Jeon Do-Yeon 전도연 [Drama “Crash Course in Romance” | Movie “Kill Boksoon” (NETFLIX)]

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more pics & news video clip at http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shel...mp;newssetid=92

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At Andre Kim's fashion show today 16 May 2008.

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JDY attended with her sister and mother, not sure if the guy is her father...

[raewonkim]

I AM WATCHING LOVERS IN PRAGUE WHICH IS BEING REWIND BY QTV11, PHILS AT WEEK-END. I AM CURRENTLY HOOKED TO THIS SERIES. ANY NEWS BETWEEN HER AND KIM JEUN HYUK. THEY WERE PERFECT COUPLES AT LOVERS IN PRAGUE.

[Beavercleaver]

I wish I had a wife. She was great in that.

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여배우 전도연 임신 3개월

JDY is 3 months pregnant ! Congrats to her !

[shirley]

Jeon Do Yeon is 3 mths pregrant ^ the baby was conceived in April , right after she finished the filming of movie " ONe Beautiful Day " the baby is expected to arrive next year spring .

‘칸의 여인’ 전도연, 내년에 엄마 된다!…현재 임신 3개월째

지난해 3월 결혼식을 올린 세계적인 배우 전도연(35)이 임신 3개월째 접어든 것으로 알려졌다.

전도연과 남편 강시규(44)씨는 최근 그 사실을 알고 매우 기뻐한 것으로 전해졌다.

전도연측은 전도연이 올 해 특별히 계획된 작품이 없어 태교에만 집중할 것이라고 밝혔다.

전도연은 2007년 3월 11일 9살 연상의 사업가 강시규씨와 행복한 결혼식을 올린 바 있다.

한편, 전도연을 비롯해 박은혜, 김희선 등 여자스타들과 박명수, 강호동 등 남자 스타들의 임신 소식이 연이어 들려오며 최근 연예계는 기쁜 소식이 이어지고 있다.

디지털뉴스팀 newsinfo@hankyung.com

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Mom-to-be JDY looks gorgeous and really radiant but.. uhh.. her maternity-wear could have been better chosen. *rubie runs!*

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August 27, 2008

Jeon Do-yeon, Ha Jung-woo as Ex-Lovers

By Lee Hyo-won

Staff Reporter

Actress Jeon Do-yeon, left, and Ha Jung-woo who star in "My Dear Enemy,''

talk to reporters during a press conference in Seoul, Tuesday. / Yonhap

South Korea's most in-demand actors Jeon Do-yeon and Ha Jung-woo generated a big media buzz appearing before the press as "former lovers." Jeon, who won the 2007 Cannes Best Actress award for "Secret Sunshine," and Ha, hero of one of this year's highest grossing films "The Chaser," teamed up in "My Dear Enemy," due in theaters Sept. 25.

Popular band Clazziquai's vocalist Horan opened the event, singing mellow tunes that appear in the fall lineup's most anticipated film. Director Lee Yoon-ki, the melodrama craftsman of critically acclaimed works like "This Charming Girl" (2006), brings what he calls an unconventional, post-breakup love story.

Jeon appears as Heui-su, an uptight, unemployed single woman in her mid-30s. Broke and desperate, she suddenly recalls that her ex-boyfriend Byeong-u, owes her 3.5 million won (about $3,500). She finds him gambling at a horseracing track and demands reimbursement. Reunited after one year, the two spend "one fine day" (the Korean title of the film) together, with Heui-su driving Byeong-u to one lady friend after another to borrow money.

About her post-Cannes appearance, Jeon admitted feeling pressured but denied rumors that she was offered innumerable opportunities here and abroad. "I was speaking with ("Secret Sunshine" co-star) Song Kang-ho about how it's hard enough to act in Korean, let alone a foreign language,'' she said. "I chose the script because it was well written, and I adore love stories. But this is an unconventional romance and gives off a unique color."

Unlike the dramatic emotional tension that mark both of the stars' previous works, "My Dear Enemy" takes place over one rather uneventful day, and subtle emotions and chemistry between the actors propel the narrative.

About working opposite the reputed actress, Ha said Jeon quieted his nervousness with her easy manner. The two had actually appeared together three years ago in the hit drama "Lovers of Prague," where Ha played a supporting role as the heroine's bodyguard.

"I can't believe that I have risen to play opposite Jeon in such a short time frame," he said. "While playing her bodyguard in the drama, there were many scenes where I was chauffeuring for her. I remember one particular scene where she was crying, and I was so moved I almost shed tears. Jeon is a great actress who inspires those around her even before the audience." He joked about being rather disappointed there was no love scene.

