M (Movie - 2007)

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  Gang Dong-won
  강동원
  As
  Min-woo
  (민우)
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  Lee Yeon-hee
  이연희
  As
  Mi-mi
  (미미)
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  Gong Hyo-jin
  공효진
  As
  Eun-hye
  (은혜)
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  Jun Moo-song
  전무송
  As
  Bartender
  (바텐더)
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  Song Young-chang
  송영창
  As
  Boss Jang
  (장 사장)
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  Seo Dong-soo
  서동수
  As
  Editor-in-chief
  (편집장)

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "M"
  2018/10/27
  As we saw recently in the article about "Nowhere To Hide", Lee Myung-se has a tendency of taking films that could be easily categorized as genre ones, and present them in a unique way, mostly through his visuals and narrative style. This tendency finds its apogee in "M", a film whose basic premise is that of the psychological thriller, but its presentation, completely different,...More

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  Big Bang's Music Video Hits 100 million YouTube Views
  2016/06/15, Source
  The music video of Big Bang's "Loser" has breached the 100-million mark in viewership on YouTube. According to their agency YG Entertainment, the music video racked up over 100 million views as of Tuesday. "Loser" was the most high-profile track of the boy group's album "M", which was released in April of last year,...More

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  [Spoiler] "Vampire Detective" Lee Joon VS Lee Chung-ah
  2016/04/17, Source
  Lee Joon officially started to track down Lee Chung-ah and Kim Yoon-hye,...More

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  [HanCinema's Actor Spotlight] Gang Dong-won
  2015/01/10
  A desirable appearance and star appeal are things that feed one's popularity. For young male South Korean actors, the fastest way to fame is often through the female audience's hearts and the marketability they gain from them. However, this is not always as good as it sounds. Attractive stars usually have to work twice as hard for their acting to be seen above their looks and it does not always happen. Gang Dong-won has successfully gone from a simple heartthrob to someone valued for his talent,...More

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  Shinhwa's Lee Min-woo becomes the dandy guy in magazine
  2013/09/24, Source
  Shinhwa's Lee Min-woo starred in a photo shoot of a fashion magazine. He turned into the man of the season for the fashion magazine called, BAZAAR,...More

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  Upcoming Korean drama "For M"
  2013/08/30, Source
  Added the upcoming Korean drama "For M"'s page to HanCinema database,...More

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  Gong Hyo-jin: 'I Am Trying to Break My Limits'
  2012/02/27, Source
  Actress Gong Hyo-jin plays female protagonist Lee Hee Jin in the movie entitled "Love Fiction". Gong Hyo-jin is not an extremely beautiful actress. She has a tall height, slender body, and small and cute face, which are definitely merits for an actress, but she approaches the public with a completely different strategy. She presented pure and intense emotion in the movie "Crush and Blush" (2006) and the psychology of a straightforward woman with an understated personality in the movie "Rolling Home with a Bull" (2010). Gong Hyo-jin received huge popularity with the drama "The Greatest Love" last year, and she has made a comeback to movies after a two year-break with her appearance with actor Ha Jung-woo in "Love Fiction", which was directed by Jeon Gye-soo. Gong Hyo-jin will play a provocative woman named Hee Jin who works in a movie production company. She will fall in love with an unknown novelist named Joo Wol (Ha Jung-woo) in the movie,...More

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  Sol Kyung-gu, Moon So-ri, Daniel Henney and Ko Chang-seok cranks in with "Mr.K"
  2012/02/08, Source
  "Mr.K" by director Lee Myung-se has confirmed its cast and will start shooting this coming March. "Mr.K" is a comedy agent film about the best secret agent in Korea who is in the middle of a top secret mission when his wife who doesn't know her husband's true identity, gets involved in the case,...More
• Korean Film Festival DC runs April 4 to May 16
  2010/04/09, Source
  This April the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. will kick off the annual Korean Film Festival DC, running April 4 – May 16. Opening the event is rising auteur Lee Yoon-ki's fourth feature ",...More

