Jeong Dong-hwan (정동환)

'Seven Days': Fast and Furious

Source | 2008/10/01 | 0 comments | Permalink |

A slick, Hollywood-style thriller will satisfy Kim Yoon-jin fans

Kyu Hyun Kim (qhyunkim)

A hotshot defense lawyer Yu Ji-yeon (Kim Yoon-jin, TV's "Lost") learns to her horror that someone has kidnapped her daughter. Instead of a ransom, the kidnapper demands that Ji-yeon defend a vicious rapist-murderer to an acquittal at an upcoming trial. She has only seven days to locate her daughter, or, conversely, prove that the prosecuted murderer is innocent.

The only help around is her thuggish cop friend (Park Hee-soon, "Boss X File", "Antarctic Journal"), while a corrupt prosecuting attorney (Jeong Dong-hwan) and the victim's headstrong mother (Kim Mi-sook, "Marathon") stand in her way.

"Seven Days" turned out to be the biggest box office draw in the fourth quarter of 2007 in Korea, enthusiastically embraced by the moviegoers, even though critical reaction was more ambivalent. The film's MTV-on-speed editing style and narrative rhythm received some criticism, but I don't feel like...| More

'Winter Sonata' Fever Continues in Japan

Source | 2007/04/20 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The blockbuster drama "Winter Sonata", credited for the Korean Hallyu boom in Japan, will be aired at a movie theater at Tokyo's Nakano Sun Plaza on May 6 & 7.

Screenings will occur three times each day.

The event will include a talk show with actor Jeong Dong-hwan and actress Song Ok-seok--who played the father and mother, respectively--of the male lead "Junsang", played by Bae Yong-joon.

Pianist Lee Ji-su, who helped with the drama's original soundtrack, will also perform along with a mini concert given by Seo Jin-young, who sang the theme for "Summer Scent", another of producer Yoon Seok-ho's four season-themed drama series....| More