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How to Keep My Love (2004)

how to keep mu love


Director: Je-hyeon Park
Writers: Seon-mi Kim, Seok-jun Lee,
Stars: Jeong-eun Kim, Sang-kyung Kim, Yu-jin Lee

Summary:
Hyun-joo is an average girl, with seven years of her life invested in her boyfriend So-hoon, an employee at an extermination company. Sure, he can be a bit boring, but he has a warm and caring heart. He's someone Hyun-joo can rely on. Or he was. One day So-hoon finds filmself stuck in an elevator with Eun Da-young, the hottest actress in Korea. She becomes intrigued with him when, despite the close quarters, he shows no interest in her (instead, he is fascinated by a cockroach he finds in the elevator). It has been so long since Da-young has been treated like a normal person that she soon finds herself getting feelings for him. So Da-young puts a plan into action to get this man to fall in love with her. She gets him to spray her house, and even makes him co-star in an advertisement with her - all the while unconcerned about So-hoon's longtime girlfriend Hyun-joo. Hyun-joo gets a rude surprise when she reads the over-imaginative tabloids one day and discovers that her boring boyfriend is supposedly dating the top actress in the land. Even worse, she soon finds out that Da-young is determined to steal her man. How can an ordinary girl like Hyun-joo compete with a superstar, gorgeous actress? How can she stop Da-young from taking away seven years of her life?


The Sleepless a.k.a Two Moons (Korean Movie - 2012)


Two moons (2012)

Two moons (2012)

Two moons (2012)

Two moons (2012)


Title: The Sleepless (English title) / Two Moons (literal title)
Revised romanization: Doo Gaeui Dal
Hangul: 두 개의 달
Director: Kim Dong-Bin
Writer: Lee Jong-Ho
Producer: Lee Sang-Cheol
Cinematographer: Yoon Jong-Ho, Cha Sang-Gyun
Release Date: July 12, 2012
Genre: Mystery / Horror


Plot:
"Two Moons" depicts two women and a man that find themselves in a isolated area without a way out. So-Hee (Park Han-Byul) is a horror story writer who holds a secret. Seok-Ho (Kim Ji-Seok) is a university student who suffers from an an unidentified trauma. He tries to uncover what that trauma is.


Miracle in Cell No.7 (Korean Movie - 2013)

Miracle in Cell number 7


Hangul: 7번방의 선물
Director: Lee Hwan-Kyung
Writer: Lee Hwan-Kyung, Kim Hwang-Sung, Kim Young-Suk
Producer: Lim Min-Sub
Cinematographer: Kang Seung-Ki
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Tearjerker / Prison / Father & Daughter / Law
Cast:
Ryoo Seung-Ryong
Park Shin-Hye
Kal So-Won
Oh Dal-Su
Park Won-Sang
Jeong Man-Sik
Kim Jung-Tae
Kim Ki-Cheon
Jung Jin-Young

Summary:
A father (Ryoo Seung-Ryong), who is mentally handicapped, but loves his daughter very much, is falsely accused of a crime and sent to prison. Later, his daughter Ye-Seung (Park Shin-Hye, who is a law school student, works to prove his innocence. Back in 1997, Yong-Goo lives happily with his daughter Ye-Seung (Kal So-Won), even though he has the intelligence of a child. They stop by a shop everyday to look at a yellow Sailor Moon backpack that he hopes to buy his daughter. One day, they notice that the last yellow Sailor Moon backpack is being sold. Yong-Goo goes inside the store to plead his case, but the father buying the backpack ends up slapping Yong-Goo. The following day, the girl who bought the yellow Sailor Moon backpack sees Yong-Goo working in the grocery store parking lot. She tells him that she knows another store that sells the same yellow backback. Yong-Goo follows the girl to a traditional outdoor market. A short while later, the girl is laying on the ground unconscious and Yong-Goo is trying to perform CPR. A woman walks by and calls the police. Yong-Goo is accused of kidnap and murder. The father of the dead girl is also the chief of the National Police Agency. Yong-Goo is given the death penalty and incarcerated. In prison, Yong-Goo shares a jail cell with five other inmates. One day, Yong-Goo saves the life of his cellmate So Yang-Ho (Oh Dal-Su) from a rival prison gang leader. So Yang-Ho then offers to help Yong-Goo in any way he can to return the favor. Yong-Goo tells So Yang-Ho that he wants to see his daughter Ye-Seung. The five inmates then plan to make a miracle happen.


