Le Grand Chef (Movie - 2007)

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  Kim Kang-woo
  김강우
  As
  Seong-chan
  (성찬)
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  Im Won-hee
  임원희
  As
  Bong-joo
  (봉주)
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  Lee Ha-na
  이하나
  As
  Jin-soo
  (진수)
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  Jung Eun-pyo
  정은표
  As
  Ho-seong
  (호성)
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  Kim Sang-ho
  김상호
  As
  Woo Joong-geo
  (우중거)
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  Jung Jin-I
  정진
  As
  Deok-gi
  (덕기)

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  [Interview] Kim Kang-woo Lost Himself in his Role for "The Vanished"
  2018/03/08, Source
  Kim Kang-woo is and actor who has it all: talent and good looks. He debuted with the movie "The Coast Guard" and continued on in "Le Grand Chef", "Haeundae Lovers", "The Taste of Money", "The Gifted Hands", "Golden Cross", "Tabloid Truth", "Missing Noir M", and "Circle",...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "Le Grand Chef" + DVD Giveaway
  2016/12/24
  Seong-chan (played by Kim Kang-woo) was once the up-and-coming chef in an exceptionally prestigious Korean restaurant. One horrible accident later, and he instead puts his talents to use procuring high quality ingredients either for neighborhood locals or, when the situation calls for it, high level dignitaries. But then I'm getting into backstory from the comic book. As far as "Le Grand Chef" is concerned, Seong-chan's main goal is to become the victor in a national cooking competition, establishing himself as the true inheritor of a legendary cooking master long defeated by the Japanese Occupation,...More

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  [HanCinema's Korea Joa] Korean Cooking Class with Food Director Kim Su-jin-I
  2015/11/21
  My trip to Korea was full of amazing opportunities. I went to the world-renowned BIFF 2015, saw multiple K-pop concerts, visited breathtaking historical sites both modern and ancient, and interviewed many fabulous people. But it was one woman's school and class that may have been the pinnacle of that experience: a Q&A and lesson with Chef and Food Director Kim Su-jin-I and Teacher Lee "Ellie" Hye-won of the Food & Culture Academy. The Q&A was a lesson in how Korean food embodies the spirit of its vivacious people and what makes Korean food unique. Then we, the members of Korea Joa 2015, got to make two quintessential Korean dishes: japchae and bulgogi. Those members with dietary restrictions learned how to make haemul jeon. Check the recipes out at the end of this piece,...More

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  S.Korean Film Festival to Kick off in U.S.
  2012/06/02, Source
  South Korean films will be on U.S. theater screens during a week-long film festival that will take place from September 30th. The South Korean Consulate General in Atlanta told a news conference on Friday that a South Korean film festival will be held in four cities in Atlanta. The films to be featured include "My Way", "Unbowed", and "Le Grand Chef",...More

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  Korea's Most Beloved 100 Comics
  2012/04/28, Source
  Renowned Korean comic artist Lee Hyeon-se's 1980s graphic novel of coming of age for a group of boys .. "The High School Baseball Team", was selected as the most popular manhwa,.. or Korean comic. Huh Young-man's famous food comic series"Le Grand Chef", or "sikgaek" in Korean, took the second place, and Park So-hee's romantic graphic novel "Princess Hours", was third,...More

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  Korea's most anticipated films of 2012
  2012/02/10, Source
  With the start of the new year, the Korean film industry looks to its brightest prospects. Kang Byung-jin profiles eight highly anticipated films of 2012. "The Fortune Tellers"  In production. Directed by Sin Jeong-won. Starring Kim Soo-ro, Lee Je-hoon, Kang Ye-won. Produced by Dasepo Club, Saram Entertainment. Distributed by N.E.W.Release planned for the first half of 2012.   Korean fortune-tellers not only tell the future, but they also chase away ghosts. The background of "The Fortune Tellers" is Uljinri where a decades-old evil spirit rules. When mysterious accidents and events keep happening without avail, fortune-tellers from all over the country gather to hold a shaman ritual,...More

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  S. Korean Film Festival Begins in Kathmandu
  2011/11/12, Source
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  Kim Kang-woo to wed actress Han Hye-jin's sister
  2010/05/25, Source
  Korean actor Kim Kang-woo [Asia Economic Daily] Korean actor Kim Kang-woo will be marrying his longtime girlfriend next month, who is also the older sister of actress Han Hye-jin. In a phone call with Asia Economic Daily on Monday, Kim's agency Namoo Actors explained that the actor will wed his girlfriend Han Moo-young, who runs an online shopping mall, in a private ceremony at Seoul's Myeong-dong Cathedral on June 18,...More
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  2010/03/12, Source
  The eighth edition of the Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) 2010 has selected two Korean projects among 25 Asian projects for its upcoming edition, March 22 – 24. Award-winning auteur Lee Yoon-ki and commercially successful director JE,...More
• [Comics] Comics Evolve Into Source for Pop Culture Contents
  2010/03/11, Source
  Satisfies pop culture's appetite for fantasy
  
  Show off true value in various fields such as films, musicals, dramas, online games, etc.Korean comics have come under the spotlight as a source material for pop culture including films, musicals, dramas and games.
  
