JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard (Movie - 2009)

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  Gang Dong-won
  강동원
  As
  Jeon Woo-chi
  (전우치)
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  Kim Yun-seok
  김윤석
  As
  Hwa-dam
  (화담)
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  Lim Soo-jung
  임수정
  As
  Seo In-kyeong
  (서인경)
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  Yoo Hae-jin
  유해진
  As
  Cho Raeng-i
  (초랭이)
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  Song Young-chang
  송영창
  As
  Buddhist monk
  (중)
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  Joo Jin-mo-I
  주진모
  As
  Shaman
  (무당)

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  Star-studded 'Thieves' takes different route from 'Ocean'
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  [HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office (2011.03.18~2011.03.20)
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  Three acting masters, in 10 billon won projects
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  Movie "The Thieves" Jun Ji-hyun, why Anycall of all names?
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  "R2B: Return to Base" Rain and Shin Se-kyung VS "The Thieves" Kim Yun-seok and Jun Ji-hyun
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  "Don't Cry For Me Sudan" 12.8% rating - audience viewers breaks through 400 thousand
  2011/02/06, Source
  The documentary about the late priest, Lee Tae-seok and his devoted life and sharing in Tonj, Africa has succeeded in targeting theaters and home screens. Currently at theaters for a long term run, it was broadcasted on home screens on the 4th as a New Year Special and received many good remarks,...More

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  Family fun for the long holiday
  2011/02/01, Source
  "COSplayer" (2004) by Cao Fei at the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea / Courtesy of MOCA, Showbox/Mediaplex, SBS Contents Hub, Seensee Company, SBS Movies, performances and exhibition lineup for Seollal By Lee Hyo-won, Kwon Mee-yoo and Ines Min Seollal falls on Thursday this year, giving way to a long lunar New Year break that allows some people to take up to nine days off,...More

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  "Secret Reunion" wins best picture at Blue Dragon awards
  2010/11/29, Source
  Poster for film "Secret Reunion" [Showbox] Korean film "Secret Reunion" starring top actors Song Kang-ho and Gang Dong-won took the prize for best picture at this year's Blue Dragon Film Awards held last Friday. The action drama helmed by director Jang Hoon had competed against "The Man From Nowhere", "Moss", "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" and "The Housemaid - 2010",...More

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  Gang Dong-won or Won Bin? Who will win this year's Daejong Award?
  2010/10/28, Source
  Who will get Daejong Best Actor Award, Gang Dong-won or Won Bin? The 47th Daejong Awards will be held on the 29th in Kyeong-hee University's Hall of Peace. On that day's awards event, 'Bedevilled', "The Servant", 'Barefoot Dream', "Poetry", 'I Saw the Devil', 'The Man From Nowhere', "Secret Reunion", "Moss", "Harmony", and "The Housemaid - 2010" will complete against each other.,...More

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  Posters for new romantic comedy "Finding Mr. Destiny" revealed
  2010/10/28, Source
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  Gang Dong-won says "wants the power to teleport"
  2010/10/18, Source
  Actor Go Soo speaks to reporters during a press conference for film "Haunters" held at a Megabox theater in Dongadaemun of Seoul, South Korea on October 18, 2010. [Park Sung-ki/Asia Economic Daily] Korean actor Gang Dong-won has said that he would want the ability to teleport to outer space although in the past, he wanted to have the power to control people's minds as his character does in his upcoming film "Haunters",...More

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  Official movie poster and trailer revealed for "Haunters"
  2010/10/12, Source
  Main poster for upcoming Korean thriller "Haunters" [Zip Cinema] The official movie poster and trailer for the upcoming Korean thriller tentatively titled "Haunters", starring top Korean actors Gang Dong-won and Go Soo, have been released. The movie poster shows the two actors with the phrase,,...More

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  The New York Korean Film Festival 2010, featuring the best of contemporary Korean cinema
  2010/09/21, Source
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  [INTERVIEW] Actor Yoo Hae-jin - Part 1
  2010/08/25, Source
  Actor Yoo Hae-jin [Chae Ki-won/10Asia] Yoo Hae-jin is an actor with a face that is hard to predict. With his comical yet strangely sharp facial features, he has played roles crossing between a police and gangster, a clown and butcher, and an idiot to villian, while managing to create completely different characters to the many 'bullies' he has been. But he is an actor who is hard to predict not only when he is acting. He is famous for being a perfectionist who will go to the region whose dialect he has to learn for his role and take dozens of ideas to the set of film "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" in which he was an animal. He is also a romantist who said his favorite movie is "In the Mood for Love" and will hum a tune by Nat King Cole in a low voice. But the Yoo who is best at comedic roles and is the so-called 'indispensable supporting actor' for being glib, is quite reticent in person,...More

