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March 31, 2020

 

Emergency Declaration

Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun film put on hold due to coronavirus

 

By Lee Jae-lim INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily

 

Spoiler

Actors Song Kang-ho’s and Lee Byung-hun’s next film “Declare Emergency” (translation) has not been able to start production due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to local media outlet Sports Chosun on Monday.

 

The film’s distribution company Showbox told the outlet that it has “delayed the start of the film’s production due to the outbreak.” The movie was supposed to start shooting this month.

 

“It’s difficult for us to decide when to go into production as we cannot predict [whether or not the outbreak will subside],” the company said.

 

As of now, the film’s production has been pushed back to May.

 

The aviation apocalypse film set on an airplane tells the story of characters in a predicament over where and how to land the aircraft as a virus breaks out on the ground below.

 

The film garnered a great deal of attention when it was announced that Song would be playing a lead role, especially after his success with director Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” that reaped trophies from the Cannes Film Festival, the Golden Globes, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards and the Academy Awards.

 

On top of that, the film is set to be Song’s and Lee’s fourth film together. The two have appeared together in “Joint Security Area” (2000), “The Good. The Bad, The Weird” (2008) and “The Age of Shadows” (2016), all of which were box-office hits.

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 April 6, 2020

 

Exclusive Casting

Song Kang Ho, Lee Byung Hun, Jeon Do Yeon, Kim Nam Gil & Im Si Wan: High expectation for EMERGENCY DECLARATION

 

Source:  STARNEWS via K-Drama News! @kdrama_news

 

 

The casting of Director Han Jae Rim's new 'Emergency Declaration' is being completed with a studded lineup that is hard to see in Korean films.

 

According to the film industry on the 6th, Im Si Wan recently decided to appear in the 'Emergency Declaration' and is proceeding with the production details. 'Emergency Declaration' is a film based on the aviation disaster, a Korean-style blockbuster with a production cost of over 20 billion won.

 

In the initial stage of 'Emergency Declaration', actors Song Kang Ho and Lee Byung Hun who have confirmed to appear with interest in the planning scenario quickly garnering attention & focus within and around the Korean film industry. Song Kang Ho and Lee Byung Hun, the Korean movie top stars who are recognized around the world beyond Korea, will collaborate again with the 'Emergency Declaration', after their hit movies 'Joint Security Zone JSA', and 'The Good, The Bad and The Weird'.

 

Cast later was Cannes best actress Jeon Do Yeon who confirmed to join, and recently, Kim Nam Gil also joined the 'Emergency Declaration' and these addition have further attracted fans' hot interest. 

 

While the devastating pandemic Covid-19 is causing setbacks in various movie filming and other activities, the production of 'Emergency Declaration' is being prepared gradually. Indeed, attention is drawn from the production of whether the 'Emergency Declaration', with acting powerhouse and star-studded lineup of Song Kang Ho, Lee Byung Hun, Jeon Do Yeon, Kim Nam Gil and Im Si Wan, will bring vitality back to the Korean film industry.

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JTBC PLUS | 2020. 05. 10. 
 

Bong Joon Ho and many veterans participate in EBS' documentary about Korean cinema

 

 

EBS channel will broadcast a documentary titled "Reviewing 100 Years of Korean Cinema: Korean Cinema in My Life" and spend time looking back at the 100 years of Korean film history.

According to EBS on May 11, the documentary "Reviewing 100 Years of Korean Cinema: Korean Cinema in My Life" will be aired on EBS 1TV at 10:40 pm (KST) May 11 and 18.

"Reviewing 100 Years of Korean Cinema: Korean Cinema in My Life" is a documentary that looks back on the ups and downs of Korean cinema since the first Korean movie "Fight for Justice" was premiered at Dansungsa theater in 1919. The 100-year history with countless difficulties and challenges of Korean cinema will be conveyed directly by more than 20 top directors, actors, and producers of the cinema industry like Im Kwon Taek, Bong Joon Ho, Jeon Do Yeon, Lee Byung Hun, etc.

Part 1 titled "My love my cinema" aired on May 11 will unfold stories about the Korean cinema more interesting than a true movie. The story will begin from the 70s work "Heavenly Homecoming of the Stars" to the masterpiece "Parasite", which received worldwide congratulations for winning awards at both the "Cannes Film Festival" and "Oscars".

The audience can listen to director Bong Joon Ho's backstage stories of "Parasite" and Jeon Do Yeon's talks about difficulties when playing a mother who lost her child in the movie "Secret Sunshine" while she was not married. Besides, actor Lee Byung Hun also reveals concerns about advancing to Hollywood and the potential of Korean cinema in the eyes of current international filmmakers. The living proof of the Korean modern cinema - actor Ahn Sung Ki - will share unique movie stories of the whole Korean cinema industry as well as of himself as a veteran actor.

In part 2 titled "Modern Boy, come to Dansungsa" aired on May 18, the documentary will follow the history of Korean cinema from the first work "Fight for Justice" in 1919 until the peak of the Korean film industry in the 1960s. The viewers will have the opportunity to know more about Korean cinema today through the stories of Korean cinema and the filmmakers who lived through the Japanese occupation. In particular, the typical veteran actor of the 1960s, Shin Young Kyun, will convey interesting stories about the film industry through backstage stories about the time of filming the drama "The Red Scarf", when people have to shot a real gun right next to your face because there hadn't been special filming techniques at that time yet.

Actors Cho Yeo Jeong and Ahn Sung Ki took on the role of narrators for the documentary about the history and behind-the-scenes stories of 100 years of Korean cinema.

Cho Yeo Jeong, the leading actress of the blockbuster "Parasite", will be narrating the first part and veteran actor Ahn Sung Ki with the nickname "living proof of Korean cinema" will take on the narration for part 2. Although actress Cho Yeo Jeong has been active in various fields such as dramas, movies, and variety shows for the past time, this is the first time she does narration. Cho Yeo Jeong, who desired to try on this role, recorded actively, sometimes bright and refreshing, sometimes serious and cautious.

The two parts of the documentary "Reviewing 100 Years of Korean Cinema: Korean Cinema in My Life" looking back at the 100 years of history of Korean cinema with the typical directors and actors will be aired at 10:40 pm (KST) May 11 and 18 on EBS 1TV.

Reporter Park Jung Sun park.jungsun@jtbc.co.kr
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Yonhap: Key film event Daejong Awards rescheduled for June 3 with smaller audience
The annual event was originally set for Feb. 25 at the Peace Hall of Kyunghee University in Seoul, but it was postponed in early February due to COVID-19 fears.

 

 

https://zapzee.net/2020/05/29/parasite-is-nominated-for-11-grand-bell-awards/
‘Parasite’ Is Nominated for 11 Grand Bell Awards

 

by krishkim 

 

Credit: Grand Bell Awards
 

Attention is focusing on whether Parasite will continue its winning race at the Grand Bell Awards.

 

On May 29, Grand Bell Awards announced that Parasite was nominated for 11 categories at the 56th awards ceremony hosted by Lee Hwi Jae and Han Hye Jin at the Grand Walkerhill Theater Hall in Seoul on June 3.

 

At the awards ceremony, which will be held privately due to the COVID-19 pandemic, five works were nominated for Best Film – Parasite, Extreme Job, House of Hummingbird, Innocent Witness, and Forbidden Dream.

 

The candidates for Best Director are Kim Bo Ra of House of Hummingbird, Bong Joon Ho of Parasite, Lee Byung Hun of Extreme Job, Jang Jae Hyun of Svaha: The Sixth Finger, and Jung Ji Young of Black Money.

 

For Best Actor Award, Seol Kyung Gu from Birthday, Song Kang Ho from Parasite, Lee Byung Hun from Ashfall, Jung Woo Sung from Innocent Witness, and Han Suk Kyu from Forbidden Dream were nominated. Then, for Best Actress Award, Kim Hyung Gi from Innocent Witness, Kim Hee Ae from Moonlit Winter, Jeon Do Yeon from Birthday, Jung Yoo Mi from Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982, and Han Ji Min from Miss Baek were nominated.

 

Meanwhile, Ok Joo Hyun, Paul Kim, Park Bom, and 3YE will perform at the ceremony.

 

 

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[Thanks Challenge is an encouraging campaign wherein participants post on SNS photos and videos with the sign-language gesture expressing "respect" and pride in medical workers who are fighting against the Covid-19 pandemic.]

 

management_soop (official Instagram account) posted a picture of Jeon Do-yeon (invited by Kim Nam-gil) and her message:

 

This is Management Soop.
We convey actor Do Yeon Jeon’s #thankstoyou challenge participation through Soop official channel.
 

Hi, this is Do Yeon Jeon.
I’m truly honored to participate in this meaningful #thankstoyou challenge.
#thankstothemedicalstaff , who are doing their best on the spot, we are allowed to spend today without getting sick.
I hope this challenge makes medical staff smile just for a moment during this difficult period.
⠀
Also, please share your warm hearts with this meaningful challenge.
Thank you.

 

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The 56th BaekSang Arts Awards 제56회 백상예술대상

Spoiler

 

Official SNS: [ homepage | instagram | facebook | youtube ]
Location: KINTEX (Korea International Exhibition Center) at Ilsan, Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province
Date & Time: June 5, 2020 (Friday) at 4:50pm (Korean time)
Broadcast: JTBC | JTBC2 | JTBC4
MCs: Shin Dong-yup, Suzy, Park Bo-gum


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TV Section 
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Grand Prize 대상
 
 
Best Drama 작품상 (드라마)

When the Camellia Blooms 동백꽃 필 무렵 (KBS2)
Crash Landing on You 사랑의 불시착 (tvN)
Hot Stove League 스토브리그 (SBS)
Kingdom 2  킹덤2 (Netflix)
Hyena 하이에나 (SBS)

 

Best Entertainment/Variety Program 작품상 (예능)

MBC 'Where is My Home? 구해줘 홈즈'
MBC 'Hangout with Yoo 놀면 뭐하니?'
SBS 'Delicious Rendezvous 맛남의 광장'
TV Chosun 'Mr. Trot 내일은 미스터트롯'
tvN 'New Journey to the West spin-off 신서유기 외전'

Best Educational/Cultural Show 작품상  (교양)

KBS 1TV 'Documentary Insight - Archive Project Modern Korea'
tvN 'The Page Turners 요즘책방 : 책 읽어드립니다'
EBS 'Giant Peng TV | 자이언트펭TV'
MBC 'PD Note 검찰기자단'
SBS 'Special Yohan, Ssi-Dol, Yonghyun -요한 씨돌 용현'

Best PD/Director 연출상

Kim Sung-yoon 김성윤  (Itaewon Class 이태원 클라쓰)
Mo Wan-il 모완일 (The World of the Married 부부의 세계)
Lee Jung-hyo 이정효 (Crash Landing on You 사랑의 불시착)
Jung Dong-yoon 정동윤 (Hot Stove League 스토브리그)
Cha Young-hoon 차영훈 (When the Camellia Blooms 동백꽃 필 무렵) 

Best Script 극본

Kim Roo-ri 김루리 (Hyena 하이에나)
Park Ji-eun 박지은 (Crash Landing on You 사랑의 불시착)
Lee Shin-hwa 이신화 (Hot Stove League 스토브리그)
Lee Woo-jung 이우정 (Hospital Playlist 슬기로운 의사생활)
Lim Sang-choon 임상춘 (When the Camellia Blooms 동백꽃 필 무렵)

 

Technical Award 예술상

Kim Nam-sik  김남식 & Ryu Gun-hee 류건희 (Kingdom 2 / visual effects)
Kim Ji-soo 김지수 (Pegasus Market 쌉니다 천리마마트 / art direction 미술)
Park Sung-il 박섬일 (Itaewon Class 이태원 클라쓰 / music 옴악)
Park Ji-hyun 박지현 (You Quiz on the Block 유 퀴즈 온 더 블럭 / VJ . cinematography 촬영)
Jang Yeon-ok 장연옥 (The Great Escape 3 대탈출 3 / art direction 미술)

Best Leading Actor 최우수연기상 (남)

Kang Ha-neul 강하늘 (KBS2 When the Camellia Blooms 동백꽃 필 무렵)
Nam Goong-min 남궁민 (SBS Hot Stove League 스토브리그)
Park Seo-joon 박서준 (JTBC Itaewon Class 이태원 클라쓰)
Joo Ji-hoon 주지훈 (SBS Hyena 하이에나)
Hyun Bin 현빈 (tvN Crash Landing on You 사랑의 불시착)

 

 

Best Leading Actress 최우수연기상 (여)

