Hwa-i-teu: Jeo-woo-eui mel-lo-di

I found this to be a decent horror movie about K-pop. The story is interesting with a struggling K-pop gain success when they sing a song that is cursed. It's a pretty creative idea for a song to be cursed for a current reason. The movie builds up pretty well, with one of them discovering the tape with the song and them performing it. It also shows the struggles of being a member of a K-pop of the challenges and stressful it can be. I like the psychological horrors with current members seeing hallucinations and them getting injured by it. There's also a standard mystery story on two of the characters trying to figure out where this song came from and who created it. The backstory of it is interesting and pretty disturbing on where it came from. I found the creepiness factor to be really weak with standard creepy stuff you see in any horror movie and isn't that effective. And I didn't like the climax of the movie on how it executed and the flashing lights of it. The characters themselves aren't really that bad, but aren't that interesting or developed.

White: Melody of Death is a decent Korean movie that has an interesting premise and is pretty creative, but it isn't the most memorable movie that I have seen.

I was pleasantly surprised by this one therefore I have to recommend it to all of you horror fans out there, looking for something nice. Here are some reasons why "White: Melody of the curse" manages to stand tall at its end:

I had my share of Asian horrors, not too many I must say but enough for an opinion to be formed. While they bring something new from your typical Hollywood scares they also kinda always circle around the same pattern, a female ghost, long hair, usually crawling in a scary way or walking on a ceiling, nonetheless you can say: you've seen one, you've seen them all. Well not really, this movie takes you outside the box a little, characters have solid builds, it shows the cruel reality of bands struggling to succeed and you get a inside look in the music industry.

Also, as many Asian Horrors accustomed us, this one also has a twist and quite impossible to figure it out, therefore if you're watching it alone or with friends, you'll get a blast trying to figure out who is behind all of it.

I guess there are more things to be said but I find it best to let you discover them for yourself, just have a little faith and patience, quite hard to be disappointed by it.

I happened to stumble upon the 2011 South Korean horror movie "White: The Melody of the Curse" (aka "Hwa-i-teu: Jeo-woo-eui mel-lo-di"), and being an avid horror fan and a fan of the Asian cinema, of course I needed no persuasion to sit down and watch this movie from writers and directors Gok Kim and Sun Kim.

I will say that the movie is nicely produced and definitely has a good presentation to it. However, for a horror movie it fell short of being particularly outstanding or memorable. While the movie definitely is watchable, it was hardly a gem in the South Korean horror genre. In fact, the storyline was so mundane that I doubt that I will ever be returning to watching it a second time.

The acting in the movie was good, despite the actresses had next to very little to work with in terms of a proper script and storyline, and also having to struggle with characters that weren't fully written or given much of any discernible personalities or traits.

The movie was quite generic in terms of how it was build up and executed, so you shouldn't go expecting any grand surprises or plot twists here, you will just end up sorely disappointed.

There were aspects to the movie that definitely showed potential, but it just felt underplayed as if the writers and directors weren't really following through with the ideas that they had mustered to come up with. It was a shame, because the movie never managed to raise itself from being nothing more than generic and mediocre.

"White: The Melody of the Curse" was frightfully devoid of anything overly scary, especially for a seasoned horror veteran as myself. Perhaps if you are Asian you might find some scares here and there, but trust me, don't get your hopes up.

I am rating "White: The Melody of the Curse" a very mediocre five out of ten stars.

Watching "White: The Melody of the Curse" in 2023 feels like stumbling upon one of those old-school horror movies that would randomly play on TV late at night. It has that nostalgic vibe, making it an interesting watch, especially for fans of K-horror.

The movie mixes K-pop with supernatural elements, which is a pretty cool concept. The creepy atmosphere and some genuinely eerie moments work well, especially as it delves into the darker side of the K-pop industry. But the pacing can be a bit off, and some of the characters don't get as much development as they need.

As the story goes on, it starts to feel a bit predictable, and while there are some good scares, they don't always pack the punch you'd hope for. The ending, unfortunately, feels a bit rushed and doesn't quite deliver the payoff you'd expect.

Overall, "White: The Melody of the Curse" is an interesting film, especially if you're into that nostalgic, late-night horror vibe. It's not a must-see, but it has its moments, and the unique mix of K-pop and horror makes it worth checking out. I'd give it a solid 6/10.

We all know the band or group that's been kicking round for a while than suddenly has that one song that throws them into the limelight, the one song that everyone buys, the radio always plays and the video views on youtube are already in the millions, well what if that song was haunted.

K-pop girl group "Pink Dolls" are a pretty second rate bunch in a very competitive field and really need an edge it doesn't matter the song, dance routine or audience they just can't seem to make a breakthrough. Then, one day, one member of the group Eun-Ju discovers a song that could turn everything around "White". The group learn the song, get some dance moves down and suddenly their fortunes change for the better and they are thrust into the spotlight that they've desired for so long. Of course as it's a horror movie they won't be living happy ever after and soon the group begins to unravel as the curse begins to take them out one by one.

the scars are sometimes pretty effective and the acting is a cut above some other Asian horror that is out there, the cinematography and editing are well crafted and the soundtrack only adds to the atmosphere.