Oh Seung-hyeon (오승현)

2007/01/25 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

When a movie title is too long or unnecessarily repetitive, there are two options. First, pretend there's no title and move swiftly to the plot. Second, devote the bulk of your article describing, explaining and analyzing the title so that readers forget what they are actually reading.

Either way, the point is unlikely to be made for Taewon Entertainment, known for releasing unabashed gangster-infested comedy around the national holidays. Yes, there is another big holiday coming - Lunar New Year's Day - and Taewon's festive mood is reflected in the movie's mysteriously long title: "Kim Kwan-jang vs. Kim Kwan-jang vs. Kim Kwan-jang" ("THree Kims").

The three Kims are different characters but share the same name. The three-way competition, therefore, is predictable but director Park Seong-gyoon does not start with three figures fighting to death from the beginning.

Instead, two characters are locked in a battle. The first Kim (Shin Hyeon-joon) runs a private Taekwondo martial ar...

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2004/07/13 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

"How to Keep My Love", opening this Friday, is a chick film only for two types of people: those who cannot keep their eyes off the popular TV drama "Lovers in Paris" and girls in their 20s having a hard time getting their boyfriends to commit. If you're neither of these, stop reading right now.
The heroine in "How to Keep My Love" ("Nae Namjaui Romance") is Kim Jeong-eun, who happens to be the main character in "Lovers in Paris", a weekend nighttime soap opera that is an unabashedly typical Cinderella story.

Despite the unbearably cheesy plot, the drama's viewing rate is roaring near 40 percent. The reason: Korea's new perky Cinderella Kim's irresistibly entertaining performances appeal strongly to mostly female viewers who dream of their knights in shining armor.

The public attention drawn to the new film, therefore, is largely due to the soaring popularity of "Lovers in Paris" and Kim. No wonder, director Park Je-hyeon ("Oollala Sisters", "Legend Of Gingko") relies heavily ...

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