Gong Hyo-jin 공효진 (KBS2 When the Camellia Blooms 동백꽃 필 무렵)
Kim Hye-soo 김혜수 (SBS Hyena 하이에나)
Kim Hee-ae 김희애 (JTBC The World of the Married 부부의 세계)
Son Ye-jin 손예진 (tvN Crash Landing on You 사랑의 불시착)
Lee Ji-eun 이지은 (tvN Hotel del Luna 호텔 델루나)

 

Best Supporting Actor 조연상 (남)

Kim Young-min 김영민 (JTBC The World of the Married 부부의 세계)
Yang Kyung-won 양경원 (tvN Crash Landing on You 사랑의 불시착)
Oh Jung-se 오정세 (KBS2 When the Camellia Blooms 동백꽃 필 무렵)
Yoo Jae-myung 유재명 (JTBC Itaewon Class 이태원 클라쓰)
Jeon Seok-ho 전석호 (SBS Hyena 하이에나)

 

 

Best Supporting Actress 조연상 (여)

Kwon Na-ra 권나라 (JTBC Itaewon Class 이태원 클라쓰)
Kim Sun-young 김선영 (tvN Class Landing on You 사랑의 불시착)
Seo Ji-hye 서지혜 (tvN (Crash Landing on You 사랑의 불시착)
Son Dam-bi 손담비 (KBS2 When the Camellia Blooms 동백꽃 필 무렵)
Yum Hye-ran 염혜란 (KBS2 When the Camellia Blooms 동백꽃 필 무렵)

 

 

Best New Actor  신인연기상 (남)

Kim Kang-hoon 김강훈 (KBS2 When the Camellia Blooms 동백꽃 필 무렵)
Ahn Bo-hyun 안보현 (JTBC Itaewon Class 이태원 클라쓰)
Ahn Hyo-seop 안효섭 (SBS Dr. Romantic 2 낭만닥터 김사부2)
Ong Sung-woo 옹성우 (JTBC At Eighteen 열여덟의 순간)
Lee Jae-wook 이재욱 (MBC Extraordinary You 어쩌다 발견한 하루)

Best New Actress 신인연기상 (여)

Kim Da-mi 김다미 (JTBC Itaewon Class 이태원 클라쓰)
Jeon Mi-do 전미도 (tvN Hospital Playlist 슬기로운 의사생활)
Jeon Yeo-bin 전여빈 (JTBC Melo is My Nature 멜로가 체질)
Jung Ji-so 정지소 (tvN The Cursed 방법)
Han So-hee 한소희 (The World of the Married 부부의 세계)

 

 

Best Male Variety Performer  예능상 (남)

Kim Sung-joo 김성주 (TV Chosun ‘ Mr. Trot 내일은 미스터트롯')
Kim Hee-chul 김희철 (JTBC 'Knowing Bros 아는 형님')
Moon Se-yoon 문세윤(KBS 2TV '1 Night 2 Days Season 4 | 1박 2일 시즌4')
Yoo Jae-suk 유재석 (MBC 'Hangout with Yoo 놀면 뭐하니?')
Jang Sung-gyu 장성규 (JTBC 'Movie Room 방구석 1열') 

 

 

Best Female Variety Performer  예능상 (여)

Kim Min-kyung 김민경 (ComedyTV 'Delicious Guys 맛있는 녀석들')
Park Na-rae 박나래 (MBC 'I Live Alone 나 혼자 산다')
Ahn Young-mi 안영미 (MBC 'Radio Star 라디오스타')
Jang Do-yeon 장도연 (OLIVE 'Bob Bless You 밥블레스유')
Hong Hyun-hee 홍현희 (TV Chosun 'Wife’s Taste 아내의 맛')

 

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FILM Section
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Grand Prize 대상


Best Film 작품상

Parasite 기생충
The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들
House of Hummingbird 벌새
Exit 엑시트
Kim Ji-Young: Born 1982 82년생 김지영

 

 

Best Director 감독상

Kim Bora 김보라 (House of Hummingbird 벌새)
Bong Joon-ho 봉준호 (Parasite 기생충)
Woo Min-ho 우민호 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Lee Jong-un 이종언 (Birthday 생일)
Jung Ji-young 정지영 (Black Money 블랙머니)

Best Screenplay 시나리오상

Kim Bora 김보라 (House of Hummingbird 벌새)
Bong Joon-ho 봉준호 & Han Jin-won 한진원 (Parasite 기생충)
Woo Min-ho 우민호 & Lee Ji-min 이지민 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Lee Sang-geun 이상근 (Exit 엑시트)
Lim Dae-hyung 임대형 (Moonlit Winter 윤희에게)

 

 
Technical Award 예술상

Lee Ha-joon 이하준 (Parasite 기생충 / art direction 미술)
Hong Kyung-pyo 홍경표 (Parasite 기생충 / cinematography 촬영)
Kim Seo-hee 김서희 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들 / makeup 분장)
Kim Young-ho 김영호 (The Battle: Roar to Victory 봉오동 전투 / cinematography 촬영)
Yoon Jin-yool 윤진율 (Exit 엑시트 / action 액션)

 

 

Best New Director 신인 감독상

Kang Sang-woo 강상우 (Kim-Gun 김군)
Kim Do-young 김도영 (Kim Ji-Young: Born 1982 82년생 김지영)
Kim Bora 김보라 (House of Hummingbird 벌새)
Kim Kyoung-hee 김초희 (Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지)
Lee Sang-geun 이상근 (Exit 엑시트)

Best Leading Actor 최우수연기상 (남)

Song Kang-ho 송강호 (Parasite 기생충)
Lee Byung-hun 이병헌 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Lee Je-hoon 이제훈 (Time to Hunt 사냥의 시간)
Jo Jung-suk 조정석 (Exit 엑시트)
Han Seok-gyu 한석규 (Forbidden Dream 천문: 하늘에 묻는다)

Best Leading Actress 최우수연기상 (여)

Kim So-jin 김소진 (Another Child 미성년)
Kim Hee-ae 김희애 (Moonlit Winter 윤희에게)
Jeon Do-yeon 전도연 (Birthday 생일)
Jung Yu-mi 정유미 (Kim Ji-Young: Born 1982 82년생 김지영)
Jo Yeo-jung 조여정 (Parasite 기생충)

 

 

Best Supporting Actor 조연상 (남)

Kim Young-min 김영민 (Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지)
Park Myung-hoon 박명훈 (Parasite 기생충)
Won Hyun-joon 원현준 (The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful 신의 한 수: 귀수편)
Lee Kwang-soo 이광수 (Inseparable Bros  나의 특별한 형제)
Lee Hee-joon 이희준 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)

 

Best Supporting Actress 조연상 (여)

Kim Kook-hee 김국희 (Tune in for Love 유열의 음악앨범)
Kim Mi-kyung 김미경 (Kim Ji-Young: Born 1982 82년생 김지영)
Kim Sae-byuk 김새벽 (House of Hummingbird 벌새)
Park So-dam 박소담 (Parasite 기생충)
Lee Jung-eun 이정은 (Parasite 기생충)

 

 
Best New Actor  신인연기상 (남)

Park Myung-hoon 박명훈 (Parasite 기생충)
Park Hae-soo 박해수  (Time to Hunt 사냥의 시간)
Park Hyung-sik 박형식 (Juror 8 배심원들)
Ahn Ji-ho 안지호 (A Boy and Sungreen 보희와 녹양)
Jung Hae-in 정해인 (Tune in for Love 유열의 음악앨범)

 

Best New Actress 신인연기상 (여)

Kang Mal-geum 강말금 (Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지)
Kim So-hye 김소혜 (Moonlit Winter 윤희에게)
Kim Hye-joon 김혜준 (Another Child 미성년)
Park Ji-hoo 박지후 (House of Hummingbird 벌새)
Jang Hye-jin 장혜진 (Parasite 기생충)

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THEATER Section
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백상 연극상

신유청 (그을린 사랑/연출)
스푸트니크 (작품)
이연주 (이게 마지막이야/작가)
휴먼 푸가 (작품)

젊은 연극상

0set 프로젝트 (사랑 및 우정에서의 차별금지 및 권리구제에 관한 법률/극단)
강훈구 (진짜 진짜 마지막 황군/연출)
송이원 (신토불이 진품명품/연출)
윤혜숙 (우리는 이 도시에 함께 도착했다/연출)
지미 세르 (그을린 사랑/음악,음향)

남자 최우수 연기상

김원영 (사랑 및 우정에서의 차별금지 및 권리구제에 관한 법률)
백석광 (와이프 WIFE)
임영준 (너에게)

여자 최우수 연기상

김신록 (녹천에는 똥이 많다)
김정 (로테르담)
이리 (7번국도)
이주영 (그을린 사랑)
이지현 (이게 마지막이야)

 

[Helena]

JTBC PLUS |  2020. 06. 04. 8:46 PM

'56th Baeksang Art Awards'' - a festival of stars

 

The ''56th Baeksang Art Awards'' will promisingly create a brilliant night with the presence of famous names.

 
Stars who have been active in the fields of film, television, theater for the past 13 months will gather at the "56th Baeksang Arts Awards". This is expected to be a top-class awards ceremony with the participation of about 120 nominees including actors, directors, screenwriters, and producers. Regardless of the final results, all the names who promise to make the "Baeksang Arts Awards" this year shine will be the main characters of this significant event.
 
This year's ''Baeksang Arts Awards'' will take place without the participation of audiences due to the effects of Covid-19. In addition, the organization board also paid special attention to the prevention of epidemics, for example, adjusting the seats, creating open space, and distributing hand sanitizer for artists to ensure a safe and hygiene condition. In addition, when guests come to the event, they will be asked to fill out the medical information form, meanwhile, the organizers will also thoroughly conduct the body temperature test and instructions on wearing a mask for each person.
 
The "56th Baeksang Arts Awards" that honors artists in all categories of television, film, and theater will be held at Hall No. 7 of KINTEX, Ilsan, Gyeonggi and broadcast live on JTBC, JTBC2, JTBC4 at 4:50 pm (KST) June 5.
 
 

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◇ Television category: artists' attendance rate reaches 97,5%, the highest rate ever
 
In the television category, 39/40 nominated artists will attend. This is the highest attendance rate ever. Except for Kim Heechul - the candidate of the Best Variety Performer who will not show up due to overlapped schedule, all are heading to KINTEX (Korea International Exhibition Center). There are many combinations that have attracted the attention of drama lovers during the past 1 year.
 
The main cast of "Crash Landing On You" - the drama which reached highest viewership ratings ever of tvN and became popular worldwide even after it was over - will all attend, from the couple Hyun Bin - Son Ye Jin to Seo Ji Hye, Yang Kyung Won, Kim Sun Young, Kim Young Min, etc. They are nominated with Best Drama Award along with many other categories and are aiming to capture all the prizes.
 
It is impossible to ignore "When the Camellia Blooms". Gong Hyo Jin, Kang Ha Neul, Oh Jung Se, Yeom Hye Ran, Son Dam Bi, Lee Jung Eun, Kim Kang Hoon will make viewers once again feel the echos of the drama "When the Camellia Blooms" aired in 2019. "Itaewon Class" (JTBC) is similar. From Park Seo Joon, Kim Da Mi, Yoo Jae Myung, Kwon Na Ra to Ahn Bo Hyun, all dream of the honor of winning the trophy in each person's position. Kim Hee Ae, Park Hae Joon, Han Seo Hee of "The World of the Married" - the work writing a history of the highest viewership rating of dramas of non-central television - will also sit side by side at the awards ceremony and contribute to relieving the regret of the audience after the drama ended.
 
Kim Hye Soo and Joo Ji Hoon of "Hyena", Nam Goong Min of "Hot Stove League", Lee Ji Eun of "Hotel Del Luna" will contribute to improving the quality of this awards ceremony with their participation. All 30 actors who are nominated for awards such as Best Actor/Actress, Best Supporting Actor/Actress, Best New Actor/Actress, etc. will attend the event.
 
Entertainment artists will also enthusiastically join the award. On the list of nominees, there are names such as Yoo Jae Suk - the artist who created a supporting character called "Yoo San Seul", Kim Seong Joo - who stirred Korea up with trot music through the show "Mr. Trot", Moon Se Yoon - an active artist in "1 Night 2 Days (season 4)" - and Jang Sung Kyu - the person who is actively appearing in the program "Movie Room" and many other entertainment shows. Some female entertainers also arranged their busy time to attend this awards event. Despite being busy with other the schedule during the awards ceremony period, Kim Min Kyung, Park Na Rae, Ahn Young Mi, Jang Do Yeon, and Hong Hyun Hee all decided to attend the ceremony with gratitude and hope to achieve the award as well as congratulating their colleagues.

