EXO’s Chanyeol to Step Into THE BOX

Chan-yeol, a member of the popular K-pop outfit EXO, is taking on his first ever leading role in a Korean film after signing on to star in the upcoming music-themed feature production The Box (translated title). The new film will follow the story of two male c...

Merry Christmas Becomes First Investor and Distributor Backed by Chinese Capital

Merry Christmas, the first Korean film investor, and distributor to be backed by Chinese capital, will kick off operations this month. Headed by former Showbox CEO YOU Jeong-hoon, the outfit is financed by the Chinese entertainment giant Huayi Brothers. YOU Je...

Korean Wave Star Henry Attends SIFF for Chinese Film JOURNEY

Henry, an actor and K-pop singer in boy band Super Junior – M, attended the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) to present Chinese film Journey. Korean wave star Henry made his screen debut with Gina KIM’s culinary drama Final Recipe (2014) co-starring...

CHOI Soo-young of Girls’ Generation Lands First Lead Role

Kpop Singer to Star in Korea-Japan Co-Production MEMORIES OF A DEAD END CHOI Soo-young, a member of the world-renowned Kpop group Girls’ Generation, has signed on to play her first leading role in the upcoming Korean-Japanese co-production Memories of a Dead E...

SM Entertainment Expands with Two New Acquisitions

SM Entertainment (SM) has acquired a conCulture stake in one of the largest actor management companies in South Korea. On March 14, SM Entertainment revealed in a regulatory filing that it had acquired BAE Yong-joon's talent management agency KeyEast throu...

DOH Kyung-soo Signs Up as Tap Dancer in Korean War-Era SWING KIDS

Young star DOH Kyung-soo (aka D.O.) has landed a lead role in Swing Kids, the new film by director KANG Hyoung-chul, as confirmed by DOH’s agency SM Entertainment. The film will also feature upcoming actress PARK Hye-su. Swing Kids concerns a young North Korea...

Production Announcement of BIYEON, a Korean-Chinese Co-product Featuring Lay of EXO and JUNG Soo-jung of f(x)

Production Begins in January, to Be Released in the Second Half of the Year Production announcement of Biyeon, a Korean-Chinese co-product featuring Lay of EXO, a boy band, and JUNG Soo-jung of f(x), a girl band, was held in Beijing on December 18th, 2015. B...

Luna of f(x) in the Lead Role in a Children’s Movie

THE LIGHTNING MAN’S SECRET to Be Released on February 11th A children’s movie featuring Luna is to be released in February. Luna is the main vocalist in a girl band f(x) which is run by SM Entertainment, a management and recording company. She makes her scree...

Girls’ Generation Seo-hyun Joins EXO Chan-Yeol’s SO I MARRIED AN ANTI-FAN

Seo-hyun’s Film Debut Seo-hyun, a member of K-pop girl band Girls' Generation, will make her big-screen debut in China. She is to join a Chinese film So I Married an Anti-Fan, where CHAN Yeol of K-pop boy band EXO plays the main character. This youngest ...

Asian Film Market closes with record results

The 6th Asian Film Market 2011 closed last night after four days at its new venue, the BEXCO (the Busan Exhibition Convention Center). The market combined sales companies and BIFCOM locations and post-production services this year and saw an increase of 113% ...