It is AD 924, at the end of the United Shilla Dynasty. Continuous riots sweep the land ruled by a corrupted government. Evil forces are rampant and malicious demons roam the land. YI Kwak,... More
Smartphone film fest gears up for another year of breaking barriers 2012/01/26, Source,
Director Lee Joon-ik outlines plans for the second Olleh Lotte Smartphone International Film Festival, which runs from March 19 to 21. In addition to directing the festival and judging, Lee will also put together the opening film, which is conceived as a public collaboration to be made in 30 hours. Provided by KTWhen the first smartphone film festival was organized here in Seoul two years ago, making a short film with the gadget was considered a fun gig for most filmmakers. Director Lee Joon-ik even jokingly said that he had signed up for the festival just to get the latest iPhone from KT, the festival organizer and the first company to bring the device to the local market in 2009,...More
Supernatural Creatures of Korean Mythology 2011/12/16, Source,
A while ago, I was riding around Sowol-gil on the slope of Namsan when I stumbled across what appeared to be a museum on mythical Korean monsters. It made me curious about what other kinds of mythical creatures lie buried in Korea's past. For instance, the ancient Greeks had their minotaurs and cyclopes, the middle ages had elves and dwarves, every culture had dragons, and even the relatively young culture of North America has Bigfoot and Chupacabra. The more I looked into it, the more I discovered that many of Korea's legendary beings are still with us. Of course not in real life, but their legends live on in various forms,...More
Kim Tae-hee's new side 2011/03/29, Source, [Focus Newspapers] One-day MBC special "The Rediscovering of Kim Tae-hee" – "Acting was a burden, now I'm thankful"
Kim Tae-hee's life behind the veil will be revealed. First being broadcast next month on the 1st, Kim Tae-hee pours her heart out on the heart aches she's been through and her different style of acting on "MBC Special".,...More
It is AD 924, at the end of the United Shilla Dynasty. Continuous riots sweep the land ruled by a corrupted government. Evil forces are rampant and malicious demons roam the land. YI Kwak, born with the powers to see spirits, joins the royal demon hunting squad, ‘Chuh-yong-dae’ after losing his fiancée, Yon-hwa to evil demons. YI Kwak excels as the most talented warrior of Chuh-yong-dae and the royal squad seems to gain momentum as powerful fighters against the forces of darkness. Then one day, YI Kwak drifts into Joongcheon, the world of the dead through a strange shrine. Joongcheon, the intermediate world between Heaven and Earth, a place souls remain for 49 days, preparing for reincarnation.
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