Posts Tagged ‘Jung Jae-young’

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Jung Jae-young, Han Ji-min in opposites-attract romantic comedy
by | May 5, 2013 | 20 Comments
Newly announced romantic comedy Plan Man sounds pretty awkward as a movie title, but it does offer an amusingly literal conflict when the hero — an uptight, planning-obsessed germophobe — gets his world shaken up by (who else?) a heroine who lives her life planlessly. Aw, the ol’ opposites-attract number, always good for a rom-com... More »


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Jung Jae-young stars in adaptation of Wandering Blade
by | December 1, 2012 | 16 Comments
Do you ever wonder who would headline all the crime thrillers if Jung Jae-young weren’t around? Good thing we don’t have to find out, ’cause he’s moving right along from I Am A Murderer to the new adaptation of Wandering Blade, alongside a promising supporting cast: Lee Sung-min (Golden Time, The King 2 Hearts) and... More »


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Park Shi-hoo bares skin for serial killer role
by | October 28, 2012 | 157 Comments
Helloooo, nurse! It seems decidedly wrong that a serial killer ought to look like Park Shi-hoo, but then that’s sort of the slick twist on his new movie. It’s an action crime thriller called I Am a Murderer, about a serial killer who literally gets away with murder… and then outs himself as a bestselling... More »


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Park Shi-hoo and Jung Jae-young play cat and mouse
by | September 29, 2011 | 58 Comments
Actors Park Shi-hoo and Jung Jae-young have been cast to play opposite each other in a new action thriller film called I Am a Murderer. Well, that’s direct. No dillydallying about, eh? When I saw that they had been cast as a detective and a killer, I assumed that they’d play to type — Park... More »


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Sneak peek at Jeon Do-yeon’s Countdown
by | August 2, 2011 | 43 Comments
So there are a lot of big movies coming this fall, but this is one that I’ve been eagerly anticipating, and the trailer does not disappoint. Countdown looks slick, sexy, and badass. Just a straight-up con job with two awesome actors? What’s not to love about that? Jeon Do-yeon (The Housemaid) stars as a mysterious... More »


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Baseball movie Glove releases to strong box office numbers
by | January 22, 2011 | 26 Comments
The baseball film Glove released this week and enjoyed the top spot at the box office, setting itself up for a strong theatrical run. And looking at the trailer and description, I can add yet another film to my growing list of MUST SEE NOWs. Glove, which is based on a true story, unfolds around... More »


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Jeon Do-yeon returns with Countdown
by | January 9, 2011 | 18 Comments
Cannes queen Jeon Do-yeon (The Housemaid, Lovers in Prague) is set to return to the big screen this year with an action film called Countdown. She’ll be playing a con-artist, whose description I already love: “everything about her, except the fact that she breathes, is a lie.” Nice. She’ll be playing opposite Jung Jae-young (Moss,... More »


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2010 Blue Dragon Film Awards
by | November 26, 2010 | 92 Comments
More awards! The Blue Dragon Film Awards took place on November 26, and the many of the same films that have been winning lately were rewarded once again: Some of the big winners were for films such as crime drama Moss, dark thriller I Saw the Devil, romantic comedy Cyrano Dating Agency, stark action movie... More »


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47th Grand Bell Awards
by | October 29, 2010 | 97 Comments
Aie, is it that time of year again? We’re heading into the holiday months, which also means that awards season is about to descend upon us. (It’s still early, but I bet you’ll tire of them soon enough!) Here we have the 47th Grand Bell (Daejong) Awards, which were held on the evening of October... More »


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Kim Hye-sung signs on to G-Love
by | June 19, 2010 | 28 Comments
Kim Hye-sung (Boy Meets Boy, Unstoppable High Kick has a new project in the works, a movie called G-Love [글러브]. He’ll be working with director Kang Woo-seok (who directed Silmido and Public Enemy Returns and produced Into the White Night and No Mercy), and has been cast alongside actors Jung Jae-young (The Divine Weapon) and... More »