Posts Tagged ‘Gong Hyo-jin’

Celebrity News
7th Korea Film Awards
by | December 4, 2008 | 35 Comments
You know how at the prom, everyone goes for uber-glitz and black-tie formal, only it’s done through the filter of a 17-year-old fashion sense — or rather, what a 17-year-old would think was formal black-tie fashion sense? So the end result is a really weird mix of over-the-top gaudiness that may have been expensive but... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Pusan International Film Festival’s opening night
by | October 2, 2008 | 51 Comments
It’s kind of unnerving how all the news right now is either Choi Jin-shil‘s sudden death or the 13th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), and sometimes while looking through the news listings, it’s easy to confuse the two based on the thumbnail images. (Given the timing, as far as I can see, there were no... More »


Celebrity News
BFFs Hyo-jin and Doo-na
by | September 19, 2008 | 19 Comments
Gong + Bae = Best friends 4-eva! Bae Doo-na and Gong Hyo-jin, both known for their eclectic and fashion-forward style senses as well as their film and drama roles over the years, are also good pals and have been for the past decade. Now they’re showing their friendship in — what else? — a magazine... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Spying femme fatale Park Shi-yeon
by | July 28, 2008 | 13 Comments
Park Shi-yeon (recently of dark drama La Dolce Vita) takes on the role of a spy in the new movie Dachimawa Lee: Bye, Villain! Take the Express Train to Hell [다찌마와 리: 악인이여 지옥행 급행열차를 타라], a comedic action spy film which from all appearances looks like a period Bond flick by way of Mr.... More »


Celebrity News
A plays the It Girl in the pages of V, xoxo
by | July 17, 2008 | 16 Comments
Vogue celebrates its 12 anniversary with a special spread featuring seven leading ladies styled as film (and TV) figures using the concept “Vogue Fashion Movie.” Go Ara, above, takes on the Gossip Girl character of Serena van der Woodsen, played by Blake Lively. Below, Kim Min-hee adopts the Edie Sedgwick look as portrayed by Sienna... More »


Celebrity News
Trying to match her pet, or provoke him?
by | July 14, 2008 | 12 Comments
‘Cause I’m pretty sure Gong Hyo-jin is made up as a cat, yeah? In any case, stars pose with pets for the Vogue Korea “Fashion Pet” photo shoot celebrating the mag’s 12th anniversary. Participants include Nam Gyuri, Lee Hyori, Kim Jung-eun, and Jo Seung-woo, pictured below. Other stars in the exhibition include Seo In-young, Chae... More »


Drama Casting & News
Drama leading ladies, oh how you’ve changed
by | February 5, 2008 | 33 Comments
Kim Sun Ah as Samsoon Anyone’s who’s been watching kdramas for a number of years has probably, at some point, noted the same thing as the following article. Early Hallyu kicked off the hallmarks of The Korean Melodrama (And Boy Do I Mean Drama!), and I think more recent offerings are unfortunately still colored (dare... More »


Chungmuro/Film
Expect the unexpected from Park Chan Wook
by | January 8, 2008 | 20 Comments
Stylistically forward director Park Chan Wook has made a name for himself both domestically and internationally with such films as Oldboy, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, Cyborg Girl, and JSA (Joint Security Area). Gong Hyo Jin was most recently in the acclaimed 2007 drama Thank You and won a Korean Film Award for her supporting role... More »


Chungmuro/Film
The 2007 Korean Film Awards
by | December 1, 2007 | 40 Comments
On December 1, stars gathered in Seoul for the 6th Annual Korean Film Awards, honoring the latest achievements in (what else?) Korean cinema. Notable among its winners were the multiple talents behind one of Korea’s most critically acclaimed films of the year, Secret Sunshine — which won raves at Cannes Film Festival, where its also... More »