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Many Korean star actresses of the small screen have dismally flopped in movies although they achieve brilliant success and earn astronomical amounts of money in TV commercials. Now Jeon Ji-hyun is taking the gamble, returning to the silver screen with ¡°A Man Once a Superman¡± directed by Chung Yun-chul.
She follows in the perilous footsteps of Kim Tae-hee , who recently appeared opposite Seol Kyung-goo in ¡°Fight.¡± It attracted a mere 300,000 viewers amid controversy over Kim¡¯s poor acting skills, which have been in question since her debut.
Ko So-young, whose beauty defies age, was also unlucky in films. Her movies ¡°A.P.T¡± and ¡°Go Go Sister¡± were both failures. And Moon Geun-young, once considered the queen of the small screen and the nation¡¯s little sister, fell flat on her face with ¡°Love Me Not.¡± After a long rest, she announced her return to TV soap opera.
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From left Jeon Ji-hyun, Kim Tae-hee, Ko So-young and Song Hye-kyo.
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Song Hye-kyo, meanwhile, did not meet the expectations of fans in the movie ¡°Hwangjiny¡±, although her performance was slightly better than those of some fellow actresses and it drew 1 million moviegoers. But that was not enough for the producer to make profit from the production, which cost W10 billion (US$1=W937).
Jeon Ji-hyun is well aware of what she is up against. In fact, she has been there before, with the failure of ¡°Daisy¡± two years ago. So the new movie is clearly a critical juncture in her career: that is why she chose to work with director Chung Yun-chul and actor Hwang Jung-min, both renowned for their superb achievements.
But the road ahead is not easy. ¡°A Man Once a Superman¡± will be released on Jan. 31, coinciding with other potential blockbusters like ¡°Once upon a Time¡±, ¡°Radio Days¡± and ¡°The Game.¡± Will she be able to break the jinx?
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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