Son Ye-jin brushes up on history to play spy

In her new movie, Korean actress SonYeJin is slated to play a Korean spy who lived through the 1930s Japanese Occupation.

In a phone interview with Yonhap News Agency last week, she said she has been busy preparing for her role by brushing up on her history and learning the language of yesteryear.

Her character is known to be a mysterious 'modern girl', an icon of the turbulent 1930s.
Since playing a divorcee in the drama Alone In Love , YeJin,25, has been keeping a low profile.
She returned home to Taegu last week to spend the Lunar New Year holidays with her family. But she is expected to return to Seoul to start filming her new movie by end March.

source: ELECTRIC



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korean horror film poster(1)

The uninvited

face

Phone

red eye

A tale of two sister

Tell me something

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Bae Yong-joon Classical Album Concert to Be Held

A classical music concert will be held in Tokyo on March 3 to mark the release of “BYJ Classics Hero,” a classical music album containing music pieces selected by Japan’s favorite son-in-law Bae Yong-joon that was released on Dec. 25 last year.

Performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Symphony under the baton of Korean-Japanese conductor Kim Seong-hyang, the “BYJ Classics” concert will consist of two parts under the themes of “passion” and “hero.”

Part of the proceeds from the concert will be donated to charities at the request of the Korean actor.
source:kbs grobal

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Song Hae Kyo VS Ha ji-won In the Look Hwang Jin-Yi

Song hae kyo in Hwang Jin-Yi Korean movie version and Ha ji won in Hwang Jin-Yi KBS Korean drama version

Hwangjini
The best artist of the Joseon era, Hwangjini is a talented dancer, musician and poet. She was born to a nobleman and a court dancer, and is destined to live as a dancer. Despite her inborn talent, she works hard to hone her skills. She falls in love with a nobleman but her first love ends up tragically due to differences in their social status, and eventually the man she loves dies.

Song Hye Gyo has been preparing intensely to take on the role of Hwang Jin-YI.
Song Hye Gyo has been taking lessons on traditional etiquette, how to wear a hanbok, and also working on her figure. Her preparations are being applied in her daily routine in her daily practices to cultivate her every movement and carriage to fit harmoniously with wearing a hanbok. Song Hye Gyo has also been watching her diet, and is practicing walking with short steps.

She is also studying the original work of Hwang Jin-YI' to become fully acquainted with her character. This movie will be quite a transformation for Song Hye Gyo who has mostly taken on roles of an innocent and vulnerable woman.
source:http://english.tour2korea.com/02Culture/En...8&strPage=1

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Like a Virgin Amuses Viewers at Berlin Film Festival

The film Like a Virgin,which was invited to the Generation section of the Berlin International Film Festival, has drawn big attention at its first showing on Monday local time. The Korean film not only saw tickets for the premiere sold out but also received a good response from viewers. The audience burst out laughing throughout the movie and showed great interest during a 30-minute meeting with directors Lee Hae-young and Lee Hae-jun after the viewing.

source: kbs grobal

“I’m a Cyborg, But That’s Ok” Draws Interest at Berlin Film Festival

Director Park Chan-wook’s “I’m a Cyborg, But That’s Ok” has drawn much interest from the press at the Berlin International Film Festival, which opened on Feb. 7.

A throng of reporters came to the preview of the film, which was submitted to the festival’s competition section, on Feb. 9. Many reporters also attended the press conference held after the preview to cover it.

Reporters showed particular interest in the film’s peculiar subject matter, plot and description of violence. They asked Jeong Ji-hoon (singer Rain), who played the lead, how he as a top singer felt about his first appearance in a movie.

The hype for the movie from the press is mostly due to director Park’s reputation in the international film world. Film reporters from around the world expressed their high expectations for the Korea director’s new work.
source:kbs grobal

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