| Korea's forbidden lovers of film return |
2010/02/25 |
Since Oedipus, entertainers have been telling stories of forbidden romance - and they've been rewarded with thrilled audiences gasping for more. By that metric alone, the new Korean film "Secret Love", which will be released next month, is already a hit, since it features a love triangle between one woman and two twin brothers.
Yeon-yi, played by actress Yoon Jin-seo, has been married for just over two months, but her husband, Jin-woo, played by Yoo Ji-tae, has fallen into a coma, and she grows lonely and tired of taking care of him.
One day, Yeon-yi encounters Jin-ho (also played by Yoo), her husband's identical twin brother, and the two can't resist each other.
Of course, when Jin-woo wakes up from his coma, things aren't so simple.
Apart from its soap opera theme, "Secret Love" marks the reunion of two dazzling actors: Yoo, famous for his sunshine smile, and the pale-skinned beauty Yoon created buzz even before filming began, since they also played one of Korean cinema's... |More
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| Hyeon Bin: 'There is No Right Answer for Happiness' (Source) |
2009/11/17 |
Actor Hyeon Bin's long hair and baggy jacket do not make him look any different from what he looked like before. But the way he appears in the movie "I Am Happy" is anything but the same. The look in his eyes and his whole body say that he is a different person. His character definitely stands apart from his characters in the TV dramas "My Name is Kim Sam-soon" and "Worlds Within".
To Hyeon Bin, the movie "I Am Happy" was like his graduation. Though the actor is currently preparing for his next production in the U.S.--the remake of the movie "Late Autumn"--he squeezed time from his busy schedule to attend the screening of "I Am Happy". We met with him on November 16 at a cafe in southern Seoul.
"I Am Happy" was screened at last year's Pusan International Film Festival as the closing film. It finally opened more than a year later. Hyeon Bin said, "I wasn't worried about the late opening and about how many viewers would come to see it. It was quality time for me because I thought a... |More
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| [ChanMi's movie news] "Jeon Woochi" comic action! (Source) |
2009/10/26 |
 Kang Dong-won, Kim Yoon-seok, Im Soo-jeong, Yoo Hae-jin, Baek Yoon-sik, Yeom Jeong-ah, and more are the stars to be in the film "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard". This big budget film is about a hidden family that has been framed in the Chosun Era and 500 years later modern today.
The evil demons come back alive free from the curse and fight with the warrior called Jeonwoochi set in Seoul today.
This movie shows a new genre of Korean film and are similar to Hollywood's superhero films.
The troublemaking warrior, Jeon Woochi acted by Kang Dong-won has a rival Hwa-dam acted by Kim Yoon-seok, who has the face of a gentle royalty but has evil selfish schemes. The femme fatale coordinator Seo In-ky... |More
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| Heo Jin-ho directs Korea-China love story (Source) |
2009/10/01 |
Christmas in August director Heo Jin-ho will return to cinemas on 8 October with the romantic film "Season of Good Rain". "Season of Good Rain" is a co-production between Korea (Pancinema Corp.) and China (Zonbo Media).
The romantic leads are played by Korean actor JEONG Woo-seong and Chinese actress Gao Yuanyuan. The two met in the US when they were young. JEONG's character is assigned to a project in China, he accidentally meets her again and old feelings resurface.
Heo is a specialist of melodramas. He gained much acclaim for "Christmas in August", followed by "One Fine Spring Day", "April Snow" and "Happiness". JEONG's long career includes "Beat", "A Moment to Remember" and "The Good, the Bad, the Weird".
Yi Ch'ang-ho (KOFIC)... |More
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| [TALK OF THE TOWN] Forecast calls for Rain (Source) |
2009/09/09 |
A press conference for the upcoming movie "Season of Good Rain" was held last Tuesday at the Megabox Dongdaemun. The film stars Korean actor Jeong Woo-seong and Chinese actress Gao Yuanyuan as Dong-ha and Mei, respectively. The characters are friends who later find love despite a language barrier.
The title of the film is a phrase from a piece of writing by the prominent Chinese poet Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty. Director Heo Jin-ho said he chose it himself.
"I wanted to make a film about bright and happy love", Heo said, in contrast to his previous works such as "Christmas in August", "April Snow" and "Happiness" that featured tragic love stories. ... |More
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