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  [INTERVIEW] Actor Yoo Hae-jin - Part 2
  2010/08/25, Source
  Actor Yoo Hae-jin [Chae Ki-won/10Asia]  10: You said in an interview before that "supporting actors don't have enough time and the script isn't so kind to them". Maybe that's why but you're famous for being an actor who is always very prepared. You are said to have produced dozens of ideas for playing your role in "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard". Yoo Hae-jin: Nah, not dozens. (laugh) Whether it be the director, crew or actors, we're there to make a good movie. So I just think about whether there would be anything better since I'm part of it as well. In that sense I'm more active than passive but it's not because I'm trying to stand out. Rather, if I think I stand out too much I'll tell the director so and if he agrees, we go with my idea and if not, I set my opinions aside because the director is the one who is looking at everything in the big picture. And when I don't know what to do either, I lay forth the problem first and then ask for help. I do try to find a better direction though and ask, "Director, I can't think of anything no matter how hard I try. Is there something else we could try?" 10: Every actor works in different ways but it doesn't seem like a common method. It's probably not easy for an actor to make suggestions to the director. Yoo Hae-jin: That's why you have to be careful how you do it,...More
• New Korean features at PiFan
  2010/07/29, Source
  This year the Puchon International Fanastic Film Festival (PiFan) presented a wide range of new Korean features including violent rural drama "Bedevilled" by Jang Cheol-soo, which,...More
• Fantasia presents 14 Korean features
  2010/07/20, Source
  Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival, running July 8 – 28 in Canada's second-largest city, presents a total of 14 Korean features this year. The festival which highlights fantasy and strong genre-oriented films from Asia will screen the Canadian premiere of,...More

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  Korean box office sets all-time high during first half of 2010
  2010/07/07, Source
  Movie posters for Korean films "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" (left) and "Secret Reunion", both starring actor Gang Dong-won [CJ Entertainment/Showbox] The Korean box office set a new record during the first half of 2010 with ticket sales hitting an all-time high, according to data by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). KOFIC's official report on the local film industry, released Tuesday, stated that Korean moviegoers paid out approximately 547 billion won for theater tickets during the first six months of the year, up 14.6 percent from the same period last year,...More

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  Gang Dong-won denies going to military in November
  2010/06/06, Source
  Korean actor Gang Dong-won [Asia Economic Daily] Korean actor Gang Dong-won has denied recent rumors that he will be joining the army in November to fulfill his mandatory two-year military service. An official at Gang's agency talked with Asia Economic Daily over the phone on Saturday, downplaying the media reports as "not true",...More

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  Lim Soo-jung attends Calvin Klein show in Shanghai
  2010/04/21, Source
  Korean actress Lim Soo-jung attends Calvin Klein fashion show held in Shanghai, China on April 16, 2010. [apr agency] Korean actress Lim Soo-jung recently attended a Calvin Klein fashion show in China where she mingled with other international stars including Hollywood bombshell Eva Mendes, according to PR firm apr agency on Thursday. As a representative of Korea, the actress was invited to the event titled "World of Calvin Klein in Asia", the designer brand's first runway show in the region,...More

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  Lim Soo-jung to attend Calvin Klein show in Shanghai
  2010/04/14, Source
  Korean actress Lim Soo-jung [Asia Economic Daily] Korean actress Lim Soo-jung will be attending designer brand Calvin Klein's fashion show in China as a representative of Korea, according to her agency on Wednesday. The actress was invited to the event "World of Calvin Klein in Shanghai", the brand's first runway show in Asia, which will be attended by numerous actors and celebrities in the region,...More
• Ticket sales up in first quarter 2010
  2010/04/09, Source
  KOFIC's Korean box office statistics for the first quarter of 2010 show a 30.1% rise in ticket revenues compared to the same period last year. The success of 3D Hollywood blockbusters, which charge a premium rate, and a bump in general ticket prices that took place last summer, contributed to the i,...More

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  [ChanMi's star news] Romantic comedy for Gong Yoo!
  2010/04/09, Source
  Gong Yoo has been called many times to be in a film and finally he has picked one! Gong Yoo will be costarring with Lim Soo-jung in "Finding Mr. Destiny" as a romantist. He will be the main character who finds the first love for Seo Ji-woo acted by Im. Gong Yoo's popularity was at its peak in "Coffee Prince" and has been away for a long time because of his military service. Lim Soo-jung has never been in a romantic comedy film and this will be,...More

