Someone Special (Movie - 2004)

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  Lee Na-young
  이나영
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  Jung Jae-young
  정재영
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  Jang Young-nam
  장영남
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  Oh Seung-hyun
  오승현
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  Jung Kyu-soo
  정규수
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  Park Joon-seo
  박준서

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  [Spoiler] "Revolutionary Love" Choi Si-won and Kang So-ra's romance
  2017/11/19, Source
  Byeon Hyeok (Choi Si-won) was framed for bribery and Baek Joon (Kang So-ra) set out to clear his name. She investigated and questioned someone on behalf of "Someone Special" and discovered where the picture originated. Thanks to her help, Byeon Hyeok was able to prove his innocence to his father,...More

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  Oh Seung-hyun to make special appearance in "Ha-na's Restaurant"
  2017/11/06, Source
     Actress Oh Seung-hyun is making a special appearance in the movie "Ha-na's Restaurant" as Choi Jung-won's friend. "Ha-na's Restaurant" is a movie about Ko Ha-na and Jeong Se-hee who run a small restaurant in Okinawa, Japan and through that experience, healing each other,...More

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  Bae Yong-joon, Won Bin and Lee Na-young: Will we see them this year?
  2015/01/08, Source
  Will we be seeing them this year? While many are interested in what actors and actresses will be coming forth with, there are a few that are being missed. Bae Yong-joon who is an Asian star beyond Korea, has been hinting comeback for a few years now and it's becoming more difficult to see him. He made a special appearance in the 2011 KBS 2TV drama "Dream High" but that was all,...More

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  Digital Dating Entrepreneur Focuses on Saving Women's Blushes
  2013/07/27, Source
  Park Hee-eun Park Hee-eun is the 28-year-old CEO of Korea's largest online dating site "ium", which has over 900,000 members and registered annual sales of W4 billion as of July. She achieved this within three years of setting up the business in November 2010 at the age of just 25. The site provides a social dating service with a twist. Members can be introduced to one person each day via a mobile app that automatically matches their profiles and asks them if they'd like to exchange contact information. Both parties must consent to proceed,...More

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  Korean drama starting today 2012/11/04 in Korea
  2012/11/04, Source
  Korean drama starting today 2012/11/04 in Korea "Drama Special - Spoonbill Flies",...More

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  Upcoming Korean drama "Drama Special - Spoonbill Flies"
  2012/11/02, Source
  Added the upcoming Korean drama "Drama Special - Spoonbill Flies"'s page to HanCinema database,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "Howling"
  2012/08/04
  Film: "Howling" Director: Yoo Ha ("A Frozen Flower" and "A Dirty Carnival") Stars: Song Kang-ho, Lee Na-young, Shin Jung-geun, and Lee Sung-min Review Score: 6/10 Also try: "A Frozen Flower" and "Blind" Director Yoo Ha's last film, "A Frozen Flower", was a rich and compelling and it caught my attention when I was first getting into Korean cinema. It had an interesting mix of contemporary social issues painted through a historical lens, a combination that I always thoroughly enjoy when done right. It was close to four years after "Frozen Flower" that he released "Howling", a mystery drama that boasts some big name actors in the form of Song Kang-ho ("Secret Reunion", "The Host" and "Memories of Murder") and his co-star Lee Na-young ("Dream" and "Someone Special"). Together they made for some interesting on-screen chemistry, but was Yoo Ha able to give them enough to work with in his one?,...More

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  Blind dates going instant, shallow
  2012/05/20, Source
  A group of female customers go into a "booking bar" in Sinchon, Seoul, Friday, with the hope of meeting Someone Special through the group blind dates arranged there. / Korea Times photo by Kim Bo-eun Young adults flock to 'booking bars' in search of dateing partners By Jung Min-ho, Bahk Eun-ji, Kim Bo-eun, Kim Jung-yoon Dozens of young people in their early 20s were standing in line outside a bar on Friday night. Although there was a two to three hour wait for those toward the back to enter the bar in the Hongdae area of Seoul, most of them were willing to queue. What made them flock there and wait so long time? It was the anticipation they might find someone through instant blind dates arranged among the customers over a jug of beer,...More

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  Lee Na-young in a leather jacket, on a motorcycle
  2012/01/25, Source
  Actress Lee Na-young was praised for her action performance. She took on the role of a female detective in the movie "Howling" and has done firearms training, motorbike riding and such,...More