Jeon said that she was the one who was grateful in the partnership. "I didn't know we'd be cast together because of our age difference, but Jung-woo was able to come far because he was already a good actor back then," she said. Jeon, 35, looked younger than ever in her smoky eye makeup. The film clips showed how she looked even more youthful than Ha, who is five years her junior. Her secret to looking more beautiful by the day? "It's inborn. Just kidding. It's the make-up," she said with a grin.

She continued, "Jung-woo is a very versatile actor and really supported me." Ha, complimented by Martin Scorsese as having as much potential as Leonardo Dicaprio and Matt Damon, has a knack for pulling off colorful characters, from a psychopathic serial killer to a suave bar host in "The Moonlight of Seoul." When asked if the latter character, a playboy who swindles women, might be a repetition for his upcoming film, he said, no.

"While it's true that both characters are very sleazy, 'The Moonlight of Seoul' is a bitter, dark night story while my character in 'My Dear Enemy,' energized by the sun, is cheerful and optimistic despite his recklessness," he said.

"My Dear Enemy" is slated for release Sept. 25. Distributed by Lotte Entertainment.

Credits: hyowlee@koreatimes.co.kr

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2.../135_30073.html

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Can't wait for "My Dear Enemy"~~

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September 11, 2008

Critics judge Secret Sunshine as 2007’s best film

LEE Chang-dong’s Secret Sunshine is voted the best film of 2007 by a select group of Korean culture and society critics. KIM Ji-hoon’s May 18 came in second and LEE Myung-se’s Mcompletes an illustrious top three of in total twelve selected Korean films.

Secret Sunshine continued to cement LEE’s name among the great auteur cineastes. The film accumulated numerous awards, culminating in JEON Do-yeon’s best actress crown at Festival de Cannes.

May 18 is exemplary how cinema can represent popular memory and assist in creating alternative histories. The popular film chronicles the Gwangju uprising from the point-of-view of the Gwangju citizens who were branded criminals and vandals by the military government and leading conservative newspapers.

M is an impressive technical achievement of great aesthetic beauty, containing a layered story which plays on memories, love, and reality.

The participants of the annual questionnaire consist of distinguished people from the film industry, film critics and culture academics.

The best foreign film vote went to Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution, followed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Babel, and John Carney’s Once. Eight foreign films were named.

Credits: Yi Ch'ang-ho (KOFIC)

http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/KOFIC/Channel/

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Press Conference today for One Fine Day

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September 18, 2008

JEON Do-yeon Returns to Screens Sept. 25

In what has grown into a highly anticipated Fall feature, LEE Yoon-ki’s My Dear Enemy will mark Cannes-winning JEON Do-yeon’s return to the big screen, with a local release scheduled for September 25th. The at-one-time low-profile film has generated media buzz for its pairing of JEON and actor in the limelight HA Jung-woo. JEON has won numerous Best Actress awards for her role in LEE Chang-dong’s Secret Sunshine (2007).

HA caused a sensation for his tense performance in the year’s first runaway hit, The Chaser, in which he played a psychotic prostitute killer. He then returned to screens as a charming but sleazy male host in Moonlight in Seoul. In My Dear Enemy, he plays JEON’s undependable ex-boyfriend Byeong-woo. The two have acted together previously, when HA had a supporting role as JEON’s bodyguard in the hit TV drama Lovers of Prague (2005).

In the new film, JEON plays Hee-soo, an unemployed single woman in her mid-30s, who decides to collect on an outstanding debt her ex-boyfriend owes her. The two spend an unusual day together as Byeong-woo tries to gather the money together by borrowing from other female friends.

Director LEE has claimed much critical attention for his previous three films. His previous feature, Ad Lib Night screened in the 2007 Berlin Film Festival. Both Love Talks (2005) and This Charming Girl have screened at the Pusan International Film Festival with the latter winning the New Currents best feature award in 2004.

Produced by b.o.m Film and Sponge Entertainment, the film is being distributed locally by Lotte Ent.