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  [10LINE] Actor Gang Dong-won
  2010/04/09, Source
  Clockwise from top center: actor Jo Han-seon, actor Won Bin, director Lee Myeong-se, director Choi Dong-hoon and actor Song Kang-ho [10Asia] Gang Dong-won "Just talking about you is cool and you're handsome and all I can say is that I love you a lot. That's the truth". -from the movie "M". Being handsome is important but you need something more than just the looks. Just like actor Gang Dong-won. Ha Jung-hwa He was Gang Dong-won's physical education teacher from middle school. Kang wrote a letter thanking Ha in the magazine "Good Friend". When he was younger he was smart and athletic and he reached the height of 180cm after growing 25 cm during his middle school years,...More

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  Gong Yoo and Lim Soo-jung to star in new film "Finding Mr. Destiny"
  2010/04/08, Source
  Korean actress Lim Soo-jung and actor Gong Yoo [N.O.A Entertainment] Korean actor Gong Yoo and actress Lim Soo-jung have been slated to star in a new film tentatively titled "Finding Mr. Destiny", according to their agency N.O.A Entertainment on Thursday. N.O.A stated that the two actors were cast to play the lead roles in the musical-turned-movie, based on a comical story of a woman who during her trip to India re-encounters her first love and tries to see him again,...More

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  Korean films dominate local box office during Q1
  2010/04/07, Source
  Posters for film "Secret Reunion" (left) and "Harmony" [Showbox/CJ Entertainment] Korean films kept a strong presence on the domestic box office during the first quarter of this year despite the explosive success of "Avatar", according to data by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). The KOFIC's quarterly report on the local film industry, released Tuesday, reported that Korean movies accounted for 44.3 percent of market share on the local box office from January to March 2010. Several domestic films -- including "Secret Reunion", "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" and "Harmony" -- each drew over three million moviegoers, faring considerably well against Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar", which dominated Korean theaters for multiple weeks since its release in mid-December,...More
• Box Office Revenues Rise 30% on 3D Movies' Success
  2010/04/07, Source
  Box office sales have increased by 30 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year.
  
  The Korean Film Council said in its quarterly summary of the Korean motion picture industry that the number of moviegoers also increased more than seven percent during the same period.
  
  The council att,...More

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  Gang Dong-won, Go Soo cast in new action thriller
  2010/03/15, Source
  Korean actors Gang Dong-won and Go Soo [Asia Economic Daily] Top Korean actors Gang Dong-won and Go Soo have become the main cast of a new action thriller tentatively titled "Haunters", according to movie producers Zip Cinema on Monday. Kang will play the role of a mind-controlling psychic who tries to lead an ordinary life until he meets Kyu-nam, played by Ko, who is not affected by his supernatural powers.,...More

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  [INTERVIEW] Actor Song Kang-ho - Part 1
  2010/03/04, Source
  Korean actor Song Kang-ho [photographed by Beck: Una/10Asia] Song Kang-ho interviewed and photographed by Beck: Una Song Kang-ho is not a funny person. He is an entertaining actor. Song Kang-ho is not a friendly person. He is a familiar actor. Song Kang-ho is not a diligent person. He is an actor who always works. Song Kang-ho is not a successful/proud person. But he is an extraordinary actor. As the third object of "Interview 100", actor Song Kang-ho stood waiting with a cigarette in his mouth and looking more relaxed and comfortable than ever. And rather than giving a fussy greeting or a friendly hug, he simply waved a moderately warm hello with his hand. Beck Una (Beck): When I saw you at the Pusan International Film Festival last year, you said not to expect much from "Secret Reunion" and joked that it was just a movie where you rode on actor Gang Dong-won's popularity from film "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard". But "Secret Reunion" turned out to be much more commercial. Song Kang-ho (Song): I needed it to vent my spite from "Thirst". It was for the film! Hahahahaha! Beck: You are usually very critical of your own films compared to other actors. What is your take on your film "Secret Reunion"?,...More

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  Secret Reunion Unseats Avatar
  2010/02/18, Source
  Avatar has been knocked off its seven week perch at the top of the box office by spy thriller "Secret Reunion". The,...More

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  [INTERVIEW] Actor Lee Kwang-soo
  2010/02/16, Source
  Actor Lee Kwang-soo [Chae Ki-won/10Asia] My name is Lee Kwang-soo. I'd never left out my last name when mentioning my name but people I started being called Lee Kwang-soo from a certain point on. I was born on July 14, 1985. I wasn't short when I was young either but I was big and fat. I lost weight starting in middle school as I started to grow. I haven't gained weight ever since. My parents are also on the tall side. My dad is 179 centimeters tall and my mom around 165. But my younger sister, who will turn 26 this year, isn't that tall.,...More

