Son Ye-Jin 손예진 [Drama “Thirty-Nine” (JTBC/NETFLIX)]

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[Guest kaz11]

Hi everyone, my first time posting here, but Im a fan of Yejin's acting after watching her numerous films:) She is really one of the best actresses of SK. Anyway, I heard abt her movie Be With You ~ I loved the original Ima Ai Ni Yukimasu and I remember crying at some point watching it (lol). Yuko Takeuchi was phenomenal in it and Im curious to see Yejin's take on the character. I hope the film does well and Im waiting to see it here in North America.

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March 19, 2018

 

Top actress calls #MeToo 'good pain'

http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2018/03/398_245793.html

 

Son Ye-jin / Courtesy of MSTeam Entertainment

 

 

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April 10, 2018

 

[TV Review] Son Ye-jin conquers Korean cinema, TV

 
Actress Son Ye-jin, starring JTBC's romantic drama "Something in the Rain," poses during a press conference to promote the show at Amoris Hall in Seoul, March 28. / Yonhap

By Park Jin-hai The Korea Times

 

For years, blockbusters starring male actors have dominated the Korean film industry. Female-centered melodramatic films were few and far between and actresses in their late 30s and 40s had a hard time finding roles befitting their status. 

 

Yet, Son Ye-jin, a 36-year-old actress dubbed the "queen of melodrama," is having exceptional success on both the big and small screens. 

 

Son's new film "Be With You," where she plays a mother of a little boy, has seen robust ticket sales since its March 14 release. The romance reached over 2.5 million as of Monday, surpassing the breakeven point of 2 million, and it still ranks as the fifth most viewed film at the box office, signaling its ticketing power may last longer. 

 

On the small screen, Son's drama "Something in the Rain," her comeback after five years, is seeing a continuing rise in the ratings. In it she takes on the role of a woman who falls in love with her best friend's younger brother. The fourth episode aired Saturday on JTBC posted 4.8 percent, outrunning JTBC's most successful drama "The Lady in Dignity" whose fourth episode posted 3.3 percent and finished with 12.1 percent. Hopes run high Son's new drama may go further than "The Lady in Dignity."

 

The actress, best known for her role in the 2003 film "The Classic" and 2004's "A Moment to Remember," debuted in 2000 with the film "Secret Tears" in a supporting role. Since then her stellar acting career has been studded with commercial successes. 

 

Out of all 17 films Son has starred in as leading actress, only four films didn't meet the breakeven point in the local market _ including "Into the White Night" and "The Truth Beneath." 

 

On the small screen, she continues her winning streak, with the viewership ratings of all her past dramas easily posting over 10 percent. 

 

"Among the actresses who started their careers nearly concurrently, Son and Jun Ji-hyun are the few who made it through to grow into big-name actresses with long-running popularity," culture critic Lee Moon-won said. He says Son's enduring popularity stems from her successful transition from a young actress appealing to male fans to one with largely female fans. "Her fandom started with the explosive support of male fans, but it moved toward women with more stable ticketing power."

 

In her early acting career, she mostly featured as weak female characters that men protected, creating many male fans and female anti-fans. But by challenging various roles, she continued to expand her acting horizons and earned support from all. 

 

jinhai@ktimes.com

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April 20, 2018

 

April Movie Actor Brand Reputation Rankings Revealed

 

Source: Soompi by C. Hong

 

On April 21, the Korean Business Research Institute published the April results for brand reputation rankings among movie actors.

 

The Institute analyzed 168,451,438 sources of data from 50 film actors during the period between March 19 to April 20. The amount of data was a 9.92 percent decrease from last month’s rankings.

 

Just like last month, Son Ye Jin ranked first with a score of 13,803,906. This is a 23.35 percent increase from last month’s score, and the boost is likely from the success of her JTBC drama “Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food.”

 

April was a strong month for actresses, as Lee El and Song Ji Hyo rounded out the Top 3 with scores of 10,065,225 and 9,883,375 respectively. The two actresses starred in the recently released film “What A Man Wants” together.

