Yoon Eun Hye has chosen her next project and it's a film that also stars actress Ha Ji Won and actor Ha Jung Woo.
She will join them in the film "Chronicles of a Blood Merchant."
The film is based on the internationally acclaimed Chinese novel of the same name. The novel was considered one of the last decade's most influential books in China.
The story's hero Heo Sam Gwan, played by Ha Jung Woo, works in a silk factory. In the village where he lives men sell their own blood to prove they are healthy and able to marry. He sells blood and marries Heo Ok Ran, played by Ha Ji Won, who is acknowledged as most beautiful woman in the village.
After he marries, selling his blood becomes a way of life. Heo Sam Gwan finds it hard to earn enough to feed his family, so he continues to sell his blood and in the process risks his health. His wife has an illegitimate son, Yile, whom he favors but cannot show any favor toward. Despite the fact that Yile is not his own blood, one day he has to risk his life to save him.
The melancholy novel portrays a time of great poverty and hardship in China. The story begins in the 1950s and runs through the 1980s, after China's Cultural Revolution.
Yoon Eun Hye will play the character Im Boon Bang, which is a supporting role. This will be Yoon Eun Hye's first film role since 2011 when she appeared as party girl Yoo Min in the comic film "My Black Mini Dress." Her last drama role was playing Mi Rae, a news writer in the drama "Future's Choice."
The cast also includes Sung Dong Il, Kim Sung Kyun, Jeong Man Sik, Kim Young Ae, Lee Kyoung Young, and Kim Byung Ok. Kim Sung Ryung will do a cameo.
Filming begins on June 3rd. The film will be the first time that Ha Ji Won and Ha Jung Woo act together. Ha Jung Woo will both direct and act in the film. He launched his directing career last year with the comedy film "Fasten Your Seatbelt." Ha Jung Woo starred in the hits "The Berlin File" and "The Terror Live."
Ha Ji Won earned praise for her performance in the drama "Empress Ki" but her last film "The Huntresses" did not do very well at the box office.
The Korean studio NEW will produce and distribute the film. In the last few years they have been responsible for such successful films as "Cold Eyes," "New World" and the film honored by the Baeksang Awards as the best film of the year, "The Attorney."
