My Dear Enemy (2008) - 멋진 하루 (Meot-jin Ha-roo)

Enemies conquer poverty to rekindle love

Source | 2008/09/30 | Permalink |

Love and hate, as the saying goes, are two sides of the same coin. This is nowhere more apparent than in Lee Yoon-ki's "My Dear Enemy", a story which explores the way love can create hatred and vice versa.

The film's two main characters, Hui-soo (Jeon Do-yeon) and Byung-un (Ha Jeong-woo), share a tempestuous relationship.

Hui-soo, single, jobless and poor, is desperate for money. While searching for ways to earn a living, she remembers the 3.5 million won ($3,073) that her ex-boyfriend Byung-un borrowed from her a year ago.

She asks him for the money but he's in equally dire straits. He is also jobless and worn out.

He got married after breaking up with Hui-soo but divorced two months later. His business failed, miring him even deeper in debt. His bad luck forces him out onto the streets.

Despite the breakdowns, Byung-un is optimistic. He still dreams of becoming a jockey and opening a makgeolli, or rice wine, shop in Madrid.

While the two dispute over money, their lo...| More

Low Budget Films Gaining Popularity With Good Storylines

Source | 2008/09/24 | Permalink |

With a growing number of big production Korean movies struggling to make a hit at the box office the trend these days is to make quality films on low budgets.
For instance, take a look at this horror film "Death Bell" released this summer.
The movie was made at a considerably low cost but most importantly it managed to attract 1.5 million viewers twice more than the 700,000 it needed to break even.
Another low-budget film "Rough Cut" featuring two A-list actors debuted just last week and it has already been seen by over a million people.
And some highly anticipated films made on a tight budget are about to hit theaters.
Starring Jeon Do-yeon who won best actress at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and another well-known actor Ha Jeong-woo "My Dear Enemy" was produced on just two billion won which is about 1.7 million US dollars.
Up next is "Truck" a thriller that cost 1.8 billion won.
And this movie "Miss Carrot" ("Crush and Blush") was made on a budget of a mere one billion won.
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[ChanMi's movie news] Jeong Do-yeon and Ha Jeong-woo thankful for each other

Source | 2008/09/24 | Permalink |

New movie "My Dear Enemy" will be released this 25th for which the press conference was about.

Two celebrities, Ha Jeong-woo and Jeon Do-yeon have never filmed at the same place twice for a scene. So this film required a lot of moving around....| More