Poor Joo Jinmo – Jo Insung shows his true colors

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What are those colors? Well, they are the colors of the rainbow.

The manly Joo Jinmo and effeminate Jo (Zo) Insung will star in the new Korean Brokeback style movie by director Yoo Ha (Dirty Carnival). The new movie, Ssang-hwa-jeom (쌍화점) is set in the historical Goryo era where Jo In-sung plays a bi-sexual warrior who helps chase the gay king’s loneliness away (played by Joo Jin-mo).

Ssang-hwa-jeon refers to the dumpling (mandu) house during the Koryo era. The movie is expected to be released in 2008.

This is Jo In-sung and Joo Jin-mo’s first movie together.

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71 Responses to “Poor Joo Jinmo – Jo Insung shows his true colors”


  1. 1 Jackie December 5, 2007 at 8:56 am

    first and this sounds HOTT

  2. 2 Jahz December 5, 2007 at 8:57 am

    Being effeminate does not mean being gay -_- Besides there are plenty of straight people who play gay actors.

  3. 3 Kathy December 5, 2007 at 8:57 am

    i tend to avoid these movies..

  4. 4 Jahz December 5, 2007 at 8:58 am

    *Actors -> Roles
    People -> Actors

  5. 5 wink_wink_ December 5, 2007 at 8:59 am

    wow..dang, both good lookin..well, i give the director props..sumthin new for korea entertainment industry…

  6. 6 jyyjc December 5, 2007 at 9:04 am

    interesting………………………..

  7. 7 Star December 5, 2007 at 9:15 am

    HAHA his true colors..RAINBOW!! :P

  8. 8 Jane. December 5, 2007 at 9:24 am

    Hmm, isn’t this is the first movie after King and the Clown with this theme? It’ll be interesting to watch..

  9. 9 jenny December 5, 2007 at 9:26 am

    wow! two HAWT man… can’t wait to see it!!!!!

  10. 10 BKJSuh December 5, 2007 at 9:28 am

    Taste the rainbow!

    Anyways this sounds like another King and Clown :)

  11. 11 DUMBO December 5, 2007 at 9:30 am

    so basically Jo In Sung is playing himself?

  12. 12 Min A December 5, 2007 at 9:39 am

    isn’t that like the king and the clown?

  13. 13 champong December 5, 2007 at 9:40 am

    what’s up with korea and all these sageuk stuff? they really like their history a lot.

    and i was totally thinking of king and clown too when i saw this.

  14. 14 bloo December 5, 2007 at 9:49 am

    How freakin’ hot is that?!
    Still, I lol’d at ‘gay king’

  15. 15 skca December 5, 2007 at 9:50 am

    omg, sounds freaken hot! bisexual warrior + gay king = a movie i want to see. LOL :P

  16. 16 H December 5, 2007 at 10:00 am

    DUMBO makes a comment that validates his name

  17. 17 shannon December 5, 2007 at 10:10 am

    @DUMBO: LOL!!! I love Jo In Sung to death, but ya gotta admit he probably is gay.

    Hope they don’t wuss out with the romantic scense like in the King & Clown film.

  18. 18 hellaakon December 5, 2007 at 10:15 am

    Wow. You can’t help but start imagining…O-O

  19. 19 monalisa December 5, 2007 at 10:19 am

    I’ve said it before – Korean period dramas/movies are frequently (if not always) about kings.

  20. 20 wendy December 5, 2007 at 10:19 am

    ugh.
    sounds…
    i dunno.
    but i don’t want to watch it.

  21. 21 HATEJJH December 5, 2007 at 10:22 am

    YEAH!!! I can already see JIS having another peak/breakthro of his career… and JJM only have to treat his partner this time like jeon do yeon in Happy End. We are expecting that kind of skinship, nth less. You can do it JJM!!!

  22. 22 hearmeroar December 5, 2007 at 10:24 am

    I LOVE BOTH OF THEM. it’s ironic how korean people are like… not that accepting of ACTUAL gay people, but they’re all fangirly when it comes to yaoi stuff & movies & crap… o_o

  23. 23 yeoreum December 5, 2007 at 10:24 am

    oh my gosh! my 2 favorite actors together…

  24. 24 lazybum December 5, 2007 at 10:27 am

    sorry, but the plot sounds like a crap yaoi manga. but i’d still watch it lol!

  25. 25 fly me to the moon December 5, 2007 at 10:40 am

    they both look soo much alike
    except joo is sexier. muahaha
    this movie sounds like a bit of a stretch tho
    i feel jo in sung is gay though.

