2008 Korea Film Awards brings on the cleavage wars

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Does everyone phone each other to coordinate outfits and materials?

Again, at the 7th Korea Film Awards on December 4th, we have the celebrity favorite, black and white - similar to representing the car population on the roads of Korea. While there were a few splashes of red and gasp, pink, for the most part…. the female celebrities opted for either fitted cleavage baring dresses in monotones or loosely fitted ones with low necklines that are fit better on the pages of a fashion magazine.

So, we are not even going to bother commenting on the dresses because it’s the same old stuff….

However, we will report on the winners of the night:

Best picture: The Chaser (추격자)
Best Director: Na Hong-jin for “Chaser” (추격자)
Best Actor: Kim Yoon-suk (Chaser, 추격자)
Best Actress: Kong Hyo-jin (Crush and Blush, 미쓰 홍당무)
Best Supporting Actor: Park Hee-soon (Seven Days)
Best Supporting Actress: Kim Ji-young (Best moment of our lives, 우리 생애 최고의 순간)
Best New Actor: Kim Ji-hwan (A movie is a movie)
Best New Actress: Suh Woo (Crush and Blush, 미쓰 홍당무)

Movie_1204_3Movie_1204_1Movie_1204_2Movie_1204_26Movie_1204_7 Han Ye-seul. (Did we say that we are not going to comment?! Well, can’t do it) If the dress is too long, don’t wear it. And why is she wearing chiffon in the winter? Thank goodness that tonight was relatively warm (although the temperature has now dropped to 0 C).

Movie_1204_8Movie_1204_9Movie_1204_10 Go Joon-hee. Pass. Have nothing nice to say.

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Huh Young-hee. Yep, it’s color, yes, it’s satin and yes, it’s boring. The dress looks like a $50 prom dress.

Movie_1204_15Movie_1204_19 Jessica Gomez. The Sports Illustrated model and LG mobile model sticks with low-key black. The deep scooped neckline makes her look wide.

Movie_1204_16Movie_1204_17Movie_1204_18Movie_1204_45Movie_1204_46Movie_1204_55Movie_1204_56Movie_1204_57Movie_1204_58Movie_1204_53Song Yoon-ah This looks familar… hasn’t this already been worn?

Movie_1204_59Movie_1204_61 Park Ha-sun reveals the result of miraculous engineering that probably involves lots of tape, extra padding and a good bra.

Movie_1204_22Movie_1204_23Lee_1204_24Lee_1204_25Lee_1204_26 Cho Ja-hyun. So the flowy dress and equally matching flowy hair don’t look half bad but the woman should refrain from turning around if she’s got nothing to show.

Movie_1204_24Movie_1204_25Movie_1204_27Movie_1204_29Movie_1204_28Movie_1204_39Movie_1204_44 Kim Min-hee needs to pull up her dress, but that would be dangerous since the dress is so short there might be unnecessary exposure. But in this outfit, it looks like her boobs are sagging. Not a good look. But love the glittery high platforms.

Movie_1204_30Movie_1204_32Movie_1204_33Movie_1204_20 Park Eun-hye wears a discounted wedding dress.

Movie_1204_34Movie_1204_51Lee_1204_20Lee_1204_21Lee_1204_22Lee_1204_23 Kim Min-sun may have stuck with black, but she looks way older. And is that cleavage I see? Another example of a miraculous engineering feat.

Movie_1204_37Movie_1204_41Lee_1204_1Lee_1204_4Lee_1204_3Lee_1204_2

Lee Soo-kyung

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Shin Mina

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Kong Hyo-jin, and Ha Jung-woo. If you look closely, you can see her boobage cups- this is why you don’t wear white chiffon at a major event that involves flash lighting.

Lee_1204_15Lee_1204_16Lee_1204_17Lee_1204_18Lee_1204_19Movie_1204_31Movie_1204_49 Han Ji-hye wears a cute pink dress with some ruffle detail but the dress seems to be wearing her instead of the other way around. Woman needs to chow down on a few hamburgers.

