A female director, Lee Dong-wook, Lee Yo-won, AND Ryu Seung-ryong? Consider my interest piqued.
The Recipe, also translated directly as ‘Bean Paste’ [된장], is about a murderer on death row, played by Ryu Seung-ryong (Personal Taste), whose last request is to have the bean paste soup he had just before he was captured. Lee Yo-won (Queen Seon-duk) plays the woman behind that mysterious and captivating taste, and the story uncovers her love affair with a young man, played by Lee Dong-wook (Partner, My Girl).
It’s described as a mystery and a love story, and has a Citizen-Kane-esque structure, in searching for the meaning behind the titular bean paste. This was the last movie that Lee Dong-wook filmed before enlisting in the army, and Lee Yo-won’s highly anticipated first project since Queen Seon-duk.
The film is directed by Anna Lee [이서군], an NYU Film & TV grad who went on to be the youngest female Korean director with her 1997 film Rub Love [러브러브]. She also worked on Park Chul-Soo’s 301, 302 as a screenwriter. The Recipe will be her second feature film.
Nothing more kickass than a female director making a name for herself in Korea. (Especially when many descriptions of her film assume that the director is male. Gah.)
The Recipe will have its world premiere at the Pusan International Film Festival (October 7-15) as a Gala presentation film, and opens Korea-wide on October 21.
Via E Daily
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oh awesome cast! wish i was in pusan now
damned handy teleportation device where are u when i need u huh?
and omg so weird to see LYW out of her sageuk grab…makes her look like one of us instead of the awesome princess/queen who somehow managed to outsmart mishil almost every episode!
I like LYW in Surgeon Bong Dal Hee. Mishil stole the show in Queen Seon Deok.
I keep asking the Doc the same thing, and all he has to offer is the DeLorean. Argh! Even Goku won’t share the secrets to teleportation with me. I’m bummed. X/
Love it…Handy teleportation device….
OMG, love them both very much.
is jang jin also involved? awesome!
Woohoo! Go Anna!
man, how much do i miss lee dong wook?? </3
This is amazing, I mean I miss Lee Dong Wook like crazy but I’m so excited to see a female director making it.
Not only that but to have her be so young! Not many film students end up being able to keep going after graduation.
If it stars Lee Dong Wook…I’m in!!!
ME TOO, HE IS SO HOT I REALLY MISS HIM
This sounds good..wish I have the opportunity to see this movie. I miss LDW too..:(
I’m confused about the plot summary, the previous description (linked at the bottom) put Ryu Seung-ryong as a reporter and not as the criminal. Also, as much as eye candy both Lees are, I haven’t been impressed by either’s acting in a long time, though I haven’t been disappointed either.
To taste love is a blessing. ^ , ^ Lookin’ forward to it.
i miss wookie..
at least this movie would ease up a bit d wait for his comeback
HAHAHA! I just had to comment on your choice of nickname for him…. I wish I had a Star Wars nickname. *exhales* I m Siiiiiiiith *exhales* Love it!
sounds interesting…
This sounds AMAZING. A solid plotline with some of my favorite actors? Yes please.
for a minute i thought i was being delusional since LDW is in the army and all and then i thought this was a project he was considering after his release next year…so this was last project??..cool…the story sounds very interesting..i have never watched Lee Yo Won in anything but i love both male leads
Same here. I was like, “But Lee Dong-wook is in the army…” but then I kept reading and realized it was his last project before leaving. He definitely made sure that we wouldn’t forget him while he’s gone. First directing a music video and now a movie. Go Lee Dong-wook!
I’ve never seen Lee Yo-won in anything, but Ryu Seung-ryong is AWESOME (not only in Personal Taste but also My Girlfriend is an Agent) and I like Lee Dong-wook so this should be interesting.
my first thought was :”wait a minute… lee dong wook? wow, two years went by REALLY fast… i don’t know what happened but yay!… oh, nevermind” sigh. i will miss lee dong wook.
I actually never felt anything strong for lee yo won… a bit like how i fell with lee ji ah actually. however, lee dong wook and RSR and I’m so IN.
i hope anna lee makes all of us girls proud!
sounds like a great movie! And thank you for the information about the director!
