Top Star
Promotional poster for Top Star
Directed byPark Joong-hoon
Written byChoi Seok-hwan
Park Joong-hoon
Produced byKim Seong-cheol
Park Joong-hoon
StarringUhm Tae-woong
Kim Min-jun
So Yi-hyun
CinematographyJo Sang-yeun
Edited byPark Gok-ji
Music byLee Ji-soo
Production
company
Seum Production
Distributed byLotte Entertainment[1]
Release dates
Running time
103 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Top Star (Korean: 톱스타; RR: Topseuta) is a 2013 South Korean drama film directed, co-written and produced by veteran actor Park Joong-hoon, in his directorial debut.[2][3] It stars Uhm Tae-woong as the manager of a top actor who dreams of someday becoming famous like his client, but when a twist of fate grants his wish, his life completely changes.[4][5][6] The film premiered at the 18th Busan International Film Festival.[7]

Plot

Tae-sik is the talent manager of top celebrity Won-joon, but he has long wanted to be an actor. He unexpectedly gets his chance when Won-joon becomes involved in a hit and run accident and Tae-sik takes the fall instead by claiming he was the driver. In exchange, Won-joon promises to give Tae-sik a small role in his next film. But Tae-sik's acting career soon takes off after he gets out of jail, and his success and stardom starts to threaten and eclipse Won-joon's. Tae-sik's popularity finally overtakes Won-joon's, but his pure passion for acting turns into greed and ego. As he loses touch with his roots, he neglects the relationships he formed on the way up. Now, in order to maintain his fame, Tae-sik will stop at nothing to stay on top.[8]

Cast

Remake

Chinese production company Aim Media bought the remake rights in 2014.[9]

References

  1. ^ Tae, Sang-joon (24 October 2013). "TOP STAR Gets Japan Distributor". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  2. ^ Tae, Sang-joon (1 November 2013). "PARK Joong-hoon, Director of TOP STAR: Veteran Actor Presents First Directorial Feature About Showbiz". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  3. ^ Lee, Sun-min (27 September 2013). "Park Joong-hoon debuts Top Star". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  4. ^ Kim, Hyun-min (15 March 2013). "Casting for Director PARK Joong-hoon's TOP STAR Complete". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  5. ^ Lee, Sun-min (18 March 2013). "Actor takes director's chair Sunday". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  6. ^ Kim, Hyun-min (28 March 2013). "TOP STAR Directed by PARK Joong-hoon Begins Shoot". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  7. ^ "Top Stars Discuss Switch Over to Directing at BIFF". The Chosun Ilbo. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  8. ^ Conran, Pierce (31 October 2013). "Top Star: The Rise and Fall of a Star". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  9. ^ Conran, Pierce (April 2014). "Chinese TOP STAR Remake Set". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-08-24.

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