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  [10LINE] Actor Gang Dong-won
  2010/04/09, Source
  Clockwise from top center: actor Jo Han-seon, actor Won Bin, director Lee Myeong-se, director Choi Dong-hoon and actor Song Kang-ho [10Asia] Gang Dong-won "Just talking about you is cool and you're handsome and all I can say is that I love you a lot. That's the truth". -from the movie "M". Being handsome is important but you need something more than just the looks. Just like actor Gang Dong-won. Ha Jung-hwa He was Gang Dong-won's physical education teacher from middle school. Kang wrote a letter thanking Ha in the magazine "Good Friend". When he was younger he was smart and athletic and he reached the height of 180cm after growing 25 cm during his middle school years,...More

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  Gang Dong-won, Go Soo cast in new action thriller
  2010/03/15, Source
  Korean actors Gang Dong-won and Go Soo [Asia Economic Daily] Top Korean actors Gang Dong-won and Go Soo have become the main cast of a new action thriller tentatively titled "Haunters", according to movie producers Zip Cinema on Monday. Kang will play the role of a mind-controlling psychic who tries to lead an ordinary life until he meets Kyu-nam, played by Ko, who is not affected by his supernatural powers.,...More

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  Secret Reunion Unseats Avatar
  2010/02/18, Source
  Avatar has been knocked off its seven week perch at the top of the box office by spy thriller "Secret Reunion". The,...More

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  [INTERVIEW] Gang Dong-won
  2009/12/28, Source
  Actor Kang Dong-won [Chae Ki-won/10Asia] It took some time to get used to talking with Gang Dong-won. And it is not because of his slow way of speech. Kang is one who will listen to a question, remain silent for a long time and give his answer just when you are about to ask another question because you thought he would not answer your previous question. He is an actor who will think over both the question and answer in his head thorougly, check how geniune his answer is and then speak. That is why we were able to experience 'sincerity' -- a value we thought existed only in letters -- from Kang who is the star of recent hit Korean film "WOOCHI" ("JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard"). 10: You had quit smoking when starting to film "M" -- have you taken it up again? Gang Dong-won (Kang): I failed (to quit). It's hard not to smoke while working on a film because you get stressed. And you also go out to drink a lot after shoots so I'd smoke once in a while when I do. I'm going to try quitting again next year. 10: You mentioned stress. Director Choi Dong-hoon used the word 'hell' to express what it was like on set of "WOOCHI". Kang: I think the rough time the actors and directors have on set is different though. I simply got bruised here and there because the action scenes in "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" is all about speed. There are a lot of scenes where I dash this way and that, fall or ram into places, get beaten up and run away. 10: Working with director Choi must have been very different from working with director Lee Myung-sae of your previous films the "Duelist" or "M". Kang: They have very different styles. They're both great at details but differ in their methods. Director Choi creates complex stories while director Lee goes with simple stories but uses a lot of detail in telling them. 10: This is also a commercial film in the traditional sense. Kang: But I thought "Duelist" was also a very commercial movie. In the midst of filming some people had told me it's becoming too much of an art film but I and director Lee had claimed that it was a commercial film. Both of us had misjudged entirely. (laugh) I can, however, confidently say that "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" is a commercial film.,...More

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  Gang Dong-won Makes Comeback
  2009/12/17, Source
  Actor Gang Dong-won has made a comeback after a two-year absence, wearing an outfit that perfectly suits him. He plays a malicious taoist in t,...More

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  'Woochi' Marks Birth of Korean Superhero
  2009/12/17, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  He might be offended if you call him the Korean Harry Potter, and pull a Taoist magic trick on you.
  
