Posts Tagged ‘Jung Yumi’
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Jung Yumi glams up for the magazines
It’s shoots like this one for Cosmopolitan that make me think back to Que Sera Sera, when Jung Yumi’s character is brought to a store for her makeover moment, and the sales associate declares that she’s a “cute” type and dresses her like an overgrown child…and Lee Kyu-han steps in and declares that no, she’s... More »
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Gong Yoo and Jung Yumi in The Crucible
Wow, I was already excited to see Gong Yoo‘s dramatic turn in his first serious, weighty film, but this trailer blew me away. It gave me proper chills. This movie’s subject matter is as dark as dark can be, but damn does it look GOOD. Here’s a look at Gong Yoo and Jung Yumi in... More »
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Gong Yoo, Jung Yumi’s Crucible wraps filming
Filming has wrapped on Crucible and now we get our first look with these stills, featuring leads Gong Yoo (Coffee Prince) and Jung Yumi (Oki’s Movie, Come Closer). The movie was announced several months ago and stirred my interest because I love both actors, and also because of the weighty subject material, which is based... More »
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Jung Yumi and Gong Yoo team up in Crucible
Gong Yoo (Finding Kim Jong-wook) and Jung Yumi (Oki’s Movie) have been cast in the movie Crucible, which is adapted from a novel of the same name by author Gong Ji-young. (I’m not very up on the Korean literary scene, but Gong is a name I recognize, having been recommended to me by a friend... More »
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8th Korea Film Awards
The 8th Korea Film Awards was a big night for the folks affiliated with dark thriller Ajusshi (aka The Man From Nowhere) and the Cannes winner (for screenplay) Poetry, both of which took home multiple awards. To wit: Ajusshi was nominated in 11 categories and won in seven, including acting awards for both its leads,... More »
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Yoon Kye-sang and Jung Yumi’s Come, Closer
Yoon Kye-sang (Who Are You?, Road No. 1) and Jung Yumi (Oki’s Movie, Que Sera Sera) (two of my favorites!) are starring in an upcoming movie together, called Come, Closer. This project was announced last year, but news has been fairly quiet about it until now, with the film slated for theatrical release next month.... More »
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Three Korean movies at Venice film fest
Korea’s having a good year in the festival circuit. With Cannes under its belt and sights set on Toronto, Chungmuro takes on Venice, with three films next month. Invincible, starring Song Seung-heon, Joo Jin-mo, Kim Kang-woo, and Jo Han-seon, will be part of a retrospective, honoring prolific Hong Kong director John Woo (A Better Tomorrow).... More »
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Drama Special: The Great Gye Choon-bin
I finally had a chance to give The Great Gye Choon-bin a whirl, which is a standalone episode in the KBS series Drama Special. The story synopsis caught my attention when it was first announced and I like both actors, so I was hoping for a fun hour. The episode turned out to be pleasantly... More »
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Toronto invites five Korean films
The 35th Toronto International Film Festival has invited five Korean films this year, and anticipation is high. Poetry, The Housemaid, I Saw the Devil, Oki’s Movie, and Late Autumn (Manchu) will be all be launching their North American premieres in Toronto. Director Im Sang-soo’s The Housemaid was invited as the gala film, and will capitalize... More »
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Lee Seon-kyun and Jung Yumi in Oki’s Movie
Lee Seon-kyun (Pasta) and Jung Yumi (Que Sera Sera) are two of my favorite drama actors, so naturally my interest was piqued to see that they are starring in a film together, called Oki’s Movie. It comes from director Hong Sang-soo, who won a prize at Cannes earlier this year in the Un Certain Regard... More »
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