Posts Tagged ‘Yoon Kye-sang’

Drama Casting & News
Cast photos at Road No. 1′s MOU signing ceremony
by | February 24, 2010 | 31 Comments
On February 24, the actors of MBC’s upcoming war series Road No. 1 attended the MOU (memorandum of signing) ceremony for the drama. Above is the lead star So Ji-sub; below are his love interest, Kim Ha-neul, and friend played by Yoon Kye-sang. Tags: Kim Haneul, Road No. 1, So Ji-sub, Yoon Kye-sang... More »


Drama Casting & News
First stills from Road No. 1
by | February 17, 2010 | 34 Comments
First stills are out for MBC’s large-scale war epic, Road No. 1, which stars So Ji-sub, Yoon Kye-sang and Kim Haneul. So Ji-sub said, “The script is interesting, and working with a director, staff members, and actors who are all so skilled makes me really happy. The atmosphere on set is really great, although these... More »


Drama Recaps
Triple: Episode 16 (Final)
by | December 27, 2009 | 33 Comments
Done! Finally! I’m pretty conflicted about Triple‘s end — part of that has to do with the plot, but it’s more to do with the drama as a whole. More on that below. SONG OF THE DAY Triple OST – “짙은 바람” by Sub [ Download ] Tags: Kim Hee, Lee Hana, Lee Jung-jae, Lee... More »


Drama Recaps
Triple: Episode 15
by | December 24, 2009 | 18 Comments
I admit I approached Triple recaps with a bit of a “Let’s get this over with, sigh” attitude, but rewatching this episode reminded me of all the little touches that I enjoyed about it. I’ve been meaning to finish off this drama for ages, and never entertained the idea of dropping it. (Whereas, in contrast,... More »


Drama Casting & News
Road No. 1 casts Yoon Kye-sang
by | December 19, 2009 | 37 Comments
Yessssss! Yoon Kye-sang has signed on to join So Ji-sub and Kim Haneul in MBC’s war epic series Road No. 1, which is bound to be one of the big buzz shows of next year. With those three leads in place (as well as Choi Min-soo and Sohn Chang-min), the main cast is now complete.... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Yoon Kye-sang’s new omnibus film
by | November 15, 2009 | 4 Comments
Yoon Kye-sang (Executioners) has announced his next project, which will be an omnibus film called Just A Little Closer [조금만 더 가까이] in which he’ll act without pay. The film will weave together five vignettes and will be made with a relatively modest 100 million won budget ($86,000). Each storyline is a different kind of... More »


Celebrity News
Yoon Kye-sang still crazy about acting
by | October 30, 2009 | 33 Comments
Y’all know I have much affection for actor and former idol star Yoon Kye-sang. That affection endures despite his role as one of the most irritating characters in the recent drama Triple, and I’m eager to see the new movie he has coming out (the prison drama Executioners), which looks great. Here’s an interview with... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Executioners screenplay turned into novel
by | October 24, 2009 | 18 Comments
Korea’s first capital-punishment-themed film Executioners [집행자], which stars Yoon Kye-sang and Jo Jae-hyun as prison guards, has also turned its screenplay (lauded as taut and solidly written) into a novel, which was just released on October 23. The publication precedes the film’s release next month, and to commemorate the occasion, the film’s lead actors appeared... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Opening red carpet at the 14th Pusan International Film Festival
by | October 8, 2009 | 81 Comments
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... More »


Chungmuro/Film News
Yoon Kye-sang at Executioners press conference
by | October 6, 2009 | 13 Comments
October 6 saw the production press conference for Executioners [집행자], the new film starring Yoon Kye-sang and Jo Jae-hyun as prison guards on death row. In the film, Yoon Kye-sang plays the role of a new guard who decides to take the job to earn some extra money, but is confronted with the unexpected emotional... More »