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  "Secret Reunion" takes first win on Korean box office
  2010/02/08, Source
  Movie poster of "Secret Reunion" [Showbox] Korean film "Secret Reunion" and "Harmony" took over the Korean box office over the weekend to end the reign of Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar", estimates showed on Monday. According to figures by the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS), newly released action film "Secret Reunion" knocked out seven week winner "Avatar" out of the top spot by selling 741,552 tickets between February 5 and 7. "Secret Reunion", about a former South Korean intelligence official and North Korean spy who re-encounter each other six years after their initial meeting, stars actors Song Kang-ho and Gang Dong-won who play the role of the failed agents.,...More

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  [Movie] JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard Becomes the First Korean Film to Break the 5 Million Mark in 2010
  2010/02/04, Source
  The movie "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard", directed by,...More

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  [Movie] The Korean Superhero Movie "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" Draws In Over 5.2 Million Viewers
  2010/02/03, Source
  The movie "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" will be made into a comic book series. And the series will also be do,...More
• [Movie] Post-Avatar Korean Cinema: 3 Major Films of 3 Different Colors
  2010/02/02, Source
  Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) and Chuseok (Mid Autumn Festival) are the busiest season for movie theaters. As the Lunar New Year approaches, a host of Korean films are getting ready to hit the screens once the Avatar blast is over.
  
  Many of them are so called "well-made movies" that are both ente,...More

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  [PREVIEW] Movie Secret Reunion
  2010/02/01, Source
  Actors Gang Dong-won (left) and Song Kang-ho in "Secret Reunion" [Showbox] Movie "Secret Reunion" - The terms of brotherhood On a peaceful afternoon, several rounds of gunshots are fired in an apartment complex. As the terrified residents run out of the apartment building, two men face their twisted fate during the chaos. That day, NIS (National Intelligence Service) agent Hangyu (played by Song Kang-ho) gets kicked out of his organization for failing to accomplish his mission while North Korean spy Ji-won (played by Gang Dong-won) also gets abandoned by his home country for being a traitor. Six year pass and the two men meet again, each convinced that the other does not recognize him. The two are closer to being enemies than sworn brothers as they both dream of turning around their life again at the expense of the other. But as they start living together and look into the other person's loneliness, the mood between the two men start to change, little by little. What is worth watching in "Secret Reunion" is how the relationship between these two men change over time.,...More
• Avatar leads domestic box office for seventh week
  2010/02/01, Source
  Scene from No. 1 movie "Avatar" [20th Century Fox] Worldwide box office champ "Avatar" continued to set new highs on Korea's box office, becoming the highest grossing film ever released in the country as it topped the tally for the seventh weekend in a row. According to estimates by the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) on Monday, "Avatar" sold 545,323 tickets between January 29 and 31 to accumulate nearly 11.27 million admissions since its release mid-December. In cash terms, the sci-fi epic grossed about 101.2 billion won, or about 86.2 million dollars, to become the first film released on the domestic box office to breach the 100 billion won mark.,...More

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  "Harmony" topples "Avatar" on daily admissions chart
  2010/01/29, Source
  Korean movie "Harmony" [CJ Entertainment] Kim Yun-jin starrer "Harmony" attracted the most moviegoers on Thursday, making it the first Korean film to place atop the local box office in 78 days. According to the statistics from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), "Harmony" attracted 103,196 viewers on the day of its release, topping daily admissions to become the first local film to rank above an overseas production. The film pushed down 43-day winner "Avatar" to second place with admissions of 95,637 for Thursday. The James Cameron sci-fi action flick has brought in a total 10,721,615 viewers since its release mid-December, making it the sixth most-watched film in Korea's box office history.,...More
• "Avatar" takes sixth Korean box office win
  2010/01/25, Source
  Movie poster for "Avatar" [20th Century Fox] Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" continued to remain the most-watched movie in Korea last week, taking command of the box office for the sixth weekend in a row, according to official box office figures on Monday. Statistics by the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) showed that the sci-fi action flick drew in 633,881 viewers from January 22 to 24, totalling close to 10.3 million viewers since the film's opening in mid-December.,...More

