Seo Ji-hye joins movie Life Is Beautiful
by javabeans
They’re really on a casting spree for Life Is Beautiful, aren’t they? Just a few days ago, it was announced that Im Joo-hwan would be joining Ryu Seung-beom and Younha in the film, and now Seo Ji-hye is also onboard to play Ryu’s love interest.
This human-drama-with-a-comic-touch features an insurance company employee (Ryu) who processes accident claims, and comes into contact with a diverse cast of characters while on the job. No doubt that’s how he encounters a Tourette’s sufferer (Im Joo-hwan) and aspiring singer (Younha), in addition to characters played by comic actors Sung Dong-il (Runaway Plan B) and Park Chul-min (Return of Iljimae). Seo Ji-hye’s character is Ryu’s ex, who then comes back to him.
This is great news for a project I’m already interested in, since I like all the cast members involved. Seo Ji-hye is a talented but (imo) underrated actress, and has a sweet, natural screen presence. Some of her past credits include sageuk Shin Don, sweet romance drama I Love You, and most recently, this year’s sageuk drama Kim Suro. (I breathed a sigh of relief when she dropped Birdie Buddy, which seemed like an awful waste of her skills.) She has a film slated for a December release which she’d shot last year, Tree That Sleeps Standing, which co-stars Song Chang-eui.
Life Is Beautiful will begin filming this Friday and is shooting for an early 2011 release.
Via OSEN
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1 snow
November 17, 2010 at 3:56 PM
definitely agree that seo ji hye is underrated, i liked her in "i love you", she was really cute with ahn jae wook there. this seems like an interesting drama, will be on the lookout for it!
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2 danna
November 17, 2010 at 4:47 PM
woot woot!
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3 orangy911
November 17, 2010 at 6:28 PM
yay! I love her. She first caught my attention in Yoon Kye Sang's drama "My sister-in-law is 19" and then she was awesome in Over the Rainbow. I've been waiting for her to break out for awhile now...hopefully these two movies will do it for her. I really wish I was in Korea to watch these movies...sighh
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4 dit
November 17, 2010 at 8:32 PM
True, I think she's really underrated too. I miss her in dramas. She did a drama special too, I think, but I haven't seen that one.
I Love You remains one of the cutest dramas ever. I regretted dropping it the first time around cos it proved to be such a fun drama.
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5 Bonnie
November 17, 2010 at 9:25 PM
What's the Korean title? (What's with the unoriginal names for dramas/films sometimes? There was just a drama with the English title "Life is Beautiful"...)
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6 amatea
November 17, 2010 at 11:28 PM
I really2 liked her.
i have just watche Kim Soo Ro, and I like her.
She is great in Over The Rainbow.
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7 Mel
November 18, 2010 at 8:25 AM
Love her!!!! super underrated... check her out in the recent Nov 6, 2010 KBS Drama Special Snail Boarding House with Lee Kyu Han, don't forget the super entertaining Legend of Hyang Dan with Choi Si Won... Thanks for the latest update!
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8 Simmy
November 18, 2010 at 10:01 AM
hmmm. that dress makes her bust look like an awkward souffle.
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9 Kiara
November 18, 2010 at 4:38 PM
She should have dropped Kim Suro. Those noobie sageuk writers could have done a better job with Queen Heo's character. Her rival who had nothing to do with the history of Gaya end up with more screen time etc.
I hope this project will be much better for her.
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10 Macross
June 15, 2011 at 7:59 PM
I love Seo Ji hey as an actress, I first saw her in the movie VOICE (which she had me in tears...) as well OTR, 49 Days and I am currently watching I Love You. Shes not just beautiful & cute, she is incredibly talented and where some actors try to hard or fail at emotional scenes, shes makes you a believer!!! Can't wait for her next project.
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