Lee Na-young steps into transgender role
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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oh wow, it looks interesting and there’s comedy for such a serious topic.
I’ll be looking forward to it!
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.
She’s so beautiful. She another one who doesn’t look generic.
It still screams TransAmerica
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.
Sounds interesting. Lee Na-young looks beautiful too. In the first picture she has a soft and sweet glow to her face.
Wow, finally, she have work! It’s good new.
For a long time, I can see her only CF.(Her CF looks very cute!!)
ummm shouldn’t then the title be Dad likes Men?
Dad Likes Women it sounds logic and doesn’t suit the story line!!
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.
Please teach me English is one good comedy and LNY is very good in it. She and her bright red high heels. ha ha..
Gender-bending stuff always makes me laugh. (:
sounds great!!
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.
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 :]