Ditto (2000) - 동감 (Dong-gam)

Kim Ha-neul, Son Ye-jin, Soo-ae, Transformations of three 'pure ladies'

2008/06/26 | Source | Permalink |

Kim Ha-neul, Son Ye-jin, and Soo-ae, who received love for their elegant and innocent images, are attempting at transformations on television and the screen.

Kim Ha-neul, who mainly kept a pure image with movies "Bye June" and "Ditto", has been trying to change her image with wild and comical characters. Last May, she gained popularity by acting as an arrogant top star in SBS "On Air"....| More

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Yoo Ji-tae Receives Japan Short Film Award

2008/06/19 | Source | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Yoo Ji-tae, 32, won an award not as an actor, but as a director at Japan's 2008 Short Shorts Film Festival Asia, Wednesday. His third short film "Out of My Intention" won him the Special Mention Award at the fifth edition of the movie event, which came to a close Sunday in Tokyo.

Yoo is better known as a star of movies, such as the Cannes Grand Prix-winner "Old Boy" (2003) and mellow love story "Ditto" (2000). He made his directorial debut with "Bike Boy", which won the audience award at the 2003 Busan Asian Short Film Festival.

"Out of My Intention" is his third directorial project and second to win an award in Japan. In 2005, "How Does the Blind Dream" won the Fuji Film award for excellent work. All three films were screened at the Short Shorts Film Festival Asia. After serving on the jury of the competition section last year, Yoo returned as a special seminar guest.

His recent work, like his other works, is about love. Telling the story of...| More

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HA Ji-won and CHA Tae-hyeon chase the winter blues away

2008/02/26 | Source | Permalink |

"BA:BO" (Babo) tells a warm tale set in a village during a winter. The feel-good film's line-up includes the popular actors HA Ji-won and CHA Tae-hyeon. KIM Jeong-kwon directed the comedy.

CHA plays a likeable fool who stopped developing intellectually since an accident at a very young age which took his father's life. He is now a grown-up and tries to make a living for himself and his younger sister after his mother also passed away.

The sister – a role by PARK Ha-seon – is a high school student who tries to hide the fact that the rather simple man selling toast near her school is her brother out of embarrassment and she ignores him at home.

CHA's character's only friend used to be the tough kid at school, a role by PARK Hee-seon. CHA's character was expelled from school as a boy for something PARK's character was guilty.

HA portrays a pianist who returns to her parent's house because of her stage fright. The first person to greet her is CHA's character who spends a lo...| More

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CHA Tae-hyeon is a fool for HA Ji-won

2008/01/30 | Source | Permalink |

Director KIM Jeong-kwon will next bring a drama with comical touches starring HA Ji-won and CHA Tae-hyeon. The film is titled "BA:BO" (Babo, English translation: fool). The film is an adaptation of a popular internet manwha (Korean equivalent of the Japanese manga, Chinese manhwa and the western comic) with a great emotional appeal.

CHA portrays a young man who stopped developing mentally after an accident at a young age. HA plays his youth friend who returns to her hometown and the two are reunited. HA's character is a talented pianist, but she suffers from stage fright.

CHA is a comedy star, most notably for his leading role in "My Sassy Girl". HA's filmography ranges from comedy to horror and includes the titles: "Sex is Zero", "Duelist" and "Phone". KIM is the director behind the romantic drama "Ditto". The film is scheduled for release at the end of February.

Yi Ch'ang-ho (KOFIC)...| More

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KIM Ha-neul in romantic drama

2008/01/29 | Source | Permalink |

Popular actress KIM Ha-neul and YOON Kye-sang (of the former band G.O.D.) are faced with a relation crisis in their sixth year together. PARK Hyeon-jin directed and wrote "Lovers of 6 Years". She previously wrote scenarios for some of director LIM Sang-soo's projects.

KIM and YOON's characters live next door to each other and are in a long term relationship. Their relationship encounters some problems while at the same time they start having feelings for someone else who they met through their work.

KIM Ha-neul became a star when she starred opposite of KWON Sang-woo in the comedy "My Tutor Friend". They reprised their success with another comedy, "Almost Love". KIM also played in the romantic drama "Ditto" alongside YOO Ji-tae and in the horror film "Dead Friend".

Yi Ch'ang-ho (KOFIC)...| More

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