Sunflower (해바라기-2006)

Starring:
Rae-won Kim - Tae-shik
Hae-suk Kim - Mother
In-jae Heo - Hui-ju
Supporting Cast
Jeong-su Han
Dae-han Ji
Seok-beom Kang
Byeong-ok Kim
Jeong-tae Kim
Eun-pyo Jeong - Cameo
Eun-hye Park - Cameo

Once Tae-sik was a legendary fighter, a gang but after spending 10 years in prison, Tae-sik’s only wish is to live a normal life. He returned home so he could live with a lady who has been looking after him like a mother. Everything seemed to be normal until a group of Mafias wanted to build a Disco Club and wanted to pull down a local diner which the lady owned. Because the lady refused, her daughter was brutally attacked by them, also knowing that Tae-sik will not fight again Mafias plan on making Tae-sik disabled. They killed the lady and everything went as planed except for Tae-sik. He was saved by Byung-jin who once was very close to him. Tae-sik turns, a monster he used to be 10 years ago. He is now nothing but revenge.

OMG! Kim Rae Won! This was the best acting job I've ever seen from him. He was immaculate. He was superb! If this was an American movie....this would have been an Oscar performance!

This movie from the beginning to the end had sad undertones all around it. My heart ached because I felt that this was not going to end happily. You could feel the vibes that the fates were against him. He was against all odds. The only love he received were from his adopted mother and sister. He tried his best to be a good citizen but the aura around him was bleak and withered. You could feel the immense pain emanating from him. Oh, this was freaking good!!!

I recommend this to everyone. Well, not for the young. This would probably have been rated-R or PG-13. But damn if this wasn't a great performance. I'm still reeling from this movie.

Somebody please pass the Kleenex!!!!

Kim Rae Won

I think this is the best picture I have ever seen of him. *sigh* Kawaiiiiiiiiii! I think I'm melting...............

Mr. Socrates )미스터 소크라테스, Mi-seu-teo So-keu-ra-te-seu-2005)

Starring:
Heo Jeong-min
Shin-il Kang
Rae-won Kim - Ku Dong-hyeok
Jong-hyeok Lee
Kwang-rok Oh
Tae-young Yoon
Cheol-min Park


"A law is a law, however undesirable it may be."~Socrates

Asking for money to his father imprisoned in jail, threatening a friend who became a murderer by mistake, stealing money from his friends…KU Dong-hyuk (Kim Rae-won) is the worst scumbag you can ever imagine. Living a low-life like a street dog, one day, Dong-hyuk gets kidnapped by a mysterious gang. Being captured out of no reason, the gang trains Dong-hyuk in a secret and inhumane way repeatedly. Dong-hyuk tries to escape but fails, which makes the training more harsh and cruel than before. After finishing all the training, the gang orders Dong-hyuk to become a police detective as their secret connection.


This movie was bad ass! The perfect girl/guy watching movie. Kim Rae Won was perfect as the bad boy. It was strange because he's always been bad but with a tender heart. Not this kind of bad boy where he starts out with a heart of stone. Wow! It was so strange.

I truly laughed out loud when he was searching for that first suspect after getting his detective promotion into homicide. That poor guy with the long hair....hehe....that was a riot. I swear I spewed my Diet Mountain Dew out my nose. LOL!

Definitely a favorite of mine.

Kim Rae Won



Lee Jong Hyuk

I don't know what it is about Jung Hyuk. I really don't but he makes my toes curl and my heart beat faster than normal. He isn't the cutest of all Korean men but there is something about him that makes me think there is something beyond for him. Maybe it's the tender, intelligent eyes but the bad boy body. Heck, I don't know but he's got that something-something that makes me want to go and run away to Korea....right.....NOW! I get all excited when I find a movie that has him in it...even if it's for a brief second.

Yoon Tae Yeong