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  Kang and Song say bonded like brothers in "Secret Reunion"
  2010/01/21, Source
  Director Jang Hoon (center) poses with his lead actors Song Kang-ho (left) and Gang Dong-won attend a press conference for film "Secret Reunion" held at the COEX Megabox Multiplex theater in Seoul, South Korea on January 19, 2010. [Creative Film Marketing] Press conference for film "Secret Reunion" Song Kang-ho keeps throwing verbal jabs which makes the audience burst out in laughter. Gang Dong-won wears a complex, multi-layered look in his eyes that has not been seen in any of his previous films. From what has been revealed at the press conference for "Secret Reunion", held at Seoul's Megabox Multiplex on Tuesday, "Secret Reunion""Secret Reunion" not only maximized the strengths of the two actors but also took an unexpected turn. The character Han-gyu, a former NIS (National Intelligence Service) agent who now runs a detective agency, appears to be a mixture of Song's two previous characters -- the NIS agent in "Shiri" and the middle-aged mobster in "The Show Must Go on". But his remarks in the movie go far beyond just being funny lines spoken by a character -- it's as if the actor and the character have become one. And one can see in the close-up shots that Gang Dong-won -- who looks as slick as a deer even when he's wearing suits that have long gone out of fashion -- carries in his eyes the intensity of a North Korean spy who is immensely conflicted between his ideology and his emotions.,...More

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  'Secret Reunion" Offers Bittersweet 'Bromance'
  2010/01/21, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  A story about North and South Korean spies called "Secret Reunion" may initially seem like mawkish c,...More

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  Gang Dong-won, Song Hye-kyo start filming "Love for Sale"
  2010/01/20, Source
  Korean actress Song Hye-kyo [Lee Won-woo/10Asia] Top Korean actors Gang Dong-won and Song Hye-kyo have started shooting their feature segment for the Asian omnibus pic "Camellia", according to the film's producer BAL CON on Wednesday. The two actors started filming "Love For Sale" on Friday, playing former lovers who forget their memories about each which later leads them to a fatal destiny. "Camellia" is an omnibus pic made up of three feature films directed by three Asian directors. Each episode will be set in the past, present and future of the city of Busan, Korea.,...More
• "Avatar" continues to shake up Korean box office
  2010/01/18, Source
  Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" continued to rattle Korea's box office last week as it took its fifth-weekend win.
  
  According to the weekend estimates by the Korea Box Office Information System (KOBIS) on Monday, "Avatar" continued to dominate in theaters by attracting 720,739 viewers between Janua,...More

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  Lee Na-young Takes on Transgender Part
  2010/01/17, Source
  Actress Lee Na-young is one of the most coveted models for advertisers along with fellow 30-something stars like,...More

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  Song Hye-kyo, Gang Dong-won to star in Asian omnibus pic
  2010/01/12, Source
  Actress Song Hye-kyo (right) and actor Gang Dong-won, who have been cast to star in Korean director Jang Joon-hwan's "Love for Sale". [BAL CON] Several of South Korea's top actors including actress Song Hye-kyo and actor Gang Dong-won have been cast in a multinational omnibus film by directors from Korea, Japan and Thailand, according to the film's production company on Tuesday. BAL CON announced in a statement that the film, tentatively titled "Busan Project", will be composed of three episodes each set in the past, present and future of the city of Busan in Korea. Based in Korea during the 1970s, the first segment, titled "Iron Pussy", will be directed by Thailand's Wisit Sasanatieng and star Korean actor Kim Min-joon and Thai-American actor Michael Shaowanasai. Shawananasai will play the role of a male secret agent from Thailand in disguise of a woman who later falls in love with an unidentifiable Korean man, played by Kim.,...More

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  'Fantasy of Korea Key to Drawing Global Audience'
  2010/01/11, Source
  By Kang Hyun-kyung
  Staff Reporter
  
  Korea doesn't seem to spark the imagination of North Americans, and this partly explains why Korean films are not popular there, observed an award-winning filmmak,...More

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  "Avatar" tops Korean box office for fourth week
  2010/01/11
  Koren movie poster for "Avatar" [20th Century Fox] Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" topped the local box office for the fourth consecutive week to become the most-watched foreign film in Korea over the weekend. According to estimates released by Korea Box Office Information System (KOBIS) on Monday, "Avatar" attracted 835,345 viewers during the weekend of January 8-10 to gross over eight million viewers since its release on December 17. On Saturday, the James Cameron pic broke the record -- previously held by "Transformers 2" -- to set the record as the most-watched foreign film in Korea.,...More

