Red carpet runway at the 13th Pusan International Film Festival

The weather was perfect with the stars twinkling in the clear night. However, the red carpet at the 13th Pusan International Film Festival was not as glittery as the previous year.

And the sudden death of top actress Choi Jin-shil, the festival starts on a gloomy note.

Only a few big time celebrities showed. Not only that, the red carpet was more like a runway with the celebrities practically running to their seats. Too bad.

As for fashion, the main theme was long chiffon gowns or with dresses with some sort of detailing in the front. Check it out.

The Pusan International Film Festival runs from October 2nd to 11th.

Andre_081002 With his hair painted on and makeup in place, Andre Kim lumbered down the red carpet in his signature outfit. I wonder what he looks without the spacesuit, paint and makeup? We thought he was the best dressed (j/k)

Chaseungwon_081002 Cha Seung-won. In real life he is super tall and lanky at 188cm tall. He was crossing the road when a random girl spotted him and yelled out “Cha Seung-won!.” Soon after, a gaggle of girls surrounded him and he told them to “be quiet” and then jumped into a black van.

Choijungyoon_jungsunkyung_20081002_ Choi Jungyoon Jung sunkyung look like twins wearing black gowns. And we all know that black is the safest choice

Eugene_081002Eugene_081002_1PIFF_1002_6 Eugene. Pictures do not do Eugene’s bust any justice. They are much bigger in real life-up close. The dress was fitted and simple in black.

Hyunbin_20081002_1Hyunbin_leeboyoung_20081002Hyunbin_leeboyoung_20081002_1PIFF_1002_14PIFF_1002_57 Hyunbin coupled up with Lee Bo-young but both look like they don’t want to be there. Very stiff. Although they compliment each other in the black and white outfits

Jangdonggun_20081002_1Jangdonggun_20081002_2Jangdonggun_20081002_3Jangdonggun_20081002_4Jangdonggun_20081002_5 Jang Dong-gun just whipped by on the red carpet. Barely got a glimpse of him since everyone was screaming, standing up and taking pictures. He looks great in a classic penguin suit.

Jungryuwon_20081002_2Jungryuwon_20081002_3Jungryuwon_20081002_4 Jung Ryu-won chose a dark salmon colored chiffon gown with a high empire waist. It works because she is so stick skinny.

Kanghyejung_shinhyunjoon_081002Kanghyejung_shinhyunjoon_20081002Kanghyejung_shinhyunjoon_20081002_1Kanghyejung_shinhyunjoon_20081002_2Kanghyejung_shinhyunjoon_20081002_3Kanghyejung_shinhyunjoon_20081002_4 PIFF_1002_13PIFF_1002_72 Kang Hye-jung and Shin Hyun-joon hold hands as they walk down the runway. All eyes were on this couple. Kang Hye-jung looks fab with red lipstick and matching red belt but the dead animal on her shoulder need to go. That’s just gross.

Kimjisoo_20081002Kimjisoo_20081002_1 Kim Ji-woo sticks with the classics? as in a taffeta wine gown. Who wears taffeta these days? And in wine? That color is reserved for the older ajummas. Wait… she is one.

Kimjungeun_20081003Kimjungeun_20081003_1Kimjungeun_20081003_2Kimjungeun_20081003_3Kimjungeun_20081003_4 Kim Jung-eun shimmers in this goddess-like dress! The natural makeup and glowy skin compliments the dress perfectly. Fabulousity!

Kimraewon_haneunjung_081002Kimraewon_haneunjung_081002_1 Kim Rae-won & Han Eun-jung are a slightly odd couple together? somehow they don’t seem comfortable with each other? Han Eun-jung takes a plain looking black halter dress and adds some oomph with the gold tassle details.

Kimsoyeon_081002Kimsoyeon_081002_1PIFF_1002_58 Kim So-yeon did choose something more comfortable this year with a green satin gown. If you look closely at the front, the straps look like a spider web and the dress is held together by stitching. Cool. But the dress and the long ironed straight hair make her look like a witch. All she’s missing is her broomstick.