[Korean Movie 18+] My Wife Got Married (2008)




my wife got married



Title: A-nae-ga kyeol-hon-haet-da/ My Wife Got Married
Director: Yun-su Chong
Writers: Yun-su Chong (screenplay), Hye-jin Song (screenplay)
Stars: Ju-hyuk Kim, Ye-jin Son and Seong-hun Cheon
Genre: Comedy | Romance
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Summary:
It all started with football. Deok-hoon falls in love with In-ah, who shares his love and passion for the sport. They quickly become lovers and he proposes. After her initial refusal, they are eventually happily married. Marriage is like a dream until one day In-ah declares her wish to marry another man. She doesn't want a divorce, as she truly loves Deok-hoon but she wants to be free to love another man at the same time. Even with Deok-hoon unable to handle being the third side of a triangle, In-ah marries her new man and sets up a bizarre, bigamous romance.


[Korean Movie 18+] Thirst (2009)



Title: Bakjwi/Thirst
Ratings: 7.1/10 from 17,154 users
Metascore: 73/100
Director: Chan-wook Park
Genre: Horror | Not For Kids
Writers: Chan-wook Park (screenplay), Émile Zola (inspired by the book "Thérèse Raquin")


Plot:
Through a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways.


[Korean Movie] Runway Cop (2012)

Runaway Cop 2012



Movie: Runway Cop (International English title) / Detective Cha (literal title)
Revised romanization: Cha Hyungsa
Hangul: 차형사
Director: Shin Tae-Ra
Writer: Ko Young-Jae
Producer: Han Sang-Beom
Cinematographer: Choi Joo-Young
Stars: Ji-Hwan Kang and Yu-ri Sung

Plot:
Detective Cha (Kang Ji-Hwan) disguises himself as a fashion model to solve a case.



[Korean Movie] I Saw The Devil (2010)

I Saw The Devil (2010)


Hangul: 악마를 보았다
Director: Kim Jee-Woon
Writer: Park Hoon-Jung
Producer: Kim Hyung-Woo, Jo Sung-Won, Kim Jae-Young, Kim Jung-Hwa
Cinematographer: Lee Mo-Gae
Genre: Thriller / Award Winning / Best Film-Movie of the Year

Summary:
A woman named Joo-Yun (Oh San-Ha) is stranded in her broken down car on a snowy night. She talks to her fiance on her cellphone while she awaits for a tow truck. Her fiance is So-Hyun (Lee Byung-Hun), an agent for the National Intelligence Service. Meanwhile, a yellow van stops in front of the woman’s broken down car. A man named (Choi Min-Sik) gets out of the van and knocks on the woman’s window. He offers to help her get the car started. The preoccupied fiance Soo-Hyun, still on the phone with Joo-Yun, advises her to stay in the car until the tow truck arrives and gets called away on business matters. Joo-Yun tells the creepy man that she will wait for the tow truck and raises her window shut. Moments later, the creepy man named Kyung-Chul smashes the passenger window open with a sledgehammer and beats Joo-Yun unconscious. Kyung-Chul takes Joo-Yun to his home and decapitates the woman. A few days later, an ear is found in a plastic bag by children playing near a river. When the police arrive, they later find Joo-Yun’s head in the river. At this moment So-Hyun arrives at the crime scene and witnesses his fiance’s decapitated head. At the funeral for Joo-Yun, Soo-Hyun apologizes to her for not being there to protect her and also promises to inflict pain 1,000x worse to the man responsible for her death. When Soo-Hyun tracks down his fiance’s killer he beats the man severely. The killer awakens the next day bloodied, but still alive. There is also an envelope with money left on his belly. Soo-Hyun’s plan for vengeance is just beginning …


[K - Movie] The Scent (2012)

the scent 2012


AKA :
Gan-gi-nam | Ganginam | Gantongeul Gidarineun Namja | Man Waiting for AdulteryDirector: Hyeong-Joon Kim
Writer: Hyeong-Joon Kim
Stars: Hee-soon Park, Si-hyeon Park and Sang-wook Joo
Genre: Thriler

Summary:
A detective Seon-woo, who moonlights as a private investigator, has a beautiful new client Soo-Jin. The woman asks the detective to take photos of her husband in the midst of having an affair with another woman. When the detective goes to take pictures he discovers that the woman's husband is already dead. Now the detective becomes a suspect. The detective is chased by another detective Gil-ro. He must now set out for the real killer.


