Song Il-kook turns murderer for revenge film Tattooist
by javabeans
Song Il-kook (Fermentation Family, Crime Squad, A Man Called God) usually plays hero types, but he’s ready for a change as he takes on a serial killer role in a new movie titled Tattooist. Like jabbing needle to skin repeatedly needed to be a more harrowing experience.
I’ve seen Song’s name floated for this project previously, but the official casting announcement was made this week as the film prepares for production. The revenge thriller unfolds around Song, who plays a cold-blooded murderer who hides his killer instinct behind a gentle facade. Hm, I can see that duality in him—he’s got that sharp-as-nails side that warns you not to mess with him, but can also swap that out to project an approachable persona.
Yoon Joo-hee (Warm Word, IRIS 2, Great Seer) has been cast as his co-star, who plays a beautiful tattoo artist with a painful past that can’t be erased. The story promises to showcase plenty of dramatic tension between the two of them, but it’s not quite clear from the descriptions why, or in what capacity. She’s at the center of the revenge, which involves deadly tattoos in some vague, unexplained way. (Obviously the revenge movie is about revenge, but it’s described as revenge via tattoo. I suppose we don’t mean of the tramp stamp variety.)
That’s all we’ve got to go on for now; I get that movies want to tease us with a veil of mystery and tantalizing loglines, but would it kill ya to for once actually tell us what the plot is about? Le sigh. Directing Tatooist is Lee Seo of Malaton and Missing Person; the movie will begin filming in February.
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1 Leona
January 4, 2014 at 4:18 AM
I always love a good anti-hero. Btw I need an advice..a good Kdrama with good anti-hero? Good as love to watch the show...
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Annie
January 4, 2014 at 6:58 AM
Gaksital!!!!!!
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kelinci biru
January 4, 2014 at 10:29 AM
Cruel city/Heartless City!
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n
January 4, 2014 at 12:57 PM
Resurrection would be great.
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Lisa-Loo-Loo
January 4, 2014 at 9:20 PM
Can he actually be considered an anti-hero (or any kind of hero for that matter), if he is a serial killer? Also I agree with Annie, Gaksital is great choice.
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gaeinalee
January 4, 2014 at 9:27 PM
For me, first and foremost i's Mawang (The Devil), then Resurrection.
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2 sik
January 4, 2014 at 4:30 AM
my god, finally, song il gook comes back!! absolutely love all of his works.. i hope he returns back to dramaland as well!
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trotwood
January 4, 2014 at 4:42 AM
I am with you on this one. I have an uncommon love for this man. Off to watch my fav episode of Fermentation Family!
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Tara
January 4, 2014 at 2:27 PM
Song Il-Kook is one of my fave actors, so I'm really glad to see him back to film. Wish he'd get back to dramaland soon as well...loved Fermentation Family for its great food porn (I actually learned to make some of the recipe-of-the-episode kimchis after watching it) and warm backstory.
Like JB said, he can carry both good and evil characters...so I'm sure he'll be great. Although the thought of tattoos by revenge sure doesn't sound...fun. x/
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RyeBlossom
January 4, 2014 at 7:42 PM
I watched it recently, and I'm wondering- is there a place online with recipes based on the drama?
The photography of the whole drama was so beautiful!
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RyeBlossom
January 4, 2014 at 7:50 PM
I recently watched the drama, and was wondering if I could find somewhere online the recipes from the show.
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kakashi
January 6, 2014 at 5:14 AM
me 2!!!!!! Ah, how I wished he would do a drama .... but I guess that could be a long wait
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3 Sirey
January 4, 2014 at 5:25 AM
My Gosh korean actresses sure look like each other
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4 JoJo
January 4, 2014 at 5:54 AM
Always liked his acting, but this picture...he's gorgeous!
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5 hanie
January 4, 2014 at 6:17 AM
My favorite genre. Hopefully I can my hand on it...
Tho i kinda puzzled hw ppl seek revenge thru tattoo. My guess is she blend blowfish poison in the ink & give the bad guy a poisonous tramp stamp... :p
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6 hypersleeper
January 4, 2014 at 6:25 AM
"Don't give me a bad tat, I'll make you regret it."
^ as a potential tagline. Producers, I am up for employment - contact me! lol
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7 Cynthia
January 4, 2014 at 7:23 AM
Song Il-guk!
He'll always be the Pirate Pincushion to me (catch the end of God of the Sea - 'nuff said)!
Happy to see he has a new project in the pipes and it looks like a good one.
He seemed to drop off the media grid after his triplet boys were born.
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Abbie
January 4, 2014 at 10:18 AM
Whoa, triplets? Wow. Nice for him, but wow.
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Yoori
January 4, 2014 at 10:45 AM
He's married ... with triplets?!? WOW!
