Moon Hee-kyeong (문희경)

Media attention focuses on Hwang Bo-ra

2007/02/27 | Source | Permalink |

Jeong Yoon-cheol and the cast from "Shim's Family" met with reporters last week after the premiere at Yongsan CGV theater. Aside from Cheon Ho-jin, the veteran film actor, the rest of the cast is new to film. Moon Hee-kyeong is a musical actress and Yoo Ah-in a sitcom actor. Hwang Bo-ra, 24, a new face in television ramen commercials, put on her best "space cadet" look for "Shim's Family". An interview with Hwang follows.

Q.How was it to be acting for the first time in a film?
A. I had great expectations for this film. I looked really fat, but that's what I intended. I am on a diet again. Oh, and we had to put on mosquito repellent because we filmed in the summer near the Han River.
If I have the chance, I'd love to play a role in a melodrama next time, like a girl who falls madly in love with someone. I'd also like to act in an action film. Thank you.

What was it like to act with a big star like Park Hae-il in your first movie?
(Her eyes wide) I was always a great fan of his....| More

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[MOVIE REVIEW] Mysteriously humorous vision of the Korean family

2007/02/22 | Source | Permalink |

The institution of the family has long been protected and justified in Korea and elsewhere. But the time-honored system is struggling to survive. A common thread, namely the sugarcoated idea (or ideal) of happy family members living together, is disappearing fast. It's time to say goodbye to the glorious family-oriented era. Or is it?

"Shim's Family", directed by Jeong Yoon-cheol, suggests there are indeed many disheartening developments that deal a lethal, if not final, blow to the family system in Korea. But it also puts forward a new vision that may shed light on where today's trouble-laden family system should go - or sit still and hold onto its shabby place, tooth and nail.

Shim's family is utterly dysfunctional, if not chaotic. The father (Cheon Ho-jin) is a supposedly widely respected school teacher but his everyday life is saddled with suffocating routines. At school, he cannot punish even an unruly student who dares to send text messages during his class.
In this wonder...| More

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