[Movie 2012] 26 Years 26년

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Source: ChosunIlbo
November 23, 2012
Actress Han Hye-jin poses at a press event for her new film in Seoul on Thursday.

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Source: ChosunIlbo

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Source: Innolife

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Source: Innolife

 

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 November 23, 2012
"26 Years" Main Casts Introduce Controversial Film at Press Conference
Reporter: Lee Tae Ho Editor: Kim Joo-hyun 10KSTAR
Actor Jin Goo poses at the press conference for "26 Years," held in Seoul, South Korea on November 22, 2012. [Chungeorahm Film]
Main cast members of "26 Years" stood in front of the reporters at the movie's press conference held in Seoul, South Korea on Thursday. 
Director Cho Geun-hyeon, actors Jin Goo, Bae Soo-bin, Lee Kyung-yeong, Jang Kwang, actress Han Hye-jin and 2AM member Seulong introduced their upcoming movie at the conference. 
Adapted from the web cartoon of the same name by Korean famed cartoonist Kang Full, the fictional movie is based on the tragic genocide happening in Gwangju, South Korea in 1980.
The story goes around five ordinary people who team up for the same goal: avenge themselves on 'the man' who was in charge of the massacre.
The political movie is set to hit the local theaters on November 29. 
2AM's Seulong poses at the press conference for "26 Years," held in Seoul, South Korea on November 22, 2012. [Chungeorahm Film]
Actress Han Hye-jin poses at the press conference for "26 Years," held in Seoul, South Korea on November 22, 2012. [Chungeorahm Film]
Actor Bae Soo-bin poses at the press conference for "26 Years," held in Seoul, South Korea on November 22, 2012. [Chungeorahm Film]
Director Cho Geun-hyeon (second to left), veteran actors Lee Kyung-yeong (left), Jang Kwang (thrid to left), actress Han Hye-jin (center), actor Jin Goo (third to right), Bae Soo-bin (second to right) and 2AM's Seulong (right) wish success for their upcoming movie "26 Years" at the movie's press conference held in Seoul, South Korea on November 22, 2012. [Chungeorahm Film]

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November 23, 2012
Movies based on webtoons flourish
By Claire Lee The Korea Herald
Thanks to their popularity online, many webtoons, especially the works of Kang Full, have been made into movies. From political drama to murder thriller, these movies show off diverse genre and style. 
One of the most anticipated films this month, “26 Years,” is based on Kang’s 2006 work of the same title. The film tells the story of five ordinary people who together make a plan to assassinate the former president Chun Doo-hwan, for the massacre of innocent civilians while crushing a pro-democracy movement in Gwangju in May 1980. 
The film is being released weeks before the presidential election, causing much buzz about its politically-sensitive content even before the official opening. The production of the movie was paid for by online crowdfunding, as its initial pitches had been turned down by investors for the past three to four years. 
A scene from “26 Years,” an upcoming movie that’s based on Kang Full’s webtoon of the same title. (All That Cinema)
Another film adaptation of Kang’s work, “The Neighbor,” enjoyed much popularity earlier this year. The serial-killer thriller was released in August, and generally received positive reviews from the local press. The film sold over 2.43 million tickets, becoming the highest grossing film among the movie adaptations of Kang Full’s works. 
Director Kwak Gyeong-taek’s last year’s romance “The Pained” was also based on Kang’s work of the same title. The film, starring actor Kwon Sang-woo and actress Jeong Ryeo-won, told the love story of a young man who has lost all of his tactile senses and taste from a childhood trauma, and a woman who suffers from hemophilia. The movie’s soundtrack was sung by prominent singer Im Jae-beom.
Webtoons were also used in this year’s movie project by Samsung Electronics, which was filmed entirely with the company’s tablet hybrid mobile the Galaxy Note. 
Titled “Cine Note,” the film project was comprised of three shorts by three celebrated directors: “Sunny” director Kang Hyeong-cheol, “The Front Line” director Jang Hoon, and “Actresses” and “Untold Scandal” director E J-yong. Popular actor Ha Jeong-woo played the leading role for all three. 
Noted webtoon artists Sohn Je-ho and Lee Gwang-soo created the film’s animated content, using the Samsung mobile device. Their webtoon images were often overlaid with the footage of actor Ha Jeong-woo, escalating the dramatic conflicts in the films.
Another webtoon artist Ju Ho-min’s “Shingwa Hamkkae (With God)” is also scheduled to be made into a film. Director Kim Tae-yong, who is best known for his romance “Late Autumn” ― which starred top Chinese actress Tang Wei and local star Hyun Bin ― will be in charge of the upcoming movie. 
“Shingwa Hamkkae” is a spiritual tale featuring the afterlife, with many Buddhist references as well as ones of local shamanism. The book version of the online comic series was also published in August this year.
“I want to create works that the readers want to keep,” Ju wrote in an email interview with The Korea Herald. 
“That’s why I put a lot of effort when publishing them as a book. But I don’t think about other forms of media when creating my works. Every medium ― books, webtoons, and movies ― has its own style. And I follow the style of comics when I work. I don’t think comics that are ‘cinematic’ end up becoming movies; it’s the good, engaging comics that get to be made into movies as well.”

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Source: Innolife.net
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angel rubie, thank you so much for the great pics & news articles.

 

Thank you to the 2am fan for uploading this (I think it's the stage greeting on 23 Nov)

http://vimeo.com/54140782

 

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Thanks to wmpc for the link to this awesome clip

http://magazine.movie.daum.net/w/magazine/watch/detail.daum?thecutId=855

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The aweome Onsemiro has once again provided English subs, this time for a 5-minute clip of the concert.

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VIP Premiere tonight~