 

 

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◇ Film category: meaningful get-together amid harsh time
 
In the time when the entire film industry was in a period of stagnation, the filmmakers decided to take the next difficult step with the spirit of "joining forces together". This year, the Baeksang Arts Awards is expected to be a rare gathering place for people in the film industry from the manufacturers, directors, scriptwriters, producers - those who build the context for the film - to the actors who are bright candidates.
 
The production crew of the most-nominated work, ''Parasite'', was mobilized to attend the event. With the lead of Barunson E&A representative Kwak Shin Ae, writer Han Jin Won, actors including Jo Yeo Jung, Park So Dam, Lee Jung Eun, Park Myung Hoon, and Jang Hye Jin quickly confirmed their participation. In fact, this award ceremony is the last stage to gather the most members of ''Parasite'' filming crew after 1 year around the world. The crew is expected to have a complete conclusion after a great journey with ''Parasite'' at the ''Baeksang Art Awards''.
 
The production crews of "The Man Standing Next", "House of Hummingbird", "Exit", "Moonlit Winter", "Lucky Chan Sil" will all be present and show their solid teamwork. "The Man Standing Next" crew will feature CEO Kim Won Kook of Hive Media Corp., director Woo Min Ho, makeup managers Lee Hee Joon - Kim Seo Hee, and actor Lee Byung Hun, who has been named at the "Baeksang Art Awards" for 2 consecutive years with the Best Actor award when winning in the Television category in 2019 and is nominated in the Film category this year. In the meantime, "House of Hummingbird" crew will include producer Zoe Sua Cho, director Kim Bo Ra, actors Kim Sae Byuk and Park Ji Hoo.
 
The names making the movie "Exit'' such as director Kang Hye Jung, director Lee Sang Geun, actor Jo Jung Suk, and martial arts director Yoon Jin Yool promise to shine at the awards ceremony with their presence. Kim Hee Ae - the artist who was nominated simultaneously for the Best Actress Award in both television and film categories - along with actress Kim So Hye and director Lim Dae Hyung of the movie "Moonlit Winter" will send their greetings to the audience together. In addition, Kim Young Min - the artist nominated for Best Supporting Actor Award in the category of television and film - along with director Kim Cho Hee and actress Kang Mal Geum of "Lucky Chan Sil" will also participate in the "Baeksang Arts Awards" this year.
 
In addition, actress Jeon Do Yeon and director Lee Jong Eon of ''Birthday'', Kim So Jin and Kim Hye Joon of ''Another Child'', along with Lee Je Hoon and Park Hae Soo of ''Time to Hunt'' - the first Netflix work to enter the Baeksang nominee list - were arranged to sit side by side. Representatives Kwak Hee Jin and Park Ji Young of ''Spring Wind Film'' and director Kim Do Young stepped onto the stage of the ''Baeksang Arts Awards'' for the first time as the producer and director of the first commercial film ''Kim Ji-young, Born 1982''. Female lead Jung Yoo Mi is temporarily absent due to a busy filming schedule.
 
Along with that, the awards ceremony has become more meaningful as it featured the participation of representatives from ''The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful'', Lee Kwang Soo from ''Inseparable Bros'', Ahn Ji Ho from ''A Boy and Sungreen'', Jung Hae In from ''Tune in for Love'', director Jung Ji Young from ''Black Money'', director Kang Sang Woo from ''Kim-Gun'', filming director Kim Young Ho of ''Battle of Fengwudong'', etc.

 

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◇ Theater Category: Growth and development
 
Compared to last year, the scale of the theater category has been expanded and participation rates have also increased. This proves that the theater actors pay much attention to the "Baeksang Arts Awards".
 
Regarding the new award, Baeksang Theater, two directors Park Hae Sung and Sun Myung Gyun of "Sputnik", director Bae Yo Seob and actor Gong Joon of "Human Fuga", director Shin Yoo Chung of "Incendies" will attend and bring home the winning trophy. Candidates for the Young Theater Awards also announced their attendance, including director Kang Hoon Goo of "Really, Really the Last Japanese Soldier", director Song Yi Won of "Body And Land Are Just One", director Yoon Hye Sook of " We Arrived In This City Together" and director Shin Jae (0set Project) of "Act on the Anti-Discrimination Against and Remedies for Love and Friendship".
 
In addition, all the nominees of the Best Actor - Actress Award will be present at the "Baeksang Arts Awards". The Best Actor Award opened up a competition among Kim Won Young of "Act on the Anti-Discrimination Against and Remedies for Love and Friendship", Baek Suk Gwang of "Wife", and Lim Young Joon of "To You". In particular, the Best Actress Award witnessed the confrontation among Kim Shin Rok of "Nokcheon Has Fields of richard simmons", Kim Jung of "Rotterdam", Lee Ri of "National Highway 7", Lee Joo Young of "Incendies" and Lee Ji Hyun of "This Is The Last".

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Udine’s Far East Film Festival unveils online programme including four world premieres

 

By Ben Dalton | June 4, 2020

 

Udine’s Far East Film Festival (FEFF) has revealed a lineup of 46 features including four world premieres, for the online-only edition of the event that will run from June 26 until July 4.

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It will open with the international premiere of Lee Hae-jun and Kim Byung-seo’s disaster action film Ashfall, available to viewers in Europe only.

 

The world premieres are Ning Yuanyuan’s Chinese title An Insignificant Affair; Daigo Matsui’s Japanese sports comedy #HandballStrive; Layla Ji’s Malaysian drama Victim(s); and Mingyi Liao’s smartphone-made madcap love story I WeirDO.

The festival will screen a focus on the work of Japanese director Hirobumi Watanabe, with four of his features including I Am Really Good.

The closing film is Derek Tsang’s Better Days, which won eight prizes at the Hong Kong Film Awards earlier this year including best director, best picture and best actress for Zhou Dongyu.

 

The festival, which exists to showcase mainstream Asian cinema, will run via an online platform on MYmovies.it.

The platform is open to viewers worldwide, with different location viewing restrictions across the programme. 14 of the films are available to view worldwide, with a further four available worldwide barring individual country restrictions.

 

Attendees to the online platform will be able to vote for the winners of the festival’s Mulberry awards, and participate in live video sessions with actors and directors.

 

The festival’s industry strand Focus Asia will run online from June 30 to July 2, and will include a selection of webinars and the FEFF in progress project market for Asian films in post-production.

 

Virtual ‘passes’ permitting three different levels of access are available to buy via the FEFF site, named ‘Silver Ninja’, ‘Golden Samurai’ and ‘Platinum Shogun’.

Far East Film Festival 2020 lineup

Competition section

Better Days (China) dir. Derek Tsang
The Captain (China) dir. Andrew Lau
Changfeng Town (China) dir. Wang Jing
An Insignificant Affair (China) dir. Ning Yuanyuan – world premiere
Chasing Dream (HK-China) dir. Johnnie To
Ip Man 4, The Finale (HK) dir. Wilson Yip
Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy (HK) dir. Jazz Boon
My Prince Edward (HK) dir. Norris Wong
Suk Suk (HK) dir. Ray Yeung
The White Storm 2 Drug Lords (HK) dir. Herman Yau
Gundala (Indo) dir. Joko Anwar
Impetigore (Indo) dir. Joko Anwar
#HandballStrive (Jap) dir. Diego Matsui – world premiere
A Beloved Wife (Jap) dir. Shin Adachi
Colorless (Jap) dir. Takashi Koyama
Dance With Me (Jap) dir. Shinobu Yaguchi
Minori, On The Brink (Jap) dir. Ryutaro Ninomiya
My Sweet Grappa Remedies (Jap) dir. Akiko Ohku
One Night (Jap) dir. Kazuya Shiraishi
Romance Doll (Jap) dir. Yuki Tanada
WOTAKOI – Love Is Hard For Otaku (Jap) dir. Yuichi Fukuda
Soul (Malay) dir. Emir Ezwan
Victim(s) (Malay) dir. Layla Ji – world premiere
Edward (Phi) dir. Thop Nazareno
Sunod (Phi) dir. Carlo Ledesma
Ashfall (S Kor) dir. Kim Byung-seo, Lee Hae-jun – opening film
Beasts Clawing At Straws (S Kor) dir. Kim Young-Hoon
The Closet (S Kor) dir. Kim Kwang-bin
Crazy Romance (S Kor) dir. Kim Han-Kyul
Exit (S Kor) dir. Lee Sang-geun
The House Of Us (S Kor) dir. Yoon Ga-eun
Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 (S Kor) dir. Kim Do-young
Lucky Chan-sil (S Kor) dir. Kim Cho-hee
The Man Standing Next (S Kor) dir. Woo Min-ho
Vertigo (S Kor) dir. Jeon Gye-soo
Detention (Tai) dir. John Hsu
I WeirDO (Tai) dir. Mingyi Liao – world premiere
We Are Champions (Tai) dir. Chang Jung-Chi

Out of Competition

Labyrinth Of Cinema (Jap) dir. Nobuhiko Obayashi
I-Documentary Of The Journalist (Jap) dir. Tatsuya Mori
Cheerful Wind (Tai) dir. Hou Hsiao-Hsien
The President’s Last Bang (S Kor) dir. Im Sang-soo

Hirobumi Watanabe tribute 

Cry (2019)
I Am Really Good (2020)
Life Finds A Way (2018)
Party ‘Round The Globe (2017)

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ImagesCredit: official site, SOOP

Jeon Do-yeon won her 4th Baeksang Arts Awards’ Best Leading Film Actress. Congratulations.

[2020] The 56th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Film Actress (Birthday)
[2016] The 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Film Actress (The Shameless)
[2001] The 37th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Film Actress (I Wish I Had a Wife)
[1999] The 35th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Film Actress (A Promise)

 

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SOOP label mates: Jeon Do-yeon with Gong Hyo-jin, Jung Yumi, Suzy

 

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[Review] Birthday

By Darcy Paquet

The Sewol Ferry sinking on April 16, 2014 stands as the biggest collective trauma leveled on South Korean society in the past decade. Of the 304 people killed in the accident, 250 were students and teachers from Danwon High School in Ansan City, who were traveling on a school trip. Not only did the tragedy devastate a community (and the rest of the nation, who watched helplessly on TV as the ship went down in real time), it produced a flood of unanswered questions: Why did the ship sink? Why wasn't a fast and effective rescue operation carried out? Why did the government try to cover up key details about the accident? What should be done to ensure that such an incident will never happen again?

Birthday In the years since, quite a few films and documentaries have been made to grapple with these and other lingering questions. The politics surrounding the incident have grown only more bitter and divided with time. Now, exactly five years after the sinking, the film Birthday has emerged with a very focused objective. Avoiding overt references to politics or to the cause of the sinking, Birthday simply aims to give voice to the grief of the bereaved families.

The plot centers around Jung-il (Sul Kyung-gu), the father of one of the victims, who returns to Korea after years spent running a factory in Vietnam. His return causes a bit of a stir. He needs to be introduced to his young daughter Ye-sul, who doesn't recognize him. It also soon becomes clear that his wife Soon-nam (Jeon Do-yeon) does not want anything to do with him. One only needs to look at Jung-il's face to understand that he is suffering, and haunted by the death of his son. But the process of reconnecting with his family is complicated, and takes time.

Soon-nam, meanwhile, is only barely hanging on. Her son's room remains exactly as it was when he left to go on that school trip. In her community, she sometimes runs into other parents or classmates of the children who died, but for the most part, she tries to avoid them. At this point, a member of a volunteer group arrives and makes a suggestion. Her son's birthday is approaching, and the volunteer offers to organize an event in his memory. It will be a birthday celebration, of a kind, where people who knew him gather to share their stories.

The Korean film industry is known for turning out a lot of tear-jerkers, but that term feels wrong as a description of this film. Debut director Lee Jong-un, who worked on the production team of Secret Sunshine and Poetry by Lee Chang-dong (who serves as a producer on this film), takes a nuanced approach to extremely emotional material. The hugely accomplished leads Sul Kyung-gu and Jeon Do-yeon take care not to exaggerate or embellish the parents' grief. But it's because of this measured approach that the film becomes so devastatingly sad by the end. Watching it is an intense, exhaustive and cathartic experience. Stories abound of strangers bonding in movie theaters over shared packs of Kleenex.

It may be that some viewers, particularly outside of Korea, feel alienated by the raw, communal expressions of grief in the film's final half hour, which depicts the birthday event of the film's title. But they do seem true to life. Director Lee based the script on her own observations while volunteering with bereaved families in the aftermath of the tragedy. In the coming years she became close to many of the families, and also attended events such as the one depicted in Birthday. Such gatherings, it seems, have been effective in helping families cope with their grief, and perhaps this film might serve a similar role, too.

