The television drama series of ‘Dae Jang Geum’ is being created into a play.
Nikkan Sports and Junichi Sports reported on the 21st that the staged version of ‘Dae Jang Geum’ will be performed in Tokyo in December and Nagoya in February.
The newspapers reported that the series was first aired in 2003 from September to March of the following year with average viewer ratings of 47%, in Japan the following year through NHK BS, and will be aired again with subtitles through NHK-BS2.
According to NHK, a popular entertainment news program ‘Hello from Studio Park’ for the first time invited Lee Young Ae to NHK Hall and had a special live broadcast. Approximately 3,000 Dae Jang Geum fans gathered from various areas in Japan proving the popularity of the series.
The play is a condensed 2 hour 30 minute performance of the 54 episode series and is based on ‘Musical Dae Jang Geum’ which started in May.
Jang Geum will be played by Kikugawa Rei who is known for her intelligent beauty. She is a multi-entertainer who was scouted while attending Tokyo University and has been active as a model, actress, and emcee. First starring in a play in 2005, she commented, “I am extremely excited. I admire the strength and intelligence of Jang Geum as a woman. I will try to show a different Jang Geum on stage that is just as attractive.”
Picture: Kim Ah Joong shed more tears on receiving the award.
The China Press, 10 June 2007 (Internet Version: June 9, 2007 17:53)
(Seoul) Korean cinema´s “44th Daejong Film Awards´ presentation ceremony was held at the Grand Hall, Sejong Centre, Seoul the night of the day before yesterday.
Kim Ah Joong was crowned for the first time as Best Actress in the film “200 Pounds Beauty” and the Best Actor Award went to An Seong Ki for “Radio Star”. Their “thunder” was however stolen by Cannes Film Festival´s Best Actress, Jeon Do-yeon who received a Special Award.
Rain won Popularity Award
“The Host” nominated for 11 catagories won Best Director for Bong Joon Ho and “The Birth of a Family aka Family Ties” won for Best Picture. Kim Ah Joong in “200 Pounds Beauty” beat Kim Hye Su, Moon Geun Young, etc, for the best actress in Daejong.
Best Newcomer Male was awarded to Ryu Deok Hwan in “Like a Virgin”.
Rain, loser of the Best Newcomer Award, together with Kim Tae Hee both won the overseas Popularity awards. Kim Tae Hee was unable to attend the ceremony due to tight filming schedule, therefore, Moon Geun Young accepted the award on her behalf. Lee Bum Soo and Kim Ah Joong both won Korea´s most popular awards. When Jeon Do-yeon wearing a black and white low cut gown accepted the Special Award, the audience gave her a standing ovation.
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(above: poster for Family Ties aka The Birth of a Family, from Hancinema)
My countdown to the 44th Daejong Awards continues with the Best Director nominations:
Bong Joon Ho – The Host
(Director Bong was a winner in 2003 for Memories of Murder and his screen credits are for both writer and director. The Host is his third full length feature film. He needs no introduction as his biodata is easily available. His other feature film is Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000) and his short films are Baeksaekin (1993), Memory Within the Frame (1994), Incoherence (1994), Influenza (2004) and Sink and Rise (2004)
Bong Joon-ho talks about THE HOST
Kim Tae Yong – The Birth of a Family/Family Ties
(Director Kim won the 2006 Golden Alexander award in the Thessaloniki (Greek) International Film Festival for this film. He was nominated for 3 award for his 1999 film Memento Mori: Remember the Dead aka Whispering Corridors 2 (Hangul: Yeogo goedam II) in Slamdance Film Fest (USA), Paris Film Festival (France) and Fantasporto (Portugal). He seemed to be favored in Europe and particularly in Spain with so many reviews of his movies in Spanish!
Kim Yong Hwa – 200 Pounds Beauty
(Director Kim is also the writer for the above movie. Previous effort was also a comedy, Oh! Brothers)
Maria(Korean Ver.) Singer / Kim Ah-joong
Ryu Seung Wan – City of Violence
(Director Ryu is an actor and director who is part of a group of new wave Korean directors (including Park Chan Wook, Lee Chang Dong and Kim Ki Duk). Acclaimed to be the golden boy of Chungmuro, his directional credits include Die Bad (2000), No Blood No Tears (2002), Arahan (2004), Crying Fist (2005). He acts in his own films, i.e. Die Bad and City of Violence and those of others in the new wave group, i.e. Park Chan Wook´s Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (2002) and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005) and Lee Chang Dong´s Oasis (2002). Most of his films have his younger brother Seung Beum, the Best Actor in 2007´s Paksaeng Awards but not City of Violence which Director Ryu himself has a major role.
The City of Violence Trailer
The City of Violence - Behind the Scene
Choi Dong Hoon – Tazza
(Director Choi was the Best New Director for The Big Swindle in The 2004 Pusan Film Critics Association Awards who is also a screenwriter.)
“The War of Flower” aka Tazza Korean movie trailer
Well, take your pick as to who will be the best director at the 44th Daejong Awards this Friday. Indicate your choice pick for BEST DIRECTOR under comments. See u at comments!
Let´s take a look back to the Best Picture winners from past Daejong Awards since the new millenium.
Year 2000
Film (English) Peppermint Candy
Film (Korean)박하사탕 Transliteration: Bakha satang
Director Lee Chang-dong
Box Office Rank: 9*
Year 2001
Film (English) Joint Security Area
Film (Korean)공동경비구역JSA Transliteration: Gongdong gyeongbi guyeok JSA
Director Park Chan-wook
Box Office Rank: 1
Year 2002
Film (English) The Way Home
Film (Korean)집으로 Transliteration: Jibeuro
Director Lee Jeong-hyang
Box Office Rank: 2
Year 2003
Film (English) Memories of Murder
Film (Korean)살인의 추억 Transliteration: Salinui chueok
Director Bong Joon-ho
Box Office Rank: 2
Year 2004
Film (English) Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring
Film (Korean)봄여름가을겨울그리고봄 Transliteration: Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom
Director Kim Ki-duk
Box Office Rank: ranking not available
Year 2005
Film (English) Marathon
Film (Korean)말아톤 Transliteration: Maraton
Director Jeong Yoon-chul
Box Office Rank: 3
Year 2006
Film (English) The King and the Clown
Film (Korean)왕의 남자 Transliteration:Wang-ui namja
Director Lee Jun-ik
Box Office Rank: 1
Note: *Peppermint Candy was classified in the 2001 ticket sales. The information on box office ranking, i.e. best selling tickets were obtained from KoreanFilm.org and it indicates only Korean films ticket sales. The top selling film in 2004 was Taegukgi.
Written by Kwfong exclusively for Shenyuepop
Source: wikipedia+Daejongsang+Twitchfilm+MontrealMirror+VarietyAsiaOnline+IMDb+Koreanfilm.org
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