Conduct Zero (Pumhaeng zero / 품행제로 / 품행 제로 -2002)

AKA: No Manners

Starring:
Seung-beom Ryu - Jung-pil
Hyo-jin Kong - Na-young
Eun-kyeong Lim - Min-hee
Ji-hye Shin - Seon-ju
Hie-jeong Kim
Hyo-ju Park
Seung-su Ryu
Kil-Kang Ahn
Tae-gyu Bong
Bo-ra Geum

He's the only son of a mother who runs a hair salon while also being the "best fighter" of Moonduk High School. His name's Joong-pil, and his days are really tough. But the most important part of his day is going to school. Firstly, to meet the expectations of his followers and to frequently make his presence known, he has to fight other groups trying to take over his position. He also has to look after the rooftop of the school building which is used as their hideout.
But one day, Cupid's arrow unexpectedly strikes Joong-pil's heart who before had nothing to worry about and fear. It's Min-hee, the prettiest girl of the neighborhood girls high school, Jeonglan. But not long before his pink puppy love starts, his cozy life becomes threatened by a newcomer. One day, Joong-pil hears that a transfer student named Sang-man suddenly appeared like a gushing storm and wants to take over the school. Not only the students, but even his righthand man Soo-dong try to incite a fight between Joong-pil and Sang-man, which would become a legend in itself. But strangely enough, Joong-pil seems to avoid getting into a fight with Sang-man. But two kings can¡¯t exist in one land, and the showdown draws closer...

Okay, this was toooooooo cute. I loved the story. Okay and I just love Ryoo Seung Beom.

The action wasn't all that but it really wasn't about that. The "king" of the school falls in love with a nerdy girl from another school. He slowly changes and does whatever he can to meet her and be with her. I really think the changes were a bit much for him because I don't really see that in modern society a person would change that much. But it was nice to see a guy go all out for a girl that wouldn't be a typical ideal for a guy of his stature.

There were many funny moments, this was a comedy ya know? Bong Tae-gyu was a hoot, as usual, who was a porno fiend. He and his friends made their own porno comics and sold them to other students. The antics they went through was hilarious.

This was a happy movie with an interesting twist at the end. Not what I expected but it wasn't a crappy ending....thank the Lord!!

Arahan ( Arahan jangpung daejakjeon /아라한 - 장풍대작전 -2004)

Starring:
Seung-beom Ryu - Sang-hwan
So-yi Yoon - Wi-jin
Sung-kee Ahn - Ja-woon
Doo-hong Jung - Heuk-woon
Ju-sang Yun - Mu-woon
Ha-ryong Lim
Kil-Kang Ahn

A naive yet passionate Sang-hwan becomes a downtown policeman to help the good and punish the bad. But when it comes to gang crime, he is nothing but a coward. One day he gets discovered by a martial arts master and his training to unleash the true power within him begins. Meanwhile, the Ultimate Evil, Black Cloud, is set loose. Now Sang-hwan, who possesses the absolute power, becomes ‘ the one’ who must save the world.



Okay first off......I really enjoyed this film. It was funny at the right moments and the action was really quite good. I loved the idea of Tao and the fact that we all have Chi that could for some change our lives. Imagine that you had undiscovered Chi in your body and when learned, you are able to accomplish things that you would never have imagined.

This was an ingenious plot. A great idea for a movie. Hero and Heroine save the world in a modern day setting. This movie is great for the whole family and worth watching again and again. I loved the moral values set in. (Yeah, okay....I like something with a learning value quotient. So sue me.)

The Beast and the Beauty (Yasuwa minyeo/야수와 미녀 -2005)

Starring:
Sang-tae Ahn - Choi Do-shik
Eun-jeong Ham
Kang-woo Kim - Tak Jun-ha
Seung-beom Ryu - Ku Dong-geon
Min-a Shin - Jang Hae-ju
Da-in Yu
Byeong-ok Kim
Kil-Kang Ahn

Dong-Gun has a serious complex of sorts. He has low self-esteem about his appearance, particularly a scar that sits next to right eye-brow. His world changes when he drives down a street and is flagged down by a beautiful girl that gets into his car. The girl, named Hae-Joo, is blind and mistakes Dong-Gun’s car for a taxi cab and asks him to take drive her to another part of Seoul. He immediately falls for Hae-Joo and realizes that Hae-Joo’s blindness would be perfect for him and his low self-esteem. Dong-Gun soon becomes Hae-Joo’s eyes, taking her to various places and describes what everything looks like to her. When Hae-Joo asks Dong-Gun what he looks like, Dong-Gun inexplicably describes someone from his high school that he looked up to. His name ws Jun-Ha. They soon fall for each other and see each other day for 3 years. Everything changes once Hae-Joo receives a phone call from her doctor. The doctor tells her that a donor has been found and she can soon see again, once she has an operation. Dong-Gun again feels like the Beast and he doesn’t know what to do once the Beauty gets her vision back. Things are further complicated when Dong-Gun’s high school friend, Jun-Ha, randomly crosses path with Hae-Joo and falls for her as well. -- Lunapark6



This was a sweet and wonderful movie. Very realistic for the fact that if my boyfriend had been blind and was given the gift of sight, I know for a fact I would be scared to death if he thought less of me for how I looked. Who could blame Dong-gun?

In defense of Jun-ha, us girls think of guys differently. Obviously. I mean think of all of the beautiful models who are dating or married to the weird and ugly guys out there. Us girls will eventually find the beauty in a man differently than a man does a woman. Jun-ha loved Dong-gun for the way he cherished her and loved her. And again, that is all we girls want from a man....okay, most of us anyway.

This movie relays that message that beauty doesn't always come in the form of a perfectly handsome face but in the aura and heart of the way a person in treated.

Beauty is in the "eye of the beholder."

Ryu Seung Beom


Kim Kang Woo

Radio Days (라듸오 데이즈 -2008)

Starring:
Seung-beom Ryoo - Llyod
Jong-hyeok Lee - K
Sa-rang Kim - Marie
Bo-ra Hwang - Myung-wol
Jeong-se Oh - Man-chul
Roe-ha Kim - Mr. Noh (screenwriter)
Ah-sung Ko - Sun-deok

A young radio station manager, Lloyd (Ryoo Seung-beom), undertakes a live drama series which is commissioned by the Japanese rulers. The main voice actors in this show are not professionals. A jazz musician, a courtesan and even a clueless office clerk are invited to perform in the drama, and the scripts are largely ignored, as the actors resort to liberal ad-libbing. Despite the shoddy production quality, the radio show becomes a huge hit. This movie pokes fun at the broadcasting practices of the time, as well as at Japanese rule.


One of the BEST movies I've seen yet. Damn! This was a fresh, refreshing movie. Different. So totally out of the normal Korean spectrum!

Other than my favorite Korean actor ever, Lee Jong Hyuk, being in this movie which in fact adds a zillion kudos...........*sigh*

I don't know what more to say....just get off your asses and watch this movie! It's quirky but not overly funny to make it obnoxious or annoying. It's smartly written and acted. Ryoo Seung Beom was intelligent in his portrayal of Lloyd.

Once this movie makes it to the American market, I'm so on this one in my Asian collection (which I've just recently started......)

I can't say enough about this movie. Damn, it rocked!!!

I'll lay off the Jong Hyuk pics for awhile....LOL! I can't get enough of him and I know there are more to come........*sigh*

Ryoo Seung Beom