[Korean Movie] The Classic (2004)

the classic 2004

Hangul :클래식
Directed by: Kwak Jae-yong
Produced by: Jee Yeong-joon, Lee Jae-soon
Written by: Kwak Jae-yong
Starring: Son Ye-jin,
Jo Seung-woo,
Zo In Sung

Summary:
Ji-hye and Su-gyeong, both love for Sang-min, the senior of the theater club of their university. Su-gyeong asks Ji-hye to write a love letter for her, and Ji-hye starts writing her feelings under Su-gyeong’s name. Seeing Ji-hye and Sang-min who are getting closer thanks to her letter, Ji-hye tries to avoid Sang-min but they bump into each other often. Ji-hye lives with her mother who often travels overseas as her father died when she was young. When she is cleaning the attic, Ji-hye when she is cleaning the attic finds her mother’s private memory box. Ji-hye finds the first love of her mother there.


[Korean Movie] Chilling Romance ( 2011)

Chilling Romance 2011



Director: In-ho Hwang
Writer: In-ho Hwang
Stars: Ye-jin Son, Min-ki Lee and Sin Seong-Hoon
Genre: romance
Imdb Rating: 7.1/10

Synopsis:
Ever since she was young, Yeo-ri (Son Ye-jin), has had the unnatural ability to see ghosts, and when they do appear, usually when she has company, unexpected things occur to the people around her. Yeo-ri chooses to isolate herself from the outside world but is approached by a street magician named Jo-goo (Lee Min-ki), who offers her a job in his show.

One year passes, and Yeo-ri ends up playing a part in the magician’s horror-themed act, in which she plays a ghost in a closet. Every day, Jo-goo’s staff successfully close the show and invite Yeo-ri for drinks, but she always rejects their offer. She is fully aware what will happen if she gets close to people. When eventually Yeo-ri opens up to Jo-goo about her tragic and lonely life, things start to change for the both of them


[Korean Movie] Always (2011) Watch! Recommended!




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Title: O-jik geu-dae-man (original title)
Director: Il-gon Song
Writers: Il-gon Song (screenplay), Hong-jin No (screenplay)
Stars: Ji-Sub So, Hyo-ju Han and Shin-il Kang
Genre: Drama | Romance

Synopsis:
A love story centered on ex-boxer Chul-min and a blind telemarketer Jung-hwa.

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[Korean Movie] Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)

Blood the last vampire




Director: Chris Nahon
Writers: Chris Chow (screenplay), Kenji Kamiyama (character)
Stars: Gianna Jun, Allison Miller and Liam Cunningham
Genres: Action | Horror | Thriller


Synopsis:
Based on a popular Japanese animation of same title and jointly produced by Hong Kong and France. Saya (Jeon Ji-hyeon), looks like a 16-year-old girl but is 400-year-old half-vampire, half-human assassin who has been given the mission by her boss Onigen, a demon, to kill vampires. Over time, however, she never forgets that Onigen killed her father. One day, Saya goes to a high school on a U.S. army base to accomplish another mission. But there, she decides that it's the last chance to avenge her father and sets out with her friend Alice to kill Onigen.




[K - Movie] Secret Love (2010)

secret_love






Title: Bimilae (original title)
Director: Hoon-i Ryu
Writers: Ji-yeon Kwon, Hoon-i Ryu
Stars: Ji-tae Yu, Jin-seo Yun and In-gi Jeong
Genre: Drama


IMDB Review:
Secret Love is a South Korean film that is written and directed by Ryu Hoon-i.The story was about a woman who was caught love triangle with her husband and his twin brother while he was in coma.It stars Yoo Ji-tae and Yoon Jin-seo together with Oh Woo-Jung, Ko Yu-Seon,Lee A-Rin,Seo Jin,Lim Hyung-Guk and Yang Eun-Yong.

