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SPELLBOUND(오싹한 연애)

U.S.ReleaseDate:December16,2011

Directedby:HWANG In-ho

RunningTime:114minutes

Rating:NRnotratedbytheMPAA(USRating)/12+(KORRating)PG-13equivalent

Language:Koreanw/Englishsubtitles

DISTRIBUTORCONTACT:

KJLee

CJE&MPictures

5670WilshireBlvd.,Suite2450

LosAngeles,CA90036

Tel: 310.557.3050

Fax: 310.930.1015

Email:[email protected]

Keyartavailableonourwebsite:www.spellbound2011.blogspot.com



Information

Spellbound- 오싹한 연애 (2011)

Runtime: 114minutes

Genre: RomanticComedy,Horror

Language: KoreanwithEnglishSubtitles

Rating: NRnotratedbytheMPAA(USRating)/12+(KORRating)

KoreaRelease: December1st,2011

Director: HwangIn-ho

Production: SANGSANGFILM

Distribution: CJE&M

U.S.ReleaseDates: 12/16/11 CGVCinemas(LosAngeles)

1/6/12 AMCRidgefield(NewJersey)

AMCCupertino(SanJose)

1/13/12 AMCShowplaceNiles(Chicago)

CineplexOdeonSheppard(Toronto)

CineplexSilvercityCoquitlam(Vancouver)

Pending 2/3/12 ConsolidatedPearlridge(Hawaii)

*(Pleasecheckourwebsiteforlocationupdates)

CAST

Yu-riKANG SONYe-jin

Jo-guMA LEEMin-ki



“YOU’LLNEEDINSURANCETODATEME”...Yu-ri

Synopsis

Duetoheruniquesixthsense,Yu-ri(SonYe-jin)isunabletoliveanormallifeandlivescompletelyaloneand

isolatedfromlove.Jo-gu(LeeMin-ki),whoisapoorstreetmagician,meetsYu-riduringoneofhis

performancesandthetwodevelopamagichorrorshowwhichbecomesahugehit.Afterastringofsuccessful

shows,Jo-gubeginstofallforYu-riandbecomesmoreandmoreinterestedinherhiddensecret.But,their

sweetdatingaffairquicklytakesahorrificturnonceYu-ri’sghostlycompanionsstartgettinginthewayoftheir

romance.Althoughthreatenedandterrified,Jo-gucannotgiveuphisgrowinginterestinYu-riandisleftto

fightagainstthemysteriouscurseuponher.

DirectorHwangIn-ho

“Ratherthandrawingoutafamiliargenreintheusualway,Iaddinalienfactors,whichcreategreatchemistry

andexcitementfromtheimbalance.”

Throughhisscreenplay<ToCatchaVirginGhost>,HwangIn-hobroughtquiteastirtoKoreanfilmmakingwith

hisfresh,newmix-matchofhorrorandcomedygenres.Hislaterworks,suchas<LovePhobia>and<2Facesof

MyGirlfriend>,alsoreceivedmuchattentionandpraiseforhisuniquecharactersandstories.Now,the

talentedandwell-preparedscreenwritermakeshisdirectorialdebutwith<Spellbound>.AlongwithKorea’s

topromanticactress,SonYe-jin,andthecomedicandcharming,LeeMin-ki,directorHwanghasbirthedanew

genreinthefilmindustry.Addingontohisextensiveexperienceinscreenwriting,directorHwangIn-ho’s

directorialdebut,<Spellbound>iscurrentlycreatingalotofbuzzinSouthKoreaandhasbeenleaving

audienceswildlyentertainedwithaneverbeforeseenstoryofloveandspine-tinglinghorror.

Filmography

[Screenplays]<2FacesofMyGirlfriend>(2007),<LovePhobia>(2006),<ToCatchaVirginGhost>(2004)



Why‘Spellbound’?

Addingaspiceofhorrortoromance?

Aprovocativeapproachtotapped-outromanticcomedies!

