Song Seung-heon’s anguished love affair in Obsessed
by javabeans
Well, that certainly is eye-catching. Song Seung-heon’s erotic (and 19+ rated) melo film Obsessed (Korean title Human Addiction) is preparing for its release later this spring, and has released a trailer and stills as it begins its promo push.
Coming from the director of Bang-ja Chronicle and Untold Scandal, it’s no surprise to see this movie taking the same provocative melo angle as Song Seung-heon plays an elite soldier deployed to Vietnam in 1969, who falls in love with the character played by rookie actress Im Ji-yeon. The problem? He’s married to Jo Yeo-jung (who starred in the Bang-ja Chronicle, which did a lot to shooting her to fame), a woman who harbors ambitions of making her husband into a general.
Adding to complications, his lover is married as well—and to a subordinate who has sworn loyalty to him (played by Ohn Joo-wan). Hence the intense staring through windows in the preview, I presume. In the trailer, the two lovers’ connection is described as “two people who never should have met.” At one point, he laments, “If I don’t see you, I can’t breathe.” She wonders, “Why does my heart race so?” Illicit affair, duh.
I’m not entirely sold on the tone, which seems like it’s in danger of going rather over-serious and grandiose. On the other hand, played with the right intensity, the crossed-lovers narrative could twist hearts and wring tears. Obsessed releases in May.
Via Chosun
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1 kakashi
March 20, 2014 at 4:17 AM
*drools*
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Mama J
March 20, 2014 at 4:29 AM
All I can say is I better see some glittery abs and SOON.
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gaeinalee
March 20, 2014 at 5:34 AM
JoAnne~, is the plan of doing screen-cap or eroti-cap still on? Looking forward to it! ^^
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kakashi
March 20, 2014 at 9:09 AM
omg. we're now known as the dirty noonas to the whole world!!!
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AnotherFan
March 20, 2014 at 11:03 AM
Me too if you are taking votes! I find myself more eagerly waiting for your eroti-cap than the movie itself (and trust me I am very very much looking forward to the movie). So PLEASE!!!!!!!
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Rossi
March 20, 2014 at 11:13 AM
I read "eroti-cap" as "erotits-cap" which makes me a bit embarrassed on the train of my thoughts...
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2 emma
March 20, 2014 at 4:18 AM
rookie actress got to kiss ssh....
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topper
March 20, 2014 at 4:31 AM
Well she have to be naked on the screen, fair price?
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phjfever
March 20, 2014 at 8:38 AM
that's why she took this role perhaps even if she needs to play such a role, and also why not? if it's SSH LOL i probab would to joke joke
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3 Nessa18
March 20, 2014 at 4:21 AM
Looks interesting, I would watch the movie after seeing the poster. Can you say sexyyy!
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4 topper
March 20, 2014 at 4:31 AM
Who is this Im Ji-Yeon, seems like she has nothing on her filmography. I thought Kim Eun-Go who did "A Muse" was doing the role.
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megumi
March 20, 2014 at 5:04 AM
javabeans said she is a rookie actress on her description so that explains it why she has nothing on her filmography, plus i'm happy that they are at least giving chance to rookie actors and actresses...
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alua
March 20, 2014 at 10:49 AM
I'm all for chances but that looks like a pretty big (i.e. lead) role.
I hope she had to show somewhere along the line that she can act before they cast her.
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rach
March 24, 2014 at 8:54 AM
I guess they needed someone (very) young and if she is newbie in the industry she will be more willing to participate in an erotic movie.
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5 JoJo
March 20, 2014 at 4:34 AM
Have a feeling he will never be a general...I'm up for shedding a few tears.
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6 oozzeee
March 20, 2014 at 4:44 AM
Color me weird, but I do not find the top pic kiss sexy. It looks like he's gonna eat her face and not in a good way.
But those veins popping on his arms, yum... :)
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megumi
March 20, 2014 at 5:02 AM
i think most of the time kissing pictures especially wild kissing pictures look weird, it might look good in actual video, they both look like they are kissing in a wild way, i think if his face was on the other side it will look good, anyway i think it looks alright, song seung hoon is a total hottie so for me anything he does look sexy...
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Rachel
March 20, 2014 at 6:05 AM
I know right.. So sexy. I love that first picture of him after the preview - in his cool Ray Bans and military uniform. Swoon-worthy.
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birdscout
March 20, 2014 at 6:33 AM
I agree with oozzeee, that kiss does not look sexy :(
I dunno, but I much prefer SSH's appeal in My Princess.
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Kyo
March 20, 2014 at 9:39 AM
i like when he has both sexiness and silliness its be enjoyable... and fun to watch
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Vickie
May 21, 2014 at 12:45 PM
Same here, call me strange but I like his acting and I liked his innocent ways in his dramas.