  After the success of the 2003 dram,...More

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  Le Grand Chef – Kimchi War to Have Simultaneous US Release
  2010/02/18, Source
  "Le Grand Chef – Kimchi War" (2010), the prequel to Korean culinary hit "Le Grand Chef" (2007) will be released both locally and in the,...More

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  [PREVIEW] Movie "Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War"
  2010/01/29, Source
  Actors Jin Goo (left) and Kim Jung-eun in "Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War" [IROOM Pictures] "Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War" - An appetizer for people with no appetite At an official banquet in Japan, the Japanese prime minister brings out kimchi and bulgoggi for the Korean president who has not had Korean food in a long time. As soon as the Korean president compliments that the food was unlike anything he had tasted in Korea, the Japanese prime minister catches him off guard, saying "This is Japanese kimuchi and yakiniku. I am glad you liked it". The on-screen president -- like his real-life counterpart -- is a man of tremendous drive and launches a kimchi competition to globalize the Korean dish. At this point, one can predict that "Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War" will lead the story through food competitions just as in the previous film "Le Grand Chef". The genius cook Jang-eun (played by Kim Jung-eun), who made kimuchi and yakiniku at the Japanese Prime Minister's residence, takes part in the competition out of pride. And another genius cook Sung-chan (played by Jin Goo), who grew up with Jang-eun at the famous Korean restaurant Choonyang-gak, participates in the kimchi competition to prevent Choonyang-gak from closing down and being sold off.,...More

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  `Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War' Is Ripe With Drama
  2010/01/28, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  Korea is home to sharp tongued power-bloggers that infiltrate the farthest "matjip" (reputed restaurants) with DSLR cameras in hand. It's no surprise that "Sikgaek",,...More

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  Korean film "Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War" to open in U.S. too
  2010/01/27, Source
  Movie poster for "Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War" [IROOM Pictures] Korean film "Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War" -- which opens in Korea tomorrow -- will also be released in theaters throughout the United States next month, according to the movie's producer IROOM Pictures on Wednesday. IROOM Pictures explained that the film will open February 12 at AMC theaters in 20 major U.S. cities including New York, Atlanta, Chicago and Los Angeles. AMC, one of the largest movie theater chains in the country, is expected to show the Korean culinary flick on 25 to 30 of its movie screens.,...More

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  Kim Jung-eun says "Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War" is about people
  2010/01/25, Source
  (From left) The cast of "Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War" Jin Goo, Lee Bo-hee, Kim Jung-eun and director at the film's press conference at the Myung-dong Lotte Cinema on January 21, 2010. [Chae Ki-won/10Asia] Press conference for film "Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War" You will be desperately hungry for a steamy hot bowl of rice or ramen noodles cooked in a nickel-silver pot after watching this film. From what has been revealed at the film's press conference, held at Myung-dong Lotte Cinema on Thursday, "Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War" has succeeded in living up to its title by deliciously showing various kinds of kimchi. At a kimchi competition which aims to globalize the Korean dish called kimchi, main character Sung-chan (played by Jin Goo) and his archrival Jang-eun (played by Kim Jung-eun) present various types of kimchi. The sight of these dishes so strongly stimulates the viewers' sense of taste that they are likely to cringe when, in the film, the judges say, "What a profound, mysterious taste".,...More

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  'Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War' to Show Creative Kimchi Dishes
  2009/12/30, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  A Korean meal is never complete without kimchi, and the spicy fermented vegetable dish continues to be prepared during the wintertime, when the cold weather provides,...More
• 2010 Korean Cinema Lineup
  2009/12/27, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
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  2009/12/07, Source
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  2009/06/24
  By Kim Rahn
  Staff Reporter
  
  It's a dilemma Korea has encountered many times before: plenty of tourists ― indeed, numbers are rising ― but a dearth of attractions with which to occupy them.
  
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• Korean Comics Knock on Europe
  2009/01/28, Source
  By Chung Ah-young
  Staff Reporter
  
  Korean comic books, re-emerging as a popular form of cultural content, are now targeting the European market.
  
