[article] ‘Jackpot’: Jang Keun Suk’s challenge leaving behind his pretty boy image, who can throw stones at him anymore?’

Original source: http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003320566
English translation: Wen Lee from ECI

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[OSEN] The biggest power leading Jackpot (Royal Gambler) is actor Jang Keun Suk.
‘Multi-talented Hallyu Star’, although this description makes one happy and glamorous, but in his bones he is full of all sorts of uncountable charisma, a man with solid acting abilities, this is actor Jang Keun Suk. So, for Jang Keun Suk to let everything down, relying on just ‘passion’ and ‘extreme hard hard’, it is SBS drama ‘Jackpot’ (Royal Gamber), (scriptwriter Park Soon Ga, director Nam Gun & Park Soon Ho).

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[News] Actor Jang Keun-suk to attend int’l film festival as director

Credit: YONHAP NEWS

By Park Sojung

SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) — South Korean actor Jang Keun-suk has directed a film that will be featured in an international film festival opening in July, his publicist said Thursday.

“The Great Legacy” has been chosen as one of the short films to be showcased at Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN), Ytree Company said.

The festival was launched in 1997 to promote fantasy, horror and sci-fi flicks and put Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province on the global film festival map.

Jang has already made his directorial debut with the short film “Do You Still Envy Such a Life?,” which won a special award at the 2012 Short Short Film Festival & Asia in Japan. He also wrote the screenplay, edited the movie and starred as the main actor.

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