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  Gang Dong-won says envies Song Kang-ho's animal instincts
  2010/01/06, Source
  From left, actor Song Kang-ho, director Jang Hoon and actor Kang Dong-won pose during a photo session of a press conference for film "Secret Reunion" held at the Plaza Hotel in Seoul, South Korea on January 5, 2009. [Lee Ji-hyuk/10Asia] A former South Korean intelligence agency official and a North Korean spy sent to South Korea. In most films, such a setting would end as a tragedy or result in a clash of ideologies as was the case in films "Shiri" or "JSA - Joint Security Area". These characters, who have been trained for the good of their country, will confront each other brutally or will have to face numerous conspiracies as was the case with the NSS agents in KBS TV series "IRIS". But "Secret Reunion" is a film which seems to be set on providing a new form of enjoyment through its characters. Unlike its poster showing a resolutely determined Song Kang-ho and Gang Dong-won, a preview video revealed at a press conference for the film on Tuesday at the Plaza Hotel drew frequent bursts of laughter from the audience. Lee Han-gyu (played by Song) who looks better as the owner of a detective agency than the national intelligence service from which he has been expelled, and North Korean spy Song Ji-won (played by Kang) who still flaunts his outstanding looks on screen despite the director's efforts to do his best to "make him not look like a model", start living together for different purposes. Lee employes Song to win a prize money given for catching spies and Song starts working at Lee's agency to make money to return to the North. Each character, both of whom have been ousted by their organizations, will try to use the other as a tool to reclaim their original positions but the wall between them starts collapsing. "Secret Reunion", which focused on the individual changes the two characters go through regardless of their different ideologies, is set for release on February 4. Below are excerpts from the press conference attended by Song, Kang and director Jang. Actor Song Kang-ho [Lee Jin-hyuk/10Asia] Q: What sort of film is "Secret Reunion"? Jang Hun (Jang): A South Korean man in the National Intelligence Service meets with a North Korean man sent to the South as a spy. The film is about the two men who start out as enemies but change after seeing the humane sides to each other while living together.,...More

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  [PREVIEW] Film "WOOCHI"
  2010/01/05, Source
  A scene from film "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist WizardWOOCHI" [Zip Cinema] "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" is the sole Korean movie on the local box office which will be up to par for competition against the recent rush of some of Hollywood's most anticipated films. The collaboration between director Choi Dong-hoon of hit films "The Big Swindle" and "Tazza: The High Rollers" ("Tazza: The High Rollers") and the cast composed of Gang Dong-won, Kim Yun-seok and Lim Soo-jung is already enough to catch the eye of the moviegoers. But the plot in which character Woochi (played by Gang Dong-won) comes to life in modern day Korea for the first time in 500 years to fight off his opponent Hwadam (played by Kim Yoon-suk) and other monsters, clearly reveals what "WOOCHI" is aiming for. This 'Korean superhero flick' is a Korean-style blockbuster which creates buzz with its sheer scale, ahead of having to judge how well it has been made. Of course, its size may seem relatively small compared to its competitors but it will be interesting to see how well this movie -- made by a director who has a firm understanding on Korean stars and the mentality of the Korean public -- will fare amongst the crowd of Hollywood blockbusters.,...More
• "Avatar" tops box office for third consecutive week
  2010/01/03, Source
  Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" remained the most-watched movie in Korea over the New Years weekend since debuting two weeks ago atop the local box office. According to estimates released by Korea Box Office Information System (KOBIS) on Monday, James Cameron sci-fi action flick "Avatar" attracted 1,245,757 viewers during the weekend of January 1-3 to gross over 6.3 million viewers since its release on December 17. Comic fantasy film "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard", starring Gang Dong-won, maintained its standing in second place with 800,365 viewers over the weekend. For the second week, "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" was the only Korean movie to make the top ten. The action flick has drawn over 3.2 million viewers to date since making a record-breaking debut on Korea's box office on December 23.,...More

