Lee Byung Hun 이병헌 Byunghun Lee

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December 16, 2021

 

Latest IG postings from Lee Byung Hun-ssi

 

 

 

Missing Billy Rocks from "The Magnificent Seven "

 

Source:  IG of Lee Byung Hun

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Film releases postponed as COVID-19 cases reach record high

 

Poster for films "Kingmaker," left, and "Emergency Declaration" / Courtesy of Megabox Plus M and ShowBox

By Lee Gyu-lee

A number of film distributors are postponing the openings of their films, after the government reinstated bolstered social-distancing rules to curb a surge in coronavirus infections. The country saw the number of infections reach a record 7,850 cases, Wednesday.

The premiers of local films "Kingmaker," starring Lee Sun-kyun and Seol Kyung-gu, and "Emergency Declaration," starring Song Kang-ho and Lee Byung-hun, have been pushed back after being scheduled to take place in the coming weeks.

Showbox, the distributor of the star-studded blockbuster "Emergency Declaration," has also indefinitely postponed its January premiere.

"We have worked very hard to present the film to open up a new year," it said in a statement, Wednesday. "We too are saddened to delay the release, as we have looked forward to the day, but we came to the decision after careful consideration… we will be there when it's safer for viewers to come out to the theaters."

The government announced Thursday tighter social distancing measures, as the country has been suffering another serious wave of virus infections.

From Saturday until Jan. 2, the curbs will restrict gatherings to no more than four people ― only those who are fully vaccinated. Restaurants, cafes, and bars must close by 9 p.m., and entertainment facilities such as movie theatres and internet cafes will be forced to close by 10 p.m.

 

 

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credit : Korea Times

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2021/12/689_320756.html

[rubie]

 

BE MERRY throwback: Our couple compilation clip from 2013  

 

 

@peonie posted these pics at the Hunnie Couple thread, so I'm posting the same here. Wishing everyone at LBH thread Happy Happy Holidays. Take Care, Be Happy & Stay Safe!

Photos from Minjung feat. their precious Young Master Chef 

 

[peonie]

December 24, 2021

 

 

Wishing everyone at the Lee Byung Hun thread A Joyful Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!

 

@rubie Thank you so much for sharing this splendid clip.  Just love Byung Hun-ssi voice! 

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Korea’s Hit Political Dramas

True Life Political Tales and Fictionalized Election Stories Draw Big Crowds

 

Elections are serious business in any country, but in Korea, politics have also proven to be good business for the film sector. Stories about political events, many of them true-life accounts of major events in modern Korean history, have consistently to be significant draws at the box office over the years.

 

These stories cover the breadth of South Korea’s relatively short history and feature characters strutting through the halls of power but also the citizens whose lives are most affected by their era’s political currents. 

 

Below is a list of the all-time most popular political dramas at the Korean box office, followed by a brief primer on other Korean election dramas ahead of the political contest 2022.

 

 

 

  

Inside Men - 9.13 million viewers

 

In one of his most iconic roles, Lee Byunghun plays Ahn Sanggoo, a gangster who becomes a shady political fixer who is betrayed by an influential newspaper editor (Baek Yoonsik) and the national assemblyman (Lee Gyoungyoung) he’s trying to position as Korea’s next president. Sanggoo returns from the shadows and begins to hatch a plan to get back at his former ally while the editor is busy maneuvering behind the scenes as Korea’s next presidential election cycle heats up. But to do so, he needs to team up with a straight arrow district attorney played by Cho Seungwoo, who is also hellbent on taking down the corrupt editor and assemblyman. The third film by Woo Minho, Inside Men became a huge hit in late 2015, prompting the release of a significantly expanded three-hour extended cut that was also a critical and commercial hit.

 

 

 

  

The Man Standing Next - 4.75 million viewers

 

Director Woo Minho and star Lee Byunghun teamed up again last year for the political drama The Man Standing Next, which chronicles the days leading up to the assassination of president Park Junghee in 1979, an event that was previously dramatized in director Im Sangsoo’s modern classic The President’s Last Bang (2005). Lee plays Kim Gyupyeong, the head of the KCIA, which operated directly under President Park’s control. The film chronicles Kim’s gradual disillusionment with the head of state as President Park begins to favor his security chief’s hawkish counsel. Woo’s film was selected as South Korea’s entry to the Best International Feature Film category at the 93rd Academy Awards.

 

 

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credit : http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/features.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601013&seq=541&mode=FEATURES_VIEW&returnUrl=&searchKeyword=

[peonie]

December 27, 2021.

 

Lee Byung Hun and Yoon Yuh Jung, Best Actors in 2021 Audience Selection

 

 

On the 27th, the Korea Screening Development Association (Chairman Chang Mu  Lee) announced that Lee Byung Hun and Yoon Yuh Jung were selected as the 'Best Actor in 2021 Audience Selection', respectively.

 

Lee Byung Hun has been active in his acting career, starring in more than 40 films, including 'Ashfall'.

