There was a bit of sunshine on the red carpet but no secrets. At least none that we know of.
At the Sixth Korean Film Awards, the night belonged to Secret Sunshine (밀양) with Cannes award winner for Best Actress Jeon Do-yeon, co-star Song Kang ho and director, Lee Chang-dong. Korean-as-a-second-language hottie Daniel Henney was recognized for his English acting skills in his portrayal of adopted son in My Father and the no-show Song Hye-gyo nabbed the Best New Actress award for Hwangjini. Also, Shim Hyung-rae’s disastrous over hyped film, D-War (aka Dragon Wars) managed to get a nod for its special effects.
Winners at the 6th Korean Film Awards:
Best Actor : Song Kang-ho (Secret Sunshine)
Best Actress : Jeon Do-yeon (Secret Sunshine)
Best Supporting Actor: Sung Ji-roo (Paradise Murdered)
Best Supporting Actress: Gong Hyo-jin (Happiness)
Best New Actor: Daniel Henney (My Father)
Best New Actress: Song Hye-gyo (Hwangjini)
Best Director: Lee Chang Dong (Secret Sunshine)
Best New Director: Kim Mi Jung (Shadows in the Palace)
Best Original Screenplay: Choi Dong Hun (Tazza)
Best Art Direction: Yoo Joo Ho & Yoon Sang Yoon (M)
Best Cinematography: Hong Kyung Pyo (M)
Best Special Effects: D-War
However, on the red carpet, it was no secret that the queen of the night was Kim Hye-soo. The voluptuous star gave “fan service” by bringing out her assets.
Check out the red carpet video clip here and award winners and mega post of pictures after the jump.
Black & White
Korean fashion magazines are touting that black is back. Indeed, the red carpet was awash with black and white – again. You would think that if all the dresses are borrowed, the stars would be a bit more daring in terms of color. Or maybe they were being respectful by not wearing something flashy…
Chu Ja Hyun. Sparkle at the neckline to a boring black dress still makes it boring.
Han Chae Young looks washed out in this black. The dress would have been a stand-out if it was a brighter color. Too bad.
Kim Hyesoo’s assets need a post of their own. The curvy star looks fabulous in this super simple but too long black dress. Hope she didn’t fall or trip.
Kim Ji Soo. The sparkles have migrated to the bust area from Chu Ja-hyun’s dress.
Lee Hana. A very Elvira type dress. And what’s that on her head? This is not a wedding.
Song Yuna. Did I mention that yellow was difficult to wear? This is especially true if the colors are that of a bumble bee.
Son Yeh Jin and Kim Myung Min. Not feeling the underwire on the dress…the straps make it interesting though. Again, another dress that would look better if it were a brighter color. This is getting depressing.
Hyun Young. The plain cream dress frames her neckline nicely, but the dress is average.
Jo Eun Ji.This woman needs a makeover. First, her bowl cut does not flatter her face. Second, the white dress has pictures of women at the bottom. Third, black stockings and sheer white dress do not go together. F.Y.I, it was not that cold last night – about 10 c.
Kim Ajoong looks fabulous in this black n’ white satin gown! Her makeup is also flawless.
Color
Finally, some color! Although the favorite color of the evening was red, the dresses, for the most part, should have stayed in the closet. However, Jun Do-yeon’s moss green satin dress was gorgeous.
Kwak Ji Min. A simple red dress that would lovelier with better accessories.
Lee Young Eun. Too much. This looks like an Andre Kim creation. Enough said.
Son Tae Young. Not sure what to make out of this dress. Seems to be Missoni inspired. Something I would not have chosen. The Ralph Lauren dress worn by Kim A-joong at the Daejong Awards was a better pick.
Jun Hae Jin. This should have stayed in the closet.
Jun Do Yeon.Gorgeous moss green dress! Usually, anything bulking up the shoulders is a no-no, but on this dress, it works.
Kim Hyun Sook. The color is very pretty. The fit is great. But… the top of the dress bothers me.
Kim Min Sun. The thin straps on the back of the dress are sexy but the color, a drab purple, looks like an ajuma color. Better if the dress was black.
Kim Taehee. Depending on the screen, this navy-purple dress is a perfect fit on top, but the length of the dress is about 30 cm short of being classy. Besides, it’s just too tight to be that short. This would look better on a sexier diva such as Lee Hyori.
Lee Hye Young. Another closet dress. We know that Lee Hye-young still has a great figure and she has the haughty air to pull off the dress worn by Lee Hana above. Even Lee Hana’s hat would look good on her.
