Asian Culture, Lifestyle and Entertainment
Red carpet photos and winners list from Korea’s 31st Blue Dragon Film Awards, which was held on Friday night at the National Theater in Seoul. Photos include Kim Sae-ron, Won Bin, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Beom-soo, Jo Yeo-jung, Han Hye-jin, Soo Ae, Park Bo-young, Lee Byung-hun, Jung Jae-young, Lee Min-jung, Jo Yoon-hee, Park Min-young, Song Joong-ki, T.O.P. and Son Ye-jin.
Kim Sae-ron and Won Bin
The 47th Golden Horse Awards – Chinese equivalent of American Oscars – were presented on Saturday in Taipei. Some red carpet pics and major winners below…
Ethan Ruan (best actor)
Hong Kong director John Woo was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 67th Venice International Film Festival on Sept 3. He is the first Chinese film maker to receive the honour.
John Woo is famous for his action thrillers in the 80s, with A Better Tomorrow and The Killer; and made his name in Hollywood with Face Off and Mission: Impossible II etc. in the 90s. He returned to China in 2008 to produce war film Red Cliff which was a huge box office success in Asia. [via Cri]
His latest movie is Reign of Assassin, starring a multinational cast which include Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh, Korean actor Jung Woo-sung, Chinese actors Wang Xueqi, Shawn Yue, Taiwanese stars Barbie Hsu, Kelly Lin and Leon Dai etc.
Rain was named the Biggest Badass Star at the MTV Movie Awards on June 6 with his role in action flick Ninja Assassin. Check out his rather short English acceptance speech below; Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith (the Karate Kid) were there to present the award to the Korean singer-turned-actor [via K-popped]…
