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Updated crew and cast, from the end credits. A lot of help with the names came from Hancinema. I compared the Korean characters from that site with the actual end credits to get the correct order. Cast roles were also taken from that site.

At the moment there are about 10 variants for Jeon Ji-hyeon (common spelling from hancinema.net) in the CLT. I'm currently checking the credits for all her movies. When there's a new common name, I'll recontribute.

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We really need an official ruling and/or program change to finally tackle this issue. Here's keeping my fingers crossed.

In the mean time, when I profile Japanese discs with Japanese-only credits, I write the first name in the first field and the family name in the last field. That way I'm being somewhat consistent and if Ken does decide to apply the rules for western names to Asian names as well, perhaps with a program change like Surfeur suggested, then it's already filled in correctly.

But really, all problems related to Asian names, titles, accented names etc, really needs to be tackled at the source by Invelos.

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[...] what surfeur, Taro and xradman say, seems to make the most sense.

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Quoting xradman:

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We really need an official ruling and/or program change to finally tackle this issue. Here's keeping my fingers crossed.

In the mean time, when I profile Japanese discs with Japanese-only credits, I write the first name in the first field and the family name in the last field. That way I'm being somewhat consistent and if Ken does decide to apply the rules for western names to Asian names as well, perhaps with a program change like Surfeur suggested, then it's already filled in correctly.

But really, all problems related to Asian names, titles, accented names etc, really needs to be tackled at the source by Invelos.

Right.  I don't understand the logic that finds reversing Japanese names alright, but not Korean names.  I think from a programming standpoint, it's easier to implement a naming order check box than any other alternative for a quick fix.  If that's the case, then it's better to have Family name in Last name field and Given name in First name field.

There is a very legitimate reason: a huge number of Japanese films list the names in a Westernized manner (Given-Name Surname), while Korean films and Chinese films usually don't (using Surname Given-Name).  This, of course, applies to the situations where there are Westernized credits.

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That's why I said "This, of course, applies to the situations where there are Westernized credits."  The whole Romanized issue is completely separate from what I am talking about.

Japanese films that do come with Westernized credits are usually Given-Name//Surname, which is why we talk about Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune in the west, not Kurosawa Akira or Mifune Toshiro. 
Remember, I am talking about it from the Western perspective, because we can't handle the correct formatting of Asian characters within DVD Profiler.  We can only do it how we see it on screen.

I am a proponent of what's on the screen is how is we list it.  I'd be in favor of something like "click the checkbox next to the surname" fix that Surfeur mentioned (which we've all discussed in previous threads about this issue), but that requires a full program update.  Until a ruling comes down, it's going to be the Wild West.  I say we stick with what the screen says, but the truth is, many of us of have made up our minds on the issue long ago.  All we are doing is having the same exact arguments with no real resolution.