Posts Tagged ‘Kim Kang-woo’
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Kim Kang-woo and Kim Bum up for fantasy thriller
javabeans: Ooh, I hope this ends up being true: Kim Kang-woo and Kim Bum are reportedly in talks to star in a “fantasy thriller” movie called Miracle. girlfriday: Is Kim Bum gonna make a career out of being other guys’ angel fairy godmothers? javabeans: I think it’s Lee Min-ho’s turn now, actually, what with his... More »
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Javabeans Playlist #3: Actor edition
More songs! And this time, they’re sung by some of your favorite (or not) actors. This list is hardly comprehensive, and I picked mostly those actors who weren’t singers first. (And if they were, they are generally stars who are not known for their singing, despite their origins. See: Kim Kang-woo’s awesome beginnings as a... More »
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Japanese movie next for Kim Kang-woo
Kim Kang-woo (Story of a Man, Invincible) is taking on a Japanese film for his next project, a spy-police thriller called Gaiji Keisatsu or Foreign Affairs Police, which is an adaptation of a Japanese drama from 2009 of the same name. The 6-episode NHK drama starred Watabe Atsuro and Ishida Yuriko, and was about an... More »
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GQ actor round-up, javabeans version
GQ has a photo spread in its issue this month (as they are wont to do), and it’s like somebody invaded my brain and picked out my favorites, JUST FOR ME! It must be my birthday. Seriously, it’s uncanny: Yoon Kye-sang! Go Soo! Lee Jung-jin! Kim Kang-woo! Tags: Go Soo, Kang Ji-hwan, Kim Kang-woo, Lee... More »
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Jo Hyun-jae sings for 49 Days
Kang-ahhhhh, singing for me? *Swoon* Actor Jo Hyun-jae is contributing a track to the soundtrack for his current drama, 49 Days, following fellow castmate Jung Il-woo, aka our sassy Scheduler, who previously recorded a track. Jo’s contribution is titled “Even If I Live Just One Day,” and was released just today. As you might guess,... More »
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The Housemaid follow-up stars Kim Kang-woo
Okay, folks, I’ve got some bad news and some good news. First, the bad: Lee Jung-jae (Thieves) is no longer playing Mr. Housemaid as previously announced. The good: Kim Kang-woo (Story of a Man), whom I’d counted on seeing in Poseidon before that drama went into limbo, is now cast as the lead. This movie... More »
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Kim Kang-woo to become a father
Kim Kang-woo (Story of a Man) married quietly earlier this year, and now he’s announced that he and his wife are expecting their first child. They married in June after a seven-year courtship, having been introduced by friends in 2003. This also means that actress Han Hye-jin (Jejoongwon) will be an aunt — his wife... More »
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Kim Kang-woo cast as lead in Poseidon
This sure got my attention: Kim Kang-woo has been cast to lead the upcoming drama Poseidon, which is set in the world of the Korean Coast Guard. It’ll deal with the officers who execute rescues at sea, handle threats of terrorism, and are assigned to special missions, taking its name from the Poseidon Team, a... More »
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Kim Kang-woo’s photo spreads for Arena and Sure
Kim Kang-woo, of the recent noir thriller Invincible, is featured in two magazine spreads for October. And rawr, this newlywed actor is looking mighty fine in both of them. First off, he is pictured in a… woodshed?… for Arena magazine, poised to cut through the ropes binding his wrists. The shoot adopts a stylized noir... 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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