Archive for the ‘Chungmuro/Film News’ Category
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See ya Next Sunday
It feels like we’re constantly hearing of pop stars venturing forth into acting, and this time it’s rock-ish pop singer Younha who’ll give it a shot. She makes her acting debut in a Japanese film, titled Next Sunday, and explained that the director, Kenmochi Satoki, “saw me singing on a Japanese program, came upon an... More »
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2nd Chungmuro International Film Festival
Stars came out in full force, from A-listers and all the way down, to the opening night of the 2nd Chungmuro International Film Festival, held on September 3. The celeb list boasted some big-name actors and even a few kpoppers (Girls Generation) who turned out in fine feather on the red carpet. (Well, minus a... More »
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Representing Chungmuro
It’s a busy week for Kim Jung-eun (who’s prepping for her upcoming series, General Hospital 2). She’s also acting as a rep, with Jung Jun-ho, for this week’s Chungmuro International Film Festival (CHIFFS). Screening 170 films from more than 40 countries, the festival is in its second year, and has adopted the motto “Discovery, Restoration,... More »
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Uhm Tae-woong’s cell phone thriller
It’s a busy filming year for Uhm Tae-woong; he next takes a stab at a manager role in the new thriller Cell Phone [핸드폰], directed by Kim Han-min of last year’s mystery-thriller Paradise Murdered [극락도 살인사건]. Following his recent roles in films Forever the Moment and You’re Far Away, Uhm spent five months filming the... More »
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Release date set for Ninja Assassin, kind of
On August 30, Rain attended the wedding of a rep for his company, JTune Entertainment, at Lotte Hotel, so naturally the press took the chance to ask him about his career plans. Rain spoke of his second Hollywood outing (having previously acknowledged that the first try, Speed Racer, was “a failure”): “Ninja Assassin has been... More »
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Chasing the success of The Chaser
Park Yong-ha returns to the big screen after six years away, following up his comeback in the recent drama success On Air with a film role. Prior to that, his last kdrama was 2002′s Loving You, while his last film was 2002′s Love Me Once Again (he had worked on his singing career in Japan... More »
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Fashionista rock stars on the go(-go)
Jo Seung-woo and Shin Mina, stars of upcoming period flick Go Go 70, style themselves in ’70s-era rock fashions (Shin Mina previously showed her stuff as sexy dancer Mimi). Jo: “As I worked on this film, I started dreaming of having my own real band.” Shin: “At first, I don’t think the director had much... More »
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VIPs come to see E.T.
August 28 saw the VIP preview of the comedy Our School E.T., which opens in wide release on September 11. The title’s “E.T.” is both a cheeky reference to Spielberg’s extraterrestrial and to the lead character played by funnyman Kim Su-ro, who takes on the role of a not-so-bright physical education teacher. As a result... More »
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A new (but not improved) look
An asymmetrical shawl-cardigan to match his asymmetrical (braided) hairstyle, tight jeans, a dangly earring, a sad piece of neck bling… Erm, so maybe not So Ji-sub‘s best look. So Ji-sub and co-star Kang Ji-hwan were on hand on August 27′s press conference and showing of the movie A Movie Is a Movie (aka Rough Cut).... More »
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Kicking off promotion for Modern Boy
Kim Hye-soo and Park Hae-il have a new movie coming out, and it looks gorgeous (speaking purely aesthetically). Modern Boy held its promotional press conference in Seoul on August 27 and, despite its name, takes place in bygone years. 1937, to be exact. The period film is directed by Jung Ji-woo (Happy End, Wisdom Tooth)... More »
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