Busan’s fateful relationship between two fathers and one son
by javabeans
With the shooting wrapped and the release approaching, the movie Busan [父,山] has released its first poster, featuring its stars Go Chang-seok, Yoo Seung-ho, and Kim Young-ho. (At first, I thought 16-year-old Yoo Seung-ho was posing with a cigarette, till I realized the lollipop was just meant to look like one. lol.)
The story unfolds around the “fateful relationship” of the three main characters, with Go Chang-seok playing a ne’er-do-well who has never been a proper father figure to his son (Yoo Seung-ho), with whom he lives a shabby lifestyle. However, when his son becomes ill with heart cancer, in an effort to save him he seeks out the boy’s biological father (Kim Young-ho), who abandoned his family 18 years ago in pursuit of his own success.
The title works in two meanings: The story literally takes place in the southern city of Busan, while the hanja characters read “father, mountain,” which refers to a father as being like a mountain, i.e., a supportive force to his son.
Young star Yoo Seung-ho is known as an “um-chin-ah” — or boy next door, the kind of guy your mother would love. This role marks a complete change in his image, as he has played mostly “good” characters in the past (several of them young kings). Busan will open in theaters in October.
Via OSEN
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1 mai
August 31, 2009 at 1:31 PM
wow. i love yoo seung ho. im excited for the movie!!! =] he's soo cute. at first i was like "who's this yoo seung ho? he looks very familiar." and then did a little research and found out he was the little boy from SAD LOVE STORY. heheh i was very impressed he's grown to be a young man now. heheheh
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2 peanut butter
August 31, 2009 at 1:49 PM
gosh, he is such a cutie!! i might watch this just for him <3 haha, and totally love te lollipop!
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3 findland
August 31, 2009 at 1:55 PM
OMG!! He looks like a young brother of So Ji Sub . His eyes're so familiar to SJS's eyes. .
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4 Javabeans
August 31, 2009 at 2:03 PM
@findland, it's funny because he's called "Little So Ji-sub" because of the resemblance. A while back I read an article about So Ji-sub, who said he felt sort of sorry to Yoo Seung-ho for always being associated with him (rather than just by his own name). But then he laughed it off and said that he (SJS) had actually experienced a rise in internet searches because of his "association" to Yoo Seung-ho. Cute.
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5 dot
August 31, 2009 at 2:57 PM
damn why is he only 16!! hes hott!
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6 angle2mx
August 31, 2009 at 3:16 PM
I second that!!! he is super HOT DARN it why is he only 16 arghhhhh!!!
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7 ar_arguably romantic
August 31, 2009 at 4:17 PM
i agree with the above sentiments: Yoo Seung-ho is looking hot. and he's only 16....which makes me a pervert!
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8 din
August 31, 2009 at 4:28 PM
very 1st pic, very hot yoo seung ho *melts*
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9 dragonfly
August 31, 2009 at 5:00 PM
ahh! he's such a cutie! i'm relieved that Yoo Seung-ho is 16. I'm only a few months older! Yay me! :D lol
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10 djeedjes
August 31, 2009 at 7:09 PM
And i read somewhere that Yoo Seung Ho said he doesn't mind being associated with So Ji Sub, and SJS is one of his role model.
Yoo Seung Ho is definitely a promising actor. And being so young, he still has a very.......long way to go.
This movie sounds really interesting, would look forward when it's available!
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11 Porcelain
August 31, 2009 at 7:13 PM
Men and angst. My kinda combination. Will check movie out... Man Yoo Seong Ho is one busy boy/man. It seems he doesn't pause in between projects!
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12 findland
August 31, 2009 at 7:51 PM
@Javabeans: Ahh! That's a cute thing but that what I expected, actually I think Yoo Seung-ho is an outstanding actor when he was just 12, or 13 years old. He was a handsome kid at that time, but now he's grown up and I am just amazed that the more a look at him the more I think about SJS ... haha
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13 kimchikay
August 31, 2009 at 8:16 PM
oohhh this looks good and might I say Yoo Seung-ho looks really good in that poster picture...~i like the mimicking with the lollipop~
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14 Jo
August 31, 2009 at 9:32 PM
If anything, Yoo Seung Ho probably exceeds So Ji Sub in acting. Have you seen the movies when he was young? That is dayum skill.
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15 Marni
August 31, 2009 at 10:29 PM
Was he in a movie titled "THE WAY HOME"? If he was that little boy, it's a MUST see. It was so beautiful and touching. He was adorable in that movie. You will not be disappointed, I promise!
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16 phjfever
September 1, 2009 at 1:50 PM
hard to believe he's this grown now; he's one of my favorite child actors (at that time, now 16?) he's a cutie, i liked him in Paws, Sad Love Story, the way home, etc. How time flies! He does resemble SJS if anything i think he's more handsome than him (now), and SJS was among my fave K actors since I'm Sorry I Love You. All the best to you Yo seung ho!
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17 phjfever
September 1, 2009 at 1:55 PM
i meant to add this re the photo -- i'm glad to know that's a lollipop he's got & not a cigarette as he's too young to smoke & i'm sure he'll be a good role model if he stays away from that habit!
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