  Jeon U-chi's genealogy can be traced back to the Joseon Kingdo,...More

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  Heartthrob Trio Takes Busan by Storm
  2009/10/12, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  BUSAN ― An international trio of heartthrobs ― Hollywood's Josh Hartnett, South Korea's,...More
• Korean Stars Honoured at NYAFF
  2009/07/02, Source
  The New York Asian Film Festival which has already screened a host of Korean films has honoured two of Korea's up and coming actors Gong Hyo-jin and So Ji-sub. Both actors received the Ris,...More
• World Beware: The Wizard is Coming this Summer
  2009/06/05, Source
  Korea's own super hero movie "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" is set for release this summer. The movie is highly anticipated not just because of its colloquial superhero themes but its super star cast and direc,...More

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  Actor Lim Ju-hwan Holds First Fan Meeting in Japan
  2009/03/18, Source
  Actor Lim Ju-hwan, who played the handsome warrior Hanbaek in the recent hit film ",...More

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  "Happiness" is cinematographer's choice
  2008/12/30, Source
  At the 31st Golden cinematography awards show, directors of photography awarded Heo Jin-ho's,...More
• Filmmakers Honored at Golden Cinematography Awards
  2008/12/23, Source
  Actor Ha Jung-woo of "The Chaser" and actress Park Jin-hee of ",...More

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  YOO Ji-tae and LEE Yeon-hee in romantic film
  2008/11/06, Source
  Director Ryu Jang-ha is adapting the popular internet manwha (Korean equivalent of Japanese manga) Soonjeong Manwha by,...More

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  Critics judge "Secret Sunshine" as 2007's best film
  2008/09/11, Source
  Lee Chang-dong's "Secret Sunshine" is voted the best film of 2007 by a sele,...More
• PARK Chan-wook and BONG Joon-ho support KONG Hyo-jin
  2008/08/27, Source
  Celebrated director Park Chan-wook's first effort as a producer is the comedy-drama "Crush and Blush". Gong Hyo-jin pl,...More

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  CHOI Dong-hoon's Comic Fantasy: "Jeon Woo Chi"
  2008/08/27, Source
  Director Choi Dong-hoon, who made a splash in the local film industry with his high stakes thrillers, ",...More

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  KIM So-yong's "Treeless Mountain" premieres at Toronto
  2008/08/08, Source
  Korean-American director Kim So-yong's "Treeless Mountain" has been selected,...More
• Music Makes the Movie
  2008/08/07, Source
  Rock the Summer Heat With Music-Themed Films
  
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  The movie theater always provides escapism, and can be a haven ― air-conditioned and entertaining ― from the sultry summer heat. But don't hide from the sun ― why not enjoy a break filled with cinema,...More
• JANG Dong-gun and LEE Myeong-se Return to Earth
  2008/07/11, Source
  Korean wave star Jang Dong-gun is collaborating again with auteur director Lee Myung-se on his latest project, simply titled Earth. JANG, who last worked with LEE 9 years ago, acting i,...More

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  [ChanMi's movie news] Jang Dong-gun comes back on "Earth"
  2008/07/07, Source
  Our beloved movie star Jang Dong-gun is coming back through "Earth" directed by Lee Myung-se this September. Jang Dong-gun's working with this director is special because it was his movie, "Nowhere To Hide" in 1999 that brought attention to this star's talents.,...More

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  Pretty boys overtake the screen... this fall is the season for them
  2008/07/03, Source
  After the female-dominated last year and after this summer filled with men, it will be the season for pretty boys. The faces are brilliant. Gang Dong-won, who had stayed inactive after "M", will come back with "Tazza: The High Rollers" Director Choi Dong-hoon's "Jeon Woo-chi". He is the first of the pretty boys, and will play a character who is born again into modern times after being trapped in a picture due to his wasteful life. People look forward to Gang Dong-won's special comedy, which he showed in "Too Beautiful To Lie" and "M", and how it will tie in with his innocent appearance. "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" will be released early next year, but it is already popular due to the union of Director Choi Dong-hoon, Gang Dong-won, Kim Yun-seok, and Im Soo-jung.,...More

