The Thieves' overwhelming success in Korean box office

The Thieves is a certified box office hit in Korea and it's no surprise since it has been creating noise even before it premiered. We were all very excited seeing the powerhouse cast, those cool stills and teasers, and hot and badass characters. The film even beat The Dark Knight Rises which is a big hit worldwide.

The total admissions or no. of tickets sold for the first 5 days is 2,866,870, making the film the second highest opening of all time in Korea. The number is expected to increase on its 2nd and 3rd week and might reach 10 million viewers. And here's the catch, Kim Soo Hyun promised to give the 10,000,000th moviegoer a piggyback and watch the movie together. That's so sweet! I hope he keeps that promise. And I'm wishing they will hit that target.

T.O.P returns to the big screen

Guess who's coming back to the big screen? Fangirls, rejoice! T.O.P has been recently confirmed to star in the upcoming film, Alumnus. 

Alumnus will be directed by Park Shin-woo. The story will be about a young man whose father is a North Korean spy dispatched in South Korea. He follows his father in the South, and chooses to become a spy in order to protect his younger sister. T.O.P will play the role of a high school student, who will be taking out all the spies sent to the South. Waah! I can imagine how hot and badass he will be. But I hope more than the action scenes, they will establish a good story. 

Movie Review: Architecture 101

Architecture 101 is a romance film by Lee Yong-ju starring Uhm Tae-woong, Han Ga-in, Lee Je-hoon and Bae Suzy. The film is currently the most watched romantic mellow movie of all time in Korea, surpassing the record of Maundy Thursay and You are My Destiny. 

The film tells the story of Seung-min, an architect who meets again his first love asking him to design and rebuild her old house. He accepts the job and memories of the past flash back as they work together.

Jeon Ji Hyun leaves for Berlin

Okay, because I'm a huge fan of Jeon Ji Hyun everything about her is newsworthy.

Yesterday, May 6, newlywed Jeon was spotted in Incheon airport leaving for Berlin, Germany. She will be filming another action spy movie titled In Berlin. The film uses Berlin as backdrop and the plot primarily centers around a North Korean gang member, played by Ha Jung Woo, who manages to infiltrate into a South Korean gang. Jeon Ji Hyun's role will be Ha Jung Woo's wife and an elite agent, who disguises as an interpreter for the North Korean embassy. Hmmm....another North-South? Joining them in the cast are Han Suk Kyu and Ryoo Seung Bum.

Movie Review: Level 7 Civil Servant

Level 7 Civil Servant (My Girlfriend Is An Agent) is a romantic comedy action film that stars Kim Ha-neul (You're my pet) and Kang Ji-hwan (Lie to me).

Ahn Soo-ji (Kim Ha-neul) is an NIS (National IntelligenceService) spy who disguises as travel agent. Her boyfriend Lee Jae-joon (Kang Ji-hwan) breaks up with her because of her constant lies, when she is only trying to hide her identity. He leaves for Canada to study International Accounting. Three years later, while in mission and disguised as janitress, she bumps into Jae-joon again who is now a Certified International Accountant. But this is only a cover for Jae-joon. He is actually a rookie agent for Harimao, an NIS department that specializes in overseas mission. Their paths continue to cross as they run after the same Russian crime group.

Angelica Lee in the movie "The Thieves"

When I first saw the trailer for the movie The Thieves, I was asking who this girl in short hair, equally as hot and sexy as Jeon Ji Hyun is. I looked over the cast and I found the name Angelica Lee. Sounds familiar, right? Yes, it's Angelica Lee or known to most of us as Mun in the movie The Eye, the hit Asian horror film by Pang brothers.

The Eye was one of my favorite horror films (I even wrote a term paper about it back in college) so how can I forget Mun's face, I just didn't recognize her with that short hair. Now I am really looking forward to this film, all excited to see its kick-ass heroines!

Jeon Ji Hyun is back on the big screen!

Jeon Ji Hyun (Snow flower and the Secret Fan) is set to come back to big screen this coming July with the film The Thieves. Headlining the movie with her is another A lister, Lee Jung-jae. This will be their second team up after starring in the romantic time travel movie Il Mare.

The story centers around a heist in a Macau casino by 10 professional thieves. Joining the cast are Kim Hye-soo, Kim Yoon-seok, Oh Dal-soo, Kim Hae-sook, and Kim Soo-hyun.  

Movie Review: Daisy

It's been 5 years since the first time I watched this movie. It may not be the best of the best movies but it is one of those I watch over again every once in a while. It never fails to captivate my heart. This film is sad, romantic, sad, action and sad.  

It has a powerhouse cast, story written by  Kwak Jae Yong, the one behind My Sassy Girl, The Classic and Windstruck, and it's under the direction of Hongkong director Andrew Lau, notable for his action and crime films. What more to ask from this movie. 

Architecture 101 continues to hit the box office

The film maintained its No. 1 spot at the Korean box office on its third week. Eight days after it has been released, the movie attracted 1 million viewers. It has garnered a total of 1,038,135 viewers.

As of April 8, 2011, Architecture 101 has already reached 2,332,698 viewers. The film is about an architect who meets again his first love, asking him to keep his promise to build her a house. The two  reminisce about the past as they work together.