 

In particular, in the movie 'Gwanghae, the Man Who Became King', which drew 12.32 million viewers in 2012, he played the role of Gwanghae and the main character, Ha Seon, who pretended to be Gwanghae, and received favorable reviews. In the same year, for the first time as an Asian actor, more than 200 Hollywood actors, including Charlie Chaplin, left handprints in front of the Chinese Theater, a famous place where hand prints were left, along with senior actor Ahn Sung Ki.

 

Lee Byung Hun is scheduled to meet the audience through the films 'Emergency Declaration' and 'The Match', which have been postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Yoon Yuh Jung has appeared in more than 30 films, including the movie ‘Woman of Fire ‘ (71, Kim Ki-young).  Yoon Yuh Jung received a lot of attention both at home and abroad by being nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award at the 93rd American Film Academy for her movie 'Minari' (USA). This year, she was awarded the Gold Medal of Culture, South Korea's highest decoration given to people of cultural and artistic merit..

 

 

Source:  https://www.interview365.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=100582

 

[peonie]

December 30, 2021

 

Lee Byung Hun, Lee Min Jung with a young friend.

 

 

Source:  IG of ar cu seo 

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Lee Byung-hun and Lee Min-jung's Family Vacation in Jeju Island

 

 

Actress Lee Min-jung revealed her family vacation in Jeju Island.

 

She posted photos on her Instagram saying, "The view is spectacular here. We didn't want to go where there was many people due to the COVID-19 pandemic so we chose a private villa".

 

 

The private villa her family stayed at is luxurious with a swimming pool and hot outdoor bath.

Meanwhile, Lee Min-jung married actor Lee Byung-hun in 2013 and they have a son together.

 

 

 

source : Hancinema

https://www.hancinema.net/lee-byung-hun-and-lee-min-jung-s-family-vacation-in-jeju-island-157007.html

[rubie]

 

  

From the IGs of Byunghun and Minjung (pics++) today.. 

 

 

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Top 5 most memorable cameo appearances in 2021 K-dramas 

 

Not the leading cast, these K-drama cameos are the ones who take the spotlight.

 

2021 introduced the viewers to numerous good Korean TV series. Not only the main and supporting cast members, sometimes actors taking on cameo roles also draw much attention. Let’s take a look at 5 most memorable cameo appearances in Korean dramas of the past year.

 

 

Top 4: Gong Yoo – Lee Byung Hun

 

Lee Byung Hun

 

 

Besides Gong Yoo, Squid Game has another important cameo played by Lee Byung Hun. He takes on the role of The Front Man wearing a mysterious black outfit and a mask, who oversees the game. The moment he takes off the mask to reveal his face, it turns out to be Lee Byung Hun, causing every viewer to be stunned and speechless. Lee Byung Hun once again proves his impact even with only a short appearance.

 

 

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source : https://lovekpop95.com/2022/01/08/top-5-most-memorable-cameo-appearances-in-2021-k-dramas/

[peonie]

January 10, 2022

 

Latest IG postings from Lee Byung Hun-ssi

 

 

His IG message:  'This is the Frontman speaking, “Bravo!” ' 

[peonie]

January 11, 2021

 

Lee Byung Hun congratulated Oh Young Soo for being awarded Best Supporting Actor by Golden Globes.

 

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Squid Game’ Actor Oh Young Soo Becomes the First Korean Actor to Win Best Supporting Actor at Golden Globes.  

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Soompi Forums Awards: The best k-dramas of 2021? Please vote!

 

Now is your chance to show your love for your favorite dramas of 2021. In the Soompi Forums Awards poll you can vote for the dramas you liked the most last year.

Which dramas will be the winners?

 

Your Event Organizers,

@partyon @confusedheart @agenth @Sleepy Owl

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11 hours ago, peonie said:

January 11, 2021

 

Lee Byung Hun congratulated Oh Young Soo for being awarded Best Supporting Actor by Golden Globes.

Squid Game’ Actor Oh Young Soo Becomes the First Korean Actor to Win Best Supporting Actor at Golden Globes.  

 

@peonie thanks for sharing this. Oh Yeong Su became the first South Korean actor to win Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Globes for his role as Oh Il Nam in 'Squid Game.' 

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[PICK] Highly Anticipated Films Set to Premiere in 2022

 

Many films are expected to be released in theaters in 2022, as numerous premieres were postponed last year due to COVID-19. Movies with famous directors and popular actors such as Park Chan Wook’s Decision to Leave, which is expected to be seen at the Cannes Film Festival, and Hirokazu Koreeda’s Broker are set to premiere this year. Without further ado, allow me to introduce ten upcoming films carefully handpicked by ZAPZEE.

 

 

8. Concrete Utopia

 

Credit: Lotte Entertainment

 

Concrete Utopia is centered around the survivors of a massive earthquake that destroyed Seoul as they gather at the sole surviving building, Hwanggoong Apartment.

 

Concrete Utopia is a film adaptation of Kim Sung Nik’s webtoon which depicts how human nature changes when people are faced with a catastrophe. Lee Byung Hun plays the temporary apartment resident representative while Park Seo Joon and Park Bo Young star as a survivor couple. Uniquely, the movie has been expanding its cinematic universe even before its premiere. It is currently in mid-production of the drama Concrete Market, which is set in the same cinematic universe, and it has been reported that Don Lee has been cast to star in a film set years after the events of after Concrete Utopia.