Koara_200810021Koara_200810021_1Koara_200810021_2PIFF_1002_7PIFF_1002_11PIFF_1002_22PIFF_1002_21
Ko Ara sticks to the classics in a black knee-length dress with feather detailing, simple accessories and equally simple but classic makeup with the cat eye. Girl looks pulled together and fabulous!

Leedahee_2008100201330_1Leedahee_2008100201330_2Leedahee_2008100201330_3Leedahee_2008100201330_4PIFF_1002_30 Lee Da-hee glows in this nude colored chiffon dress. Gorgeous!

Leedongwook_021002PIFF_1002_70 Lee Dong-wook zooms down the red carpet. The red carpet is more like a runway? it’s elevated and runs through the audience. Where is Eugene?

Leejungjin_081002 Lee Jung-jin. A few months ago he was almost unrecognizable because of post surgery? But now that the bloating is gone, he looks better, but his face has changed. Too bad.

Leemisook_081002 Lee Misook brings her cute son along for the red carpet walk. Up close, the East of Eden actress is gorgeous. The camera does not do her justice. She was seated in the front row and kept chatting on her cellphone.
PIFF_1002_74PIFF_1002_9PIFF_1002_64 Leesunkyoon_choikanghee_081002Lee Sun-kyoon & Choi Kanghee. The actress wears an interestingly pattered dress that looks a bit too casual for the red carpet.

Leeyeonhee_20081002Leeyeonhee_20081002_1PIFF_1002_10PIFF_1002_4PIFF_1002_20PIFF_1002_23Leeyeonhee_20081002_2 Lee Yeon-hee opts for something simple but sweet in this long lavender chiffon layered dress. Conservative but lovely.

Ohjiho_081002 Oh Ji-ho wears an ill-fitting suit? especially the shrunken vest and exposed necktie. Please stick to the classics.

Shinmina_20081002Shinmina_20081002_1Shinmina_20081002_2 Shin Mina looks fabulous in this white chiffon dress. Gorgeous.

PIFF_1002_1PIFF_1002_15PIFF_1002_73 Park Joon-hyung, So-hee (Wondergirls), Park Jin-young. Strutting down the red-carpet, Sohee is super tall in platform heels and her legs looked endless. Park Joon-hyung (with the corn rows) keeps it cool with white runners and sunglasses. Why the threesome are together on the red carpet, we have no idea.

PIFF_1002_60 Kong Hyojin has always had an eclectic taste in fashion (being fashion disaster, but this time the cute apple hairdo and the feathered gown doesn’t look that bad. In fact, she looks like an ostrich.

PIFF_1002_12PIFF_1002_24 Park Eun-hye wears a dress that could have been more flattering if it fit better.

PIFF_1002_16 Lee Jin (with Lee Jungjin) keeps her puppies tightly together in this simple black satin dress.

PIFF_1002_32PIFF_1002_34PIFF_1002_48 Im Sung-min also sticks with the celebrity favorite- black. Yes, it fits well, but couldn’t she has chosen a different color?

PIFF_1002_38PIFF_1002_41PIFF_1002_52PIFF_1002_49 Lee Hwa-sun chose a different color but has feathered growth on the front of her dress. If you want attention, then pink feathered dress would be it.

PIFF_1002_66 Kim Suna is hardly recognizable. I can’t put my finger on it.

PIFF_1002_61 While others wear summer fabrics of chiffon, Park Jin-hee prefers a dark conservative purple velvet dress. Simple yes, fun no.

86 Responses to “Red carpet runway at the 13th Pusan International Film Festival”


  1. 1 jenfraud October 4, 2008 at 9:39 am

    lee bo young’s gown look so long for her,kim jung eun is so beautiful and ko ara…andre kim as usual look so weird and what’s up with his face?too much powder?!he look like a dead person to me who got up from his grave just to attend the PIFF lol

  2. 2 aoikage October 4, 2008 at 9:45 am

    Is that Lee Da Hee different from Lee Da Hae?

