Kicking off the list is Han So-hee who rose to fame in 2020 for her breakout role as mistress Yeo Da-kyung in The World of the Married.įollowing her growing popularity, she snagged leading roles in Nevertheless (as Yu Na-bi), My Name (Yoon Ji-woo) and Soundtrack #1 (Lee Eun-seo).įrom a scheming mistress to girl-crush fighter, So-hee continues to impress fans with her diverse roles and versatile acting.Īnd her commitment to the craft is equally admirable.ĭid you know she gained 10kg of muscles for My Name? She ditched the girlish image and slaved at an action school for three months in preparation for the role.īut even before the K-drama scene, the 27-year-old was already modelling and was featured in music videos such as SHINee's Tell Me What to Do and Roy Kim's The Hardest Part. ![]() So, here are 20 Korean actors and actresses in their 20s that we think are worth the watch! Han So-hee, 27 We've seen Hallyu stars like Son Ye-jin, Park Min-young, Park Seo-joon, Lee Min-ho and Hyun Bin dominate the Korean acting scene, but many promising actors have also surfaced in recent years. The article benefited from the help of Korea Independent Animation Filmmakers Association (KIAFA).What makes a K-drama worth the watch? Aside from a good script, casting the right actors is also important. In 2011, he graduated from California Institute of the Arts. He was born in 1979 in Incheon, South Korea. Despite the cold, monochrome aesthetics of this film, the foam hearts of mother and son beat with an unexpected warmth.ĭirector: KIM Kang-Min | Producer: David Braun, Jason Milov, KIM Ki-jin | Scenario: KIM Kang-Min | Animation: KIM Kang-Min | Character: KIM Kang-Min | Editing: KIM Kang-Min | Sound Designer: SLAGLE Barrett | Music: SLAGLE Barrett | Voice: KIM Kang-min, PARK Joung-soon There is a love and painful intimacy in this mother's dreams. But the figure of the mother, and the dreams she sees at night, do act as a kind of antidote. Pervading the film is a low foreboding of danger of life's ever-present potential to bring sudden misfortune. The image of the mother herself seems crudely drawn at first glance, but quickly becomes imbued with emotional power. Kim's soft-spoken narration and thoughtfully crafted images re-create the world of his mother's dreams in loving detail. But the miracle of KKUM is that it is so emotional. It's ironic that Styrofoam is sometimes used as a metaphor for the lifeless or the emotionless a sentence that begins with the words, "Your Styrofoam heart." is unlikely to end well. This film is a prime example of the adage that less (when utilized properly) is more. Even the film's most startling special effect, when various forms display sudden bursts of growth, was achieved with a very straightforward method: burning pieces of Styrofoam, and playing back the footage in reverse. The materials are ordinary, but the results are not: he is able to create astonishing images thanks to precise, subtle lighting and sharp black-and-white photography. But Kim largely restricts himself to foam, foam core, and Styrofoam in the making of this work. ![]() Long after the son has left home and embarked on life as an adult, his mother's dreams and prayers continue to watch over him, and envelop him in a protective shield.Īnimation, with its ability to reproduce a wide spectrum of forms, textures, and colors, is a natural medium for portraying dreams. Insects indicate recovery from illness, and a pumpkin foretells the conceiving of a child. When the mother dreams of fire, it predicts the fulfillment of a wish, or a passed exam. I rely on her dreams more than any religion - Kim Kangmin, Director My mother’s dreams have always been strong premonitions for important moments in my life. A mother, hit with a sense of foreboding, reaches out across vast distances to check if her son is okay. There is another kind of connection that transcends space, and that links this particular mother and son: namely, the mother's dreams. A phone call is a tenuous (but when you stop to think about it, somewhat miraculous) connection between two people separated in space. ![]() The 9-minute stop motion short film KKUM (which means "dream" in Korean) is bookended, appropriately enough, by a phone conversation. KKUM by Kangmin Kim won the Nelvana Grand Prize for Independent Short at the Ottawa International Animation Festival 2020. Darcy Paquet reviews the acclaimed animation short. Darcy Paquet reviews the animation short KKUM by Kim Kangmin.
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