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...

Chinese Alibaba Pictures Signed to Invest in a KIM Soo-hyun Featuring Film REAL

Shooting Will Start towards the End of This Year KIM Soo-hyun is now working with Alibaba, a Chinese media tycoon. KIM’s agency Keyeast announced that they have recently signed a contract with Alibaba Pictures, an affiliate to the Alibaba Group, for Chinese ...

KIM Soo-Hyun Chooses Noir Flick for His Return

Marks Comeback Two Years after SECRETLY GREATLY Actor KIM Soo-hyun’s management company Keyeast announced that the young actor is coming back to the silver screen following a two-year absence since Secretly Greatly. His next project, titled Real (working titl...

PiFan Opens Its Doors for 10 Days of Fantastic Film

Star-Studded Ceremony Featured LEE Byung-hun, JEON Ji-hyun After weeks of clouds and rain, the sun broke through just in time for the opening ceremony of the 17th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan), which was held last night, July 18th. PiFa...

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% ...

Global Star Agency, United Asia Management

This April, six major Korean talent management agencies joined forces to launch the Asian management agency, UAM (United Asia Management). With ‘Hanryu’ or better known as the ‘Korean Wave’ becoming a significant factor in Asia’s Entertainment businesses suc...