Credits: Nigel D’Sa (KOFIC)

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September 18, 2008

Jeon, Ha's Chemistry Give Life to 'Enemy'

By Lee Hyo-won

Staff Reporter

Ha Jung-woo, left, and Jeon Do-yeon star in Lee Yoon-ki’s "My Dear Enemy,"

a story about an uncanny reunion of two former lovers./ Courtesy of Lotte Entertainment

One day, two characters, lots of dialogue and hushed emotions ― only Jeon Do-yeon and Ha Jung-woo could pull it off. South Korea's most in-demand actors get together as former lovers in the post-break up road movie "My Dear Enemy." Of course none other than director Lee Yoon-ki ("This Charming Girl") orchestrated this enchanting story about spending an abnormal day with an ex.

Jeon chose a rather mundane character to emerge from her immortalized Cannes Best Actress-winning role in "Secret Sunshine." But the actress shines through more than ever as she sustains dramatic tension for two hours with an ordinary persona, saying more in what is unsaid rather than hysterical tears. Heui-su is an irritable, uptight 30-year-old who, wearing immaculate eye makeup, never forgets to tuck away her road navigator before getting out of the car. Jobless, unmarried and broke, she tracks down her ex-boyfriend Byeong-u (Ha), who disappeared a year ago after borrowing 3.5 million won ($3,500).

"Wow, what are you doing here? How have you been?'' Byeong-u grins brightly, to which Heui-su coldly replies, "Give me my money." Ha, Korean cinema's "it" actor ("The Chaser'') who played opposite towering talents like Vera Farmiga ("Never Forever"), shows he's fit to take on another leading lady. On the surface, his shameless parasitic character seems to be an extension of the swindling host he played in "The Moonlight of Seoul." But the actor employs hyperrealism complete with sleepy eyes and a rhythmic bounce in his walk to craft a completely new personality.

Byeong-u, a hopelessly optimistic Candide with the allure of Casanova, is genuinely happy to see someone who had left him for another man. While unemployed and single like Heui-su, he has the leisure to give others betting advice at a horseracing track and dreams of opening a rice wine bar in Spain one day. He promises to pay her, but they must make a detour, as the penniless fellow must borrow money from one lady friend after another, beginning with a female employee at the horseracing track. The awkward couple hit the road to travel from an elder chairwoman to a poor divorcee working at a supermarket, a rich bargirl, a married college sweetheart and even a young woman Byeong-u once taught how to ski, among others.

Over the course of one day, Heui-su revisits all the things she loved and hated about her ex-boyfriend. There is nothing dramatic about the film, as the most drastic events are missing the subway and such. The beauty of the film is that the long takes capture every bit of the chemistry between the two charismatic actors. Running into an ex can inspire the most ambivalent feelings, and the film explores such dynamics by setting an average woman against a man who is not only her antithesis, but also an allegorical figure that pushes forth the narrative.

Like Michael Cimino once said, a good film makes you forget you're watching a movie and "Enemy" does just this by transforming a familiar situation into something at once believable and extraordinary.

In theaters Sept. 25. 123 minutes. 12 and over. Distributed by Lotte Entertainment.

Credits: hyowlee@koreatimes.co.kr

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2.../141_31219.html

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September 21, 2008

Jeon Do-yeon on Pregnancy, Post-Cannes Film

By Lee Hyo-won

Staff Reporter

Actress Jeon Do-yeon talks about her new film "My Dear Enemy" and her post-Cannes life

with The Korea Times in a private press meeting / Courtesy of Film Bom

Actress Jeon Do-yeon seems to have it all, having won the Best Actress award at Cannes last year and about to enter motherhood. In time for the release of her latest movie "My Dear Enemy," the 35-year-old, five months pregnant but looking svelte in a colorful construction dress, met with The Korea Times in a private press meeting Friday.

"I'm super healthy, I actually wish I had morning sickness," joked Jeon, who is expected to deliver her first child at the end of January. The actress rose to international prominence for her role in "Secret Sunshine" as a woman traumatized by her son's death. "I was afraid I was portraying a stereotypical mother figure in 'Secret Sunshine,' but the director (Lee Chang-dong) assured me that my interpretation is probably right. If I were to tackle the role again after having my own child, it would probably be different," she said.

"'Secret Sunshine' was challenging because the director left everything completely up to me, and I felt cornered. When I'd tell him I didn't know how to interpret something, he would say he didn't know either," she said. She said she simply wanted to rest after wrapping up the emotionally draining film.

The torment paid off with the much coveted prize at Cannes. But the "Queen of Cannes" felt like a nobody at the festival. "No one knew me, nor had any information about me even after watching 'Secret Sunshine.' Seeing all these cineastes and actors I grew up watching was greatly inspiring but it also affected my self-esteem. It made me realize that there is a lot I still need to achieve in the future,'' she said. Following the international spotlight, the actress did receive a few offers for artistic foreign films and was invited to film festivals around Asia. She was also interviewed by CNN.

