Hwang Jung-Min 황정민 [Upcoming Movies: “12.12: The Day”, “Mission Cross”, “Veteran 2”, “Hope”]

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July 1, 2013
Hwang Jung Min at Han Hye Jin's Wedding
Source: Nate

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July 1, 2013
Actor Hwang Jung Min attended Han Hye Jin's Wedding
Source: Nate
Actor Hwang Jung Min attended the wedding of his co-star, Han Hye Jin on Monday. Their movie, 'When a Man Loves a Woman' is HHJ's latest work before her marriage.

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July 3, 2013
by Ahn Joo-hee Korea JoongAng Daily


Actor Hwang Jung-min, who also appears in Han’s new film, “When a Man Loves,” walks into the hotel.

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August 3, 2013
Korean Film No Longer Wedded to Romance
The Chosun Ilbo
Romance has apparently all-but disappeared from Korean films these days. It is something of a time-honored rule of thumb to include some love interest among the main characters of a Korean movie, regardless of genre. As recently as last year, box-office hits such as "The Thieves" and "Masquerade" all featured romantic tugs-of-war, or characters with a burning passion for someone. Even if the romance was not at the heart of the movie, it was always there to add spice to the plot. 
However, this trend now seems to be on the wane. With the exception of the romantic comedy "Very Ordinary Couple" and disaster movie "The Tower," most of the films in the top 10 at the box office so far this year do not deal with common forms of love and romance.
For example, the thriller "Cold Eyes" featuring actor Jung Woo-sung and actress Han Hyo-joo eschews romance in favor of camaraderie between the main characters. The movie is still sweeping box office and recently attracted 5 million moviegoers.
"Miracle in Cell No. 7" focuses on parental affection using a correctional facility as a backdrop, while other recent hits like "New World" and "Fist of Legend" have no room for female characters as they center on the world of men.


Critics and filmgoers alike seem to be welcoming the turning tide. "Films reflect reality, which these days include more people living a hardscrabble life and barely managing to keep themselves together," said Kim Won, a film critic. "Cinematic characters that have no time for romance, as they have to fight for their lives, seem to be more appealing and sympathetic to moviegoers."
Instead of typical romantic interests, so-called bromances or male ensembles are more visible in recent Korean films like "New World" and "Secretly Greatly."
"These days, the kind of brotherhood or camaraderie you can witness in desperate situations, such as on the battlefield, is more popular amongst viewers than the stereotypical romance between a man and a woman," Kim said.

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August 26, 2013
Hwang Jeong-min in "International Market" in September
Source: Sports Hankooki via Hancinema.net


Actor Hwang Jeong-min is going to start filming the movie "International Market" next month.
According to the movie peeps, the main lineups completed their Czech filming on the 26th. They will take a short break and start filming again next month.
"International Market" is the story of Koreans who've lived through the modern history of Korea since the 6.25 war. Hwang Jeong-min and Kim Yoon-jin play the roles of Deok-soo and Yeong-jae and change from their 20s to the 70s. To be released in 2014.

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For fans in the Philippines
Thanks to ArashikageGirl for the cool highlight  Official Website l FacebookAugust 29, 2013
2013 Korean Film Festival: New Wave of Korean Cinema

