Posts Tagged ‘Kim Sae-ron’

Chungmuro/Film News
I Am Dad features Kim Seung-woo as world’s worst dad
by | April 14, 2011 | 32 Comments
I Am Dad is the new crime thriller starring Kim Seung-woo as a badass dad out to save his daughter, which opened today in Korea. And…I can’t help but think that it looks a little…familiar. I Am Dad has already attracted lots of comparisons to last year’s crime thriller Ajusshi (aka The Man From Nowhere),... More »


Drama Casting & News
Behind the scenes of Do You Hear My Heart?
by | March 18, 2011 | 55 Comments
MBC’s new weekend drama Do You Hear My Heart? is readying for its premiere in two weeks, and recently held its poster shoots (see above and directly below). While the drama has been flying sorta under my radar, there are a couple points that have me potentially interested: the offbeat premise and the writer and... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Kim Seung-woo cast as a badass dad
by | March 14, 2011 | 22 Comments
Badass spy Kim Seung-woo (IRIS, Athena) is turning into a badass dad for his new movie, I Am Dad, starring the little girl from Won Bin’s Ajusshi (The Man From Nowhere). That casting, along with the basic premise, is eliciting comparisons that call this a second Ajusshi in the making. Since Ajusshi performed quite well,... More »


Drama Casting & News
Do You Hear My Heart rounds out cast
by | March 1, 2011 | 46 Comments
Upcoming MBC weekend drama Do You Hear My Heart has rounded out its leading cast. The drama starring Hwang Jung-eum (Giant) as the resident Candy and Kim Jae-won (My Love Patzzi) as the hero has cast its second leads: Go Joon-hee, above left (Chuno, What’s Up Fox) and Namgoong Min, above right (Birth of the... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
2010 Blue Dragon Film Awards
by | November 26, 2010 | 92 Comments
More awards! The Blue Dragon Film Awards took place on November 26, and the many of the same films that have been winning lately were rewarded once again: Some of the big winners were for films such as crime drama Moss, dark thriller I Saw the Devil, romantic comedy Cyrano Dating Agency, stark action movie... More »


Celebrity News
8th Korea Film Awards
by | November 18, 2010 | 62 Comments
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 »


Chungmuro/Film News
47th Grand Bell Awards
by | October 29, 2010 | 97 Comments
Aie, is it that time of year again? We’re heading into the holiday months, which also means that awards season is about to descend upon us. (It’s still early, but I bet you’ll tire of them soon enough!) Here we have the 47th Grand Bell (Daejong) Awards, which were held on the evening of October... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Ajusshi attracts 1 million viewers in first week
by | August 9, 2010 | 31 Comments
Won Bin‘s latest project, thriller-action movie Ajusshi (English title: The Man From Nowhere) released last Wednesday and looks poised to become a success. In its first week it beat out Inception (and also Salt, Toy Story 3) to take #1 at the box office with 1 million admittances. Its first day (Wednesday) recorded 130,000 admittances,... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Posters for Won Bin’s thriller film Ajusshi
by | July 7, 2010 | 33 Comments
Official posters are out for Won Bin‘s new thriller film Ajusshi, which has also just announced its release date. It comes out next month, and in case you missed the last post, here’s where you can watch the trailer. (And will you just look at those eyes! I’m a sucker for expressive eyes. Won Bin’s... More »