Red carpet gala and winners of South Korea’s 47th annual Daejong Film Awards…
Hwang Jung-eum
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by Yein Jee
by Yein Jee
Korean movie trailer for Invincible (무적자), starring Song Seung-hun, Joo Jin-mo, Kim Kang-woo and Jo Han-sun. The action thriller is a remake of Hong Kong blockbuster A Better Tomorrow, directed by John Woo in 1986.
The plot is about a former gang leader who wants to start a new life after serving his jail time; but things got complicated with his brother who works as a cop; a sidekick who remains loyal; and the current gang leader who murdered his father.
Besides the box office success, the original film – starring Chow Yun-Fat, Ti Lung and Leslie Cheung – has a huge cultural impact over Hong Kong film industry for the next decade or two. It’s going to be a tough task to emulate its legacy, but commercial wise the Korean remake might do well with its decent cast.
by Yein Jee
Trailer and stills for Korean movie Grand Prix, a horse-racing themed film starring actress Kim Tae-hee and actor Yang Dong-geun (his first movie after being discharged from military service).
by Yein Jee
Trailer and OST of Korean horror movie Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp, starring Hwang Jung-eum, Kim Suro, and a bunch of young starlets e.g. Park Ji-yeon, Yoon Si-yoon, Park Eun-bin and Yoon Seung-ah etc. The film will premier later this month.
T-ara’s Soyeon (not in the video) sings the theme song, titled How Should It End. Decent song, doesn’t sound fit for a horror movie though.
by Yein Jee
Director Yun Je-gyun and actress Ko Hyun-jung were awarded the Daesang grand prize at the 46th Korean Baeksang Arts Awards on March 27, 2010. Yun was honoured for directing movie Haeundae, while Ko for her role in drama Queen Seon Duk. Image by Isplus [Kr]. Check the red carpet pictures here.
by Yein Jee
Korea’s 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards were held at Seoul’s KBS Hall on Wednesday night. Mother claims the top excellence award, while Kim Myung-min and Ha Ji-won won the best actor and actress awards with their performance in Closer To Heaven. Full winners list after some red carpet pics…
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