Park Yong-ha Returns as Scam Artist

(Photo/Coming Soon) From left, actors Park Yong-ha (박용하),

Kim Min-jun (김민정), Park Heui-soon ( 박희순) and Kim Mun-yeol (김문열).

The economic crisis is chilling the winter weather, but South Korea's first stock market movie ``The Scam'' (작전) is expected to turn the temperature up a notch.

A hotel ballroom was crowded with over 300 reporters in Seoul Tuesday for the appearance of top Korean talent, including hallyu star Park Yong-ha (박용하). He plays the role of a jobless, self-taught trader who hits the jackpot. But little did he know he disrupted a big stock market scam led by a gangster trying to reinvent himself as a financial mogul (Park Heui-soon 박희순).

Park Heui-soon makes me look forward to this movie. He's that charismatic actor from "Seven Days" (세븐 데이즈) opposite "Lost" babe Kim Yun-jin. Also, musical actor Kim Mun-yeol (김문열)'s screen debut is noteworthy--he's so gorgeous in person!!

``I mostly played suave roles in melodramas, so I was drawn to my disheveled, desperate character. Also, the script was so gripping, despite my zero knowledge of stocks,'' said the ``On Air'' star, who is also a popular singer in Japan. He sported a semi casual look with a crisp white T-shirt and gray suit. The 31-year-old plays his first prominent film role ever since starring in an obscure project 10 years ago (``When It Snows on Christmas'' 크리스마스에 눈이 내리면) and a supporting role in ``Again" (미워도 다시한번)

``The Scam'' (작전) is slated for release Feb. 12 and is distributed by Showbox/Mediaplex. >>More