Lee Yun Hee.This purple empire waist dress works on her because she is so thin. The dress look very comfortable, but that’s about it.
Oh Seung Eun. Hmmm. First, I would never be caught dead in this copper color. Second, what’s going on at the top of her dress? What are those frilly things?
The Gents
High shine was the theme for the gentlemen at the Korean Film Awards. If you haven’t noticed, the greater male working population in Korea is wearing shiny suits. So I guess, the male celebrities are leading the way.
Daniel Henney. Such a handsome man but such a bad navy suit. The suit looks polyester and borrowed from his dad’s closet.
Jang Gun Suk. Man, this guy has packed on the makeup but the hat pulls this look together.
Ji Hyun Woo. Wow, an interesting fashion statement. The weather was not that cold so the scarf served no purpose than to add to the sparkley black suit.
Jo In Sung also has dipped into the color lotion for this event. The effeminate star looks great in the classic black suit with bow-tie.
Jo Min Ki looks awkward.
Joo Jin Mo. Sexy Joo Jin-mo is slithery in this ultra shiny black suit. The man look better in jeans.
Jung Il Woo is too much black and too much shine (including his shirt!).
Jung Kyung Ho wears another shiny purple/black suit. Can’t wait until this trend dies.
Lee Sun Kyun and Oh Man Suk are all black except for the white bow tie and handkerchief. Did I mention that class is best?
Shim Hyung-rae represents the working ajasshs of the Korea in this shiny gray suit.
Outcasts
Andre Kim. Now we know his real color, and it’s not baby white.
Jo Won Suk. Ridiculous.
OMG, I can’t believe I’m still rpelying to this old post, but,whatever. I just want to “educate” smoe people. Hehe
The category for Best New Actress is for those actresses with less than 3 movie. That’s why SHK was nominated, and eventually won.
As for her winning the award, if you think SHK’s acting was not mediocre, then what do yo think of the other nominees? Hahaha. KTH? Or the others? I would definitely choose SHk’s acting.
There’s just too much expectation from her acting since Hwangjini TV series was a big hit. HJW was superb, blah blah. For me, HJW is a good actress but people don’t realized that HJW and SHK portrayed the same role but different sides of Hwangjini.
On the other note, KAJ’s dress is nice.
shk really deserves the award. she played a very different role in the movie. people just said that she didn’t deserve it because they’re not familiar with the role.
and of course, only the ‘different’ will catch the eye.
and this award is judged by the pro, not average person like us.
@choo& sonnet: it seems to me that many of SHG fans are ” NOSE UP IN THE AIR, as they compare themselve to other people arround them! Hope SHG is not like her fans!
you guy should be careful for use the words ” educate” or “average people” because using these can indicate that you are ” nose up” and looking down on others. Would SHG like her fans to be like that? Be hummble is better guys. You may not know even some people who never went to school, but with the ages, expericence and wisdom, they can be far more better than master degree educated people in their career. Also, you may not know, or experience behind the scene of some movie Oscar events, even in US. In some cases, even pro people still have money power influnce and dominate them, so you may not know. I’ve already heard few bad rumors about the recent Blue dragon award. So I do not trust the Korean movie awards much like before. It maybe a mess, you may not know!
Oh btw! Be careful SHG fans! you may make some people from having no probems with SHG to hate her because of her fan’s behavior toward themselve and other people. OK!
dear priw,
i’m sorry but i’m not SHK’s fan. seriously. i’m just straighten things up. and i can do the same thing for any other actress/actor.
it just that sometimes i find it very annoying for someone bashing others who are already win. choosing the winner for an award is not simple like choosing a dress or something. ok, we all do not know if there’s a bribe or something. if there’s, too bad. but just take it as it already is, ok?
oh, and SHK non fan also have to watchout ur behavior. dont simply ‘calling’ a plain person who backing up her just simply bcoz u hate her so much.
Jeon Do-yeon Congratzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!
objection about daniel i think his suit is great and fits him right
ehhh…i really don’t like kim ah joong’s dress. it’s looks like a CAKE!! why does everyone think it’s so pretty??
and they had that “who looks better in the same dress” with debra messing and KAJ in American OK! magazine. it was split 50-50 in terms of people’s opinions. But i think KAJ pulls it off better b/c she had her hair up and debra is a bit chubby for the dress.
I disagree with popseoul: I love kim tae hee’s dress. It’s sexy and cute. If it were longer, it would be boring. She stands out from the rest of the crowd. good job tae hee!
Lee Yeon Hee looks gorgeous!
jo in sung ….he’s look amazing…great…
the last guy …ugly….