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A Frozen Flower Breaks Opening Records

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Director YOO Ha’s sexually charged courtly drama, A Frozen Flower, took in over 1 million admissions in its first four days, setting an all time record for an adult-rated film. Released on the eve of New Year’s Eve, Dec 30, the film’s total box office take from Tuesday to Sunday was an impressive US $ 6.9 million.

The tale of a love triangle between a homosexual king, his bodyguard, and the king’s wife, is set in Korea’s invasion-beset Goryeo Dynasty. It stars actor ZO In-sung (previously in YOO’s A Dirty Carnival) as the bodyguard caught between fear and desire. The film, which received much media attention for its daring homosexual scenes, was released on 500 screens by distributor Showbox.

The film knocked December champion, Scandal Makers, down to second place. The Lotte released comedy ended a struggling year for the Korean film industry on a high note, taking in $26 million in one month, making it the sixth biggest gross of 2008.

Nigel D’Sa (KOFIC)

cred http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/KOFIC/Channel?...esimul_SNO=1183

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yay the sad things when JJM + SJH will come into Awards,, JIS went army :tears::tears::tears::tears::tears:

Oh ya, this is kinda sad... but if they win, well not bad at all...

^ song ji hyo hair looks lovely...

thanks for sharing valley...

I agree... im already about to complain her hair being tied up all the time... so this is kinda new to look at and she's gorgeous in it...

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[Preliminary Figures only. Will update when final numbers are released.]

Weekly Box Office [Friday 2009/01/09 ~ Sunday 2009/01/11]

1. A Frozen Flower 쌍화점 (South Korea)

Opening Date : 2008/12/30

3-day Adm / Total Adm : 342,127 / 2,169,951

3-day Gross / Total Gross (won) : 2,350,684,500 / 14,621,921,514

Screen : 533

Share : 25.4%

Director : Yoo Ha

Main Cast : Jo In-Sung, Joo Jin-Mo, Song Ji-Hyo

Source: KOBIS - Figures represent 98% of nationwide box office

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According this ssanghwa jeom reach 2,5 million viewers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

viewers for week : 742,822, Total : 2,491,040

http://artsnews.media.paran.com/news/12983

OMG! i'm super surprised!!! thanks for posting it up!

I can't wait for the dvd to come out because i'm so gonna get it!

That's how much I love the movie after watching it!!!

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[분수대]쌍화점

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The Sacred Band of Thebes was an elite army in Thebes, a city state of ancient Greece, consisting of 150 pairs of homosexual lovers.

They were reputed as unrivaled in battle until they were annihilated by Macedonian troops led by Alexander the Great, in 338 B.C. According to historian Plutarch, “a band cemented by friendship grounded upon love is never to be broken, and invincible; since the lovers, ashamed to be base in sight of their beloved, and the beloved before their lovers, willingly rush into danger for the relief of one　 another.”

History has shown that some armies emphasizing masculinity have had homosexual connections. Among the five guiding principles for the Hwarang, an elite group of male youth in the Silla Dynasty, some people maintain that one　 of its five commandments, “faithfulness to one　’s friends” implies more than its literal meaning.

The film “Ssanghwajeom,” which premiered late last year, saw more than 1.5 million viewers in its first week of release, and has caused a furor.

The film explicitly depicts a homosexual relationship between a Goryeo king (played by Joo Jin-mo), and his bodyguard Hong-rim (Zo In-sung). A controversy has arisen over whether the homosexual relationship, played by handsome actors, was a cunning marketing ploy or a justified interpretation. Some argue that the film misrepresents the king.

If we assume that the king in question was Gongmin, the film’s major features are remarkably true to historic records. After the death of his Mongolian-born queen, Noguk, King Gongmin descended into a life of homosexual debauchery, hiring a team of handsome male bodyguards of noble birth to serve in the palace in 1372.

This was a tragedy in the making. One　 of the bodyguards made King Gongmin’s second wife pregnant. Gongmin tried to kill him to quell the scandal, but was killed by the bodyguard’s friends instead.

So was King Gongmin homosexual? Some historians insist that he was slandered in an attempt to justify the founding of the Joseon Dynasty, and that the youths were just bodyguards. This is an equally plausible interpretation, considering the social atmosphere of the time.

These arguments are all based on the viewpoint that homosexuality is a sin. If historians of the future lived in today’s world, where “Ssanghwajeom” has been the talk of the town since its release, and where kissing scenes between handsome actors are regarded necessary for female viewers, what would they think?

The writer is an entertainment news editor of the JES.

By Song Won-seop [five@joongang.co.kr]

http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/h125se/33362.html

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Korean charts frozen at "Flower"

Written by Han Sunhee

Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Story Categories: box office, CJ Entertainment, Film, Korea, Mediaplex Showbox,

SEOUL – In a very low scoring week, the erotic period drama "A Frozen Flower" dominated the Korean box office. In its second weekend the pic added $1.7 million to lift its cume to $10.9 million. The film has now registered more than 2.1 million admissions on a 533 screen release by distributor Showbox.

"Scandal Makers" remained at No.2, with a $1.3 million gross in its sixth weekend on release. The local actioner has so far taken $27 million on 405 screens.

Next three places were taken by "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa," "Transporter 3" and "Disney's "Bolt" respectively. "Madagascar" took $1.1 million, with distributor CJ Entertainment opening the toon on 430 screens, while the Jason Statham-starring action flick took $998,000 in its first frame.

Disney animation 'Bolt" stepped down to fifth spot, adding $321,000 or 66,000 admissions. It has grossed $2.9 million from 583,000 admissions to date.

Helmer Edward Zwick's Holocaust drama "Defiance" opened at No.7, taking $235,000 from 49,000 admissions on 183 screens for distributor M-Plus Pictures.

Aggregate total of the top ten films reported by Rentrak was a lowly $5.23 million.

Credit : Variety Asia

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유하는 고딩 시절 청춘 의 혈기 를 주체 하지 못하고 세운 상가 를 헤매며 음화 를 훔쳐 봤다. 잔뜩 꼴린 채로 분기 와 열기 를 이기지 못하고 마구 주먹 을 휘둘렀다. 밤이 되면 일기장 에 시를 써내려 갔다. 시를 쓰려 는 욕망 을 주체할 수가 없었다. <쌍화점> 의 홍림은 그 시절 의 유하다.

섹스 는 미친 짓이다

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