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On March 3, 2003, eighteen reporters from Hong
Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Thailand were in a bustle in Jeju International
Airport. Why did they come to Jeju Island, one of the most beautiful places in
Korea? The answer is All In, a special TV drama produced by SBS (Seoul Broadcast
System) based on the true story of Min-su Cha, a pro gambler and a pro
janggi(Korean chess) player. Mr. Cha is the model for the main character In-ha
Kim, played by Byeong-hun Lee. Mr. Cha has had an even more dramatic life than
what was portrayed in the drama. He went to Las Vegas with only 18 dollars and
became a millionaire. All In is a story about a passion for success, victory and
defeat in business and at the casino, and a love sorrowful and pure. It was
inspired by Mr. Cha's fiction-like life.
Before this drama came on the
air, East Asians were interested in the main actress Hye-gyo Song and actor
Byung-hun Lee.
Byung-hun Lee plays an orphan who became a great pro
gambler, and his sweetheart is Hye-gyo Song. These two make this drama extremely
popular with a program rating of over 40 percent in Korea. They received hard
training in Las Vegas and at a special casino in Korea. While making the film in
Las Vegas the whole staff applauded their talents and hard work.
Also,
Jeju Island is in the news quite a bit these days and the All In drama sets
there are becoming popular. Many tourists have already visited the sets at
Seobjikoji and other studios, and more tourists are expected to come steadily.
All In has already signed a contract with G-TV in Taiwan, and is hoping to be
exported to I-TV in Thailand, Hong Kong and Singapore.
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[Main Story]
In-ha Kim (Byung-heon Lee)
is an orphan and grows up with gambler Chi-su Kim. He falls in love with Su-yeon
Min (Hye-gyo Song) and makes friends with Jeong-won Choi (Seong Ji), the son of
hotelier Do-hwan Choi (Deok-hwa Lee). Jeong-won becomes In-ha's best friend, he
meets In-ha's girlfriend Su-yeon, and falls in love with her.
In-ha is
accused of murder by Jeong-won's father and makes an escape to the United
States. In Las Vegas he meets a teacher of card games and becomes a professional
gambler. After he wins the World Poker Championship, he returns to Korea to run
a casino and hotel business. Back home, he contends for victory and success with
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| ?Main Actors and Actress? |
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Lee, Byeong-hun (Kim, In-ha)
Website : http://www.leebyeonghun.com(Korean)
Date of birth : July 12, 1770
Profile : height 178 Cm / Weight 72 Kg
Interests : collecting hats and caps and traveling
Skills : swimming, taekwondo, snowboarding and
arm wrestling
Ideal type woman : "comfortable as a
friend"
TV dramas : Naeireun Sarang (Love in
tomorrow), Areumdaun Yeoin (Pretty Lady), Happy Together, Baegya 3.98, Areumdaun
Naldeul (Beautiful Days) etc.
Movies : Run Away,
Nae Maeumui Punggeum (The Harmonium in My Memory), JSA (Joint Security Area),
Jungdok (Addiction), Beonjijeompeureul Hada (Bungee Jumping Of Their
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Song, Hye-kyo (Min,
Su-yeon)
Website : http://hyekyo.yeonyoung.com(Korean)
Date of birth : Feb. 2, 1982
Profile : Height 164 Cm / Weight - 45 Kg
Interests : watching movies, shopping and singing
Skills : swimming, playing piano and figure skating
Ideal type man : good-looking, warm-heart, and
full of love
TV dramas : Haengjin(Parade), Baekya
3.98, Sunpung Sanbuingwa (Sunpung OBGYN Hospital), Suhocheonsa (An Angel),
Hotelier, Gaeuldonghwa (Autumn in My Heart) |
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Ji, Seong (Choi, Jeong-won)
Date of birth : Feb. 27, 1977
Profile : height : 178 Cm / weight : 70 Kg
Interests : skiing and singing
Skills : skills, baseball and hapgido
Ideal type woman : a woman who loves her job and loves
other people
TV dramas : Masinneun Cheonghon (A
Delicious Proposal), KIST, Gyeolhonui Beopchik (Rules of Marriage), Haetbit
Sanyang (Catching a Sunbeam), Hwaryeohan Sijeol (Glorious Days)
Movie : Hwiparam Gongju (Princess Whistle) |
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Bak, Sol-mi (Seo, Jin-hui)
Date of birth : Jan. 3, 1978
Profile : height : 170 Cm / weight : 45 Kg
Interests : playing games, reading comic books, creating
her own image
Skills : swimming and playing the
piano
Ideal type man : warm smile and romantic
TV dramas : Papa, Uri Jip (My Home), Gyeouryeonga
(Winter Love song), Nappeun Yeojadeul (Bad Girls)
Movie
: Piui Gyeolhon (A Bloody Marriage) | |
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?Locations on Jeju Island?