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Suh Woo, Lee Young-hun. Suh Woo fills out her dress but that’s about it.

Lee_1204_33Lee_1204_34Lee_1204_35Lee_1204_36 Yoon Se-ah must have taken leftover carpet from last year and added a few tacky $1 craft jewels for this red dress. Does she not notice that everything is red?

Lee_1204_37 Kang Ji-hwan is going for the retro 60’s look with his do?

Movie_1204_40Movie_1204_43Movie_1204_47Movie_1204_48Movie_1204_50Movie_1204_54 Son Ye-jin. What is flattering about this crimson chiffon dress? Nothing. Perhaps if it was on a fashion model, it might look better. Woman does not have the confidence nor poise to pull this off. And besides, it looks like the same dress as Han Ye-seul.

92 Responses to “2008 Korea Film Awards brings on the cleavage wars”


  1. 1 melody December 5, 2008 at 2:45 am

    First. Yeah

  2. 2 SP December 5, 2008 at 2:46 am

    Son Ye Jin is gorgeous and the dress is, too, but the color doesn’t do the favor!

    Han Ji Hye doesn’t dissappoint!

    And I love Han Ye Seul’s dress! :D

    Congrats to all the winners!

  3. 3 Big Bang > KPOP December 5, 2008 at 2:49 am

    Cleavage wars?
    .
    Sleazy Writer.

  4. 4 second December 5, 2008 at 2:53 am

    second>?

  5. 5 Cera December 5, 2008 at 2:57 am

    I love Han Ye-seul’s dress. The gold collar and back of Kim Min-hee’s are pretty… and Jessica Gomez is gorgeous (omg, she might actually eat food!)

  6. 6 Orangekitty December 5, 2008 at 3:06 am

    Cho Ja-hyun , damn… as flat as a pancake xDD ewwhh

  7. 7 kimanoo December 5, 2008 at 3:21 am

    POPSEOUL, i think it’s KANG Ji Hwan as Best New Actor

  8. 8 felisshi December 5, 2008 at 3:23 am

    Expensive beautiful evening gowns worn by equally beautiful and gorgeous ladies….. How come most of them arrived by themselves; they are not even escorted. Does that mean most of them are still single, no boyfriends? Why?

  9. 9 SP December 5, 2008 at 3:34 am

    felisshi,

    I think it’s mainly due to netizens attacking their opposite sex. hahah They tend to get crabby! But you’re right, hardly anyone brings their special loved one unless they’re married. Actually, even some married couple don’t attend together or even walk the red carpet together.

    Odd!

  10. 10 SP December 5, 2008 at 3:35 am

    felisshi,

    I think it’s mainly due to netizens attacking their opposite sex. hahah They tend to get crabby! But you’re right, hardly anyone brings their special loved one unless they’re married. Actually, even some married couple don’t attend together or even walk the red carpet together.

    Odd!

    hahah Moderation? Is this new for only me or everyone else, too?

  11. 11 SP December 5, 2008 at 3:39 am

    Also, there’s something really fishy about your main picture, Popseoul. The eyes look like Bi Rain and everything else, KJK.

    Plus, is it me to see that the Bi Rain/KJK pictures are photoshoped together or just badly photoshoped altogether?

  12. 12 Jane. December 5, 2008 at 3:40 am

    I love Kim Min Hee’s style. It’s original and it only looks good on her.

  13. 13 hay December 5, 2008 at 3:49 am

    POPSEOUL: Is there a way you could make viewing the pictures less annoying? Like clicking “next” onto another picture instead of going back and forth. It takes forever to view the pictures!

    Anyways, what’s Gomez doing there? Isn’t she half Chinese?