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Kiara
March 20, 2014 at 6:34 AM
Aye, I don't usually find these kind of movies sexy at all. I love the Bride and Prejudice type of movies, its so damn sexy without the sex at least to me. Maybe I was born in the wrong era lol.
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torontogal
March 20, 2014 at 7:33 AM
I am with you too.
Moreover, I am such a huge fan of SSH that I don't think I can watch him do intimate scenes with another woman ;)
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samk
March 20, 2014 at 8:03 AM
haha..another woman!
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mikimotoable
March 20, 2014 at 7:26 AM
and do you see where his arm going?
coughcough
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tdot
March 20, 2014 at 8:22 AM
I didn't even notice that until you pointed it out! Uh, wow. *fans self*
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rach
March 24, 2014 at 8:58 AM
That was the 1st thing I noticed.
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CaroleMcDonnell
March 20, 2014 at 3:23 PM
oh my, yes!!! YES!!!!!! ::fanning self::
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alua
March 20, 2014 at 10:52 AM
It looks a bit posed to me (not like an actual deep kiss but the actors just opening their mouths really wide to make it look like it).
Plus, a bit cliché.
I do find the garden picture absolutely gorgeous, but films about affairs 99% of the time just annoy/anger me so I'll give this one a miss.
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7 yuhoo
March 20, 2014 at 5:10 AM
:o
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yuhoo
March 20, 2014 at 5:10 AM
: O
there, better.
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8 gaeinalee
March 20, 2014 at 5:31 AM
...Oh, he closes his eyes.. That's better.
*JoAnne, is screen-cap still in your agenda? Would love to see it, dear.. ^^
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9 Lizzy4e
March 20, 2014 at 6:45 AM
This man is fine with a capital F. [deep sigh]
I am not a prude but if I watch this I may not tell anyone about it. Like when my father's wife wanted to read 50 shades of gray...I bought it for her, as I am the procurement officer in the family, but I did not hear a peep out of her about the book after that.
I would read a sqeecap/eroticap if one happened. @joanne
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10 niKai
March 20, 2014 at 7:02 AM
Curse all you want about his acting, but this guy is just deym sexy. may be worth to pay a few bucks to see the actor, if not the acting. If you are into him, that is.
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11 LoveSilents
March 20, 2014 at 7:06 AM
MYGawd is he eating her in the top photo? I have never seen a drama that has an open mouth kiss let alone this honker! Kind of funny though...
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12 grace
March 20, 2014 at 7:08 AM
she is very pretty
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13 grace
March 20, 2014 at 7:11 AM
he is HAWT... the 3rd pic and my feels ......
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14 cimori
March 20, 2014 at 7:19 AM
SSH seems very hungry and want to eat the actress's face.
i dislike the poster. not look sexy. more like SSH is very hungry to eat something now . LOL
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15 ivy_factiva
March 20, 2014 at 7:26 AM
Oh goodness. That poster.
Tempted to see how bad this goes. And I'm sorry for assuming it'll be terrible just because hand towel is helming this drama.
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16 kooriyuki
March 20, 2014 at 7:27 AM
This rookie actress looks like min hyorin
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17 korfan
March 20, 2014 at 7:43 AM
Well, then, ...... this is certainly different for SSH.
It could turn out to be quite interesting, you never know.
Lookin' great in the uniform and that white shirt.
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18 may20
March 20, 2014 at 8:09 AM
Hmmm...storyline reminds me of King David and Bathsheba. Looks like it's gonna be a good film.
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19 phjfever
March 20, 2014 at 8:37 AM
woah who's that actress? unknown or one of those who wld do such a role like this one? i think she's ugly
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ilikemangos
March 20, 2014 at 9:19 AM
I think she's pretty.
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alua
March 20, 2014 at 11:02 AM
I think she looks natural, which is refreshing. I find her pretty.
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20 Ek Ladhki Thi
March 20, 2014 at 8:59 AM
Does anyone else thinks he looks like an older version of Taecyeon or is it just me?
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soprection
March 20, 2014 at 9:19 AM
I never thought so before but I just saw it in that second picture of him in the uniform. It's something about his jawline.
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bbstl 🧹
March 20, 2014 at 7:20 PM
Yes, from the first moment I saw Taecyeon I wanted to see them cast as brothers. But that might create a black hole of acting :)
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21 twingals
March 20, 2014 at 9:05 AM
Anyone seen him in A Better Tomorrow? role of a gangster and was actually terrific. It's on Netflix.
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alua
March 20, 2014 at 10:58 AM
I thought A Better Tomorrow was pretty lame and didn't always make sense (like it couldn't decide whether to be a gangster action film or an estranged brothers sob story).
Particularly when they were in a middle a shootout and somehow they had a five-minute conversation with the action around them seemingly stopping. As if!
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Twingals
March 20, 2014 at 11:17 AM
Enjoyed the movie,not perfect but I did...and he actually was good acting as a gangster.
