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Post by Fritz on Oct 21, 2015 11:42:53 GMT
The poster and trailer have been released for upcoming movie The Sound of a Flower. The historical film stars miss A's Bae Suzy, Ryoo Seung Ryeong ( Miracle on Cell No.7) and Kim Nam Gil ( The Pirates). It is based on a true story from in 1867, about a man (Ryoo Seung Ryeong) who teaches pansori, a traditional type of Korean musical storytelling. A young woman (Suzy), wants to learn pansori but cannot because of her gender. So she disguises herself as a man, and will perform at the national pansori competition held by the father of the King, played by Kim Nam Gil. The Sound of a Flower is set to premiere in theaters in Korea on November 25.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 15:02:20 GMT
Ugh. The idea of Suzy as the "flower" brings me pain. Ryoo Seung Ryeong, with his beautiful voice (loved its deep tones in Personal Taste) is an appropriate lead. Nam Gil Kim will probably be wasted in it. They need to get him back to the small screen in a lead role, with a top notch actress in the category of Ye Jin Son.
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Post by Fritz on Oct 21, 2015 16:35:18 GMT
Ugh. The idea of Suzy as the "flower" brings me pain. I dunno. She may not be the best actress around, but she's certainly pretty. I expect given the subject matter, they wanted an actress with some singing ability, as well as box office draw. Suzy is very popular in Korea.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 16:47:52 GMT
Porn is popular too, Fritz, but that doesn't make it something good. Popular does not always equal quality. One of the least pretty film actresses in history was also one of the best, Bette Davis. Being pretty does not mean a high quality actress either. Suzy is just okay as an actress. She is young and has a LONG way to go before she equals the incredible acting talent of someone like Kim So Hyun. To put her in a film with the caliber of those two male actors just goes to show you that their reasons for casting someone doesn't always have to do with high quality but rather ticket sales. 10 to 1 other finer actresses auditioned for her role but she got it due to her "popularity".
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Post by Fritz on Oct 21, 2015 19:47:01 GMT
I'm sorry to break it to you, but nearly all big-budget movie making is about ticket sales. Movie aficionados may lament that some casting is done based on looks, rather than acting talent, but that's nothing new. Movie producers have been casting good-looking actors and actresses in order to put butts in theater seats as long as there have been movies, as you well know. That's just the way it is. Sure a few notable actors and actresses found great success primarily on talent, but they are the exception rather than the norm.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 21:06:18 GMT
If that were really true we would only see the same old handful of actors and actresses getting the leads in every film and show for 10 to 15 perhaps even 20 years, no others. Filmmakers are always taking a chance on new talent – and not just acting talent - because they know time will slip away and someone who is “popular” one year will be deemed “box office poison” the next year. The “poison” may last a few years for that actor or actress, meanwhile the casting directors are looking for new talent and making them the new stars. Risk taking has always been a part of show business.
Plus the people in the entertainment field DO take some pride on the finished product, knowing that if their film stinks due to miscasting it might last one or two weekends at the box office and then die a premature death, with ticket sales plummeting. The really smart producers cast the best actors and actresses available for the roles; thank God for instance David O. Selznick gave Vivien Leigh, a Brit, the chance to play Scarlett in GWTW, even after many established and new actresses auditioned for the role, otherwise that film would not have become the classic it still is today 75 years later. She was virtually unknown to the American public as an actress until she was cast in GWTW, even though she had done films in Britain for several years. Just like today not too many Americans venture into watching foreign films and shows, they think that’s just weird and that Hollywood naturally produces the best in the world. Ho hum.
The main thing Suzy needs to improve upon, imo, is that her speaking voice is twangy and annoying. She may have a nice singing voice, but in acting it’s primarily the speaking voice that is important. Plus she needs to learn more about nuances in acting, she tends to stare blankly in too many scenes or with a pouty expression on her face. The only time I saw her express some nuance in a role is in the film Architecture 101. She strikes me as someone who needs to take Acting 101 in college because there’s only so much a busy director can concentrate on during a production.
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Post by Fritz on Nov 2, 2015 13:12:42 GMT
The latest posters
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Post by Fritz on Nov 5, 2015 3:16:00 GMT
Pansori is a traditional type of Korean musical storytelling, performed by a vocalist and drummer. All of the main characters of the film, including Suzy and Ryu Seung Ryong were said to have practiced the pansori for a whole year before filming began, in preparation for their role. Suzy studied under the well-known pansori singer Park Ye Ri. Her teacher had nothing but compliments for Suzy, as she shared, "Suzy has a voice that fits very well with pansori, and during our first practice, I was very surprised. Despite her busy daily life, she contacted me first in the early morning and late evening and practiced with a deep commitment. I believe she is a talented actress because in a short span of time, she had a surprising amount of improvement."
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Post by Fritz on Nov 19, 2015 23:39:47 GMT
During her November 19 interview with Newsen in which she discussed her new film The Sound of a Flower (Dorihwaga) in detail, Suzy admitted that learning pansori vastly helped her singing.
The singer explained, "I wondered if it would help [me sing better] because it was completely different genre but it really helped a lot. Truthfully, the way I sang up until now was J.Y. Park's method of 'half air half noise' and I was using more air when I sang. But for pansori you have to use all noise. The vocalization itself is very loud, strong, and majestic."
"Typically, when I'm recording [in the studio] I would always get the pointer to use more of my vocals. But this time, I was told to use more air. It's the first time I heard that so it was fascinating to me. I thought 'Did [my voice] change after learning pansori?' I think I will continue learning it."
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