Actors Won Bin (Mother) and Shin Mina (The Naked Kitchen) pair up — and pucker up — for their first kiss in a CF for Maxim T.O.P. brand coffee.

A brand representative explains the target demographic to be 20- and 30-something men and women, and in that spirit, they picked a pretty appropriate couple. I mean, do they make a gorgeous duo or what? (Watch a behind-the-scenes clip of the CF shoot below.)

The ad will begin airing on the major broadcast stations and cable TV on June 1.
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Check out the latest poster releases for the upcoming horror film Suicide Pact, which is the latest installment of the 여고괴담 “Horror School” (or Memento Mori) series.

The franchise has produced four films in the past decade, and with summer approaching, the fifth is set to premiere in a few weeks. The photos alone are enough to tell me I’ll be staying far, far away — but if horror-thrillers are your thing, it may be right up your alley.

The story features five high school friends dealing with different problems who swear to die together in the name of friendship — until one of them commits suicide first.

Suicide Pact opens on June 18.

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I love this shot.

The camera sharpens just a moment after this to focus on the couple in the background, but I like the imagery of leaving them blurred. It’s a rather effective way to create the illusion of intimacy in an understated way.

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SBS’s weekend drama Brilliant Legacy continues to perform well. No, I’m still not following it — I just don’t think it’s for me — but by all accounts it’s zipping along nicely.

The leads are the fresh-faced and cute Lee Seung-gi and Han Hyo-joo; but although he’s not the lead character, actor Bae Soo-bin is attracting a lot of attention for his portrayal of his character Jun-sae. Below is a recent interview with the 32-year-old (also of dramas Painter of the Wind, Jumong) about his current role.

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Ha Jung-woo (The Chaser) and Su Ae (Sunny aka You’re Far Away) are pairing up in an upcoming film with director Lee Yoon-ki, who recently directed Ha (with Jeon Do-yeon) in My Dear Enemy. Their collaboration will begin filming in June and is currently operating under the working title 이별후애, or “Love After Goodbye.”

In a bit of a departure for director Lee, this film will take a more mainstream approach; the film depicts a “fresh love story” with a “bright tone.” It features Su Ae playing a songwriter and Ha Jung-woo as a model just starting out.

This is Su Ae’s next project after taking a bit of a break since wrapping Like Fireworks, Like a Butterfly last November, which plans to release in time for the Chuseok season in the fall. Meanwhile, Ha Jung-woo has been busy this year; he has six films slated for release in 2009 alone (the others include the Japanese-Korean co-production and crime film Boat; the sports-related National Athlete; Parallel Life with Ji Jin-hee; Like You Know It All, which showed at Cannes; and Love Fiction with Kang Hye-jung).

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