Lee Bo-yeong (이보영)

English subtitled cinema screenings of "Private Eye"

Source | 2009/04/16 | 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 | 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 | 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

[Talk of the town] A flurry of films will open in March, including Oscar-nominated movies

Source | 2009/03/03 | Permalink |

Springtime's film time as a batch of thrillers, romances, comedies and action and horror films are set for release.

The love story "Look for a Star", starring Andy Lau and Shu Qi, opens tomorrow in local theaters, and "The Accidental Husband", starring Uma Thurman and Colin Firth, is released next Thursday.

The Oscar-winning British film, "Slumdog Millionaire", about a child growing up in Mumbai, comes here on March 19.

Other films to watch out for include "The Wrestler" and "Watchmen" tomorrow, "Dragonball: Evolution" on March 12, "Friday the 13th" and "My Bloody Valentine 3-D" on March 13, "Elegy", on March 19, "Gift" and "Burn After Reading" on March 26 and "The Reader" on March 27.

Only two Korean films will be released this month, the romance "More Than Blue", starring newlywed Kwon Sang-woo and Lee Bo-yeong, and the thriller "Missing".
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[ChanMi's movie news] Kwon Sang-woo and Lee Bo-yeong in their 30s acting as teens!

Source | 2009/02/23 | Permalink |

Actor Kwon Sang-woo and actres Lee Bo-yeong are acting as high school students wearing uniforms in their new film.

The stills for the film, "More Than Blue" will be released on the 25th.

Radio PD Kay (Kwon Sang-woo) meets writer Cream (Lee Bo-yeong) in high school. Kay and Cream are orphaned on the same day which brings the two together.

Although the movie stars are in their 30s, they feel  young enough!

This is a new melodramatic romance film!...| More