The Secret Romantic Guesthouse sounds like a love story about young couples who meet at a guesthouse and fall in love despite their social differences. Yes, there are love stories in this series that break the barrier of social status, but the series goes above and beyond that plot. Set in the era of Joseon around the 15th century, it is a fictional story about Lee Seol, the deposed grand heir to the throne, who returns to avenge his father’s death at the hands of the current king, Lee Chang. The king was cruel to kill his own brother to take the throne, and he is even more cruel to the people of Joseon. The youngsters, Kang San, Jung Yu Ha, Kim Si Yeol, and Dan Oh, are the progressive minds of the Joseon who don’t fear breaking social stereotypes and oppressive customs.
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- 5/19/2023
- by Neha Bhondve
- Film Fugitives
The king of Joseon, Lee Chang, had killed his older brother, Lee Pyeong, to take the throne for himself. He also killed his family, but only his son, the deposed grand heir, Lee Seol, managed to survive and flee the palace. Years later, he returns to Hanyang to avenge his father’s death and reunites with Dan Oh, who saved him from capture in the past. He hides his identity under the fake name Kang San while planning his revenge. He meets Jung Yu Ha and Kim Si Yeol at Dan Oh’s guesthouse, and both of them turn out to be important people in his life. Yu Ha is his half-brother; Lee Gyeom is his personal guard; and Si Yeol is his personal guard who has been protecting him for all these years secretly. All of them join the rebellion to dethrone the current king, but Yu Ha gets caught first,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Neha Bhondve
- Film Fugitives
Kang San attacked the king previously in The Secret Romantic Guesthouse and had been preparing to take the throne with help from the queen dowager. However, the king woke up miraculously, and Chief Jang had already told him about the rebellion. He ordered Jang to arrest Lee Seol, whom he believed to be Yu Ha because Eunuch Noh told him so. It was an attempt to save Kang San, and it worked. Even when Kang San tried to surrender as Lee Seol, Jang didn’t believe him. Yu Ha also played along and asked Kang San and others to escape. He has sacrificed himself to buy some more time for Kang San to succeed in the rebellion and enthrone himself.
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Why Does Chief Jang Hide The Truth From The King?
Yu Ha gets arrested, and despite Chief Jang’s urge to capture Kang San and Si Yeol, the...
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Why Does Chief Jang Hide The Truth From The King?
Yu Ha gets arrested, and despite Chief Jang’s urge to capture Kang San and Si Yeol, the...
- 5/16/2023
- by Neha Bhondve
- Film Fugitives
Chief Jang caught his guard spying on him and learned the secret plan of Mokinhoe from him. In The Secret Romantic Guesthouse, Kang San and Yu Ha have come together to end the rule of the current king. Yu Ha had been impersonating Lee Seol, but he decided to back down after Kang San revealed his true identity. Kang San was all ready to take down the king and found the right day. The king was out hunting, but Chief Jang informed him about Mokinhoe’s plan, and the king turned back hurriedly without his guards. Kang San was already waiting for him and shot an arrow at him.
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Who Saves Kang San From Getting Caught?
The king collapsed as Kang San’s arrow went straight into his chest, but Kang San had to run away as the guards followed the king. Guards chase Kang San, but he manages to escape.
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Who Saves Kang San From Getting Caught?
The king collapsed as Kang San’s arrow went straight into his chest, but Kang San had to run away as the guards followed the king. Guards chase Kang San, but he manages to escape.
- 5/10/2023
- by Neha Bhondve
- Film Fugitives
Kang San and Yu Ha have discovered each other’s true identities through a chance encounter in The Secret Romantic Guesthouse. Yu Ha found the secret scroll meant for Kang San and learned that Kang San is Lee Seol. After hearing the rumors about Mokinhoe and its leader Lee Seol, Kang San infiltrated into one of their meetings and recognized that their leader Lee Seol was Yu Ha, just from his voice. Neither Kang San nor Yu Ha would want the history of fratricide to repeat itself, but they have the decision to make.
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Who Attacks Kang San?
Yu Ha explains to Kang San that he needed to stop the king and that becoming Lee Seol was the best choice he had. Kang San thinks that he is deceiving people, no matter how good his intentions are. He believes that Yu Ha will make things right, and he...
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Who Attacks Kang San?
Yu Ha explains to Kang San that he needed to stop the king and that becoming Lee Seol was the best choice he had. Kang San thinks that he is deceiving people, no matter how good his intentions are. He believes that Yu Ha will make things right, and he...