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  Director Jang Jin, "I have been rejected by Jun Ji-hyun for 13 years"
  2011/03/20, Source
  Director Jang Jin from the movies, "Good Morning President" and "Someone Special" confessed being rejected casting by some of the best actors and actresses in Korea. In the recording of SBS TV program "When It's at Night", he spilled out, "I have been rejected by Lee Jung-jae 7 times, Song Kang-ho, Cha Seung-won and so many other actors and actresses".,...More

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  Song Kang-ho and Lee Na-young cast in new action film
  2010/12/22, Source
  Actor Song Kang-ho and actress Lee Na-young [Opus Pictures] Korean actors Song Kang-ho and Lee Na-young have been cast as the leads in a new film, according to the film's promoter Opus Pictures on Wednesday. Opus Pictures announced through a press release that Song and Lee will co-star in a new action flick tentatively titled "Howling", helmed by famed director Yoo Ha, which will crank in early next year with its premiere date yet to be set,...More

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  On the set of KBS "Drama Special - Just Say It!"
  2010/11/12, Source
  Actor Bang Joong-hyun and actress Kim Gyu-ri act a scene from KBS "Drama Special - Just Say It!" at the broadcaster's drama center in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea on November 8, 2010. [Chae Ki-won/10Asia] KBS series "Drama City" which featured short, omnibus stories for the past 14 years in Korea, finished its run in 2008. Two years and two months passed since then and during that time, dramas adapted from comic books or online novels rose to the mainstream, leaving even less space for short dramas to make a comeback. Then on May 15, single-episode series did make a comeback through 24-part KBS Drama Special's first episode "Drama Special - Red Candy" by veteran scriptwriter Noh Hee-kyeong. The 23rd episode of the six month-long series titled "Drama Special - Just Say It!" will go on air on November 13. [Editor],...More

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  On-set photos of upcoming TV series "The Fugitive Plan B" revealed
  2010/07/29, Source
  Korean actress Lee Na-young shoots a scene for upcoming TV series "The Fugitive Plan B" at the Port of Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan ["The Fugitive Plan B"] On-set photos of Korean actors Daniel Henney and Lee Na-young from their Japan shoot for upcoming blockbuster TV series "The Fugitive Plan B" have been revealed. In the photos released by the show's producers on Thursday, the two actors recently shot a scene for the romantic comedy-intelligence drama at the Port of Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan,...More

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  Lee Na-young to star in TV series "The Fugitive Plan B" with Rain
  2010/06/17, Source
  Korean actress Lee Na-young [KEYEAST] Korean actress Lee Na-young has been set to star in upcoming KBS TV series tentatively titled "The Fugitive Plan B" alongside Asian superstar Rain, according to her agency KEYEAST. KEYEAST made the announcement on its official website on Wednesday, confirming that Lee has been cast as the female lead opposite Rain, playing a mysterious woman named Jin-yi who approaches Rain's character with a hidden motive,...More

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  Lee to play opposite Rain in new drama
  2010/06/16, Source
  Actress Lee Na-young will join singer and actor Rain in the highly anticipated drama ",...More

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  Lee Na-young to star in new TV series with Rain
  2010/06/06, Source
  Korean actress Lee Na-young [Asia Economic Daily] Korean actress Lee Na-young has been cast in upcoming KBS TV series tentatively titled "The Fugitive Plan B", making her first small screen comeback in six years. According to various industry sources, the actress is set to play the female lead opposite Rain, who is also returning to the small screen for the first time since starring in the 2005 SBS drama "A Love to Kill",...More

