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July 31, 2008
[ChanMi's movie news] Jin Goo's new role as a serial killer!
Actor Jin Goo changes in the new film "Truck" as a serial killer!
Through this movie, the actor Jin Goo shows the existence of good and evil in one person as he fights against the truck driver acted by Park Hae-jin.
Jin Goo is Kim Young-ho, the serial killer who makes Cheol-min, the truck driver's live complicating by riding his truck while Cheol-min tries to find a way to destry the corpses in order to survive.
The actor is known to have read many books and researched about serial killers in order to understand their minds.
This deathly thrilling movie will be released this September!
Source:
http://cynews.cyworld.com/Servic ... 70119&LinkID=66
http://www.hancinema.net/chanmi- ... -killer--14858.html |
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July 31, 2008
[ChanMi's drama news]
"The War of Flower" into a drama starring Kang Seong-yeon
Despite the casting problems that caused some ruckus among the staff and actresses, Kang Seong-yeon has been the final decision as Madam Jeong role.
Her stills have been released to prove it! SBS drama of "The War Of Flower" will portray a different Madam Jeong through Actress Kang Seong-yeon.
Her femme fatale role will be according to Kang's own talents and beauty. This drama will be aired this September 6th following the final episode of "Gourmet".
Source:
http://cynews.cyworld.com/Servic ... 44167&LinkID=63
http://www.hancinema.net/chanmi- ... ong-yeon-14856.html |
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July 31, 2008
Novelist who left mark on S. Korean film industry dead at 69
SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- Lee Cheong-jun, who helped shape South Korea's film industry as well as contemporary literature, died of lung cancer on Thursday, his family said. He was 69.
Lee was diagnosed with lung cancer last year and has been undergoing treatment at a hospital.
Since his acclaimed debut in 1965, Lee amplified human nature in his writing, whose topics ranged from the Korean shamanic tradition to self-estrangement in industrialized society.
He published 11 long pieces, three novel series and 10 short novels and stories. His work has been translated in the United States, Japan, China, France, Germany, Austria, Spain and Turkey.
His writings were most frequently adapted for film by South Korean directors. The adapations include "Seopyeonje" and "Secret Sunshine," both of which were critically applauded domestically and internationally.
"Seopyeonje," his most well-known piece in Korea, is the story of a family of traditional Korean pansori singers trying to earn a living in the modern world. Readers and critics alike praised the heart-wrenching story.
Lee built a solid friendship with veteran director Im Kwon-taek, who won a Golden Bear at the 2005 Berlin Film Festival for his contribution to the film industry.
Im has adapted three of the author's pieces into films -- the record-setting "Seopyeonje" in 1993, "Festival" in 1996 and "Beyond the Years" in 2006, which was his 100th movie in his 50-year career.
Lee will be laid to rest on Saturday at the foot of a mountain in his hometown of Jangheung, a rural county in South Jeolla Province, which provided the landscape for many of his writings.
