Lee Seung-gi and Lee Min-ho (Hook Ent./ Starhouse Ent.)

Korean top actors Lee Seung-gi and Lee Min-ho will clash in the cinemas as their respective movies are set to release early next year.

Seung-gi confirmed his film “Love Forecast” will be released in January when Min-ho’s “Gangnam 1970“ will be screened.

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Co-starring Seung-gi and actress Moon Chae-won, “Love Forecast” portrays a story of a man and a woman falling in love after a friendship of 18 years.

Seung-gi plays the role of Jun-su, an elementary school teacher who is inept for long romantic relationships because he is too giving. On the other hand, Moon plays the role of Hyun-soo, a weather forecaster with an energetic and boyish personality.

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The romance film is especially gaining attention as it is Seung-gi’s debut on the silver screen. The couple also starred in the drama “Brilliant Legacy” five years ago.

On the other hand, Min-ho’s “Gangnam 1970” is a noir film portraying two men’s desire for money and friendship in Gangnam of the 1970s when an investment boom in the southern Seoul area started. Min-ho and actor Kim Rae-won play the two men.

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Min-ho, who achieved worldwide fame through rom-com dramas such as “The Heirs” and “Boys over Flowers,” plays the first lead role in the movie, making his hallyu fans anticipate its release.

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The movie has already sold its distribution rights in 11 Asian countries including Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong King, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.

By Kim Min-jin (minjin103@heraldcorp.com)