  26. 26 Malou December 5, 2007 at 10:59 am

    Both actors >> scorching HOT.
    For some reason, I’ve never had the vibe that Jo In Sung is gay. I think he’s taking metrosexuality to the farthest of limits, but I still think he’s straight. Lol. Anyhoo, I’m immensely looking forward to this film.

  27. 27 ed December 5, 2007 at 11:33 am

    director is fool-proof. story is hot. but not feeling this couple. JJM is so identified with a red-blooded hetero, it’s gonna take lots of good acting :) now, kang dong-won & JIS is pure fangirl heaven.

  28. 28 janepak December 5, 2007 at 12:13 pm

    sounds like another “wahng ae namja” but i’m not complaining ^^

  29. 29 Dumpling December 5, 2007 at 12:50 pm

    Gay dumplings. I’m not sure I like the sound of it.

    (LOL!)

  30. 30 Em kay December 5, 2007 at 1:01 pm

    is it rated R? any kissing scenes??? hoho~

  31. 31 Raye December 5, 2007 at 1:01 pm

    Its sounds like the “king and the clown”. and the only reason why i watched that movie is because of the beautiful LJK. But this movie…. no. Those men are not hott.

  32. 32 Em kay December 5, 2007 at 1:01 pm

    if it’s gonna be another movie like ‘wang ae namja’…no fun

  33. 33 happy pudding cake December 5, 2007 at 1:07 pm

    this is gonna be sexy. better see some kissing

  34. 34 babycakes December 5, 2007 at 1:21 pm

    mmm JIS: yummy yummy. i can’t wait for this…let’s see some lovin! lol

  35. 35 well December 5, 2007 at 1:34 pm

    hahaha… most anticipated movie next year, both HOT!!
    i wonder what palace which has that so damn sexy KING & WARRIOR…

    but i hope there’s not that much guy scene just like “NO REGRET” another korean guy film.

  36. 37 Eve December 5, 2007 at 1:46 pm

    so weird…isn’t jo in sung gay in the first place? -__-;; too girly for my tastes…but I guess that’s Korean guys for you.

  37. 38 yeli December 5, 2007 at 1:52 pm

    hasn’t this already been done? you know…by that little movie called The King and the Clown -_-

    well…i guess it’s not the same since we are talking about a bi-sexual warrior…but eh

    i’m still not interested …

    and LMAO at dumpling’s comment …”gay dumplings” lol!!!

  38. 39 blinkable December 5, 2007 at 1:53 pm

    mwa?korea’s brokeback?? So watching this then..^^

  39. 40 kprocks89 December 5, 2007 at 2:48 pm

    OMG. eww. wtf!

  40. 41 aiya December 5, 2007 at 3:14 pm

    2 hot guy as brokeback…got to watch…

  41. 42 Rina December 5, 2007 at 3:19 pm

    ha ha! they r telling us all the kings in that era are gays! anyways i can imagine how effeminate JIS is like..without seeing the show.

  42. 43 Masaya December 5, 2007 at 3:22 pm

    Is this for real? I can’t wait to see this.

  43. 44 yetaz December 5, 2007 at 3:23 pm

    I see it as another rendition of “The King and the Clown”.

  44. 45 padii December 5, 2007 at 3:44 pm

    skca comment cracked me up. i will definitely see this kings men part II with a gay warrior

  45. 46 ume December 5, 2007 at 4:06 pm

    bleah.. not very original is it? I’ll be surprised if it turns out to be any good. Man.. there’s something about Jo In Sung that makes him look wierd to me.. maybe the eyes >.<

  46. 47 nikki December 5, 2007 at 5:30 pm

    not cool. NOT COOL AT ALL! both actors are extremely hot and love them…but this is just disturbing knowing they will act as gay lovers for a movie :(

  47. 48 jicks December 5, 2007 at 9:02 pm

    ^nikki, you even said it, it’s acting!

    I think it’s brilliant that JIS is taking on the role- it’s like saying, fwuck all the allegations! You call me gay, I give you gay!

    Honestly, it’s nice to see him challenge himself. I like how they cast a very manly/macho Joo Ji Mo opposite JIS, too.

    Look forward to it. JIS <3

  48. 49 Aya December 5, 2007 at 9:05 pm

    Umm this is REALLY old news.

  49. 50 chea December 5, 2007 at 10:17 pm

    woolala. anticipation! wtf. xD


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