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OSEN | 2020. 06. 05. 8:26 AM

Owners of Best Actor/Actress Awards at "2020 Baeksang Arts Awards" unveiled
 

 

The "2020 Baeksang Arts Awards" for the Best Actor/Actress, as known as "Flowers of Baeksang Arts Grand Prize", went to Kang Ha Neul, Kim Hee Ae, Lee Byung Hun, and Jeon Do Yeon.

At the "56th Baeksang Arts Awards" taking place in Kintex, Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of June 5, Kang Ha Neul and Kim Hee Ae received the Best Actor and Best Actress awards in the television category.

At the awards ceremony, actor Kang Ha Neul of the drama "When the Camellia Blooms" (KBS 2TV) said, "I have nothing better than the seniors nominated along with me, and I feel extremely sorry when one person who has not had much experience like me is here to receive an award that senior Lee Byung Hyun - who has 30-year experience - received last year. Sincerely thank everyone for helping me to gain this award even though I have nothing outstanding. Thank the staff of 'When the Camellia Blooms' and 'Dong Baek' Gong Hyo Jin. The prize makes the mood become happy, but I think it will bring things that shake my heart and spirit. I will try to manage my mind and heart well without thinking of anything else just because I have been given this award. Before I become an excellent actor, I will be a good person."

Having received the Best Actress Award for the TV category for her performance in the drama "The World of the Married" (JTBC), Kim Hee Ae thanked her colleagues, saying, "Initially, when I saw the original work of 'The World of the Married', I found the script so unconventional and bold that I was worried whether it would be successful in Korea or not. Nonetheless, on the contrary, I was surprised that the drama earned so much love and support that we were afraid we couldn't live up to everyone's expectations. Because I'm a fan of candidates Kim Hye Soo, Son Ye Jin, Gong Hyo Jin, and Lee Ji Eun, I still feel happy to be able to see you all even though I didn't win any awards. I hope we'll congratulate each other." In addition, Kim Hee Ae also mentioned the production team of the drama "The World of the Married", saying, "The answers were all written in the script. The content was written very sincerely so I could act comfortably. If it hadn't been for the staff who were always supporting me, I don't think I could have completed the role."

The actress also shared this honor with co-star Park Hae Joon in the drama ''The World of the Married'', "In the drama, he failed as a husband but as an actor, he is a great husband. I hope he will get this award too."

The ''56th Baeksang Arts Awards'' (2020) for Best Actor/ Actress in the film category were awarded to Lee Byung Hun and Jeon Do Yeon. Regarding the movie ''The Man Standing Next'', Lee Byung Hun stated, "Going to the filming set every day, I feel both nervous and happy when seeing the energy and individuality of each actor were harmonized. So I think this award should be given to all actors who worked together excellently." The actor then expressed his special love for his family and audiences, "I would like to thank my wife Lee Min Jung and son Joon Woo - who helped to set my mind at rest and focus on acting. I hope everyone will always be healthy and we can see each other again on the big screen."

Actress Jeon Do Yeon of the movie "Birthday" said, "I was really surprised. I came here to congratulate my colleagues who get the prize, but I did not think I would receive an award. Although 'Birthday' was filmed for a long time, I still feel its newness. This is an unavoidable work. I would like to thank all the staff members and actors for unanimously working together on the movie. Besides, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the viewers. I will come back to the big screen soon to meet everyone with a great movie."

 

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Photo = Screenshot of JTBC's "56th Baeksang Arts Awards 2020"
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JTBC PLUS | 2020. 06. 05. 9:14 PM

"Baeksang Awards" announces fair evaluation results, shakes off prejudice and genre discrimination

 

 

The "Baeksang Arts Awards" ceremony this year named the artists and productions that brought comfort and encouragement to the daily life of Korean audiences.

The result of the "56th Baeksang Arts Awards" that took place at Hall No.7, Korea International Exhibition Center, Ilsan District, Gyeonggi on June 5 reflected the flow of popular culture.

The Daesang award in the TV category was given to "When the Camellia Blooms" (KBS 2TV) - the mini-series that had the highest viewership rating on terrestrial TV in 2019. Since after the drama "Forest", it has been 2 years that a TV series became the owner of the Daesang award. In addition, "Parasite" of director Bong Joon Ho won this award in the film category. After sweeping 4 awards at this year's "Oscars", including Best Director and Best Picture, director Bong continues to name himself in the top position of the "Baeksang Arts Awards".

The competition for the Best Actor/Actress awards took place intensely and fairly. In the Television category, these precious prizes were respectively given to Kang Ha Neul - the actor playing police officer Kang Yong Sik in "When the Camellia Blooms" - and actress Kim Hee Ae with the role of Ji Seon Woo - the wife struggling with her betrayed husband in "The World of the Married" (JTBC) that had the highest viewership rating on the satellite television platform. In the Film category, Lee Byung Hun with "The Man Standing Next" and Jeon Do Yeon, who brought the story of passionate maternal love in "Birthday", were awarded these prizes.

The Best Supporting Actor award is also a close race. Finally, the victory went to Oh Jeong Se - the actor who led two top-notch dramas in the past year, "When the Camellia Blooms" and "Stove League" - and Kim Sun Young - the actress who created two deep and completely opposite characters in the dramas "When the Camellia Blooms" and "Crash Landing on You". In the movie category, the Best Supporting Actor award went to Lee Kwang Soo in "Inseparable Bros" and Kim Sae Byuk in "House of Hummingbird".

The Best New Actor/Actress Award that one can only receive once in a lifetime went to Ahn Hyo Seop, Kim Da Mi, Park Myung Hoon, and Kang Mal Geum. After taking the lead role in the drama "Abyss", Ahn Hyo Seop continued to expand his acting spectrum through "Dr. Romantic 2". Besides, actress Kim Da Mi known as "rookie monster" wrestling in the film industry first starred in the drama "Itaewon Class" and received many positive reviews. The Best New Award of the film category is also novel. Park Myung Hoon, who was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor, received the Best New prize, and Kang Mal Geum of "Lucky Chan Sil" was also named for this meaningful award. Park Myung Hoon and Kang Mal Geum are 45 and 41 years old, respectively, so they set an interesting record when becoming the owners of the "U50 Best New Actor/Actress Award".

The trophy in the variety category went to top "entertainment gods". Yoo Jae Suk - who has been busy for the past with supporting roles like "Yoo San Seul" and "Lasek" - received the award after a long time of waiting. Park Na Rae - who once shone with the Daesang award at the "2019 MBC Entertainment Awards" - stood on the stage to receive the award and shed tears in the congratulations of colleagues.

In the Television category, the Best Film went to the baseball-themed drama "Stove League" which opened a new way to office dramas, and the Best Film of the Film category belonged to "Parasite". Along with that, the Best Entertainment Program was awarded to "Mr.Trot" (TV Chosun) - where caused the trot sensation all over Korea, and the Best Educational Show named the well-received educational show "Giant Peng TV" (EBS) with a friendly approach to the public through character Pengsoo.

Theater category, which garnered the attention of the art industry with its return in 2019 after 18 years of absence, has been extended further in 2020. The first owner of Baeksang Play is director Shin Yoo Chung with the play "Scorched Love". After a fierce competition, Best Actress went to Kim Jung of the play "Rotterdam" and Best Actor was awarded to Baek Suk Gwang of "Wife". Meanwhile, Best Short Play belonged to 0set Project (screenwriter-director Shin Jae) that created plays like "Act on the Anti-Discrimination Against and Remedies for Love and Friendship", "Learner" (rough translation), "Viewing Mode" (rough translation), etc.

The head of the appraisal board of the TV category Kim Ok Young said, "Baeksang Arts Award is a mass culture history presented in the form of videos. When looking back at the award records in the past after a long time, the public will have a glance at the popular culture history at that time. Baeksang awards are thoroughly considered and appraised to reflect all trends, atmosphere, and the flow of times." Director Lee Myung Se - the head of the appraisal board of the Film category - explained, "We have looked at all aspects including the theme and scale of films, judged them fairly and carefully selected to avoid reverse discrimination. We have reached the results after meticulous consideration so that no candidates were marginalized." Besides, the judges of the Theater category also shared, "This time, we have seriously evaluated all social issues like war, false consciousness, sexual minorities, etc. through such works as 'Scorched Love', 'Nokcheon Has Fields of richard simmons', 'Wife', etc."

 

 

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'Parasite' continues winning streak at 56th Baeksang Awards

 

June 7, 2020

 

Winners of the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards from the television, film and theater divisions pose for the camera with their trophies on Friday at Kintex in Goyang, Gyeonggi. [ILGAN SPORTS]

 

Director Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” and the KBS drama series “When the Camellia Blooms” were the stars of the night at this year’s Baeksang Arts Awards.

The 56th Baeksang Arts Awards, organized by JTBC Plus and Ilgan Sports, took place on Friday evening at Kintex in Goyang, Gyeonggi and was aired live on JTBC. The annual ceremony awarded content released or aired on public broadcasters, cable channels and OTT (Over-The-Top) platforms from April 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020.  
   
The Grand Prize from the television division went to “When the Camellia Blooms.” 

 

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Vice president of the Pan Entertainment drama production company, left, and producer Yoon Jae-hyuk hold out their trophy in victory after their drama series "When the Camellia Blooms" received the Grand Prize.

 

“I would like to express the deepest gratitude to our viewers,” producer Yoon Jae-hyuk said. “I would also like to thank our writer Im Sang-chun who created this beautiful world ‘When the Camellia Blooms.’ And those who filled up this world — director Cha Young-hun, actors Kong Hyo-jin, Kang Ha-neul, and rest of our actors and staff. Our story was not about those in the spotlight. They seem ordinary, but we wanted to show that each of them were doing their best to lead their own precious lives. Right now Korea is going through a tough period, but I hope that like our series, a miracle could happen to all of us who are living every day to our fullest.”
   
The series also scooped the awards for Best Screenplay, Best Actor for Kang Ha-neul and Best Supporting Actor for Oh Jung-se.
   
“Parasite” wrapped up its year-long showering of accolades with its name being called up as the Grand Prize for the film division. On behalf of director Bong Joon-ho, the cast and staff of “Parasite” took to the stage to accept the award. 

 

Producer Kwak Sin-ae and the team of "Parasite" filled up the stage to receive the Grand Prize for their film "Parasite" on behalf of director Bong Joon-ho. [ILGAN SPORTS]

 

“It’s a great honor to end the journey that began at Cannes last May at the Baeksang Awards,” producer Kwak Sin-ae said. “It has been a passionate year. For our team, we’ve been together for two and a half years, and overall, it has taken seven years to complete this film that began in 2013. Films will continue [despite the coronavirus pandemic]. The day will come soon when we can all meet in the theaters packed with audiences.”
   
The film also received Best Film and Best New Actor for Park Myung-hoon.
   
SBS drama series “Hot Stove League” landed the award of Best Drama, and the megahit JTBC drama series “The World of the Married” took two awards — Best Actress for Kim Hee-ae and Best Director for director Mo Wan-il.
   
Another popular drama series, tvN’s “Crash Landing on You” received three awards: Best Supporting Actress for Kim Sun-young, Bazaar Fashion Icon Award for actor Seo Ji-hye, and TikTok Popularity Awards for actors Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin. The latter is a fan-based award voted on by video application TikTok users around the globe.

For variety shows, entertainers Yoo Jae-suk and Park Na-rae won Best Variety Performer awards for MBC’s “Hangout With You” and “I Live Alone” respectively.
   
The Best Variety Show award went to TV Chosun’s “Mr. Trot” and Best Educational Show went to EBS’s “Giant Peng TV."  
   
For the rest of the film division, Best Actor and Best Actress awards respectively went to Lee Byung-hun and Jeon Do-yeon from “The Man Standing Next” and “Birthday.” Director Kim Bo-ra was given Best Director for her film “House of Hummingbird” and director Kim Do-young received Best New Director award for her film “Kim Ji- young, Born 1982.” Director Lee Sang-geun received Best Screenplay for his film “Exit.”

From this year, a theater division was established. Director Shin Yoo-chung became the first winner of the Baeksang Play Award for his play “Incendies,” adapted from 2003 production by Wajdi Mouawad. The story follows the journey of twins Jeanne and Simon on a mission given by their mother Nawal on her deathbed. It covers social issues related to war, refugees and women.

Best Actor and Best Actress were respectively given to Baek Seok-kwang from “Wife” and Kim Jung from “Rotterdam.” 
   
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s ceremony was held without an audience. For the third consecutive year, it was hosted by comedian Shin Dong-yup and actors Park Bo-gum and Suzy.
 

