Coupang Play Fills Out Streaming Library with NEW Hits

Coupang Play, the new Korean streaming service which debuted just last month, has added a selection of hit titles from local studio Next Entertainment World (NEW). This deal follows quickly on the heels of a similar 51-title acquisition from Showbox earlier th...

KIM Yun-seok Eyes Directing Debut with Stage Adaptation

Top actor KIM Yun-seok is set to make the transition to the director’s chair with the upcoming project Miseongnyeon (Korean title). KIM will both direct and star in the project, while actress YUM Jung-ah is in negotiations to appear alongside him. One of the m...

LEE Jung-jae and KIM Woo-bin Listen to CHOI Dong-hoon’s WIRETAP

CHOI Dong-hoon’s new project is starting to come together, with actors such as LEE Jung-jae, KIM Woo-bin, KIM Eui-sung and YUM Jung-ah now confirmed to lead the cast. Wiretap (translated title) is a remake of the 2009 thriller Overheard from HK directors Felix...

LKFF Stages BAEK Yoon-sik Retrospective

Veteran character actor BAEK Yoon-sik will be the focus of a retrospective at the London Korean Film Festival, which kicked off its 11th edition on Thursday the 3rd of November. The program will feature five of his films, ranging from 2003’s cult classic Save ...

GANG Hye-jung and PARK Shin-yang Partner for MY WIFE

Kidnap Thriller from SONG Hae-sung Set in SE Asia Earlier this month, actors GANG Hye-jung and PARK Shin-yang confirmed that they would appear in My Wife, the new film from veteran director SONG Hae-sung. YOON Je-moon (Fists of Legend, 2013) and SONG Seung-he...

Production on CHOI Dong-hoon’s ASSASSINATION Wraps

Period Thriller Expected for Summer Release   On January 31st, CHOI Dong-hoon completed filming of his next big-budget thriller, Assassination. Featuring stars HA Jung-woo, JUN Ji-hyun and LEE Jung-jae, the period film looks to be one of this summer’s big...

CHOI Dong-hoon Plots ASSASSINATION

HA Jung-woo, Gianna JUN and LEE Jung-jae Ready for Production Hitmaker CHOI Dong-hoon has finalized casting for his highly anticipated fifth feature Assassination, which will begin production this month in Shanghai. Joining him in China will be his The Thieve...

Completed Casting for THE CART about Discount Store Workers

Director BOO Ji-young had expressed her feminism in Sisters On the Road (starring KONG Hyo-jin and SHIN Min-a) as well as in short films, Nima and Moonwalk, but she is coming back to the scene with a commercial film. According to Myung Films, a production comp...

Action Blockbuster, Lucky Comedy, Erotic Mystery

Survival Confront of Secret AgentsTHE BERLIN FILE informationDirector RYOO Seung-wan | Cast HA Jung-woo, HAN Suk-kyu, RYOO Seung-bum, JUN Ji-hyun | Genre Action | Running time (To be decided) | Rating PG 15 | Release Jan 31 synopsisThe city that has an enormou...

<The Thieves> take one of Korea’s biggest openings ever

Director CHOI Dong-hoon’s international heist film <The Thieves> had Korea’s second biggest opening day ever, taking in 436,608 admissions on Wednesday July 25th. BONG Joon-ho’s <The Host> still holds the top spot with opening night 449,500 admiss...