Lee Jong-hyuk (이종혁)

Actors Lee Jong-hyuk (left) and Ji Jin-hee of "Parallel Life" [Lee Jin-hyuk/10Asia]

If your life was exactly the same as someone else's from the past, what would you do? Is it a blessing or a curse -- without having to ride a time machine back in time -- to be able to know what your future holds for you by looking at someone else's life? The film "Parallel Life" begins with an anecdote about U.S. presidents Lincoln and Kennedy. Like the two presidents who lived very similar lives but existed 100 years apart, character Kim Seok-hyun (played by Ji Jin-hee) -- who is the youngest person to be appointed chief prosecuting attorney -- becomes increasingly aware that he is caught up in the whirlwind of the parallel theory. Every circumstance surrounding him runs exactly the same as they did for judge Han Sang-joon, whose entire family was murdered thirty years ago, and hence begins the mind games of Kim Seok-hyun who tries to protect his family....More

He's a man with two characters. He is the cold expressionless man vs hesitant clueless man.

Lee Jong-hyuk in the MBC dramanet, "Byeolsoon Sword Season2" he is the cold heartless man and in the movie "Crush and Blush" he is the undecisive weak man. These two characters make him even more talented in being able to fulfill the two roles perfectly!...More

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Rudy red face, frizzy hair, criminal fashion sense and a chronic case of inferiority complex and hopeless delusion, Miss Hongdangmu (carrot) is a new antihero among antiheroes. Such a pitiful role can be crafted with grace only by South Korean actress Kong Hyo-jin, who trades in her stylish image for a makeover as shocking as Charlize Theron a la "Monster".

Premiering Saturday at the 13th Pusan (Busan) International Film Festival (PIFF), "Crush and Blush" signals the promising directorial debut of Lee Kyoung-mi as well as feted filmmaker Park Chan-wook's headway into producing. Lee, who had worked on the set of Park's "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", brings one of those rare movies that are propelled by a most unusual yet utterly believable character development, where ...More

Filmmaker Park Chan-wook has made a debut as a producer for the forthcoming film "Miss Carrot" ("Crush and Blush"), raising expectations about his versatility.

The movie, directed by Lee Kyoung-mi, portrays a 29-year-old Korean woman who teaches Russian in school, but confronts a slew of obstacles in her life, partly due to a frequently blushing face.

The title, "Hongdangmu", means a red radish in Korean, and it refers to a Korean expression linking the color of the vegetable with a person who blushes scarlet.

"This is not a movie about great action or massive sets. What the movie can show, though, is people, and my confidence in the movie li...More

Celebrated director Park Chan-wook's first effort as a producer is the comedy-drama "Crush and Blush". Kong Hyo-jin plays the titular character, a marginalised woman whose head easily turns red. Her love for a man played by Lee Jong-hyuk is unrequited. But the teacher doesn't give up that easily.

First time feature film director Lee Kyoung-mi is at the helm of the project. She has experience directing short films. "Crush and Blush" is scheduled for a October 16 release.

The film gained more publ...More