Source: Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines
Korean Film Festival to feature contemporary trends in Korean cinema Banking on the strength of the Korean Wave in the Philippines, the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines will be featuring six popular Korean films in the 2013 Korean Film Festival slated to be held from September 18 to October 10 in Manila, Iloilo, Cebu and Davao. The film festival will kick off in SM Megamall and will run from September 18 to 22, to be followed by the SM Iloilo run from September 26 to 29. From October 3 to 6, the film festival will move to SM Cebu and will have its final run on October 10 to 13 at SM Lanang in Davao.
The films to be screened are Green Days (소중한 날의 꿈), Masquerade (광해, 왕이 된 남자), Sunny (써니), A Werewolf Boy (늑대소년), Deranged (연가시), and Dancing Queen (댄싱퀸). The animated film Green Days (소중한 날의 꿈), voiced by actors PARK Shin-hye, SONG Chang-eui and OH Yeon-soo, is a coming-of-age story of Yi-Rang, a track runner, Soo-Min, a pretty transfer student from Seoul and Chul-soo, as they work towards their dreams. Topbilling the period film Masquerade (광해, 왕이 된 남자) are LEE Byung-hun of the G.I Joe fame and HAN Hyo-joo as their respective characters tackle the intricacies of court life during the Joseon dynasty. In a turn of events, King Gwang-hae was poisoned and a court jester who looks remarkably like the king, Ha-sun, fills in the role of the king until the true king recovers fully. Ha-sun’s vastly different personality incites change in the morale among the people in the castle for the better. Third in the roster is the critically-acclaimed film Sunny (써니) that retells the story of seven girls whose friendship stretches far back in high school through the journey of Na-mi, one of the seven girls. Chun-hwa, one of the girls, is presently terminally ill and asks Na-mi to get together the old members of Sunny for the last time before she dies. Popular actors SONG Joong-ki and PARK Bo-young grace the fantasy-romance flick A Werewolf Boy (늑대소년) about the young “wolf boy” and a girl who had just moved to the small rural village as these two strangers find affection from each other against a cold world that shuns them both. In Deranged (연가시), panic grows across the country as an epidemic of suicides occur where the victims jump into the river. The alarmed government declares a state of emergency. Medical supplies salesman Jae-hyuk suspects his family is showing symptoms of the drowning victims and through his brother, Detective Jae-pil, they search for the antidote to such. In Dancing Queen (댄싱퀸) the wife of the Seoul mayoral candidate was a Dancing Queen, formerly a popular talent whose chase for her dreams came to an abrupt stop when her husband, Jung-min, decided to run for office. The movie goes through the journey of Jung-hwa as she balances her life as a wife of a political candidate and as a leader of the Dancing Queen. The 2013 Korean Film Festival is in cooperation with the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), the Korea Tourism Organization – Manila (KTO), the Korea Copyright Commission, SM Cinema, SM Cinema Megamall, SM Cinema Lanang and LG. Admissions are free. For further information and queries, please contact the Korean Cultural Center at 555-1711 or email events@koreanculture.ph.

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September 5, 2013
2nd Atlanta Korean Film Festival Gears Up21 Films to Reflect Diversity of Korean Film Industry by Pierce Conran KOFIC l AKFF 2013 Official Website l Facebook Atlanta will become the site of a large celebration of Korean film as the second edition of the Atlanta Korean Film Festival is due to take place later this month. 21 titles will be presented at the event, representing the breadth and scope of the Korean film industry. Opening the proceedings will be the upcoming costume drama The Face Reader. Directed by Han Jae-rim and starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Jung-jae, Kim Hye-soo and Baek Yoon-shik, the period film is set to open in Korea on September 12th, just ahead of the Chuseok holiday season. The other 20 films on the program will be broken down into three categories. A special exhibition on the works of Kim Jee-woon will present A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), The Good, the Bad and the Weird (2008), I Saw the Devil (2010) and this year’s The Last Stand, his debut Hollywood feature. Special invitation films will include the independent films Eden, Innocent Blood, Maria, The Korean Bride and Hong Sangsoo’s HaHaHa (2010) as well as the commercial war film The Front Line (2010) and the period drama The Servant (2010). The rest of the program will be made up of a selection of recent Korean films. The lineup includes A Company Man, All About My Wife, Love 911, Miracle in Cell No. 7, New World, Pieta, Secretly Greatly, The Grant Heist, The Thieves and The Weight. The second annual Atlanta Korean Film Festival, which will take place in the cities of Atlanta, Duluth, Suwanee and Lagrange, will unspool from September 20th to 28th.

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September 7, 2013
6 films to headline 2013 Korean Film Festival in PH
by Jonathan M. Hicap Manila Bulletin


