Penny Pinchers (Movie - 2011)

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  Han Ye-seul
  한예슬
  As
  Goo Hong-sil
  (구홍실)
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  Song Joong-ki
  송중기
  As
  Cheon Ji-woong
  (천지웅)
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  Shin So-yul
  신소율
  As
  Ha Kyeong-joo
  (하경주)
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  Lee Sang-yeob
  이상엽
  As
  Yang Gwan-woo
  (양관우)
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  Lee Jae-won-I
  이재원
  As
  Tae-woo
  (태우)
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  Lee Yong-joo
  이용주
  As
  Chang-geun
  (창근)

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  Song Joong-ki, "I cried when Han Suk-kyu taught me"
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  Today's Photo: October 20, 2011
  2011/10/20, Source
  Song Joong-ki (left) and Han Ye-seul pose at a press event for their new film "Penny Pinchers" in Seoul on Wednesday,...More

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  Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "Penny Pinchers"
  2011/10/14, Source
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  Posters revealed for the upcoming Korean movie "Penny Pinchers"
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  Posters revealed for the upcoming Korean movie "Penny Pinchers",...More

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  Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "Penny Pinchers"
  2011/09/26, Source
  Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "Penny Pinchers",...More

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  Han Ye-seul returns from USA in October to promote movie
  2011/09/19, Source
  Han Ye-seul, who left for USA after KBS drama "Spy MyeongWol" will return in October and promote her movie. According to the officials from her management and the movie, she will attend the events lined up for movie promotions,...More

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  Teaser and new stills revealed for the upcoming Korean movie "Penny Pinchers"
  2011/09/19, Source
  Teaser and new stills revealed for the upcoming Korean movie "Penny Pinchers",...More

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  Han Ye-seul pic to open in theaters in Nov
  2011/09/07, Source
  A film starring Han Ye-seul and Song Joong-ki will move forward with its plans to be released in November. Questions had arisen to whether the film, named "Penny Pinchers" (translated title), will see a release within the year with Han having stirred much confusion and controversy with her abrupt departure from a TV series last month over "unfair working conditions".,...More

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  Han Ye-seul and Song Joong-ki transform comically in "Penny Pinchers"
  2011/06/01, Source
  Movie "Penny Pinchers" with Han Ye-seul and Song Joong-ki has finished shooting for 3 months and cranked up on the 16th of May. "Penny Pinchers" is about a stingy college girl and a bluffing jobless boy who attempt at making 200 million won, with Han Ye-seul and Song Joong-ki's lively character and lines.,...More

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  Upcoming Korean movie "Although I Was Born"
  2011/03/11, Source
  Added the upcoming Korean movie "Although I Was Born"'s page to HanCinema database,...More

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  "Although I Was Born" Lee Sang-yeob, Jun Ji-hyun then Han Ye-seul
  2011/03/02, Source
  Lee Sang-yeob, who plays Jang Hyuk's handsome friend in "Midas" (written by Choi Wan-gyoo directed by Kang Sin-hyo and Lee Chang-min-I) has been cast to be Han Ye-seul's man. In the movie "Although I Was Born", he is an attractive fund manager. He let himself be known by making a surprise appearance as Jun Ji-hyun's boyfriend in "A Man Who Was Superman".,...More

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  Song Joong-ki, Han Ye-seul cast in new film
  2010/12/14, Source
  Actor Song Joong-ki (left) and actress Han Ye-seul [Filament Pictures] Actor Song Joong-ki and actress Han Ye-seul have been cast as the main stars of a new film, according to a press release by distributor Filament Pictures. In the upcoming movie whose title can be translated into "Although I Was Born", Song will appear as a pathetic college graduate who is dependent on his mom who works in a restaurant and Han a penny pincher who denounces all activities involving spending money including believing in a religion, going to the hospital and dating,...More