 

The top 30 rankings are as follows:

 

1. Son Ye Jin
2. Lee El
3. Song Ji Hyo
4. Gong Yoo
5. So Ji Sub
6. Lee Sun Gyun
7. Jang Dong Gun
8. Yoo Ah In
9. Kim Myung Min
10. Lee Sung Min
11. Lee Byung Hun
12. Ryu Jun Yeol
13. Lee Seung Gi
14. Lee Jong Suk
15. Park Seo Joon
16. Kwak Do Won
17. Kim Ok Bin
18. Oh Yeon Seo
19. Shin Ha Kyun
20. Lee Soon Jae
21. Im Soo Jung
22. Kim Tae Ri
23. Kim Soo Hyun
24. Jung Woo Sung
25. Ma Dong Seok
26. Kim Tae Hoon
27. Lee Jung Jae
28. Lee Joon Hyuk
29. Go Chang Suk
30. Park Sun Young

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Udine 2018 Review: BE WITH YOU, Pleasant Fantasy Drama Stays the Course

An engaging new vehicle for stars Son Ye-jin and So Ji-sub, directed by Lee Hang-joon.

Pierce Conran, Contributor; Seoul, South Korea (@pierceconran)

May 1 2018, 9:00 PM

The Korean fantasy romance, a genre that has spawned modern classics such as Il Mare and Ditto, has fallen on hard times in recent years but makes a strong case for a return to form with Be With You, an engaging new vehicle for stars Son Ye-jin and So Ji-sub.

Woo-jin and Soo-a are a happily married couple in the countryside who live with their young son Ji-ho, until one day when Soo-a dies unexpectedly. Woo-jin does his best to live on, taking care of Ji-ho. A year to the day following Soo-a's death, she returns to them, but without any memories of who she was.

Based on a Japanese book by Takuji Ichikawa published in 2003 that has already served as the basis for a Japanese film and TV show, Be With You lands in Korea as a tried-and-tested narrative and as such the film marks a successful debut outing for director Lee Hang-joon. Shuffling through familiar codes at a comfortable pace and designing a handsome mise-en-scene that serves to spotlight the leads rather than draw too much attention to itself, Lee's presence at the helm is a confident one. 

Son Ye-jin returns to the genre in which she made her name in the first place in films such as A Moment to Remember after spending the last few years expanding her repertoire and cementing her status as a serious and versatile actress. Beyond her natural grace and expressiveness, Son brings a heightened sense of control to Soo-a as she crafts a performance that is hard to draw your eyes away from.

Following last year's period action blockbuster The Battleship Island, So Ji-sub makes a comeback as a hardy yet sensitive lead as Woo-jin. With his strong and chiseled physique, So always has to lose something for his character to work as a romantic lead. In Always it was his voice, here, he loses his wife and confidence. Though admittedly no match for Son's talent, he acquits himself well as he layers his part with quiet charm, inner strength and a considerable dose of vulnerability.

As with other fantasy dramas, Be With Youpresents its supernatural premise early and avoids going into the details, hoping that the viewer will settle in and accept the film's world for what it is. Compared to other films like it, Lee's work offers a lot of exposition in its final stretch, while still remaining firmly rooted in fantasy. This turns out to be a double-edged sword, as the effort to give more weight to the premie is admirable but its execution is convoluted as it ropes together several prosaic Korean twists.

Be With You may be a touch too manufactured to take a place right alongside the modern romantic classics of Korean cinema, but it rises above the majority of heart-tuggers the industry has put forward for much of the past decade. Along with Little Forest, Korean film melodrama seems to be making a quiet comeback in early 2018.

[thi2018]

Another review for SYJ and SJS movie “Be with you”

 

 

It is very easy to see why Be With You broke box office records in South Korea last month.

 

A remake of the 2004 Japanese film of the same name, the fantasy melodrama is extremely easy on the eyes, and while the story is nothing extraordinary, it is affecting nonetheless.

 

Perhaps being a parent to a young child allows me to connect with the characters even more.

 

The thought of my boy growing up without a mother did cross my mind many times. How will my loved ones cope? The story revolves around that but, of course, the topic is heavily sugar-coated.

 

I'm not a K-movie aficionado, but I remember watching Son Ye Jin in The Classic (2003) and being impressed by her ability to emote.