Lotte Hotel
Address : 2812-4 Saekdal-dong, Seoguipo-si, Jeju-do
(located in Jungmun Resort)
Tel : +82-64-731-1000
(Korean/English/Japanese)
Website : http://www.lottehotel.co.kr/index.html(Korea/English/Japanese)
Directions : take an airport limousine bus (No. 600) from
Jeju Airport to the Lotte Hotel, every 15 minutes, a 50-minute ride
One
of the most famous locations on All In is the Lotte Hotel, renowned as the best
hotel in Korea for romantic scenery and exotic atmosphere. You can enjoy the
beautiful Jeju scenery overlooking the Pacific and the romantic atmosphere of a
Dutch windmill on a lakeside cliff. The windmill shows up frequently in
important scenes in the drama.
You will see the scene when Su-yeon first
meets In-ha at the Lobby Lounge,and Jeong-won and Su-yeon don't see each other
at stairs of the Lobby. Su-yeon gives a gift to In-ha at the bench in front of
the windmill, and after In-ha is promoted, he looks over the beach from the
observation platform there. There are now signposts with scenes and lines at the
each of these places.
HYATT Regency Hotel
Address : 3039-1 Seakdal-dong, Seguipo-si, Jeju-do (located
in Jungmun Resort)
Tel : +82-64-733-1234
(Korean, English, Japanese)
Website : http://www.hyattcheju.com(Korean, English, Japanese)
Directions : take an airport limousine bus (No. 600) from
Jeju Airport to the Hyatt Hotel, every 15 minutes, a 50-minute ride
The
'Sea World Hotel' in the drama is the Hyatt Hotel. The two ambitious men,
Do-hwan and Jeong-won succeed in the casino business at this hotel. The
presidential suite in the 11th floor is a place for making plans, and is where
Jeong-won falls in love with Su-yeon. Jeong-won thinks about Su-yeon at the
balcony which looks out over the beautiful cobalt Pacific Ocean.
At the
Island Lounge, Jeong-won drinks with Su-yeon and realizes that she still thinks
about In-ha. She is drunk and stays the night in the Jeong-won's suite. In the
Japanese restaurant Dadami Room, Jeonwon has a meeting with intentions to marry
the daughter of a power holder.
Paradise Hotel Jeju
Address : 511 Paradise Hotel Jeju, Topyeong-dong,
Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do
Tel :
+82-64-763-2100(Korean, English, Japanese)
Website
: http://www.paradisehotelcheju.co.kr (Korean, English,
Japanese)
Directions : take the airport limousine
bus (Nos. 300 or 600) from Jeju Airport to the Paradise Hotel Jeju, every 15
minutes, an hour and 20 minutes' trip.
Built where former Korean
President Seung-man Yi had his villa, this hotel first opened in 1963 in the
Mediterranean style. It is located near Jeongbang Falls at Seogwipo Beach and
offers a truly majestic view of the ocean and surrounding cliffs. Honeymoon
House is the Korean restaurant in this hotel with a sweet decor, proud to serve
the traditional teas of Jeju Island and a high quality menu. In the drama,
Su-yeon has dinner with Jin-hui in this restaurant. Other sets in the drama
include the living room and lobby of the hotel's honeymoon suite, and a walk
around the suite is shown.
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Seobjikoji
Address : Sinyang-ri, Seongsan-eup, Namjeju-gun, Jeju-do
Directions : take a local bus from Jeju City
Local Bus Terminal (Or Seogwipo Local Bus Terminal) to Sinyang-ri, and then walk
to Seobjikoji, an hour and 30 minutes' trip.