 
BY LEE JAE-LIM   [lee.jaelim@joongang.co.kr]

 

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Lee Kwang Soo & Yoo Jae Suk’s Heartfelt and Amusing Acceptance Speeches Captivate the Fans

 

by krishkim 

 

In the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards, Lee Kwang Soo and Yoo Jae Suk won the Best Supporting Actor and Best Male Variety Star Awards. And their acceptance speeches are drawing attention.

 

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On June 5, Lee Kwang Soo wong the Best Supporting Actor in the film category for his role in Inseparable Bros. He got on stage and started his acceptance speech in a trembling voice. He said, “I really didn’t expect it. You all must be surprised, too.”

 

“It was an honor just to be nominated together, and I sincerely thank you and would like to apologize. Though I am lacking, thank you so much for giving me such a great award,” and once again added, “I’m sorry.”

 

His heartfelt speech has touched the fans and viewers. They poured out their cheers and supports for Lee Kwang Soo, saying, “You deserved it, bro,” “Why are you apologizing? You were great,” and “This is why I love Lee Kwang Soo.”

 

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Later, Yoo Jae Suk was awarded the Best Male Variety Star Award for his performances in How Do You Play?. He got on the stage with a puzzled look and first to give credit to viewers and the production team.

 

He then thanked his family. He said, “I’m the father of two. My second child can’t say dad yet, so she calls both my wife and me ‘mom.’ So I would like to tell my daughter, ‘Mom won the award!’”

 

“There are so many welcome faces here,” he continued. He called out Kim Hee Ae and Kim Hye Soo, whom he is close to, to greet them and finally added, “Jeon Do Yeon and I are from the same class (of college). It’s been a while, so I went up to her earlier and said, ‘Do Yeon, it’s been so long.’ And she said, ‘Me too, sir.’”

 

He added, “I would like to tell Do Yeon this. Do Yeon, we used to talk down to each other.” Jeon Do Yeon, who was shown on the screen, responded with laughter.

 

His witty and amusing acceptance speech has captivated the viewers. They are responding, “This is exactly the reason why he won the award,” “Look at Jeon Do Yeon laughing,” and “Yoo Jae Suk is the best.”

 

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Management SOOP’s Family Picture of Beautiful Actors Make Headlines

 

By krishkim 

 

Actors Jeon Do Yeon, Gong Hyo Jin, Jung Yoo Mi, and Suzy showed off their unsurpassed beauty.

 

On June 6, Management SOOP posted several pictures of actors on their official Instagram account and wrote, “The SOOP actors who have lightened up the Baeksang Arts Awards. I can’t believe we get to see this combination. This life has been successful.”

 

 

In particular, a photo of Jeon Do Yeon, Gong Hyo Jin, Jung Yoo Mi, and Suzy gathered in one place grabs the attention. The combination of the four actors who represent the film and drama industry is making headlines.

 

At the Baeksang Arts Awards held the previous day, Suzy acted as the host, and Jeon Do Yeon won the Best Actress Award in the movie category. The friendship among the four actors is undoubtedly eye-catching.

 

Meanwhile, Gong Hyo Jin will appear as the second guest of tvN’s new entertainment show House on Wheels, while Jung Yoo Mi and Suzy are filming for the new film Wonderland (literal translation).

 

 

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How Were the Winners of Baeksang Arts Awards Selected?

 

by krishkim 

 

Credit: Baeksang Arts Award

 

This year’s Baeksang Arts Awards was particularly a close race. The moment when the winners were announced didn’t come easily. The committee underwent several rounds of discussions and held a vote on the very day of the ceremony.

 

In the film category, the Grand Prize and the Best Film Award were given to Parasiteand director Bong Joon Ho after competing in good faith. Although the results that Parasite received over the past year have been mesmerizing, they focused more on the fact that the challenges and experiences of director Bong Joon Ho since his debut flourished through Parasite. In the end, the Grand Prize went to director Bong Joon Ho, and Parasite was awarded the Best Film Award.

 

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Lee Byung Hun and Jeon Do Yeon won the Best Actor and Best Actress Awards. Lee Byung Hun (The Man Standing Next) competed with Song Kang Ho (Parasite), while Jeon Do Yeon (Birthday) competed with Kim Hee Ae (Moonlit Winter) and Kim So Jin (Another Child) and won by one vote. Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress Awards, which went to Lee Kwang Soo (Inseperable Bros) and Kim Sae Byuk (House of Hummingbird), is the only unanimous approval among all the acting awards. Park Myung Hoon (Parasite) was selected as the winner of the Best New Actor Award after competing Park Hae Soo (Time to Hunt).

 

The TV category was as hot as the film category. Until the day of the ceremony, When the Camellia Blooms, Mr. Trot, and Kim Hee Ae competed over the Grand Prize. In the midst of the competition, When the Camellia Blooms was chosen as the winner unanimously. The Best Drama Award went to Hot Stove League.

 

Credit: SBS, KBS, JTBC

 

The Best Actor Award was so fierce that it was said, “no complaints, no matter who wins.” Kang Ha Neul (When the Camellia Blooms) and Nam Goong Min (Hot Stove League) competed for three rounds of evaluation. Eventually, the award went to Kang Ha Neul. The Best Actress Award began as a three-way competition among Kim Hee Ae (The World of the Married), Gong Hyo Jin (When the Camellia Blooms), and Kim Hye Soo (Hyena), and was later narrowed down to Kim Hee Ae and Gong Hyo Jin. In the end, the award was given to Kim Hee Ae. Best New Actor Award was a competition between Ahn Hyo Seop (Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 2) and Kim Kang Hoon (When the Camellia Blooms), whereas the Best New Actress Award was a showdown between Kim Dami (Itaewon Class) and Jeon Mi Do (Hospital Playlist).

 

 

Winners Of 56th Baeksang Arts Awards

 

Film categories:

Grand Prize: Bong Joon Ho (Parasite)

Best Film: Parasite

Best Director: Kim Bo Ra (House of Hummingbird)

Best New Director: Kim Do Young (Kim Ji Young, Born 1982)

Best Actor: Lee Byung Hun (The Man Standing Next)

Best Actress: Jeon Do Yeon (Birthday)

Best Supporting Actor: Lee Kwang Soo (Inseperable Bros)

Best Supporting Actress: Kim Sae Byuk (House of Hummingbird)

Best New Actor: Park Myung Hoon (Parasite)

Best New Actress: Kang Mal Geum (Lucky Chan-Sil)

 

Television categories:

Grand Prize: When the Camellia Blooms

Best Drama: Hot Stove League

Best Director: Mo Wan Il (The World of the Married)

Best Screenplay: Lim Sang Chun (When the Camellia Blooms)

Best Actor: Kang Ha Neul (When the Camellia Blooms)

Best Actress: Kim Hee Ae (The World of the Married)

Best Supporting Actor: Oh Jung Se (When the Camellia Blooms)

Best Supporting Actress: Kim Sun Young (Crash Landing on You)

Best New Actor: Ahn Hyo Seop (Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 2)

Best New Actress: Kim Da Mi (Itaewon Class)

 

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Jeon Do Yeon Is Returning to the Small Screen After Four Years with a New Drama

 

by krishkim 

 

Credit: Megabox Plus M

 

Actor Jeon Do Yeon will star in the new drama Disqualified from Being Human (literal translation).

 

A source said that Jeon Do Yeon decided to appear in the drama Disqualified from Being Human four years after The Good Wife.

 

Jeon Do Yeon will play the role of Boo Jung, a ghostwriter who wanted to be a good writer herself. She is a middle-aged woman who failed as a ghostwriter, had a miscarriage a year ago, and now has lost all reasons to live. She, who carries all pain, is a member of the suicide cafe, but nevertheless remains ordinary and kind outwardly.

 

Disqualified from Being Human is a story of ordinary people who have been trying their best to see the light of the day but only come to realize that “nothing has been done” in the middle of their downward path. The drama revolves around a woman in her 40s who lost her way after failing to accomplish anything, and a 27-year-old man who is afraid of himself believing that he will never accomplish anything.

 

Director Heo Jin Ho, best known for One Fine Spring Day, April Snow, The Last Princess, and Forbidden Dream, will be in charge of producing and will work with writer Kim Ji Hye.

 

 

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[PICK] ‘Oldboy’ Almost Didn’t Win an Award in Cannes?

 

By krishkim | Edited by Hwang Hong Sun | Translated by Kim Hoyeun

 

Cannes Film Festival, one of the world’s top film festivals, has been a new chapter in Korean film history. Everything that happens in the Cannes Festival, from the possibility of getting invited, the reactions at the scene to actually winning the awards, affects the box office success back at home. Since when did the Cannes Film Festival pay attention to Korean films? We look back on the historical moments, focusing on the great achievements of Korean films in the Cannes Film Festival.

 

 

In 2000, ‘ChunHyang’ Became the First Korean Film to Get Officially Invited to the Cannes Film Festival

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Credit: Taehung Pictures

The start of such keen attention was ChunHyang. Korean films have been screened during the festival before, but ChunHyang is the first film to be invited for competition. Directed by Im Kwon Taek, the film reinterpreted the Korean traditional pansori novel Chun Hyang. It was also the debut film of actor Jo Seung Woo. Unfortunately, it failed to win an award, but the fact that Korean film was invited to the Cannes Film Festival was covered in the news, making headlines. Two years later, director Im Kwon Taek won the Best Director Award with Strokes of Fire for the first time in Korean film history.

 

 

In 2004, ‘Oldboy’ Wins the Grand Prix

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Credit: CJ Entertainment

Even the process of being invited to the competition was quite dramatic for Oldboy. Except for some rare exceptional cases, the competition section fo the Cannes Film Festival only invites the World Premiere films. However, Oldboy was already released in Korea. Although it did not meet the requirements to enter the competition, with strong recommendations of officials from the festival who had already watched the film, Oldboy was officially invited to the competition section, not the non-competition section. The reactions to Oldboy, which landed in the Cannes Film Festival after a hard time, was explosive. Rumors that Quentin Tarantino, the jury president of that year, was impressed by the movie surfaced, raising the expectations for the possibility of winning an award. Eventually, Oldboywon the Grand Prix, the second-most prestigious prize of the festival.

 

In 2006, ‘The Host’ Begins the Bong Joon Ho Craze

Credit: SHOWBOX

 

Where was the first place that director Bong Joon Ho showcased his “uppercut” ceremony? The answer is right after the screening for The Host, which was invited to the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, has ended. While director Bong Joon Ho was walking up to the stage as he was showered with a standing ovation, he showcased his “uppercut” ceremony as if he was responding to the cheers. When the movie was officially released, the marketing team used his ceremony as part of the promotions. Eventually, the movie became the box office hit, attracting 10 million viewers. After The Host, the Cannes Film Festival has become an indispensable venue for promoting tentpole films that aim for the release in summer. A Hard Day (2014), Train to Busan (2016), and The Spy Gone North(2018), all received positive responses at the Cannes Film Festival and succeeded in domestic box office success.

 

 

In 2007, Jeon Do Yeon Became the First Actor to Win an Acting Award at the Cannes Film Festival with ‘Secret Sunshine’

Credit: Cinema Service

Another good news flew in from the Cannes Film Festival in 2007. The news was that Jeon Do Yeon of Secret Sunshine won the Cannes Best Actress Award. It was the first time in 20 years that a Korean actor won the best actress award at the world’s top three film festivals since Kang Soo Yeon won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress award in 1987 with The Surrogate Womb. Jeon Do Yeon was praised for her splendid portrayal of extreme emotions of anger and loss as she played the mother who lost her son to a kidnapper in Secret Sunshine. It is all the more meaningful in that she was awarded the best actress award, even with the high language and cultural barriers.

 

In 2013, ‘Safe’ Wins the Short Film Palme d’Or

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Credit: VZ Pictures

Safe won the Short Film Palme d’Or at the 66th Cannes Film Festival. It is a 13-minute short film directed by Moon Byung Gon and tells the story of Min Ji, a cashier who exchanges gift certificates at an illegal gambling house, meeting a guest with intent to kill.

 

 

In 2019, ‘Parasite’ Is Awarded the Palme d’Or

Credit: CJ Entertainment

 

The fact that Parasite will shock the Cannes Film Festival was detected early on from the official screening. Even when the film was screened, cheers and applause were heard from time to time, and eight minutes of standing ovations were poured out as soon as the film was over. After the screening, the film received high praise and was considered a strong candidate for the Palme d’Or. On a side note, director Alejandro González Iñárritu went up to director Bong Joon Ho during the congratulatory reception and said he felt sorry that he couldn’t give the Cannes Best Actor Award trophy to Song Kang Ho, who was a candidate, because Parasite was awarded the Palme d’Or.