  14. 14 Kaybee December 5, 2008 at 3:58 am

    Korean female celebrities are good looking and wear great dresses on the red carpet but what bothers me is their flair to carry off certain dresses…
    Most of them cannot even carry simple plunging neck dresses, why wear something which is even more revealing? They hunch and have these odd-uneasy smiles on their face all the time. The photos get spoiled…

  15. 15 Kaybee December 5, 2008 at 4:09 am

    Shin MinAh is the most elegant and graceful of the lot~ She carries of her tried and tested and very much time and over repeated black colour dress(not bad) very well on the red carpet. Her poise and her face adds allure to her overall persona and outfit. She simply shines through~

  16. 16 HAHAHA December 5, 2008 at 4:20 am

    lol engineered cleavage feat!! but men don’t see these things,only women can tell.

  17. 17 HAHAHA December 5, 2008 at 4:22 am

    btw, why was the slutty Gomez invited?? why’s she there?? she’s like below D-list and a nobody.

  18. 18 palki December 5, 2008 at 4:36 am

    Popseoul darling, you got it all wrong.
    Han Ye-seul looks fabulous. On the red carpet you are not supposed to be practical.
    You are wrong on Go joonhee too. She looks lovely. What a beautiful unique dress. She’s doing something different.
    Love love Lee sookyung’s white dress. She looks stunning.

    Why did Ha hasun wear such a revealing dress if she was going to be so uptight in it. She’s hunching so badly like someone mentioned. Yep, if you are going to do revealing you better have the attitude for it.

  19. 19 miki December 5, 2008 at 4:44 am

    Sorry PS, I don’t care who was wearing what here…all I remember about the KF awards show was the performance Rain put on. Anyone see that?? Holy %*%& is all I can say!!

  20. 20 HATEJJH December 5, 2008 at 5:00 am

    I love love how Go Joon Hee looks, pulled tog, she carries her dress the best, elegant yet still fresh and age appropriate.

    HYS looks good in hers too.

    But SYJ looks like a red trashy mess, and what is that shiny thing showing thro around her boobies?!
    HJH looks ok, but she is still sickly looking, too thin and she lacks a healthy glow even with such a bright dress.

  21. 21 Chae_Rin* December 5, 2008 at 5:02 am

    I think that Han Ye Seul has the most pretty dress and it suits her so well :O

    But they all look gorgeous in fact –

  22. 22 otto December 5, 2008 at 5:06 am

    this was good, no cattiness & gave a reason for every critique (even if we don’t all agree.)

    ditto request to improve picture viewing. maybe a mouseover/enlarge photo effect?

  23. 23 ria December 5, 2008 at 5:07 am

    $1 Craft jewels! L.M.F.A.O! So true PS

  24. 24 ally December 5, 2008 at 5:25 am

    The dresses were actually okay this time….well, except for a few here and there.

  25. 25 jen December 5, 2008 at 5:35 am

    what happened to han ji hye? she just looks awful now…..

  26. 26 kat December 5, 2008 at 6:01 am

    i like shin min ah’s dress~ han ye seul not bad either :D

  27. 27 Kmusic December 5, 2008 at 6:23 am

    C’mon Popseoul, Han Ye Seul is simply GORGEOUS

    though I have to agree with some of your comments..

  28. 28 snowflower December 5, 2008 at 6:25 am

    I agree about the annoying picture viewing. Maybe have it open up to a new window? Not that I want to sit through viewing all these boring pictures anyway.. nothing but the same bland dresses on and on. Yawn!

  29. 29 Kittyn December 5, 2008 at 6:30 am

    Most of the dresses look alright actually, though some of them look just like “wtf”..

    I see that I’m not alone when I say that I liked Han Ye-seul’s dress the most. ;D It looks really beautiful and elegant on her and it suits her appearance and her body shape. Great choice. I’d like to have that dress personally in my wardrobe. ;C

  30. 30 felisshi December 5, 2008 at 6:47 am

    They all have fabulous evening gowns and the boobs that go with them. Lol

  31. 31 kprocks89 December 5, 2008 at 7:05 am

    shin mina’s dress is the best.

  32. 32 Michelle December 5, 2008 at 7:13 am

    Popseoul - do you have anything positive or nice to say about anyone? The negativity in the article it a little bit bitter.

