Everyone’s favorite voice Lee Seon-kyun (Triple) has again teamed up with famous songwriter Yoon Sang for the latter’s latest music video, which takes scenes from the former’s new movie, Paju. The film, which co-stars Seo Woo, happens to be earning good early buzz at the currently running Pusan International Film Festival.

The song is Yoon Sang’s “Inside Eternity” and comes from his sixth album, which was released in August. The song’s moody, mellow vibe is said to match well with the dark drama Paju, wherein Seo Woo plays as a young woman who falls for the man who she believes may have killed her sister. Watch the MV below.

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Yoon Sang – “영원속에” (Inside Eternity) [ Download ]

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On October 8, the 14th Pusan International Film Festival, or PIFF, opened in Busan. (Yes, the city takes a different official spelling than the film festival. Blame inconsistent Romanization.)

As the largest film festival in Korea, it drew a large list of attendees, as you can see from the long list of red-carpet walkers. It was definitely a star-studded opening night, and even included one familiar Hollywood face (Josh Hartnett).

This year’s PIFF features its largest lineup to date, screening 355 films from 70 countries, and closes on the 16th.

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Two more episodes left…

It’s almost odd how Triple is nearing its end but doesn’t feel like it’s winding down. Perhaps that’s because it’s already so meandering to begin with, and I don’t mean that as an insult. It’s that this drama is SO slice-of-life that you almost don’t see an end in sight, because there’s no neat wrap-up for these stories. It’s like we started the drama mid-scene, so we may as well end it similarly and let the characters continue living out their everyday lives. This quality is, in my opinion, both Triple’s asset and its liability.

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Lee Seon-kyun – “소년” (Boy). This is Lee Seon-kyun’s re-recording of the 1993 Yoon Sang song originally sung by Kim Hyung-joong of EOS (original version here). I actually like the other version better as a song, but I do love Lee Seon-kyun’s voice in just about anything. [ Download ]

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Only three more episodes to go…

I was watching this episode, again really pleased with the visual palette, the acting of Lee Jung-jae and his interactions with Min Hyo-rin, the cute and resilient Poong-ho, and the lovely music. And those attributes just irritated me even more with the story, because Triple really, really deserved a better plot. It has everything but story, but unfortunately, that’s really the only one thing that’s essential.

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Triple OST – “Feel Alright” by Zitten [ Download ]

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A couple months ago, I mentioned a new movie called Paju starring Seo Woo and Lee Seon-kyun. The two are now featured in a fashion spread for Elle magazine, and I have to say that the photos are lovely.

The spread may be a dash more interesting than your typical fashion spread because the theme (”a dangerous moment”) ties in nicely with the movie plot (kind of like Thirst’s fashion photos). In the film, Seo Woo plays a high school student whose older sister dies; she then starts to fall in love with her sister’s boyfriend (Lee Seon-kyun) despite suspecting him of harboring secrets related to the death.

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It’s funny how I’ve actually enjoyed watching the individual episodes of Triple — and found myself smiling through a few scenes in this one, for example — but in the larger context, it all kind of blurs together. How can something be pleasant and yet also dull? Or be refreshing and yet fail to make any sort of lasting impression? It’s a curious contradiction.

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Triple OST – Zitten – “Because” [ Download ]

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Lee Seon-kyun (White Tower, Coffee Prince) married his longtime girlfriend, actress Jeon Hye-jin, in a May ceremony, but due to immediate filming of his drama Triple, he put off the honeymoon till later.

Now it’s later, and with Triple off the air, the newlywed couple set off for Thailand on August 2 for a ten-day vacation. Part of the reason Lee hurried to take the trip so soon after the drama’s finish is because his wife is five months pregnant, and the further along she gets, the more difficult an overseas trip would become. The couple is expecting their first child in December.

Meanwhile, Lee Seon-kyun has one more project due out this year, the movie Paju. He plays the boyfriend of Seo Woo’s older sister, and their relationship grows complicated when the sister dies and Seo Woo suspects him of being involved even as she starts to fall for him.

Via My Daily

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