TVXQ‘s Changmin is set to make his acting debut in Japan with a new movie titled, ‘Run with the Gold‘!
On February 2nd, SM Entertainment revealed that Changmin was cast as one of the leading roles in the Japanese film. He’ll be playing a North Korean spy named ‘Momo’, who acts as an exchange student of engineering.
The plot takes place in the streets of Osaka, as six men race for the gold. It’s inspired by Takamura Kaoru‘s debut novel, which has earned several awards in the mystery and crime genre.
Directed by Izutsu Kazuyuki, Changmin will be working alongside stars like Tsumabushi Satoshi, Asano Tadanobu, and Nishida Toshiyuki.
Filming already began last month.
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[CM's movie INFO] Changmin's movie "Ogon wo daite tobe(Fly holding gold)" is based on the Japan Mystery Suspence Award-winning novel of the same title by Kaoru Takamura, one of the most famous female novelists.
It's a story of six men planning to steal a lump of gold from the safe of the bank under the ground.
Changmin will play a key character "Momo" in the movie. Momo is a self-proclaimed foreign student of engineering department, and an expert of the blast work. But he has two faces and he' s a North Korean agent who entrapped by somebody, and is now chased as a betrayer.
The main character in the movie is "Koda", starring Satoshi Tsumabuki. Koda is a nihilistic man, but the existence of Momo will change Koda little by little. An absolute relationship of mutual trust beyond the friendship between men is the key point of the story.
The movie will be coming out in November 2012.
credit: @TVyunhoXQ

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Date: 2012-02-02 12:31 am (UTC)He's a terrible actor but maybe this whole ~engineering North Korean spy~ will work better for him than the whole chaebol bratty son.
EEEH MORE JAPANESE FROM CHANGMIN!
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Date: 2012-02-02 12:35 am (UTC)assuming that's what they mean by blast work????I'm game.
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Date: 2012-02-02 12:37 am (UTC)Oh shoot Asano Tadanobu is gonna be in 47 Ronin.
The other names listed here have so much experience.
Hope Changmin does well :D
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Date: 2012-02-02 12:58 am (UTC)his long hair is lush.
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Date: 2012-02-02 12:46 am (UTC)And his role sounds pretty awesome!! *.*
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Date: 2012-02-02 12:56 am (UTC)i can't believe i went through paradise ranch.
if it wasn't for your sex face and hot body...
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Date: 2012-02-02 01:03 am (UTC)im exited about this man so freaking exited i have want him in a japanesedrama ormovie for so long now
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Date: 2012-02-02 01:12 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2012-02-02 01:06 am (UTC)less pray 4 good bromance if nothing else
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Date: 2012-02-02 01:24 am (UTC)Hopefully being surrounded by such experienced actors will help him improve his own skills.
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Date: 2012-02-02 01:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-02 01:29 am (UTC)TIFF 2012 please.
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Date: 2012-02-02 01:40 am (UTC)that is all.
still can't get over the rumor that he'll be playing a north korean transvestiteno subject
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Date: 2012-02-02 01:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-02 01:59 am (UTC)There are a lot of things Changmin is good at. Hitting high notes. Rocking some pretty questionable hairstyles. Being hilarious. Being tall. Probably raising your PR people's blood pressure significantly when they're watching him on variety programs. One of the things missing from this list is acting. This is because Changmin is not very good at acting. From the good old DB5K MV days to Paradise Ranch, he's consistently been... kinda bad. This is something you should take into account when you try to find things for him to do in the future outside of musical activities.
Sincerely,
A fan who likes not having to watch someone who she is a fan of fail a lot in the not-funny way.
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Date: 2012-02-02 06:58 am (UTC)lmfao
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Date: 2012-02-02 02:16 am (UTC)I think that putting him in the leading role his FIRST drama out the gate did not do him any favors. Not to mention, the script was pretty horrendous and as much as I like Lee Yeon Hee - let's be real - her character was annoying as hell. Most of the cast in Paradise Ranch overacted.
This could be really interesting and a good chance for him to improve on his acting. Not to mention, if we get Japanese speaking Changmin with a character that sounds like his Athena role plus his long hair?
SIGN ME UP.
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Date: 2012-02-02 02:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-02 02:24 am (UTC)Tears fall as I fall in a slow circle and die.
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Date: 2012-02-02 03:31 am (UTC)This role seems so matching him. You know, I'm not surprised if one day he'll said that "actually I'm an undercover child prodigy sent as secret intelligent/spy by a secret organization" =))
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Date: 2012-02-02 02:30 pm (UTC)lol
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Date: 2012-02-02 03:42 am (UTC)But idk, in my opinion, this (.gif) kind of expression and body language is working so well for Japanese drama/movie =)) =)) from several doramas I've watched before, the actors are really expressive and comical. Well, maybe this will help that Min is going for a Japanese movie? haha (but then his role in this movie is a serious one tho oTL)
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