S Diary (Movie - 2004)

[Tourist Attractions in Films]

Source | 2008/11/27 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Ewha Womans University: "S Diary" - A story about a woman who struggles to find her sense of self. Subway line 2, Ewha Womans University Station, Exits 2 and 3

Changdeokgung: "Strokes of Fire" - A film about the life of the 19th-century painter Jang Seung-eup (winner of Cannes Film Festival Award for directing in 2002). Subway line 3, Anguk Station, Exit 3

Seonyudo Park: "Samaria" - Kim Ki-duk won best director award at the 2004 Berlin Film Festival with this film. Subway Line 2, Hapjeong Station Exit 9, bus No. 5714

63 Building: "Who Are You - Movie" - A story about a couple who fall in love with each other through online chatting. Subway Line 1, Daebang Station, 400 meters from Exit 6

Insa-dong: "Marriage is a Crazy Thing" - a story about the fantasy and reality of marriage. Subway Line 1, Jonggak Station, Exit 3

Wumyeon-dong Cathedral: "Everybody Has Secrets" - a love story between three sisters and a man. Subway line 4, Seonbawi Station, Exit 3, bus No. 4424, Gyeongm...| More

Gong Yoo to Leave For the Military Next Year

Source | 2007/12/19 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter

Gong Yoo, 28, the heartthrob of the recent hit drama "Coffee Prince", will temporarily say goodbye to his fans to serve in the military Jan. 14, 2008.

"Gong will start five weeks of basic training for his military service at the Nonsan training center in South Chungcheong Province", said his agency, Sidus HQ.

The actor has been in numerous films such as "She's on Duty", "S Diary" and dramas like "One Fine Day", but his popularity peaked with "Coffee Prince". He especially became one of the favored actors among young women for his exquisite fashion sense and model-like figure.

"I am grateful for my fans, and I will do my best to successfully complete my service and return to make better films", he said through his agency.

Meanwhile, Gong was nominated for the "Best Actor", "Most Popular Actor by Netizens", and the "Favorite On Screen Couple Award" with Yoon Eun-hye ― his co-star in "Coffee Prince" ― at the MBC Drama Awards. ...| More

2 women travelling on their own

Source | 2007/06/16 | 0 comments | Permalink |

In a passage from her diary on her first day in New York from the book "38 Days and 107 hours in New York", the singer-actress Uhm Jung-hwa gets in a yellow cab from Midtown to Chelsea, where she is mesmerized by an endless attraction of streets adorned with posh galleries and cafes.
"It must be true that half of New Yorkers are artists", she writes. "I come back to my place and listen to 'P.M'. Oh, my god! I am in New York".
The book, which documents her month-long journey to the Big Apple, delves into her everyday life, her visits to posh cafes and clubs and her trivial conversations with strangers in town.
There is an odd connection between Um's diary, which just came out in Korean, and "The World is Your Drama" by Kim Yoon-jin, the actress of the hit ABC series "Lost", who wrote about her journey to Hollywood. Both are travelogues that delve into the fear Asian women feel away from home. They speak from the heart about coming to terms with their values after exposing them to a...| More

'Wonder' Explores Nostalgic Realm of Teen Years

Source | 2007/06/14 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

A small gem of a film with subdued charms, "The Wonder Years" portrays the peculiarities of adolescence with a keen eye. The family drama brings to life endearing characters as it intricately weaves together the mundane, comical and dramatic aspects of everyday life.

Sullen and silently rebellious, 13-year-old Su-ah (Lee Se-yeong) is about to enter junior high school. Her mother, Yeong-ju (Choo Sang-mi), widowed and desperately trying to make ends meet by running an eatery, does not have much time to tend to Su-ah's hushed dilemmas.

Each day is uneventful but life is otherwise good, until the two lose their restaurant which doubled as their house and are forced to move in with Yeong-ju's friend. Feeling misplaced and ostracized by her friends, Su-ah has nowhere to go -- except one place.

Her father's diary reveals that her idol, star singer Yun Seol-yeong (Kim Yoon-ah, lead vocal of rock band Jaurim) is her real mother. As Su-ah ventures off t...| More

[TV Review] The title says 'happy' but no one's smiling

Source | 2007/02/27 | 0 comments | Permalink |

I summon the TV drama "A Happy Woman" to the court of TV absurdities on charges of ruining my family's one placid evening during the Lunar New Year's holiday. Sadly, there is no such court in existence, but if there were, I wouldn't have wasted a moment filing a complaint with the Seoul Central Public Prosecutors' Office against the directors of "A Happy Woman".
Airing at 8 p.m. on weekends, "A Happy Woman" happened to be on last Saturday evening (the Lunar New Year's holiday) when my family had just finished Act One of the holiday ritual -- having a feast and talking.
By the time we ran out of conversation topics after hours of feasting, it was time to turn on the television to find a politically correct show that family members of different ages and genders can all enjoy.
A weekend TV drama seemed to be a wise choice, and I quite liked the title, "A Happy Woman", so I tuned into that drama, bringing about my family's unhappiness that evening.
"A Happy Woman" is a story of a young...| More