Posts Tagged ‘Kim Ok-bin’

Chungmuro/Film
Park Chan-wook unveils Thirst
by | March 16, 2009 | 41 Comments
Whoa. That sure is… eye-catching, to say the least. Here’s the new poster for Oldboy director Park Chan-wook’s upcoming vampire-priest film, Thirst. The poster is kind of awesome for evoking not only the dark and provocative aspect of the film (check out the trailer below), but also the “bat” imagery of its title, which is... More »
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Chungmuro/Film
Press conference No. 2 for Disturbance in Her Barroom
by | November 18, 2008 | 17 Comments
*drool* I’d already posted about the upcoming comic sageuk film Disturbance in Her Barroom (check that post out for video, stills, and the first production press conference), but there were so many lovely pictures of star Lee Jung-jae at the press gathering on the 18th that I had to share. (Oh right, and his castmates... More »
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Chungmuro/Film
Making a splash with Disturbance in Her Barroom
by | November 5, 2008 | 14 Comments
It’s been a while since I’ve seen Lee Jung-jae in a comic role — much of his recent stuff (Typhoon, Air City) has him playing strong, in-command characters — so it’s welcome to see him embracing his goofball side in Disturbance in Her Barroom. The cast gathered on November 6 for the production press conference,... More »
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Chungmuro/Film
Director Park Chan Wook’s latest muse
by | February 12, 2008 | 14 Comments
Renowned director Park Chan Wook (Oldboy, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, I’m A Cyborg, But It’s Okay) has cast his leading lady in his new film Bat (Bak-jui), and calls uljjang-turned-actor Kim Ok Bin (Over the Rainbow, Dasepo Naughty Girls) an “actor of infinite potential.” He described her as having a “complicated and complex” appearance: “She... More »
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Celebrity News
Where have all the uljjangs gone?
by | October 21, 2007 | 26 Comments
The “uljjang” phenomenon is one that is fascinating, odd, borderline disturbing (or at least perplexing), uniquely Korean — and now, it appears, waning. The word uljjang comes from a mashup of the word for “face” and a slang term for “best,” thereby meaning “best face” or simply “good-looking,” in the same way that momjjang means... More »
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