Once Upon a Time (2008) - 원스 어폰 어 타임 (Won-seu Eo-pon Eo Ta-im)

2008/05/15 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

For many Koreans, the Japanese colonial period (1910-1945) is remembered as one of the bleakest, most devastating times in history. Films about this era usually portray historical events that remind viewers of Korea's tragic past as a subordinate country.
"Once Upon a Time" dates to 1940s Korea under Japanese reign, but interestingly, it takes a rather humorous and easygoing tone.
The story begins as the Japanese governor-general orders a search for the legendary 20-carat diamond called the Holy Light of the East. The diamond has been placed in the forehead of the Great Buddha in Sukkuram Grotto to shine at sunrise.
Park Yong-woo stars as a shallow yet attractive master thief, Bong-gu, who will steal and sell any kind of Korean treasure to a pawnbroker to make dirty money. He is also interested in acquiring the diamond for himself.
Bong-gu's plan, however, is foiled when another secretive thief, who calls herself "Haedang hwa", or Rugosa Rose, jumps into the game to steal the diamo...

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2008/04/03 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Hyeon Bin and Lee Bo-yeong will be acting together as a patient and a nurse. In director Yoon Jong-chan's new movie "I Am Happy", the two will meet in a mental hospital and fall in love as a patient and a nurse.

Hyeon Bin plays a young man who suffers from a mental disorder due to a dysfunctional family and lifestyle. Lee Bo-yeong stars as the nurse who takes care of him. This is his comeback to the screen two years after "A Millionaire's First Love" and receiving love as 'Sam-shik' in "My Name is Kim Sam-soon". Lee Bo-yeong, after her first main role in "Once Upon a Time", will show another side of her. It's drawing attention because it's a joyful and painful story, by a director known for his unique movies, as shown in "Sorum" and "Blue Swallow". Filming will start at the end of this month.
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I cant wait to see this movie. Hyun Bin is a great actor and I think he can pull this one off again. Just like in A Millionaires First Love and our all time favorite My Name is Kim Sam Soon . dyingyoung 2008-04-03 20:53:41

2008/04/03 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Lee Yeon-hee, Han Ye-seul, Lee Bo-yeong, Jeong Ryeo-won, and Lee Ha-na were nominated for the New Actress Award in a movie for the 44th Baek-sang Awards.

According to the announcement, Lee Bo-yeong of "Once Upon a Time", Lee Yeon-hee of "M", Lee Ha-na of "Le Grand Chef", Jeong Ryeo-won of "2 Faces of My Girlfriend", and Han Ye-seul of "Miss Gold Digger" were nominated.

There is great expectation for who will receive the glory of the award, for they are all beautiful great stars. Also, "The Chaser" has been nominated for six categories at this year's Baek-sang Awards, including best picture, best directing, new director, best screenplay, best actor, and popularity.

Other nominees for the best picture were "Forever the Moment", "Secret Sunshine", "Happiness", and "May 18".

The Baek-sang Awards will be on April 24.
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2008/03/06 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Another star couple has been born.

Top star Ji Seong and Lee Bo-yeong are the main characters in this romance. These two have been meeting with good intentions from last November and are now in a relationship.

Ji Seong and Lee Bo-yeong first met when they both starred in the SBS drama 'Save the Last Dance for Me' in 2004. And it has been known that they have started officially dating after Ji Seong came back from the army early last year.

Despite both their busy schedules, they are enjoying dates in their free time. Ji Seong became busy with the MBC drama 'New Heart' and Lee Bo-yeong has been promoting her movie, 'Once Upon a Time'.

They've found time midst their busy schedules to go on dates in their car near Lee Bo-yeong's Seoul home.

Ji Seong and Lee Bo-Yeong is another huge couple to follow up other couples such as Kim Jeong-eun and Lee Seo-jin.

Ji Seong's comeback after serving in the army was MBC's 'New Heart', which was very popular and ended with a happy endin...

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2008/02/14 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

"Stepping out of the comfort zones"
Literally, an actor makes their living through their outer image. Thus they undergo an endless changes and transformation in order to unfold their hidden charms. Recently, the female actors who had been hidden under the tag of being 'sexy' or 'innocent' took a critical counterattack to bring out their true charms.

Korea's No.1 sexy beauties Jeon Ji-hyeon and Kim Jeong-eun transformed themselves into free and easy-going characters without any make-ups; and the No. 1 innocent beauties, Son Ye-jin and Lee Bo-yeong brought out their strong femme fatale sexiness. The following is the stories of HOT ladies' transformations in their HOT movies.

■Sexy beauty → Innocent beauty

▶ "A Man Who Was Superman" : Jeon Ji-hyeon
In her film, "The man who was a superman" (CJ Entertainment Co., directed by Jeong Yoon-cheol) Jeon Ji-hyeon transformed into a TV station producer and took away her previous image of having the perfect 'S-line' b...

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i agree that whatever KJE wears she will always stands out... ajah KJE!!!! ladee 2008-04-14 07:25:18