Where Kim Bum leads, Yoo Seung-ho follows

10 October 21, 2008October 21, 2008

by javabeans

I recently made the comparison between Kim Bum in East of Eden (“little Song Seung-heon”) to Yoo Seung-ho in Legend (“Korea’s Little Brother,” with his So Ji-sub-ian looks), and now they’re starring in a film together.

The film is titled “71” and takes as its backdrop real events of the Korean war, in particular the August 10, 1950, incident at Pohang in north Gyeongsang province. Combat had broken out between several hundred soldiers from North Korea and 71 young student soldiers defending their homeland over a 12-hour period, which would later prove to be a pivotal moment marking a reversal in the war.

The 19-year-old Kim Bum will take on the role of a young man who conveys leadership and judgment beyond his years as the commander of the student troops, who had only received basic training and were unable to receive the support of the national army.

Fifteen-year-old Yoo Seung-ho plays one of the 71 student soldiers who does his best to retain his warmth and humanity in the midst of battle.

I’m usually not one for war movies (so depressing), but this sounds awesome. (Really, I’m getting a little verklempt just thinking about it.) Filming will begin early next year.

Via IS Plus

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1 hh

October 21, 2008 at 6:46 PM

man... 2 hot guys in a movie? i have to keep an eye for this!! :D

but.. why must it be a war movie? haiyoo... it's really depressing~

ne javabeans, is it usual for the koreans movie producers' to have the idea-to combine 2 hot guys in a depressing-war movie? i still remember won bin and jang dong gun in taegukgi, which is also a war movie! *sigh* just couldn't bear if JGS is going to be in this movie too! ^^;

anyway, ignore my rants... and thank you for sharing this info! just can't wait for kim bum in hana yori dango~korean version!!! (^^)>

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2 Jo

October 21, 2008 at 7:16 PM

Im getting teary thinking about it

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3 h

October 21, 2008 at 7:22 PM

this sounds so good! kim bum is amazing~
can't wait for it to actually come out. (although i usually dont like war movies either)
hopefully you will write about it again when it actually comes out or i may completely forget about it xD
thanks for translating&sharing the news

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4 peachys2sleep

October 21, 2008 at 7:39 PM

kya! this sounds awesome! =D

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5 marz

October 21, 2008 at 8:24 PM

omggggggggggggggg!!
seungho and kim bum in the same movie?
wow!!!
im definitely gonna wait for this one...
i can expect good acting then!!
yeaaaahh!!

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6 Row

October 21, 2008 at 9:11 PM

Wow! Another SSH and SJS in the making? Exciting....

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7 pabo ceo reom

October 21, 2008 at 11:13 PM

It seems like you featuring them gave them some kind of a career boost? :)

I'm with you on the war genre. It can take a lot out of you and it's never "fun" to watch but I'm intrigued to see how these two promising actors play it out.

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8 Anna

October 22, 2008 at 2:15 AM

When I saw your title in my live feeds toolbar I thought there was some HanaDan news. Balls.

I don't really like war films either but...Kim Bum...

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9 Ary

November 2, 2008 at 2:29 PM

Yes! The premise sounds good so far, especially with Kim Bum in the lead. Haven't watched Yoo Seung-ho act, but he also seems to be garnering high praise for his acting as well.

I have a considerable amount of expectations of the story, because most of the Korean war movies I watched so far were pretty good and extended beyond mindless action.