음란서생 (Forbidden Quest) Theatrical Trailer Released

Posted by X at 12:56am.

Posted in Trailer Alerts , Comedy, Drama, Asia.

The concubines of the King were always as famous as the rulers themselves in the Joseon Dynasty. Jang Heebin, Jang Nok-Soo… the list is long. A longtime cliche of Korean Historical Dramas on TV has been that of making concubines easy vehicles to break the mood in the palace, often becoming a more important ‘villain’ than the King’s political opponents. Kim Dae-Woo’s 음란서생 (Forbidden Quest) takes a slightly different turn.

In the film, Han Suk-Gyu and Lee Beom-Soo venture into the business of… erotic painting and novels. Although nobody admitted it in public, erotic art was one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the Joseon Dynasty. They make their living drawing people in the act, but their profession gets them in trouble one day: they paint something they shouldn’t have, the King and his favorite companion. And then problems begin, obviously.

‘Fusion Historical Dramas’ have become one of the hottest new genres in Chungmuro, after the success of 스캔들 (Untold Scandal), 황산벌 (Once Upon a Time in the Battlefield), and obviously 왕의 남자 (The King and The Clown) (although director Lee Joon-Ik doesn’t think his latest film works within that genre). Mixing comedy and drama with traditional Historical Drama tropes, and its obvious visual allure, Korean Cinema has found a new cash cow to exploit. I personally think this film could become a big success, but we’ll see. In the meantime, you can read our Production Meeting Report, and take a look at the newly released trailer:

음란서생 예고편 Theatrical Trailer (Streaming, 700k, Windows Media)

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alan gaw 02/01/2006 @ 10:51am

* The King And The Clown Korean Weekend Weekly Box Office *

weekend gross no. of screens cummulative total

December 30- January 1-($4,702,513)(304 screens)($6,319,421)(4 days)

January 6-8- ($5,743,621)(+22%)(343 screens)($16,749,822)(11 days)

Jan. 13-15- ($6,423,859)(+12%)(389 screens)($28,682,113)(18 days)

Jan. 20-22- ($5,491,883)(-15%)(374 screens)($39,377,973)(25 days)

Jan. 27-30- ($7,320,012)(+33%)(391 screens)($50,719,162)(33 days)

(4-day Lunar

New Year Holidays)

(The King and The Clown is already 2005 Top Grossing Film in Korea with 8,206,400 Tickets sold in just 33 days and still growing. it is now Korea’s 3rd biggest box office hit of all time after Taegukgi

with 11.7 million admissions and Silmido with 11 million admissions.will it overtake Taegukgi and silmido after it finished it’s run? lets wait and see.

production costs of Korea’s top 3 highest grossing films of all time: 1.) Taegukgi- $13.5 Million

2.) Silmido- $8 Million

3.) The King And The Clown- $4.4 Million
jon pais 02/01/2006 @ 8:24pm

Alan’s point is well taken. Money helps, but the escalating budgets are getting way out of hand. Heck, just having finished watching The Unforgiven, Yoon Jong-bin’s GRADUATE thesis, I thought it was easily one of the best films of the year. Also, the trailer for Forbidden Quest was highly enjoyable. Let’s hope the film kicks some butt!
x 02/02/2006 @ 1:03am

Yep, The Unforgiven is fantastic. Now Kim Ki-Duk’s Time suddenly becomes more interesting (Ha Jung-Woo was impressive, and Sung Hyun-Ah deserves better than films like Cello).
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