Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Jang Jin-young

I was shocked to find out actress Jang Jin-young died yesterday of stomach cancer (still today in my time zone), as I liked her performances in several movies (though I don't know why anyone would want to copy her haircut from 'Singles') and the fact that we're the same age makes it that much more unbelievable. It's quite saddening, really. Twitch has a post looking at her career, though I'll actually remember her best for her role in the Foul King.


In the film, she's generally not dressed up and never wears make-up (which is appealing to me, especially considering how it's almost taboo not to wear make-up in Korea, as a co-worker who decided not to after living in Ireland told me (her friends constantly pointed out the fact that she wasn't wearing any), and as a result, those who don't wear make-up tend to stand out more). Often she looks quite worn down.


Well, not always...



After a rocky start she eventually seems to become smitten with our hapless star, played by Song Kang-ho (who in the scene below rips some flowers up and hands them, as they hang in every which direction, to her).


Near the end, she secretly watches him through a crack in the door as he prepares for a wrestling match.



I've always liked how she shyly looks down...


...takes one last glance...


...closes the door...


...and then she's gone.

3 comments:

Helen said...

"and then she's gone..."
Nice capture.
I heard from someone today that she was worn to a shadow right before she died so her friends regreted seeing her with grief.
She was only in the middle thirties!

kushibo said...

Despite living in South Korea when that movie came out, I never got around to seeing "Foul King." Maybe it's the wrestling connection that just made it seem unappealing, but after reading this, I thought I should head to the library and see if I can track it down.

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