Asweetleadingladyfallsinlovewithaself-absorbedmalecounterpart.Theybreakup,andthenget

backtogetheragain...generallywiththesamebackboneofastory,romanticcomediesarewell

receivedbyfemaleaudiences,butarelackingfresh,newideas.

Whileromanticcomedieshavebeensweetandromantic,<Spellbound>boldlybreaksfreefromthe

normintoaperfectmix-matchofhorrorandromanticcomedytopresentfresh,newentertainment.

Hardlyasuitablecombination:heart-warmingromanceandextremehorror,thisfilmtakesyouawayfromtheexistingrealmsofyourtypicalromanticcomedy.Sweetscenesthataudiencescanfallin

lovewitharemixedinwithpetrifying,spine-chillinghorrortopresentbothlaughterandthrills.The

elevatorhorrorsequencefollowingYu-ri’sblinddateistheperfectexamplethatamplifiesthethrill

andentertainmentthatisbirthedfromthemixofthesetwogenres.Whyisthismixeffectiveinthe

film?DirectorHwangIn-hosays,“Jo-gu’sdecisiontostaywithYu-ri,nomatterwhatherunique

circumstancespresentmustnotbeeasy.That’swhyfindingtrueloveisrareandconstantlyneedsto

beworkedon,whichiswhyit’ssobeautiful.”Questioningthetruenatureofromanceinawittyand

excitingmatter,<Spellbound>isdrawingmuchattentionforitsfreshnewapproach.

HOTISSUE

Koreansweetheart,SonYe-jin+ComedyHeartthrobLeeMin-ki

Romanticandeccentric:Thebeston-screencoupleof2011

<Spellbound>ismarkingSonYe-jin’sreturntotheKoreanfilmindustry,twoyearsafterher

performanceinher2009film,<WhiteNight>.Hercharacter,‘Yu-ri’,isawomanwhocan’tloveor

liveanormallifeduetoherfrighteningsixthsense.AftermeetingJo-gu,shetakesachanceand

inviteshimintohercrazylife.Playingaveryuniquecharacterwhoisbotheccentricandcuteatthe

sametime,<Spellbound>isboundtobeSonYe-jin’smostmemorablefilm.

Afterback-to-backhitswith,<Haeundae>and<Quick>,LeeMin-kiisontheriseasoneofthemost

soughtafteractorsinKorea.Playingtheshyandclumsyyoungmaninhispastfilms,LeeMin-kinow

betshislifeonloveforSonYe-jinin<Spellbound>.Leereturnsasaself-absorbedandskittishman,

whowillstopatnothingtoprotectthewomanheloves.Scoringextremelybigattheboxofficeonce

again,Leeisbecomingafavoriteintheindustry.

Creatingwonderfulon-screenchemistry,themixofLee’sromanceandSon’shorrorreallyshowsthe

dynamicrangeofemotionswhenitcomestofallinginlove.BecomingSouthKorea’s#1romantic

comedyoftheyear,thiscoupleiscaptivatingaudienceswiththisoneofakindlovestory.



Theterrifyingghosttostarinaromanticcomedy

Nottobemistakenbythecutetrailerandromanticlovestory,<Spellbound>isgarneringalotof

buzzduetotheterrifyingbackgroundbehindYu-ri’scurse.TheghostwhohauntsYu-riandthreatens

Jo-gudoesnotletyougetawayfromherscarypresencethroughoutthefilm.Theseeeriespirits

comeoutstrongandhavebeengivingaudiencesinKoreaagoodscare.Theghostsin<Spellbound>

comeinalldifferentages,genders,andappearances.However,themostextremepresencecomes

withYu-ri’shighschoolfriendwhowaskilledinatragicbusaccidentyearsago.Bringingbacktheall

toofamiliar“Asianfemaleghost”withthelongblackhairandgrayeyes,thismoviedoesnothold

backwiththehorroritpresents.ThisspiritthatstandsinthewayofYu-riandJo-gu’srelationship

appearwhenweleastexpecther,presentingspine-shiveringentertainment.

