Ryu Seung Bum and Jung Yoo Mi Win Best Actor and Actress at 20th Buil Film Awards

On Oct 7, Ryu Seung Bum and Jung Yoo Mi won the Best Actor and Best Actress Awards respectively, at the 20th Buil Film Awards, held at the Haneulyeon Theater inside the newly opened Busan Cinema Center. Ryu Seung Bum won the Best Actor Award for his role as a prosecutor in “The Unjust,” co-starring Hwang Jung Min. He had won a similar award earlier at the 15th Fantasia International Film Festival held at Montreal in July. Jung Yoo Mi won the first Best Actress Award in her career, for her role in “Ok Hee’s Movie” as the charming Ok Hee who is loved by both her fellow university classmate (Lee Seon Gyun) and her professor (Moon Sung Geum).

Rain on Flight: Close to the Sun "For 7 Months I Felt Like I Was in the Military"

For the film “Flight: Close to the Sun” Rain trained for 7 months as a real pilot. Rain stated, “For 7 months I felt like I was in the military. The hardest thing was not getting anything to eat. When you are in the military you have to eat whenever you get the chance.” Rain will actually enter into his military service in October. The fact that before going into the military, he actually appeared in a movie where he is portrayed as being in the military gained a lot of attention.

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Stars Walk the Red Carpet at Busan International Film Festival

The opening ceremony for the 16th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) was held on October 6 at the Heaven Theater in the Movie Hall. Actresses Uhm Ji Won and Ye Ji Won emceed the ceremony, marking the first time that two females hosted the event. Attending the ceremony were Yoo In Na, Goo Hye Sun, Han Hyo Joo, So Ji Sub, Yoo Ah In, Jay Park, Kim Dong Wan, Kim Sae Ron, Min Hyo Rin, Kim Ha Neul, Park Ye Jin, Cha Seung Won, Go Soo, Fan Bing Bing, Byun Jung Soo, Hong Soo Ah, Hwang Woo Seul Hye, Jo Yeo Jung, Kang So Ra, Kang Ye Won, Lee Jin, Nam Gyu Ri, Oh In Hye, Kang Hye Jung, Kim So Yeon, Lee Yoon Ji, Park Jin Hee, Park Si Yeon, Sung Yu Ri, Wang Ji Hye, Jo Odagiri, Jang Dong Gun, Jung Seok Won, Kim Joo Hyuk, Kim Sun Ah, Lee Chun Hee, Ryu Deok Hwan, Nam Sang Mi, Yoon Jin Seo, and Kim Gyu Ri.

So Ji Sub’s Thoughts on His New Movie "Only You"

At the sixteenth Busan International Film Festival, So Ji Sub attended the "Only You" press conference. It’s the first movie to be showed at the newly finished private screening room of the film festival. "Only You" is the story of an ex-boxer named Chul Min (played by So Ji Sub) who shuts everyone out after receiving an emotional scar, and a cheery telemarketer named Jung Hwa (played by Han Hyo Joo) who looks on the bright side, although she’s losing her eyesight. Their love story tells the tale of two people who can only love each other.

2PM and miss A Chosen as Honorary Ambassadors for Interactive Movie “Hello”

Idol groups 2PM and miss A will be working together as honorary ambassadors for the interactive movie “Hello”, which will be shown to potential tourists throughout the world. The production briefing session for “Hello” was held at Lotte Cinema on the morning of October 4, with miss A and 2PM in attendance as honorary ambassadors. Interactive movie “Hello’ features 2PM and miss A traveling with the viewer to various famous tourist attractions in Korea. The movie is filmed in a first person perspective, as to intensify the realistic feeling of having 2PM and miss A personally introduce the attractions to the viewer.

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"The Crucible" Ranked No.1 Two Weeks in a Row

According to the box office reports, "The Crucible" has been ranked No.1 for two weeks in a row. There were approximately 770,000 viewers in the opening week. From September 30 to October 2, there were 911,179 viewers, bringing a total of 2,501,300 viewers in two weeks. People are wondering how much it will change their society.