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  Lee Na-young and others renew contract with KEYEAST
  2010/04/12, Source
  Actress Lee Na-young [Asia Economic Daily] Famed Korean actresses Lee Na-young, Choi Kang-hee and Lee Ji-ah have renewed their contracts with their agency KEYEAST. "We reached a mutual understanding with the three actresses who again decided they will pursue their careers our company", an official with KEYEAST said on Monday. Lee, who has been with KEYEAST for four years, is one of the most sought-after faces in the local TV commercial industry. She first rose to stardom with TV series "Ruler of Your Own World" and later won an award for best actress in film "Someone Special" at the 25th Blue Dragon Film Awards,...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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  [INTERVIEW] Actress Lee Na-young (Part 1)
  2010/01/14, Source
  Actress Lee Na-young [Lee Jin-hyuk/10Asia] Most actresses which men rave about, are less liked by women. But a handsome number of female fans became enchanted with Lee Na-young's roles in TV series such as "Ruler of Your Own World" and "Ireland". And words such as 'consistency', 'sturdiness' and 'prudence' -- normally used to describe someone of the male gender -- also befit this 31-year-old actress well. She was the same on the set of film "Lady Daddy". The Lee Na-young that 10Asia met with sighed as she jokingly complained how the female members of the crew would ask for photographs with her when she dressed up as a man in particular, much more so than when she was herself. But it seemed unlike that her image as an actress will be affected after she dons a mustache and short hair to play her character Ji-hyun. Below is 10Asia's interview with the actress who seeks after what she wants, even if it may be the long way around. 10: I hear that you choose your roles quite carefully so "Lady Daddy" was an surprising choice in many ways. Lee Na-young (Lee): I made my mind up very quickly for film "Dream" and sitcom "High Kick Through The Roof" but took more time with "Lady Daddy" because many people around me were concerned about it. Before, I had never thought about 'image' in choosing a role but it seemed I should with this film since the topic may influence my image as an actress in Korea. That's why some people were telling me, "As an actress..". but in the end, I decided to think about my character and genre more than my image. 10: So what was the key factor that led you to take on "Lady Daddy"? Lee: I liked the combination of comedy with the possibly risky topic we are usually careful to talk about. Sex change in particular is something Koreans are not used to and have little information or knowledge about. So I was extremely attracted to the collaboration of the topic and genre, and another thing was that I wanted to play the role of a man. I was very shocked upon seeing Kate Blanchett's acting in the film "I'm Not There". I had never thought I'd be able to play the role of a guy but also started wondering whether such an opportunity would arise in our country too. That's why, when I got the scenario for this film, I was worried about it. But I also told myself that it was unlikely I'd be given the chance to play this sort of a role again. That's why for me, what was important was 'being a guy' and not dressing up as one, whether it be as the person from his past or as a dad.,...More

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  Lee Na-young: 'Acting is so difficult for me'
  2010/01/14, Source
  Actress Lee Na-young is unique. She has a strong individuality as an actress in movies--showing hesitating attitudes, speaking in a low mumble, and expressing emotions through her eyes. For Lee, portraying unrequited love is her specialty. Lee shows her personality well through the movies "Please Teach Me English" and "Some Special". She played Young-ju, who secretly loves Mun-su (Jang Hyuk), in "Please Teach Me English" (2002, Director: Kim Seong-su), and Han E-yeon, who loves Dong Chi-sung for 10 years, in the movie "Someone Special". Now, Lee Na-young once again plays a character who hesitates to express her love. The character that she plays cannot easily express her feelings due to being a transsexual.,...More

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  JANG Jin turns JANG Dong-gun into president
  2009/10/16, Source
  Director Jang Jin is a peculiar filmmaker who has a gift for approaching subjects from an alternative angle with a typical,...More

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  'President' Offers Politically Correct Drama, Flawed Politics
  2009/10/09, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  BUSAN ― Choosing Jang Jin's ",...More

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  'Celebrity's Sweetheart' Knocks on Viewer's Heart
  2008/12/02, Source
  By Han Sang-hee
  Staff Reporter
  
  Princess Ji-woo is back. Choi Ji-woo, referred to as "Princess Ji-woo" by her Japanese fans and a famous hal,...More

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  LEE Hae-joon films JEONG Jae-yeong's adventures and JEONG Ryeo-won
  2008/09/11, Source
  Lee Hae-joon is attempting his solo feature film directorial debut with the film ",...More

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  Public Enemy Returns third to reach 4 million mark
  2008/07/17, Source
  Kang Woo-seok's third instalment of Public Enemy (Gangcheoljoong: Gonggongui Jeok 1:1) –,...More
• LEE Hae-joon casts JEONG jae-yeong
  2008/05/30, Source
  Lee Hae-joon, half of the directing duo of "Like A Virgin", announced the casting of his next film mr. Kimssineun Pyoroogi (",...More

