rubie Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 November 4, 2012Han Hye-jin's father passes awayBy Carla Sunwoo Korea JoongAng DailyHan Hye-jin’s agency reported that the actress’ father died on Friday.“He had been sick for some time and passed away in the hospital where he was receiving treatment,” said the agency, adding that Han was distraught. “It was quite a sudden death so she’s really upset.”Family and friends paid their respects to the deceased at a funeral parlor at St. Mary’s Hospital in Gangnam, southern Seoul. Han’s brother-in-law and fellow actor Kim Kang-woo kept vigil in line with the Korean tradition. The funeral service will take place today, November 5.Last month Han made news by going on a mission trip to Africa. The hostess of the famed talk show “Healing Camp” touched netizens with her generous spirit by posting a picture of herself and an African boy named Chandae on her social networking Web site.“I just finished up the World Vision and KBS Hope Road trip. At the moment, I’m in Qatar for a stopover. Have four hours left. So good to have a Wi-Fi connection,” Han tweeted on Oct. 23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmpc Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 PHOTOS OF SHIM MI JIN FROM NAMOO's FACEBOOK PAGE:This image has been resized to fit in the page. Click to enlarge.This image has been resized to fit in the page. Click to enlarge.This image has been resized to fit in the page. Click to enlarge.This image has been resized to fit in the page. Click to enlarge.This image has been resized to fit in the page. Click to enlarge.For more details of Han Hye Jin's new movie, 26 Years, please visit the 26 Years soompi thread - HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubie Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 https://twitter.com/cine21_editor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubie Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Source: ChosunIlboNovember 23, 2012Actress Han Hye-jin poses at a press event for her new film in Seoul on Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubie Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Source: Innolife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubie Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 November 23, 2012"26 Years" Main Casts Introduce Controversial Film at Press ConferenceReporter: Lee Tae Ho Editor: Kim Joo-hyun 10KSTARMain 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. Actress Han Hye-jin 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] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynkdf Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 rubie, thanks so much.fo the great updates. Thanks to wmpc for the link to this awesome video:http://magazine.movie.daum.net/w/magazine/watch/detail.daum?thecutId=855 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynkdf Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Han Hye Jin at the VIP premiere of "26 Years" on 26 November 2012. PC crawling, apologies: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynkdf Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 More clips - so happy to see a good turnout of celebs : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynkdf Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Many thanks to Onsemiro for the English subs for 26 Years 5-min hightlihgts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rubie Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 December 2, 2012'26 Years' draws a crowd on first dayBy Carla Sunwoo Korea JoongAng DailyIn just one day, “26 Years” starring Han Hye-jin drew a crowd of 113,923, placing the film at the top of the box office for last Thursday.Although released just days ago, tickets were snapped up by eager viewers in advance for last weekend.The film is about a group of athletes, gangsters, police and company executives that band together to punish a criminal who got away with a massacre 26 years earlier.It is an adaptation of the Web toon by Kang Full who also wrote this year’s suspense thriller “My Neighbor.”In turn, Kang’s story was inspired by the events of the Gwangju Democratization Movement in the 1980s.The movie features Han, Jin Goo and 2AM’s Lim Seul-ong.The film’s promising start is no doubt a small consolation for the 31-year-old Han, whose father died recently. She took some time out by taking a break from hosting her hit talk show “Healing Camp.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubie Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 December 3, 2012Congratulations Han Hye Jin and 26 Years! Source: KOFIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubie Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 December 3, 2012“26 Years” Tops Weekend Box Officehazelnutthursdays soompi.com“26 Years” takes the box office top spot on the weekend of its release. According to reports in local news agencies, box office receipts from November 30-December 2 show that the film was seen by more than 800,000 people, gaining the No. 1 position.The film, based on a web cartoon by Kang Full is about a group of ordinary citizens who banded together to plot an assassination. It created a fictional set of characters and series of events stemming from an actual historical event. “26 Years” stars Jin Goo, Han Hye Jin, Bae Soo Bin and 2AM’s Im Seulong.The film gained early buzz, owing to the generous donations amounting to millions of dollars just for the production to push through. Source: Hancinema.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubie Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 December 3, 2012"26 Years" Celebrates its 1st Crown on Weekend Box OfficeSource: KSTAR10 (Box-Office)Korean action drama pic “26 Years” has grabbed its first crown at the box office last weekend, edging out Song Joong-ki’s “A Werewolf Boy” which dominated the chart for the past four weeks.