| Lee Na-young Takes on Transgender Part (Source) |
2010/01/17 |
Actress Lee Na-young is one of the most coveted models for advertisers along with fellow 30-something stars like Kim Hee-seon and Ko So-young. She has appeared in almost all major commercials for cosmetics, electronics, beverage, food, telecommunication, and construction companies, and she still has many advertisers wooing her. For her management agency, she is the beautiful goose that lays the golden eggs.
Over the 10-plus years of her acting career, Lee has shown different sides of herself in each eight film she starred in, including "Who Are You - Movie" (2002), "Please Teach Me English" (2003), "Someone Special" (2004), "Maundy Thursday" ("Our Happy Time", 2006), and "Dream" (2008). In her latest film, romantic comedy "Lady Daddy", Lee appears as a man. She is not a transvestite but a single, unmarried transgender woman who discovers she has a son from the time she was a man and must now live with him.
Lee had a lot of fun filming it, and seems quite impervious to her looks.... |More
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| [INTERVIEW] Actress Lee Na-young (Part 1) (Source) |
2010/01/14 |
Actress Lee Na-young [Lee Jin-hyuk/10Asia]
Most actresses which men rave about, are less liked by women. But a handsome number of female fans became enchanted with Lee Na-young's roles in TV series such as "Ruler of Your Own World" and "Ireland". And words such as 'consistency', 'sturdiness' and 'prudence' -- normally used to describe someone of the male gender -- also befit this 31-year-old actress well.
She was the same on the set of film "Lady Daddy". The Lee Na-young that 10Asia met with sighed as she jokingly complained how the female members of the crew would ask for photographs with her when she dressed up as a man in particular, much more ... |More
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| Lee Na-young: 'Acting is so difficult for me' (Source) |
2010/01/14 |
Actress Lee Na-young is unique. She has a strong individuality as an actress in movies--showing hesitating attitudes, speaking in a low mumble, and expressing emotions through her eyes.
For Lee, portraying unrequited love is her specialty. Lee shows her personality well through the movies "Please Teach Me English" and "Some Special". She played Young-ju, who secretly loves Mun-su (Jang Hyeok), in "Please Teach Me English" (2002, Director: Kim Seong-su), and Han E-yeon, who loves Dong Chi-sung for 10 years, in the movie "Someone Special".
Now, Lee Na-young once again plays a character who hesitates to express her love. The character that she plays cannot easily express her feelings due to bein... |More
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| 2010 Korean Cinema Lineup (Source) |
2009/12/27 |
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
The past year represented hope and revitalization for Korean cinema. While problems such as piracy linger on, the forecast for 2010 cinema appears promising with diverse projects in the making.
Cineastes are finding inspiration from the past and are bringing remakes of Korean classics as well as unique period movies. Big action flicks are gearing up for the 60th anniversary of the Korean War (1950-53) while much-anticipated sequels will cater to fans. Furthermore, a couple of Hollywood projects will head here for shoots.
2009 in Review
Both commercial blockbusters and unique indie films pulled the industry out of a three-year slump and cineastes made their mark near and far.
Kim Choung-ryoul's documentary "Old Partner" rewrote box-office history for the genre, while Yang Ik-joon's "Breathless" made waves by sweeping almost two dozen prizes at international festivals. Park Chan-ok's low-budget drama "Paju" was well-received among critics an... |More
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| Actor takes to the skies for his new film (Source) |
2009/12/23 |
By Kim Seong-ryong
'I virtually lived up in the air for half of the eight-month production period'.
Actor Kang Dong-won has returned to the big screen with "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard", the first motion picture made about the legendary Korean character. The film opened in local theaters yesterday.
The movie by director Choi Dong-hoon of "The War of Flower" (2006) is based on the Korean folktale "The Tale of Jeon Woo-chi", which is about a mischievous Taoist magician from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910).
"I had so much fun doing this movie", said Kang, who played the title character. "I sort of wanted to romp around, which I actually did".
The 27-year-old is better known for his roles in serious movies like "Duelist" (2005) and "M" (2007), both by director Lee Myeong-se, and he played a death-row convict in the 2006 film "Maundy Thursday" ("Our Happy Time") - the role that made the taciturn guy even more quiet than usual.
Kang was Choi's top pick for the role, and... |More
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