About possible a foreign film debut, however, she said it would be unlikely to happen in the near future. "First, the language barrier is there. I'm an actor who always thought dialogue wasn't very important, because people don't speak perfectly in real life. But if I were to deliver lines in a foreign tongue, or if my lines were to be dubbed, it's doubtful whether or not it would be natural. (Making a foreign film debut) would be more rooted in ambition than genuine passion," she said."But I would like to learn English so I can converse with (non-Korean) actors and cineastes," she said.

"My nickname (Queen of Cannes) is the only thing that changed," she said about her post-Cannes life in Korea. Jeon expressed concern about the dwindling domestic film market. "I do get maybe one or two more scripts than I normally would, but with the number of films being produced cut to half, I think all the other actresses are struggling as well," she said.

The Cannes title was a big burden for her, but she chose "My Dear Enemy" for its amusing story about a single unemployed woman in her 30s spending an awkward day with her ex-boyfriend. "I was really scared because I felt overrated (for 'Secret Sunshine'). But my heart feels a lot less heavy now because ('My Dear Enemy') turned out well," she said. "My husband thought I was being myself," she said about her stubborn, ill-tempered character. "You might laugh, but I'm actually quite winsome and charming," she protested.

Jeon has starred opposite some of the most reputable South Korean actors. She made her big screen debut in 1997 in "The Contact" with "Shiri (Swiri)" star Han Seok-gyu, followed by works including "Happy End" opposite "Old Boy" hero Choi Min-sik; "Untold Scandal" with hallyu superstar Bae Yong-joon; and "Secret Sushine" with "The Host" leading man Song Kang-ho. She appears in her latest movie with Korea's rising star Ha Jung-woo ("The Chaser").

"If Song Kang-ho is like a preying beast, Ha Jung-woo is like a bunny who can swindle someone's liver," she said, comparing Ha to the Korean folk tale bunny that can talk a king into selling his liver. "He's a very versatile actor," she complimented Ha. Looking back at her acting career, she said "The Contact" was unforgettable because it was her first movie, and "Happy End" helped define herself as an actress while "Secret Sunshine" made her break herself down.

About taking a break from acting for the baby, she said getting roles might become more difficult. "I think things will get tougher. I have no idea," she said. "Now that I'm about to have a baby, I realize that mothers aren't made to be mothers," she said, explaining that one does not necessarily have to be perfectly prepared to become a parent. But one thing she's sure about is that she wants to become a trusting parent who can have complete faith in her child.

But trust is perhaps key to everything, including movies, like director Lee Chang-dong's utter faith in Jeon for her award-winning role, as well as Lee Yoon-ki's confidence in the screen beauty for her charismatic performance in "My Dear Enemy."

"My Dear Enemy'' is due in theaters Thursday. Spongehouse is hosting a Jeon Do-yeon retrospective through Oct. 1 featuring some 10 films. Spongehouse Gwanghwamun is located near exit 6 of Gwanghwamun Station on subway line 5. Call (02) 2285-2095.

Credits: hyowlee@koreatimes.co.kr

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2.../141_31350.html

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September 22, 2008

'Queen of Cannes' Is Back With Lighter Fare

Actress Jeon Do-yeon

The Queen of Cannes is back. Jeon Do-yeon seemed somewhat overwhelmed by the title, given to her after her winning the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007 for her role in “Secret Sunshine,” but she knew she would have to get used to it. The Chosun Ilbo met her for an interview at a café in Apgujeong-dong on Friday afternoon. “This won’t go away until someone else gets the Best Actress award, right? I want to break people’s preconception that I peaked at ‘Secret Sunshine,’” she says.

Jeon is back on the screen with “My Dear Enemy” directed by Lee Yoon-ki, which is to be released this Thursday. She stars as Hee-su, an unmarried woman who goes to her ex-boyfriend a year after their breakup to collect W3.5 million that she had lent him. It is a much lighter, and perhaps duller, character compared to the dramatic Shin-ae in “Secret Sunshine,” a mother whose child was abducted and found dead. “Because the role of Shin-ae was so difficult, I wanted to do something more relaxing and comfortable after ‘Secret Sunshine.’ But it wasn’t as easy as I thought,” Jeon says.

She calls “My Dear Enemy” a romantic film that is different from the average melodrama, where everyone knows how it will end. “I was drawn to Hee-su because she and I have a lot in common,” Jeon says. “She looks as if she often tends to step out of line, but in fact she battles every day to survive.”