Scenes from “Masquerade,” “Dancing Queen,” “A Werewolf Boy” and “Sunny.” (Photos by newsen.com and hancinema.net)
Six popular Korean movies will headline the 2013 Korean Film Festival in the Philippines, which will run from Sept. 18 to Oct. 10 in Manila, Iloilo, Cebu and Davao.
Films that will be screened for free at this year’s festival are “Green Days,” “Masquerade,” “Sunny,” “A Werewolf Boy,” “Deranged” and “Dancing Queen.”
“Green Days” is an animated film released in South Korea in 2011 about Yi-Rang, a track runner; Soo-Min, a pretty transfer student from Seoul; and Chul-soo – all oh whom are working towards their dreams. The characters were voiced by stars Park Shin-hye, Song Chang-eui and Oh Yeon-soo. The movie was shown at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival.
“Masquerade” is an award-winning film starring Lee Byung-hun of the “G.I. Joe” fame and Han Hyo-joo that was released last year. Lee Byung-hun plays the dual roles of King Gwang-hae and court jester Ha-sun. It won the best film awards at the 2012 Grand Bell Awards and the 2013 Baeksang Arts Awards.
“Sunny” is about the story of seven girls whose friendship dates back in high school. Chun-hwa, one of the girls, is terminally ill and asks Na-mi to get together the old members of Sunny for the last time before she dies. The movie’s director, Kang Hyeong-cheol, won as best director at the 2011 Grand Bell Awards and 3rd KOFRA Film Awards.
Stars Song Joong-ki and Park Bo-young headline the fantasy-romance movie “A Werewolf Boy,” which premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. It became the third top-grossing film in Korea in 2012.
In “Deranged,” panic grows across the country as an epidemic of suicides occur where the victims jump into the river. The alarmed government declares a state of emergency. Medical supplies salesman Jae-hyuk suspects his family is showing symptoms of the drowning victims and through his brother, detective Jae-pil, they search for the antidote to such.
In “Dancing Queen,” the wife of the Seoul mayoral candidate was a Dancing Queen, formerly a popular talent whose chase for her dreams came to an abrupt stop when her husband, Hwang Jung-min, decided to run for office. The movie goes through the journey of Uhm Jung-hwa as she balances her life as a wife of a political candidate and as a leader of the Dancing Queen.
According to the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines, the Korean Film Festival will start at SM Megamall with screenings scheduled from Sept. 26-29, to be followed at SM Iloilo from Sept. 26 to 29, SM Cebu from Oct. 3-6 and SM Lanang in Davao from Oct. 10-13.
The 2013 Korean Film Festival will be held in cooperation with the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), the Korea Tourism Organization-Manila (KTO), Korea Copyright Commission, SM Cinema, SM Cinema Megamall, SM Cinema Lanang and LG. Admissions are free.

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#2013KoreanFilmFestival Official Trailer

Published on August 27, 2013 by kccphil
Surf the NEW WAVE OF KOREAN CINEMA! 
MANILA: SM Megamall Cinema 7 ~ September 18 - 22ILOILO: SM City Iloilo Cinema 6 ~ September 26 -29CEBU: SM City Cebu Cinema 2 ~ October 3 - 6DAVAO: SM Lanang Premier Cinema 5 ~ October 10 - 13
FREE ADMISSION! Get your tickets at the entrance of the cinemas!
For more info, visit us at www.koreanculture.ph 

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Found this previous news with English gist to share
August 18, 2013
How much appearance payment do film stars get?
by hufsba13 Editor KOFAN.com l Korean article at Nate l 2012 Korean article  

Fans are always curious about how much money the major film stars receive for appearing in the movie.
This record is from 2012 and was revealed through SBS entertainment news program ‘Hanbam TV Entertainment’.

₩600,000,000 ($539,000) – Lee Byung-hun, Kim Yoon-suk, Song Kang-ho, Jang Dong-gun, Won-bin₩500,000,000 – Choi Min-sik, Ha Jung-woo, Kim Myung-min, Ha Ji-won₩400,000,000 – Hwang Jung-min, Kim Hye-soo, Cha Tae-hyun, Jun Ji-hyun, Lee Bum-soo, Park Hae-il, Son Ye-jin, Go Hyun-jung, Im Soo-jung, Soo-ae₩300,000,000 – Lee Min-jung, Lee Na-young, Um Jung-hwa 

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October 6, 2013
The 22nd Bu-Il Film Award, 'Snowpiercer' three crowns
Source: Innolife.Korea
Bong Joon-Ho director's movie 'Snowpiercer' achieved three crowns of the 22nd Bu-Il Film Awards. On 4th afternoon, in Busan Haeundae Grand Hotel, the award ceremony of the 22nd Bu-Il Film Awards was held. Among the total 15 sections, 'Snowpiercer' gained trophies from three sections, the best film award and filming award, and art award.
'Berlin', 'The terror Live', 'Gwang-Hae, the one who became a king', respectively achieved two crowns. Kim Byung-Woo director of 'The Terror Live', accomplished the surprising job, the rookie director award and script award, two crowns. Ryu Seung-Ryong won the supporting male actor award through 'Gwang-Hae, the one who became a king', and Chu Chang-Min director also won Bu-Il single judge award, through 'Gwang-Hae, the one who became a king'.
The best male/female actor award were won respectively by Hwang Jung-Min from 'The New World', and Han Hyo-Ju, from 'The Watchers'. The female supporting actor award was won by Jang Young-Nam from 'Wolf Boy'. The male/female rookie award were won by Kim Jun-Gu from 'Ugly baby duck' and Jung Eun-Chae from 'Hae-Won, no one's daughter'.
Meanwhile, Bu-Il Film Awards has grown up with the strong will to become the representative film awards of Korea, not only in Busan. It is the film awards that wishes to become the Cannes Awards of Asia, and Venice of Asia. 

