[Movie 2010] Secret Reunion / Sworn Brothers 의형제

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Advance Ticket Sales

1. Avatar (US) [2009/12/17] - 63.79%

2. Secret Reunion (South Korea) [2010/02/04] - 20.2%

3. Harmony (South Korea) [2010/01/28] - 7.85%

4. Jeon Woo Chi (South Korea) [2009/12/23] - 1.54%

5. Le Grand Chef : Kimchi War (South Korea) [2010/01/28] - 1.37%

Source: KOBIS

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Interview with 10Asia (maybe there'll be an english version soon)

http://10.asiae.co.kr/Articles/new_view.ht...020412410765728

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Daily Box Office - Thursday 2010/02/04 (preliminary figures)

1. Secret Reunion (South Korea)

Release Date : 2010/02/04

Daily Admission / Total Admission : 128,578 / 149,407

Screen / Share : 539 / 42.1%

Director : Jang Hoon

Cast : Song Kang-Ho, Kang Dong-Won

2. Harmony (South Korea)

Release Date : 2010/01/28

Daily Admission / Total Admission / Screen / Share : 69,078 / 942,724 / 359 / 22.6%

Director : Kang Dae-Gyu

Producer : Yoon Je-Gyun

Main Cast : Kim Yun-Jin, Na Moon-Hee, ...

3. Avatar (US)

Release Date : 2009/12/17

Daily Admission / Total Admission / Screen / Share : 56,874 / 11,558,472 / 317 / 18.6%

4. Jeon Woo Chi (South Korea)

Release Date : 2009/12/23

daily Admission / Total Admission / Screen / Share : 12,146 / 5,955,874 / 238 / 4%

Director : Choi Dong-Hoon

Cast : Kang Dong-Won, Kim Yoon-Seok, Im Soo-Jung, Yoo Hae-Jin, Baek Yoon-Shik, ...

5. Le Grand Chef : Kimchi War (South Korea)

Release Date : 2010/01/28

Daily Admission / Total Admission / Screen / Share : 10,585 / 333,345 / 283 / 3.5%

Director : Baek Dong-Hoon

Main Cast : Kim Jung-Eun, Jin Gu

7. Attack The Gas Station 2 (South Korea)

Release Date : 2010/01/21

daily Admission / Total Admission / Screen / Share : 4,451 / 695,397 / 218 / 1.5%

Director : Kim Sang-Jin

Cast : Ji Hyun-Woo, Jo Han-Seon, Moon Won-Joo, Jung Jae-Hoon

Source: KOBIS

[Guest Smelly Tofu]

I'm glad they are going well on their first day

[Guest kdramafanusa]

Also on the cover of Movieweek.

http://www.movieweek.co.kr/article/article.html?aid=22446

http://www.movieweek.co.kr/article/article.html?aid=22447

http://www.movieweek.co.kr/article/article.html?aid=22448

http://www.movieweek.co.kr/article/article.html?aid=22449

director Jang Hoon

http://www.movieweek.co.kr/article/article.html?aid=22451

http://www.movieweek.co.kr/article/article.html?aid=22452

[Guest kdramafanusa]

[cover star] <Secret Reunion> Song Kang-Ho, Kang Dong-Won

<Cine21> Issue No. 740

[Guest kdramafanusa]

Daily Box Office - Friday 2010/02/05 (preliminary figures)

1. Secret Reunion (South Korea)

Release Date : 2010/02/04

Daily Admission / Total Admission : 145,554 / 294,995

Screen / Share : 542 / 42.9%

Director : Jang Hoon

Cast : Song Kang-Ho, Kang Dong-Won

2. Harmony (South Korea)

Release Date : 2010/01/28

Daily Admission / Total Admission / Screen / Share : 76,133 / 1,018,902 / 361 / 22.4%

Director : Kang Dae-Gyu

Producer : Yoon Je-Gyun

Main Cast : Kim Yun-Jin, Na Moon-Hee, ...

3. Avatar (US)

Release Date : 2009/12/17

Daily Admission / Total Admission / Screen / Share : 65,080 / 11,623,576 /329 / 19.2%

4. Jeon Woo Chi (South Korea)

Release Date : 2009/12/23

daily Admission / Total Admission / Screen / Share : 13,558 / 5,969,436 / 236 / 4%

Director : Choi Dong-Hoon

Cast : Kang Dong-Won, Kim Yoon-Seok, Im Soo-Jung, Yoo Hae-Jin, Baek Yoon-Shik, ...

Source: KOBIS

[Guest kdramafanusa]

Daily Box Office - Saturday 2010/02/06 (preliminary figures)

1. Secret Reunion (South Korea)

Release Date : 2010/02/04

Daily Admission / Total Admission : 305,621 / 600,749

Screen / Share : 573 / 41.7%

Director : Jang Hoon

Cast : Song Kang-Ho, Kang Dong-Won

2. Harmony (South Korea)

Release Date : 2010/01/28

Daily Admission / Total Admission / Screen / Share : 161,660 / 1,180,618 / 383 / 22.1%

Director : Kang Dae-Gyu

Producer : Yoon Je-Gyun

Main Cast : Kim Yun-Jin, Na Moon-Hee, ...

