Korean Movie Gangnam Blues Features Philippine Song “Anak” (Trailer VIDEO)

Watch this new Korean movie “Gangnam Blues” also called “Gangnam 1970” starring actor Lee Min Ho. You will be surprised at the background music. It is the famous song “Anak” by Filipino folk-singer Freddie Aguilar.

The lyrics of the song is about Filipino family values. It became an international hit and was translated into 26 languages. As of 2006 it was unsurpassed as the all-time highest-selling record of Philippine music.

Gangnam Blues Plot
In the 1970s, during the height of political corruption, Gangnam, the southern part of Seoul is starting to be transformed into a developed area. Childhood friends Jong-dae and Yong-ki struggle to get by, until their shanty homes are demolished by local thugs. Desperate for cash, they get involved in violent political clashes, and are separated during one of the skirmishes. Three years later, Jong-dae lives as an honest man with former gang leader Kil-su. Meanwhile, Yong-ki has joined Seoul’s most powerful criminal organization, the Myeongdong-pa. As a gangster, Yong-ki is entangled in a high-stakes battle over land in Gangnam, all in the name of putting together secret presidential election funds that drive up the value of the city. As the gangs fight over the rights to various plots of land, Yong-ki is captured and interrogated by a rival gang.

VIDEO (With English Subtitles)