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Need a ' Hero '? Look to the stage

Source | 2009/10/07 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Throughout the ages, people have searched far and wide for heroes.

They've written books and recorded songs about them. They've filmed fictional movies and made TV shows about them. And of course an untold number of children have tried to emulate them.

Like every country, Korea has seen the rise and fall of numerous heroes throughout its history. This month, however, one will find life again, on the stage.

The Korean theater company Acom International will showcase a musical inspired by Ahn Jung-geun (1879-1910), a revered independence activist. Titled "Hero", the musical hopes to take audiences deep into the legendary life and death of Ahn, who fought against Japanese colonial rule and assassinated the country's prime minister, Ito Hirobumi.

"It was three years ago that we began the work to create this musical", said Yun Ho-jin, the show's director, during a press conference last month. "We sought to portray how someone can live life in a humane way".

Yun, the chairman ...| More

'Radio Star' Named Best Musical

Source | 2009/07/09 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff Reporter

"Radio Star", the musical version of the hit film, was named Best Musical at the third Daegu Musical Awards Monday.

The awards ceremony marked the end of the Daegu International Musical Festival (DIMF), which ran from June 15 to July 6. A total of 24 were staged during the 22-day festival period.

"Radio Star" is about the life and friendship of a washed up but arrogant rock star and his naive manager who dreams of the star's comeback. It featured refined stage design, appealing music and a well-developed plot that elicited laughter and tears from the audience.

The creative musical award was given to "Special Letter", a homegrown musical subsidized by the DIMF. Described as a "jolly military musical", Special Letter is about a young man named Jung Eun-hee, who receives a love letter from a soldier who thinks he is a woman. The musical illustrates a lighter side of military life.

The Best Actor award went to Seo Bum-seok, who played ...| More

Female Film Producer Jung Dies

Source | 2009/05/17 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter

Jung Seung-hye, the head of movie production company Achim and a famed copywriter, died Sunday from colon cancer. She was 44.

Jung has been suffering from the illness since 2006 and was hospitalized last month after her condition worsened.

"She struggled against the disease, but as the cancer spread to her lungs, her condition got worse", said Lee Joon-ik, director of the hit movie "The King and the Clown" (2005) and Jung's friend of 20 years.

Jung started working in the movie marketing business in 1989 at film company Shin Cine with the film "Happiness Does Not Come From Grades".

She moved to Lee's Cine World and produced numerous films including "The Spy" (1999), "Anarchists" (2000) and "HwangSanBul" (2003).

When the film "The King and the Clown" hit the mark with more than 10 million viewers, she flew solo with her own company Achim in 2005 and continued to produce popular films including "Radio Star" (2006) "Shadows in the Palace (...| More

CJ Ent. Makes Waves at HK FILMART

Source | 2009/04/16 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The film sales arm of Korean major CJ Entertainment did brisk business at the Hong Kong FIILMART, closing deals on a slew of titles including pre-sales for its big-budget disaster film "Haeundae" going to Indonesia's VSG for rights over Malaysia, Singapore and home territory.

The Busan-set CGI driven film about a tsunami that hits the popular Korean beach resort of Haeundae, boasts a top cast of SEOL Kyeong-gu ("Oasis"), HA Ji-won ("Duelist"), PARK Joong-hoon ("Radio Star"), and UHM Jung-hwa ("Princess Aurora"). JK Youn (Yoon Je-kyoon - "Miracle on 1st Street") directs with Hollywood master Hans Ulrich (Star Wars 4 & 5, The Day After Tomorrow) supervising CGI.

"Haeundae" also sold to Indo Overseas along with KIM Ji-woon western "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" for India. CJ also sold KANG Woo-seok thriller "Public Enemy Returns" to Palisades Tartan for the US and UK, and JEON Yoon-soo's erotic period drama "Portrait of a Beauty" to UniArt for Japan. CJ also signed an agreemen...| More

3 'Movicals' to Face Off in March

Source | 2009/02/17 | 0 comments | Permalink |

"My Scary Girl"ㆍ"Attack the Gas Station!"ㆍ"Radio Star"

Many musicals based on films have been staged in the past few years, leading to the coining of the new term "movical". The phenomenon is expected to continue this spring as three creative musical productions based on film adaptations will open next month.

"My Scary Girl", based on the same-titled Korean film that starred Choi Kang-hee and Park Yong-woo, opens March 6 at the Chungmu Art Hall.

It's a love story between "Daewoo", a 30 year old college English instructor who has never yet dated a girl, and a mystery girl named "Mina", who murders without blinking an eye. It's a romantic comedy but the uniquely clownish characters and wacky storyline delivers hearty amusement.

Two multi-role actors will play Mina's ex-boyfriend, a ghost and other parts in the musical for a comical twist. The show runs through May 17. Tickets cost W45,000.

The sensational 1999 film "Attack the Gas Station!" will come back as ...| More