3. Avatar (US)

Release Date : 2009/12/17

Daily Admission / Total Admission / Screen / Share : 146,322 / 11,769,958 / 350 / 20%

4. Jeon Woo Chi (South Korea)

Release Date : 2009/12/23

daily Admission / Total Admission / Screen / Share : 32,960 / 6,002,399 / 239 / 4.5%

Director : Choi Dong-Hoon

Cast : Kang Dong-Won, Kim Yoon-Seok, Im Soo-Jung, Yoo Hae-Jin, Baek Yoon-Shik, ...

Source: KOBIS

[Guest kdramafanusa]

The last Korean film to top the weekend box office was actor Jang Dong-Gun's "Good Morning President" (directed by Jang Jin) - 13 weeks ago.

Daily Box Office - Sunday 2010/02/07 (preliminary figures)

1. Secret Reunion (South Korea)

Release Date : 2010/02/04

Daily Admission / Total Admission : 287,777 / 890,993

Screen / Share : 568 / 40.5%

Director : Jang Hoon

Cast : Song Kang-Ho, Kang Dong-Won

2. Avatar (US)

Release Date : 2009/12/17

Daily Admission / Total Admission / Screen / Share : 151,742 / 11,922,133 / 350 / 21.4%

3. Harmony (South Korea)

Release Date : 2010/01/28

Daily Admission / Total Admission / Screen / Share : 149,403 / 1,331,152 / 382 / 21.1%

Director : Kang Dae-Gyu

Producer : Yoon Je-Gyun

Main Cast : Kim Yun-Jin, Na Moon-Hee, ...

4. Jeon Woo Chi (South Korea)

Release Date : 2009/12/23

daily Admission / Total Admission / Screen / Share : 32,745 / 6,035,313 / 242 / 4.6%

Director : Choi Dong-Hoon

Cast : Kang Dong-Won, Kim Yoon-Seok, Im Soo-Jung, Yoo Hae-Jin, Baek Yoon-Shik, ...

Source: KOBIS

Kang Dong-Won has 2 films in the top 4.

http://star.mt.co.kr/view/stview.php?no=2010020808530091739

http://star.mt.co.kr/view/stview.php?no=2010020507335066581

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"Secret Reunion" takes first win on Korean box office

Reporter : Lucia Hong | luciahong@asiae.co.kr

기사입력 2010.02.08 13:27 최종수정 2010.02.08 13:27

Movie poster of "Secret Reunion" [showbox]

Korean film "Secret Reunion" and "Harmony" took over the Korean box office over the weekend to end the reign of Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar," estimates showed on Monday.

According to figures by the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS), newly released action film "Reunion" knocked out seven week winner "Avatar" out of the top spot by selling 741,552 tickets between February 5 to 7.

"Reunion," about a former South Korean intelligence official and North Korean spy who re-encounter each other six years after their initial meeting, stars actors Song Kang-ho and Gang Dong-won who play the role of the failed agents.

Korean drama "Harmony," starring actress Kim Yun-jin of the U.S. "Lost" series, followed after "Reunion" on the local box office for the second consecutive week with 388,383 admissions.

While "Avatar" fell back two slots to No. 3 with 363,639 moviegoers over the three-day period, the James Cameron mega-hit pic hauled in an accumulate 11.9 viewers since its release to become the third most-watched film in Korea's box office history.

Rounding off the top five were Korean films "WOOCHI" with 79,435 viewers and "Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle" with 63,114.

Other movies in the top ten were "Le Petit Nicholas", "Attack of the Gas Station 2", "Did You Hear About the Morgans?", "I Hate Valentine's Day", and "Astro Boy".

South Korea's box office estimates for the weekend of February 5-7, 2010 [Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS)]

Reporter : Lucia Hong luciahong@asiae.co.kr

Editor : Jessica Kim jesskim@asiae.co.kr

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[Guest kdramafanusa]

no hotlink!

Source: movieweek blog

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Daily Box Office - Monday 2010/02/08 (preliminary figures)

1. Secret Reunion (South Korea)

Release Date : 2010/02/04

Daily Admission / Total Admission : 108,161 / 1,002,519

Screen : 536

Share : 45.7%

Source: KOBIS

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Song Kang-Ho VS Kim Yoon-Seok, Kang Dong-Won VS Ha Jung-Woo

http://star.mt.co.kr/view/stview.php?no=2010020913473509616

10 million actor?

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Edaily interview

[oceanluv]

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Great start! Hope SB will get big success like JWC

another clip of SB making film (2.04mins) really funny! (esp. SKH)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mwytjjtdcmy

SB Promo on 20100207, what a cute brothers!

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?o2jgwm2jzyw

credit: dcdongwon

[Guest kdramafanusa]

^ thanks for sharing. Their chemistry surprised me.

english clip!

