Lee Mikyoung, Vice Chair of CJ Group, Chosen as a Cover Model for the Special Edition of 『Variety』, an American Magazine, to Celebrate International Women's Day

Lee Mikyoung, Vice Chair of CJ Group, Chosen as a Cover Model for the Special Edition of 『Variety』, an American Magazine, to Celebrate International Women's DayShe showed her presence in the global entertainment industry by serving as an executive producer...

BAE Doo-na and KWAK Sin-ae Receive Etoile du Cinema Awards

International star BAE Doo-na and Barunson E&A CEO KWAK Shin-ae were awarded the ‘Etoile du Cinéma’ (Cinema Star) prizes during the Busan International Film Festival this year. BAE was conferred her award ahead of the premiere of her latest film #iamhere a...

World’s 1st 4DX VR Film to Debut in Seoul in March

This month, upcoming melodrama Meet the Memories - First Love, will become the world’s first Virtual Reality (VR) film to be screened in a 4DX theater. The film, a joint production of film financier Barunson E&A Corp. and VR producer EVR Studio, will debut...

VR Melodrama MEET THE MEMORIES – FIRST LOVE Cranks Up

Production has been completed for the first Korean theatrical VR film: VR melodrama Meet the Memories – First Love. The project is being produced by Barunson E&A, which has put out well known films such KIM Jee-woon’s western action film The Good, The Bad,...

BIFF to Hold Asia’s Biggest VR Cinema Events

The 22nd edition of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will host Asia’s largest Virtual Reality (VR) cinema event. Titled ‘VR CINEMA in BIFF’, the program will launch this fall and is expected to be “a long-term project to lead the technology for the...

BONG Joon-ho and SONG Kang-ho Take on PARASITE

Director BONG Joon-ho and star SONG Kang-ho are set to team up once again for the film Parasite, which will kick off production in January of next year. Little is known about the project so far, save that it will be Korean, will focus on a family faced with a ...

SUL Kyung-gu & IM Si-wan Wrap HOODLUM

Prison Thriller Completes 4 Month Shoot Incoming prison thriller Hoodlum (literal title) completed its four months production on December 10th. Financed by both CJ Entertainment and Barunson Media, the film stars veteran actor SUL Kyung-gu and newcomer IM Si-...

KWAK Kyung-taek’s Thriller RESURRECTION Has Begun Production

A Vengeful Story Featuring KIM Rae-won, KIM Hae-sook and SUNG Dong-il KWAK Kyung-taek of Friend (2001) and The Classified File (2015) has begun production of a new film. Resurrection (working title), a mystery thriller where CHOI Myung-sook, a woman who died 7...