 

The actress has hardly aged and her Soo A is a marvel to behold. Her pretty wardrobe works to her advantage too. So Ji Sub plays the devoted dad Woo Jin convincingly.

 

When the couple's romance - from a high school infatuation to awkward courtship days - is recounted via flashbacks, it is no surprise why Soo A fell for the sensitive Woo Jin.

When he continues to woo his wife upon her return, each scene is designed to make your heart melt despite you knowing how cliched it is.

All this works because of the flawless chemistry between the two adults.

Child actor Kim Ji Hwan is also a wonder. He wins you over with his charming innocence right from the start, when he climbs into Soo A's wardrobe to fall asleep among her clothes. That simple scene is so tender and bittersweet.

 

The big reveal at the end is puzzling, but by that time, you are already so invested in the film that you don't even question it.

 

At 132 minutes, Be With You - which opens here on April 19 - moves at a leisurely pace, slowly revealing nuggets of information about each character.

 

By the time it reaches the final act, you'd probably already become a soggy mess, but there's no shame in that as the people around you will definitely be sniffling too.

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Baeksang Awards best actress nominee “be with you” movie. Waiting for 5/3/18

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Son Ye Jin 1st look magazine

 

"It shines elegantly" .. Son Ye-jin, The Holiday

on May 02, 2018

 

 

Fashion magazine 1st Look (1st look) This gravure decorating the cover of No. 154, with the theme of "Beautiful as Ever" with a warm and fragrant spring, progressing, makes a beautiful moment actor Son Ye-jin's lovely I expressed a figure.

Son Ye-jin's unique Innocence makes elegant visuals stand out.

Son Ye-jin produced an atmosphere like The Holiday movie scene with an elegant pose and subtle emotional expression that highlights feminine styling in a space full of faint hint of spring sunshine .

Son Ye-jin showed a brilliant presence only with elder sister Sire Ye-jin expressing various emotional lines in detail and nature, such as a dazzling eyes and expression looking particularly loving lover, a pale smiling face throbbing out.

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Actress Son Ye Jin and Actor Song Kang Ho announced best actor and actress in film at 2018 Baeksang Awards Ceremony

 

 

 

 

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Showbiz Korea] Stars Say about actress Son Ye-jin(손예진) who is Korea's icon of first love

 

 

 

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Jung Hae In And Son Ye Jin Take Top Spots On Actor Brand Reputation For May

By Danica | May 7, 2018

 

SOMETHING IN THE RAIN COUPLE JUNG HAE  IN AND SON YE JIN ARE THE TOP ACTORS THIS MONTH!

Congratulations must be delivered to South Korean actors Jung Hae In and Son Ye Jin who recently topped the Actor Brand Reputation for the month of May, according to the Korea Reputation Research Institute.

 

The actors, who are winning hearts for their noona-dongsaeng romance in the  drama Something in the Rain, are placed first and second among actors.

The Korea Reputation Research Institute collected and analyzed 142,619,795 brand data from April 5 to May 6, measuring brand participation, media volume, and traffic of consumers.

For May 2018, in-demand actor Jung Hae In earned the number one spot with 11,094,905 brand reputation index, while his leading lady Son Ye Jin earned the number two spot with 8,957,819 brand reputation index.

 

Jang So Yeon, who plays Jung Hae In’s sister in the drama, scored a brand reputation index of 4,520,668 and earned her third place in terms of brand reputation.

Meanwhile, Jang Dong Gun and Park Hyung Sik, who are impressing with their roles as lawyers in Suits, are placed fourth and fifth.

Following the five actors in the list are Jung Yoo Jin, Joo Mi Kyung, Jung In Sun, Wang Bit Na, and Han Ga In who round up the top ten spots in that order.

 

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[ChiraM]

On 5/5/2561 at 11:51 AM, thi2018 said:

Showbiz Korea] Stars Say about actress Son Ye-jin(손예진) who is Korea's icon of first love

 

 

 

 

Wow.... SYJ is Goodness. 

I Love Her So Much.

[ChiraM]

15 hours ago, roseyyyy said:

 

 

I love this drama very much. i'm sad to not let the fliming end but knowing that is impossible. 

I want to see SYJ in drama again.