[showBiz Extra] 의형제 시사회 At the premiere of the movie 'Secret Reunion'

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last weekend's numbers

naver

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Daily Box Office - Tuesday 2010/02/09 (preliminary figures)

1. Secret Reunion (South Korea)

Release Date : 2010/02/04

Daily Admission / Total Admission : 117,592 / 1,120,145

Screen / Share : 544 / 47.2%

5. Jeon Woo Chi (South Korea)

Release Date : 2009/12/23

Daily Admission / Total Admission / Screen / Share : 7,919 / 6,051,523 / 231 / 3.2%

Source: KOBIS

[oceanluv]

"Secret Reunion" takes another win on Korean box office

Reporter.Lucia Hong

Editor.Jessica Kim

Movie poster for "Secret Reunion" [showbox]

Korean movie "Secret Reunion" remained the most popular film in South Korea for the second week in a row, according to estimates on Monday.

Data released by the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) indicated that the action flick hung onto spot atop the local box office, selling 726,116 tickets between February 12 and 14 and over a total two million since its release in early February.

"Reunion" is about the rendezvous of a former South Korean intelligence official, played by Sang Kang-ho, and North Korean spy, played by Gang Dong-won, meeting six years after their initial encounter.

Newly released Hollywood film "Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief" entered the chart at No. 2 with 442,573 admissions while Korean drama "Harmony" starring actress Kim Yun-jin fell back a slot to third with 298,985 moviegoers during the weekend.

James Cameron's "Avatar" also went down a spot to take fourth place on the chart but claimed the title as the second most-watched movie to date by garnering over 12.3 million admissions since its release late last year. "Avatar" now ranks above Korean film "The King and the Clown" and trails only behind Bong Joon-ho monster pic "The Host."

Other movies in the top ten were "Confucius," "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs," "The Wolfman," "Valentine's Day," "One Piece Film: Strong World" and "Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle."

Reporter : Lucia Hong luciahong@asiae.co.kr

Editor : Jessica Kim jesskim@asiae.co.kr

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Weekend Box Office: Feb 12-14

Reporter.Lucia Hong

South Korea's box office estimates for the weekend of February 12-14, 2010 [Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS)]

source

SB fan greeting on 13-14 Feb

credit: dcdongwon

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Veteran, young star team up in spy film

'Both men are enemies, but they live together [and] understand each other in the end'.

Until recently, James Cameron's tale of blue-skinned beauties from space, "Avatar", had ruled Korea's theaters for months. But a local film, "Secret Reunion" starring Song Kang-ho and Kang Dong-won, now appears to have toppled Home Tree and displaced its lithe inhabitants at the top of the pile.

Online ticket reservation site Max Movie reported Secret Reunion is No. 1 for three weeks, with no signs of slowing down.

According to production company Showbox Movie, the film has already pulled in over 2.8 million viewers and is set to pass the 3 million mark today, becoming the first Korean movie released in 2010 to do so.

Its title may refer to a "reunion", but this is the first collaboration for two of Korea's most sought-after actors, Song and Kang, making it the talk of the town even before its release Feb. 4. The two lived up to expectations as two spies from North and South Korea who end up sharing a room in Seoul.

Critics lauded Song, who most recently played a priest in Park Chan-wook's "Thirst", for his experienced turn in the film, dealing with the weighty inter-Korean issue realistically while occasionally injecting pure humor.

In one scene, Song's character, Han-kyu, sits down to answer nature's call and is shocked to discover a chicken slaughtered by Ji-won, played by Kang, hanging in the bathroom. Song's facial expression at making this discovery and his over-hasty flight have been a big hit with local viewers.

"If I can depict my character well by doing that, I don't mind even if I look stupid or silly in a film", Song laughed.

Although Han-kyu is an agent for the National Intelligence Service, he's also a regular guy, going through a divorce, trouble at work and separation from his children.

"Both men are enemies but they live together, hiding their true identities. I like the story because they finally understand each other in the end. I thought this was very similar to Joint Security Area", Song said. That acclaimed film from 2000 also deals with soldiers from the North and South learning to understand one another, and it also starred Song.

The actor said he found it difficult to understand the vision of the director, Jang Hoon, who is a rookie while Song is in his 14th year in Korean cinema - but only at first.

"It's not an action film, but director Jang spent days to shoot a car chase scene, which I didn't understand back then. But when I saw the complete film, I got to understand what Jang wanted to express".

In fact, Song concluded, "I learned a lot from him".

The veteran said it was a pleasure to team up with Kang, who is 14 years younger than him.

"Kang possesses a seriousness and maturity at age 29 that I didn't have when I was about his age".

Song's next film is tentatively titled "Night Mist", and it takes him back into the role of a gangster - the third time Song's played that part.

By Ki Sun-min

source: HanCinema

[Guest class2cal]

i love kang dong won but his fashion sense throws me off sometimes :X

[oceanluv]

Secret Reunion (2010) with English subtitle:

Part1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NTX49RYR

Part2: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LKR2KYVQ

Sub: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T9HRI4L4

source

[Guest cavil.]

This was a great movie.

[Guest mct-03]

Love this film.

Didn't know that this kind of genre would have me crying.

But the end was satisfying.

Kang Dong Won ftw! <3