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  Top Stars Join KIM Ki-duk's 15th Feature
  2008/01/08, Source
  Controversial director Kim Ki-duk has cast South Korean leading actress Lee Na-young alo,...More
• Japanese Actor Joe Odagiri to Star in 'Dream'
  2008/01/06, Source
  By Kwon Mee-yoo
  Staff Reporter
  
  Award-winning director Kim Ki-duk chose Japanese actor Joe Odagiri and Korean actress,...More

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  Chungmuro's "multimedia", director Jang Jin
  2007/11/07, Source
  Director Jang Jin has made it big once again. His latest comedy ',...More
• Going by the Book Joins Jang Jin, Jung Jae-young and Ra Hee-chan
  2007/09/30, Source
  "Going by the Book" (Bareuge Salja) is the feature film directorial debut of Ra Hee-chan. The comedy's protagonist – a righteous and punctual policeman – is played by,...More

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  'Day' Is Director's Failed Experiment
  2007/05/03, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  Director Jang Jin is famous for his twisty and unconventional storylines and creation of peculiar characters in,...More

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  JANG Jin explores Father and Son relations
  2007/04/11, Source
  Inventive director Jang Jin portrays this time the relationship between an estranged father and son in his new film ",...More

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  [HERALD INTERVIEW] Jang Jin breathes life into gangster film
  2006/10/16, Source
  Director Jang Jin is versatile. He started as an up-and-coming playwright and then became a leading drama director. But he never stopped toying wit,...More

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  Sentimental Plot Sinks "Mr. Underground"
  2006/04/20, Source
  By Joon Soh
  Contributing Writer
  
  
  Jung Jae-young is probably best known for playing testosterone-driven, angst-filled soldiers in the rec,...More
• More Than a Pretty Face
  2005/11/09, Source
  Good Acting Proves More Important Than Being Traditionally 'Handsome'
  
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  Local actor Jung Jae-young made his cinematic debut with the 1996 comedy film "The Adventures of Mrs. Park". He had such a minor role,...More
• "Welcome to Dongmakgol" picked as official selection for Oscar foreign-language film entries
  2005/09/19, Source
  The Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Chairperson Ahn Jung-sook) has picked "Welcome to Dongmakgol" (directed by Bae Jong) as Korea's final official selection for Oscar foreign-lang,...More
• 'Dongmakgol' Hits 6 Mil.
  2005/09/05, Source
  "Welcome to Dongmakgol" enjoyed its fifth consecutive week at the top of the box office last weekend pulling in more than 192,000 people in Seoul alone and going on to break the 6.3 million viewer mark making it the fourth most,...More
• Korean film festivals taking place all over the world
  2005/09/05, Source
  With the growing popularity and increasing success of Korean cinema abroad, a number of Korean film festivals will be held in big cities all round the world in September.
  
  "The requests from abroad for information about Korean films and the rental of films have jumped", said EJ Tae, marketing supp,...More
• Playwright Takes On Big Screen
  2005/08/07, Source
  Two Feature Films Based on Jang Jin's Plays Hitting Theaters This Month
  
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  This month will be an exciting and nerve-wrecking time for Jang Jin as two of his po,...More
• Korean War Enemies Team Up in "Dongmakgol"
  2005/08/04, Source
  By Philip Dorsey Iglauer
  Contributing Writer
  
  Due to powers beyond their control, three North Koreans, two South Koreans and one American are stranded in a remote mountain village during the Korean War in the autumn of 1950.
  
  ",...More
• 'SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE' & 'WELCOME TO DONGMAKGOL'aspirate vitality to Korean movie world which bent the neck recently
  2005/07/26, Source
  Two Korean movies, 'SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE' and 'WELCOME TO DONGMAKGOL' have a bursting showdown each other while Hollywood blockbusters such as 'War of the Worlds', and 'The Island' sweep over Seoul movie street.
  
  First of all, the two movies unroll the offensive of the amount of materials t,...More
• Eight Korean Movies Invited to New York Asian Film Festival
  2005/06/16, Source
  Eight Korean movies, including director Ryoo Seung-wan's "Crying Fist", will be screened at the 4th New York Asian Film Festival which will take place from June 17 to July 2 in Manhattan, New York. Of the 180 movies that were submitted by Ch,...More
• 12 Korean Films Invited to Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy
  2005/04/15, Source
  A total of 12 Korean films have been invited to the 7th Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy, which will open on Apr. 22.
  
