Singles (2003) - 싱글즈 (Sing-geul-jeu)

2008/05/08 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

"Hellcats" is not as provocative as its trailer implies. What audiences bring home, instead, are the problems that befall each character in the story.
Based on Kang Mo-rim's comic strip "10, 20, and 30", Hellcats presents various aspects of life and relationship struggles through the three main characters in different age groups.
Ah-mi (Kim Min-hee) could be the typical leading character for any chick flick. She is a 27-year-old scenario writer struggling in her career and love life. If Hellcats were only about the life of a 20-something single woman, it would have been no different from Kwon's previous hit movie, "Singles" (2003).
But "Hellcats" features two other leading ladies, Young-mi (Lee Mi-sook), a 41-year-old single mom, and her daughter Kang-ae (An So-hee), a curious teenage girl, which makes the story more intriguing to viewers in various age groups.
Young-mi, Ah-mi's older sister, is devastated after learning about her early menopause. Middle-aged women viewers worried ...

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2008/02/27 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter

Once actors move on from the humble theater to the big screen, they reminisce over the hardships of those times, but also heave a sigh of relief that they're finally over.

However, they still come back to the stage returning to their roots.

The stage is becoming an attractive arena for movie stars and singers. This coming spring, a star-studded line-up of musicals and plays are awaiting the audience.

Veteran actress Yang Hee-kyeong will return to the stage in the play "Minja's Golden Age", two years since starring in the play "Old Prostitute's Song".

"Minja's Golden Age" portrays the relationship between Park Min-ja and her daughter. Min-ja, who abandoned her daughter and her home 10 years ago, suddenly decides to return home. Yang will play the role of Min-ja, a singer who works at a nightclub. The play will be staged at Yesul Madang in Daehangno, central Seoul, March 6.

Ha Hee-ra, an actress who has appeared in many hit soap operas ...

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2008/02/14 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Drugs and drink ended the career of former rock star Choi Gon, but his popularity bounces back when he stars in a hit talk radio show.
That's the basic story behind the musical "Radio Star", a musical version of the 2006 movie of the same name directed by Lee Joon-ik and starring Park Joong-hoon and Ahn Seong-gi.
The musical Radio Star is currently playing at the Towol Theater in the Seoul Arts Center, southern Seoul. It runs until March 2.
The fictional Choi peaked in the late 1980s, but 20 years later he's on his uppers. He's been busted for smoking marijuana and for physical assault following bouts of drunkenness. He's now a nameless singer at a small cafe in Misa-ri, Gyeonggi.
But Choi's manager Park Min-soo, (played on alternative nights by Seo Beom-seok and Jeong Seong-hwa), eventually gets Choi a gig as a talk radio D.J. in Yeongwol, Gangwon.
The show's a hit. It reaches out to people in the countryside who call in to talk about families and relationships.
Radio Star is ...

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2008/02/06 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Leading actress SON Ye-jin extends her roles of strong women with her latest Anaega Gyeorhonhaetta (English translation: my wife got married). JEONG Yoon-soo directs and KIM Joo-hyeok takes on the male leading role.

SON's character demands from KIM's character the right to have a second husband. The film is an adaptation of a novel. Filming started in February 2008.

SON is currently in cinemas as a confident gang leader in "Open City". KIM played in "Singles". JEONG directed last year's romantic film "Love Now" ("Changing Partners").

Yi Ch'ang-ho (KOFIC)...

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2008/01/31 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Yoon Kye-sang, Son Ho-young, Danny Ahn, Rain, Eric, Yoon Eun-hye, Ahn So-hee, Lee Min-woo, Park Jeong-ah..
This is the list of top Korean singers.

Their talents and individuality attracted so many fans to fall in love with them. Sometime as a solo, and other times as a member in a group, they had been on the stage singing for their fans.

However, a whole new story kicks in when they choose the screen as their new stage. The long stagnation in music industry and the introduction of a new concept of "multi-entertainer" increased the demand for multi-talented stars who are talented in not only singing but dancing and acting as well. Consequently, these singers made acting as their second career.

For example, "Rain" (Jung Ji-hoon) in Director Park Chan-wook's "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK", Eric Moon (Moon Jung-hyuk) in "A Bittersweet Life" and "Diary of June" and Yoon Eun-hye in "The Legend of Seven Cutter" have all made their debuts in the film industry.

In addition, Son ...

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