LYW is beautiful! <3
When I read the earlier articles javabeans wrote quite a long time ago, I thought LDW would play the murderer. I was excited by that possibility alone and waited forever for it to come out.
So, now he’s not the murderer ? But, I’m looking forward to it nonetheless.
Hmm… I’m not too sure about this. Not too familiar with the actor (no, I have not seen MY GIRL) but I am familiar with Lee Yo Won. She’s a toss-up because I completely hated everything about BAD LOVE (and this is coming from a Kwon Sang Woo fan) but she was plausible in QUEEN SEON DEOK–at the same time, I thought Han Hye Jin (Jumong) would’ve suited the role much better, I really liked Lee Yo Won in the last few episodes of Queen Seon Deok. Probably because the writers finally realized that the viewers were pro-Bidam & QSD/Deokman that they finally stopped shoving Yushin down our throats. hahaha
When it comes to romance, Lee Yo Won’s very much a “cold fish”, so her performances in K-dramas depend more on the guys emoting than her showing reciprocation.
But when it comes to her movie work, Lee Yo Won’s really solid and sometimes great.
Perhaps it because of her married status. She married in young age, and after that, there’s no kissing in her works at all. Before married, she’s good in romance. But luckily, netizens still loves her as she still in pretty high demand despite doesn’t want to do kissing scenes and married. Plus, look at her Dramawiki page, she had 18 awards recognition! Not a small feat I think. She maybe not really great actress, but I think she’s not just mediocre actress either. She’s pretty much still above average. There’s many worse actresses than her.
no, not no-kiss after marriage at all
in Surgeon Bong Dal Hee, there’re some Kissing scene with Lee Bum So, and it’s quiet hot
in Bad Love, she has Bed Scene with Kim Sung Soo, a clean bed scene, but still, it’s a bad scene.. and there’re some more Kissing in Bad Love with Kwon Sang Woo and Kim Sung Soo.
she’s good in romance, but as a married woman she must have self-defense for her husband too
@17.1 belleza:
Oh really, “cold fish?” Hmmm… not to disagree but, I watched Lee Yo-won in Bong Dal Hee & Queen Seon Deok & for me, her love chemistry with male co-stars there were great & palpable. But again, that 2 dramas were when she got Best Couple awards so I can’t say about her other projects that I haven’t see yet. Though I heard some people say her chemistry with Kwon Sang Woo in Bad Love actually good, but the storyline/script/character development ruined the drama.
God! I can’t believe this Yushin vs Bidam juvenile nonsense is starting all over again. No offense. Just getting tired of this trite “issue”.
oh god this just reminded me that LDW wont be back for another year or so
It would have been better if they were paired up in a drama… I tend to watch dramas more than movies when it comes to asian multimedia…
love lee yo won.. shes one the best actress in k-land.
I love lee yo won and lee dong wook,,, I will be watching this movie
lee yo won i love watching all your drama most especially Fashion 70, surgeon bong dalhee, queen seon deok & cruel love. your pretty face is just so lovely and i can see the goodness in your eyes and smile.
Yes!!! I’ve been wondering what had become of Lee Yo Won will definitely watch this.
Can’t wait to watch it! Miss Lee Dong Wook so much! I’d like to think of it this way…he’ll be back in less than a year! Woohoo!!!
can’t wait !!
taking a break 9 months after Queen Seon deok, now Lee Yo Won is back !!
i miss her acting !!!
Great actress
i love Lee Yo won… i wish Kim Nma Gil and Lee Yo Won have another TV series and movies together
I definitely will watch this movie. I love Lee Yo Won very much. She’s beautiful & a great actress.
I don’t know about the two actors.
I will be watching this movie because of Lee Yo-won, she’s one actress that I find convincing when she acts. I’ve only seen Lee Dong-wook act in Lee Yo-won’s drama “Pure Heart” so I don’t know much about him. Besides. I am curious about Lee Yo-won’s role in this movie… a mysterious woman?
i love you lee yo won
It’s a unique & nice movie & once again I love Lee Yowon there.