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  [INTERVIEW] Gang Dong-won
  2009/12/28, Source
  Actor Kang Dong-won [Chae Ki-won/10Asia] It took some time to get used to talking with Gang Dong-won. And it is not because of his slow way of speech. Kang is one who will listen to a question, remain silent for a long time and give his answer just when you are about to ask another question because you thought he would not answer your previous question. He is an actor who will think over both the question and answer in his head thorougly, check how geniune his answer is and then speak. That is why we were able to experience 'sincerity' -- a value we thought existed only in letters -- from Kang who is the star of recent hit Korean film "WOOCHI" ("JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard"). 10: You had quit smoking when starting to film "M" -- have you taken it up again? Gang Dong-won (Kang): I failed (to quit). It's hard not to smoke while working on a film because you get stressed. And you also go out to drink a lot after shoots so I'd smoke once in a while when I do. I'm going to try quitting again next year. 10: You mentioned stress. Director Choi Dong-hoon used the word 'hell' to express what it was like on set of "WOOCHI". Kang: I think the rough time the actors and directors have on set is different though. I simply got bruised here and there because the action scenes in "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" is all about speed. There are a lot of scenes where I dash this way and that, fall or ram into places, get beaten up and run away. 10: Working with director Choi must have been very different from working with director Lee Myung-sae of your previous films the "Duelist" or "M". Kang: They have very different styles. They're both great at details but differ in their methods. Director Choi creates complex stories while director Lee goes with simple stories but uses a lot of detail in telling them. 10: This is also a commercial film in the traditional sense. Kang: But I thought "Duelist" was also a very commercial movie. In the midst of filming some people had told me it's becoming too much of an art film but I and director Lee had claimed that it was a commercial film. Both of us had misjudged entirely. (laugh) I can, however, confidently say that "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" is a commercial film.,...More

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  [ChanMi's star news] Lim Soo-jung, femme fatale!
  2009/12/24, Source
  Actress Lim Soo-jung is in the fashion magazine showing of her trendy styles. She is in the new film, "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" and was in front of the cameras for the MARIE CLAIRE's January issue. She has been working as a model as well as an actress and was chosen as the most beautiful actress. Im was also,...More

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  "WOOCHI" sets box office record on opening day
  2009/12/24, Source
  Movie poster for "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" [CJ Entertainment] Korean movie "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" set a Korean box office record on its opening day, according to the film's distributor CJ Entertainment on Thursday. The movie -- shown on 597 screens around the country -- attracted 201,682 viewers on December 23, the highest opening-day figure set by a Korean movie which opened this year.,...More

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  Gang Dong-won Makes Comeback
  2009/12/17, Source
  Actor Gang Dong-won has made a comeback after a two-year absence, wearing an outfit that perfectly suits him. He plays a malicious taoist in t,...More

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  'Woochi' Marks Birth of Korean Superhero
  2009/12/17, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  He might be offended if you call him the Korean Harry Potter, and pull a Taoist magic trick on you.
  
  Jeon U-chi's genealogy can be traced back to the Joseon Kingdo,...More
• [ChanMi's movie news] Lim Soo-jung in a black at the press conference
  2009/12/14, Source
  Actor Gang Dong-won, Lim Soo-jung, Kim Yun-seok, Yoo Hae-jin, and Baek Yoon-sik are in the film, "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard". The press meeting for the movie has been held on the 14th and the stars came together. The legendary fiction Jeon Woo Chi Novels were taken to a modern setting and recreated for this movie! It is a superhero motif with a Korean style. The troublemaking warrior Jeon Woo Chi acted by Kang, the rivaling selfish elite is Hwa,...More

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  [ChanMi's movie news] "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" released on 23rd
  2009/12/13, Source
  Actor Gang Dong-won had said that he doesn't want to reveal to the public when he has a girlfriend. He is in the new film, "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" which will be released on the 23rd. Gang Dong-won is known for his pretty face yet having the character of a tough actor. He said that he wants to keep private his relationships so that he will not suffer from paparazzi. He said that he was given the chance to be in this exciting and bright movie when he was going through hard times that he had no hesitation when he was casted. He has rested for 6 months for the first ti,...More

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  Sold to 9 countries, 'Jeonwoochi' sets to dominate box office
  2009/11/16, Source
  "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" has been sold to 9 countries. It is due to release in December. Stars in the fi,...More

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  [ChanMi's star news] Gang Dong-won in "W"
  2009/11/16, Source
  Male fashionista original, Gang Dong-won is in the fashion magazine, "W". He returned! In the December edition of the magazine, he is taking on the concept where he changes style. He has worked with the magazine stylist for this photoshoot personally.,...More

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  [ChanMi's movie news] "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" stars Lim Soo-jung!
  2009/11/16, Source
  Gang Dong-won, Lim Soo-jung, Kim Yun-seok, Yoo Hae-jin, and Baek Yoon-sik are in the new film, "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" for which there was the press meeting. This film is based on the fiction character Jeon Woo Chi Story for which its motifs are modernized in Seoul as the setting. The hero will be born again in Seoul! Jeon Woo-chi is a troublemaker warrior acted by Gang Dong-won. His rival Hwadam who seems to be a kind elite, but is,...More