Source: [email protected]
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturespo...010000315F.HTML
Novelist Lee Cheong-jun Dies
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/speci.../139_28589.html |
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NEWS INDEX page 34
August 1, 2008: Kim Jee-woon on a Loving Homage to the Masters
July 31: ‘90s K-pop Icons Return with New Albums
Aug 1: BoA to Perform at the ‘SMTOWN LIVE 08’ Music Festival
Aug 1: Song Il-guk Wraps Shoot in China
Aug 1: Han Hye-jin in a new wine drama, "Terroir"
Aug 1: Cannes cut of "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" in Theaters
Aug 1: Kang Hye-jeong in a new Hollywood film, "Wedding Palace"
Aug 1: Kim Min-jeong's 27th birthday with fans
Aug 1: Kim Min-hee and Kim Ji-hoon in "Date, Marry"
Aug 1: New Korean Pop Culture Wave Hits China
Aug 1: Kim Tae-kyun helms Japanese manga adaptation
Aug 3: Singer seeks to overcome title of 'next BoA'
Aug 3: Korean boy band Super Junior at the MTV Asia Awards
Aug 1: PiFan adventure closes with prizes
Aug 1: Divers quartet rule the box office
Aug 4: Actress Yun Eun-hye to Hold First Fan Meeting in Japan
Aug 4: "Mummy 3" takes top spot
Aug 4: Seo Tai-ji Returns Blinking to the Limelight
Aug 3: Kim Jae-won to make his drama return
Aug 4: Pop Music Icon Holds Rare News Conference
Aug 4: Bae Yong-jun's Korean Restaurant 'Gosireh' Celebrates 2nd Anniversary
Aug 4: 'Mummy' has Korean box office all wrapped up
Aug 3: Song Hye-Kyo Joins Hyun Bin in New Drama
Aug 4: Pop Icon Returns With New Genre
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August 1, 2008
Kim Jee-woon on a Loving Homage to the Masters
“The Good, the Bad, the Weird” by director Kim Jee-woon has drawn more than 4.5 million viewers in just two weeks after it hit local theaters on July 17. The Chosun Ilbo spoke to the director of this most talked-about Korean film of the year.
Rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival in May will have boosted his confidence. Appearing in sunglasses against the strong sunshine, Kim stressed the aesthetics of “handmade” filmmaking. He said sincerity is needed not only in the film's theme or attitude. "I work as though making the movie by hand. I give all I have in filming." He offers the example of a bowl. "Some potters exert the utmost effort not only in the function but also in color and pattern. I'd be happy if viewers question how the film was made rather than why, and if it's dubbed 'the Korean film with the best action sequence' rather than a perfect entertainment.”
Director Kim Jee-woon
The unlikely combination of entertainment and dedicated craftsmanship makes sense after watching the film. “The Good, the Bad, the Weird” follows three men (played by Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jung Woo-sung) who hound each other across lawless Manchuria in the 1930s in pursuit of a treasure map. It features a speed, scale and rhythm never before seen in a Korean film, especially in the opening scene of a train ambush, a market sequence in the middle, and the final chase and battle on the plains.
The version released at home is 10 minutes longer than the one showcased in Cannes, with different editing. Some praise the home version as “friendlier,” while critics say it's less speedy and rhythmic. Kim said the criticism would come only from film buffs who have watched the film more than once. But he is confident that ordinary Korean audiences watching the film for the first time will enjoy it from start to finish.
The movie is commercially entertaining, but it is more than that in that it serves to link the nearly severed past and present of Korea’s tinseltown, Chungmuro. Of course the title borrows from the iconic 1966 Spaghetti western “The Good, the Bad, the Ugly” by Sergio Leone, but less well known is that it pays homage to the 1971 Korean-style western “Break Up the Chain” by Lee Man-hee.
Kim shares a story from when he was first planning the film a few years ago. A couple of young directors and producers agreed to remake masterpieces by filmmakers from the previous generation. "At the time I was arrogant to believe that I would be the first Korean director to produce a western, but later I discovered that directors Shin Sang-ok and Lee Man-hee had already mastered the genre."
Credits: [email protected]
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200808/200808010009.html |
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July 31, 2008
‘90s K-pop Icons Return with New Albums
Legendary K-pop artist Seo Taiji finished shooting a special 75-minute comeback show at the MBC Dream Center on July 31. Following at his heels is Kim Gun-mo, another legendary K-pop solo artist of the 90s, who will officially return to the k-pop scene on August 2 by making a one-hour guest appearance on ‘Kim Jeong-eun’s Chocolate’, a popular talk show on SBS. Kim’s close friends and popular TV personalities Kim Yong-man, Kim Je-dong, Ji Seok-jin will also appear on the show alongside the artist, whose comeback is being met with high expectations from both music industry personnel and K-pop fans.