  3. 3 bubble October 4, 2008 at 10:20 am

    “kim ji-woo” is actually kim ji-SOO

  4. 4 -april19- October 4, 2008 at 11:35 am

    I thought it was MY GIRL LEE DA HAE!!
    They have the same name with that girl LEE DA HEE!!
    Only the spelling! Where is da hae? Dong wook is there!!

  5. 5 aki October 4, 2008 at 11:49 am

    Eugene so simple but ROCKS……
    she truely has this BEAUTIFUL face……
    as in BEAUTIFUL………

    hhmmmmm.. y LDW and EE not together……
    maybe bec they can walk alone together…(they both famous)
    i mean those couple who walk together..
    is like (the famous w/ not so famous) hehehe
    peace…….

  6. 6 evvy October 4, 2008 at 12:00 pm

    1. Jung Ryu Won looks famished, but her dress fits well on her. SHE NEEDS SOME MEAT. That eye makeup and her scrawny body make her look dreadfully ill.
    2. I beg to differ on Ara’s dress. It looks like… chest hair or something.
    3. Lee Yeonhee looks gorgeous in that lavender dress.
    4. Wow, Lee Jin. I didn’t see that coming.

  7. 7 nobody October 4, 2008 at 12:25 pm

    OMG! I FELL IN LOVE WITH SHIN MINA’S OUTFIT! sooo gorgeous!

  8. 8 spinkystar October 4, 2008 at 1:24 pm

    Although jung ryu won is too thin, she looks pretty and elegant . I like her dark salmon colored gown because of its beautiful color . she is in her fashion very good …

  9. 9 minchiesy October 4, 2008 at 1:24 pm

    i thought park eun hye was preggy when i saw the first pic.hahaha

  10. 10 spicy October 4, 2008 at 1:26 pm

    ohhhhh
    A LOT OF YUMMIES!!
    love:
    jung ryu-won’s dress
    ko ara’s shoes & bangle
    shin mina’s dress

  11. 11 cori_mori October 4, 2008 at 4:32 pm

    ahhh shin min ah all the wayyyyyyy!!! ^^ she’s really gorgeous

  12. 12 stop the cruelty act!!!!! October 4, 2008 at 7:38 pm

    the dresses chose by the female artistes or stylist? they shouldn’t have put on animal furs when attending such grand event. look at Kang Hye-jung! was she looks fabulous in ‘red’ lipstick? is terrible! lipstick or blood from the animal that on her (dangling on her shoulder). she bimbo? how can she acted so comfortably with the death animal fur on her. live animal skinning is a very very cruel act. the animal mostly ‘unskinned’ alive. if a person with a good personality and kindhearted will refuse to put on animal furs. hopefully all people in the world will stop buying and wearing animal furs. remember the buying stop, so do the killing.

  13. 13 jenfraud October 4, 2008 at 8:34 pm

    yeah agree to stop the cruelty
    fck those stars who wears animals skin,they should be unskinned alive so is the pouchers and those fcking businessman and designers!!who do they think they are?GOD?!
    i also wanna say FCK to those japanese,chinese,other countries who cook dolphins,whales,sharks and other endangered animals just to earn money,fck those stupid people who cook and eat exotic animals/those who used animals for medicinal purposes…FCK them!!x100
    karma will haunt them someday…

  14. 14 stop the cruelty act!!!!! October 4, 2008 at 9:24 pm

    yeah, agreed to jenfraud. salute to you!!!!! actually the most cruelty creatures in the world are human. we, human, are created from evolution. we are once animals before. human get rid of animals as their will. not fair!!!! furs!!!! what is it got to do with fashion. if one day, human’s skin are needed for fashion. is it going to unskinned human alive?!!!!! please be kind to any of the animals around you. they feel, they sense, they cry…… as we are…..

