Posts Tagged ‘Ryu Seung-ryong’

Chungmuro/Film Reviews
Movie Review: Gwanghae, The Man Who Became King
by | May 18, 2013 | 45 Comments
Sweeping almost every award ceremony since its release last year, Gwanghae, The Man Who Became King (also titled Masquerade) was unsurprisingly a major box office success, going on to become the fourth highest grossing Korean film of all time. High box office ratings and oodles of awards (in one case, maybe too many awards) don’t... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
49th Baeksang Arts Awards
by | May 9, 2013 | 163 Comments
The Baeksang Arts Awards really snuck up on me this year. This awards ceremony is the lone wolf being held in the springtime rather than toward the end of the year (as is the case with the broadcaster events and film awards like the Grand Bells and Blue Dragons), and is also unusual in that... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Ryu Seung-ryong headlines Point Blank remake
by | May 8, 2013 | 18 Comments
Hot-streak star (and just plain hot man) Ryu Seung-ryong has lined up his next project — he’ll be headlining a remake of the French film Point Blank (À bout portant), helmed by the director of Phungsan Dog, Jung Jae-hong. It’s a twisty action thriller about a criminal who goes up against a network of dirty... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Gift of Room 7 joins 10 million ticket club
by | February 25, 2013 | 30 Comments
The Korean domestic box office has been booming lately, that’s for sure. And now we have another addition to the top ten all-time box office record-holders: heartwarming jailbird daddy-daughter comedy The Gift of Room 7 has surpassed the 10-million ticket mark and edged its way past D-war and Speed Scandal for eighth place. Is anyone... More »


Celebrity News
Ryu Seung-ryong gifts movie daughter Park Shin-hye with food truck
by | January 31, 2013 | 73 Comments
So. Much. Cuteness. Why is this man so full of win? Ryu Seung-ryong has another hit movie on his hands, the heartwarming comedy The Gift of Room 7, where he plays a jailbird dad to Park Shin-hye (and her childhood version, Gal So-won, pictured above). And just to be a good dad to his movie... More »


Celebrity News
Ryu Seung-ryong gets cuddly for Vogue
by | December 24, 2012 | 35 Comments
Omg. Dies from an excess of cute. So, hot on the heels of personifying Awesomeness in his hilarious and cheeky ad for Namja Ramyun, where Ryu Seung-ryong went balls-out (snerk) being manly for Man Noodles, he’s tapping into his inner teddy bear… with the help of a real teddy bear. Tags: photo shoots, Ryu Seung-ryong... More »


Celebrity News
Ryu Seung-ryong sells hot and spicy… ramyun
by | December 13, 2012 | 93 Comments
javabeans: As if dramas weren’t enough to make you want to eat ramyun, now there’s THIS. The video’s been out two days and already it’s a smash hit online. I’ll give you a minute. Not to watch, but to fan yourself and recover. girlfriday: Ryu Seung-ryong? Yeah imma need more than a minute. And what... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Ryu Seung-ryong and Park Shin-hye as a daddy-daughter duo
by | December 7, 2012 | 65 Comments
Aw. How cute. Ryu Seung-ryong has another movie coming out, and this time he plays Park Shin-hye’s dad in a quirky comedy about a convicted killer with the mind of a child. From cassanova to king-maker to daughter-crazy kook? This guy gets the best roles. The movie is called The Gift of Room 7, named... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
2012 Blue Dragon Film Awards
by | November 30, 2012 | 120 Comments
The 2012 Blue Dragon Film Awards were held last night, and now it feels like we’ve entered awards season in earnest, following up on last month’s Grand Bell Awards. There were a few of the same names and titles, but on the whole, I’d say the Blue Dragons were much more in line with what... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
49th Grand Bell Awards
by | October 30, 2012 | 87 Comments
‘Tis the season: Awards time is upon us! And beware of the massive photo-dump that awaits you. Here we are with the red carpet of today’s (er, yesterday in Korea) 49th Grand Bell Awards (Daejong Awards), one of the big film ceremonies of the year. Coming up later this year is another of the big... More »