A great many travelers
are visiting Seobjikoji as a result of All In becoming popular. Along the Jeju
coastal road from Jeju-si City, winding past a fishing village, you arrive at
Seobjikoji. Here lies a fascinating view of the serene, clear blue waters, a
wide stretch of green grass, a rock 30m high and 15m wide jutting skyward from
the sea (with its own legend), and a lighthouse. This beautiful scenery served
as the backdrop for drama sets including a Catholic church, a convent and a
nursery school before. More and more people are expected to visit this
picturesque place. Seobjikoji's exotic and beautiful scenery has attracted many
moviemakers. Famous Korean movies such as Danjeokbiyeonsu and Yijaesuui Nan (the
Uprise of Yi Jae-su) were filmed here.
Gamdogui Uija, Director's Chair, a
movie theme cafe
Address : 2381 Namwon-ri,
Namwon-eup, Namjeju-gun, Jeju-do
Tel :
+82-64-764-8383(Korean)
Museum Hours : 11:00 ~
19:00
Menu : Haemul Ttukbaegi (hot and spicy
seafood soup), 10,000 won, Galchi Jorim (hard-boiled hair-tail fish), 12,000
won, Donkkaseu Deopbap (pork cutlet and rice), 12,000 won, beefsteak, 18,000
Directions : take a limousine bus from Jeju
Airport to Seogwipo, then a taxi to the cafe Gamdokui Uija, an hour and 10
minutes' trip
Before Su-yeon goes to the USA to study, she meets
Jeong-won in this cafe. You can enjoy the pristine seashore through the glass
windows and take a lovely walk outside. There is the Jeju Sinyoung Cinema Museum
nearby with exhibitions entitled "Honors", "Special Effects", "Animation", and
"Filming Experience", presenting the past, present and future of film making.
Techniques ranging from the amateur to the cutting-edge are exhibited in a fun
way for easy understanding. You can also take a picture with Korean traditional
hanbok clothes.
International Conventioin Center Jeju
Address : 2700 Jungmun-dong, Seogwipo-si,
Jeju -do
Tel : +82-64-738-7890
Website : http://www.iccjeju.co.kr (Korean, English, Japanese)
Directions : take the airport limousines bus (No.600) from
Jeju Airport to Jungmun Resort, every 15 minutes, a 45-minute ride.
The
International Convention Center Jeju located in Jungmun Resort opened on March
22, 2003.
Tamna Hall has a maximum capacity of 3,500 people. Meetings of up
to 1,100 people may be held in Halla Hall-assemblies, banquets, lectures, movie
presentations and other types of events. Samda Hall can handle 500 people and is
divisible into two. These halls can be arranged flexibly for different sizes and
types of conferences, performances or other events.
Jungmun Golf Course
Address : 2101 Saekdal-dong, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do
Tel : +82-64-735-7241~2
Course
: 18 holes, a total of 6,820m)
Directions :
Take limousine bus (No. 600) from Jeju Airport to Jungmun Resort, every 15
minutes, a 45-minute ride.
In the scene Jeong-won and his father play
golf, In-ha receives a lesson in here .
Located in Jungmun Resort on the
southern coast, this 18-hole course offers exotic southern coastal views. It is
Korea's only seaside course, above seashore cliffs and a plunging valley.
Golfing is all year round on evergreen lawns amid surrounding beauty. Off the
fairways in the rough, Jeju Island's unique indigenous plants grow wild. You may
enjoy famous tourist attractions nearby such as Jungmun Beach and Cheonjiyeon
Falls and a variety of fascinating facilities and attractions.
Daeyu Land
Address : 144 sangye-dong, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do
Tel : +82-64-738-0500 (Korean, English, Japanese)
Website : http://www.daeyooland.co.kr (Korean)
Business hours : 9:00~18:00
Fare
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Hunting: 100,000 won (including 10 rounds and clay-shoot, 145,000
won)
Sporting clays 20 rounds: 30,000 won
Target shooting, rifle or
handgun: 12 rounds for 30,000 won
Directions :
take an airport limousine bus No. 600 from Jeju Airport to the Shilla Hotel and
take a taxi to Daeyu Land, a one-hour ride.
Daeyu Land offers bird
hunting, sporting clays, and rifle and pistol target shooting all year round,
with ultra-modern facilities. You can have shotgun rental, hunting dog, suit and
shoes, and a guide, for a hundred thousand won. You can get in a round of
practice with clay pigeons for 30,000 won, and cartridges are 1,000 won apiece.
Afterwards, you can go out for pheasant or quail in about three hours. You can
also enjoy the pheasant-breeding farm, clubhouse, and, of course, the large
hunting ground. In the drama, Jin-hui and her father meet Jeong-won and his
father at Daeyu Land after shooting clays. |
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