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[ChanMi's movie news] "Searching for the Elephant" releases on November 5th

Source | 2009/10/06 | 0 comments | Permalink |

"Searching for the Elephant" will be released on the 5th of November.

This film stars Jo Dong-hyeok, Lee Sang-woo, Lee Min-jeong, Jang Hyeok, and Jeon Se-hong. This has very explicit sex scenes and crude language that reveals dynamic and secretive lifestyle of three men.

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[ChanMi's movie news] "Searching for the Elephant" with the deceased Jang Ja-yeon

Source | 2009/09/24 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The film, "Searching for the Elephant" is being released with scenes of Jang Ja-yeon acting to commit suicide!

Jang Ja-yeon has committed suicide last March and to have her acting the suicide scenes released in film is being a hot topic.
The staff say that her part in this film is a big part and to have her in the film itself is important since this will be her last piece of work.

The previews released on the 23rd show that the main characters a...| More

Court issues a warrant to detain Jang's ex-manager

Source | 2009/07/06 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The probe into the suicide of actress Jang Ja-yeon got back under way after a two-month hiatus, after a key suspect in the case was detained yesterday.

Judge Lee Sang-woo at the Suwon District Court's Seongnam branch issued a detention warrant against Kim Sung-hoon, head of the late actress' former management agency.

The warrant hearing was held yesterday morning.

Kim will be held until July 13 in Bundang Police Precinct, Gyeonggi.

The police can twice extend the detention for further investigation.

Officers will concentrate on confirming an accusation that Kim coerced the late performer into serving drinks and having sex with influential figures in society. "We didn't have enough time to question Kim since he was extradited to Korea on Friday", said Han Poong-hyun, the precinct chief.

Bundang police said investigators might summon nine men - three entertainment agency officials, two producers, three financial industry officials and the head of an IT firm - if they fi...| More

[ChanMi's drama news] Jang Sin-yeong in "The Road Home"

Source | 2009/01/10 | 0 comments | Permalink |

"The Road Home" casted actress Jang Sin-yeong as the main character.

There has been a press conference for the starting of the new drama. Jang will be taking the character of a divorced woman.

She is returning to the screens in a year as a Han Soo-in, who has experienced an unhappy marriage and has divorced. Han Soo-in closes her heart to ever love again after her divorce, ...| More

Lyon Asian Film Fest Awards Korean Films

Source | 2008/11/19 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The 14th Lyon Asian Film Festival ended its 5-day run November 9, closing with the French premiere of Korean film "The Chaser" by NA Hong-jin. Korean films won the majority of the 20 awards handed out at the closing ceremony.

KIM Dong-hyun's "Hello, Stranger" won third place in the Grand Prize category, and second place in both the Youth Prize and the New Asian Cinema Prize category. "Tropical" by LEE Sang-woo won third place also in the latter category.

In the Best Feature Animation section, "If You Were Me - Anima Vision 2" took third place prize. Prizes for short films went to animated short Stop by PARK Jae-wook, winning first prize, and "Sweat", a short by "The Chaser" director NA Hong-jin, which took second prize.

The festival also screened a retrospective on Korean actor CHOI Min-sik, showcasing five features from throughout the respected thespians film career. "Our Twisted Hero" (1992), "Failan" (2001), "Chihwaseon" ("Strokes of Fire", 2002), "Old Boy" (2003) an...| More