  33. 33 Sam December 5, 2008 at 7:14 am

    Suh Won was just taking advantage of the opportunity to wear that bridesmaid dress we all have hidden in the closet and never get to wear again after the wedding…

  34. 34 MeanPerson December 5, 2008 at 7:28 am

    All their tits look either fake or forced together, I feel so bad for Asian girls, the only tits you get to enjoy have to be bought or pressed together with miracle bras or wonder bras. lol

    :(

    Must suck.

  35. 35 palki December 5, 2008 at 7:51 am

    Must suck to be you, meanperson.
    We Asians are quite happy with ourselves and our beautiful celebrities.

  36. 36 allie December 5, 2008 at 8:11 am

    Love Han Yeseul’s dress!

  37. 37 juna December 5, 2008 at 8:23 am

    I loved Park Ha-sun’s look! There was a lot of cleavage, but the dress was gorgeous and her hair/makeup was totally fab!

  38. 38 Jana December 5, 2008 at 8:25 am

    ok seriously, popseoul?

    I know you’re trying to sound like a wannabe fashion critic but you just sound like a bitter, whiny, jealous, ass.
    You have no idea what you’re talking about and you’re just trying to pinpoint every single negative detail possible. Just when it seems like you’re giving a compliment, you completely knock it down with the next sentence. There are times when you should know how to COMPLIMENT someone.

    Anyways,
    Cho ja hyun looks gorgeous. And no, Popseoul, “Half bad” is not the right way to give a compliment. You could’ve said a more appropriate word such as “pretty”. Don’t offend people like that by saying “[not] half bad”

    Han ye seul looks amazing as well. Her dress really flatters her and it’s definitely appropriate for the red carpet. Chiffon in the winter is plenty appropriate if you’re attending a RED CARPET EVENT.
    you criticized both satin and chiffon, then what are they supposed to wear? fur?

    And seriously, are you blind? How is son ye jin dress ANYTHING like Han ye seul’s?

  39. 39 nycapple December 5, 2008 at 8:28 am

    how do you people know all these celebrities?
    honestly i don’t know who half of these people are.
    am i just out of it?

  40. 40 justmega December 5, 2008 at 8:50 am

    Forty-first. Yeah!

  41. 41 tokyoseoul December 5, 2008 at 9:13 am

    My rankings:
    1) Shin Mina
    2) Kong Hyo Jin
    3) Han Ye Seul

  42. 42 krnchngrl December 5, 2008 at 9:24 am

    ahahaha for the first time, i actually agree with some of popseoul’s fashion critique.

    EXCEPTTTT!

    i TOTALLLYYY absolutely LOVED Kim Min-hee’s dress! i thought it was superrr cute, well, i thought it loooked gorgeous when she walked, like a super model :]

  43. 43 sc December 5, 2008 at 9:31 am

    wow shin mina looks gorg

  44. 44 jjh December 5, 2008 at 9:49 am

    suh woo…whoever the heck she is looks HELLA PLASTIC!

  45. 45 dwilliams December 5, 2008 at 9:57 am

    Also Jessica Gomez looks voluptuous and I am suprised Jo Woo Sung(The Good The Bad and The Weird) wasn’t trying to hit on hersince he likes her very much.

  46. 46 Coutura December 5, 2008 at 9:59 am

    I’d say Kim Min Hee is best dressed imo; her Balmain dress has a boho vibe that could get messy, but I think she pulls it off alright… I love Kong Hyo Jin’s Valentino, but not her ‘look’ as a whole. I love Shin Mina and Han Ji Hye, but they look just okay.

  47. 47 sierra December 5, 2008 at 10:10 am

    Hmm… I think they all look pretty good… and I would kill to have cleavage like that… T_T

  48. 48 Tuhina December 5, 2008 at 10:21 am

    I really adore Kong Hyo-Jin and Han Ye-Seul’s dresses.
    especially the latter, because that thing is so pretty and flowyyyy, I’d give anything to pull something like that off

  49. 49 lydia December 5, 2008 at 10:42 am

    wow poseoul…you guys are really annoying somtimes..you make such HORRIBLE, and bad comments! the writer that posted this thread and those mean comments probably dont even look as great as those celebs.gosh, if your just trying to get more attention, you are but negatively.

