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<jhanrhey>82 days ago (Sep 14, 2008 9:30:13)
yoon kye-sang's acting really improve through the years. i've been a fan of korean films for the past six yrs and i would say he's one of the actors i like to watched. he's playful image and smiley face really makes you kiddy....... hope to see more of his films in the future...
<tet sabanal>290 days ago (Feb 19, 2008 7:34:45)
I enjoy viewing korean movies. It has good script, good cast, and moral values. Though sometimes I could not understand the language so well because some translations have mistakes. But as a whole, the movies are nice and entertaining. Yoon Kye-sang is one of my favorite because he has facial expressions that are meaningful and unique to some of his counterparts.
Singer & Actor Yoon Gye-sang to Publish Photo Book of Turkeyey
Sidus HQ says singer and actor Yoon Gye-sang will publish a travel book with photos of his upcoming trip to Turkey at the end of the month. To prepare for the book's release, Yoon began studying photography six months ago from a professional photographer. During his upcoming travels in Turkey, Yoon plans to visit renowned destinations including Capadoccia and Antalya. The theme of his book will be "adventures in the city's back alleys" and "relaxation in nature." Yoon plans to invite one other person to join him on his trip. Interested persons can apply to be the lucky winner of a random draw at http://travelwithstar.cyworld.com. The winner will receive round trip tickets to Turkey with free accommodations, as well as a camera. Meanwhile, Yoon was recently cast in a new MBC drama series entitled "Triple" as an advertisement director. The drama will be directed by MBC program director Lee Yoon-jung, who also directed the 2007 hit drama series "Coffee Prince." "Triple" will begin airing in May.
Different Bodies for Different Souls in `Who Are You'
The producers of the 2007 hit drama ``Thank You'' have teamed up together for another drama for the family, ``Who Are You?'' This drama employs ``spiritual possession,'' a popular idea which was also used in the 2006 drama ``Please Come Back, Sun-ae'' and the Japanese movie ``Secret'' (1999), in which spirits take control of a human body. Director of the drama Shin Hyun-chang explained the drama as human, fantastic, romantic and comical. ``This is a family drama about recovering relationships,'' said Shin. In a Korean tradition mixing Buddhism and Confucianism, the soul of a dead person is left on earth for 49 days before going to the afterlife. The drama is a story about those 49 days for a father who loves his daughter so much he possesses a stranger's body to care for her. A cold-hearted corporate raider Cha Seung-hyo, played by ex-G.O.D. member and actor Yoon Kye-sang, is a stickler for cleanliness and a perfectionist. However, after a traffic accident, weird things start to happen around him and he finds out that a deliveryman spiritually possesses him for three hours a day. When he is possessed by Son Il-geon, he becomes a very funny guy. At the preview, Yoon successfully portrayed the two sides of his character and drew laughter from the audience. ``It is rather easy for me to play In-geon since I am a cheerful person. The most difficult thing is that I have to play two totally different characters in the drama. Sometimes, it's confusing,'' said Yoon at a press conference last week. Son, the overanxious father who takes care of his daughter even as a ghost, is played by middle-aged actor Kang Nam-kil. Besides being a devoted father, Son has a secret. When he was young, he was a nameless painter, but one of his paintings was sold for a high price in New York. Now, a gallery owner comes after him, offering him a solo exhibition. ``Yoon has to play my unique character and I was worried at first. However, he's doing very well and I am satisfied,'' said Kang. Yoon added that Kang helps him a lot by teaching his habits and ways of talking. ``However, I personally do not believe in spiritual possession,'' said Kang. Ara, or Go A-ra, plays Son Yeong-in, the wanna-be cartoonist who lost her father in an accident. The star from the teen drama ``Banolim'' (Sharp), Ara has starred in the movies ``The Blue Wolf: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea'' (2007) and ``Subaru'' (2008). Both movies were joint productions ― one Korean and Japanese, and the other with a Hong Kong company. With the looks of a Barbie doll, she depicts a strong-spirited girl who has just graduated from high school. ``I am a freshman just like Yeong-in in the soap. She gave up school due to financial difficulties and works part-time instead. For myself, I hope to enjoy my college life just like any other freshmen,'' Ara said. A musical actor turned TV star, Jin I-han plays Shin Jae-ha, the owner and director of Nuri Art Gallery who looks for the late Son's paintings. In order to find the work after his death, he tries to buy off Yeong-in with honeyed words. ``Shin is not a greedy guy; he is very passionate. He just uses the whole bag of tricks to achieve what he wants,'' said Jin. The drama will start airing at 9:55 p.m., Wednesday, March 5 on MBC.