The film starts when Yeon-Yi's husband Jin-woo gets into an accident and falls into a coma two months after their wedding. During this time, Yeon-Yi's life shatters from the seams. She misses her deadlines for work, while she has only videos of her wedding to comfort her. Then Yeon-Yi waits at the airport for Jin-Woo's brother Jin-Ho, whom she has never met before. She is stunned when she meets him, because Yeon-Yi never knew Jin-Woo and Jin-Ho are identical twin brothers. Although Jin- Ho and Yeon-Yi's relationship is cold at first. they soon become attracted to each other. Their relationship becomes even more volatile, when Jin-woo suddenly awakes from his coma.


[Korean Movie] Sector 7 (2011)

SECTOR 7




Director: Ji-hun Kim
Writer: Je-gyun Yun
Stars: Ji-won Ha, Sung-kee Ahn and Ji-ho Oh
Genre: Action | Adventure | Horror

Synopsis:
Something awaits 8,000 feet under the sea off the southern tip of Jeju Island.

The Eclipse is the offshore drilling rig stationed at Sector 7, a mining area in the vast open sea located off the southern tip of Jeju Island. The oil drilling excavations end in failure and headquarters gives the order to withdraw.

Captain Jeong-man is sent to oversee the crews withdrawal from the Eclipse. However, Hae-jun, the equipment manager (played by Ha Ji-won), is adamantly opposed to the headquarters order, as she is certain that oil will be discovered in Sector 7. Motivated by Hae-juns conviction of finding oil, the Captain suggests conducting one last drilling exercise.

While Hae-jun and the crew are fully engaged in their final attempt, they lose communication with headquarters, and the crew is overwhelmed by the disconcerting feeling that something is out there.

As bodies begin disappearing one by one, the few surviving need to think fast and fight for their lives in a non-stop battle against the mutant monster from the sea. Survival looks unlikely, but Hae-jun and the crew are determined to take any chance to get out of Sector 7 alive.


[Korean Movie] My Sassy Girl (2001)

my sassy girl


Original Title: Yeopgijeogin geunyeo
Director: Jae-young Kwak
Writers: Ho-sik Kim (novel), Jae-young Kwak (screenplay)
Stars: Tae-hyun Cha, Gianna Jun and Jin-hie Han
Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance

Synopsis:
Based on a series of true stories posted by Ho-sik Kim on the Internet describing his relationship with his girlfriend. These were later transformed into a best-selling book and the movie follows the book closely. It describes the meeting of Kyun-woo (Cha) and an unnamed girl. Kyun-woo is shamed into assisting the girl because the other passengers mistakenly think she is his girlfriend. Once he helps her, Kyun-woo develops a deep sense of responsibility for her which enables him to tolerate (somehow) the girls abuses.



[Korean Movie] Five Senses of Eros (2009)

Five Sense of Eros


Original Title: 오감도 (O-gam-do)
Directors: Hyuk Byun, Jin-ho Hur
Writers: Hyuk Byun (segment), Jin-ho Hur (segment)
Stars: Chong-ok Bae, Su-yeon Cha and Jeong-hwa Eom
Genre: Melodrama | Romance

