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March 4, 2013

Jeong Doo-hong, "I look like Lee Byeong-heon and Jeong Woo-seong"

Source: Nate via Hancinema.net

Jeong Doo-hong was sure of himself and that he looked like Lee Byeong-Heon and Jeong Woo-seong on the MBC TV program "Talk Club".

MC Hwang Sin-hye asked, "You look like another actor, don't you get told that a lot?" Jeong answered, "Are you talking about Jo Hee-bong? I get told I look like Lee Byeong-Heon".

Jeong Joon-ha and the other guests said, "You don't look like, you look the same. And Yoo Oh-seong too".

Jeong Doo-hong continued, "I think I look like Lee Byeong-Heon first then Yoo Oh-seong and sometimes Jeong Woo-seong".

Hwang Sin-hye teased him for saying that out loud himself and Jeong Joon-ha changed the subject.

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March 11, 2013

Dir. Jung Doo Hong and Wife at the GI Joe: Retaliation Red Carpet Premiere

Source: Nate 

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March 8, 2013

Jung Doo-hong, Action Coordinator of THE BERLIN FILE
“Hollywood's Action Can't Rival Koreas” Jung Proves Industry's Excellence in Action Genre 

by Song Ji-hwan KOBIZ
 
Action coordinator Jung Doo-hong is the master of action and stunts in Korean action films. Nearly 100 films and TV series were finished through Jung’s action design. We talked with Jung who choregraphed excellent action sequences in The Berlin File - The Berlin File is currently setting a new box office record in the history of Korean action movies. How do you feel about that?

It makes me happy, but on the other hand, many genres in Korean cinema need developing. Up to now, gangster actions have been the mainstream. But The Berlin File shows fights among agents from different nations. I think that audiences will consider the action scenes of the spy film more special and sophisticated since those who fight in the film are not ordinary people. 

- You must have busy preparing for the action scene coordination of The Berlin File from its pre-production stage? 

North Korean special agents appear in the film so I paid a lot of attention to their weapons and military arts. I thought that their fighting power must be great after reading in some materials that they practice and study martial arts at a research center. So I thought about how to apply this knowledge to the film. I judged that North Korean agent Pyo Jong-seong (Ha Jung-woo) is a character who excelled at martial arts. During my military days, I watched visual materials about special agents of North Korea. I still remember much of what I watched in those days. Needless to say, I searched the internet for North Korean martial arts, too. 

- Did you have any difficulties in the overseas locations?

Yes. I faced a lot of difficulties as foreign systems were different from the Korean system. In Berlin and Latvia, the labor laws ban workers from working for more than 12 hours. Had we not worked efficiently and quickly, we would have faced trouble in managing our budget and schedule. Meeting the strict production schedule was quite a tough job. 

- How did you treat the actions of main actors such as Han Suk-kyu, Ha Jung-woo and Ryoo Seung-bum?

North Korean agents Ha and Ryoo are both familiar with North Korean martial arts. Only their characters are different. Accordingly, their action scenes such as their hand-to-hand fight with holding the barrel of a gun are coherent. But Han is a South Korean agent. So, besides some shooting scenes, Han does not engage in a fight. I focused on gunplay for South Korean agents when I shot their action sequences. 

- You must have made a lot of efforts for every scene in the film. Would you pick one specific scene as your favorite in the thriller?

I love all action scenes in the film. So it is not easy for me to pick one favorite scene. Well, among others, I think the action scene where North Korean agents infiltrate Pyo’s house and fight with him and escape through the window was a complicated one. There were many risks with the scene. The actors and stuntmen had a hard time to make the scene more powerful and brisk as requested by director Ryoo Seung-wan. So did director Ryoo and I! 

- You are the dominant master of action choreography in Korean films. What do you think are the strengths of action scenes in Korean films?  

A main strength of Korean action is that it imparts a sense of reality. Even though such action is basically acting, actors and stuntmen put their utmost efforts into making them more realistic. So they look more realistic and characters seem to really suffer from violent contact. This is why foreign spectators think that Korean action is unique.

  

- You have designed great actions scenes for Korean action films such as Swiri, Taegukgi: Brotherhood of War, The City of Violence and The Good, The Bad, And The Weird. What ia your favorite film and scene?  

