Spin Kick (Movie - 2004)

New HONG Sang-soo film starts shooting in Paris

Source | 2007/08/03 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Well-known director HONG Sang-soo has opened shooting on his eighth film, which will be 80% set in Paris.

Titled Bam-gwa nat in Korean, which translates as "Night and Day", the film centers around a painter who takes an unexpected trip to Paris and encounters various people there. Actor Kim Yeong-ho ("Phantom the Submarine", "Spin Kick") takes the lead role, and he will be joined in the cast by TV actress HWANG Soo-jeong ("Heo Jun") as his wife and PARK Eun-hye ("Dae Jang Geum") as an art major studying in Paris.

The film will be produced by b.o.m. Film Productions, which also produced HONG's last film Woman on the Beach. Shooting opened on August 8 and is expected to last until the end of September.

HONG Sang-soo made his debut in 1996, and is considered one of Korea's most acclaimed arthouse directors. His fifth and sixth films "Woman is the Future of Man" and "Tale of Cinema" screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004 and 2005.



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Kim Dong-wan: Out of Shinhwa's Shadow

Source | 2007/07/10 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff Reporter

It may be hard to imagine, but even a long-time boy band member like Kim Dong-wan can get nervous when embarking on a solo career.

Even having sold hundreds of thousands of albums as a member of Shinhwa, Kim admitted he is a little apprehensive at the reaction to his first album "Kimdongwan Is".

"I'm kind of nervous to have a performance by myself, to stand on stage by myself and to do a whole song", he told The Korea Times at a cafe in Apgujeong, Wednesday.

Wearing a white long-sleeved shirt and jeans, Kim looked relaxed and showed no sign of fatigue, even though he was in the middle of rehearsals.

Kim said it was Shinhwa's successful Asian tour last year, which brought them to Singapore, China, Thailand and Japan, that prompted him to decide to pursue a solo music career.

"I realized that Shinhwa was loved in Asia. I felt like I had something special I wanted to share with fans… Now I think this is the right time for me to deb...| More

"Hallyu Cinema Festival Premier" to Be Held in Tokyo

Source | 2006/03/09 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The "2006 Hallyu Cinema Festival Premier" introducing Korean films will be held in Tokyo, Japan for almost a month from Mar. 11 to Apr. 7.

The upcoming film festival has been organized by SPO, a Japanese film production and distribution agency, to celebrate the opening of its film outlet called "CineMart Roppongi" in Roppongi, Tokyo on Mar. 11.

CineMart Roppongi has been built as Japan's first cinema multiplex that will show only Asian films. SPO began promoting the upcoming hallyu film festival on Mar. 7, carrying full-page ads on major Japanese evening dailies.

Twenty Korean films of various genres will be shown to Japanese fans during this festival. "Flying Boys" (2004) directed by Byeon Yeong-joo and starring On Joo-wan will be shown as the opening film on Mar. 11. Byun and On are expected to say greetings to fans onstage.

Other films will include "Raging Years" ("Low Life") (2004, directed by Im Kwon-taek), "Taekwon Boys / Spin Kick" (2004, directed by Nam Sang-gook), ...| More

Shinhwa's Kim Dong-wan to Star in KBS Series

Source | 2005/06/08 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Shinhwa member Kim Dong-wan, 27, has all the reasons to be called an "actor". Kim received rave reviews for his previous roles in the movie "Taekwon Boys" - "Spin Kick" and the KBS series "Children of Heaven".

This time, Kim will appear in the KBS TV2 weekend series "A Farewell to Sorrow", which is to premiere June 11 following its predecessor, "Precious Family". He will play "Han Jung-woo", the youngest of the four brothers of a bankrupt family. The story is about four siblings who have completely different personalities but who rediscover their brotherly affection as they unite to lift their family from dire straits.

Kim described his character in three words: "zest", "hope" and "health". Jung-woo fails to find a job after graduating from a provincial college and ends up taking a part-time job. Kim says his character is a healthy young man who is passionate and zestful, and refuses to give up hope despite his failure to achieve anything meaningful in life. Such a description is...| More

`Superstar' a Feel-Good Winner

Source | 2004/09/16 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Joon Soh
Staff Reporter

"Superstar Gam Sa-yong (Superstar Mr. Gam)" is part of a wave of films hitting local theaters today in preparation for the Chusok holiday, a peak time for the local film industry. Whether the movie will end up topping the box office remains to be seen, but this sweet and modest story set in the early days of Korean baseball has all the ingredients necessary to be a hit with the whole family.

Much like the taekwondo tale "Tollyochagi (Spin Kick)" that came out earlier this summer, "Superstar" tells of underdogs in sports and in life trying to overcome their limitations. The film is based on the true story of Gam Sa-yong (Lee Bum-su), whose five-year record as a professional baseball pitcher was one win and 15 losses.

A regular company man with aspirations to be a professional baseball player, Gam's dreams come true when the Korean Baseball League is founded in 1982 and a team _ the Sammi Superstars, sponsored by Gam's company, Sammi Steel _ is s...| More