Too Beautiful To Lie (2004) - 그녀를 믿지 마세요 (Geu-nyeo-leul mid-ji ma-se-yo)

2008/01/15 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporters

What happens when you've been dating for six years? Kim Ha-neul and Yoon Kye-sang show that the initial sparks are long gone but a deep sense of familiarity settles in, through the upcoming film "Lovers of 6 Years", slated for release Feb. 5.

During a press conference last week at a Hongdae club in northern Seoul, director Kim Hyeon-jin explained, "I wondered how it would be for couples that date for a while, say six years. After six years, you grow so comfortable with each other that some break up and some overcome this and get married. I think six years becomes a bit of a turning point".

"I was able to relate very much to my character, who is my age and generation", said the lead actress. "I think that when men date someone for a long time they tend to unintentionally hurt their girlfriends with their insensitivity", she said. "A simple `I'm sorry' can easily make up for it, but they don't seem to know".

Kim, the queen of romantic comedies...

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I can't wait to see this with both my favorite stars in it! More power to you all! blanca 2008-02-06 07:15:26

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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2007/02/05 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Director Park Jin-pyo's "Voice of Murderer", based on a real kidnapping that took place in 1991, sold 1.46 million tickets in its opening weekend since its release on Thursday, pulling off a better-than-expected performance despite public uneasiness about the sensitive topic.

The box-office figure was even better than "Tazza: The High Rollers" ("The War of Flower"), a gambling drama that attracted 1.16 million viewers in its opening week last year. "Voice of Murderer" secured some 450 screens across the nation initially, and thanks to the positive results, the film added about 50 theaters this week.

The film draws strength from big-time stars such as Seol Kyeong-gu ("Silmido", "Peppermint Candy") and Kang Dong-won ("Duelist", "Too Beautiful To Lie"), while benefiting partly from the dearth of new blockbusters.

The so-called "faction-drama" portrays the heart-wrenching story in which Lee Hyoung-ho's parents receive threatening phone calls from the captor for 41 days after the a...

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2005/06/02 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

by Dong-YongMin

"I first met Dong-won and saw his sad eyes. And that was that", said director Lee Myung-se.

It didn't take long for actor Kang Dong-won (24) to be cast as the lead in Lee Myeong-se's new film "Detective". After all, the character's name is supposed to be "Sad Eyes".

At the Seoul Studio Complex in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, on May 27, director Lee Myeong-se was shooting the final scenes of his period film "Detective"-his first movie in six years since "Nowhere to Hide".

On the 500-pyong outdoor set colorfully decked out as a Joseon-era marketplace, "Sad Eyes" Kang Dong-won stood in a green-tinged black robe with a long sword slung at his side. Although he was 186cm tall and his wig seemed to cover his eyes completely, he looked "pretty". So much so that a nearby staff member exclaimed, "Oh dear, he's even prettier than the female lead, Ha Ji-won..".

Because his character is an assassin, Kang must rely on his eyes and body language, rather than on spok...

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2005/05/27 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

The major Japanese newspaper Sports Hochi published an interview with actress Kim Ha-neul on May 27, saying she has become more popular in Japan than fellow "hallyu" actress Choi Ji-woo. Kim's latest comedy movie, "Too Beautiful to Lie", opens in Japan May 28.

The newspaper quoted Kim as saying that her co-star in the movie, Kang Dong-won, who is Kim's junior, "acted in accordance with his personality", and that actors Lee Byeong-heon and Song Seung-heon, Kim's previous co-stars, became popular in Japan thanks to their acting skills.

"My character receives an impressive marriage proposal from a man in the movie. I personally like such heart-moving proposals because they are sincere", said Kim in her interview.

Sports Hochi also wrote that Kim likes "chankonabe" (a Japanese dish popular with sumo wrestlers) and enjoys strolling in Shibuya....

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