Korean News in Brief: July 15 [Stephen Chow, South of The Border, Basics of Dating, Shadowless Swor

HK Superstar Stephen Chow Sing-Chi said in a recent Interview with the Taiwanese media that he wants to shoot a movie with 대장금 (Dae Jang-Geum: Jewel in the Palace) star Park Eun-Hye. The actress, who's shooting a TV Drama in Hong Kong (called Silence) starring a member of boyband F4, could star in Chow's follow up to Kung Fu Hustle. Chow said: "I want to work with the Korean Wave stars, especially Park Eun-Hye." Park commented: "Even before I started acting, in my teens I was a fan of Chow's movies ... the fact he wants to work with me makes me incredibly happy."

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Last appearing in the horror film Acacia, Shim Hye-Jin will return to the big screen alongside Cha Seung-Won in the new Sidus HQ project titled 국경의 남쪽 (South of The Border). The actress, who gained immense popularity online for her recent performance in the cult sitcom 안녕, 프란체스카 (Hello, Francesca), a sort of Korean Addams Family, will play a restaurant owner who meets a North Korean defector (Cha Seung-Won) and falls in love with him.

The film will start shooting next month in China, and after two months there will move back to Korea to complete post-production.

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Son Ye-Jin's new film 작업의 정석 (The Basics of Dating) will start shooting tomorrow in Samsung-dong (Seoul). The film, also starring Song Il-Gook, will present Son in a new image. She talked about the upcoming premiere of 외출 (April Snow): "Even if the films opens simultaneously in many countries, we'll start our promotion in Korea. After that, Bae Yong-Joon and I will travel to Japan on 8-30 to promote the film there."

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After 5 months, the Chinese location shooting of 무영검 (Shadowless Sword) has finally wrapped up. The film, starring Yoon So-Yi, Shin Hyun-Joon and Lee Seo-Jin, was funded (30% of the total cost) by New Line Cinema, and is expected to release by the end of the year

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