Yoon Kye Sang, Go Ara cast in drama about spiritual possession
Yoon Kye Sang and Go Ara have been cast in a drama series about spiritual possession. According to SidusHQ on the 22nd, "Yoon Kye Sang and Go Ara will star in the MBC drama series ‘Who are you?’ portraying the story of love between a couple as well as family." To be directed by Shin Hyun Chang and written by Bae Yoo Mi, the series will comically portray episodes surrounding the cold corporate hunter Cha Seung Hyo and lacking spirit Sohn Il Geon (Kang Nam Gil) who enters his body. Go Ara will play Sohn Yeong In, daughter of Sohn Il Geon who strives to become a manhwa artist, and will form a love line with Cha Seung Hyo. Newcomer Jin Yi Han will play the museum CEO Shin Jae Ha and form a love triangle with the two. Lee Eon and Ahn Seong Yeong and others have also been cast in supporting roles. This series is scheduled to air after "New Heart."
[MOVIE REVIEW] 'Lovers of Six Years' exposes risks of shacking up
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Should couples live together before tying the knot? If this question were asked 20 years ago, most Korean respondents would have expressed their shock and disbelief, much less show any willingness to weigh pros and cons. Back to the present: Koreans are not so ultraconservative any longer and the number of Korean couples trying out cohabitation is on the rise. The proof is that even a mass-market romantic flick like "Lovers of Six Years (6-nyeonjjae yeonae-jung)" has chosen this daring topic and treats cohabitation as nothing special. "Nothing special" is also a keyword for Da-jin (Kim Ha-neul), a hard-working editor at a publishing company, and her boyfriend Jae-young (Yoon Gye-sang), an equally diligent home shopping producer. Six years ago, they began to date. Two years ago, they started sleeping together. Now, they are next-door neighbors, but the wall separating their houses does not have any significant function. They virtually share their rooms -- and bedrooms at night. They know each other inside and out so much so that they begin to feel a bit bored, and the magical sparks and excitement is already gone. Their relationships seem to have passed a stage where something special is at work. As with other cohabitating couples, there is a risk that Da-jin and Jae-young remain unmarried and yet share so many things in life. Infidelity is one of many risks, though it's pretty fatal given that cohabitation does not entail as strong a commitment as marriage. Da-jin tries to hire a top-notch book designer for her latest project. She juggles up various strategies to win the heart of this much-sought-after designer without realizing that her charm as an attractive woman goes rarely unnoticed. By the way, Kim Ha-neul seems at ease with her role, even in a scene where she has to act as an experienced lover. While Da-jin has to stave off repeated come-ons from the new acquaintance, her boyfriend is forced to deal with an unabashed temptation from a daring part-time worker at the cable shopping mall. But the movie does not tackle the issue of infidelity for this cohabiting couple as seriously as it should. Certainly it is an important plot device, but even before such outside forces emerge, they are already in a precarious phase where they feel too familiar with each other and have to seek some additional excuses to stick together -- more convincing excuses than they used to spend six years together as lovers. In fact, couples who live together before marriage tend to believe that they have the opportunity to test how well they suit each other. But when confronted with overwhelming challenges such as one-night stands, cohabitation is likely to break down faster than those shackled in marriage, which is still held together by a relatively stronger ethic of commitment. Yoon Gye-sang, former member of now-disbanded music group g.o.d., demonstrates his hidden acting talent by infusing some realism into the stereotypical Korean man character who is extremely generous about his own extra-cohabitation "romance" and unbelievably strict about his partner's "fling." The lesson for women: when deciding to live with a man before marriage, don't set a standard too high since men are generally not so reliable, much less genuinely romantic. By Yang Sung-jin
Actors Kim, Yoon Gossip About Love
Actors Yoon Kye-sang, left, and Kim Ha-neul speak about the rules of dating during a press event for their upcoming movie ``Lovers of 6 Years'' at a Hongdae club in northern Seoul last week. / Yonhap When happens when you've been dating for six ....
Japanese Press Gushes for Ji Jin-hee
Actor Ji Jin-hee, just back in Korea after a promotional event in Japan, is the subject of profuse praise in Japanese newspapers, including Asahi Shimbun and Fuji Sankei Shimbun. In an article last week, the Asahi Shimbun called Ji the "trustworth....