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  KIM's East-Western Set for Gala NA Premiere
  2008/07/01, Source
  The North American premiere of Kim Jee-woon's eagerly anticipated 'oriental western' ",...More
• The Chaser Top Winner at Grand Bell Awards
  2008/07/01, Source
  Hit thriller, "The Chaser", the top Korean film at the box office for the first half of 2008, was also tops last Friday at the nation's annual film awards fest, the 45th Daejong (Grand Bell) film festival, held in southern Seoul. Director,...More
• Daejong Film Fest Showcases Trends
  2008/06/29, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  South Korea's esteemed 45th Daejong (Grand Bell) Film Festival held in southern Seoul, showcased the latest local box office trends, with its stronghold of original thrillers, stylistic period pieces and experimental projects. While superstars grabbed the limelight,...More

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  "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" Invited to Toronto
  2008/06/27, Source
  Highly touted Korean-style western "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" has been officially invited to the Gala Section of,...More
• Varied Korean line-up at NYC fest
  2008/06/13, Source
  This year's New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) will feature: Lee Myung-se's "M",KANG Woo-suk's "Public Enemy Returns" (Gangcheoljoong: Gonggongui jeok 1-1),,...More
• Chungmuro film fest gets competitive
  2008/05/07, Source
  The 2008 Chungmuro International Film Festival in Seoul will introduce a competition section this year in a bid to expand its coverage and attract more foreign movies for local moviegoers, organizers said yesterday.
  
  "The Chungmuro festival will feature the international feature film category as a,...More
• RYOO Jang-ha's comeback stars YOO Ji-tae and LEE Yeon-hee
  2008/04/21, Source
  Director/writer Ryu Jang-ha makes his comeback after his 2004 "Springtime" (Kkotbineun Bomi Omyeon) featuring Choi Min-sik, wi,...More
• Han Ye-seul, Lee Bo-young, Jung Ryeo-won, Compete for the New Actress Award
  2008/04/03, Source
  Lee Yeon-hee, Han Ye-seul, Lee Bo-young, Jung Ryeo-won, and,...More

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  [THE HIGH TIDE OF THE KOREAN WAVE(25)] Hallyu: the Koreanization of world culture
  2008/03/21, Source
  In the last few years, Korean films, TV dramas and pop music have become immensely popular abroad, a phenomenon known as the Korean Wave. This is the 25th in a series of essays by a select group of sc,...More
• MaxMovie Film Awards– "The Day of Park Chul-min" (Bae Dae-ro from the drama "New Heart")
  2008/02/21, Source
  On the red carpet of the "5th MaxMovie Film Awards", the drama "New Heart"'s golden supporting actor, Park Chul-min received the warmest welcome from the fans.
  
  In Gun-dae Lotte C,...More
• "M" and "Happiness" Picked Up by Japan
  2008/02/05, Source
  Major local film player Showbox has sold rights to Lee Myung-se's "M" and Heo Jin-ho's "Happiness" to music and film giant Avex,...More
• Trend in 2007 box-office success in Korean film industry, "The naming value of a star and the number of audience are in inverse proportion"
  2008/01/07, Source
  "What is the interrelationship between the naming value of a star and the number of audience?"
  
  In conclusion, the interrelationship is inverse proportion according to the trend in 2007 box-office success in Korean film industry. Among the 100 movies released this year, only 4 movies had more than,...More
• A Selective View on 2007
  2007/12/28, Source
  2007 offered some fine Korean films, although journalists had a tendency to focus on the decreased numbers and percentages for Korean films; "Driving With My Wife's Lover", ",...More
• [Year-end Review : Movies] 'Sunshine' offers hope to Korean cinema in 2007
  2007/12/24, Source
  The Korean movie industry got off to a shaky start this year, due to the weakened market position of local flicks versus Hollywood blockbusters, but it received a big shining ray of hope from director Lee Chang-dong's thought-provoking drama,...More

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  "My Love" Is Loathsomely Sweet
  2007/12/20, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  "My Love" is a montage film that weaves together four different love stories like the popular romantic comedy "Love Actually". If the British flick is like a mosaic,...More
• 6th Korean Film Awards Winners
  2007/12/04, Source
  Lee Chang-dong's "Secret Sunshine" took home four of the top awards at Korea's 6th annual Korean Film Awards, held in Seoul Dec 1st. Lee's fourth feature won best film, best,...More

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  [ Brokore Magazine No.14 featuring a cover story of Jumong's Song Il-gook! ]
  2007/11/20, Source
  Brokore Magazine No. 14 "Jumong"'s Song Il-gook!
  
