Posts Tagged ‘Kang Dong-won’
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Temptation of Wolves to become a drama
Another remake is in the works, this time from film to drama, with the adaptation of popular youthful romance Temptation of Wolves. The movie starred Jo Han-seon and Lee Chung-ah, but is perhaps most famous for catapulting a young Kang Dong-won to stardom. The story premise is fairly straightforward, as a coming-of-age story about a... More »
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Kang Dong-won sneaks in to basic training
It wasn’t a secret that Kang Dong-won was planning to report for mandatory military service this month, but he did go out of his way to make his enlistment as quiet as possible on November 18. That means that Kang bypassed the usual fan and press sendoff — which is generally a star’s last chance... More »
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Kang Dong-won gets wings in High Cut
I can see the reasoning behind the concept for Kang Dong-won’s new shoot for High Cut magazine — he’s supposedly “Mr. Supernatural,” and the shoot coincides with the release of his new movie, Psychic. But I’m not sure I follow the leap from Mr. Supernatural to… winged pants? No, really. And they’re winged sweatpants, at... More »
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Thriller film Psychic releases character posters and stills
New posters and stills are out for the Go Soo/Kang Dong-won thriller Psychic, which pits the two actors against each other in a battle of wills. Er, minds. Kang Dong-won plays the titular psychic who can exert powers over others, while Go Soo plays the only person who is immune to him. Though the premise... More »
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Kang Dong-won and Go Soo in Psychic
Kang Dong-won and Go Soo just wrapped on the set of Psychic, their latest project with writer-director Kim Min-suk, who co-wrote The Good, The Bad, The Weird. Psychic filmed at break-neck speed for three months, and finished principal photography this week. Kang Dong-won plays a character with the ability to invade people’s psyches with his... More »
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Psychic showdown between Kang Dong-won, Go Soo
Good news! Actors Kang Dong-won and Go Soo will be acting together in a new movie, a thriller-comedy (!) titled Psychic [초능력자]. Go Soo’s casting has just been finalized, while Kang had been attached early on in the process. Kang plays a man possessing supernatural skills, while Go Soo takes on the role of Kang’s... More »
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Kang Dong-won joins the 10 million club
Seems like the all-time box office rankings are being topped and shuffled around every other day, doesn’t it? Kang Dong-won is the newest actor to join the 10 million club — i.e., actors whose movies have sold 10 million tickets — although with the small caveat that this distinction comes from two films, not a... More »
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Hit film Jeon Woo Chi gets a manhwa series
Kang Dong-won‘s fantasy-hero film Jeon Woo Chi has had a strong box office performance, and at last count had sold 5.2 million tickets. Riding that success comes a manhwa series bearing the same name, which will be released in book form as well as via an online subscription service. Although it’s not rare for a... More »
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Additional preview for Secret Reunion
A longer “special preview” has been released for the upcoming action-thriller Sworn Brothers (which is the Korean title, 의형제), also called The Secret Reunion, which comes from director Jang Hoon, who also directed the So Ji-sub–Kang Ji-hwan action film Rough Cut (aka A Movie Is a Movie). The film stars Song Kang-ho and Kang Dong-won... More »
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Foreign interest heats up for hero movie Jeon Woo Chi
Looks like buzz for the upcoming fantasy-action movie Jeon Woo Chi — starring Kang Dong-won and Im Soo-jung — is heating up. The film has just sold to nine overseas markets even before it makes its Korean premiere later this winter. According to CJ Entertainment, Jeon Woo Chi screened a five-minute promo video at the... More »
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