- 5/3/2023
- by Neha Bhondve
- Film Fugitives
A lot of things have been happening in “The Secret Romantic Guesthouse” as the rumors about Lee Seol’s return spread throughout Hanyang. Yu Ha has taken the lead of Mokinhoe while impersonating Lee Seol, and he plans to take the throne. However, he is concerned about the return of the real Lee Seol. On the other hand, the real Lee Seol, Kang San, gets caught by the royal guards, but the personal guard saves him. That’s when Kang San finds out that his personal guard is none other than Si Yeol, who is always around him.
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How Does Yuk Ho Find Out Kang San’s Real Identity?
All the members of Mokinhoe gather together for the first time but with their faces covered. Yu Ha makes his first appearance as Lee Seol in front of the members and assures them that they will succeed together in...
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How Does Yuk Ho Find Out Kang San’s Real Identity?
All the members of Mokinhoe gather together for the first time but with their faces covered. Yu Ha makes his first appearance as Lee Seol in front of the members and assures them that they will succeed together in...
- 4/26/2023
- by Neha Bhondve
- Film Fugitives
“The Secret Romantic Guesthouse” revealed the identity of Lee Seol, one of the scholars staying at the guesthouse, in the previous episode. Dan Oh had met Lee Seol and saved his life when they were kids, but at that time, she didn’t know he was the deposed prince. Kang San confessed the truth to Dan Oh—that he is Lee Seol, the kid she saved in the past. Kang San, who plans to take the throne, has passed the military exam and is assigned to the palace of the king as a guard.
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Why Does Yu Ha Need To Change His Identity?
Along with his real identity, Kang San also reveals to Dan Oh that he plans to rebel against the king to claim the throne that belongs to him. Dan Oh is worried about him and asks him to reconsider his decision. Kang San got a...
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Why Does Yu Ha Need To Change His Identity?
Along with his real identity, Kang San also reveals to Dan Oh that he plans to rebel against the king to claim the throne that belongs to him. Dan Oh is worried about him and asks him to reconsider his decision. Kang San got a...
- 4/19/2023
- by Neha Bhondve
- Film Fugitives
The mystery of who the real Lee Seol is only deepened in “The Secret Romantic Guesthouse,” as all three scholars give off the impression of being the prince. After Jang arrested Si Yeol on the suspicion that he was Lee Seol, Dan Oh believed that Kang San was his personal guard. She suddenly left her guesthouse because she could not risk the lives of Si Yeol or Kang San. Si Yeol got out safely, but Dan Oh got into danger as Jang still found her. However, a mysterious swordsman came to save her from Jang.
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Who Is The Mysterious Swordsman?
The swordsman, who has covered himself in black clothes, including his face and a hat on his head, has eyes that pretty much resemble Kang San’s eyes, and Dan Oh also feels that it could be him when he touches her hand to signal her to run away.
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Who Is The Mysterious Swordsman?
The swordsman, who has covered himself in black clothes, including his face and a hat on his head, has eyes that pretty much resemble Kang San’s eyes, and Dan Oh also feels that it could be him when he touches her hand to signal her to run away.
- 4/12/2023
- by Neha Bhondve
- Film Fugitives
In a suspenseful previous episode of “The Secret Romantic Guesthouse,” Kang San and Si Yeol raised suspicions about their real identities. Kang San met with Lee Seol’s uncle and warned him not to meet Dan Oh anymore. Jang and his men were keeping an eye on the eunuch and attacked Kang San, believing he was the personal guard of Lee Seol. He managed to escape them, but he got shot by the poisoned arrow. Si Yeol, on the other hand, had been meeting with an old man secretly.
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Who Gets Arrested By The Royal Guards?
Dan Oh finds Kang San passed out on the street and immediately finds a palanquin to carry him to a physician. Jang’s men try to search inside the palanquin, but someone else distracts them by shooting an arrow. Dan Oh takes him home instead, and Si Yeol treats his wound. Jang...
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Who Gets Arrested By The Royal Guards?
Dan Oh finds Kang San passed out on the street and immediately finds a palanquin to carry him to a physician. Jang’s men try to search inside the palanquin, but someone else distracts them by shooting an arrow. Dan Oh takes him home instead, and Si Yeol treats his wound. Jang...
- 4/5/2023
- by Neha Bhondve
- Film Fugitives
Dan Oh, an orphan girl of noble birth, turned her home into a guesthouse to make a living. She is barely scraping by these days, but she is optimistic. However, the past comes back and causes trouble. Previously, in “The Secret Romantic Guesthouse,” Dan Oh made a deal with the chief administrator of the royal palace to save her house from going to her father’s creditors. She promised to find him the deposed prince Lee Seol, whom no one had seen in 10 years.
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What Is Lee Seol’s Unique Physical Feature?
Administrator Jang laughed at Dan Oh’s claim, but she convinced him that no one knew this neighborhood better than her. Jang has nothing to lose, so he accepts her offer. Kang San had been following Dan Oh, and now he knew what Dan Oh was up to. Dan Oh goes to Buyounggak looking for the...