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[PICK] Korean Films that Are Famous for Their Ear-Catching Soundtracks

 

By krishkim | Edited by Hwang Hong Sun | Translated by Kim Hoyeun

 

Though they are not made specifically for the films, soundtracks that blend in well with the films are loved for a long time along with the films. This article will introduce Korean movies that added unexpected emotions and fun with the ear-catching soundtracks.

 

The Contact – “A Lover’s concerto”

Credit: Myung Films, Korea Inage Investment Development

The romance film The Contact, which revolves around PC communications, received positive reviews for its delicate portrayal of the main characters expressing loneliness online. Also, the soundtrack that delivered the overall tone of the movie was much loved. Especially, Sarah Vaughan’s “A Lover’s concerto” captivated the viewers so much so that the song was played all over the street at the time.

 

 

If Sun Rise Up From West – “Early in the morning”

If Sun Rise Up From West is about a professional baseball referee and a star actress falling in love with each other. Like The Contact, it inserted old pop songs as their soundtracks, drawing attention. Cliff Richard’s “Early in the morning” that flowed out when Im Chang Jung and Go So Young shared a kiss in the stadium, wonderfully blended with the scene, leaving behind a strong afterglow.

 

 

Who Are You? – “Chow Chow“

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Credit: CJ Entertainment

Who Are You? is the film that made “Chow Chow,” the song by an indie band Deli Spice, well known. The story is about game developer Hyung Tae and aquarium diver In Joo meeting in the cyber world, healing their pain and dream of falling in new love. The song came out the moment their “cyber love” is continued in reality.

 

 

The Classic – “I to You, You to Me”

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Credit: Cinema Service

The Classic, which tells the story of an affectionate love, left an afterglow by placing the K-POP songs in the right places. Among them, the best is Scenery of Riding Bicycle’s “I to You, You to Me” that flowed out in the scene where Son Ye Jin and Jo In Sung ran together in the rain. Ths song harmonized with the lyrical atmosphere of the film so well that it is considered an impressive scene for the perfect use of music.

 

 

Architecture 101 – “Etude of Memory”

Architecture 101 drew much attention for using popular songs in the mid-90s as soundtracks. Songs like 015B’s “Love of New Generations,” and Marronnier’s “Cocktail Love” added to the memories of those days. But Exhibition’s “Etude of Memory” left a deep impression to the point where it was called the main theme of the movie. “Etude of Memory” was used as a device to close the distance between awkward Seung Min and Seo Yeon, and to prove that they have always been missing each other when they met 15 years alter.

 

 

Nameless Gangster: Rules of Time – “I Heard a Rumor”

Nameless Gangster: Rules of Time was well received for its sharp satire of the 80s and 90s. The best soundtrack is Ham Jung Ah and Yankees’s “I Heard a Rumor.” When Choi Ik Hyun, a customs officer, meets Choi Hyung Bae, the gang leader, and gets on his high horse, the song comes out, adding to the humorous fun of the movie. A remake version of the song sang by Kiha & The Faces was played once again in the ending credit.

 

 

The Good, The Bad, The Weird – “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”

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Credit: CJ Entertainment

Called the Korean-style western film, The Good, The Bad, The Weird is famous for “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” which is inserted in the scene where Jung Woo Sung participates in a gun battle and wipes out the Japanese troops. The song is also famous for being inserted in director Quentin Tarantino‘s Kill Bill. In Korea, netizens parodied various versions fo the song (and the scene) after the release of the movie.

 

 

On Your Wedding Day – “Smile Again”

On Your Wedding Day, considered a movie that depicted the story of first love realistically, is famous for Rumble Fish’s “Smile Again,” which was released in 2007. In the movie, it is a song that Seung HEe listens to whenever she is facing a hard time, and the song is also used as a device that allows Seung Hee and Woo Yeon to be together. The scene where Kim Young Kwang took over the school’s broadcasting club and passionately sang “Smile Again” has some big laughs.

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Jeon Do Yeon Is Returning to the Small Screen After Four Years with a New Drama

 

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Ryu Jun Yeol in Talks to Star in Drama ‘Human Disqualification’ with Jeon Do Yeon

by krishkim | August 6, 2020

Ryu Jun Yeol is positively considering his appearance in drama Human Disqualification (literal translation).

An official from C-JeS Entertainment, the actor’s agency, said, “Currently, Ryu Jun Yeol is filming director Choi Dong Hoon’s new film Extraterrestrial (literal translation). The first thing to do is to finish the filming for the movie well. We are adjusting the timing to join the next project.”

Human Disqualification, directed The Last Princess director Huh Jin Ho, tells the story of ordinary people trying their best to see the light of the day. The drama revolves around a woman in her 40s who lost her way after failing to accomplish anything, and a 27-year-old man who is afraid of himself believing that he will never accomplish anything.

Previously, it was reported that Jeon Do Yeon was offered the leading role and is positively reviewing it. Attention is focusing on whether the combination of director Huh Jin Ho, Jeon Do Yeon, and Ryu Jun Yeol will come true.

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‘Beasts Clawing At Straws’ Wins the Special Mention at the 22nd Udine Far East Film Festival

 

by krishkim | July 24, 2020
 

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The movie Beasts Clawing At Straws won the Special Mention at the 22nd Udine Far East Film Festival.

At the 22nd Udine Far East Film Festival, which was held online from June 26 to July 4, Beasts Clawing At Straws won the Special Mention.

Sabrina Baracetti, executive chairman of the Udine Far East Film Festival, said, “Director Kim Yong Hoon’s dazzling debut film Beasts Clawing At Straws is an action thriller full of colorful casts, and a characteristic and unpredictable film. This movie is provocative in terms of its ability to attract and captivate audiences in both blatant and subtle ways.”

On top of that, judges chose the film’s visceral energy and consistent style as the reason for selection, praising the movie.

Beasts Clawing At Straws was released in France on July 8 and ranked sixth in the box office in the first week of its release.

Meanwhile, Beasts Clawing At Straws, starring Jeon Do Yeon, Jeong Woo Sung, Bae Sung Woo, Yoon Yeo Jung, Jeong Man Shik, and Jin Kyung, is a dark crime drama that tells the story of lowlifes slowly gathering around the money bag with different desires.

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[Review] Beasts Clawing at Straws

 By Darcy Paquet

It all starts with a Louis Vuitton bag stuffed full of cash. A worker at a small sauna in the seaside city of Pyeongtaek finds it crammed in a locker while cleaning up after hours, after everyone has gone home. His financial situation is too desperate for him to simply hand it over to the police, but on the other hand, he's not quite reckless enough to take it home at once. Instead he puts it in a safe place where nobody else will find it, and considers his next move.

Beasts Clawing at Straws We're familiar with stories of this type, and how the ensuing chain of events are fated to play out. What seems at first like a stroke of incredible good fortune will instead turn out to be quite the opposite. Still, the plot of Beasts Clawing at Straws is anything but predictable, partly because the canvas spreads out to encompass a wide spectrum of characters - a corrupt customs officer, an abused young woman working at a hostess bar, her scheming boss, an illegal immigrant from China, a gangster/loan shark with a mute enforcer, etc. - and partly because the screenplay combines all these cliches together into a complex and ingenious structure.

Based on a novel by Japanese crime writer Keisuke Sone, Beasts Clawing at Straws premiered at the Rotterdam film festival, where it won the Special Jury Award in the Tiger Competition, and then (unfortunately) opened in Korea just as the COVID-19 pandemic started to hit the country with full force. The film might otherwise have reached many viewers both domestically and internationally, because it highlights some of the strengths of contemporary Korean cinema while making the most out of its talented cast.

Popular star Jung Woo-sung, as the customs officer Tae-young, is initially the character who attracts the most attention. Tae-young is clearly not the most honest individual, but his efforts to extract himself from a thorny situation at least earn our sympathy. But it's midway through the film, with the appearance of Jeon Do-yeon as the heartless Yeon-hee that the story really kicks into gear. Cunning, ruthless (as if the shark tattoo weren't enough of a giveaway), she's more than a match for any of the film's other crooks and cheats. Amongst a collection of overall very solid leading and supporting performances, Jeon Do-yeon's is the one that really lights up the screen.

Beasts is director Kim Yong-hun's first feature film, but it's nonetheless a slick commercial package that exudes confidence. Kim is effective at building tension and maintaining it until the very end of the running time. And thankfully, the end is worth waiting for -- not so much because of clever twists lying in wait to throw the viewer off balance, but because everything converges and resolves in a satisfying way.

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BEASTS CLAWING AT STRAWS Tears Up French Box Office

by Pierce Conran | Aug 12, 2020

Korean Thriller Earns Special Mention from Udine

The Korean thriller BEASTS CLAWING AT STRAWS was severely affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic, which hit Korea just has it went on release, but its luck has turned around after achieving an impressive box office performance in France, as well as receiving a festival accolade in Italy earlier this summer.

In France, BEASTS CLAWING AT STRAWS opened on July 8 and finished its first weekend at number six on the charts. After three weekends in the top ten, the film has earned USD 563,000 at the French box office. By comparison, the film had a disappointing result in its home market, where it sold just 627,000 tickets (USD 4.56 million), a number that likely would have been higher had its release not fallen around the time of the initial COVID-19 spike that occurred in the wake of ‘Patient 31’.

The highest grossing Korean film in France remains PARASITE, which grossed USD 15.36 million there last year after becoming the first Korean film to ever pick up the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

The debut of director KIM Yong-hun, BEASTS CLAWING AT STRAWS stars JUNG Woo-sung, JEON Do-yeon, BAE Sung-woo and YOUN Yuh-jung in a bloody tale of different characters trying to get their hands on a bag full of money. 

In June, the film screened at the Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Udine, Italy, where it earned a Special Mention from the competition jury. The film originally premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam earlier this year, where it received a Special Jury Award in the Tiger Competition.

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The 29th Buil Film Awards [Nominations]

 

* Best Film 최우수작품상
The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들
House of Hummingbird 벌새
Tune in for Love 유열의 음악앨범
Moonlit Winter 윤희에게
Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지

 

* Best Director 최우수감독상
Kim Do-young 김도영 (Kim Ji-Young: Born 1982 82년생 김지영)
Woo Min-ho 우민호 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Kim Bora 김보라 (House of Hummingbird 벌새)
Jung Ji-woo 정지우 (Tune in for Love 유열의 음악앨범)
Lim Dae-hyung 임대형 (Moonlit Winter 윤희에게)

 

* Best Leading Actor 남우주연상
Lee Byung-hun 이병헌 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Lee Jung-jae 이정재 (Deliver Us from Evil 다만 악에서 구하소서)

Hwang Jung-min 황정민 (Deliver Us from Evil 다만 악에서 구하소서)
Jung Woo-sung 정우성 (Beasts Clawing at Straws 지푸라기라도 잡고 싶은 짐승들)
Han Seok-gyu 한석규 (Forbidden Dream 천문: 하늘에 묻는다)

 

* Best Leading Actress 여우주연상
Jung Yu-mi 정유미 (Kim Ji-Young: Born 1982 82년생 김지영)
Lee Young-ae 이영애 (Bring Me Home 나를 찾아줘)
Lee Joo-young 이주영 (Baseball Girl 야구소녀)
Kim Hee-ae 김희애 (Moonlit Winter 윤희에게)
Jeon Do-yeon 전도연 (Beasts Clawing at Straws 지푸라기라도 잡고 싶은 짐승들)

 

* Best Supporting Actor 남우조연상
Shin Jung-geun 신정근 (Steel Rain 2: Summit 강철비2: 정상회담)
Lee Hee-joon 이희준 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Park Jung-min 박정민 (Deliver Us from Evil 다만 악에서 구하소서)
Koo Kyo-hwan 구교환 (Peninsula 반도)
Kim Young-min 김영민 (Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지)

 

* Best Supporting Actress 여우조연상
Kim So-jin 김소진 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Lee Re 이레 (Peninsula 반도)
Jeon So-nee 전소니 (Ghost Walk 밤의 문이 열린다)
Kim Sae-byuk 김새벽 (House of Hummingbird 벌새)
Yoon Yeo-jung 윤여정 (Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지)

* Best New Director 신인 감독상
Yi Ok-seop 이옥섭 (Maggie 메기)
Kim Bora 김보라 (House of Hummingbird 벌새)
Jung Jin-young 정진영 (Me and Me 사라진 시간)
Jo Min-jae 조민재 (Tiny Light 작은 빛)
Kim Kyoung-hee 김초희 (Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지)

 