MBC and SBS, two of Korea’s three major broadcasting companies, will inevitably have to compete with each other in terms of viewer ratings as the two shows will be broadcast on the same day. Both artists are confident that their new songs will be among the biggest K-pop hits of this season.
The title track of Seo Taiji’s 8th single album ‘Moai’ has faired well since its debut, nabbing top spots in numerous K-pop charts. For his latest album, Kim has collaborated with composer Kim Chang-hwan for the first time in 13 years. The renowned composer wrote many of Kim’s past hits including one of the singer’s biggest hits ‘Excuses’.
Source: KBS Global
http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/e ... _detail.htm?No=7908 |
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August 1, 2008
BoA to Perform at the ‘SMTOWN LIVE 08’ Music Festival
‘SMTOWN LIVE 08’ is a large-scale music festival hosted by SM Entertainment that will feature the live performances of some of Korea’s most popular K-pop names like TVXQ, The Grace, Super Junior, Zhang Liyin, Girls’ Generation and Shinee, all of whom are signed under SM.
BoA plans to fine-tune her overseas promotional events and take part in the concert as a member of SM Entertainment, one of the biggest entertainment and celebrity management agencies in Korea.
The singer recently said that she is happy to be a part of the ‘SMTOWN LIVE 08’ concert and to meet her Korean fans. She also promised to do her best to deliver a fabulous performance. It will be BoA’s first on-stage performance in nine months since her ‘AnyBand’ concert held last November. At the upcoming music festival, BoA plans to perform her past hits as well as new songs.
Source: KBS World
http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/e ... _detail.htm?No=7909 |
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August 1, 2008
Song Il-guk Wraps Shoot in China
The team of KBS 2TV's drama, "Wind Country," finally wrapped up its shoot with Song Il-guk in China and returned to Korea on July 30th.
According to its production company, Chorokbaem Media, the Wind Country team left for Shanghai on June 16th and spent 45 days filming around China. Many of the scenes were shot in Wuxi, about one to two hours from Shanghai by car, Lanzhou and Zingtai, which is two hours from Beijing by plane.
"We had difficulty filming due to the monsoon," said Chorokbaem. "And toward the end, we were rushed and pressed for time."
After one day off, the filming crew will continue the Wind Country shoot as they travel through the countryside of Korea.
Set for a temporary September release, Wind Country is a 36-part drama based on the popular graphic novel series by Kim Jin. "Jumong," "All-in," and "Dr. Heo Jun" writer Choi Wan-gyu wrote the teleplay and Kang Il-su of "Emperor of the Sea" fame is directing.
Source: KBS Global
http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1537867_11858.html |
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August 1, 2008
Han Hye-jin in a new wine drama, "Terroir"
"Terroir" is the first Korean drama about wine and Han Hye-jin will be the lead role!
A year and a half after the final episode of "Jumong" Han Hye-jin has revealed herself at the Brown Hall to take the role of Lee Woo-joo.
Lee Woo-joo meets Kang Tae-min(Kim Joo-hyeok) who was taught and inherited the wine production and opens her eyes in the world of wine.
The staff and writers of this drama are trying to reveal the world of wine producing and tasting to the viewers through this drama. "Terroir" will be cosing over 60,000,000 Won for its high quality and well made project. A lot of wine producers in Asia and Europe are already interested in this drama.
"Terroir" will be filmed starting this September in time for grape harvest and wine production in Bordeaux, France where it will be set.
Source: http://news.naver.com/main/read. ... &aid=0001970619
Translation: http://www.hancinema.net/chanmi- ... -terroir-14875.html |
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August 1, 2008
Cannes cut of "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" in Theaters
The edited version of "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" that screened at the Cannes International Film Festival will be coming to Korean theaters on August 6th.
"We received a lot of requests from the public regarding the Cannes cut of 'The Good, The Bad, The Ugly.' That is why we will be releasing that version of the movie to ten CGV theaters on the 6th," explained a representative of the film's distribution company, CJ Entertainment.
