Shinsukki Blues (2004) - 신석기 블루스

Lawyers vie for top spot in drama line-up

2008/07/09 | Source | Permalink |

Though the tagline for MBC's new Wednesday and Thursday night miniseries "Daehanminguk Byeonhosa" is "Love versus money", with two superhero dramas out right now, it should really read, "superheroes versus lawyers".

Following on the heels of the abysmal drama on reporters, "Spotlight", which ended on a sour note last Thursday, this romantic comedy will need more than a few lawyers to compete SBS' with "Iljimae".

The star power of Lee Joon-ki as a Joseon Dynasty superhero in the hit SBS drama has swept viewer ratings nationwide. And celebrities Lee Seong-jae and Lee Soo-kyeong will need to showcase some stellar acting and flawless comic timing in order to nab audiences in "Daehanminguk Byeonhosa (The Lawyers of the Great Republic Korea)".

Actor Lee, who made his mark playing ruthless businessmen in flicks like "Public Enemy" (2002) and "Shinsukki Blues" (2004), takes his turn on the small screen playing the head of a finance group slapped in the face with a whopping 100 billion...| More

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Acting Range

2006/07/20 | Source | Permalink |

"I have never chosen the drama I would act, but the right cast and script in that drama", said Lee Seong-jae, who this time will star in a drama about honest lawyer Roh Yoon-jae, who was adopted to Canada. Roh Yoon-jae will be involved in an eternal triangle of star singer Yoo Hee-ran (Kim Min-jeong), her manager Kang San-ho (Eom Tae-woong) and himself. Kang approaches Roh, claiming he is Roh's brother.

More Interested in the Play Itself-

"It's most hard to act a man fallen in love".

This is the answer coming out of Lee without a second of hesitation when asked which genre is the hardest to act for him. He has starred in melodrama, action and comic movies.

"Acting in an action movie is physically exhausting but other than that, it's not that hard", Lee added. Acting in a melodrama movie or emotional scenes in a soap drama requires much more energy than acting comic or action movies.

"There is no right answer to love. Melodrama is the same. There could be millions of diff...| More

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Local and Foreign Films With English Subtitles

2005/04/21 | Source | Permalink |

Shinsukki Blues (2005)

Saturday at noon

Seoul Selection Bookstore

Shin Suk-ki is a handsome, coldhearted and ruthless lawyer, who accidentally switches bodies with a poor and ugly lawyer (played by Lee Sung-jae) after an elevator crash. Thepoor and ugly guy has the same name but is more of a good-natured soul. Shin can't do anything to return back to his original body as it has fallen into a deep coma. So he has to lead a totally different and harsher new life, where he starts to learn that beauty is only skin deep and his real love is with Jing-young (Kim Hyun-ju). Tickets: 3,000 won. Located near Anguk Station, subway line 3. Details: (02) 734-9539 or http://www.seoulselection.com .

The President's Last Bang (Kuttae Kusaramdul)(2005)

At 10:20 a.m. until May 12

Joongang Cinema Directed by Lim Sang-soo, the film "The President's Last Bang" is a fictionalized account of the president's death on Oct. 26, 1979. It is set during a party at the president's "safe house", ...| More

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