How famous is he in Korea? I feel like he's got everything to be really big. That picture of him is O.O
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Kiara
January 4, 2014 at 11:16 AM
He was already famous before he got married. Jumong was a huge hit, bigger than QSD.
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Annie
January 4, 2014 at 11:36 AM
I know he doesn't look it but he's already 42 and, like Kiara said, is a pretty big star in Korea.
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Tara
January 4, 2014 at 2:34 PM
I believe he named them very Korean patriotic names, Daehan, Mingook, Manse (as per the Korean anthem and cheer). Probably because his family is political...his mother was a Congresswoman and his great-grandfather was an independence movement leader.
I saw his Christmas card greeting a year ago, and they were too adorable!!! Found the url below...
http://www.soompi.com/2012/12/30/song-il-gook-shows-off-his-beautiple-triplets-on-christmas-cards/
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8 Annie
January 4, 2014 at 8:51 AM
I've given up on seeing him in a drama because of his Japan ban so I guess movies are the only way to get my fix... sigh.
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gabi
January 5, 2014 at 2:07 AM
Well, he was banned in Japan for a period in 2012, after "Swimming to Dokdo" action, but Crime Squad and Fermentation Family were broadcasted by some Japanese tv channels in 2013, so... I'm sure he'll make a great job in Tattooist, but let's also hope for a long drama with him in 2014 (long enough, ha, ha, at least 50 episodes!). Thank you, JB, for article!
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9 Abbie
January 4, 2014 at 10:21 AM
I love this guy. He's just so sexy and hot and sexy and handsome, and did a mention sexy? I first saw him in Fermentation Family (which I loved) and then I saw his movie The Art of Seduction, and he was so sexy in that. Honestly, I think he'll make a great anti-hero; for some reason that suits him. I can totally see him playing a bad guy. I have got to see this movie whenever it comes out.
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Abbie
January 4, 2014 at 10:22 AM
*I mention
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Kiara
January 4, 2014 at 11:21 AM
The Art of Seduction was hilarious. One of those movies that I would watch over and over for a good laugh.
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10 owl
January 4, 2014 at 10:36 AM
revenge and tattoos - sounds painful.
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11 mskololia1
January 4, 2014 at 10:51 AM
I'm here because of SIK!
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12 iamdeb
January 4, 2014 at 11:34 AM
HE.IS.FINE. My god how am I just setting eyes on him. I'll watch anything with him in it haha
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13 Indynoona
January 4, 2014 at 1:46 PM
Wow, this sounds interesting. I have watched a bunch of dramas with Song Il Gook and LOVE him. Favorite was "Jumong"--first K-drama I ever saw. He played kind of an anti-hero in "Emperor of the Sea". I think he has been busy for a while since his wife had triplets.
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gabi
January 5, 2014 at 2:13 AM
He said in a recent interview that he promised his wife a year away from the movie sets, a year with his enhanced family. He's a man of word.
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14 Arhazivory
January 4, 2014 at 2:48 PM
Jumong! I totally love him.
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15 tokio
January 4, 2014 at 6:21 PM
He's look very sexy. Sorry to make this post very superficial but he is. lol.
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16 trixicopper
January 4, 2014 at 7:59 PM
Dayum! That's a good picture of SIG. One of my very first Kdrama crushes. Oh, baby! Oh,baby! :)
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17 gaeinalee
January 4, 2014 at 9:38 PM
Oh, good! Finally I could see him again in new project after so long. WB and his reclusiveness sometimes urge me to hunt them down in SK.
Thanks for the update!
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18 darcyM
January 5, 2014 at 2:04 AM
Perhaps the revenge is tattooing naughty words on people's faces. Or moustaches. Although, according to the Eat Your Kimchi guys, tattoo parlours are illegal in Korea.
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gabi
January 5, 2014 at 2:18 AM
Remember in FF? Ki Ho Tae had a big tattoo (oh, I love that drama! I eat kimchi for the first time in my life because of it, ha, ha!)
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/550463_276768982444045_1746141195_n.jpg
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19 happybyul
January 5, 2014 at 4:01 PM
lol what if the way they kill them is by making the tattoo so bad that they wanna kill themselves
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20 ag
January 5, 2014 at 5:39 PM
Yes,yes,yes! I love this man since Jumong!
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21 katsu
January 9, 2014 at 12:18 AM
This wonderful actor was my springboard into everything South Korean. I was hooked as soon as I started my first kdrama- Jumong! So happy he's going to be on the big screen. Go SIK!
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22 mimi
April 16, 2014 at 4:18 PM
I am happy to see u again.good work!!!!!!!!!!!
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23 Rebeca nacs
May 4, 2015 at 2:38 AM
Hey jumong its Rebecca how a u and how is yo triplets now . am sorry to ask you song I'll gun if some want to talk to you where to find you
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24 Aondohemba aaron
January 6, 2016 at 9:33 AM
Why are you so good at acting. Song, you've made the first person on my list of five best actors.
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