The Fox Child reveals her gumiho face
by javabeans
Here’s our first look at the half-fox, half-human child played by actress Kim Yoo-jung in the upcoming sageuk horror-thriller Gumiho: Tale of the Fox’s Child. Above she is in her “normal” human guise, but the character comes into her mythical gumiho powers at the age of 10, which necessitates a physical transformation as well. The closer the character comes to turning 10, the more gumiho traits she starts to show, which increases the chances of her being discovered by her human neighbors.
Alas, the girl doesn’t know of her heritage, and neither does she realize that her mother (played by Han Eun-jung) is a gumiho, which makes her transformation all the more shocking for her.
Because she doesn’t know of her or her mother’s background, the young girl is entrusted with a local nobleman, who has a daughter her age, played by Seo Shin-ae. However, that nobleman doesn’t realize that “an unimaginable conspiracy awaits him.” What ensues is a life-and-death struggle between the two girls.
The makeup isn’t quite convincing (TV special effects aren’t often adequately frightening for horror shows), but the story sounds intriguing. The drama will air on Mondays and Tuesdays, and will premiere on KBS on July 5.
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1 Rika
June 14, 2010 at 8:23 PM
I hope they improve the make up/effects. If not, it'll come off cheesy. almost like filo fantasy...eww
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2 aX
June 14, 2010 at 8:42 PM
Yes, the make-up effect is a bit dissappointing...
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3 Jenn
June 14, 2010 at 8:48 PM
I don't think that's the same child actress... like the fox face and the human face are acted by different people. O_O
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4 Maggie Y
June 14, 2010 at 8:57 PM
Umm wow.... not digging the special effects makeup. Hopefully it'll somehow look good on film (???)
But I'm pretty excited to watch this!
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5 Annie
June 14, 2010 at 9:21 PM
Blah... Looks like a bad Halloween costume.
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6 kaedejun
June 14, 2010 at 9:43 PM
seo shin ae is SO CUTE!
as for the makeup - i think it's really freaky. not that i'm scared, but it's more...weird and doesn't look like it fits the character at all...i think what puts me off the most is that the face color is different from the arms.
i'm curious - though the child's gumiho powers start to manifest and changes her appearance, can she also change back to a human when she wants? or is it that when she develops gumiho features, it's stuck until she can break the "spell" or her mom helps her break it?
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7 http://www.expdrama.com/
June 14, 2010 at 10:03 PM
http://www.expdrama.com/
A Han Eun Jung film, should be interesting.
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8 chajjye
June 14, 2010 at 10:27 PM
i'm sorry...but i burst out laughing when i saw the makeup.
i hope it'll look better on screen. but yeah, they could have gotten better, more convincing colors and shades.
on the other side of the spectrum, i love han eun-jung's hanbok.
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9 brookeeve
June 14, 2010 at 10:48 PM
The little girl is so dang cute! I want one!
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10 Ani
June 14, 2010 at 11:28 PM
I like the protective mother look she gives in that last picture. I love mythical creatures of all kinds, so I can't wait!
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11 Erica
June 15, 2010 at 4:06 AM
Um... it doesn't look that bad? They certainly should have used better coloring for the makeup. The gray indeed looks out of place and ruins the overall effect, but the basic design and facial prosthetics aren't bad.
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12 sandy
June 15, 2010 at 4:15 AM
the makeup is awful this will turn into a comedy
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13 asarako
June 15, 2010 at 6:36 AM
let see and wait.........
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14 Ahjummoni
June 15, 2010 at 6:59 AM
Han Eun-jung look very different from Full House or Orange ...
and I can't buy that mask...it doesn't look good...green?c'mon they must study the foxes a lil bit more... a Gumiho should be sexy...and that pic isn't pretty
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15 mskololia1
June 15, 2010 at 8:23 AM
@13
I am with you on this one....
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16 Cam
June 15, 2010 at 9:01 AM
Oooh oh my! =) How interesting -- I've never seen this before for the first time what Korean finally try to make for creative make up -- Do your best & Fighting!!!
Yeah, I agree with you --- to Asarako #13 --- Wait & we will see what's going on, mm.
(smirks)
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17 Papi
June 15, 2010 at 10:29 AM
No offense but she looks more like a monkey and less of a fox. She reminds me of the monkey king, Sun Wukong... oh well...
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18 otk
June 15, 2010 at 12:27 PM
kids are suppose to be cute :( they should have done a cuter approach like the movie "the fox family" or w/e :(
I HOPE MGIAG doesn't look as bad as that...
i hope they CG the face here >_<
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19 ar_arguably romantic
June 15, 2010 at 1:43 PM
I hope they do more with the gumiho face...it really looks really plastic and the face doesn't match her skin color....maybe it will look better on screen with the right lighting...anyways, i'm really curious at how this drama will turn out!
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20 peanut butter
June 15, 2010 at 2:53 PM
not sure what to say about the make-up, but i am looking forward to seeing how the final product turns out.
who knows, it could suprise us with less scifi-gone-wrong makeup/cg.
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21 evma1319
June 15, 2010 at 8:25 PM
Sorry folks, but could anybody there tell me what does "GUMIHO" mean? Thanks.
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22 momo
June 15, 2010 at 9:43 PM
Well, it is stated that she is half human half fox, would that explain the strange makeup that we see?... doesn't change the fact that i want to see this.
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23 mskololia1
June 20, 2010 at 10:41 AM
Ooooh, I read somewhere else, Viikii, that the gumiho gets her powers at age 10 so maybe the girl in the water is getting her powers.....Is this the same as "Gumiho's Revenge"?
I cannot wait to watch this one..
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