  50. 50 starz December 5, 2008 at 10:52 am

    han ji hye and son yi jin and han ye seul’s dress are the only flattering dress i like. the rest are just looking cheap.
    like seriously, so woo, is that her name, got really big boobies, shes looking really fake, her face looks like its going to fall off. i thought it was han chae young at first.

  51. 51 Thuy December 5, 2008 at 11:29 am

    Ouh… Shin Mina’s dress is cool!

  52. 52 cdnpoint December 5, 2008 at 11:58 am

    We are fortunate that the actors and actresses even bother to attend these shows. They could have stayed home and watched television in more comfortable attire.

    Maybe one day, the award show will be revamped to be a daytime/beach restaurant affair-so everyone can be more comfortable and not get blinded by the flashing cameras.

  53. 53 rk December 5, 2008 at 12:21 pm

    how many award shows does korea have??? 365? geez..

  54. 54 L O R E N December 5, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    AGREE 100000000000000000000% WITH KAYBEE.
    sometimes, as beautifulllll as they are….they just look BLAH on the carpet because some (most of them) cant carry the dress.
    I dont know~ korean women are BEAUTIFUL but they just dont~~ look AMAZING as other woman on per say american red carpets etc~

    I dont know if i explained myself very well, but yeah~

  55. 55 tiffa December 5, 2008 at 12:38 pm

    notice one thing, most of them don’t wear NECKLACE!!!

  56. 56 Aaron December 5, 2008 at 1:01 pm

    What’s up with these Ha-ha (Haha and Hay) twins talking about Jessica Gomez for? What has she done to you that you called her a slut? So what if she’s half-chinese, she can’t still be invited? Damn you guys don’t need to be nasty and racist about things. I think most of the outfits are average like PopSeoul said. It’s an award show, so you have to step it up.

  57. 57 Liu December 5, 2008 at 1:51 pm

    who’s Lee Soo-kyung? I love her dress. she looks lovely here.

  58. 58 c December 5, 2008 at 2:09 pm

    I think Han Ye-seul and Son Ye-jin look lovely.

  59. 59 juno December 5, 2008 at 2:46 pm

    I think if SYJ’s dress is in black it would look like a ripped trash bag, even in red it’s not working, but she’s pretty if only looking at the face.

    I like GJH’s outfit, even her jewels and shoes fits the whole look.

    HYS looks great too, she carries her dress well.

    KMH dress is cool, but she still looks like a trashy mess. It just doesnt fit her, drag her boobs(if she has any) to her waist almost.

    I’m not sure if I like HJH’s dress, it’s much better than the rest, but again, she cant carry such a loud dress.

  60. 60 Anna Bessonova #1 December 5, 2008 at 4:06 pm

    I think Jessica Gomes looks the best. Less so because of her looks but because of the way she works the dress and her confidence in her poses. A lot of the Korean celebrities look really self-conscious when they’re wearing these types of dresses.

  61. 61 Dovey December 5, 2008 at 4:23 pm

    Some of these boobies look so fake. XD

  62. 62 Cindy December 5, 2008 at 4:34 pm

    wow, this blog sucks.

  63. 63 ilovebeans December 5, 2008 at 4:42 pm

    Dear popseoul, you have done it again. I will not comment on your comments on the dresses. Instead,I would like to point out best new actor is KANG Ji Hwan not Kim Ji Hwan.

  64. 64 Dae December 5, 2008 at 5:36 pm

    dear…popseoul…are you in a bad mood or something?
    Don’t be that rude to these actresses…
    However…u must be working under pressure aren’t u??
    with all the negative comments they’re giving…
    poor u…anyway, fighting!^^

  65. 65 JudeathIscariot December 5, 2008 at 5:39 pm

    Shin Mina’s dress looks absolutely gorgeous on her. I love her subtle “confidence” and style. She’s def. working it well on the carpet!

