Top Star - Korean Movie

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Movie: Top Star
Revised romanization: Topseuta
Hangul: 톱스타
Director: Park Joong-Hoon
Writer: Choi Suk-Hwan, Park Joong-Hoon
Producer: Kim Sung-Chul, Kim Kyoung-Min
Cinematographer: Jo Sang-Yoon
World Premiere: October 5, 2013 (Busan International Film Festival)
Release Date: October 24, 2013
Runtime: 107 min.
Distributor: Lotte Entertainment
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Tae-Sik (Uhm Tae-Woong) works as manger to top actor Won-Joon (Kim Min-Jun). Tae-Sik also dreams of becoming a top actor. When Won-Joon becomes involved in a hit-and-run accident, Tae-Sik's path to become an actor is laid out. Meanwhile, Tae-Sik holds feelings for drama producer Mi-Na So E-Hyun who is in a secret relationship with Won-Joon.

Notes

Actor Park Joong-Hoon makes his directorial debut with "Top Star.'
Filming began March 24, 2013 at cart bar in Hongje-dong, Seoul.
Filming ended June 14, 2013 at Dosan Park, Seoul.

Cast



Uhm Tae-Woong	Kim Min-Jun	So E-Hyun	Kim Su-Ro	Ahn Sung-Ki
Tae-Sik	Won-Joon	Mi-Na	Choi Kang-Chul	Kim Kyoung-Min



Ryoo Seung-Wan	Nam Gyu-Ri	Lee Hyun-Seung	Lee Geum-Hee
Ice Flower director	Ice Flower actress	Director Choi	Today's Critics Award host

Additional Cast Members:

Lee Joon-Hyuk - Sang-Chul (Tae-Sik's manager)
Jo Sun-Mook - Kim Kyung-Min's manager
Jo Suk-Hyun - Lee Joo-Bok
Jeong Gyu-Su - Kim Bong-Soo
Kang Sung-Jin - Reporter Park
Lee Soo-In - Reporter Lee
Kim Jin-Geun - Director Kim Sung-Cheol
Woo Ki-Hong - Director Jung Chang-Min
Kim Ku-Taek - Director Koo Tae-Jin
Kim Ki-Cheon - car jockey
Lee Seung-Ha - lead actress in "Into the Wind"
Hong Ji-Young - "Into the Wind" stage greeting host
Park Ah-In - Won-Joon's female junior 2
Uhm Jung-Hwa - presenter at Blue Dragon Awards (cameo)
Han Soo-Jin - news anchor 2
Joo Min-Ha - TV program reporter
Yoo Ji-Yeon - Attorney Lee
Yang Myung-Heon - Attorney Hong
Ko Eun-Yi - Mapo Queen
Kim Tae-Hyun - young Kim Bong-Soo's lover
An Tae-Young - actor
Park Hee-Gun - Tae-Sik (child)
Kim Dong-Hyuk - Entertainment Tonight Show PD

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Film Festivals

2013 (18th) Busan International Film Festival - October 3-12, 2013 - Panorama *World Premiere
2014 (13th) New York Asian Film Festival - June 27-July 14, 2014 *North American Premiere

Comments

Lee Feb 19 2015 4:24 pm Mehh..

I thought the movie was pretty muddled. Not clear what it was about.

At some point, the Tae-Sik character is called "low-class" and tasteless, but I didn't really him that way, so a bit surprising.

Also, the Won-Jun character acts in a fairly provocative manner toward Tae-Sik in the bathroom and then right afterwards treats him like a servant afterwards. Tae-Sik probably overreacted afterwards, but Won-Jun really acted badly toward him. If I had been Tae-Sik, I would have severed ties with Won-Jun at that point.

I actually liked and sympathized with Tae-Sik until about halfway through the movie. Then, I started feeling more and more ambivalent toward him. Which sort of ruined the movie for me because at that point, there was no hero left in the movie -- hero as in someone to root for and to wish well..

Kinggofing Mar 13 2014 1:39 am This movie goes deep mannnn, i was looking forward to a laughtrip love triangle type of a movie but it seems that i chose the wrong movie. Still, great movie it's just that i hate it when I start to feel pity about the lead.

Alex Oct 25 2013 7:38 am Can't wait to see this movie! Uhm TaeWoong! :)

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