Everybody has Secrets (2004) - 누구나 비밀은 있다

2007/11/07 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Director Jang Hyeon-soo will tackle the remake of "A Better Tomorrow". The classic Hong Kong action film which was originally directed by stylized action film specialist John Woo. The remake rights were obtained by Korea's Fingerprint Pictures.

JANG more recent films include "Everybody Has Secrets" starring LEE Byeong-heon. His extensive track record also includes action films. PARK Joong-hoon played the lead in "Rules of the Game", directed by JANG in 1994.

A Better Tomorrow was released in 1986 and also enjoyed great popularity in Korea. The film is one of the numerous collaborations between John Woo and his star Chow Yun Fat.

Yi Ch'ang-ho (KOFIC)...

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2007/04/26 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

"We met for the first time today, but it felt like we were really close. I look forward to working together with him".

The Japanese drama, "Hero", which had a record high of viewer ratings, had Kimura Takuya come to Pusan to film on location on the 26th. He met with Lee Byeong-heon, who is making a pro bono appearance, at the Pusan Paradise hotel in the afternoon for a press conference and said that he is glad to be appearing in this project.

After seeing the enthusiastic reception when Kimura Takuya came to the Korean airport, he expressed his thanks, saying "To behold a sight just like when a Korean star comes to Narita airport had really surprised me, and made me very happy".

Lee Byeong-heon said, "When I first received the proposal for a cameo role, I worried a lot that I might disrupt the flow of the work with the slightest provocation. I hope that I will not ruin the movie".

The 2001 drama "Hero" that was broadcasted on Fuji TV featured Kimura Takuya and Matsu Takako,...

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2007/01/03 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter

Actress Choi Ji-woo, popular in Japan where she is affectionately called "Ji-woo Hime", (Princess Ji-woo), is coming back to her Korean fans.

She will perform in the MBC drama, "Air City" that will air in May and June, breaking a three-year hiatus.

Her last performance on television was in the SBS drama, "Stairway to Heaven" three years ago, in which she starred with actor Kwon Sang-woo.

She will play a heroine, "Han Do-kyong", an aspiring executive at an airport corporation who speaks five foreign languages. The heroine suffers a trauma involving her family.

"We've decided that Choi is appropriate for the role", said HB Entertainment, which is involved in the production.

The story revolves around various incidents at the airport such as drug smuggling and passport counterfeiting.

Actor Lee Jeong-jae is a strong candidate to be Choi's counterpart, according to HB Entertainment. Shooting will begin early this year and will be broadc...

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kay I like Kwon Sang Woo to her leading man , they are compatible, what a beatiful match11 thanks Nenita Amacio 2007-02-17 00:14:59 ayutie 2007-02-07 02:42:07 love Vhoi Ji woo face we want Kwon SangWoo to be your leading Man in this Drama!!!! we really appreciate if our request would be granted!!!thanks!!!! jeno 2007-01-09 10:13:57 rikie_11 2007-01-07 10:28:44 Ji-woo hime! She was also quite good in "Rondo".

2006/09/21 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Young-Ja, on the Loose (Youngjaui Chonsongsidae) (1975)

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Directed by Kim Ho-seon, this film tells the story of a woman who fails to find her place in a fast industrializing society. In the film, Chang-su, who has been in Vietnam for the last three years, returns home and finds a job in a public bathhouse. One day, he encounters Young-ja at the police station. She was the one who he fell in love with before he went to Vietnam. She was a housemaid in his boss' house when he first saw her, but she was raped by the employer's son, and forced out, and learned sewing which was not enough to earn good salary. She became a bar hostess, but she couldn't cope well, so she takes a job as a bus conductor but unfortunately loses her arm in a car accident. Frustrated, she attempts suicide but fails and finally ends up becoming a prostitute. The venue is located near Anguk Station on subway line 3. Tickets, 3,000 won. For more information, call (0...

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2006/05/15 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Even before the heat of Yomiuri Giants slugger Lee Seung-yeop's bat cooled off, Tokyo Dome hummed with over 40,000 fans waiting for Korean actor Lee Byeong-heon, fondly known as "Byonsama" in Japan.

Sporting a gent look in white suit, punctuated by his killer smile, Lee graced the stage for three hours, often joined by guest stars including actress Choi Ji-woo, singers Shin Seung-hoon and Ivy.

Choi co-starred with Lee in television drama "Beautiful Days" (2001) and movie "Everybody Has Secrets" (2004) and is one of the most popular Korean actresses in Japan, earning the nickname "Jiwoohime (Princess Jiwoo)".

Lee is labeled as one of the "Big Four", along with Bae Yong-joon, Jang Dong-gun and Won Bin (or Kwon Sang-woo, it depends), who have been leading the Korean Wave, or hallyu, an Asian-wide obsession with Korean pop culture. Now there is a second wave of Korean stars riding on dramas and movies in Japan and other Asian countries: Jeong Woo-seong and Son Ye-jin in "A Moment ...

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