 

 

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source : Zapzee

[peonie]

January 15, 2022.

 

Netflix K-Drama ‘Our Blues’ Season 1: Everything We Know So Far

Lee Byung Hun and Shin Min Ah will star in the upcoming K-Drama series Our Blue on Netflix in 2022.

by Jacob Robinson @JRobinsonWoN
Published on December 22nd, 2021, 11:20 am EST

 

 

As 2022 rapidly approaches we begin to learn more about the exciting new K-Dramas headed our way in the New Year. Recently revealed is Our Blues, one of the first of tvN’s announced line-up of K-Drama content coming to Netflix soon. Below is everything we know so far Our Blues season 1 on Netflix.

 

Our Blues is an upcoming internationally licensed South Korean Netflix Original romantic drama series written by Noh Hee Kyung, and directed by Kim Kyu Tae.

 

When is the Our Blues season 1 Netflix release date?

Unfortunately, very little is known about the release date of Our Blues other than the fact that the K-Drama will arrive sometime in 2022.

As weekly K-Dramas are seasonal, we’d expect to see Our Blues arrive sometime between January and April 2022.

We can confirm that Our Blues will have a total of 20 episodes. Each episode will have a run time of 40 minutes.

 

Our Blues season 1 episode release schedule

There are currently no episode dates for Our Blues season 1. However, the drama will air episodes on the same day that they are broadcast on the South Korean cable network tvN.

Episodes	tvN Broadcast Date	Netflix Release Date
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20	TBA	TBA

 

What is the plot of Our Blues?

Life on the island of Jeju is the perfect escape for those fleeing from city life, and it’s also the perfect home for those unlucky in love to find their soul mates.

 

Who are the cast members of Our Blues season 1?

If you’ve actively been watching lots of Netflix’s line-up of K-Dramas over the past couple of years then you will recognize many of the names attached to Our Blues.

Lee Byung Hun had a brief appearance in Netflix’s smash hit series Squid Game as the Front Man aka Hwang In-Ho, the overseer of the games, and the brother of detective Hwang Jun-Ho.

Shin Min Ah only just recently starred in the extremely popular series Hometown Cha Cha Cha but has also been a fan favorite of Chief of Staff.

 

Below are the leads of Our Blues season 1:

Role	Cast Member	Where Have I Seen/Heard Them Before?
Lee Dong Seok	Lee Byung Hun	Squid Game | Mr. Sunshine | IRIS
Min Seon Ah	Shin Min Ah	Chief of Staff | Hometown Cha Cha Cha | Oh My Venus
Choi Han Soo	Cha Seung Won	A Korean Odyssey | You’re All Surrounded | City Hall
Jung Eun Hee	Lee Jung Eun	Law School | A Piece of Your Mind | When the Camellia Blooms
Go Mi Ran	Uhm Jung Hwa	Witch’s Romance | Montage | Dancing Queen
Park Jung Joon	Kim Woo Bin	School 2013 | The Heirs | Uncontrollably Fond
Lee Young Ok	Han Ji Min	One Spring Night | Familiar Wife | Rooftop Prince

Below are the supporting cast members of Our Blues season 1:

Role	Cast Member	Where Have I Seen/Heard Them Before?
Kang Ok Dong	Kim Hye Ja	Dear My Friends | Unkind Woman | Mom’s Dead Upset
Hyun Cheon Hee	Go Doo Shim	Go With | My Mister | When the Camellia Blooms
Jung Hyun	Bae Hyun Sung	Hospital Playlist | Love Playlist | Extraordinary You
Bang Young Joo	Roh Yoon Seo	*Debuting in Our Blues*

 

Are you looking forward to watching Our Blues on Netflix? Let us know in the comments below!

 

 

Source:  https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/netflix-k-drama-our-blues-season-1-everything-we-know-so-far

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Quick Poll: Top K-pop Artists and Variety shows of 2021

 

Please vote!

 

Now you can also vote for:

• Top K-pop Artists of 2021 
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Your Event Organizers,

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[peonie]

January 20, 2022.

 

 

tvN drama <Our Blues> COMING SOON

A new work by writer Noh Hee-kyung and director Kim Gyu-tae!

 

Lee Byung-hun X Shin Min-ah X Cha Seung-won X Lee Jung-eun X Han Ji-min X Kim Woo-bin X Uhm Jung-hwa

Various life dramas unfolding on Jeju Island

 

of all those who stand at the beginning or end of life

Sour, sweet, bitter and bitter stories are coming❤

 

All of us alive are happy

<Our Blues> to premiere on tvN in 2022

 

Source:  IG of tvn_drama

[rubie]

2022 新年快乐

 

Wishing everyone good health, love, wealth & continuous happiness 

 

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January 31, 2022.

 

Kung  Hei Fat Choy!  

 

 

Wishing everyone at this thread A Happy & Blessed Lunar New Year Full of Abundance , Fruitfulness, Good Health and Joy!