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So Ji-sub unwinds for High Cut

javabeans — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:17:46 +0000

It’s that time of the month again (no, not that one): when celebrities fancy themselves up, get in front of a camera, and roll around on rumpled beds in the name of art. Er, fashion. Er, magazine sales. Yeah, that one.

This time it’s So Ji-sub for High Cut, which makes sense since he’s out there promoting his new movie big-time. That would be the romantic melodrama Only You with Han Hyo-joo, which has led to a rash of “only” puns in media headlines, article titles, and photo concepts. Why do we Koreans like punning so much? The world may never know.

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16th Busan International Film Festival’s opening red carpet

javabeans — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:57:52 +0000

The 16th Busan International Film Festival opened on October 6, and the red carpet to the opening screening — So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo’s tragic romance Only You — was awash with stars.

(For those of you used to seeing the festival called PIFF, it recently changed its spelling. The festival is in its 16th year and began back when the city was spelled Pusan. The spelling of the southern city officially changed to Busan in 2000, but the festival kept its former spelling, which naturally led to some confusion. Yeah, the Korean romanization system changes hasn’t been the most easy to follow.)

It’s been a while since we’ve had a big, star-packed red carpet, but this reminds me that we’re heading into awards season, and will soon be seeing lots of events like this. Which means, lots and lots of red carpets to ooh over, or, as the case may be, snark.

There were some questionable outfits (always fun), but overall I really like what I saw, even if there was an overwhelming trend toward leg slits Up To There and a good amount of side-boob. But the colors! Yay for colors!

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So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo’s sad romance in Only You

javabeans — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:14:51 +0000

Posters and stills are out for Only You, the movie starring So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo in a “beautiful but sad” love story, which appears to be So’s specialty. (See also: I’m Sorry, I Love You, What Happened In Bali, and Road No. 1. The man has tragic romance down to an art form.)

Han Hyo-joo plays Jung-hwa, a woman who has lost her sight in an accident but maintains a positive outlook. On the flipside is So Ji-sub as Chul-min, a former boxer with a dark past. Just once I’d like to see that dynamic flipped — nihilistic heroine paired with an optimistic hero. Just to mix things up a little, you know what I mean? Why does it always have to be the pure, sweet woman who turns around the man’s dark/cold/emotionally inaccessible worldview? I think the setup has long lost its punch, and the cliches need a little shakeup. Chungmuro, get on it!

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So Ji-sub becomes a boxer for Only You

javabeans — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:04:58 +0000

So Ji-sub is playing a boxer for his new movie Only You, which means that the actor’s busy these days with physical training to get into fighting form. In the movie, he plays a tragic hero who’s losing his skills, who falls in love with a woman who’s losing her eyesight (played by Han Hyo-joo). Get the Kleenex ready now!

So Ji-sub is pretty on top of his workout regimen under normal circumstances, so he’s already more than halfway there. He’s just stepping things up with the boxing practice, since he’ll have to be believable enough to face off (in the movie) against real-life K-1 fighter Whi Seung-bae. Not that he’s a stranger to playing tough guys — he’s pretty much made a career out of it (I’m Sorry, I Love You, Rough Cut).

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So Ji-sub becomes a hit man

javabeans — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:23:31 +0000

King of broody, angsty, tragic heroes So Ji-sub (who was broody, angsty, and tragic in Road No. 1, Cain & Abel, and I’m Sorry, I Love You) has signed on to a new movie, which means he’ll be working nonstop after he wraps his latest project, the romance melodrama Only You with Han Hyo-joo.

The new project is titled Employee — a mundane title that offers a wry contrast to its subject matter about an employee in a killer-for-hire company. Like a good worker bee, the man suffers no pesky pangs of guilt from his line of work — until he falls in love with a woman (of course!) and decides he wants out of his job. He wants to live a normal life, but as he tries to extricate himself, he finds himself the target of his former colleagues in this rollicking slapstick comedy. No, wait. I mean action melodrama. (But seriously, wouldn’t it be great as a comedy? All black and dry and sardonic? It could be like Grosse Pointe Blank meets Tarantino. Aw, now I really want to see that movie.)