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October 6, 2013
Movie Review: YMCA Baseball Team by refresh_daemon
http://www.dramabeans.com/2013/10/movie-review-ymca-baseball-team/

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October 15, 2013
Actress Son Ye Jin: Hopes to work with Hwang Jung Min, Ha Jung Woo and Lee Byung Hun
Source: AJU News.com l thanks to mistymorning for the highlight

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October 19, 2013
Movie Review: Black House by refresh_daemonhttp://www.dramabeans.com/2013/10/movie-review-black-house/

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October 17, 2013
‘50th Grand Bell Awards’ List of Nominees by DramaBucks


The list of candidates to enter the ‘50th Grand Bell Awards’ was announced, which will be held in November 11th at KBS Hall at Seoul’s Yeouido  from 7PM (KST) and the awards ceremony will be broadcast live through KBS2 TV.
The final competitors for Best Film are: “Cold Eyes”, “The Flu”, “Boomerang Family”, “Azooma”, “The Face Reader”, “My PS Partner”, “Confession of Murder”, “Norigae”, “Montage”, “Wolf Boy”, “The Gangster Shaman”, “Berlin File”, “Snowpiercer”, “Hide and Seek”, “New World”, “Secretly, Greatly”, “Fist of Legend”, “Act”, “Cheer Up Mr. Lee”, “The Tower”, “Miracle in Cell No. 7″.
Nominees:
Best DirectorLee Hwan Kyung (Miracle in Cell No.7)Song Hae Sung (Boomerang Family)Han Jae Rim (The Face Reader)Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer)Park Hoon Jung (New World)
Best ActorRyu Seong Ryong (Miracle in Cell No.7)Song Kang Ho (The Face Reader)Lee Jung Jae (New World)Hwang Jung Min (Fist of Legend)
Best Actress
Yoon Yeo Jung (Boomerang Family)Kal So Won (Miracle in Cell No.7)Jang Young Nam (Azooma)Uhm Jung Hwa (Montage)Moon Jung Hee (Hide and Seek)
Best Supporting ActorOh Dal Su (Miracle in Cell No. 7)Baek Yoon Shik (The Face Reader)
Park Sung Woong (New World)
Yoo Jun Sang (Fist of Legend)
Best Supporting ActressPark Min Ha (The Flu)
Jin Ji Hee (Boomerang Family)Jang Young Nam (Wolf Boy)
Uhm Ji Won (The Gangster Shaman)
Go Ah Sung (Snowpiercer)

Best New ActorPark Shi Hoo (Confession of Murder)Kim Soo Hyun (Secretly, Greatly)Park Doo Shik (Fist of Legend)
Park Jung Min (Fist of Legend)
Hong Ahn Pyo (Cheer Up Mr. Lee)

Best New ActressKal So Won (Miracle in Cell No.7)
Shin So Yul (My PS Partner)
Min Ji Hyun (Norigae)
Cheon Min Hee (Gangster Shaman)
Seo Eun Ah (Act)

Best New DirectorJung Byeong Gil (Confession of Murder)
Jo Sung Hee (Wolf Boy)
Huh Jung (Hide & Seek)
Lee Byung Hun (Cheer Up Mr. Lee)

Best CinematographyMiracle in Cell No. 7
Confession of Murder
Snowpiercer
Berlin File
The Face Reader

Best Art DirectionMiracle in Cell No. 7
The Face Reader
Berlin File
Snowpiercer
New World

Best ScreenplayLee Hwan Kyeong (Miracle in Cell No. 7)
Kim Dong Hyuk (The Face Reader)
Jung Geun Sub (Montage)
Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer)
Park Hoon Jung (New World)

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October 22, 2013
THE FAKE and NEW WORLD Bag Awards at SitgesKorean Genre Cinema Awarded in Spain by Pierce Conran KOBIZ