The film that I love and value most is Musa-The Warrior. In particular, the valley scene of the movie is my favorite. We filmed the scene of a fight to save the princess for about two weeks. During filming, my hand was injured by a sword. It was so painful that I could not hold my sword again. So, I put a dressing on my hand, held the sword and went back to work. It was so hard that I still cannot forget. I am also proud of the action scenes in Beat and Arahan which I worked on. 

- What do you think about the international competitiveness of Korean action coordinators?

Korean action coordinators can play active parts in film production in overseas countries only if they can speak English well, I think. Since the film production system of Hollywood is excellent, they can do more than in Korea. They are very competitive as well. 

- You worked for Hollywood action films such as G.I. Joe: Retaliation and Red 2. Can you tell us what Hollywood think about Korean actions and martial arts?  

They were surprised to see the kind of action I directed. I creatively played the stunt double of Lee Byung-hun in well organized action scenes, which received good responses such as “Powerful!” and “Tough and Dynamic.”

The moves of actors and stuntmen in Korean action films are a stark contrast to those of western actors and stuntmen in Hollywood films. The stereotyped line of action in Hollywood films cannot catch up with that of Korean films. I think Hollywood guys paid much attention to this point. I enjoyed really positive responses from them.

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Source: Nate

At the RED 2 Filming Site, Actor Lee Byung Hun, Holllywood Actor Bruce Willis and  Dir. Jung Doo Hong

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Published on Dec 1, 2013 by Hyojoo Song

Jung Doo Hong The Korean Bruce Lee

Is the acknowledged creator of "Koreanized" action, the rough-and-realistic Korean style of action and fight choreography.
Directs almost every famous Korean action film since the mid 1990s to now.
Was Lee Byung Hun's personal martial arts trainer and stuntman(for the more dangerous and difficult stunts) when he did work in Hollywood for Red 2 and the G.I. Joe Franchise.He thus gained recognition in America as well as Asia.
Jung Doo Hong is a high ranked professional and black belt in Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, Boxing, Kumdo, Taekkyeon and Mixed Martial arts. He even tried his skill in the professional ring and knocked his opponent out in the first minute of the first round.
What separates Jung Do Hong from other martial artists and other martial arts choreographers is his willingness to try new things. Things never tried before like the spectacle action in The Good The Bad The Weird, gore action in I saw the Devil, mobster style realistic fighting in A Bittersweet Life and high flying high kick frenzy in The City of Violence.
He currently runs a school for Martial arts Action and stunts whilst being occupied with action directing 4 to 6 movies per year.
The City of Violence was Jung Doo Hong's first time as the lead in a film and received good reviews for his strong performance.
Remains very close friends in particular with Lee Byung-Hun (A Bittersweet Life) Yu Oh Seong (Friend/Chingu) and Jung Woo Sung (Musa).
Santa Esmerelda - please don't let me be misunderstood

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March 16, 2015

2015 KAFA+ Workshop Holds ‘Action Master Class with JUNG Doo-hong’

An Action Film Workshop with the Korean Master JUNG Doo-hong 

by LEE Yoo-jin / KOFIC

A special opportunity has been made to aspiring filmmakers to learn how to direct and choreograph action films from Seoul Action Film’s master JUNG Doo-hong. Korean Film Council (Chairman KIM Sae-hoon)’s Korean Academy of Film Arts is about to hold their first workshop for this year, the ‘Action Master Class with JUNG Doo-hong.’

Starting on March 30th until April 1st, the 3 day event workshop will go through the steps of making an action film. Starting with RYOO Seung-wan’s The City of Violence (2006), to No Blood No Tears (2002), The Berlin File (2012), and KUNDO: Age of the Rampant, JUNG has been a major player in the history of Korean action films.

Creating new action styles, the master class with JUNG Doo-hong at the KAFA+ workshop is a part of a program that started in 2013. Not only does it teach the theory behind directing action, the program is special because the selected students are able to produce a short action film with the instructor. The master class has selected three individuals for each available role.

For the directing position, the applicant must have directed at least one short, while the cinematographer should have at least two under their belt. After reviewing the applications and going through interviews, the final students selected for the action master class are also allowed to participate in the final KAFA+ workshop in November as well as the cinematography master class in June.

The JUNG doo-hong master class will make teams of two, composed of one director and one cinematographer, who will be taught in detail by assigned instructors.

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June 9, 2015

Action director Jeong Doo-hong reveals big age gap with his wife

Source: OSEN via Hancinema.net

Jeong Doo-hong, action director and martial art choreographer for films, talked about the big age gap with his wife.