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22 ilikemangos
March 20, 2014 at 9:15 AM
For a passionate melo that trailer really bored me to tears, lol.
People may think im a crazy gal and surely i must be in the minority, but oddly enough i do not feel much when i look at SSH, but the guy is very handsome, I will acknowledge that. His acting just never managed to grab me emotionally, and that's usually the main thing i look for in my favorite actors.
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Kiara
March 20, 2014 at 9:42 AM
I guess I'm crazy too because he does nothing for me although he is a good looking man. I think its more to do with his acting. Charismatic actors are the ones that I connect with like Kim Woo-bin. He may have an unique look but I love watching that boy on screen.
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
March 20, 2014 at 10:48 AM
Then I must be crazy too, because he does nothing for me either. It's a lot to do with the bad acting, just like you.
And that goes both ways - I doubt I'd find Kim Woo-bin or Sung Joon so appealing if their acting didn't convince me of their hotness.
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fab
March 20, 2014 at 12:40 PM
Oh come on, we are NOT crazy. I don't see his appeal at all. And the movie is booooooring, that moan at the end of the teaser is lame.
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23 Ek Ladhki Thi
March 20, 2014 at 9:19 AM
Does anyone else think SSH looks like an older Taecyeon? Especially in the uniform? I see him and all I can think is those two could play brothers in a drama. Imagine the possiblities.
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
March 20, 2014 at 10:49 AM
oh dear....you KNOW some idiot drama producer will inflict that on us, now that you put the idea out into the world :(
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annie
March 20, 2014 at 3:34 PM
Their acting resembles each other too. *runs away*
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qwerty
March 21, 2014 at 3:57 AM
ROFL! So true...
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24 soprection
March 20, 2014 at 9:21 AM
I doubt I will watch this (not his fan and the premise doesn't catch me) but those yellow tinted posters are very pretty. It looks like it will be a very heady, atmospheric film.
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25 Noelle
March 20, 2014 at 9:46 AM
Erotic-melo choosing to set this story during the year of 1969.... I can't.
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26 audreyt80
March 20, 2014 at 10:15 AM
First reaction, Poster looks weird, like he's eating her face, not sexy at all. And main girl's face is quite ordinary, so I don't know why they picked her. I guess they were going for the "innocent wife" look. IDK.
I would have liked it better if Jo Yeo Jung played the lead character.
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soprection
March 20, 2014 at 10:51 AM
Maybe they picked her because she can act? She's an unknown so it's not lie any of us knows. Perhaps her character is the one pulling the weight of the story emotionally. Just because it's an erotic melo, it doesn't mean that the story might not also have some substance to it.
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27 jomo143
March 20, 2014 at 10:57 AM
Aaaaaaahhhhhh THT, I hope this is good and not not good.
He always looks so good, but even in the trailer, he sounds kinda Jin-ish.
The thing about the man is he isn't even a little bit threatening. He's way too Lotte. Without that spark on screen, he isn't all that sexy-in-motion. In stllls, yes, because we can imagine the rest.
I will see this movie, of course, but it would the most fun to see this movie with you all somewhere outside drinking something. Maybe some homemade makgoeli?
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28 Mrs.Jang Guem Suk
March 20, 2014 at 11:01 AM
I'm definitely intrigued by this the ummmm ending 2 that teaser was like Whoa....... So if good drama has it I'll see o plzz plzz plzz do a Scrrn cap Joann plzzzzz ??????????????
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29 byuldreamer
March 20, 2014 at 11:21 AM
(0)_(0) oh my oh my
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30 fab
March 20, 2014 at 12:27 PM
Why am I seeing Jung Yu-Mi in this??
Not convinced...They better come(uhm) with a better teaser and stuff to satisfy(Uh) it's potential audience.
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random person
March 20, 2014 at 12:47 PM
Yeah if they fade out from the *ahem*, many tomatoes will fly.
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31 random person
March 20, 2014 at 12:45 PM
(Warning: potential oblique spoilers ahead; feel free to delete this post if it's too much but this info was released by the film people.)
I love that no one is even thinking of watching this for the plot... ^_^ The entire plot (100% spoilers) was revealed online a few months ago when filming wrapped.
To put the affair (and movie title "Obsessed") in perspective...
His character here is supposed to be suffering from PTSD after the war. Then he meets the girl, whom he starts to see as his life buoy. Yeah he gets pretty obsessed with her.
His father-in-law is a powerful figure in the army, so you can guess what's going to hit the fan when the affair gets exposed. I think it's hinted that he doesn't love his wife and his marriage was due to his father-in-law's influence (can't recall this detail exactly). The girl, though, isn't as obsessed as he is.
Okay I'm not saying any more but the spoilers reveal every darn detail about the ending.