The Cannes Film Festival version of the movie is approximately three minutes shorter than the two hours and thirteen minutes of the Korean theater version. CJ Entertainment added, "The endings of the two versions are different, with the Cannes cut reflecting the end that director Kim Ji-woon originally wanted. We believe that audiences in Korea will be pleasantly surprised."
Source: KBS Global
http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1537839_11858.html |
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August 1, 2008
Kang Hye-jeong in a new Hollywood film, "Wedding Palace"`
Movie star Kang Hye-jeong will be starred in the Hollywood film "Wedding Palace". The romance comedy also stars Korean American Brian Ti.
A man desperate to be wed meets a Korean lady through chatting online and finds love. At the first meeting, he is surprised by her petite figure. Kang is slim with height of 162cm and weight 46kg.
The first scene will be taken in Korea and the rest will be in the U.S. The finalization of her role in the movie is being finalized currently.
Original source at http://news.naver.com/main/read. ... &aid=0002217992
Translation courtesy http://www.hancinema.net/chanmi- ... -palace`-14874.html |
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August 1, 2008
[ChanMi's star news] Kim Min-jeong's 27th birthday with fans
Actress Kim Min-jeong from "New Heart" has celebrated her birthday with 100 of her fans.
She has been a child actor and has loved acting since 1990. Her fan club, Aphrodite gave her a great surprise party.
The fans have made a video of her best scenes since her debut as an actress. And Kim showed her fans some of her clips and photos that were never published or released.
It was her first official fan meeting which both she and her fans have enjoyed greatly. Happy birthday Min-jeong!
Source:
http://cynews.cyworld.com/Servic ... 5203&LinkID=525
http://www.hancinema.net/chanmi- ... ith-fans-14876.html |
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August 1, 2008
New Korean Pop Culture Wave Hits China
Some 1,700 Chinese fans of the Korean Wave packed seats of a concert co-produced by Korea's CJ Entertainment and Chinese CCTV, as part of the “Meet in Beijing” cultural event recently organized by Beijing authorities.
Gracing the concert were five Korean teams, including balladeer Shin Seung-hun, sexy Chae Yeon, pop idols Battle and nine Chinese teams, including national singer Sun Nan and Taiwanese vocalist Zhou Huajian. The event climaxed when singers and the audience sang the 1988 Seoul Olympic theme song “Hand in Hand” and “Beijing Huan Yin Ni (Beijing Welcomes You)”, written to mark D-100 of the Beijing Olympics.
A staffer smiles in front of the Korea Sports Council's Korea House, at the Prime Hotel
Beijing in Wangfujing District.
Experts predict the concert could rekindle the Korean pop culture wave in China, which has recently lost momentum. Since the start of the year, pop stars from around the globe, including Korea, have been canceling tours of China, as the restrictions on public gatherings increase.
However, the Seoul Performing Arts Company, National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts, National Opera of Korea and the Kook Soo Ho Dance all participated in the Meet in Beijing festivities.
Hallyu stars are also resuming activities in China. Singer Rain will appear on China's leading internet portal, Tencent. Jang Na-ra, the most active Korean presence on Chinese programs, recorded Beijing Huan Yin Ni alongside 99 other singers.
Korea Broadcasting Institute researcher Kang Man-seok says, "As China expands investment in the new media field, Korea should focus more on Hallyu marketing through content development - and prepare for the enlarged cultural market in post-Olympic China."
Source: [email protected]
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200808/200808010012.html |
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August 1, 2008
KIM Tae-kyun helms Japanese manga adaptation
Volcano High director KIM Tae-kyun is the director of the upcoming Japanese manga adaptation Higanjima. Tetsuya Oishi who previously scripted the popular Death Note scenarios is writing the script. Casting is still not decided. The horror film is expected to reach cinemas in the summer of 2009.
In Higanjima, a man and his friends travel to a mysterious island in search of his vanished brother. The island turns out to be inhabited by vampires.
