Starring: Cha Tae-Hyeon, Im Chae-Mu, Lee So-Yeon
Director: Kim Sang-Chan, Kim Hyeon-Su
Studio: Bitwin
Rating: 12+
Genre: Comedy
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About This DVD
Film fans recognize Cha Tae Hyun as the lead of romantic favorites like My Sassy
Girl and My Girl and I, but the popular actor has also dabbled in music and has
two albums under his belt. Merging his acting and singing careers, Cha Tae Hyun
gives his vocal cords a stretch in Highway Star, and in the most unlikely of
ways - trot! Considered pop music for the middle-aged, trot is a melodramatic
folk-style music genre akin to Japanese enka or country music. The genre has
been making a popular resurgence in recent years with the crossover success of
younger trot singers like Jang Yoon Jeong and boy band Super Junior jumping into
the fray, and now it's even getting the big screen treatment - complete with
flashy suits, slicked-down hair, and dramatic stage postures. Based on a Saito
Hiroshi novel, the film is co-directed by first-timers Kim Hyun Soo and Kim Sang
Chan, who fill the movie with just enough humor and zest. With Cha Tae Hyun
starring as a rocker-turned-trotter and support from comic veteran Lim Chae Moo
and actress Lee So Yeon (Untold Scandal), Highway Star makes for a hilarious,
foot-tapping journey.
Stuck in a small town, aspiring rocker Dal Ho (Cha Tae Hyun) makes a living
reluctantly playing trot at local clubs. When small-time recording company head
Jang (Lim Chae Moo) offers Dal Ho a contract, he eagerly grabs the opportunity,
believing that his time has finally come. After he signs, however, Dal Ho
discovers that he won't be rocking after all. Instead, he will be singing trot.
Unable to back out of his contract, Dal Ho takes to the stage behind a mask to
hide his embarrassment, and ends up an overnight sensation. The wannabe rocker
seems to have found his true calling, but doing music he dislikes. With the help
of Jang and a certain cute trot singer (Lee So Yeon), maybe he'll actually learn
the passion of trot.
Audio Format: | DD 5.1 Surround, DD 2.0 Stereo |
Video Format: | Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic) |
Languages: | Korean |
Subtitles: | English, Korean |
Country Made: | Korea |
Region Code: | 3 |
Year Made: | 2007 |
Running Time: | 114 |
Special Features: |
Audio Commentary with Cha Tae Hyun, Lee So Yeon, and Jeong Seok Yong Making Of Storyboard Interview with Cast Theatrical Trailer |
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