  66. 66 JS December 5, 2008 at 6:07 pm

    I agree that Shin Mina looks the best. I didn’t think she was married but it looks like she’s wearing a ring on her ring finger of her left hand. Is she engaged or married?

  67. 67 Vamp Charisma December 5, 2008 at 6:14 pm

    Ugh, for once, I entirely agree with all your comments about their clothing this time! >< Many were not flattering, and most were too skinny… if not, the dress made them look fat, especially that round low cut neckline. Goodness gracious! People need better taste in fashion!

  68. 68 chuzzle December 5, 2008 at 6:52 pm

    Most of them look plastic. eWwWeee…

  69. 69 TomatoJuice December 5, 2008 at 6:56 pm

    I seriously love Han Yeh Seul’s, Han Ji Hye’s & Kim Min Hee’s dress. :D

  70. 70 sjtl December 5, 2008 at 8:02 pm

    Shin Min ah as always looks absolutely beautiful!

  71. 71 johnmccollum December 5, 2008 at 11:12 pm

    “And the winners for best supporting costume…”

  72. 72 kirara December 6, 2008 at 12:49 am

    Shin Mina looks so elegant and lovely!

  73. 73 manhattanmatt December 6, 2008 at 1:43 am

    HYS, always classy…

  74. 74 ehemm December 6, 2008 at 1:56 am

    why would mr ha jung woo walk in with ms gong hyo jin???

  75. 75 homelessgirl December 6, 2008 at 2:37 am

    oh they look so pretty

  76. 76 Krystal Bell December 6, 2008 at 3:36 am

    Ahh!Korean women,how I miss them.They are so cute and always look so perfect.But what I treasure most about them is how humble,gentle, sweet and kind they are.I think that is what American men like most about them.

  77. 77 Chuck December 6, 2008 at 6:18 am

    um, where are all the pictures of the MEN?

  78. 78 dailycad December 6, 2008 at 6:40 am

    All of them are beautiful..

  79. 79 schoolisnotfun7 December 6, 2008 at 7:41 am

    WHAT IS UP !!!!!!

  80. 80 huh December 6, 2008 at 8:46 am

    how is son ye jin’s dress in any way similar to han ye seul’s? seriously i think she looks gorgeous in that dress.

  81. 81 addidesu December 6, 2008 at 9:10 am

    the shots of Kim Min-Hee walking look so strange…..like an alien! And I definitely agree, Cho Ja-hyun should not turn around. Not only is there nothing on the dress to show off, no back-baring plunges or elaborate designs, but she has no ass. It makes her neck and torso look terribly short.

  82. 82 noob December 6, 2008 at 9:31 am

    wow, this article was so NEGATIVE!

  83. 83 hello December 6, 2008 at 1:56 pm

    only kim min hee and han ji hye wore good dresses. the rest of them suck, as usual.

  84. 84 Jess December 6, 2008 at 2:08 pm

    Wow, this is one of the few times I think Kim Min Hee actually looked pretty, even if her shots were awkward. I loved her overall look the most.

    And Han Ye Seul’s dress was gorgeous!

  85. 85 meiria December 6, 2008 at 5:18 pm

    i love min sun
    and i love her dress too
    i think she’s pretty

  86. 86 choclate raisins December 7, 2008 at 1:48 am

    Lee Soo-kyung looks like she’s wearing a weddong dress…

  87. 87 K December 7, 2008 at 2:27 am

    I think popseoul should seriously consider giving their fashion writer another position…

  88. 88 gin December 8, 2008 at 10:26 am

    love shin mina!!!

  89. 89 evvy December 8, 2008 at 2:19 pm

    Han Ji Hye’s dress is great, but her hair isn’t! Why doesn’t she let it down? She has such beautiful hair.

  90. 90 k December 9, 2008 at 3:22 pm

    Shin Mina does it withouT effort…
    StunninG!

  91. 91 maimai1987 January 2, 2009 at 10:56 am

    i luv shin mina!! yay!

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