Choi Seong-gook (최성국)

"Sex is Zero 2" Loses Its Edge

2007/12/13 | Source | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

While the "American Pie" trilogy cooked up a stir in the United States, Korea had its own version of a witlessly wholesome sex comedy, "Sex is Zero" (2002). It's always hard for sequels to live up to the glory of their predecessor, but such biting reality hit "Sex is Zero 2" especially hard ― slapping the tasteless college story in the face over and over again.

In "Zero 2", the popular actors from the first installment reconvene and the narrative elements are tweaked here and there. Good-hearted Eun-sik (Im Chang-jeong) is a law student who, driven by his hormones, is more preoccupied with checking out miniskirt-clad legs in the library than preparing for the state exam.

Eun-sik seems doomed with bad luck, with unfortunate timing always labeling the innocent guy as a pervert. But mysterious workings of the universe give him one blessing. His longtime girlfriend is none other than the most popular girl on campus, the sweet and beautiful swim...| More

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'Sex is Zero 2' sticks to toilet and bawdy humor

2007/12/03 | Source | Permalink |

Sex comedy is not a familiar genre with Korean audiences, many of whom regard themselves as somewhat conservative, or deadly super-duper conservative. But "Sex is Zero", released in 2002, changed that conventional wisdom.

The toilet-humor-filled sex-or-die comedy pulled in a respectable 4.2 million viewers in 2002 and even ranked fourth at the box-office for the year. Since then, a handful of imitations have come out, but none of them have hit a jackpot -- yet.

All of this has apparently encouraged the production house which made the original "Sex is Zero" to forge ahead with a sequel. The logic, of course, is that people remembering the unabashed sex comedy will return to the theater, and, for the filmmakers of "Sex is Zero 2", there seems to be nothing wrong with repeating the same formula -- plot, characters, sex-oriented scenes, and all that -- as long as a minimum box-office return is guaranteed.

This time around, Im Chang-jeong plays ordinary college student Eun-sik, who...| More

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"Sex is Zero" Sequel Announced

2007/07/23 | Source | Permalink |

A sequel of the 2002 comedy "Sex is Zero" is planned to be released at the end of the year. IM Chang-jeong will return as the male protagonist, but HA Ji-won won't feature in the follow-up, the female lead will be played by SONG Ji-hyo. YOON Tae-yoon will direct.

The original followed university students whose hormones interfered with their studies. The sequel will also be situated at a university. Numerous actors from "Sex is Zero" will be part of the cast again, including CHOI Seong-gook and Shin-ee.

Filming should start at the end of July. Doosaboo Film is producing and CJ Entertainment will be in charge of distribution. In last year's "Miracle on 1st Street", IM teamed-up again with "Sex is Zero"'s HA Ji-won and its director Yoon Je-kyoon.

"Sex is Zero" was a box office success in 2002. The film successfully implemented the formula for the sex comedy in combination with a dramatic act towards the end. The genre's typical likeable but hopelessly clumsy male lead was play...| More

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Im Chang-jeong to star in "Sex is Zero 2"

2007/07/13 | Source | Permalink |

Im Chang-jeong who starred in "Sex is Zero" (2002) which portrayed sexual issues of college students will also star in "Sex is Zero 2" to be directed by Yoon Tae-Yoon.

According to the production company, Im Chang-jeong who played an innocent student in the first film will play a role as the president of the campus K-1 club.

While Choi Seong-gook, Shin-ee, Yoo Chae-Yeong, and other supporting actors from the previous film will also appear, the main female lead will be played by Song Ji-Hyo in place of Ha Ji Won.

The film that will draw the troubles and joys of college students is scheduled to crank in at the end of this month to be featured in theatres this coming December....| More

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Comedy trio joins forces for 'Three Kims'

2007/01/29 | Source | Permalink |

What a blessing it is for comedians to be able to make people laugh just by standing there.
Shin Hyeon-joon, Choi Seong-gook and Kwon O-joong are the kind of entertainers other comedians would kill to become. They do not look unusually funny, nor do they crack people up with ridiculous remarks. In fact, they are quite tall, handsome and lean toward solemn expressions.
But the three actors had people laughing as they stood in front of flashing cameras last Wednesday prior to a press screening of a new comedy film, "Three Kims". The movie is the cute story of what three masters of different martial arts, all named Kim, go through in the provincial town where they live.
"Mr. Kwon's son is going to be in his second year in elementary school soon", Shin said with a shrug, bringing another burst of laughter. "This movie has to work if he wants to feed his growing boy".
Shin's most popular film had been the sci-fi-fantasy work, "The Legend of Gingko", where he appeared as the charismatic ...| More

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