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By Lee Hyo-wonStaff Reporter It's about time the Korean Peninsula saw a maritime action flick. "Marine Boy" indeed features the most water treading sequences in South Korean cinema ― something only a fearless newcomer like Yoon Jong-seok can brave ― but it keeps afloat with classic premises like dramatic tension and great supporting characters. An ocean-crossing drug mule the movie has named "marine boy" calls for extensive oceanic shoots that make up about 20 percent of the film, yet this is no big budget version of drug mule stories like "Maria Full of Grace" nor is it a raw crime thriller like "The Chaser". A complex "trust no one" formula fuels the seaside story, but the main dramatic tension lies in an obscure love triangle rather than underwater skirmishes. While the two-hour running time could have been cut shorter, Cho Jae-hyun and other bona fide actors keep the film from completely conforming to Hollywood. The vast ocean blue invites viewers to plunge ...| More | |||||||||
She is in the new film, "The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan" where she is the Chosun's most popular Geisha at the time. Here, she is trying to show a more unique and even a comic Geisha for this movie and at the same time being the sexy, tough, femme fatale. For the film, she has been learning traditional dances for two months. ...| More | |||||||||
There has been a press conference for the new movie, "The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan". This is a comic and action film about a riot that happened in 1724 Chosun. Kim will be the greatest beauty at the geisha house. This film will be released on December 4th....| More | |||||||||
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The backbone actors of SBS "Iljimae" are becoming a hot issue. They are Lee Moon-sik, Kim Chang-wan, and Ahn Kil-kang.
Lee Moon-sik, who plays the role of Swe-dol, showed his 'passion' by volunteering to taking out his teeth to differentiate from his character in "Damo". The producers, who were moved, inserted the story of his teeth coming out in the drama. In the drama, Swe-dol will face the danger of getting his wrist cut off from Byeon-shik (Lee Won-jong) because he assaulted Shi-wan. But eventually, it will change to him getting his teeth pulled. They will show him without his front teeth. Following his role in "King and I", Ahn Kil-kang drew attention when he shaved his head for his role of a fake Buddhist monk. In "Iljimae", he has the important role of Bong-soon's (Lee Yeong-ah) adoptive father and martial arts teacher to Iljimae. Kim Chang-wan is growing a beard to fulfill the role of king. He is working carefully to exhibit a realistic charisma as the villain who c...| More | |||||||||
Park Si-yeon received the role of Yoo-ri, a provocative, sexy woman, in "Marine Boy", a thriller surrounding a marine boy who transports drugs in the ocean by hiding them in his body.For Park Si-yeon, her idiot and sexy images are said to coexist, but through "Marine Boy", she will officially act as a 'femme fatale'. Yoo-ri interferes in the business between drug carrier Chun-soo (Kim Kang-woo) and President Kang (Jo Jae-hyeon), who puts Chun-soo in danger. She has the job of a jazz singer, but she hides her real identity and tempts President Kang and Chun-soo and unfolds her secret plans. In order to transform into a provocative and sexy Yoo-ri that surpasses Madame Jeong in "The War of Flower", Park Si-yeon has prepared to be thoroughly transformed from her head to her feet. After casting, she is receiving vocal training for a perfect performance as a jazz singer. A former swimmer, the drug carrier Chun-soo is played by Kim Kang-woo. Chun-soo hides drugs in his body and ...| More | |||||||||
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