Barefoot Ki-bong (2006) - 맨발의 기봉이 (Maen-bal-eui Ki-bong-i)

3 New Weekend Dramas to Air

2008/01/29 | Source | Permalink |

By Kwon Mee-yoo
Staff Reporter

All three major television networks will start new weekend dramas for the entire family in February.

KBS will air "Mom's Dead Upset", which deals with four-generations living together and the various incidents resulting from generation gaps. MBC will air "A Beauty Unmatched, Park Jeong-geum", about a divorced single mom, while SBS will air "I Am Happy", about a happily married couple.

The first episode of "Mom's Dead Upset" will air at 7:55 p.m., Feb. 2. Written by Kim Su-hyun, the hit maker who wrote for dramas such as "My Man's Woman" (SBS, 2007), "Love and Ambition" (SBS, 2006) and "Trap of Youth" (SBS, 1999), the drama's expectations are high.

The drama features powerful actors and actresses. Lee Soon-jae, who currently plays King Yeongjo on MBC's "Yi San", Baek Il-seob, Kim Hae-ja and Kang Boo-ja are the grandfather, father, grandmother and mother of the family respectively while Sin Eun-kyeong, Kim Jeong-hyeon and Lee Yoo-ri will play t...| More

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Osaka Korean Film Week Begins Dec. 8

2007/11/30 | Source | Permalink |

The Osaka Korean Cultural Center will hold the Korean Film Week festival again this year (Dec.8-14). Korean films introduced to the Kansai region for the first time will be screened at downtown Shinsaibashi theaters.

The event also marks the center's reopening and will feature the latest film 'Happiness' by Heo Jin-ho, who directed 'April Snow' starring Bae Yong-joon and Son Ye-jin. Director Kim Tae-sik of 'Driving with My Wife's Lover' and a Korean Film Council official will attend a related forum for discussions.

The film list includes 'Barefoot Ki-bong', 'The Show Must Go On', 'Heart is..'., 'My Boss, My Teacher' and 'My Wife is a Gangster 3' as well as the omnibus special film '20 Identities'....| More

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Shin Hyeon-joon Builds Church in Kazakhstan

2007/10/04 | Source | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Movie star Shin Hyeon-joon, 40, has extended his philanthropic activities overseas by constructing a church in Kazakhstan.

Shin has long planned the church-building project and had been saving up funds through his church here. In addition to the church built in Kazakhstan, two others in the Middle East region and China are being mapped out.

"It's been a childhood prayer to construct a church, and I am elated to have finally built one in Kazakhstan", the actor was quoted as saying according to his agency Olive9.

Having debuted in the 1990 epic film "General's Son", Shin has since transformed his charismatic heartthrob image into that of a compelling actor who can be both goofy and sincere.

He appeared in the popular gangster comedy "Marrying the Mafia 2: Enemy-in-Law" (2005) and touching human drama "Barefoot Ki-bong" (2006).

Following his personification of a physically-challenged marathon runner, the actor has been active as a goodwill ...| More

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[MOVIE REVIEW] Tak Jae-hoon far from 'Worst Guy'

2007/08/30 | Source | Permalink |

For three minutes, actress Yeom Jeong-ah heats up the screen of her new movie "The Worst Man of my Life", wearing leather and fishnet stockings while executing a purposefully amateurish pole dance. .

Yeom said awkward sexy dancing wasn't an activity she was looking forward to. It took some prodding from costar Tak Jae-hoon to make her feel comfortable.

"It took five or six hours to shoot and the costume was strange. It wasn't a situation where I was supposed to execute a good, sexy dance, but (rather) it was intentionally bad. And so I was embarrassed throughout and the filming was a bit difficult", Yeom said at last Thursday's preview of the movie. "But with Tak Jae-hoon's support, I was able to act without much persuasion".

Though one can hardly tell by Tak's negative reaction in the film, it wasn't the first time he'd seen this dance. It was actually a previous firsthand experience that inspired the comical dance. "When I was a newlywed, we danced a similar dance", Tak admi...| More

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Top Women Filmmakers of 2006 Awarded

2007/01/03 | Source | Permalink |

In Korea's male dominated society, the film industry holds an interesting position as a place where a conservative 'boys on top' mentality stubbornly persists and where emerging, feminist voices have gained a stronghold. Filmmaking is no longer the boys club it was, and each December, the Festival of Women in Film, a year-end annual event, celebrates that fact, while fostering further changes.

Organized by Korean Women in Film, a network of female film professionals, the award show acknowledges outstanding films that take a feminist perspective and awards female figures for their creative efforts, particularly those who have not gained recognition from the mainstream award shows.

The awards ceremony took place Dec. 14th, with a best actress award going to veteran performer NAH Moon-hee in "Cruel Winter Blues". NAH was praised for her intense performance as an old mother tormented by her son, a hoodlum wanted by a rival gang.The documentary award was shared by LEE Hye-ran and ...| More

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