Manila & Boracay in Korean romance movie

The Korean romance movie "Feel So Good" has started fliming in the Philippines.

Produced by Korea's Story Factory and DRM Entertainment, the movie is topbilled by actors/actresses in popular Korean movies and top rating TV drama series on the local TV channels, including Eugene Kim, Lee Min–Ki, Lee Sun-kyun, Lee Soo-kyung, Lee Mun-shik, and Lee Il-wha.

The film is directed by Wang Chul-Woo, one of the most promising young filmmakers in Korea. One of Wang's short films won the Best Picture Award at the Busan Short Film Festival.

The story of "Feel So Good" revolves around six strangers who fly to the Philippines hoping to escape their troubles, unaware of what LOVE has in store for them once the land on the pristine shores of Boracay.

Eugene Kim

Late last year, DoT also welcomed to the country a Bollywood contingent who came over for a look-and-see trip in their intention to find suitable locales in the country wherein to shoot their movies.

The department has long been supportive of media projects such as this, and strategically helps promote the islands in a manner that appeals to the intellect and sentiments of the audience. By appearing as a backdrop in a movie, we show potential tourists the unique experiences that await them."

The DoT led by the Korea team of Maricon Ebron are currently being tasked with convincing and coordinating with the Korean producers to come and shoot their films in the Philippines. The key people of Story Factory and DRM came over seven times before they decided to shoot here.

According to her, they're supporting the Korean producers by giving them security, facilitating the issuance of the necessary permits for them, and helping them get good accommodations during their stay here. The Filipino hospitality is at work here definitely.

Lee Min-Ki

The DoT Korean team is also helping the Korean producers tap local talents for additional technical assistance. (By the way, some scenes for "Feel So Good" will be shot in Intramuros. More scenes will be filmed in Boracay Island, one of the favorite destinations of Korean tourists. Filming is expected to be finished by Feb. 23.)

Through "Feel So Good," the DoT wants to portray the Philippines as it is - a beautiful developing country with a lot of charm, and challenges, which we shouldn't be ashamed of...with beautiful sceneries and warm people.

Korea is currently the Philippines' leading source of foreign tourists. A total of 586,398 Koreans visited various points in the country between January and November 2007, contributing a 21.2% share of the entire tourist traffic for that period.