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August 23, 2019

 

CHA Seung-won, KIM Sung-kyun and LEE Kwang-soo Fall into SINKHOLE
THE TOWER Director Returns to Disaster Genre

 

by Pierce Conran KOFIC

 

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The Tower (2012) director KIM Ji-hoon is returning to the disaster genre for his next project Sinkhole (working title). CHA Seung-won, KIM Sung-kyun and LEE Kwang-soo will star in the action-comedy tentpole.

 

The story concerns a man who finally buys a home after saving up for 11 years, only for it to almost immediately collapse into a sinkhole.

 

Superstar CHA Seung-won, recently seen in the action-thriller Believer (2018), will feature as a neighbor who works several part-time jobs as he raises his son. KIM Sung-kyun, a character actor known for a slew of roles since his memorable first appearance on screen in 2012’s Nameless Gangster : Rules of the Time, will portray the hapless new homeowner, while LEE Kwang-soo of this year’s Inseparable Bros and the upcoming Tazza: One Eyed Jack will play his office subordinate who gets stuck with him in the sinkhole.

 

The disaster action-comedy genre is enjoying a surge in popularity at the moment following the success of the still in-theaters EXIT, with JO Jung-suk and Yoon-a, which has become the top selling local title of the summer with close to eight million admissions (USD 54.82 million) to date.

 

Director KIM Ji-hoon is known for the gangster drama Mokpo, Gangster’s Paradise (2004), the political drama May 18 (2007), the action-drama Sector 7 (2011) and the disaster drama The Tower (2012). He recently shot the high school thriller I Want to See Your Parents’ Faces, which is currently awaiting release.

 

Sinkhole kicks off production this month. Production will be handled by The Tower Pictures while Showbox is on board for financing and distribution.

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February 18,  2020

 

Lee Kwang-soo injured in car accident

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean star actor and entertainer Lee Kwang-soo has been injured in a traffic accident and will cancel all of his scheduled activities, his agency said Tuesday.

 

 

According to King Kong by Starship, Lee was hit by a car violating traffic signals on Saturday last week.

 

"He underwent a thorough examination at a nearby hospital and was diagnosed with a right ankle fracture," the company said. "He is now being hospitalized and receiving medical treatment."

 

As a result, Lee will cancel all his further scheduled activities, including his appearance on the hit variety show "Running Man" as an emcee, it added.

 

Making his screen debut in 2007, Lee has appeared in popular TV series and films including situational comedy "High Kick Through the Roof" (2009) and crime movie "Tazza: One Eyed Jack" (2019). He earned stardom among Asian fans through "Running Man."

brk@yna.co.kr

 

Source: Soompi