Besides Volcano High, KIM Tae-kyun also directed the popular youth films Romance of Their Own and A Millionaire’s First Love. He is currently in cinemas with Crossing.
Source: http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/KOFIC/Channel?task=kofic.user.eng.b_filmnews.command.NewsView1Cmd&searchPage=1&Gesipan_SCD=1&Gesimul_SNO=1035
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August 3, 2008
Singer seeks to overcome title of 'next BoA'
Since Korean teenybopper sensation BoA caused waves in Japan some eight years ago, many talented young teenagers of the country have dreamt of becoming superstars in the world's second-largest music market, Japan.
Among them were Meilin (Seo Mi-rim), who started to study Japanese, in addition to her vocal and dance training, when she was a junior high student. Seo began her broadcasting career on MBC's "Po Po Po," a popular television show to educate preschool kids when she was only five years old, and made her singing debut here in 2003 under the name of "Som2", yet her main target was Japan from the very beginning.
"There are few who recognize me as the tiny little girl who danced pretty well on TV, five years ago. But it's okay 'cause I want to become popular as Meilin," the singer, now 19, told The Korea Herald on Wednesday.
It was Tom Yoda, former chairman and CEO of Avex, the Japanese record label behind BoA, who praised Meilin. Yoda said, "She has the potential to become a second BoA."
With Yoda as her main support, Seo has released three singles in Japan, performed at major Japanese venues including Osaka Dome where she performed before 20,000 devoted fans of Korean pop last year.
Meilin has released her first single album in Korea
titled "Meilin Story." [Lee Gil-dong/The Korea Herald]
"It's a great honor for me to be compared with BoA, but I'm under great pressure as well, because of the nickname," said Meilin. "You know, the title of 'Next someone' isn't necessarily a good one. I just want to be remembered as who I am."
Certainly, Meilin has a long way to go to rub shoulders with a big star like BoA - the 22-year-old pop queen has released six albums in Japan, all of which have topped the Oricon Weekly Album Charts.
Off stage, as an average girl her age would probably do, she enjoys chatting with her friends and shopping in the Harajuku area in downtown Tokyo.
After the four rewarding years she spent in Japan, Meilin came back to Seoul two months ago with her first single album, "Meilin Story," which contains a few different versions of the two songs, "How about Tonight?" and "Liar." She has also been making television appearances, boasting her long-hidden sexy side through powerful yet sensual dance moves, as she sings "How about Tonight?"
What differentiates Meilin from many dancing divas is her superb singing ability. "I'll bet you can sense two percent difference between the songs in the album and my live performance. Filling the gap is something I should work on from now."
Later on this year, Meilin will go back to Japan to record her first regular album, of which she has finished 15 songs already.
"I will always do my best, but that's never enough. I will do it in the right direction to steal your hearts," she smiled.
By Lee Yong-sung ([email protected])
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/
[ Last edited by katt at 3-8-2008 11:03 PM ] |
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August 1, 2008
PiFan adventure closes with prizes
The 12th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) came to a close Sunday Jul. 27 after a thrilling 10-day run. This year's fest brought 1978 official guests to the city of Bucheon, a record number for PiFan, helped along by the addition of its first project market called Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF2008).
PiFan's always exciting official competition section saw 12 high quality films vying for cash prizes, with top honors this year going to a stand-out Korean film that has already shaken up local audiences and won a slew of awards. Sleeper hit The Chaser, directed by Na Hong-jin in his feature debut, captured the “Best of Puchon” prize along with two more awards, making it the night's big winner.
The festival's international jury also handed The Chaser a Best Actress prize for Seo Young-hee, who played a prostitute brutalized by a deranged serial killer. Another special jury from the European Federation of Fantastic Film Festivals (EFFFF) named The Chaser recipient of its Asian Award. EFFFF also gave special mentions to Yim Pil-sung's fairy-tale horror Hansel & Gretel and Yoshihiro Nishimura's Tokyo Gore Police.