  15. 15 stop the act!!!!! October 4, 2008 at 9:29 pm

    yeah, agreed to jenfraud. salute to you! actually the most cruelty creatures in the world are human. we, human, are created from evolution. we are once animals before. human get rid of animals as their will. not fair!!!! furs!!!! what is it got to do with fashion. if one day, human’s skin are needed for fashion. is it going to unskinned human alive?!!!!! please be kind to any of the animals around you. they feel, they sense, they cry…… as we are…..

  16. 16 jenfraud October 4, 2008 at 9:43 pm

    hooray for animals!!!!
    celebs/designers who used and wear furs should be punished!!!i feel so bad and heartbroken for those poor animals and angry for those heartless b*tches

  17. 17 Gigi October 5, 2008 at 12:55 am

    JANG DONG GUN IS JUST AWESOME! HE LOOKS GREAT…SIMPLY GOODLOOKING.

  18. 18 Da Rammer October 5, 2008 at 2:14 am

    Some very beautiful gals at the awards. My pick would be Lee Da Hee.
    Thanks a lot.

  19. 19 heartsperez October 5, 2008 at 7:38 am

    popseoul is trying so hard to pull off a perez hilton.

  20. 20 D: October 5, 2008 at 11:30 am

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08-INbL8WIA
    Come on Popseoul you know wanna blog it. D:

  21. 21 me October 5, 2008 at 3:58 pm

    no offence but jung ryon won certainly looked like a walking corspe. wats with her figure?

  22. 22 TomatoJuice October 5, 2008 at 6:43 pm

    woah.. nice dresses anyways..

  23. 23 Sharurotto October 6, 2008 at 8:29 am

    I think Kim Ji Soo looks fine. It’s better than all the loose flowy dresses everyone else is wearing

  24. 24 vanzgabz October 6, 2008 at 3:39 pm

    hm…..
    =.=”

  25. 25 u_chill October 6, 2008 at 9:19 pm

    Can someone please translate this? “안녕하세요 저는한국살아요~ 외국에친구만들고싶어서이렇게 메일보냅니다 한국어아신다고 되어있어서 한국어로 적어보냅니다
    답장보내주세요 기다리고있겠습니다~ ” Thanx so much!

  26. 26 byjfan1 October 6, 2008 at 10:38 pm

    i noticed that event….no Bae Yong Jun there….till now i miss him…..

  27. 27 doki October 7, 2008 at 2:28 am

    WHOA WAT HAPPEN TO EVERYONE DID THEY ALL GET PLASTIC SUGERY OR SOMETHING

  28. 29 skyup October 7, 2008 at 8:53 am

    i think Park Eun-hye looks great!

  29. 30 Tracy October 7, 2008 at 7:59 pm

    maybe you’re the ajumma, popseoul.
    you have no right to judge how the actors/actresses want to dress
    & I agree with Sharurotto
    It’s bad enough to say KJS (not KJWoo) looks like an ajumma.
    Take a look in the mirror, Popseoul
    & stop slammin’ the celebs.

    btw, Kim Ji Soo is not Kim Ji Woo -_-” Please change it.
    & I think KJE looks awesome

  30. 31 valerie de PERU November 5, 2008 at 6:02 am

    oeeeeeeeeee a mi me encanta kim sun ah y hyun bin soy fans de ellos integro un club de fans dedicado haaa kimj sun ah and hyunbin digo q a pesar d haber hecho hace años la novela juntos deben d estar como pareja

  31. 32 JG November 15, 2008 at 12:41 pm

    Kim Jung-eun, love her.

  32. 33 maimai1987 November 26, 2008 at 12:33 pm

    shin mina, i love you!!

    i fell in love at first sight when i first saw you in beast and the beauty!!

  33. 34 sansan94 July 7, 2009 at 3:14 pm

    KIM SO EUN IS WOMEN……BEAUTIFUL
    gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooookkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

  34. 35 bluemoon September 24, 2009 at 10:09 am

    Eugene & Shin Min-A looked the best! Simple, but gorgeous! Of the men, Lee Dong Wook was the best-dressed.


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