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Jang Dong-gun and Kim Haneul confirm A Gentleman’s Dignity

girlfriday — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:05:30 +0000

So the contracts have been signed and statements have been made: Jang Dong-gun (Warrior’s Way) and Kim Haneul (Blind) have signed on to star in upcoming SBS weekend drama A Gentleman’s Dignity, the highly anticipated drama from the team behind Secret Garden and Lovers in Paris — PD Shin Woo-chul and writer Kim Eun-sook. I’m ecstatic about Jang Dong-gun returning to dramaland and I like Kim Haneul; the big question mark and potential wrench in the works for me is the story, since this writer tends to be divisive, which is putting it mildly.

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Kim Haneul considers A Gentleman’s Dignity

girlfriday — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:50:33 +0000

Okay, now this I can get behind. Apparently when you get a movie star to headline your drama, all the other movie stars line up too. Kim Haneul (You’re My Pet, Blind) is now the latest contender to star opposite Jang Dong-gun in upcoming miniseries A Gentleman’s Dignity, slated for May.

She’s reportedly been offered the role and is considering the reunion with On Air screenwriter Kim Eun-sook (who’s also reteaming with PD Shin Woo-chul of Secret Garden). If this happens, I’ll pretty much be tuning in for the star power alone, and I’m guessing everyone else will too. Not that star power can save a drama from crazyville if that where it’s dead set on going. I’ve been burned enough times to know that much.

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2011 Blue Dragon Film Awards

javabeans — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:21:50 +0000

Awards, awards, awards! Friday, November 25, was the night of the 2011 Blue Dragon Film Awards, and — no surprise — the winners list was dominated by one of the biggest films of the year, sageuk-action-thriller Bow: The Ultimate Weapon. The film is a David and Goliath story of one man (Park Hae-il) taking down the enemy with his exceptional prowess with the bow and won awards for most of its leading stars.

A few other films also nabbed multiple awards, with best picture going to the thriller Bad Deal. (which also won for director and screenplay).

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Post tags: awards, Byun Jung-soo, Go Soo, Gong Yoo, Han Chae-young, Jo Sung-ha, Jung Ryeo-won, Kim Haneul, Kim Hye-soo, Kim Soo-hyun, Lee Je-hoon, Lee Jung-jin, Lee Min-ho, Lee Min-jung, Lee Shi-young, Moon Chae-won, Nam Gyuri, Park Bo-young, Park Hae-il, Ryu Hyun-kyung, Ryu Seung-ryong, Su Ae, Yoo Sun, Yoon Kye-sang

Kim Haneul’s minimalist shoot for Vogue Girl

girlfriday — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:34:26 +0000

Sometimes my favorite shoots are the simple ones — no frills, no crazy high-fashion concepts, no bird’s-nest hairdos. Here’s a sneak peek at Kim Haneul‘s latest photo shoot for Vogue Girl, looking the best I’ve ever seen her. It’s what any girl will confess is the hardest look to pull off — appearing effortlessly, naturally beautiful. The universe has a cruel sense of humor about how much effort it takes to look effortless.

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Kim Haneul and TOP are top contenders for Absolute Boyfriend

javabeans — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:25:12 +0000

javabeans: Wait so Kim Haneul is doing You’re My Pet remake AND the Absolute Boyfriend remake?

girlfriday: What’s Absolute Boyfriend?

javabeans: It’s another Japanese manga that’s been adapted over and over again and is up for a K-drama remake. The heroine has a robot boyfriend. Literally a robot.

girlfriday: Does not compute. He’s a robot? Like a cyborg? This is the premise?

javabeans: She orders one to her specification, and then he develops some sort of AI form of emotion, so that he’s got his “own” thoughts and feelings.

girlfriday: Am I supposed to find this creepy?

javabeans: No, but you probably should.

