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Gluttony for Beauty Takes Toll in 'Yoga'

Source | 2009/08/13 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

The intention of the horror movie-wannabe "Yoga" seems sound enough. Misled desire for eternal beauty and youth leads a group of already perfectly gorgeous women to a sinister place where they all end up screaming and running for their lives.

But beauty has its price, and a horror movie that focuses only on looking good certainly forfeits its scare factor.

Director Yoon Jae-yeon, who made a fantastic feature film debut with "Wishing Stairs", the third in the blockbuster high school horror series, tries to create a "this could happen to you" scenario in an urban setting. But she thoroughly disappoints, delivering instead a pitiful B-movie spoof that may, at best, be granted a spot at a minor fantasty film festival.

Singer-turned-actress Eugene (Yoo Jin) stars in the lead role as Hyo-jeong (a.k.a. the one who shrieks the most in the film). Hyo-jeong had been the star host of a home shopping channel until a young beauty pageant queen came along ...| More

[ChanMi's movie news] "4th Period Mystery" press release with the stars!

Source | 2009/08/07 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The new film, "4th Period Mystery" with the cast Yoo Seung-ho, Kang So-ra, and Lee Yeong-jin are at the press conference!

They seem to be very happy with the film's outcome and are excited that it will be in theaters so...| More

Horror film explores obsession with beauty

Source | 2009/07/22 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The word beauty is often associated with nature, the arts and, of course, the female sex.

And many women spend a good deal of time trying to fit that description, spending an untold amount of money on expensive haircuts, slathering themselves in anti-wrinkle creams and buying high-end makeup, perfume and jewelry.

But the pursuit of beauty can easily become an obsession, which often leads to unintended consequences - especially in today's appearance-focused world. Just look to a number of celebrities who have taken plastic surgery and Botox a little bit too far, sometimes with frightening results.

So what better time for "Yoga", a horror film that mixes the unending pursuit of beauty with a heavy dose of fear.

The movie, which is scheduled to be released next month, tells the story of five women who are locked up in a mysterious Yoga, which each had visited in the hopes of improving their looks.

"A woman's desire for beauty is universal, and I thought I could successfully...| More

[ChanMi's movie news] "Yoga" film's beauties

Source | 2009/07/20 | 0 comments | Permalink |

There are eerie and horrific things that happen in this Yoga school. The film, "Yoga" has been presented before the press where the beauty stars have come.

Stars Yoo Jin, Cha Soo-yeon, Park Han-byeol, Jo Eun-ji, Kim Hye-na, Lee Yeong-jin, and Hwang Seung-eon are starring in this film!

The 7 characters will be obsessed with becoming ...| More

Five Would-be Horror Queens Introduced

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

Viewers will soon be able to see the fifth part of the movie series "Whispering Corridors" entitled "A Blood Pledge", which began in 1998. The series has gained popularity so far for producing many top actresses, such as Kim Gyoo-ri, Choi Kang-hee, Park Jin-hee, Kim Min-seon, Park Ye-jin, Lee Yeong-jin, Kong Hyo-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Park Han-byeol, Cho An, Kim Ok-bin, Seo Ji-hye, Chae Ye-rin and this time Jang Kyeong-ah, 22, Son Eun-seo, 23, Oh Yeon-seo, 22, Yoo Shin-ae, 21, and Song Min-jeong, 22.

We met with the five soon-to-be horror stars ahead of the movie's opening, expecting to see them nervous and excited. But their sassiness made them appear confident. Jang Kyeong-ah, who plays the ghost "Eonju", says part five of the series is the most frightening and entertaining to see, and that she looks forward to its premiere without feeling nervous whatsoever.

Son Eun-seo, the oldest among the five, said confidently that though it is inevitable for all five of them to feel great pres...| More