ae) as his vocal playing a selfish and materialistic character.

Eom Tae-woong who has been praised for his roles in 'Resurrection' ("Revenge"), 'Devil' and the movie 'Family Ties' ("The Birth of a Family") will play the role of Sang Kil, Soon Yi's husband and will draw the life of a character who survives through a brutal war. Eom Tae-woong recently completed the filming of 'The Best Moment of Our Lives' and has also been cast for the omniversal film 'My Love' by Director Lee Han.

Jeong Kyeong-ho who acted in 'When Romance Meets Destiny" (K...| More

'Candyrellas' Return to TV

Source | 2005/06/06 | Permalink |

By Park Chung-a
Staff Reporter

Critics say the lead female characters in "My Name is Kim Sam-soon","Candyrella" characters are again dominating the TV drama scenes. The two representative dramas of the trend are MBC's mini-series drama "My Name is Kim Sam-soon", which airs at 9:55 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and the SBS drama "Only You", airing at 9: 45 p.m. on the weekend.

"The leading characters of the two dramas are mutated versions of `Candyrella' stories", said Bae Kuk-nam, a TV critic. "Candyrella", a new term coined by TV critics and journalists late last year, describes the heroines that combine the characters of Candy and Cinderella. Candy is representative of a girl with an ever-optimistic spirit despite encountering difficulties, originating from the name of a Japanese animation heroine, while Cinderella refers to ordinary women who succeed in changing their destiny by marrying rich men.

"My Name is Kim Sam-soon" is a romantic comedy, comically describing a...| More