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48th Grand Bell Awards

javabeans — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:18:28 +0000

October 17 was the night of the 48th Grand Bell Awards (or, per its Korean name, Daejong Awards), and it was a big event for a few films in particular. And while the Joseon-era David-versus-Goliath action sageuk Bow: The Ultimate Weapon didn’t sweep the categories, it did take home a nice chunk of them.

But Best Picture (and a few others) went to the Korean War film The Front Line (which is probably a good thing, since it’s this year’s entry to the Academy Awards — not that I expect it’ll win or even make final cut. Korean films rarely — never? — do).

A couple of other notable winners: bright, touching comedy Sunny, and the moody, pensive Bleak Night. All are on my Must Watch ASAP list.

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You’re My Pet releases yet another saucy poster

javabeans — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:20:52 +0000

Another poster for You’re My Pet! To be honest, I’m not even that excited about this movie (it looks super-cute and fluffy, but I have no great expectations of it), but they do have some pretty eye-catching promotional materials. Kudos to the marketing team, you get a cookie.

In the latest one, the tagline reads, “The longer you raise him, the more exciting it gets!” The word raise, of course, refers to the conceit of Jang Geun-seok being Kim Haneul’s human “pet” in the movie, which leads to hijinks and romance. In the poster, Jang leans forward, as though to, uh, taste Kim’s (cookie) stick. And no, that’s not as dirty as it sounds. As her pet, he’s probably just trying to snatch a bite of her food like every overeager puppy in the world, right? I’m sure that’s what the producers meant. Uh huh.

The movie, which seems like it’s been filming forever, will finally release in November.

Via NTN Seoul

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16th Busan International Film Festival’s opening red carpet

javabeans — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:57:52 +0000

The 16th Busan International Film Festival opened on October 6, and the red carpet to the opening screening — So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo’s tragic romance Only You — was awash with stars.

(For those of you used to seeing the festival called PIFF, it recently changed its spelling. The festival is in its 16th year and began back when the city was spelled Pusan. The spelling of the southern city officially changed to Busan in 2000, but the festival kept its former spelling, which naturally led to some confusion. Yeah, the Korean romanization system changes hasn’t been the most easy to follow.)

It’s been a while since we’ve had a big, star-packed red carpet, but this reminds me that we’re heading into awards season, and will soon be seeing lots of events like this. Which means, lots and lots of red carpets to ooh over, or, as the case may be, snark.

There were some questionable outfits (always fun), but overall I really like what I saw, even if there was an overwhelming trend toward leg slits Up To There and a good amount of side-boob. But the colors! Yay for colors!

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New posters and a teaser for You’re My Pet

girlfriday — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:38:18 +0000

Me-ow. Well they were certainly going for sex kitten with the poster concept, only they seem to have split the difference, sexy for Kim Haneul and… just kitty for Jang Geun-seok. How come he gets bad hair, a furry sweater AND a box, while she gets a shirt and a cheeky lolli? A few more posters and a teaser (finally!) are out for the upcoming November release of highly anticipated rom-com remake You’re My Pet, and so far, they’ve done a good job of keeping my interest in the strange pairing between a noona and her pet.

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Jang Geun-seok as Kim Haneul’s pet

javabeans — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 03:40:24 +0000

How cute is this official promo poster for You’re My Pet? My first reaction was to Awww at the cuteness… and my second was to belatedly realize that things are looking… a little… risqué there. Rawr. In more ways than one.

I feel like a broken record about this movie, so here’s the nutshell version of the plot: Kim Haneul is a successful careerwoman who’s unlucky in love. She encounters Jang Geun-seok, and decides to take him in as her pet-friend-housemate. Romance develops.

The movie, based on a Japanese manga/drama, also has a projected release date and is now planning to be in theaters in November.

Also: I knew Jang Geun-seok was a cat man! Everything about his look is admittedly sort of awful (unruly curls, frilly shirt, cuffed jeans), but somehow he just looks adorable despite it all.

Via E Daily

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