  Your detailed guide and introducti,...More

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  "M" Showcases Style Over Substance
  2007/11/01, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  In the highly stylistic psychodrama "M", director Lee Myung-se explores a classic theme sought time after tim,...More
• This Week at the Box Office
  2007/10/26, Source
  Movies might be a good idea since rain is in the forecast this weekend.
  It's a collection of dramas this week, a Korean mystery of a man in search for his memory, a German flick taking place in prison and concert stages and a quiet Japanese film on the bond between mother and son.
  Kim Youngwon giv,...More

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  "M" is mystery in style and beauty"
  2007/10/19, Source
  "M" is writer/director Lee Myung-se 's latest film and the presence of Korean leading man,...More

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  [MOVIE REVIEW] Lee Myung-se's psychodrama 'M' big on the glitzy visuals
  2007/10/18, Source
  Lee Myung-se's latest psychodrama "M" got a lot of attention at the Pusan International Film Festival which ended on Friday, partly because the,...More

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  "M" Sets Busan Film Festival on Fire
  2007/10/07, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  BUSAN _ Korea's acclaimed director Lee Myung-se's latest work "M", starring popular actors,...More
• Pusan International Film Festival Kicks off in Busan
  2007/10/04, Source
  The Pusan International Film Festival opened here Thursday (Oct.4) with an unprecedented foreign opener and the largest number of world premiers in its 12-year history.
  
  The largest cinema event in Asia raised its curtain at the Busan Yachting Centre alongside a spectacular beach, just hours after,...More
• Korean Films Recover at the Box Office
  2007/09/19, Source
  Korean cinema is showing signs of recovery in the domestic market after a slow first half of 2007. Korea's leading cinema chain CGV announced that last month August recorded the highest monthly cinema attendance number, mainly because of the Korean films,...More

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  LEE Myeong-se Finalizes "M" for Korean Premiere at Pusan
  2007/09/13, Source
  Visually gifted director Lee Myung-se will present his final cut of "M" at the 12th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF). M premiered this,...More
• 2007 PIFF to Feature Edward Yang Retrospective
  2007/09/05, Source
  By Lee Hwan-hee
  Staff Reporter
  
  A retrospective honoring the late Taiwanese director Edward Yang will be held at next month's 2007 Pusan International Film Festival. The complete lineup was also announced Tuesday.
  
  While the deaths of film directors Michelangelo Antonioni and Ingmar Bergman wer,...More
• PIFF's Promising Line-up Sets Records
  2007/09/04, Source
  The Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) will continue its progress with 275 films and a record number of 193 premieres and the inauguration of new programs. PIFF's flagship New Currents competition boasts a complete selection of eleven world and international premieres. The 12th edition of Asia,...More

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  LEE Myeong-se's "M" in Toronto's Visions Competition
  2007/08/08, Source
  The 2007 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) revealed their Visions Competition selections and it includes "M", Lee Myung-se's latest pr,...More

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  LEE Myeong-Se Explores Borders of Beauty and Fear
  2007/02/21, Source
  Visually gifted director Lee Myung-se revealed that his next film "M" will be of extremes. He's been quoted saying that his next film will fea,...More

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  Actor Kang to Sue Japanese Travel Agency
  2007/02/04, Source
  By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
  Staff Reporter
  
  Actor Gang Dong-won is considering taking legal action against a Japanese travel agency for using h,...More

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  Duelist in Egyptian Cinemas
  2006/12/26, Source
  Director Lee Myung-se's "Duelist" (2005) is the first Korean film to enjoy a release,...More
• Gang Dong-won to Appear in Lee Myung-se's New Movie
  2006/09/15, Source
  Actor Gang Dong-won will once again work with director Lee Myung-se after appearing in Lee's "Duelist" in 2005, which focused o,...More