Posts Tagged ‘Ryu Seung-beom’
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Hwang Jung-min and Ryu Seung-beom make a deal
This should be a treat for fans: Hwang Jung-min and Ryu Seung-beom are acting together again — the two have been cast in the new film Bad Deal [부당거래], a crime thriller that finds the leads wrapped up in a frustrating murder case. Hwang Jung-min plays a police officer with a keen sense of intuition... More »
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No Mercy for Ryu Seung-beom, Sol Kyung-gu
Here’s a closer look at Ryu Seung-beom and Sol Kyung-gu‘s upcoming movie No Mercy (용서는 없다, which I’d previously translated as No Forgiveness). The Silence of the Lambs-like plot (watch preview below) features Ryu as a vicious killer with a secret who proposes a “dangerous deal” with Sol, who plays a top forensic investigator. Tags:... More »
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Han Ji-hye turns gisaeng in new film
Han Ji-hye‘s next role takes her back to Joseon Korea, and for her role as a famous gisaeng, has begun taking a variety of classes. As gisaeng entertainers were often skilled in the arts of dance and music, her education includes classes in the gayageum (a stringed lute, the same instrument Honey Lee is known... More »
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Reworking Chun-hyang’s folktale in Tale of Bang-ja
Ryu Seung-beom, Kim Joo-hyuk Hm, interesting. They’re making another version of the famous folktale Story of Chun-hyang, called Story of Bang-ja [방자전]. The folktale tells of two young lovers in Joseon times, gisaeng’s daughter Chun-hyang and nobleman’s son Mong-ryong, and the trials and tribulations they overcome on their way to Happily Ever After. It’s already... More »
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No Forgiveness for Han Hye-jin and Sol Kyung-gu
Jumong and Terroir actress Han Hye-jin has a new project lined up, and it’s a film called No Forgiveness [용서는 없다], which co-stars Sol Kyung-gu of such films as Public Enemy Returns and Voice of a Murder. He’s also the recently announced fiancé to On Air actress Song Yoon-ah. No Forgiveness is described as a... More »
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Uhm + Hwang + Ryu: Dream team?
Uhm Tae-woong, Hwang Jung-min, Ryu Seung-beom The actors: Uhm Tae-woong (Cell Phone, Devil), Hwang Jung-min (Happiness, Black House) and Ryu Seung-beom (Bloody Tie, Crying Fist). The director: Lee Joon-ik (The King and the Clown, Shadows in the Palace). The movie: Like a Moon Escapes From Clouds [구름을 벗어난 달처럼; a working title]. (Is this gonna... More »
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Mnet 20′s Choice Awards makes weird choices
MC Jang Geun-seok Although I didn’t watch August 23′s broadcast of Mnet’s 20′s Choice awards (a wannabe VMA’s, really), looking over the full winners list, my first reaction is: “What were they smoking?” Some choices made sense. I get why Jang Geuk-seok, shakin’ his thang above as the event’s MC, was awarded Hot Movie Star... More »
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Spying femme fatale Park Shi-yeon
Park Shi-yeon (recently of dark drama La Dolce Vita) takes on the role of a spy in the new movie Dachimawa Lee: Bye, Villain! Take the Express Train to Hell [다찌마와 리: 악인이여 지옥행 급행열차를 타라], a comedic action spy film which from all appearances looks like a period Bond flick by way of Mr.... More »
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Summer Days “crosses over” into more branded entertainment
Yeah, I knew that would get your attention. (The photo, I mean.) Cast and crew gathered on July 15 for the press conference and screening of Summer Days. They’re calling this one a “crossover” film, but it’s not so much a film as it is yet more branded entertainment. They’re starting the branding with the... More »
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