Since debuting in 2003, the sweet, wistful online comics by Kang Pool have become a pop culture phenomenon in South Korea, generating countless Internet hits and message board discussions. Their incredible online following, however, failed to translate into box office success, as the first two attempts at bringing the comics to the big screen ("A.P.T" and "Ba:Bo") resulted in commercial flops.
But the third time may be the charm for the popular Internet cartoon. Opening on November 27, "Soonjeong Manhwa" ("Hello Schoolgirl"), based on Kang Pool's first serial, topped the box office in its first weekend. And the popularity is well deserved, as the film version adroitly brings the sweet and poignant love story to life.
Both the online and cinematic versions of "Soonjeong Manhwa" ("Hello Schoolgirl", which translates into "Pure Hearted Comic") revolve around two unconventional romances where age difference plays a role. In one of the relationships...| More
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The author of a movie 'Hello Schoolgirl' (produced by Lets Film and joint produced by MNFC, Cheongeoram/ Director: Ryoo Jang-Ha), Kang Pool, has been on the movie as a cameo. In the original story, he has been appeared as an unmarried man in the story but it is the first time for him acting in a movie.
He has been acted due to the proposal of Producer Ryoo Jang-Ha. He had been refused the proposal but he finally acted as a manager of an umbrella shop who helps four characters to be met. His character is awkward. He has very short speeches but has gotten few NG signs. But he finally finished his acting very well. "Acting is very difficult for me. Creating animations are much easier for me" said, Kang Pool.
The original story of the movie 'Hello Schoolgirl' had been serialized through the Internet with great record by 60,000,000 of total views of pages, the average pages of 2,000,000 per day, and 500,000 of readers responses in the forum. The story is about two men and two wo...| More
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Director RYOO Jang-ha is adapting the popular internet manwha (Korean equivalent of Japanese manga) Soonjeong Manwha by KANG Pool (real name: KANG Do-young), the English title will be "Hello Schoolgirl". The titular role will be played by LEE Yeon-hee and her love interest is a role by YOO Ji-tae.
The story is about a high school girl (LEE) who every morning sees a shy thirty-year-old businessman (YOO) at the elevator. The girl is not afraid to express her feelings for the man who is the first she feels romantic feelings for.
The young actress LEE is still mostly acting the roles of young women encountering their first love. She is currently also playing a similar assertive young woman in the television drama "East of Eden", and portrayed a headstrong young woman in the teenage drama "A Millionaire's First Love". In her previous film "M" (LEE Myeong-se), her character was a shy young woman whose love defied death.
YOO broke through internationally with his role opposite of ...| More
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Her last movie was "My Love" where she was the cute girl who was too shy to reveal her affections for her college upperclassman.
Now, she is a bold and daring young girl who is unafraid of falling in love in "East of Eden".
And soon, she will be in a new film called "Hello Schoolgirl" where she is returning as a high school girl.
Lee's faults have been pointed out by the viewers of the drama saying that her modern look doesn't fit with the 50s set in the drama and that her pronounciation was unclear. In addition, they have criticized her inability to act well!...| More
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Actors Yoo Ji-tae, Lee Yeon-hee, Kang In are starring in new movie "Hello Schoolgirl".
"Hello Schoolgirl" is from an online comic by Kang Pool which has been a hit. Yoo Ji-tae, Lee Yeon-hee, Chae Jeong-an, and Kang In have been filming this movie which will be released this November 27th....| More
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