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[ChanMi's movie news] Lee Bo-yeong in "I Am Happy"

Source | 2009/11/14 | 0 comments | Permalink |

In the new film, "I Am Happy" Lee Bo-yeong comes out with almost no make up. She doesn't try to look pretty in any way but to be her character 100%.

Lee has been at the press meeting for the film as a main actress. She almost shed tears when she was asked how she felt about her new film.

This movie is about a man who is s...| More

[ChanMi's movie news] Hyeon Bin as a mentally disabled patient

Source | 2009/11/12 | 0 comments | Permalink |

He will be a patient diagnosed of megalomania also known as insanity of grandeur.

Hyeon Bin's new film is titled, "I Am Happy" where the main character cannot handle his pitiful life and eventually suffers this disease of insanity.

Man-soo's mother has alzheimer's disease and his brother committed suicide leaving a big debt from gambling. All this life drama, Man-soo cannot remember and lives in the psychiatric ward of the hospital like a dream. His friends believe Man-soo's claim that the paper he holds is a great sum of money from banks all ...| More

English subtitled cinema screenings of "Private Eye"

Source | 2009/04/16 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Director PARK Dae-min's debut feature film "Private Eye" stars Korea's top character actors HWANG Jeong-min ("You Are My Sunshine") and RYOO Deok-hwan ("Like a Virgin"). Besides solid acting performances the film is praised for its intelligent and entertaining story by critics.

Cinus Myeongdong (northern Seoul) and Cinus Gangnam (southern Seoul) – in cooperation with the Seoul Metropolitan Government – will offer screenings of "Private Eye" with English subtitles. The detective film premieres on 2 April.

A medical student (RYOO) tempts a reluctant private detective (HWANG) into a murder case of a dead body he stumbled upon. The two polar opposites complement each other in order to solve the volatile case involving powerful politicians.

Cinus is currently showing two Korean films with English subtitles. One is the melodrama "More than Blue" starring KWON Sang-woo and LEE Bo-yeong; the other is record breaking surprise hit documentary "Old Partner" about the bond between an old...| More

'More Than Blue' Is Poetic, Luminous

Source | 2009/03/05 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Romanic poet Won Tae-yeon makes his directorial debut with a classic romance, "More Than Blue". Though featuring typical elements of the South Korean melodrama, "Blue" does not attempt to squeeze out tears from viewers. Rather, the director crafts a film that is poetically sparse, and also witty and hilarious as much as it is heartbreaking.

Hallyu star Kwon Sang-woo, the heartbreaker from the tearjerker TV soap "Stairway to Heaven", plays the tragic male protagonist "K", yet another faithful one-woman man involved in a pitiful love triangle. To top it all off, he has cancer. With the little time he has left to live, he plays Cupid to marry off the woman he loves, "Cream" (Lee Bo-yeong), to an eligible bachelor, Ju-hwan (Lee Beom-soo), so he can rest in peace.

"Blue" however feels more classic than cliched and the undying fidelity of the love-struck characters nostalgically evokes old romances. The talented actors also bring freshness to their pa...| More

[ChanMi's movie news] Kwon Sang-woo and Lee Bo-yeong's new film teaser released

Source | 2009/03/04 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Kwon Sang-woo and Lee Bo-yeong are in the film, "More Than Blue".

Lee Bo-yeong is Cream and Kwon Sang-woo is Kay share a house where they become lovers.

Kay's sacrificial love is depicted so well in this film. He prepares breakfast, nurses overnight, and embraces her when things go wrong. This love and breakup are both contained in this melodramatic love story. The film will be released on March 11th....| More