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Post by kiparang on Jun 5, 2006 20:02:30 GMT -5
Not a few people here may have been unconvinced of beautiful Son Ye-jin's(lead actress) acting ability. But after this drama she turned in marvelous performance in four movies:"Lover's Concerto," "Classic," "Moment to Remember" and "April Snow." She is now regarded as one of the few Korean actresses who has both looks and acting ability. So much so that she was offered unprecedented money to star in the new drama "Alone in Love("Yonae Sidae".) I strongly recommend the "Classic" to viewers here, in which she plays dual role of mother/daughter who experiences bitter-sweet love affair. It may be called a tearjerker, but it will be the best tearjerker you will have ever seen, a movie that will make a grown men to cry unabashedly.
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Post by sushimi on Jun 6, 2006 15:09:00 GMT -5
i didn't find she was emotional in "Summer scent"... i just liked the story, i liked her at the end, when she was under her umbrella, and i liked her look... but maybe i'm not emotional, (i'm sure of course yes!) but i didn't cry during this drama.. but if one day i could, i'll watch anothers dramas or movies with her by curiosity...
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Post by whatittoya on Jun 6, 2006 21:33:53 GMT -5
well she's incredibly beautiful but i don't find her acting skills as good as choi ji woo or that girl from Endless Love but yeah she's still talented I like her
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Post by kiparang on Jun 6, 2006 23:06:15 GMT -5
Whatittoya, are you talking about her acting here? Have you seen any of the four movies starring SYJ I mentioned in my previous post? I was talking about her vastly improved acting ability since "Summer Scent." But I love her in "Summer Scent", too and also love the drama although it is one of the worst K-dramas I have seen. script-wise, that is. There are just too many coincidences and improbable situations. But I love this drama because of SYJ and Song Seung-hun, the sound track and the scenery.
Anyway, as I said before she is regarded as one of the most talented actresses in Korea right now, acting-wise. Probably more than Choi Ji-woo and Song He-kyo. By the way, I love these two actresses, too.
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Post by Lucy on Jun 7, 2006 12:16:00 GMT -5
I was not all that impressed with her in "April Snow." I didn't realize it was the same actress, though. Not because the performances were so different, but because I just didn't remember.
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Post by sushimi on Jun 7, 2006 13:07:12 GMT -5
I was not all that impressed with her in "April Snow." I didn't realize it was the same actress, though. Not because the performances were so different, but because I just didn't remember. maybe you didn't remember because she wasn't enough emotional too... even i didn't remember of an actor, i can't forget him if the way if he acted was good...
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Post by Lucy on Jun 7, 2006 17:54:27 GMT -5
Yes, she wasn't very emotional in that. I think you said you saw it, too, sushimi, but she also played a delicate, quiet type like in Summer Scent. I've had it with that type of heroine, as you can probably tell from my mean comments about Haein on "Bizarre Bunch."
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Post by SoKo on Jun 7, 2006 23:58:52 GMT -5
She has her moments when some emotion comes through, but I find her character to be quite blah and somewhat meek as Stacey said. I guess I am missing Kim Ok bin and her spunky personality!
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Post by sushimi on Jun 8, 2006 5:53:47 GMT -5
Yes, she wasn't very emotional in that. I think you said you saw it, too, sushimi, but she also played a delicate, quiet type like in Summer Scent. I've had it with that type of heroine, as you can probably tell from my mean comments about Haein on "Bizarre Bunch." yes, i'm glad that you noticed that too... that's why i said to my sister : she's quiet, delicate like flowers, that's why i think she's the type of this drama.... but it's not the kind of actress whose i can remember for her performance... yes, even for Haein... but both are pretty....
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Post by sushimi on Jun 8, 2006 5:59:56 GMT -5
She has her moments when some emotion comes through, but I find her character to be quite blah and somewhat meek as Stacey said. I guess I am missing Kim Ok bin and her spunky personality! yes, Kim was so good.... i think the storyline can be good, but after, the actors have to bring us all their emotions... i think this show could be different if it was U Gun, Kim Okvin and Lee Jonghyeuk the actors.... i'm rewatching again and again "hello, god!" and i have always the same feeling : i can't forgot the characters and the actors...
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Post by kiparang on Jun 8, 2006 13:20:17 GMT -5
Each to his/her own, I guess. Unlike some people, I thought "April Snow" was a beautiful film and I agree with several film critics who say Son Ye-jin, not Bae Yong-jun, carries the the movie. I also think she is quite different in her role in each of the four movies I mentioned. She is only 24 years old but instead of sitting on her success it seems she tries to play different roles, refusing to be typecast. For example, in her latest movie "The Art of Seduction" last year she plays a very playful seductress. Anyway, I recommend to you guys the movie "Classic" in which she plays a dual role of mother/daughter who each experiences a bitter-sweet love affair. The movie, I think, is one of the most beautiful Korean films and was voted second best Korean film in a recent poll among international viewers.
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Post by sushimi on Jun 9, 2006 7:12:21 GMT -5
Each to his/her own, I guess. Unlike some people, I thought "April Snow" was a beautiful film and I agree with several film critics who say Son Ye-jin, not Bae Yong-jun, carries the the movie. I also think she is quite different in her role in each of the four movies I mentioned. She is only 24 years old but instead of sitting on her success it seems she tries to play different roles, refusing to be typecast. For example, in her latest movie "The Art of Seduction" last year she plays a very playful seductress. Anyway, I recommend to you guys the movie "Classic" in which she plays a dual role of mother/daughter who each experiences a bitter-sweet love affair. The movie, I think, is one of the most beautiful Korean films and was voted second best Korean film in a recent poll among international viewers. i'm glad that you're not upset against me.... yes, we have our own thought because we're all different and looking for many differents things when we watching a show or to judge an actor.. that's why i like with Kim, she plays many different roles even if didn't yet watch her anothers drama or movie.. but it's not only coz this time Son Ye-Jin didn't bring what i wanted in this show that next time, i didn't want to watch another drama with her.... but i think it's a chance to play different roles too.... like this, they cannot be boring to play always the same character... sometimes, even if an actor want to play many different roles, he don't have the choice to play the same role if the others don't give him a chance to play something different... i thought about Lee Jonghyeuk, who plays always bad guy... he's very talented to do this kind of role.... that's why i noticed when he was Dr Park... but... i love him so much!
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Post by Lovely on Jun 30, 2006 15:56:09 GMT -5
I recently saw "A Moment To Remember" and Son Ye-jin's performance was excellent. Did anyone else see "A Moment To Remember"? I highly recommend it!
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Post by kiparang on Jul 1, 2006 13:47:18 GMT -5
Yes, SYJ was just marvelous in " A Moment to Remember." In fact, the movie was the top grosser among Korean movies ever shown in Japan, replacing "April Snow," which also starred her along with Bae Yong-joon(of 'Yon-sama fame'). SYJ is now one of the top actresses in Korea, so highly regarded both for her beauty and acting ability that earlier this year she was offered more than $25,000 per episode(a record amount of money for a dramatic actress) for her performance in the new drama series "Alone in Love(Yonae Sidae.)" I also recommend you to see "Classic." in which she gave another marvelous performance.
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Post by Lovely on Jul 2, 2006 11:36:51 GMT -5
I love "A Moment To Remember." Son Ye-jin and Jung Woo-sung were perfect together in this film. I watched it twice and cried both times!
I might check out "April Snow," but I will take a look at "The Classic." "A Moment To Remember" is available on YouTube w/ English subtitles. But I can't seem to find "The Classic." Is there a website that I can download it from?
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