Already I’m way more interested in Employee than I am in Only You, which is about an ex-boxer falling in love with a woman going blind. Guuuuuh. Sorry, I’ll pass on that one. But So dressed up like a killer, giving up killing, and running away from killers? Good times.

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Han Hyo-joo and So Ji-sub as tragic lovers

girlfriday — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:12:37 +0000

Is there any other kind? Well not if you cast Fountain of Tears Han Hyo-joo (Dong Yi, Brilliant Legacy) opposite if-brooding-were-a-sport Gold Medalist So Ji-sub (Road No. 1, Cain and Abel). Just…let’s not stage it in the Korean War, shall we? I’m having an allergic reaction just remembering the cosmic joke that was Road No. 1. **shudder, shudder, shake**

They’ll be starring together in the film Only You, where So Ji-sub will play a former boxer, and Han Hyo-joo his love interest, who is slowly losing her eyesight. Oh, the tragedy. It will be served in bucket-loads. And don’t ask me about Korean melodrama’s obsession with blindness. I know not from whence this obsession springs.

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So Ji-sub’s book becomes bestseller

girlfriday — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:01:02 +0000

Within ten days of its release, So Ji-sub‘s photo-essay book hit the bestseller list and received a warm reception from fans. It’s already sold 50,000 copies by pre-order, and has entered its third printing.

The book, entitled So Ji-sub’s Road, is a collection of photographs and essays. He also writes about his interactions with various writers and artists, like rapper Tiger JK. The usually taciturn and stoic So Ji-sub reveals his inner thoughts throughout the book, drawing a lot of interest from fans. It’s nice to see him take the first step past his reticent image.

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So Ji-sub publishes photoessay collection

javabeans — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:03:25 +0000

It’s well-known that So Ji-sub enjoys photography as a hobby, and now he’s joining the growing ranks of actors with published books. On August 31, his photoessay collection, So Ji-sub’s Road (no relation to his recent drama Road No. 1) will be published.

According to So’s rep at management company 51K, the volume will cover stories and photos over the past 13 years since his debut, using unpretentious language and sensitive photography. After wrapping up the filming on Road No. 1, So spent July taking trips to the DMZ and Gangwon province while preparing the book, which is divided into the following categories: Rest and Travel; Freedom; Injury and Healing; Youth and Passion; Memory, Things to Leave Behind; Ours, Mine; and Reconciliation, Love.

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So Ji-sub and Little So Ji-sub in CF together

javabeans — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:20:38 +0000

That is just adorable. Ever since almost-17-year-old Yoo Seung-ho came on the scene, he has been called “Little So Ji-sub” because of his physical resemblance to the 32-year-old film and drama actor. Now Yoo and So Ji-sub are appearing together in a CF, two years after first appearing in a music video together.

(That MV was for So’s single “Isolated Life,” which he recorded under the name “G.” Listen below, download here.)

The two actors will endorse a kimchi refrigerator called Dimchae. And what better way to appeal to the housewives, ajummas, and noonas than with perennial favorite So and noona-killer Yoo?

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Halftime Report: Road No. 1

girlfriday — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:00:42 +0000

Back by popular demand, it’s Round 2 of: Show vs. Girlfriday. I thought I’d check in with Road No. 1 at the halfway point, to see how it’s progressed since we last faced off in battle. To be clear: this is an experiment of sorts—I have not watched Episodes 2-9, so that I could come at Episode 10 from a unique perspective. I wanted to see what’s changed, how the narrative is doing, and if it’s gotten any better, which it totally could have, right? Again, this isn’t a straightforward recap, since it’s a review.

Welcome to Thunderdome.

Two men enter. One man leaves.

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