The box-office success of <Sunny> in 2011 proved that popularity of <Scandal Makers>, KANG’s debut feature from 3 years ago, was no fluke. <Scandal Makers> featured [CHA Tae-hyun], who was deemed past his prime, and [PARK Bo-young], who was unknown at that time, and surprisingly drew over 8 million spectators nationwide. Riding the tails of this comedy’s success, featuring a grandfather in his mid-30s and a mother in her late-teens, [CHA Tae-hyun] was ab...More

The box-office success of <Sunny> in 2011 proved that popularity of <Scandal Makers>, KANG’s debut feature from 3 years ago, was no fluke. <Scandal Makers> featured [CHA Tae-hyun], who was deemed past his prime, and [PARK Bo-young], who was unknown at that time, and surprisingly drew over 8 million spectators nationwide. Riding the tails of this comedy’s success, featuring a grandfather in his mid-30s and a mother in her late-teens, [CHA Tae-hyun] was able to reaffirm his box-office drawing power, while [PARK Bo-young] was able to become a star overnight. However, there were numerous reservations regarding KANG. By drawing over 7 million audiences with <Sunny>, he was successful in getting rid of such doubts. <Sunny> is about 40-something women seeking out their high school friends, the ones they spent their youth with. Without any star casting, the film was able to bring out both laughter and tears at the right time, with a storyline that was nostalgic for the viewers, who embraced it. Although its storyline was more complex than his previous film, <Sunny> didn’t feel more difficult than his debut feature. Following its success, KANG has became a popular director among Korean investors. KANG is set to follow up his pair of hits with the much-anticipated sequel to <Tazza: the Hight Rollers>, currently known as <Tazza 2>.Less