Attack on the Pin-Up Boys (Movie - 2007)

PiFan to Hold Genre Project Market

Source | 2008/06/24 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan), now in its 12th edition, is launching a project market under the heading Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF2008). The 5 day platform will be launched during PiFan's 10-day run July 18 – 27 and will present projects from Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, the US and the UK among others.

NAFF2008 was conceived to provide an impetus to Asian genre cinema and to encourage development and financing of officially selected genre projects. The main section, 'It Project' will present 16 projects from 8 countries and will take place July 20 – 22 at the Koryo Hotel in Bucheon. Business meetings, jury deliberation and cash awards will provide filmmakers exciting opportunities to advance their projects.

Korean projects officially selected are action features "Shanghai" by director JEONG Doo-hong and "A Song of Mobsters" by JEONG Byeong-Gil ("Action Boys") the horror film "Astral Control" (working title), by LEE Kwon ("Attack o...| More

Idol Movie Still Has Hopes

Source | 2007/07/19 | 0 comments | Permalink |

When the movie "Seventeen" premiered in 1998, critics and viewers turned their backs. Although "Sechskies" – an idol star group then in its heyday – starred in the film, it was almost impossible to find anyone who bought tickets. With a flimsy plot centering on a bunch of high school students who wanted to become back-up dancers and with bad acting, the movie was a flop. The same held for "Emergency Measure 19" released in 2002 despite its star-studded cast that included popular idol star groups such as "Finkl", "Baby V.O.X"., "Shinhwa", and "Click-B".

Against this backdrop, the new film "Attack on the Pin-Up Boys" to be released next Thursday is generating buzz. The movie is produced by SM Pictures, a subsidiary company of SM Entertainment. Unsurprisingly, 12 members of SM Entertainment's very own idol star group "Super Junior" star in the movie. More unsurprising is that negative views are prevalent about the upcoming movie, which seems to resemble its two failed predecessors.

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`Attack' Serves Super-Sized Comedy

Source | 2007/07/19 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Imagine good-looking boys reigning at the top of a kingdom called high school: Choose your favorite among lace-clad Little Prince types to tough, sexy guys or clean-cut charmers.

S.M. Pictures of S.M. Entertainment, the production company that pumped out K-pop icons like BoA, H.O.T. and S.E.S., didn't have to look far for casting stars of their first filmmaking venture. Featuring all 13 members of the super-sized boy band Super Junior -- and a panda bear, "Attack on the Pin-Up Boys" is, well, super-sized.

With grossly exaggerated yet believable dialogue and flashy after effects (graphic images, like hearts popping out of characters' eyes), "Attack" is over the top. Instead of falling into the trap of traditional Korean idol films, this teen movie plunges directly into them -- by fully "exploiting" pretty faces, it manages to pull together something surprisingly bemusing.

Local high schools are stirred up in a frenzy as a series of "terrorist a...| More

Super Junior Hits Big Screen

Source | 2007/07/08 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff Reporter

Super Junior, one of the most popular boy bands in K-pop, is making their big screen debut with the film "Attack on the Pin-up Boys" this month.

At first glance, the film may seem like another "idol movie" meant to show off the charms of Super Junior's good-looking members, rather than their acting ability.

However, Park Jeong-su, the group's leader who is also known as Lee Teuk, said he hopes people would not judge the film as just an "idol movie". "Since we debuted (as a group), we announced we will work not just as singers, but also as MCs and actors. I hope people will get rid of their prejudices a little, and watch us as new actors, not as singers", he said, during the film's press conference at Imperial Palace Hotel in Apgujeong, Thursday.

Since Super Junior is one of most popular groups today, there are a lot of high expectations for the film. The film, with a budget of 850 million won, is the first to be produced by S.M. Enter...| More