Yoon Ga-eun's The World of Love Officially Selected for Beijing International Film Festival

Poster of ‘The World of Love’ (provided by Barunson E&A)Since the imposition of the hallyu ban (限韓令) in 2016, the door to the Chinese market has been widely considered closed. Official screenings of Korean films in China became virtually impossible, and i...

A New Voice in Korean Horror: Lee Sang-min's Feature Debut Salmokji Set for April Release

A filmmaker who earned his stripes on the short film circuit is now bringing Korean horror to the commercial multiplex. Salmokji, the feature debut of director Lee Sang-min, is set to open in Korean theaters on April 8, distributed by Showbox. The cast and dir...

BEEF Returns for Season 2 with Youn Yuh-jung and Song Kang-ho, Premiering April 16 on Netflix

Still of ‘BEEF Season 2' (provided by Netfilx) BEEF, the Netflix and A24 co-production that swept eight Emmy Awards in 2023, returns for its second season on April 16 with Academy Award winner Youn Yuh-jung and Cannes Best Actor winner Song Kang-ho in piv...

Kim Dong-ho at 88: A Lifelong Champion of Cinema Steps Behind the Camera

Kim Dong-ho (provided by PlusM) In late February, two pillars of Asian cinema came face to face at Euro Space, a beloved arthouse theater in Tokyo. Hirokazu Kore-eda, the celebrated Japanese director, met with Kim Dong-ho, the former executive director of the...

HUMINT Builds Long-Tail Momentum on the Strength of Middle-Aged Audiences

Post of ‘HUMINT' (provided by NEW) Ryoo Seung-wan's spy action film HUMINT has surpassed 1.61 million admissions as of February 23 — just two weeks into its theatrical run — while holding steady at number two on the Korean box office. What stands out i...

The Return of 'Cannes Park': What Park Chan-wook's Appointment as Jury President

Park Chan-wook (provided by CJENM) Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, the Coen Brothers, Robert De Niro, Wong Kar-wai — the list of past Cannes jury presidents reads like a condensed history of twentieth-century world cinema. In 2026, a Korean name joins that...

Korean Entertainment Leaders Identify Four Key Trends Shaping 2026: Short-Form, AI, OTT Consolidation, and Co-Productions

Still of ‘Hope' (provided by Plus M Entertainment Korea's screen content industry enters 2026 in a state of sober self-reflection. In Cine21's annual entertainment industry outlook survey — now in its sixth year — 51 leaders from investment, distri...

Netflix Confirms Rom-Com ‘Messily Ever After’ with 'Pachinko' Duo Kim Min-ha and Noh Sang-hyun

Still of ‘Pachinko' (provided by AppleTV+) Netflix officially announced on February 23 the greenlight of romantic comedy film Messily Ever After, with Kim Min-ha and Noh Sang-hyun confirmed as leads. The two actors previously starred together as a married ...

Crystal Bear Winner It's Okay! Set for Japanese Theatrical Release on April 10

Still of ‘It's Okay!' (provided by TWOMEN FILM) Korean family film It's Okay! is set to open at Shinjuku Piccadilly, one of Japan's premier cinema venues, on April 10. The release is co-distributed by NIKKATSU, a major player in the Japanese fi...

‘Once We Were Us’ Signals the Revival of Romance Cinema with 9-Country International Rollout

Still of ‘Once We Were Us' (provided by Showbox)"Romance no longer works in theaters." This became the industry consensus in Korean cinema after the late 2010s. Between the rise of OTT platforms, shifting audience preferences, and the COVID-19 pa...