Temptation of Wolves (2004) - 늑대의 유혹 (Neun-dae-eui Yoo-hok)

2008/04/03 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Actors who starred in movies written by Guiyeoni have become top stars in the movie industry. These stars are Kang Dong-won, Jo Han-seon, Song Seung-heon, and Jang Geun-seok.

"Temptation of Wolves" helped Kang Dong-won and Jo Han-seon, who were new actors then, to rise to the top. They played high school students. Kang Dong-won captured the hearts of high school girls with his perfect looks, and Jo Han-seon captured audiences with his tough, rebel image. After this movie, they have been cast in various movies and have become top actors.

Song Seung-heon was in "The Guy Was Cool" as a rebellious high school student and acted with Jeong Da-bin, who is now deceased. He played a trustworthy boyfriend who always helped his girlfriend to get out of trouble. Although he was rough to other friends, he was affectionate toward his girlfriend. He plays a charismatic character in "Fate", which is playing now.

The movie "Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si Do", released on April 3, is up to Jang Geun-seo...

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2008/03/17 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Amid growing interest from the global community in the Chosun Ilbo documentary "On the Border", another Korean film about North Korean refugees is set to be released in May.

"Crossing" is the first Korean feature film to deal with the miserable reality faced by North Korean defectors, including laborers in a logging camp and teenagers who survive by begging and stealing. The 2006 movie "South of the Border" dealt with the story of separated North Korean lovers, but "Crossing" focuses on the refugees' struggle to survive.

"Crossing" is a heartbreaking human drama about a man (Cha In-pyo) who escapes from a mining village in North Korea's North Hamgyong Province to find medicine and food for his family. Later the man's 11-year-old son leaves home to find his father.

The work is based on the true stories of dozens of North Korean defectors, including some involved in the March 2002 incident in which 25 defectors pushed their way past Chinese guards into the Spanish Embassy in Bei...

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

For the first time after the breakout of the ridiculous rumour of homosexual relationship between the two actors, Jo Han-seon spoke out about the truth behind the rumour.

On 6th, Jo Han-seon appeared in the " Radio Star " of the MBC Chinese New Year's Special . Upon the host's comment about the homosexual rumour between him and his close friend, actor Kang Dong-won, he said, "It is so absurd. I have no idea how such rumour came about".

He said, "When the rumour of Kang Dong-won and I were going around, we both already had a girlfriend. He and I got to know each other when we were doing modelling before starting our acting careers. And we are still maintaining a good friendship".

The host, Kim Gook-jin commented that in his film with Kang Dong-won, the "Temptation of Wolves", Kang Dong-won stood out so much that it was more like "Temptation of Kang Dong-won". Upon such remark, Jo Han-seon honestly responded that "It would have been such a great loss if I didn't get to befriend...

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That will be really a lost, they both are awesome actors, and so cute. I adore Jo Han-seon. I can't wait to see his new movie. chaka456 2008-02-14 17:15:29

2007/11/07 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Actor Kang Dong-won.

By Kim Seong-ryong

Actor and model Kang Dong-won, 26, is no longer just a pretty boy. In Lee Myeong-se's recent psychodrama "M", Kang plays a writer named Min-woo who journeys back and forth between reality and fantasy in search of his first love Mi-mi, played by Lee Yeon-hee.
Compared to Kang's previous work, films such as "Temptation of Wolves" (2004) and "Duelist" (2005), "M" seems less naturalistic in tone. The actor's pretty face is hidden behind black-rimmed spectacles and his hair is shaped like the letter M. The story's blurry visual effects create an atmosphere that reflects Kang's psychological quest.
"Playing the part of Min-woo was very challenging", Kang said. The film focuses on Min-woo's entire life, so Kang had to reach deep to find the necessary romance and the drama of his character. The director specifically asked Kang to play up his facial expressions as much as possible to convey the required depth of emotions. After all, the film was ...

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2007/07/02 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Officiating in Los Angeles at the opening of the first representative office of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) outside Korea, Chairperson Ms. An Cheong Sook today announced the line up of Fellows and Mentors for the second KOFIC Filmmakers Development Lab aimed at emerging filmmakers of Korean and Korean descent in the diaspora.

The Filmmakers Development Lab chooses five emerging filmmakers from submitted scripts. These Fellows are matched with individual Mentors drawn from the film industry in Korea and the United States. The Fellows and Mentors spend a week in Hawaii in one-on-one sessions developing their scripts. The Fellows and their projects are then presented to producers, financiers, production companies at the Independent Feature Film Market in New York in September, and at the Pusan International Film Festival in Korea, in October. The Lab and its activities are wholly funded by the Korean Film Council, and held in partnership with the Academy for Creative Media at the ...

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