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What Is Lee Seol’s Unique Physical Feature?
Administrator Jang laughed at Dan Oh’s claim, but she convinced him that no one knew this neighborhood better than her. Jang has nothing to lose, so he accepts her offer. Kang San had been following Dan Oh, and now he knew what Dan Oh was up to. Dan Oh goes to Buyounggak looking for the...
- 3/29/2023
- by Neha Bhondve
- Film Fugitives
My passion for Hong Kong movies started over twenty years ago when, as an impressionable teenager, I discovered John Woo and his cinematic alter ego in Chow Yun-fat. Over in England we only ever got the action movies released whilst in Hong Kong many of his bigger successes were comedies. Cantonese comedy can be a bit of an acquired taste so discovering this other aspect to his screen persona has been certainly for this reviewer an eye opener.
Lam Bo-San (Chow Yun-fat) is the richest man in Hong Kong. Born into a wealthy family and engaged to Cindy (Nina Li Chi), he is howver, longing for an ordinary life, which is why he takes off and accidentally finds himself waiting at a gala event and stumbling upon Hung Leung Yuk (Sylvia Chang) who works in the East East restaurant with her brother Mr Hung (Yu Ha).
He...
Lam Bo-San (Chow Yun-fat) is the richest man in Hong Kong. Born into a wealthy family and engaged to Cindy (Nina Li Chi), he is howver, longing for an ordinary life, which is why he takes off and accidentally finds himself waiting at a gala event and stumbling upon Hung Leung Yuk (Sylvia Chang) who works in the East East restaurant with her brother Mr Hung (Yu Ha).
He...
- 3/28/2020
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
The titles are Yu Ha’s heist film Pipeline (working title), Shin Jung-won’s comedy thriller Night Of The Undead and mystery thriller The Anchor.
South Korea’s Finecut has picked up international sales rights for a trio of upcoming genre films - A Dirty Carnival director Yu Ha’s heist film Pipeline (working title), Chaw director Shin Jung-won’s comedy thriller Night Of The Undead and mystery thriller The Anchor, starring Chun Woo-hee (The Wailing).
Pipeline is about an underworld prodigy who is hired to illegally and dangerously drill into a pipeline known as “the artery” of the country to siphon oil.
South Korea’s Finecut has picked up international sales rights for a trio of upcoming genre films - A Dirty Carnival director Yu Ha’s heist film Pipeline (working title), Chaw director Shin Jung-won’s comedy thriller Night Of The Undead and mystery thriller The Anchor, starring Chun Woo-hee (The Wailing).
Pipeline is about an underworld prodigy who is hired to illegally and dangerously drill into a pipeline known as “the artery” of the country to siphon oil.
- 2/21/2020
- by 134¦Jean Noh¦516¦
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: 9ers Entertainment has also secured deals for Hong Won-Chan’s Cannes title Office.
Korean sales agent 9ers Entertainment has sealed a slew of deals on Hong Won-Chan’s Cannes title Office and Bong Man-Dae’s erotic thriller Trap.
Trap has gone to Donau Film for Germany and Austria, Klockworx for Japan, Sundream for Hong Kong and Macau, Moviecloud for Taiwan and Viva Communications for the Philippines.
Office has gone to Nikkatsu for Japan, Lemon Tree for China, Edko Films for Hong Kong, Mono Film for Thailand and Viva for the Philippines.
Mystery thriller Office, which premiered in a Mightnight Screening slot at Cannes last year, tells the story of a manager who starts killing of his colleagues one by one. Ko A-sung (Snowpiercer), Park Sung-woong (New World) and Bae Seong-woo (The Royal Tailer) head the cast.
Trap, starring Yu Ha-June and Han Je-In, tells the story of a writer attempting to finish his screenplay in a boarding...
Korean sales agent 9ers Entertainment has sealed a slew of deals on Hong Won-Chan’s Cannes title Office and Bong Man-Dae’s erotic thriller Trap.
Trap has gone to Donau Film for Germany and Austria, Klockworx for Japan, Sundream for Hong Kong and Macau, Moviecloud for Taiwan and Viva Communications for the Philippines.
Office has gone to Nikkatsu for Japan, Lemon Tree for China, Edko Films for Hong Kong, Mono Film for Thailand and Viva for the Philippines.
Mystery thriller Office, which premiered in a Mightnight Screening slot at Cannes last year, tells the story of a manager who starts killing of his colleagues one by one. Ko A-sung (Snowpiercer), Park Sung-woong (New World) and Bae Seong-woo (The Royal Tailer) head the cast.
Trap, starring Yu Ha-June and Han Je-In, tells the story of a writer attempting to finish his screenplay in a boarding...
- 2/15/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
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