Jeon is expecting a baby in January next year, and she seems excited. “I thought a mother is a perfect and impeccable being to everyone, but after I got pregnant, I realized that I wasn’t ready to be a perfect person for anyone,” she admits. But she soon brightens. “I heard daughters are the capital of a family, and it is also fun to see sons growing into young men.”

There is more good news for Jeon fans. From Thursday last week until Oct.1, a retrospective devoted to her is being held in the Gwanghwamun and Apgujeong branches of the Sponge House. It’s a small film festival consisting of Jeon’s entire filmography of 10 films, such as “The Contact (1997),” “Happy End (1999),” “Untold Scandal (2003),” “You Are my Sunshine (2005)” and “Secret Sunshine (2007).”

A film festival homage to a 30-something active actress is an extremely rare thing. “At first, I consented to the idea without giving it much thought. I just said yes out of curiosity and for the fun it might bring. But afterwards, I felt a lot of pressure,” Jeon says. “But these films are like my children, and they compare quite well with any other films. So while I feel the pressure, I also feel confident and proud.”

Source: english.chosun.com

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/new...0809220014.html

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전도연, 홍콩 톱스타 장만옥과 칸영화제서 한 약속 공개

[스포츠월드] 2008년 09월 30일(화) 오후 09:22 가 가| 이메일| 프린트

“영어실력 높여 재만남 기약했죠”

‘칸의 여왕’ 전도연이 홍콩 톱스타 장만옥과 남몰래 굳은 약속을 맺은 사실이 있음을 공개했다.

지난 25일 개봉된 영화 ‘멋진 하루’(이윤기 감독, 영화사 봄 제작)에 출연한 전도연은 최근 스포츠월드와의 인터뷰에서 지난해 제 60회 칸국제영화제에서 장만옥과 만났던 일을 회상하며 서로만이 알 수 있는 약속을 맺었다고 밝혔다.

전도연은 “지난해 칸 국제영화제의 한 만찬장에서 장만옥을 만났는데 영어 실력이 뛰어나지 못해 제대로 대화도 못나눴다”며 “그래서 다음에 만나면 제가 영어 공부를 열심히 해서 영어로 장만옥과 대화를 나누겠다는 약속을 했다”고 말했다. 이어 “장만옥도 내게 한국에 오면 꼭 제게 전화를 하기로 약속했는데 아직 영어 공부도 제대로 못했고 장만옥이 언제 한국에 올 지 아직은 알 수 없다”며 밝게 웃었다.

‘The queen of Cannes’ Jun Doyeon confessed that she has a promise she secretly made with Hong Kong star Jang Manok.

Jun Doyeon, who has recently appeared in the movie ‘A Great Day’ which was released on the 25th, said in a recent interview with Sports World that she made a promise with Jang Manok at the 60th Cannes Film Festival, reminiscing their encounter.

Jun Doyeon said, “I met Jang Manok at a dinner table in the Cannes International Film Festival, but I couldn’t really communicate with her because of my lacking English skills. So I promised her that next time I will study English and be able to communicate with her well. Jang Manok also promised me that she will call me if she comes to Korea, but actually I haven’t really studied English much yet and I am not sure when she will come to Korea."

*confess : 고백하다

*make a promise : 약속하다

*appear : 출연하다

*recent : 최근의

*reminisce : 회상하다

*encounter : 만남

*communicate : 의사소통하다

*lacking : 부족한

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October 15, 2008

Jeon Do-yeon and Younha Chosen as Female Role Models

Award-winning actress Jeon Do-yeon and fast-rising singer Younha were among 20 female role models selected by Women News. In marking the 20th anniversary of its founding, Korea’s leading newspaper for women selected women who have distinguished themselves in their respective field by demonstrating their pioneering and indomitable spirit.

Cannes International Film Festival’s best actress award winner Jeon was selected for continuing to challenge herself to be the best in the world despite having already reached the pinnacle. Younha was applauded for pursuing her dream in the face of various difficulties. She dropped out of high school and went to Japan by herself to become a singer at the tender age of 15 without any support from an agency.

In addition to Jeon and Younha, the list of role models included news anchor Kim Ju-ha, world-renowned cellist Hannah Chang, Olympic weightlifting champion Jang Mi-ran, professional game player Seo Ji-soo, and alpinist Kim Young-mi.

Source: KBS World

http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainme...ail.htm?No=8374