Yoo Geon (유건)

'Princess' Flies High, Dips Low

2008/06/26 | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

The higher you climb, the more it hurts if you fall. After much time and anticipation ― two years since its completion ― "My Mighty Princess" opens across theaters. Director Kwak Jae-yong, reaches for the sky by adding martial arts moves to a love story in the tradition of "My Sassy Girl" (1999). But he falls flat on his face in this contrived, cliched drama about a love struck martial artist.

So-hwi (Sin Min-ah) is a martial arts child prodigy-turned-college student, and in tune with her rainbow-hued outfits and pigtails, she bounces over rooftops when she's late for class. She's literally a "mighty princess" who makes use of her superhuman strength to dress up as Snow White to pull stunts in a freak martial arts gig.

One day, she realizes that openly displaying her monster stamina will never get her a boyfriend, let alone catch the attention of the handsome hockey jock Jun-mo (Yoo Geon). To the dismay of her father and the rest of ...| More

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'My Mighty Princess' is bland, cliche

2008/06/18 | Source | Permalink |

"My Mighty Princess", directed by Kwak Jae-yong, revolves around a mighty female character who can beat up powerful martial art professionals -- if she wants to. The problem is that she does not bother to show off her awesome power even though the fate of the secret marital art community in Korea hangs in the balance. After all, she's a college student and she's busy chasing after handsome guys.

Director Kwak's new romantic comedy, which relies heavily on the visual effects of wire actions, starts from a cartoonistic assumption that a host of ancient martial art practitioners are living in the city of Seoul without revealing their true identity.

The movie's heroine So-hui (played y Sin Min-ah) not only belongs to this secret community but also comes with a special privilege. Her father was one of the four masters who once flexed their martial muscles in the secret community and her mother, who died when So-hui was young, was a top-rated swordswoman.

Despite the glorious herita...| More

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Sin Min-ah cast in new Kwak Jae-yong film

2006/04/05 | Source | Permalink |

Korean actress Sin Min-ah, well known for her roles in films such as "A Bittersweet Life" and "The Beast and the Beauty", will appear in an upcoming feature by "My Sassy Girl "director Kwak Jae-yong.

The film, with the Korean title Murim-yeodaesaeng ("My Mighty Princess"), centers around a female university student with a strong talent for martial arts. Shin will be returning to the action genre following her debut in the fusion martial arts film Volcano High, and her role as a boxer in the TV drama Punch.

Starring together with Sin will be On Joo-wan, who won widespread praise for his leading role in the film The Peter Pan Formula, and relative newcomer Yoo Geon.

To be produced by new production company Podo Film and distributed by Prime Entertainment, the film is scheduled to open shooting in April.

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