  The Korea Culture and Content Agency (KOCCA) will hold the 2009 Korean Comics Special Exhibition Feb. 2-7 at the Korean Culture Center in Paris, Franc,...More

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  'Marine' Stays Afloat With Supporting Acts
  2009/01/22, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  It's about time the Korean Peninsula saw a maritime action flick. "Marine Boy" indeed features the most,...More

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  'Marine Boy' Explores Drug Trafficking
  2009/01/06, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  The upcoming film "Marine Boy" involves treading water, but it has nothing to do with the nickname Korea,...More

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  'Marine Boy' swims against the tide
  2009/01/05, Source
  "Marine Boy", helmed by Yoon Jong-seok, is bound to stand out in terms of genre,...More

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  2008/11/06, Source
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  Liberal take on artist SHIN Yoon-bok arrives in cinemas
  2008/11/06, Source
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  2008/11/03, Source
  A good movie tends to have a good script. What if a director fails to get one? No need to worry, because Korean filmmakers are quick to borrow from other genres such as comics and novels.
  
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  Legendary painter Hyewon hits silver screen
  2008/10/13, Source
  Shin Yun-bok, better known as Hyewon, is hitting the silver screen next month, adding to the growing trend in celebrating and rediscovering the legendary painter of the Joseon period.
  
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  Mysterious Artist Resurfaces on Modern Culture Scene
  2008/10/09, Source
  By Chung Ah-young
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  2008/07/18, Source
  The seventh edition of the New York Korean Film Festival is set to run August 22 – 31. Sponsored by KOFIC and The Korea Society, the event will screen more than 15 recent Korean features, of which 14 have been finalized for the line-up.
  
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  "Gourmet" sets off on new culinary journey
  2008/06/16, Source
  The comic-book series was a hit. The movie version topped national charts. Will the "Gourmet" ("Sikgaek") drama get high viewer ratings?
  
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  'Gourmet' Brings Korean Cuisine Back to TV Screen
  2008/06/10, Source
  By Han Sang-hee
  Staff Reporter
  
  Seoul Broadcast System (SBS)'s "Gourmet" ("Sikgaek") will once again bring the delicious and colorful dish,...More

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  Kim Gyu-ri, Shin Yun-bok casting - acting competition with Moon Geun-young
  2008/06/05, Source
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  2008/05/07, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
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  The Daejong (Grand Bell) Film Festival ― Korea's equivalent of the Academy Awards ― holds its 45th edition with small film festivals May 24-28 in Seoul and Tokyo before the big award ceremony here June 27. Organizers announced the lineup of movies includ,...More
• Han Ye-seul, Lee Bo-young, Jung Ryeo-won, Compete for the New Actress Award
  2008/04/03, Source
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  2008/04/03, Source
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• Vive La Korean Food! Hallyu Revitalizes Culinary Tradition
  2008/03/20, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
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  'Gourmet' offers visual taste of Korean cuisine
  2008/03/12, Source
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  Hong Sang-soo's Film Vies for Berlin Award
  2008/02/11, Source
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  2008/02/10, Source
  By Kwon Mee-yoo
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  2008/01/08, Source
  By Kwon Mee-yoo, Han Sang-hee
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  2008/01/07, Source
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  Actor Kim Works to Enjoy His Calling
  2007/12/25, Source
  By Kwon Mee-yoo
  Staff Reporter
  
  "Enjoy One's Calling" is the phrase written on actor Kim Kang-woo's cell phone. "Talented people cannot beat,...More
• [Year-end Review : Movies] 'Sunshine' offers hope to Korean cinema in 2007
  2007/12/24, Source
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  2007/12/19, Source
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  "Le Grand Chef" Tops 2nd half of 2007
  2007/12/11, Source
  "Le Grand Chef" became the top film of the second part of 2007 when it surpassed the 2.5 million mark in its first month, and went on to,...More
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  2007/12/08, Source
  The number of Korean moviegoers rose nearly ten percent in November compared to the previous month.
  
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  The Railroad Wins Two Awards at Torino Fest
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  Actor Inspired by Hungry Spirit
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  Actor Kim Kang-woo Wins in Turin
  2007/12/02, Source
  By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
  Staff Reporter
  
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• Asian Movies Dominate Theaters This Week
  2007/11/02, Source
  Time now to check this week's new movies.
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  Lee Jeewon has our preview.
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  "Le Grand Chef" Whets Appetites at AFM
  2007/11/01, Source
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  2007/10/25, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  Inspired by the phenomenally popular comic series of the same name, "Le Grand Chef" (Sikgaek) offers an "Iron Chef"-style edge that dashes through an explosively colorful array of Korean dishes. Revolvi,...More
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  2007/10/22, Source
  "Le Grand Chef", directed by Jeon Yoon-soo, is based on an extremely popular comic series of the same title. This adaptation is perhaps as razor-sharp as a knife wielded by the s,...More
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  2006/11/06, Source
  Huh Young-man (Heo Yeong-nam), one of the most celebrated comic strip artists in Korea, began to serialize "Le Grand Chef" (Sikgaek) in a major daily in September 2002. A dramatic portrayal of a young, aspiring Korean cook, coupled with,...More