Ahauntedhouseasthemainsettingfor<Spellbound>

ThemakingbehindYu-ri’suniquehome

Yu-riisforcedtolivingaloneformanyyearsbecauseoftheinescapablecurseuponher.Director

HwangIn-hoputalotofeffortintomakingYu-ri’shouseperfectpriortoproduction.Hwangasked

productiondesigner,SongHye-jin,tocreateaspacewhere,“AsenseofYu-ri’shistorycanbefelt.”

Afteralotofprepanddetailedcollaboration,thehouseflewbeyondHwang’sexpectationsandhe

wasextremelyexcitedtohavebuilttheperfecthometocomplementYu-ri’scharacter.Adding

severallayersofoldwallpaperandcreatingagrimandout-datedatmosphere,itreallyheightened

thelonelinessthatYu-rihadbeenfeelingherwholelife.Thetinytentwhichisengulfedbythe

outsidesurroundingsofherhugehouseaddstotheeerieandsecludedfeelingthatisfeltby

audienceswhenwatchingthefilm.

CHARACTER&CAST

Datelessandalone

Yu-riKANG:SONYe-jin

Whatshehas:Asixthsenseandabilitytoseeghostsafteratragictrafficaccidentinhighschool

Whatshedoesn’thave:Datingexperience.

Thankstoherlong,straighthair,expressionlessface,andaspine-chillingsecretability,Yu-rihas

beenforcedtolivealone.Yu-rimeetsotherpeopleanddreamsoflivinganormallife,butsheis

tormentedwiththeghostswhogetinthewayofeveryrelationshipshe’severhad.

StarringinthehitTVdramaseries,<PersonalTaste>andfilmslike<MyWifeGotMarried>and<The

ArtofSeduction>,SonYe-jinisundoubtedlyKorea’squeenofromanticcomedy.Recognizedforherlooksandactingtalentsbybothmaleandfemalefans,SonYe-jintakesonthechallengesofthis



fresh,newromanticcomedyinherroleasYu-ri.Thehit-makingtalentedactressbreatheslifeinto

thisunprecedentedcharacterandhasperfectedthisneverbeforeseenfemaleprotagonist.

SelectedFilmography<TheTower>(2012),<WhiteNight>(2009),<MyWifeGotMarried>(2008),<OpenCity>(2007),

<TheArtofSeduction>(2005),<AprilSnow>(2005),<AMomenttoRemember>(2004),<CrazyFirst

Love>(2003),<TheClassic>(2003)

SelectedTVDRAMASERIES MBC‘PersonalTaste’(2010),MBC‘Spotlight’(2008),SBS‘AloneinLove’(2006),KBS‘SummerScent’

(2003)

Horrormagicianextraordinare

Jo-guMA:LEEMin-ki

Whathehas:Agreatjobasahorrormagicianandanawesomecar.

Whathedoesn’thave:Guts.

AlthoughheisthemostpopularhorrormagicianinSeoul,Jo-guisaskittishguywhocan’tevensit

throughascarymovie.AfterhopelesslyfallingforYu-ri,Jo-gufearlesslysetshisfearsasideandfights

toprotecttheirlove.However,themorehegetsclosertoYu-ri,thescarierhercursecomesupon

himandhislifehangsbyathinthread.

Starringin<Haeundae>,whichbroughtinover10millionattheboxofficeand<Quick>,which

scored3million,LeeMin-kihasbeenbuildingasolidfilmographyandisrisingasoneofthemost

soughtafteractorsinSouthKorea.Lee’snextchoiceisthenation’sfirstspine-chillingromantic

comedy,<Spellbound>,whichisnowanother#1boxofficebreakerandthebestromanticcomedyof

2011.ExpectationsarehighforLeeMin-ki,thenewesthot-staroftheindustry!

SelectedFilmography<Quick>(2011),<AMillion>(2009),<Haeundae>(2009),<RomanticIsland>(2008),<AGoodDayto

HaveanAffair>(2007)

SelectedTVDramaSeriesKBS‘Dalja’sSpring’(2007),MBC‘ReallyReallyLikeYou’(2006),KBS‘TaereungNationalVillage’(2005)

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