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![]() Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War (식객 : 김치전쟁 - 2009) As : Seong-chan (성찬)
| ![]() Swallow the Sun (태양을 삼켜라 - 2009) As : Il-hwan (일환)
| ![]() Mother - 2009 (마더 - 2009) As : Jin-tae (진태)
| ![]() The ESP Couple (초감각 커플 - 2008) As : Soo-min (수민)
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![]() Truck (트럭 - 2007) As : Kim Yeong-ho (김영호)
| ![]() Spotlight (스포트라이트 - 2008) As : Lee Soon-cheol (이순철)
| ![]() Epitaph (기담 (奇談) - 2007) | ![]() Love Me Not (사랑따윈 필요없어 - 2006) |
![]() Ice Bar (아이스케키 - 2006) | ![]() A Dirty Carnival (비열한 거리 - 2006) | ![]() A Bittersweet Life (달콤한 인생 - 2005) | ![]() All In (올인 - 2003) |
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Actors Jin Goo (left) and Kim Jeong-eun in "Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War" [IROOM Pictures]
"Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War" - An appetizer for people with no appetite
At an official banquet in Japan, the Japanese prime minister brings out kimchi and bulgoggi for the Korean president who has not had Korean food in a long time. As soon as the Korean president compliments that the food was unlike anything he had tasted in Korea, the Japanese prime minister catches him off guard, saying "This is Japanese kimuchi and yakiniku. I am glad you liked it". The on-screen president -- like his real-life counterpart -- is a man of tremendous drive and launches a kimchi competition to globalize the Korean dish. At this point, one can predict that "Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War" will lead the story through food competitions just as in the previous film "Le Grand Chef". The genius cook Jang-eun (played by Kim Jeong-eun), who made kimuchi and yakiniku at the Japanese Prime Minister's residence, takes part in the competition out of pride. And another genius cook Sung-chan (played by Jin Goo), who grew up with Jang-eun at the famous Korean restaurant Choonyang-gak, participates in the kimchi competition to prevent Choonyang-gak from closing down and being sold off....More
Movie poster of Korean film "Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle" [Iroom Pictures]
Korean film "Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle" ("Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War") has been chosen to open a Korean film fest in Los Angeles this coming March.
"The reason we have chosen this film to open at the festival is that kimchi represents the specialty of the country and the feelings and sensitivity of a Korean", an official with the Korean Film Festival in Los Angeles (KOFFLA) explained through a press release on Thursday.
A premiere event will also be held for "Kimchi Battle" and the film will be shown at the Egyptian Theater during the fest to be held from March 4 to 7....More

Movie poster for "Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War" [IROOM Pictures]
Korean film "Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War" -- which opens in Korea tomorrow -- will also be released in theaters throughout the United States next month, according to the movie's producer IROOM Pictures on Wednesday.
IROOM Pictures explained that the film will open February 12 at AMC theaters in 20 major U.S. cities including New York, Atlanta, Chicago and Los Angeles. AMC, one of the largest movie theater chains in the country, is expected to show the Korean culinary flick on 25 to 30 of its movie screens....More
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