The Best Director prize went to Swedish art house vampire film, Let the Right One In, by Tomas Alfredson. The much-talked-about film also won the Prugio Citizen's Choice Award. A Best Actor award was shared by co-stars Ekin Cheng and Shawn Yue for Singapore/Hong Kong feature Rule Number One, directed by Kelvin Tong. Animation omnibus, Fear(s) of the Dark, from France, won the Jury's Choice award.
In the Puchon Choice Shorts section, Canada's Rodrigo Gudino's won $5,000 for The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow. Korean director Chang Hyung-yun also took home $5,000 for his animation A Coffee Vending Machine and Its Sword, winning both the Best Korean Short film award as well as the Citizen's Choice award. The Jury's Choice went to German short Shaustein's Final Film by Christian Klandt, winning $3,000.
The awards ceremony was held Friday, Jul. 25, followed by closing film Cyborg, She, a Korean-Japanese co-production set in Tokyo by Korean director Kwak Jae-young. The curtain-closer, about a sassy cyborg from the future who time travels back to 2007 to save a timid college student, contained all three of PiFan's trademark themes, love, fantasy, and adventure, making it a fitting way to end an exceptional program.
After the closing, two more screening days were held, allowing audiences to catch any hotly talked about films they might have missed. Turnout was 80% for the closing weekend with the festival's overall occupancy rate at 66.7% this year, as numbers were dampened by the heavy rains during the fest. A total of 44,409 paid admissions were taken during the festival, with 81 of the 270 total screenings completely sold out.
Official guests to PiFan were up 12.7% over the previous year with also a good deal more international guests attending the festival, accounting for a 44% increase, due mainly to NAFF. Overall, festival spirits were high, with guests pleased by the convenience of a new Primus Cinema located central to the hotels and other PiFan venues. Receptions and entertainment were all well organized this year, with guests dazzled by a live performance by a sultry all-girl instrumental band, a night of DJ-led dancing, all-night karaoke sessions, and a casual party for filmmakers at a local beer bar.
The NAFF 2008 Project Market also gave away a slew of prizes while facilitating the development of 19 exciting genre films in various stages of development. On Wednesday Jul. 23, concluding a four-day run, the results of NAFF's project development market titled “It Project” were announced.
Of the 19 projects in the market, an international jury of three selected four films they would most like to see completed, to receive US $10,000 in production support. The winners included two Korean projects: Kim Jin-won's horror movie The Devils, which won the PiFan award and Chang Hyung-yun's animated comedy My Girlfriend is a Brindled Cow, which won the NAFF award.
Other winners were Frank Lin of the United States for his 0 DB, a hip-hop sci-fi which won the Puchon Award, and China's Zhang Yong for Bomb Shelter, a ghostly mystery, won the XTM Extreme Project award.
Five films at “It Project” also won post-production support to the tune of $5000 each. They were Chinese director Xie Dong's 2006 Speed Delivery and Nathan Adolfson's Philippine/U.S. co-production The Help, both winning the Moneff Award for editing; Korean director Kim Hong-suk's Removal, winning for best sound; and Taiwanese director Kevin Ko's Starstruck along with the aforementioned Korean feature The Devils, both won the Digital Cinemeka Award for CG production.
The NAFF committee also announced that 168 industry professionals from 13 countries took part in project meetings. More than 200 official meetings were held, with projects DB, Removal and Starstruck obtaining the greatest number of meetings and a high level of interest.
We can all look forward to next year's PiFan, where, if we're lucky, some of this year's NAFF awardees will screen their completed films. With its 12th festival, PiFan has more than resolved many of the setbacks it had in previous years, and the local film industry along with much international interest, are ready to embrace the festival's future. After all, PiFan remains the biggest fantasy film festival in Asia
Source: Dynamic-Korea.com
http://www.dynamic-korea.com/news/view_news.php?main=KTD&sub=CNS&uid=200800244558&keyword=
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