Fighter in the Wind (2004) - 바람의 파이터

2008/05/15 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Singer and actor Yang Dong-geun who entered the army on the 6th revealed his pictures for the first time.

Yang Dong-geun entered the active service in the army on the 6th, and on the 9th, entered as a new recruit into an army division in Kangwon.

Yang Dong-geun will be learning the basics for five weeks there, and his first pictures were posted on an army-related internet site on the 11th.

He debuted as a child actor, and grew as a skilled actor with movies such as "Hae-jeok, Disco King" and "Fighter in the Wind". He also released a hip-hop album and was recognized as a singer.

His management company is preparing a 'best album' for fans who have continued to show love for Yang Dong-geun....

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2008/01/09 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

"Open City" is the feature film directorial debut of LEE Sang-gi who is also responsible for the scenario. The film stars SON Ye-jin as the leader of a pick pocketing gang and KIM Myeong-min plays a police detective working on her case. Unaware of each other's identity, the situation becomes more complicated when they meet by accident and feel attracted towards each other, and both are yet unaware of a shared incident from the past.

"Open City" is a stylish crime film set in a modern city with criminals who enjoy the fast life, and includes several clashes between rival gangs, and between criminals and the police. The film juggles fast paced action scenes with romance and drama, often filmed in atmospheric night scenes.

SON plays a headstrong and bold character body guarded and admired by SHIM Ji-ho's character. SON's character is equally matched in boldness and stubbornness by KIM's character. The two clash, but KIM's character can't resist SON's advances.

KIM also starred...

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2007/10/16 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

The Asian Film Market was again bustling in its second year although buyers tended to window-shop and take notes for later. A number of Korean films were picked up mainly for TV/DVD rights. Korean sales agent Cineclick Asia sealed a number of deals, selling all rights to KIM Ki-duk's "Breath" to Saudi Arabia-based Ghassan Production and Distribution for the Middle Eastern territories.

The company also picked up DVD/TV rights to KIM's "The Bow" and "3-Iron", along with "Family Ties" ("The Birth of a Family"), "Red Shoes", "Fighter in the Wind", "Love Me Not", "Seducing Mr. Perfect", and KIM Ji-woon's "A Tale of Two Sisters" from Cineclick. More TV rights went to Japan's Nettai Museum for horror films "The Red Shoes" and "Acacia" along with "The Wolf Returns" and "Mission Sex Control". Meanwhile Hungary's Cinetel bought TV/VOD/Video rights to KIM Ki-duk's "Samaria", "Red Shoes", and "A Tale of Two Sisers".

In a major deal, CJ Entertainment sold a four-feature package to buyer Sple...

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2007/10/02 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

"It's just a small gathering, for Asian actors to become friends. This was an idea we had while drinking at a snack bar during the Pusan Film Festival ten years ago, and it's just coming true now. I know we shouldn't expect too much at first, but I think it's significant that we actors are coming together voluntarily", Ahn Seong-gi said at a cafe in Chungdam-dong, Seoul on Monday.

Younger actors Park Joong-hoon and Kang Soo-yeon nodded their heads at his words. Started by Ahn, Park and Kang, the backbone of Chungmuro or Korea's Hollywood, the Asia Pacific Actors Network (APAN) held its inaugural meeting at the cafe. It's not connected with any nation's actors association, and it's not a closed society with impossible standards. It's a rather humble little group, in fact.

This year, 15 Asian actors including Kuei-Mei Yang from Taiwan ("Vive L'Amour"), Masaya Kato from Japan ("Fighter In The Wind") and Fann Wong from Singapore ("Dance Of The Dragon") will participate in a meeting o...

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2007/05/18 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

The show starts with four actors announcing that there will be no play, no story and no performance. By questioning the essence of a theater performance, the show breaks every theatrical convention: the distinction between actors and the audience, the space between the stage and the seats, and the definition of right or wrong. Then actors start to point fingers at and insult the audience, making the observers aware of themselves that they are part of the show.

This is what happened in Daehangno Wednesday at Studio 76, which staged the Korean language adaptation of playwright Peter Handke's 1966 anti-play "Offending the Audience". The 2007 Korean version of the avant-garde play has been updated by rap vocals that made the house full of provocative, abusive language and unexpected embarrassment.

What makes the drama more noticeable is that it is the first production by Yang Dong-geun, successful actor and also a popular hip hop singer in the country.

Debuting in 1987 with the TV...

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