Go Go Sister (2006) - 언니가 간다 (Eon-ni-ga Gan-da)

2008/01/25 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Many Korean star actresses of the small screen have dismally flopped in movies although they achieve brilliant success and earn astronomical amounts of money in TV commercials. Now Jeon Ji-hyeon is taking the gamble, returning to the silver screen with "A Man Who Was Superman" directed by Jeong Yoon-cheol.

She follows in the perilous footsteps of Kim Tae-hee , who recently appeared opposite Seol Kyeong-gu in "Venus and Mars". It attracted a mere 300,000 viewers amid controversy over Kim's poor acting skills, which have been in question since her debut.

Ko So-young, whose beauty defies age, was also unlucky in films. Her movies "A.P.T" and "Go Go Sister" were both failures. And Moon Geun-yeong, once considered the queen of the small screen and the nation's little sister, fell flat on her face with "Love Me Not". After a long rest, she announced her return to TV soap opera.

Song Hye-kyo, meanwhile, did not meet the expectations of fans in the movie Hwangjin-y - Movie - 2007, alt...

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

Debuting director CHOI Jong-hyeon's "Little Prince" is a drama with a feel-good factor which unfolds at a quiet pace. TAK Jae-hoon portrays an alcoholic who is traumatised by the loss of his wife and son, and he is ridden with guilt since he wasn't much of a father or husband.

Through circumstances, the man comes into the life of a chronic ill little boy who was abandoned at an orphanage by his mother when she started a relationship with a new man. The man is reluctant, but after a few meetings, the kind and brave boy melts the man's heart. The little boy is played by KANG Soo-han.

Actress Jo An features as an energetic young woman who works at the orphanage. She has a close relationship with the boy. Jo-an previously acted in "Muoi : The Legend of a Portrait" and "Makeover Project" ("Go Go Sister"). TAK played in "Marrying the Mafia 3: Family Hustle" (""Marrying the Mafia III"").

CHOI directed short films and worked as a scenario writer. His first feature film "Little Princ...

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2008/01/07 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

"What is the interrelationship between the naming value of a star and the number of audience?"

In conclusion, the interrelationship is inverse proportion according to the trend in 2007 box-office success in Korean film industry. Among the 100 movies released this year, only 4 movies had more than 3 million audiences, including "D-War" (8 million), "May 18" (7 million), "Voice of Murderer" (3.25 million) and "Le Grand Chef" which recently reached 3 million.

Among many movies that went into the black, following are those which closely reached the break-even point, including "Miracle on 1st Street" (Im Chang-jeong and Ha Ji-won), "Voice of Murderer" (Seol Kyeong-gu and Kim Nam-joo), "May 18" (Kim Sang-kyeong and Lee Yo-won), "D-War" (Jason Behr), "Paradise 1986" (Park Hae-il and Seong Ji-roo), and "Le Grand Chef" (Kim Kang-woo and Lee Ha-na). Among the 100 movies released this year, only 7% made a profit.

However, all movies that drew attention for top stars' appearance have fa...

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2007/12/28 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Domestic netizens have named the U.S. blockbuster "Transformers" the best film of the year.

In a year-end online poll conducted by Internet portal Daum Communications, "Transformers" topped the list of best movies of 2007. It was followed by the Korean monster movie "D-War" and the historical drama "May 18".

Foreign blockbusters "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End", "Spider-Man-Three", and "The Bourne Ultimatum" also headlined the best film list.

The Korean movie "Project Makeover" ("Go Go Sister") was named the worst movie of the year.

Reported by KBS WORLD Radio ...

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2007/06/26 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

As an entertainment reporter, I am often asked: "Who is the most beautiful in the flesh?" Even in the world of entertainment, where a fresh drop-dead gorgeous face is making her debut every five minutes, the actress Ko So-young is perhaps the most beautiful.

Making her comeback after a nine-year break, Ko stars as the angelically innocent Eun-soo, who suffers a breakup with her boyfriend due to opposition from their parents, in the SBS drama "Blue Fish".

Ko has a unique image and atmosphere. She looks confident, beautiful, luxurious and trendy. However, she has turned down several offers of drama parts, including the lead in a soap titled " Bad Love ", in which she was to star opposite K-pop superstar "Rain". Against this background of refusal, many were on tenterhooks right until the night of the first show wondering whether Ko would really be in it.

But she was, and her character was the polar opposite of the parts she used to play. But the result was a crushing defeat. The ...

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