Emergency Act 19

Emergency Act 19

Infobox Korean film
name = Emergency Act 19


caption = Theatrical poster
director = Kim Tae-gyu
producer = Song Chang-yong
writer = Kim Sung-dong
Lee Seung-guk
starring = Kim Jang-hoon
Hong Kyung-min
Kong Hyo-jin
No Ju-hyeon
cinematography = Hwang Seo-shik
editing = Park Soon-duk
music = Seok Seong-won
Ju Yeong-hun
distributor = SS1 Cinema
released = July 19, 2002
admissions = 41,034 (Seoul)
runtime = 107 min.
country = South Korea
language = Korean
kmdb_id = 05621
imdb_id = 0327767
hangul = 긴급조치 19호
rr = "Gimgeubjochi 19"

"Emergency Act 19" (ko-hhrm|hangul=긴급조치 19호|rr=Gimgeubjochi 19) is a satirical 2002 South Korean film about a government act that prohibits popular music, created in response to a number of musicians being elected to government elsewhere in the world. It is notable for the numerous K-pop stars that make appearances in the film. The film's English title is sometimes given a "Emergency Measure 19" or "Emergency 19".

Plot

Troubled by the growing worldwide trend of pop singers being elected as politicians, the President of South Korea orders his Chief Secretary to invoke "Emergency Act 19". This new law criminalizes all pop singers, and the army is deployed on the streets of Seoul to round them up. One pop star, Hong Kyung-min, is arrested while performing a concert, but his angry fans mob the soldiers as they try to take him away. The Chief Secretary's teenage daughter, Min-ji, is amongst the fans, and leading her idol to safety gives him her phone number. Kyung-min finally makes a getaway with his friend and fellow pop star, Kim Jang-hoon.

Once Jang-hoon and Kyung-min become fully aware of the situation, they contact Min-ji who is able to hide the two singers in a secret location. The Chief Secretary finds out that his daughter is working against him, and when she refuses to give them up he has false news reports created, accusing the singers of sexually assaulting minors. Meanwhile, more pop stars are rounded up by the authorities who are now aided by another singer, Ju Yeong-hun, who decides to betray his friends in order to save himself.

Angered by their tarnished reputations, Jang-hoon and Kyung-min acquire a gun from a shady weapons dealer, and with Min-ji's help they are able to take the Chief Secretary and his staff hostage. They take their captives to the park, where Min-ji has organized a mass demonstration with her friends and other music fans. The army arrive on the scene and engage the demonstrators in conflict, finally capturing Jang-hoon and Kyung-min. The Chief Secretary is able to walk free in all the chaos, but he is appalled by the violence and orders the fighting to stop, convincing the President to repeal the emergency act and restoring peace.

Cast

* Kim Jang-hoon as himself
* Hong Kyung-min as himself
* Kong Hyo-jin as Min-ji
* No Ju-hyeon as the Chief Secretary and Min-ji's father
* Ju Yeong-hun as himself

List of cameos

Besides the main cast, there are a number of K-pop singers and groups who make cameos in the film as themselves. They are:
* Baby V.O.X.
* Brown Eyes
* Can
* Chakra
* Click-B
* Fin.K.L
* Harisu
* Kangta
* Koyote
* NRG
* Shinhwa

Release

"Emergncy Act 19" was released in South Korea on July 19, 2002, and received a total of 41,034 admissions in Seoul. [http://www.koreanfilm.org/films2002.html#boxoffice Ranked Box-Office Results for Seoul (2002)] , "Koreanfilm.org". Retrieved on July 31, 2008.]

References

External links

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* [http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=05621 "Emergency Act 19"] at the Korean Movie Database
* [http://www.cinespot.com/fmreviews/eemergency19.html "Emergency Act 19" review] at Cinespot


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