A miserable girl because of her irresistible beauty.. Is her beauty the Blessing? Or the Curse? There is a girl, Eun-young, who is not happy for her breathtaking beauty. She gets lonely an... More
[Portrait] Yi Mun-yol: stranger than fiction 2011/11/12, Source,
Novelist Yi Mun-yol looks out the window of his private writing quarters in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, during an interview with The Korea Times on Sept. 17. /Photography by Jesse Chun for The KoreaTimes
This is the fifth in a series of interviews with international pioneers among Korean artists that marks the 61st anniversary of The Korea Times, which fell on Nov. 1, and is sponsored by the Korea Press Foundation. - ED.
By Lee Hyo-won
ICHEON, Gyeonggi Province - Yi Mun-yol had double-booked the interview.
What would have been a panicky moment for most, the novelist waltzed through with ease - though not without a bit of sweat.
The air was dank from untimely autumn showers and Yi perspired profusely as he danced back and forth between the session with The Korea Times and a meeting with fans,...More
Weekly star scene 2011/07/28, Source, It's time for "Weekly Star Scene", our selection of the top 5 stories of the week from show business.
:We have our one and only sunshine Dami here in the studio with us today. Hello Dami! What do you have for us today[Reporter : ] :The stars of our first story is none other than,...More
Youth film festival opens in Seoul Thursday 2011/07/06, Source, Lineup includes local and Asian premieres, adult-themed films
By Lee Hyo-won
Forget the preconception that a film festival for children only features fuzzy family movies and animations. The Seoul International Youth Film Festival (SIYFF) aims to demonstrate its educational initiative by showcasing a lineup of carefully selected works that includes local premieres and R-rated movies,...More
'Poongsan': a director's mission impossible 2011/06/27, Source,
By Lee Hyo-won
"Poongsan", directed by emerging cineaste Juhn Jai-hong and produced by film maverick Kim Ki-duk, came in at box office No. 3 on its opening weekend, drawing over 280,000 viewers since last Thursday.
Impressive production values provide cashable entertainment, but it's difficult to imagine how the inter-Korean action film was actually made: 25 takes in just 30 days for scenes featuring wire action sequences and water stunts, CGI aplenty and music by top Hollywood talent - all on a budget of 200 million won ($185,580),...More
A miserable girl because of her irresistible beauty.. Is her beauty the Blessing? Or the Curse? There is a girl, Eun-young, who is not happy for her breathtaking beauty. She gets lonely and exhausted from the stares from men and jealousies from women. One day, she gets raped by one of her stalkers, Sung-min and hears the terrible words from him. “I did it just because you are so beautiful.” She believes that she was raped because of her cruel beauty and starts to kill her beautiful looks. And there is one guy who runs after her…
International Film Festivals
2008 Berlin International Film Festival , Panorama
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