The Sitges - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, one of the largest genre film events in the world, has demonstrated a consistent interest in Korean genre fare over the years, and this year was no different as a number of Korean films found their way onto the program. Out of those, a pair walked away with awards by the time the curtain closed on this year’s edition. YEUN Sang-ho’s sophomore feature The Fake has been getting a strong reception since its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last month and its selections in Austin’s Fantastic Fest and this month’s Busan International Film Festival. The dark feature was also well received in Sitges where it picked up the prize for Best Animation. Following a strong showing at home earlier this year, when it racked up over four million admissions, PARK Hoon-jung’s gangster saga New World has been thrilling audiences around the world. Well Go USA released it theatrically in North America and it was screened at many events, including the Jeonju, Vancouver and Moscow International Film Festivals. It also won a Jury Prize at the Beaune International Thriller Festival. Now it has bagged another award as it earned Best Feature Film in the Focus Asia category in Sitges. Korean cinema has had a long history at Sitges, going back as far as YOUN Yuh-jung’s Special Mention for Best Actress in 1972 for her role in KIM Ki-young’s The Insect Woman. This year’s 46th edition Sitges took place from October 11th to 20th.

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November 22, 2013
2013 Blue Dragon Film Awards
by javabeans dramabeans.com
Fall marks the start of awards season, and today we have the 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards, one of the major film industry ceremonies, along with the Grand Bell (Daejong) Awards earlier this month and the Baeksang Awards in the spring.
You’ll recognize many familiar faces, not just from the other festivals and ceremonies this year but from years past. It’s kind of funny how the films change, but the pool of nominees seems almost static from year to year—perhaps one actor will hop from a lead role to a supporting one, or maybe someone will take a year off from the nomination circuit, but by and large we’re looking at a pretty small world.
But the fun part is always the red carpet, which was pretty star-studded this time around. Most attendees stuck to safe and familiar, which as a viewer and fan is less exciting because I get the feeling we’ve seen these all before. And it’s been a trend for the past year or more to have an overwhelming amount of black on the red carpet, followed by a smaller contingent favoring white, which makes me sad: Where be the color? The fun? The drama? I guess I’ll have to content myself with the handful of WTF choices, which aren’t necessarily attractive but are at least interesting.
Let’s take a look at who won this year…

 WINNERS LISTBest Picture: WishBest Director: Bong Joon-ho (Snowpiercer)Best Actor: Hwang Jung-min (New World)Best Actress: Han Hyo-joo (Cold Eyes )Supporting Actor: Lee Jung-jae (The Face Reader)Supporting Actress: Ra Mi-ran (Wish)New Actor: Yeo Jin-gu (Hwa-yi: The Boy Who Swallowed a Monster)New Actress: Park Ji-soo (Mai Ratima)New Director: Kim Byung-woo (The Terror Live)
Cinematography: Berlin, Choi Young-hwanLighting: Berlin, Kim Sung-kwanMusic: Hwa-yi: The Boy Who Swallowed a Monster , MowgArt Direction: Snowpiercer, Ondrej NekavsilTechnical effects: Mr. Go, Jung Sung-jinScreenplay: Wish, Kim Ji-hye, Jo Joong-hoonShort Film Award: Mija, Jeon Hyo-jungBox Office Audience Award: Miracle in Cell No. 7Popularity Award: Kim Min-hee, Lee Byung-heon, Sol Kyung-gu, Gong Hyo-jin
Yay for Hwang Jung-min, who won for crime film New World. He’d been nominated for a Grand Bell Award a month ago (Grand Bell co-winners Ryu Seung-ryong and Song Kang-ho were also nominated for this category), so it’s nice to see him get the prize this time.

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November 23, 2013
Hwang Jung-Min and Han Hyo-Joo, awarded at Chungryong Award
Source: Innolife Korea


Hwang Jung-Min and Han Hyo-Joo won the best actor and actress award at 'The 34th Chungryong Film Festival. 

Hwang Jung-Min who won the Best Male Actor Award by 'New World', said that "Please give a clap to great companies" and "I gave the expression for 'You are My Destiny' ob 2005, and after that I always worried about what I should saying." In succession he said, "I want to thank to my friends" and "I will do my best. I love you guys."
Han Hyo-Joo who won the Best Actress Award by 'Cold Eyes", said "I think It is honor to be competent with senior actors, and I am afraid to get such a big award" and "I met many great people than me." She said, "I will be better actress."
Meanwhile the movie 'Wish' won the Best Film Award.