“26 Years,” a big screen installation of Kang Full’s controversial web cartoon, made its debut nabbing the top place with 663,705 admissions during the weekend of November 30 to December 2, Korean Film Council’s [KOFIC] data showed Monday.Starring Jin Goo, Han Hye-jin, Bae Soo-bin and 2AM’s Seulong, the movie centers around five ordinary people who team up for the same goal: taking revenge on `the man` who ordered the massacre in Gwangju in 1980.There is a noticeable gab between the chart-topper and the American movie house Dreamworks’ animation “Rise of the Guardians” which landed at No. 2 after drawing in 277,164 moviegoers in the same time period.Sitting at No. 3 was Korea’s most-watched melodrama pic “A Werewolf Boy,” which added 265,306 viewers last weekend and scored over 6.5 million audience members since its release a month ago.While the Vampire couple in “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2” sat at the fourth place after pulling in a total of 220,160 fantasy pic lovers, Actor Park Si-hoo’s hair-raising depiction of a serial killer in “Confession of Murder” rounded out the top five after posting 176,703 admissions.Other popular movies in last weekend were Korean thriller “Don’t Cry, Mommy,” a romantic comedy film “Love Clinic,” “Masquerade”, the second successful domestic movie this year, a controversial faction drama “National Security” and Clint Eastwood’s new work “Trouble with the Curve.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubie Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 December 3, 2012'26 Years' Tops Box Office in Its First WeekendCJ E&M enewsWorld Oh, MiJung Translation Credit: Erika Kim 26 Years, the film that premiered on November 29, may be able to get a no. 1 win in the box office in its first weekend in theaters.According to the Korean Film Council′s Compiled Ticket Computer Network, 26 Years gathered 264,693 people to its 609 screens across the country in just one day, and scored 549,618 ticket sales in just three days since its premiere. These numbers were enough to set the film at the top of the box office.At this rate there is a high probability the film managed to top the box office over the weekend as well.26 Years is a film about how a gangster, a national shooting athlete, policeman, head of a large conglomerate and the director of a private guarding company, who all have something to do with the pro-democracy movements in Gwangju of May 1980, get together 26 years later to punish ′the man′ behind the massacre that happened then. It stars Jin Goo, Han Hye Jin, Lim Seulong, Bae Soo Bin, Lee Kyeong Yeong, Jang Gwang, Kim Eui Sung and Jo Deok Je.The film gathered interest for being produced with 700 million won′s worth of donations, which made up part of the total 4.6 billion won production fee, by the public in support of the film.The Hollywood blockbuster 3D animation Rise of the Guardians sold 122,856 tickets in a day, landing on no. 2. No. 3 went to A Werewolf Boy, which drew 113,119 people to its screens.Photo credit: 26 Years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynkdf Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 rubie thanks so much for your updating this thread with latest updates - 26 Years fighting! More photos of Han Hye Jin etc at the 26 Years Soompi thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynkdf Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 From what I've seen of HHJ in the 26 Years clips so far, she rocked her role. Thanks to uploader : http://youtu.be/vAz8wlfnTDA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubie Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 December 4, 2012"26 Years" Outnumbers 1 million AudienceReporter: Lee Hye-ji Editor: Kim Nemo KSTAR10 Korean action historical film “26 Years” has surpassed the 1-million-mark six days since its release. The webtoon-turned-movie has attracted 1,009,959 moviegoers as of 4th December, strongly supporting expectations to outnumber 1 million audience members on Tuesday after drawing in 103,026 admissions the previous day. Since the pic released on November 29 and shot to the top with 113,921 audiences, “26 Years” has been securing its top status with 30 to 40% reservation rate, edging out Korea’s most-watched melodrama pic “A Werewolf Boy” and American animation “Rise of the Guardians.” The film's production company, Chungeorah,m explained this is especially encouraging since “26 Years” is the first crowd-funding-powered film in Korea, powered by 15,000 public sponsors who offered a total of 700 million won, making up some 15 percent of the total budget of 4.6 billion. Starring Jin Goo, Han Hye-jin, Bae Soo-bin and 2AM’s Seulong, the movie centers around five ordinary people who team up for the same goal: taking revenge on `the man` who ordered the massacre in Gwangju in 1980. Source: Nate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubie Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 December 5, 2012Film "26 Years"Reaches One Million Viewers in Only Six DaysBy yw740030 soompi.comThe controversial film “26 Years,” which was directed by Jo Geun Hyun, has already reached over 100 million viewers.On December 5 according to the Korean Film Council Total Tickets Statistics, “26 Years” has received 103,816 viewers nationwide on December 4. This added to the existing large ticket sales to the total of 1,009,959 viewers. “26 Years” was released on November 29, so over a million tickets were sold in only six days.“26 Years,” based on the web-toon by the infamous writer Kang Full, tells the provocative story of a group of individuals who attempt the murder of the former South Korean president Chun Doo Hwan. Chun Doo Hwan was responsible for the 1980 Kwangju Massacre, and this group plans their revenge 26 years later on the exact day of the massacre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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