Lee Na-young steps into transgender role
by javabeans
Actress Lee Na-young, last in Kim Ki-duk’s Dream with Joe Odagiri, has begun filming her newest film, Dad Likes Women [아빠가 여자를 좋아해], in which she plays a (male-to-female) transgender character. In these still frames, we see Lee Na-young playing her post-op character of Ji-hyun, a role said to showcase lots of comic acting from Lee.
Directed by Lee Kwang-jae and produced by Harimao Pictures (Level 7 Civil Servant), Dad Likes Women is described as a “romantic family comedy.” Lee Na-young’s Ji-hyun is a photographer with a great career and love life, and Kim Ji-seok (Hometown of Legends) plays the make-up artist Jun-seo who showers her with affection. Jun-seo has good looks and a great personality, but his romancing skills lack a certain something (they “fall just 2% short”), and thus he has a bit of trouble winning Ji-hyun over completely.
Things hit a snag upon the appearance of Yoo-bin, a young boy (played by child actor Kim Hee-soo of Breathless) who calls Ji-hyun “Dad.” Conflict (and laughs) ensue.
The movie began its first shoots on August 17 and plans to open in December.
Via OSEN
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1 k-lover
August 29, 2009 at 1:01 PM
oh wow, it looks interesting and there's comedy for such a serious topic.
I'll be looking forward to it!
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2 fizzle
August 29, 2009 at 1:29 PM
There's something really refreshing about Lee Na Young's face. She doesn't seem conventionally beautiful to me, but she looks really.....Korean? Or something. And I love that.
Anyway, the film really does sound interesting.
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3 Sonam
August 29, 2009 at 1:55 PM
She's so beautiful. She another one who doesn't look generic.
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4 Selly
August 29, 2009 at 2:40 PM
It still screams TransAmerica
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5 LadyIgraine
August 29, 2009 at 3:18 PM
I thought it would be a serious transgendered film, but I guess Lee Na Young fits more into the romantic-comedy genre which is I know she's good at.
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6 Jay
August 29, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Sounds interesting. Lee Na-young looks beautiful too. In the first picture she has a soft and sweet glow to her face.
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7 Sogamgong
August 29, 2009 at 9:33 PM
Wow, finally, she have work! It's good new.
For a long time, I can see her only CF.(Her CF looks very cute!!)
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8 Stylish~
August 30, 2009 at 12:10 AM
ummm shouldn't then the title be Dad likes Men?
Dad Likes Women it sounds logic and doesn't suit the story line!!
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9 deeta
August 30, 2009 at 1:46 AM
Oh man, I'm so glad Lee Nayoung is back to doing comedy! I watched Please Teach Me English a long time ago and I still remembered how hilarious that was.
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10 snooty
August 30, 2009 at 7:28 AM
Please teach me English is one good comedy and LNY is very good in it. She and her bright red high heels. ha ha..
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11 Lisa
August 30, 2009 at 12:13 PM
Gender-bending stuff always makes me laugh. (:
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12 dot
August 31, 2009 at 3:00 PM
sounds great!!
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13 gleemonex
August 31, 2009 at 11:17 PM
lee na-young seems to go for the unusual/interesting projects. i guess a transgendered role fits right in with that. i'll definitely check it out.
she looks great. good luck to her.
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14 bluecat
September 2, 2009 at 1:51 PM
I admire Lee Na-young, she is one of my favorite actress :) and she'll do well in this role since she was super funny in Please teach me english!
cant wait for it :]
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