So this idea feels like a fan service mixed with an attempt to wring just a little bit more money out of a smallish film. Reportedly the production company of the K-movie remake of Soulmate, the award winning C-movie of the same name, is planning to re-release of the 2023 film in theaters. The reason is of course the sudden stratospheric rise to fame of male lead Byun Woo Seok, who really was there in the movie as the McGuffin as was the male lead in the original movie. The story revolves around the two polar opposite best friends and soulmates which in the K-version was played by Kim Da Mi and Jeon So Nee. I didn’t hear the K-version was bad but it always felt like an indie movie and received that level of box office when it premiered last year. If it can get a second go-around and more K-viewers check out this movie and it’s lovely story then it’s a worth it.
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So the K-version of Chinese movie Soulmate (Qi Yue Yu An Sheng – the names of the two female leads) will also be titled Soulmate making for a easier connection. The movie earlier this month got its approval permit and … Continue reading
It’s a bit odd that such a high profile C-movie getting a K-version adaptation just went into production and off the radar. In 2020 it was announced that Soulmate (Qi Yue Yu An Sheng) was getting a K-adaptation starring Kim … Continue reading
Newly minted Best New Actress award winner at this year’s 2020 Baeksang Arts Awards Kim Da Mi has her next role lined up and it’s a high profile one. Kim Da Mi will be the female lead in the official … Continue reading
When I say the movie title Soul Mate it sounds so generic and I’m not sure if many readers know which movie I am referring to. The original Chinese language title is so much more intimate Qi Yue Yu An … Continue reading