Summary:
In this anthology film centered around the theme of “Eros,” five seperate stories are presented by five top Korean directors. The main characters from each segment are connected with each other in one way or another. “His Concern” – Directed by Byeon Hyeok
A man is attracted by the women sitting across from him on a train ride to Busan. He then gets off the train after her, even though its not his stop. He is then able to get her phone number. A few days later the man plans to meet the woman for the second time.
“I’m Here” (literal title of “나, 여기 있어요” / “Na Yeogi Isseoyo”) – Directed by Heo Jin-Ho
Hye-rim Ahn (planyed by Cha Soo-Yeon) awaits for her husband, while hiding, to give him a surprise. Hyeon-woo Kang (played by Kim Kang-Woo) always worries about his wife being left alone. Hye-rim worries about Hyeon-woo because he will be left alone soon.
“33rd Man” (literal title of “33번째 남자” / “33beon Namja”) – Directed by Yu Yeong-Sik
On the set of a movie, fresh new actress Mi-jin Kim (played by Gyu-ri Kim) and her charismatic senior actress Hwa-ran Park (played by Bae Chong-Ok) are having difficulties because of their stubborn & demanding director Jan-woon Bong (played by Kim Su-Ro). In the end, the senior actress Hwa-ran transforms Mi-jin into a sexy vixen to seduce the director.
In My End is My Beginning (literal title of “끝과 시작” / “Kkotgwa Sijak”) – Directed by Min Kyu-Dong
Jeong-ha Lee (played by Uhm Jung-Hwa) learns that her husband Jae-in Min (Hwang Jung-Min) has just died in a car accident while on a road trip. She then discovers that her husband was having an affair with her old high school friend Na-ru Kang (played by Kim Hyo-Jin). After the car accident Na-ru comes to Jeong-ha and asks to live with her under the promise of her unconditional devotion.
“Believe in the Moment” (literal title of “순간을 믿어요” / “Sunganeul Mideoyo”) – Directed by Oh Ki-Hwan
Three couples are all high school students & close friends. None of the couples have strong convictions about their relationship. They then decide to exchange partners for 24 hours.


[Korean Movie] Speed Scandal (2008)

speed scandal




Original Title: Kwasok scandle
Director: Hyeong-Cheol Kang
Writer: Hyeong-Cheol Kang (screenplay)
Stars: Tae-hyun Cha, Il-Kwon Ahn and Kyeong-min Hong
Genre: Comedy | Drama | Music

Summary:
A radio DJ/entertainer in his 30s suddenly learns he may be a grandfather, thanks to a young girl who has a baby son and claims to be his daughter.



[Korean Movie] The Restless (2006)

the restless


Original Title: Joong-cheon
Directors: Dong-oh Cho, Dong-oh Jo
Writers: Dong-oh Jo, Hee-dae Lee
Stars: Jun-ho Heo, Woo-sung Jung and Kwang-il Kim
Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Summary:
It is AD 924, at the end of the United Shilla Dynasty. Continuous riots sweep the land ruled by a corrupted government. Evil forces are rampant and malicious demons roam the land. YI Kwak, born with the powers to see spirits, joins the royal demon hunting squad, 'Chuh-yong-dae' after losing his fiancée, Yon-hwa to evil demons. YI Kwak excels as the most talented warrior of Chuh-yong-dae and the royal squad seems to gain momentum as powerful fighters against the forces of darkness. Then one day, YI Kwak drifts into Joongcheon, the world of the dead through a strange shrine. Joongcheon, the intermediate world between Heaven and Earth, a place souls remain for 49 days, preparing for reincarnation.


[Korean Movie] My Tutor Friend (2003)

my tutor friend


Hangul: 동갑내기 과외하기 (Donggabnaegi gwawoehagi)
Director: Kyeong-hyeong Kim
Writers: Choi Soo-Wan, Soo-Wan Choi
Stars: Ha-Neul Kim, Sang-woo Kwone and Il-seob Baek
Producer: Jang Yeong-Kwon
Cinematographer: Ji Kil-Yong
Genre: Comedy | Romance

Summary:
A man from a wealthy family who should be in his second year of college, is still finishing his highschool requirements. His family hire a tutor for him who is his own age but she comes from a poor background.


[Korean Movie] Acoustic (2010)

acoustic 2010




Alternative Title(s) : 어쿠스틱 (Eo-koo-seu-tik)
Directed by: Yoo Sang-hun (유상헌)
Genre: Omnibus | Drama | Music

Summary:
Chapter1: A singer-songwriter named Se-Kyung has a rare disease so can only eat ramen.
Chapter2: Vocalist Sang-Won and drummer Hae-Won of a rock band decide to sell a guitar because they have no money.
Chapter3: A girl named Jin-Hee wants to keep memorable song and Ji-Hoo become to fall in love with her. “Acoustic” is an omnibus film story depicting these stories of love, hope, and music – all set within the Hongdae area of Seoul.


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