* Best New Actor 신인남자연기상
Hong Kyung 홍경 (Innocence 결백)
Park Hae-soo 박해수  (By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture 양자물리학)
Jung Hae-in 정해인 (Tune in for Love 유열의 음악앨범)
Kwak Jin-moo 곽진무 (Tiny Light 작은 빛)
Kim Dae-Gun 김대건 (Clean Up 호흡)
 
* Best New Actress 신인여자연기상
Kim Ah-song 김아송 (Bori 나는보리)
Park Ji-hoo 박지후 (House of Hummingbird 벌새)
Choi Sung-eun 최성은 (Start-Up 시동)
Kim So-hye 김소혜 (Moonlit Winter 윤희에게)
Kang Mal-geum 강말금 (Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지)

 

* Best Screenplay 각본상
Woo Min-ho 우민호 & Lee Ji-min 이지민 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Kim Bora 김보라 (House of Hummingbird 벌새)
Choi Yoon-tae 최윤태 (Baseball Girl 야구소녀)
Kim Kyoung-hee 김초희 (Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지)
Ha Yoon-jae 하윤재 (Nailed 카센타)

 

* Best Cinematography 촬영상
Go Nak-seon 고락선 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Hong Kyung-pyo 홍경표 (Deliver Us from Evil 다만 악에서 구하소서)
Lee Hyung-deok 이형덕, Jung Ki-won 정기원 (Peninsula 반도)
Kim Ji-yong 김지용 (Ashfall 백두산)
Kang kook-hyun 강국현 (House of Hummingbird 벌새)

 

* Best Music 음악상
Cho Young-wook 조영욱 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Mowg 모그 (Deliver Us from Evil 다만 악에서 구하소서)
Bang Jun-seok 방준석 (Ashfall 백두산)
Yeon Ri-mok 연리목 (Tune in for Love 유열의 음악앨범)
Jo Sung-woo 조성우 (Forbidden Dream 천문: 하늘에 묻는다)

 

* Best Art Direction & Technical 미술/기술상
Art Direction | Yang Hong-sam 양홍삼 (Steel Rain 2: Summit | 강철비2: 정상회담)
Art Direction | Cho Hwa-sung 조화성, Park Gyu-bin 박규빈 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Martial Art | Lee Geon-mun 이건문 (Deliver Us from Evil 다만 악에서 구하소서)
VFX | Lee Jeon-hyung 이전형, Choi Jae-cheon 최재천 (Peninsula 반도)
Costume Design | Jo Sang-gyung 조상경 (Forbidden Dream 천문: 하늘에 묻는다)

 

* Popular Actor 남자 인기스타상

 

* Popular Actress 여자 인기스타상

 

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* Best Leading Actor 남우주연상
Lee Byung-hun 이병헌 (The Man Standing Next 남산의 부장들)
Lee Jung-jae 이정재 (Deliver Us from Evil 다만 악에서 구하소서)

Hwang Jung-min 황정민 (Deliver Us from Evil 다만 악에서 구하소서)
Jung Woo-sung 정우성 (Beasts Clawing at Straws 지푸라기라도 잡고 싶은 짐승들)
Han Seok-gyu 한석규 (Forbidden Dream 천문: 하늘에 묻는다)

 

Previous Buil Film Awards Best Actor winners:
2016: Lee Byung-hun 이병헌 (Inside Men 내부자들)

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2015: Lee Jung-jae 이정재 (Assassination 암살)

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2013: Hwang Jung-min 황정민 (New World 신세계)

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* Best Leading Actress 여우주연상
Jung Yu-mi 정유미 (Kim Ji-Young: Born 1982 82년생 김지영)
Lee Young-ae 이영애 (Bring Me Home 나를 찾아줘)
Lee Joo-young 이주영 (Baseball Girl 야구소녀)
Kim Hee-ae 김희애 (Moonlit Winter 윤희에게)
Jeon Do-yeon 전도연 (Beasts Clawing at Straws 지푸라기라도 잡고 싶은 짐승들)

 

Previous Buil Film Awards Best Actress winners:
2019: Jeon Do-yeon 전도연 (Birthday 생일)

2018: Kim Hee-ae  김희애 (Herstory 허스토리)

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2015: Jeon Do-yeon 전도연 (The Shameless 무뢰한)

2011: Jung Yu-mi 정유미 (Oki’s Movie 옥희의 영화)

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https://zapzee.net/2020/11/11/check-out-the-nominees-for-41st-blue-dragon-film-awards/

Check Out the Nominees for 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards

 

by krishkim

 

Credit: Blue Dragon Film Awards

 

While the 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards announced the final nominees for the awards, fierce competitions are expected.

 

The upcoming Blue Dragon Film Awards, scheduled to be held on December 11, will present a total of 18 awards.  Today, 15 categories announced the nominations (the rest three are Popularity Award, Best Short Film, and Most viewed Picture) selected through a survey of film industry experts and ordinary moviegoers about Korean films that were released between October 11, 2019, and October 29, 2020.

 

The Man Standing Next was nominated in a total of 10 categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Screenplay, while Deliver Us From Evil was spotted in 8 different categories.  Moonlit Winter and Kim Ji Young, Born 1982 were each nominated in 7 and 6 categories.

 

You can check out the rest of the nominees below.

 

Best Picture:

Moving On

The Man Standing Next

Voice of Silence

Moonlit Winter

Kim Ji Young, Born 1982

 

Best Director:

Yang Woo Seok (Steel Rain 2: Summit)

Yeon Sang Ho (Peninsula)

Woo Min Ho (The Man Standing Next)

Im Dae Hyung (Moonlit Winter)

Hong Won Chan (Deliver Us From Evil)

 

Best Actor:

Yoo Ah In (Voice of Silence)

Lee Byung Hun (The Man Standing Next)

Lee Jung Jae (Deliver Us From Evil)

Jung Woo Sung (Steel Rain 2: Summit)

Hwang Jung Min (Deliver Us From Evil)

 

Best Actress:

Kim Hee Ae (Moonlit Winter)

Ra Mi Ran (Honest Candidate)

Shin Min Ah (Diva)

Jeon Do Yeon (Beasts Clawing at Straws)

Jung Yu Mi (Kim Ji Young, Born 1982)

 

Best Supporting Actor:

Park Jung Min (Deliver Us From Evil)

Shin Jung Geun (Steel Rain 2: Summit)

Yoo Yeon Seok (Steel Rain 2: Summit)

Lee Sung Min (The Man Standing Next)

Lee Hee Joon (The Man Standing Next)

 

Best Supporting Actress:

Kim Mi Kyung (Kim Ji Young, Born 1982)

Park Hye Soo (Samjin Company English Class)

Bae Jong Ok (Innocence)

Lee Re (Peninsula)

Esom (Samjin Company English Class)

 

Best New Director:

Kim Do Young (Kim Ji Young, Born 1982)

Kim Cho Hee (Lucky Chan-Sil)

Yoon Dan Bi (Moving On)

Jung Jin Young (Me and Me)

Hong Eui Jung (Voice of Silence)

 

Best New Actor:

Woo Do Hwan (The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful)

Yoo Tae Oh (Vertigo)

Lee Bong Geun (The Singer)

Lee Hak Joo (Welcome to the Guesthouse)

Hong Kyung (Innocence)

 

Best New Actress:

Kang Mal Geum (Lucky Chan-Sil)

Kim So Hye (Moonlit Winter)

Shin Hyun Bin (Beasts Clawing at Straws)

Shin Hye Sun (Innocence)

Lee Joo Young (Baseball Girl)

 

Best Screenplay:

Moving On

The Man Standing Next

Voice of Silence

Moonlit Winter

Kim Ji Young, Born 1982

 

Best Cinematography and Lighting:

Steel Rain 2: Summit

The Man Standing Next

Deliver Us From Evil

Diva

Peninsula

 

Best Editing:

The Man Standing Next

Deliver Us From Evil

Moonlit Winter

Beasts Clawing at Straws

Kim Ji Young, Born 1982

 

Best Music:

The Man Standing Next

Deliver Us From Evil

Samjin Company English Class

Moonlit Winter

Forbidden Dream

 

Best Art Direction:

The Man Standing Next

Deliver Us From Evil

Peninsula

Samjin Company English Class

Forbidden Dream

 

Best Technical Achievement:

The Man Standing Next (makeup)

Deliver Us From Evil (martial arts)

Peninsula (visual effects)

Ashfall (visual effects)

Samjin Company English Class (costuming)

 

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Explainer | Korean New Wave cinema: how Shiri, Christmas in August and other movie hits put South Korea on the world map

 

• Before the Korean New Wave exploded into life, South Korea’s moviegoers were happy to watch Hollywood films in cinemas and follow American stars
• The box office success of Shiri in 1999 changed all that, and spawned blockbusters like Silmido, Friend and Taegukgi

 

By Richard James Havis | 17 Nov, 2020

 

Han Suk-kyu in a scene from Shiri. The film looked as slick as an American film and its phenomenal success at the local box-office in 1999 helped kick-start the Korean New Wave.

 

The Korean New Wave started a boom in domestic cinema during the late 1990s and early 2000s. It was partly instigated by the phenomenal success of the action thriller Shiri at the local box office in 1999.

 

Before the New Wave, South Korea did not have a home-grown commercial cinema of note, and viewers preferred to watch Hollywood films in cinemas and follow American stars.

 

The box office success of Shiri, which was released in 1999, opened the way for a blossoming of commercial films, and introduced the term “Korean blockbuster”, which came to describe big-budget – for Korea – crowd-pleasing movies like Silmido, Friend and Taegukgi, films which quickly smashed box office records in the country.

 

Audiences who had generally been indifferent to Korean films turned out in force to see such movies, and they were supported by critical acclaim. Korean films became lucrative as a result, and investment poured in. This boosted the careers of a group of directors including Park Chan-wook, E J-yong and Kim Ki-duk, some of whom had already seen success in the late 1990s, and led to the production of a wide range of films that spanned genres.

 

Choi Min-sik (left) and Jeon Do-yeon in a still from Happy End (1999).

 

The film boom meant that talent was needed in front of the cameras, and this led to the establishment of a star system, with stars like Choi Min-sik not only matching, but replacing, US stars as fan favourites. In terms of adulation, the movie stars of the period were a precursor of today’s K-pop stars.

 

The effects of the New Wave were felt in the art-house sector as well as the commercial sector. A peculiar characteristic of Korean New Wave films was that some were commercial enough to play in cinemas at home but interesting enough to intrigue the foreign art-house audiences at film festivals.

 

Korean art house films had provoked quiet interest at festivals since the early 1990s, with the works of filmmakers like Park Kwang-su (To the Starry Island) and the country’s towering directorial genius, Im Kwon-taek (Sopyonje and around a hundred others), but they were generally regarded as marginal entries.

 

Commercially oriented films like E J-Yong’s An Affair had also pleased audiences at specialised Asian film festivals like Italy’s Udine Far East Film Festival.

 

But in the 2000s, Korean films became the “in thing” at international festivals, and achieved high-profile showings at major festivals like Cannes and Venice.

 

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Cha Tae-hyun (left) and Jun Ji-hyun in a still from My Sassy Girl (2001). Photo: Handout

 

The success of the Korean New Wave primed international audiences for hallyu, the pop-cultural phenomenon that saw Korean television shows and musical acts become popular at first in Asia, and then all over the world.

 

What was so special about Shiri?

 

A quick answer to that would be the box office. Shiri, directed by Jacky Kang Je-gyu, was produced on a budget of around US$5 million but took US$26 million at the box office. Six million people in South Korea went to see it, with 2.4 million of those coming from Seoul. It topped the year-end charts as Korea’s highest-ever grossing film at the time.

 

In terms of plot, story and direction, Shiri – a mixture of espionage, romance and action – was little more than a competently staged action film. But it touched a chord with Korean viewers.

 

Korean audiences loved the fact Shiri looked as slick as an American film, and its accomplishments, both in technical and box success terms, evoked a sense of national pride. Koreans suddenly felt that their films could compete with those from the US, and proud audiences flocked to show their support.

 

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Shiri’s story revolves around an undercover North Korean agent who falls in love with the South Korean agent who is trying to capture her.

 

The movie was groundbreaking in the way that it depicted a North Korean communist as a sensitive human being – a romantic lead, no less, albeit a murderous one. North Koreans had previously been depicted as evil communist stereotypes in South Korean popular culture.

 

Released during the time of the South’s Sunshine Policy, Shiri played into an optimism that a rapport could be achieved between the South and the North, an idea that was taken further and clarified in Park Chan-wook’s Joint Security Area.

 

What other New Wave films are important?