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fab
March 20, 2014 at 1:55 PM
No one cares about tha plot *looks around*
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aX
March 20, 2014 at 9:00 PM
Well obviously someone dies... or maybe both. My guess without reading the ending.
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Settling
March 21, 2014 at 8:18 PM
I am interested in the plot, actually. From the trailer I 'm guessing she's a nurse and gets attacked/injured/saved? The PTSD angle sounds interesting, we'll see. Perhaps I'll go back to watching SSH in "Ghost" to tide me over while I wait for this to be available and subtitled...
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32 Jasmine
March 20, 2014 at 1:31 PM
That rookie actress is GORGEOUS! Like a very natural version of Min Hyorin. And I love her thick eyebrows lol. I don't know if this film will do well, but nice eye candy in SSH.
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33 exquisitemelody
March 20, 2014 at 6:57 PM
That first pic makes me want to cap it with 'om nom nom nom nom' LOL
You know, I watched Autumn Tale and Summer Scent early in my kdrama watching history, and I loved SSH. But now I just can't even...
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34 aX
March 20, 2014 at 8:59 PM
Huh... that first picture... ????? I don't find it sexy but sure! lol
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35 Crazynoona
March 20, 2014 at 10:29 PM
Erotic mello and SSH in a uniform...nuff said
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36 glory
March 20, 2014 at 11:29 PM
after watching Warm Words, i really detest secret affair, especially within married couple.. they may feel it's real true love, but it's crime to family.. wonder how this movie going to tackle the affair thing... nevertheless, SSH looks hot as ever..
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Pipit
March 21, 2014 at 3:03 AM
I also detest an affair's theme therefore despite loving JJH I have no intention of watching Warm Words. But, the story line in this movie reminded me of When a Man Falls in Love where at first it was described as an affair as well but turns out to be a story of a single man who loves a woman who doesn't love him.
The movie might be about an affair but since it won't take 16 hours of my time I can take it especially with THT dropping the towel.
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rach
March 24, 2014 at 9:04 AM
As the story goes, I think the main issue is more the obsession - where it come from and what it cause to a person who has all loose - than the actual affair. Also need to consider the time in history - war, pressure of closed or semi closed base + ranks. The sad thing will be if most if not all viewers will concentrate on the erotic portion (and who can blame us...) and not of the quality of the movie and characters .
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37 Eliza Bennet
March 21, 2014 at 1:03 AM
Count me in!
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38 chickenwing
March 21, 2014 at 2:24 AM
Ehhhh I really don't know about Handsome Song but mmmm erotic, 19+. I'm all in!
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39 Kim Yoonmi
March 21, 2014 at 9:32 AM
US films are doing a stint of OMG they are cheating with each other and it's hot films too. I'm not thrilled at this wave. I'm also not quite sure what brought on this cultural wave either...
It's not like there is anything to say about the divorce rate or marriage out of these many cheating films.
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40 Carinne
March 21, 2014 at 11:50 AM
Show me the butt cracks.
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41 irene lau
March 21, 2014 at 6:59 PM
i like song seung heon. shall see the movie when it releases.
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42 Cathy
June 3, 2014 at 2:35 AM
I love SSH, watched him in My Princess and When A Man Falls...i'm so excited to watch this! He's cute yet naughty :)
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43 Ho zilong Canberra primary
October 12, 2014 at 9:16 PM
She got picked coz she got a very nice rack
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44 Joyce Yagoda
October 31, 2014 at 11:28 PM
The movie was definately intoxicating. It was some of the besting acting I have seen in a longtime and that includes the US of A. That movie would have acquired a PG rating here letting everyone in over the age of 13 unless you have an adult. Our r rated movies in the USA, show not only the entire body but 2 people really going at it on film. Gay sex: with two nudes of the same sex all over each other. That still makes a lot of people uncomfortable but people are getting better, knowing it is a part of many people's lives in this country. We have straight actors playing gay lovers. The hitch is many men in particular want men they know, feel extremely comfortable with on the outside. Gay men playing straight men, hate it just as much. One Hollywood actor put it 30 yrs ago, the first time he did an intimate film, saying on a morning talk show, "you get emotionally involved during that intimate scene, they say cut, cool him off, they bring you back, you're waiting for the climax, which never comes."
The acting was superb, do not understand Korean language but the acting held my interest. The movie for 19 and over was ridiculous. The high schoolers should have been able to handle that movie, w/o even noticing the erotic scenes. Crazy!!! Great movie, show it to everyone.
If, what is his name, Song, speaks English, he could definitely go to Hollywood!! Congrats!!! Open up the minds of your strictly Confusious country. Sex is a part of life.
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45 Joyce Yagoda
November 16, 2014 at 8:36 AM
Hollywood loved the movie Obcessed. They loved everything about the movie!
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46 sshlover80
July 27, 2019 at 5:38 AM
I love this movie so much..song seung hun is so handsome and hot
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