LEE Jong-suk and KIM Rae-won Tune In to DECIBEL

CHA Eu-woo also Cast in New Action Film from Director HWANG In-hoLEE Jong-suk, KIM Rae-won and CHA Eun-woo are teaming up for the upcoming action film Decibel (literal title) from director HWANG In-ho. The film went into production on April 20The story follows...

Don LEE, GIM Mu-yeol and KIM Sung-kyu Read Up on STORY OF VILLAINS

Story of Villains (translated title), a new thriller featuring Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok), GIM Mu-yeol and KIM Sung-kyun, kicked off filming on July 31. The film is the latest project from Man of Will (2017) director LEE Won-tae. LEE stars as a mob boss who is...

DETECTIVE K Team Returns for 2018 Threequel

The popular period sleuth series Detective K is set to return next year with its third installment, currently entitled Detective K 3. Stars KIM Myung-min and OH Dal-su and director KIM Sok-yun will all return while TV name KIM Ji-won will mark her first period...

COMMANDER KIM CHANG-SOO Wraps in Gangwon-do Province

Following a three-month long shoot, the upcoming period film Commander KIM Chang-soo wrapped on January 31st. The production took place all over Korea, in regions such as Ganghwa-do, Hapcheon, Mungyeong and Yeoju, with filming coming to a close on Hambaek Moun...

CHO Jin-woong Takes on COMMANDER KIM CHANG-SOO

CHO Jin-woong has signed on for the lead role in the upcoming period thriller Commander Kim Chang-soo, in which he will play the titular Korean independence fighter during the Japanese Colonial period. Heartthrob SONG Seung-heon will play opposite him, taking ...

Press Conference Held for MONSTER

A press conference for Monster was held on February 13th. Monster, the second feature film by director HWANG In-ho, who made his debut with Spellbound (2011), is a thriller in which the cold-blooded murderer Tae-soo (LEE Min-ki) is chased down by Bok-soon (KIM...

70 Korean Film Deal Made

Successful closing of Asian Film Market Asian film market that started on Oct. 8 was able to successfully close on Oct.11. This year’s market held at BEXCO has satisfied attendants with upgraded facilitation and operating system resulting in registration of ...

<Never Ending Story> wins Fukuoka’s Grand Prize

With four features, a made-for-TV documentary and two shorts, Korean films dominated the small festival’s line-up of 13 films. Features screened included: <Never Ending Story>, CHUNG Ji-young’s <Unbowed>, HWANG In-ho’s <Spellbound> and KIM D...

11 Korean films to screen at Shanghai Intl Film Festival

No less than 11 Korean films will be screened for audiences at the 15th Shanghai International Film Festival, scheduled to take place from June 16-24. A large number of Korean companies who do business with China will also participate at the SIFF Market, held...

Upcoming Korean film festivals in Toronto, Atlanta

With the summer festival season approaching, the North American cities of Toronto and Atlanta will each host their own celebrations of Korean film. Following early May’s Korean Film Festival 2012 in Toronto, Canada, the city will also be host to the inaugural...