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Son Ye-jin: 'Ordinary Sinister Roles Lack Charm'

Source | 2009/11/16 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Actress Son Ye-jin looked unusually upbeat when we met with her on November 12 prior to the opening of her new movie "White Night". She was wearing a light and comfortable knit sweater, cute shirt and white skirt. Her radiant smile shined. She also talked quickly and easily. She looked nothing like her perfectly refined character Mi-ho from the movie.

Son said, "It's funny but I was scared of Mi-ho. I was scared of accepting her feelings and being swept up by them. I studied her for a long time while the movie was still in its planning stage, but I decided to 'be' Mi-ho only during filming because I was scared to accept her. It might look irresponsible, but I also need to live my life".

It is already Son's 10th big-screen role. She debuted as a movie actress by playing an innocent woman who falls in love for the first time. So far, she has appeared in "April Snow", "The Art of Seduction", "Open City" and "My Wife Got Married". Each time, she played fresh and provocative characte...| More

Heo's melodrama touches the heart of Chinese people

Source | 2009/10/30 | 0 comments | Permalink |

"I bought one of them as kind of souvenir after finding my movies are sold in the form of illegally copied DVDs on the street of Shanghai. Many Chinese people know my movies".

Getting positive comments from moviegoers in China, director Heo Jin-ho, who is famous for "Christmas in August" and "April Snow", visited Beijing to attend 'Heo Jin-ho Special'. Organized by Korean Cultural Service, China and Beijing Film Academy, this special event takes place from Oct 27-28.
"Chinese audiences seemed to totally understand what I wanted to say through my movie. Feelings and emotions can be delivered regardless of cultural differences", said director Heo at a press conference on the night of Oct. 27.

CCTV filmed a special report on him on Oct. 27 and he had 'Talks with Director' time with students in the film academy. "Season of Good Rain" is slated to open in 1200 theaters in China in December. Half of the total investment came from Korea and the remaining half from China.

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Heo Jin-ho directs Korea-China love story

Source | 2009/10/01 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Christmas in August director Heo Jin-ho will return to cinemas on 8 October with the romantic film "Season of Good Rain". "Season of Good Rain" is a co-production between Korea (Pancinema Corp.) and China (Zonbo Media).

The romantic leads are played by Korean actor JEONG Woo-seong and Chinese actress Gao Yuanyuan. The two met in the US when they were young. JEONG's character is assigned to a project in China, he accidentally meets her again and old feelings resurface.

Heo is a specialist of melodramas. He gained much acclaim for "Christmas in August", followed by "One Fine Spring Day", "April Snow" and "Happiness". JEONG's long career includes "Beat", "A Moment to Remember" and "The Good, the Bad, the Weird".

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Chinese/Korean Film 'Season of Good Rain' to be Released

Source | 2009/09/18 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Korea and China has cemented its cinematic relations with the about to be released "Season of Good Rain". The film directed by HEO Jin-ho brings together the biggest actors of both countries Gao Yuanyuan (Beijing Bicycle 2001) and JEONG Woo-seong ("Daisy" 2006) and blends them into a multi lingual, trans-cultural melodrama. The shooting and the narrative of the film seem to be symbolic of the rising amount of film business between the two countries. KIM Ji-woon's "The Good, The Bad, The Weird", also incidentally staring JEONG was shot in Manchuria, CJ Entertainment's "Haeundae" is to be released in China and the same company is producing a big budget Chinese/Korean comedy, "Sophie's Revenge" staring Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon's (2003) Zhang Ziyi.

HEO Jin-ho has directed a slew of romantic melodramas including the internationally successful "Christmas in August" (1998) and "April Snow" (2005). This latest film, while definitely falling back into this genre is decidedly more up...| More

[TALK OF THE TOWN] Forecast calls for Rain

Source | 2009/09/09 | 0 comments | Permalink |

A press conference for the upcoming movie "Season of Good Rain" was held last Tuesday at the Megabox Dongdaemun. The film stars Korean actor Jeong Woo-seong and Chinese actress Gao Yuanyuan as Dong-ha and Mei, respectively. The characters are friends who later find love despite a language barrier.

The title of the film is a phrase from a piece of writing by the prominent Chinese poet Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty. Director Heo Jin-ho said he chose it himself.

"I wanted to make a film about bright and happy love", Heo said, in contrast to his previous works such as "Christmas in August", "April Snow" and "Happiness" that featured tragic love stories. ...| More