On the June 9th episode of KBS' variety show, '1 to 100', Jeong Doo-hong said, "Because of the big age gap with my wife, I often hear I'm a thief. It's 16 year difference".

The show host, Cho Woo-jong added, "I heard that she's more beautiful than idols".

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October 12, 2015

Offering True Inspiration to Aspiring Korean Filmmakers
2015 KAFA Master Class Extensively Covered Multiple Stages of Filmmaking

by Kobiz Reporter 

The Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) organizes special workshops to boost the creative imagination of young filmmakers and build their knowledge through talks with masters from direction, acting, cinematography, special effects, and choreography. This project from KAFA+ which started in 2013 has invited filmmakers such as director PARK Chan-wook and JUNG Ji-woo, producer TCHA Sung-jai, action director JUNG Doo-hong and actor CHOI Min-shik in the past.

This year, the KAFA hosted a series of master classes and workshops with renowned Korean film industry professionals. The masters include Seoul Action School’s action director JUNG Doo-hong, costume designer KWON Yoo-jin, cinematographer LEE Doo-man and Story & Story CEO IM Sang-jin.

The three-day workshop ‘Action Master Class with JUNG Doo-hong’ took place in Seoul between 30 March-1 April. As action director of The City Of Violence (2006), No Blood No Tears (2002), and The Berlin File (2013), JUNG has been a major player in the history of Korean action films. Participants were selected through application review and interview sessions.

During the master class, three teams of two, composed of one director and one cinematographer, were made and received thorough instruction from JUNG. JUNG did not only teach the theory behind action directing, but also helped participants produce a short action film during the workshop.

Costume designer KWON Yoo-jin then took over the class from JUNG. Started his career with IM Kwon-taek’s Kilsodeum, he has worked on a handful of films including The Good, The Bad, And The Weird (2008), Masquerade (2012), The Pirates (2014) and Ode to My Father (2014). At the one-day class, he talked about how to represent films’ setting realistically and creatively as well as how to do ‘concepting.’ With references such as The Good, The Bad, And The Weird and Masquerade, KWON taught costume production and how to use creativity in putting together something between historically real and filmic fictional.

Cinematographer LEE Doo-man was the next one. His three-day intensive cinematography workshop, where he introduced the art of cinematography, supervised the hands-on workshop, and taught D.I., was held over 3 days in early September. Before the team actually went on shooting, LEE and the participants shared ideas extensively and selected shooting equipment together for the students’ better understanding in cinematography.

The latest session, ‘Planning Heart-winning Films,’ was taught by IM Sang-jin, an expert in planning and developing film projects, at the end of September. It was particularly meaningful as it was the first masterclass focused on project planning, an early part of pre-production. In addition to precedented masterclasses on production and/or post-production, IM’s class on project development played an important role in designing the KAFA’s full-scale production workshop, spanning all three phases of filmmaking.

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Source: KoBiz

Happy Birthday JUNG Doo-hong! 

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January 2, 2016

This is from Lee Jung Hyun's instagram. 

She wrote: START THE NEW YEAR WITH GREAT PEOPLE. 

If not mistaken, she also wrote about going to watch 'Inside Men: The Original'

Source: Xportsnews

Top L-R: Lee Hee Joon, Dir. Jung Doo Hong, PSY, (?), Lee Seung Gi

Bottom L-R: Jo Seung Woo, Ko So Young, Lee Jung Hyun, Lee Byung Hun  

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January 2, 2016

Lee Jung Hyun Shares Shot With Lee Seung Gi, PSY, Lee Byung Hun, Cho Seung Woo, and More

Source: Soompi by ilmare42 

On January 2, singer and actress Lee Jung Hyun shared a star-studded photo to her Instagram!

The photo is a group shot that includes big names such as Lee Byung Hun, Ko So Young, Cho Seung Woo, Lee Hee Joon, Jung Doo Hong, PSY, Kim Min Jae, and Lee Seung Gi.

Lee Jung Hyun writes as the caption, “Starting the new year off together with these amazing people~! Enjoyed ‘Inside Men: The Original.’ It was fun watching it, even the second time.”

“Inside Men: The Original” is a director’s extended cut version of the 2015 political thriller “Inside Men,” which stars two members of the group, Lee Byung Hun and Cho Seung Woo.

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