 

Korea had produced a number of lower-budget commercial films like the romantic The Contact before Shiri. These films, which were generally well received at home, paved the way for the post-Shiri surge. A small coterie of international critics, notably Variety’s Asian film expert Derek Elley, had already begun to comment on the slick and professional qualities such films displayed, and had written about them in the Western press.

 

Critics at home and abroad were quick to identify a new style of Korean film, noting strong commercial appeal and the directors’ propensity to mix genres – for instance, combining horror with a high school drama, or gangsters with comedy. The films also made use of tight narrative structures reminiscent of American movies, even though they were uniquely Korean in content and attitude.

 

Below are some of the New Wave films that created waves.

 

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Lee Mi-sook (left) and Lee Jung-jae in a still from An Affair (1998). Photo: Handout

 

An Affair (1998)

 

Falling somewhere between a doomed romance in the manner of Douglas Sirk and a weepy television drama, An Affair marked the debut of director E J-Yong and the breakthrough of leading man Lee Jung-jae.

 

Veteran actress Lee Mi-sook plays a woman who falls in love with her younger sister’s dishy fiancé. The way the woman courageously takes control of her own destiny struck a chord with female viewers at home.

 

Christmas in August (1998)

 

Director Hur Jin-ho stood slightly outside the nascent New Wave scene, and this touching – and, of course, tragic – romance was considered a bit different at the time. Full of sensitivity, and compared to Francois Truffaut films by critics, it has been an enduringly popular film and has gained a cult-like following. The movie set actor Han Suk-kyu on the road to becoming a big star.

 

Peppermint Candy (1999)

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Perhaps the best work by novelist-turned director Lee Chang-dong, this unrelenting drama shows how peer pressure and indoctrination can pervert even the most sensitive soul. The acting by Sol Kyung-gu and Lee’s direction are superb. One of the best Korean films of the 1990s.

 

Happy End (1999)

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Brutal violence played a part in many Korean New Wave films, and it provided the twist in this movie by Jung Ji-woo, which begins as a typical romance before heading into psychodrama territory.

 

Lies (1999)

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Art-house director Jang Sung-woo’s story about a sadomasochistic relationship between an older man and a young girl fails on all levels, but its racy subject matter still made it a talking point among critics and audiences when it premiered at the Busan International Film Festival.

 

The director was praised for challenging conservative sexual norms, showing the risk-taking approach of some of the New Wavers.

 

Il Mare (2000)

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A cute romance seemingly influenced by the work of Japanese director Shunji Iwai, Il Mare tells of two lovers who communicate across time via letters posted in an old postbox. Tragedy ensues, of course.

 

The movie brought actress and former model Jun Ji-hyun to the attention of movie audiences, and shows the tone of the lighter efforts of the New Wave. It was popular enough to spawn a Hollywood remake.

 

Joint Security Area (2000)

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Park Chan-wook’s film deals with the friendship that arises between two South Korean border guards and their counterparts in North Korea.

 

A well-judged drama that develops into a fully-fledged tragedy, the movie dared to say that, beneath the politics, communist citizens from the North weren’t any different to those from the South. Another box-office smash in Korea.

 

Friend (2001)

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This big-budget gangster/coming-of-age drama owed a debt to Hong Kong gangster films, yakuza films, and Martin Scorsese’s work, and its potent mixture of harsh violence and sentimentality are common characteristics of the Korean New Wave.

 

By the time Friend was released, audiences were judging Korean films as “well made”, something that reflected the public’s feelings about Korean-made products in general.

 

My Sassy Girl (2001)

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Jun Ji-hyun, in her breakout film, plays a gutsy young girl who puts an admirer in the shape of Chae Tae-hyun through his paces in a romantic comedy which pushes all the right buttons. The character’s independent spirit played well with female audiences.

 

Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (2002)

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Uncompromising to the point of nastiness, this unpleasant sortie through some warped minds wasn’t much liked in Korea due to the excessive violence.

 

Director Park Chan-wook refined the revenge theme for his masterpiece Oldboy here. New Wave actress Bae Doona gives a typically idiosyncratic performance.

 

Taegukgi (2004)

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Jacky Kang Je-gyu’s blockbusting follow up to Shiri showed how the New Wave directors used the Korean war as a backdrop for spectacular entertainment rather than political propaganda, appealing to a younger generation of viewers who had not lived through it.

 

Viewers also admired the high-class production values.

 

How did the films become so successful internationally?

 

Cinematic new waves must be genuine outpourings of talent to succeed and sustain themselves, and that was certainly true of the Korean New Wave. But matters were helped internationally by a skilful publicity organisation in the form of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) and a powerful way of disseminating information, in the form of the newly established Busan (then called Pusan) International Film Festival.

 

KOFIC acted as a one-stop shop for those interested in Korean films at festivals, and instead of just focusing on foreign distributors, it actively courted international film critics.

 

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Song Kang-ho in a scene from Joint Security Area (2000). Photo: Handout

 

Busan quickly became the venue to promote Korean films, and foreign critics were treated like royalty in its first years – they were provided with their own personal full-time guides to the city and given unlimited access to the filmmakers.

 

The openness and efficiency of the two organisations played a major part in disseminating news of the new cinematic wave abroad. The rest, as they say, is history.

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https://zapzee.net/2020/11/23/pick-films-that-flaunt-stellar-ensembles/

[PICK] Films that Flaunt Stellar Ensembles

 

by krishkim | Edited by Hong Hyun Jung | Translated by Kim Hoyeun

 

It’s been a while since the star-packed roster became a new trend in Korean cinema. Unlike how one or two stars led the plot, now, several actors imprint their individualities and fill the play more richly and colorfully. From the audiences’ point of view, we can enjoy both the pleasure of seeing “star actors” and the fun of watching a movie. Let’s check out a total of 8 films, ranging from movies that showed rather disappointing results to movies that became a box office hit.

 

Beasts Clawing at Straws (2019)

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Based on Keisuke Son’s novel, the movie is about the characters in desperate situations and their clashes surrounding a questionable money bag. It is a crime drama with a black comedy about a group of people blinded by desire and become hardened to blood or tears. Jeon Do Yeon, Jung Woo Sung, Youn Yuh Jung, Bae Seong Woo, Jin Kyung, Jung Man Sik, Shin Hyun Bin and Jung Ga Ram paint a terrible irony of clashing into unexpected situations as they try to seize the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

 

1987: When the Day Comes (2017)

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Credit: CJ Entertainment

Set in 1987, the film captures the chain of events that led up to a huge roar triggered by the death of a student protester. It is based on the true story of the unlawful interrogation and death of a student activist named Park Jong Chul that ultimately prompted the June Democratic Uprising in Korea, and starts as a cold thriller and heads towards a heart-breaking story. And the actors who took part in filmizing the critical event in modern history are simply outstanding. With Kim Yoon Seok, who turned into a ruthless commissioner Park Cheo Won, in the center, Ha Jung Woo, Yoo Hae Jin, Kim Tae Ri, Park Hee Soon, Lee Hee Joon, Jo Woo Jin, Sol Kyung Gu, Gang Dong Won and Moon So Ri (in voice only) vividly performed the moment of 1987 as if they were running a relay.

 

Juror 8 (2018)

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Credit: CGV Arthouse

The movie was inspired by South Korea’s first jury trial. The story of ordinary people being chosen as jurors and seek out the truth of a murder case through evidence, testimony, and confessions is unfolded quite speedily. Moon So Ri plays a presiding judge who always goes by the book, while Park Hyung Sik becomes a jury number 8 and drives the nation’s first jury trial into an unexpected direction with 7 other jurors played by Yoon Gyung Ho, Kim Hong Pa, Jo Han Chul, Kim Mi Kyung, Seo Jeong Yeon, Baek Soo Jang, Cho Soo Hyang.

 

The Thieves (2012)

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Credit: Showbox

This movie follows Korean and Chinese professional thieves joining forces to pinch a $20 million diamond from an impenetrable casino vault. Directed by The Big Swindle and Tazza: The High Rollers director Choi Dong Hoon, this slick caper flick unfolds a thrilling drama with colorful attractions of conspiracy, betrayal and mixed desires in the colorful criminal world. And the cast lineup certainly wields its dignity. From Kim Yoon Seok and Kim Hye Soo, who worked with Director Choi in his previous project, to Lee Jung Jae, Jun Ji Hyun, Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Hae Sook, Simon Yam, Angelica Lee and Kwok Cheung Tsang transform into characteristic thieves.

 

The Face Reader (2013)

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Credit: Showbox

During the Joseon period, when the King’s position is at stake, a disgraced nobleman with a gift for reading faces becomes enmeshed in a power struggle as he tries to alter the fate of Joseon. It combines Korean fortune-telling traditions of reading faces with historical events to create an intriguing story. Along with its unique narrative, the cast packed with A-list stars made headlines. Song Kang Ho and Lee Jong Suk become father and son, and on top of that, Jo Jung Suk joins as brother-in-law, adding to the fun. Lee Jung Jae, Kim Hye Soo and Baek Yoon Sik each play ambitious Grand Prince Suyang, entrancing gisaeng (Joseon’s courtesan) Yun Hong, and Kim Jongseo who has to protect the young King, and take part in dragging Nae Gyeong (Song Kang Ho) into a power struggle.

 

Secret Zoo (2019)

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The story begins when a lawyer who is stuck in a dead-end temp position is given a special job to revitalize a failing zoo. The absurd plot of a lawyer and zookeepers disguise themselves as animals and experience wildlife on the other side of the fence in order to save an endangered zoo is unraveled with cute humor. Ahn Jae Hong, Kang So Ra, Park Yeong Gyu, Kim Sung Oh and Jeon Yeo Been deliver a pleasant laugh with fantastic chemistry even in the difficult situation of having to act in the masks of polar bears, lions, giraffes, gorillas and giant sloths, respectively.

 

Intimate Strangers (2018)

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Credit: Lotte Entertainment

Friends meet for the first time in a long time and play a game of sharing the texts and calls they received that ultimately reveal each other’s secrets. Even though the story takes place in a limited space, fresh materials and unpredictable developments create a high immersion level, and the actors certainly show dazzling prowess. Yoo Hae Jin, Yum Jung Ah, Cho Jin Woong, Kim Ji Soo, Lee Seo Jin, Song Ha Yoon and Yoon Kyung Ho flawlessly become friends who start to feel more like strangers as they desperately try to hide their own untoward secrets. Lee Soon Jae, Ra Mi Ran, Jo Jung Suk and Jin Seon Kyu make special appearances as characters who cause embarrassing moments for the characters.

 

Parasite (2019)

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Credit: CJ Entertainment

It’s a tragicomedy in which families from two opposite ends of wealth distribution fall into unexpected situations when they are unintentionally bridged. The movie completes the portrait of modern people living in an era of polarization, showcasing the originality of every character, from the Kim family who are all either working low-paying temporary jobs or unemployed, and the wealthy Park family, to long-time housekeeper Moon Gwang who is driven to the edge and Geun Sae who has been secretly living in the basement. The chemistry between the actors who portray a story that spreads out of control is by far the best. Song Kang Ho, Choi Woo Shik, Park So Dam and Jang Hye Jin become a “real” family, while Cho Yeo Jeong and Lee Sun Kyun realistically portray the power couple that steps outside of the already existing dichotomous thinking. Lee Jung Eun and Park Myung Hoon, who bring about a shocking twist, also cast a heavy presence.

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Blue Dragon Film Awards records
 

1. Winners of all 3 acting awards (Newcomer / Supporting / Leading) -> Lee Jung-jae, Jang Dong-gun

 

2. Going for 3rd Leading Actor/Actress Award -> Hwang Jung-min, Jeon Do-yeon

[[[ 6 stars who won it 3 times: Shin Young-gyun 신영균 (66, 69, 73), Yoon Jung-hee 윤정희 (72, 73, 10), Moon Sung-keun 문성근 (92, 94, 96), Kim Hye-soo 김혜수 (93, 95, 06), Choi Min-sik 최민식 (01, 03, 12), Song Kang-ho 송강호 (07, 14, 17) ]]]

 

3. Youngest Blue Dragon Best Leading Actor winner: Lee Jung-jae in 1999 (26 years old)

Youngest Blue Dragon Best Leading Actress winner: Kim Hye-soo in 1993 (23 years old)

Oldest Blue Dragon Best Leading Actor winner: Ahn Sung-ki in 2006 (54 years old)

Oldest Blue Dragon Best Leading Actress winner: Na Moon-hee in 2017 (76 years old)

 

4. Blue Dragon’s one-and-only dual winners -> Ahn Sung-ki & Park Joong-hoon won Best Leading Actor in 2006 for ‘Radio Star’

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