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Song Hye-kyo (Korean: 송혜교, born February 26, 1982) is a South Korean model and actress. She gained popularity through television dramas such as Autumn in My Heart (2000), All In (2003), and Full House (2004).
Song debuted in the entertainment industry in 1996 when she won the Grand Prize in SunKyung Smart (a school uniform company) when she was finishing her third year in junior high school. It was not long until she starred in her first drama, Merry Morning. Since then, she would continue to star in a string of various dramas and sitcoms but it wasn't until the KBS drama Autumn in My Heart in 2000 with Song Seung-hun and Won Bin that she rose to fame throughout Asia.
In 2003, her popularity continued to climb when she played a leading role alongside Lee Byung-hun in the gambling drama All In. The following year, she co-starred with singer Rain in the hit romantic comedy series Full House.
After the pan-Asian success of Full House, she made her big-screen debut in My Girl and I (a Korean adaptation of Crying Out Love in the Center of the World), which was panned by audiences and critics alike. Vocal about her dissatisfaction with typecasting in the roles she was being offered, Song went on a 2-year hiatus.
All In (Korean: 올인) is a South Korean television drama series broadcast by SBS in 2003, starring Lee Byung-hun and Song Hye-kyo. The fierce competition in the casino world is thoroughly seen through this drama, as the ambitions of two men clash with each other: for money, success, and love. It was inspired by the life of professional poker player Jimmy Cha.
The drama was a success in South Korea and won numerous awards, including Lee Byung-hun winning the Daesang Award at the 2003 SBS Drama Awards. In 2009, a spin-off series was broadcast called Swallow the Sun.
The series is set around the life of Kim In-ha (Lee Byung-hun), an orphan taken in the care of a poor gambler uncle. In his childhood often hung out with his friends at the basement of a theater. In-ha befriends Choi Jung-won (Ji Sung), a perfect student and also the son of the theater owner. Min Su-yeon (Song Hye-kyo), the daughter of the projectionist at the theater, became orphaned when her father dies because he owes money to the wrong people. In-Ha and Jung-won come up with a plan to avenge the death of Su-yeon's father's death together, planning to set fire to a gangster's hideout, but instead it accidentally led to the killing of a gang leader. In-Ha is sentenced to seven years in prison while thanks to Jung-won's family connections, Jung-won avoids sentencing. As In-ha serves his sentence, Jung-won goes to the US to study and Su-yeon decides to become a nun.
Lee Byung-hun (Korean: 이병헌; born July 12, 1970) is a South Korean actor known for starring in the critically acclaimed Joint Security Area (2000), A Bittersweet Life (2005), The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) and I Saw the Devil (2010). His more popular television dramas include Iris (2009), All In (2003) and Beautiful Days (2001).
Lee, along with Ahn Sung-ki, are the first Korean actors to imprint their hand and foot prints on the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Lee auditioned in the 1991 KBS Super Talent Audition and was accepted, making his debut in the television drama Asphalt My Hometown. His breakthrough role was in the 2000 film Joint Security Area directed by Park Chan-wook. He played a border-guard soldier who crossed to North Korea nightly and forged a friendship with a soldier on the opposing side. The film was a critical and commercial success and broke records as the highest grossing film in Korean history. His performance earned him Best Actor jointly with Song Kang-ho at the Pusan Film Critics Awards. He also starred in the film Bungee Jumping of Their Own, about a man whose girlfriend dies and is later reincarnated as a man.
Actors: Kyle Dollahite (miscellaneous crew), George Flanigan (editor), George Flanigan (composer), George Flanigan (director), George Flanigan (producer), George Flanigan (writer), George Flanigan (writer), Matt Farris (actor), Laruant Suarsur (miscellaneous crew), Kimberly Pena (actor), Audrey Bailey (actress), Christopher Robin Faulkner (miscellaneous crew), Shanna Flanigan (miscellaneous crew), Jacob Singh (miscellaneous crew), Manuel Caneri (actor),
Plot: This dark comedy resembles a Rounders meets The Devils Advocate situation. All in, No Show, Starling and Futura represent the most extreme players in the card game of Texas Hold'em. Their lives are turned upside down when the game takes an interesting twist and the stakes are raised to reel life assets instead of chips. The characters constant battle with each other and their addiction could lead them to literally put it all on the line.
Genres: Short,