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  [ChanMi's movie news] "Jeon Woochi" comic action!
  2009/10/26, Source
  Gang Dong-won, Kim Yun-seok, Lim Soo-jung, Yoo Hae-jin, Baek Yoon-sik, Yum Jung-ah, and more are the stars to be in the film "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard". This big budget film is about a hidden family that has been framed in the Chosun Era and 500 years later modern today. The evil demons come back alive free from the curse and fight with the warrior called Jeonwoochi set in Seoul today. This movie shows a new genre of Korean film and are similar to Hollywood's superhero films. The troublemaking warrior, Jeon Woochi acted by Gang Dong-won has a rival Hwa-dam acted by Kim Yun-seok, who has the face of a gentle royalty but has evil selfish schemes. The femme fatale coordinator Seo In-kyeong acted by Lim Soo-jung wants to be an actress. And Jeon Woochi's friend Chorengy is acted by,...More

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  [ChanMi's star news] Lim Soo-jung's most recent picture
  2009/06/28, Source
  Lim Soo-jung, we missed you! It has been a while since we heard from her. Lim Soo-jung has just finished filming "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" a film costarring with Gang Dong-won. Doesn't she look so angelic even in a while shirt and denims? We can't wait for your comeback!,...More
• World Beware: The Wizard is Coming this Summer
  2009/06/05, Source
  Korea's own super hero movie "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" is set for release this summer. The movie is highly anticipated not just because of its colloquial superhero themes but its super star cast and direc,...More
• Korean Cinematography Booms on High-quality, Lucrative Productions
  2009/05/21, Source
  Korean cinematography has been thriving recently as more movies continue to draw scores of viewers to theaters, bringing in impressive revenues and receiving positive feedback both from domestic and foreign critics. As more viewers these days are attaching more importance to the uniqueness of movies,...More

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  [ChanMi's movie news] Gang Dong-won returns!
  2009/02/18, Source
  Gang Dong-won is starring in a new action film "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" where he is learning to do great action scenes on a wire! He must use all his sports skills in order to fulfill this action scene. He has previously been in the film, "Duelist" where he had to do stunts on the wire already. He is being praised by the director and staff for his skill and hard work!,...More
• What's on Cultural Horizon in 2009?
  2008/12/30, Source
  By Han Sang-hee
  Staff Reporter
  
  The year 2009 is now finally around the corner, and it is about time to prepare for the New Year. The past year was an interesting one, and readers can now preview what is planned in 2009.
  
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  Historical Dramas on the Rise: The three major networks are pl,...More

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  [ChanMi's movie news] Kim Hyo-jin seduces Gang Dong-won in "Jeon Woo-chi"
  2008/08/30, Source
  Actress Kim Hyo-jin is the seducer of Gang Dong-won in the new movie "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard". Jeon Woo-chi is a warrior who is framed during the Chosun era and is released 500 hundred years later today to fight the monsters who bring chaos into the world.,...More

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  CHOI Dong-hoon's Comic Fantasy: "Jeon Woo Chi"
  2008/08/27, Source
  Director Choi Dong-hoon, who made a splash in the local film industry with his high stakes thrillers, ",...More

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  LEE Chang-dong to reveal his project at PIFF
  2008/08/22, Source
  The Pusan International Film Festival(PIFF) announced the selected projects of the 11th Pusan Promotion Plan(PPP 2008). Renowned director,...More

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  Pretty boys overtake the screen... this fall is the season for them
  2008/07/03, Source
  After the female-dominated last year and after this summer filled with men, it will be the season for pretty boys. The faces are brilliant. Gang Dong-won, who had stayed inactive after "M", will come back with "Tazza: The High Rollers" Director Choi Dong-hoon's "Jeon Woo-chi". He is the first of the pretty boys, and will play a character who is born again into modern times after being trapped in a picture due to his wasteful life. People look forward to Gang Dong-won's special comedy, which he showed in "Too Beautiful To Lie" and "M", and how it will tie in with his innocent appearance. "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" will be released early next year, but it is already popular due to the union of Director Choi Dong-hoon, Gang Dong-won, Kim Yun-seok, and Lim Soo-jung.,...More

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  CHOI Dong-hoon casts IM Soo-jeong and KANG Dong-won
  2008/05/08, Source
  Choi Dong-hoon, the director of the major hit films "Tazza: The High Rollers" (",...More
• Gang Dong-won, Kim Yun-seok, Lim Soo-jung, Meet through "Jeon Woo-chi Story"
  2008/05/01, Source
  Director Choi Dong-hoon of "The Big Swindle" and "Tazza: The High Rollers" has a new movie "Jeon W,...More