A look at Song Hye-gyo’s new movie Today
by javabeans
It’s been four years since Korean audiences have seen Song Hye-gyo on the big screen, which they’ll get to do next month with the release of her new movie Today [오늘], or its English-language title, A Reason To Live. (She did film indie project Fetish in 2008, but that film wasn’t well received and only screened briefly in Korea two years after it wrapped. It’s in that category of sorta-doesn’t-count on her resumé, brought out when desired to make a point, but mostly ignored.)
Anyway. Song has looked at this project as a turning point in her acting; it’s a somber, more serious project than her previous roles. She’s got a few rom-coms under her belt, a sageuk romance, and a few big melo K-dramas; this movie, on the other hand, is more introspective and sensitive. She plays a documentary PD, Da-hye, whose fiancé is killed by a 17-year-old boy. She forgives him, but a year later, finds that her forgiveness gave rise to some unintended results, throwing her into chaos and sadness. The poster above reads, “I’m sorry for forgiving too easily…”
Here’s the trailer:
The clip starts out with a faceless man telling Da-hye he loves her, who then dies in an accident, and ends with the intriguing comment, “My forgiveness killed a person.”
The movie also stars premium child (now teenage) actress Nam Ji-hyun (Queen Seon-deok, Will It Snow For Christmas), Song Chang-eui (You’ve Fallen For Me), and Ki Tae-young (Creating Destiny). That’s a great lineup, and hopefully makes for solid dramatic acting. I think Song Hye-gyo can be a decent actress, but often find her cold; I’d love to see her tapping into some real emotion for once. I hope this movie does that for her.
Lee Jung-hyang directed Today; she’s the director who lent her sensitive touch to 2002’s The Way Home, starring a 10-year-old Yoo Seung-ho.
Today releases on October 27.
Via Osen
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51 preventer
September 29, 2011 at 2:49 AM
@all haters
ARE U MAD?! HAHAHAHA! LOSERS!
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52 ulis
September 30, 2011 at 7:00 PM
wow..., it's had been 51
guys remember we are here to analyze noona's movie is not to discuss the her personality, am i wrong?
but you're comment make me so curious, I wonder why the noona had a lot of haters?,
I heard from my sister, is it true song is a man-eater?
eat me to noona, haha...
must to watch this movie,coz i wanna see the difference of her character in autumn in my heart, all in and this movie "TODAY"
wanna see something interesting from the previous. so so my pretty noona don't make me disappointed for it.
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53 Desi Tika
October 11, 2011 at 8:02 PM
nice....
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54 kimmie23
October 14, 2011 at 5:56 AM
i miss Song Hye Kyo soooooooo much!!!!!
i hope this movie will click coz it looks great and i heard that it is a great movie plus her acting is superb according to the reviews... i can't wait any longer, i hope they'll show it soon....
i am way too far to Korea.... please release a dvd soon, so i could buy it the soonest as possible...
i really like her, i think she is the most beautiful girl in Korea....
i wish to her soon in a drama too.... with Kim Jaejoong or Kang Dong Won or Lee Min Ho or So Ji Sub...... ^o^ *dreaming* i am really praying for this to happen....
Song Hye Kyo + Kim Jaejoong = OMG!!!!!!!! (beautiful faces that have ever existed!!!)
btw, i hope Junsu and Yoochun will also be on that drama... (how i wish!!!!!) can someone make it happen!!! TT0TT
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tenzin
October 27, 2011 at 10:28 AM
it's hard for me to see her face beautiful in real life, being far from south korea.. but i pray god that i get chance to met her in real..
i miss u song hye
AZA AZA FIGHT
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tenzin
October 27, 2011 at 10:29 AM
it's hard for me to see her face beautiful in real life, being far from south korea.. but i pray god that i get chance to met her in real.. or i 'll met you
i miss u song hye
AZA AZA FIGHT
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55 Amethyst
October 16, 2011 at 6:59 AM
I'm so looking forward to this film. Song Hye Kyo you will always be the best in my eyes.
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56 Amethyst
October 23, 2011 at 7:59 PM
Looking forward to this film. Song Hye Kyo, you are the only Korean Actress that I admire.
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57 tenzin
October 27, 2011 at 10:08 AM
AZA AZA FIGHTING.. I LIKE HER.
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58 SongHyeKyoFAN
November 14, 2011 at 9:44 PM
A very good movie, it will help you understanding the true meaning of forgiveness, I'm glad I watched it.
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59 ich
November 23, 2011 at 12:06 AM
high five haters! the silly mofos who worship SHK are lurkin' here as i've thought.
shk should venture no more in acting. she does not have the char and the talent to make a movie hit. gosh. she sucks.
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60 SongHyeKyoFAN
December 13, 2011 at 6:25 AM
Song Hye-gyo, 2011 Female Movie People Acting Awardee
Actress Song Hye-gyo has emerged as a winner at the 2011 Female Movie People awards.
According to the reps of the 2011 Female Movie People awards on December 13th, Song's role in "Today" was the clincher for her to win this year's Female Movie People Acting award. The reps said that Song was able to show a different side of herself: a deeper more intense gaze, a sense of calm and steadiness, and a new graveness. She was also said to have really tackled the theme of forgiveness, helping movie-watchers to understand its true meaning.
This award is determined by both netizens and female movie industry related people.
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61 vens
May 13, 2012 at 8:09 AM
go SHK!...yay
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62 sienna
March 27, 2015 at 12:11 PM
If you are not a fan of Ms. Hye Kyo, just keep your comments to yourself. Why the nasty comments spewing out of your mouths? You seem so personal in your hateful comments. Whatever did she do to you to deserve these below-the-belt remarks! You nor I do not even know the person. Concentrate on your favorite actors and leave her be! If you think she is ugly, if you think she can't act, if you think she is a whore, if you think she is dumb, if you think she has no talent, so be it! Is there a need to advertise it? It's now 2015, let's all grow up and be more mature and change our ways! Look deeply into your heart, do you really hate Ms. Hye Kyo ? Ask yourself, was I fair to her for belching out these nasty comments without validity? I think that these past years, she has proven that she could be a great actress with acting awards she has bagged as proof. I think she is more mature now and continues to improve her craft! Let's support all these actors. There is always a room, in fact, so many rooms for improvement! Let's eradicate the word HATE from our vocabulary! Don't use it too often! PEACE!
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