kwak Jae-Yong (곽재용)

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  K-film Remade
  2013/05/10, Source,
  "Old Boy". If you've seen just one Korean film, chances are this is it. It's a cult classic, critically acclaimed, and universally loved. Which begs the question: why on earth does it need or deserve to be remade? Regardless of the answer, Spike Lee's Hollywood redoing (starring Josh Brolin, Sharto Copley and Elizabeth Olsen) is highly anticipated by all. Of course, this isn't the first Korean smash to have a USA makeover. Here's a snippet of K- to- Hollywood remakes, with numbers from IMDB and more in-depth opinions from London-based friends as well as K-film experts that were kind enough to reply to our post on a K-cinema forum:,...More

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  South Korean actress Son Ye-Jin
  2012/02/25, Source,
  South Korean actress Son Ye-jin appeares in front of the camera in a movie preview of "Love Fiction" held at Mega Box theater in Seoul's Samsung-dong on Feb. 20, 2012. Son Ye-jin has taken on a variety of roles in her career to date, propelling her to fame both in Korea and in other Asian countries. She first appeared in a supporting role in Park Ki-hyung's film "Secret Tears" in 2000, and then went on to take the lead in TV dramas such as "A Delicious Proposal", "Sun-hee and Jin-hee", and "Daemang". Her first high-profile role in cinema was in Im Kwon-taek's "Strokes of fire", which screened at Cannes and took home a Best Director award in 2002,...More

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  Director of 'My Sassy Girl' to take on a more serious movie
  2012/01/12, Source,
  Korean director kwak Jae-Yong is perhaps best known for his romantic-comedy "My Sassy Girl" (2001), but he's decided to try his hand at a more somber story and will take on a film about the so-called "comfort women" of World War II. The movie, to be called "Flower Shoes", will be set from 1930 to 1945 and will detail the experiences of the Korean women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese during that time period,...More

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  Son Ye-jin's "Unforgettable Best 5"
  2011/11/10,
  Mellow queen Son Ye-jin is back. Her latest movie "Chilling Romance" being released on the 1st of December is about a woman called Yeo-ri who starts seeing ghosts after an accident. She has been acting for 11 years now. After the 2001 TV drama "A Delicious Proposal" with So Yoo-jin, kwon Sang-woo, So Ji-sub and others, she has been busy going around creating a number of hits. Now a veteran actress, Son Ye-jin talks about six of her most unforgettable works including "Chilling Romance",...More