  According to the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) secretariat on Apr. 15, 10 Korean films have been invited to the main division of this festival and two others invit,...More
• Silmido Takes Best Picture at Blue Dragon Awards
  2004/11/30, Source
  Kang Woo-suk's film "Silmido', the first Korean film to draw 10 million viewers, clinched three awards at this year's Blue Dragon Film Awards for its historical tale of a band of mercenaries trained to infiltrate North Korea.
  At the 25th Bl,...More
• `Silmido' Tops 25th Blue Dragon Awards
  2004/11/29, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  The blockbuster "Silmido" garnered three prizes _ Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor Award _ at the 25th Blue Dragon Awards ceremony, held in Seoul on Tuesday.
  
  At the ceremony held at,...More
• When I Turned Nine unexpected winner of Chunsa Film Art Awards
  2004/11/25, Source
  "When I Turned Nine", a story about schoolchildren in rural Korea, came away the unexpected winner of the Chunsa Film Art Awards on November 19.
  
  The film by Yoon In-ho was p,...More
• Japanese Women Fly into Seoul to Find Their Mr. Right
  2004/10/27, Source
  Guess who's topping Japan's list of favorite Asian actors? A Korean actor takes the number one spot, followed by four other Korean actors, who seem to be riding the Korean Wave that has swept across Japan. The most loved is Bae Yong-joon, the,...More
• Art and Commerce of Korean Films
  2004/10/24, Source
  Film Industry Finds Success at Both Local Box Office and Int'l Festivals
  
  By Joon Soh
  Staff Reporter
  
  More than any other film, there were two that defined the success enjoyed by the local film industry this year. One showed the growing commercial strength of homegrown films, while the other w,...More
• [9th Piff] - Korean Films: A Year of Art and Commerce
  2004/10/06, Source
  By Joon Soh
  Staff Reporter
  
  In terms of both commercial success and artistic recognition, 2004 has been year of highs for the Korean film industry.
  
  The big news throughout the first third of the year was the record-breaking success of two films. Though their takes on the subject was quite diff,...More
• [Local and Foreign Films With English Subtitles]
  2004/09/30, Source
  ■ Pusan International Film Festival
  Oct. 7-15
  Three venues in Pusan
  In its ninth year, the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), Asia's biggest cinema event, will emphasize the diversity in international cinema more than in previous years. This year's event will present 266 films fro,...More
• Short Films About Environment to Be Made
  2004/08/25, Source
  By Joon Soh
  Staff Reporter
  
  Three local directors are ready to get green. It won't, however, be for money.
  
  Lee Young-jae, Song Il-gon and Jang Jin will take part in a short film projec,...More
• Human Rights Commission to Produce Second Omnibus Film
  2004/08/25, Source
  Following the critical success of the 2003 film 'If You Were Me', Korea's Human Rights Commission has confirmed the production of a second omnibus film on the topic of discrimination, to be shot by five established Korean directors.
  The directors will be Ryu Seung-wan (Arahan),,...More
• Gwangju film fest to open on September 2
  2004/08/13, Source
  The fourth edition of the Gwangju International Film Festival (GIFF) is scheduled to be held this year from Septemer 2-11 in the southwestern city of Gwangju (formerly Kwangju).
  
  Opening the event will be Japanese director WATANABE Kensaku's Loved Gun, a love story between a hired killer and a cl,...More
• 'Shrek 2' Stays on Top of Box Office
  2004/06/29, Source
  Dreamworks' animation 'Shrek 2' stayed strong at the local box office, taking the top spot for the second week in a row.
  The film, starring the voices of such Hollywood notables as Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas and Cameron Diaz, has been seen by 1.8 million viewers nationwide since op,...More
• `A Woman I Know - Someone Special' Shows Even Oddballs Fall in Love
  2004/06/24, Source
  By Joon Soh
  Staff Reporter
  Jang Jin has a thing for quirky characters. In his last film "Killer-dului Suda (Guns & Talk)", the screenwriter-turned-director presented a band of assassins who spent more time bantering with one another than doing,...More
• 'Someone Special' defies conventions
  2004/06/24, Source
  With a beautiful actress and model like Lee Na-young in the title role, a director might be tempted to succumb to the tried-and-boring Romantic Comedy formula. But director,...More