| From TV ad to social drama (Source) |
2008/03/19 |
It was not an expected career move.
Model-turned-actress Seo Dan-bi became a household name when she fronted the television ad for KTF mobile phones.
But her latest project was live theater, among a cast of actors with disabilities.
Seo, 23, appeared in "Angels Without Wings", which was staged at Nowon Art Center last week.
"Working with disabled actors has been a thoroughly rewarding experience", said Seo.
Since her debut in 2006, Seo has mostly appeared in television commercials, including, most famously, the KTF commercial. The theater show couldn't be more different.
Her fellow actors are Kim In-moon, 69, and Kil Byul-eun, both survivors of debilitating strokes that affected their movement, and Kang Min-hwi who has Down's syndrome.
People with disabilities are not in the mainstream of society, partly because of social prejudices, Seo said, but she found that her fellow actors were able to convey a deeper and more diverse range of emotions on stage.
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| Healing Movies (Source) |
2006/12/30 |
It happened once again. People tear apart my heart countless times all throughout the year and I also unconsciously hurt others. And they are mostly someone very close to me.
It is now time to heal these wounds and to prepare for a new year. So, how about wrapping up the year while watching movies that would heal the scars on your hearts?
"Bravo, My Life", ("Mommy, Dearest") is a coming-of-age film set in 1979. In the movie, first-year middle school student Gwang-ho (Lee Jae-eung) lives with his sister and mother (Moon So-ri) who sells cosmetics by visiting houses door to door. The movie is about Gwang-ho, who is in the adolescent period and talks rudely to his mother such as, "How come you are so ignorant", and "Get out of here". And it is also about things happening around the family. The scenery is heartwarming and makes us reminiscent of our past.
At the end of the movie, Gwang-ho, who is lying down alone in a room, sheds tears thinking of his deceased mother. All the char... |More
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| Korea Wins Six at Asia Pacific Film Fest (Source) |
2006/12/04 |
South Korean films won the majority of the awards at the 51st Asia Pacific Film Festival which concluded November 25th in Taipei after a four day run. All-time record holder "The Host" did extremely well, winning three awards: Best Editing for KIM Sun-min, Best Sound for CHOI Tae-yeong, and Best Supporting Actor for BYEON Hee-bong.
Both Best Actor and Actress awards were won by South Koreans. Child actor LEE Jae-eung took the Best Actor award for his central role in "Bravo, My Life" ("Mommy, Dearest"). Actress SON Ye-jin picked up an award for her lead role in melodrama "April Snow" by director HEO Jin-ho.
Finally, director SEON Ji-yeon took the Best Short Film award for Atomic Punch, My Darling. A seven-member jury headed by Taiwanese director Hsing Lee judged the films.
The purpose of the festival is to promote the regional film industry and strengthen ties in the Asia-Pacific filmmaking community.
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| Korea Dominates Asia-Pacific Film Festival (Source) |
2006/11/26 |
Korean films have won the most awards at the 51st Asia-Pacific Film Festival in Taiwan.
Actor Lee Jae-eung won the Best Actor award for his role in "Bravo, My Life" ("Mommy, Dearest"), while Best Actress was Son Ye-jin for "April Snow".
The Korean blockbuster monster film "The Host" received the awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing and Best Sound Effects.
Fifty-four movies from 13 countries competed at the film festival.
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| Award-Winning Actress Moon So-ri Thrives on Risks and Versatility (Source) |
2006/03/14 |
By Kim Tae-jong
Staff Reporter
Actress Moon So-ri plays a temptress in her upcoming film "Bewitching Attraction", a totally different spectrum from that which she showed in the 2002 melodrama "Oasis" in which she played a woman with a cerebral palsy.
A poster for an upcoming movie immediately catches people's attention. A woman wearing a short skirt is bending over revealing her cleavage. Its title reads "Bewitching Attraction (Yogyosu-ui Unmilhan Maeryok)".
It might take you time to recognize the actress and it may take you even more time to recognize her as the woman with cerebral palsy from the 2002 melodrama "Oasis".
A range of spectrums that Moon So-ri, 31, has shown playing all walks of life in her acting career is surely her true "bewitching" attraction.
In the new adult comedy, she plays an attractive professor who has a talent for seducing men, but finds herself in trouble when she encounters a man who knows a naughty secret from her past.
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