We, the Samurai Journalists of clan KFC Cinema, had to climb up a mountain of entries in order to conquer it. But through the rubble and the smoking heat, appeared the survivors of the first… KOREAN FILM ART CHALLENGE!

Between the dates of May 12th and June 14th of 2002, KFC Cinema threw down the Kurosawa gauntlet and asked all who would dare to create a cinematic piece of artwork reflecting their love of Korean cinema. Someone even found a loophole in the contest rules and decided to send a song, which actually became one of the winners! Though it was a tough decision for all of us, we finally were able to come up with the winners and present them here for the community's enjoyment.

So bow your head and kneel to these mighty warriors for their victorious submissions.

-1st Place (1 winner): MY SASSY GIRL OOP TIN BOX AND MY SASSY GIRL ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK CD!

"MY SASSY GIRL has got to be the greatest movie ever. I thought the scene where he's carrying her on his back really captures the essence of this film. I used color pencils going for a soft warm color scheme. My scanner couldn't handle the shininess of the lead and the picture went through somewhat of a transformation through Photoshop to work around this."

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-2nd Place (2 winners): Any 1 Korean DVD (within General Tao Award titles)

"The inspiration? My favorite quote, 'Talent borrows, but genius steals,' hysterically attributed to many authors. The work? A Homemade canvas (inexpensive and easy to make), acrylic paints (easy to work with), warm colors (ATTACK THE GAS STATION is a comedy! Why would I even consider a cold color palette?), cubism-esque style (simply appropriate), and enough spare time. The why? Go big or go home!"

"From the first shot of the falling leaves and the first note of 'Holiday,' I was mesmerized. The pictures and sound/music flows into one big emotion. It made me feel melancholic and touched. And when the victim falls after the killer has slashed him in the head, you can see how he hasn't understood what has happened!! It is so realistic, and filmed so skillful that it is an image I will never forget for the rest of my life. The only decent way for me to bring it down to any medium, I felt, was a penciled drawing. You can see more details and depth than when done on computer. I scanned the paper and toned the paper (on the computer) yellowish to give it the right mood, you know like a fainted memory. I didn't want to colorize it, because it could not, to me at least, justify how much I liked this scene and again it would be harder to make it as detailed as I wanted it to be."

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-3rd Place (4 winners): Any 1 Original Soundtrack CD from Mr. Kwang's DVD / OST Store.

"A bag of body parts. It's an image from TELL ME SOMETHING that really grabs hold of you. Mix that with the spunky chick from MY SASSY GIRL who keeps saying to her boyfriend, "Wanna die?" and you have start of something wonderfully oxymoronic, yet oddy harmonious. I wanted to do something more than just illustrate a scene from one of the recent Korean film I've seen. I figured it would be more fun to combine two. What better two to combine than MY SASSY GIRL and TELL ME SOMETHING? One is a light hearted romantic comedy and the other, a gruesome serial killer flick. Both contain striking visuals that linger in your mind. The girl from MY SASSY GIRL is such a memorable image. And the bag of parts from TELL ME SOMETHING is equally stunning. Perhaps in another life (or another script) the MY SASSY GIRL might have practiced homicidal surgery as a hobby. "Wanna die?" would take on new meaning. I penciled and inked the initial image on a page from a 12" x 18" sketch pad. I then scanned the image into my computer and used Photoshop to finish the job. This is actually my first attempt at coloring one of my sketches on a computer. I think the result was at least halfway decent."

"Quote? Hmm... how about 'Odd Couple 02.' Mediums? Pencils and a bad scanner... I'm pretty amateur at drawing, but I tried my best to arrange my ideas and concept..."

"I just drew it on paper with pencil, traced it with a pen, scanned it into the computer, and colored it using Paint and Paintshop Pro. The hardest part was coloring because I only have the Paintshop Pro demo which isn't that good… and Paint just sucks

Gerald Hyung Lee
Song MP3: Click Here to Download the song!

"This song is from the beginning of Attack the Gas Station, one of my favorite Korean movies. I love the nostalgic intro with the night time driving and the music sets up the atmosphere well. In this version of the song, I played the guitar, bass, and drums. I used Cool Edit Pro to mix all the tracks."