KO Asung, E Som and PARK Hye-su Sign up for SAMJIN GROUP’S ENGLISH TOEIC CLASS

Korean actresses KO Asung, E Som and PARK Hye-su have signed up to appear in Samjin Group’s English TOEIC Class (translated title). The film will be the latest from director LEE Jong-pil. The narrative concerns employees who take over their company’s English c...

YOUNG CLIENT Begins Filming with LEE Dong-hwi

Actor LEE Dong-hwi is back on set in the upcoming human drama Young Client (translated title). From director JANG Kyu-sung and production company East Dream, the film recently began production and is expected to complete filming in December. LEE is playing a l...

YEON Sang-ho Wraps PSYCHOKINESIS

Following the smash global success of TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016) Director YEON Sang-ho will return to theaters next year with the high concept black comedy Psychokinesis, which wrapped a four-month shoot on August 6th in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. Along for the r...

RYU Seung-ryong and SHIM Eun-kyoung Pair Up for PSYCHOKINESIS

YEON Sang-ho Preps New Supernatural Thriller Not one to rest on his laurels, hitmaker YEON Sang-ho is getting right back to work even as his latest film TRAIN TO BUSAN continues to burn a trail at the global box office. For his new work, he will team up with ...

NIGHT OF 7 YEARS’ Long Shoot Comes to an End

Revenge Thriller Will See Light of Day in 2017 The upcoming thriller Night of 7 Years wrapped its production on May 25th in the town Goyang in the Gyeonggi-do Province, which is adjacent to Seoul. Filming took place over six months on the feature, which stars...

LEE Ki-hong Readies Korean Debut as SPECIAL CITIZEN

Will Join CHOI Min-shik in Political Drama Special Citizen, an upcoming drama featuring CHOI Min-shik as the Mayor of Seoul, has added some Hollywood firepower by casting LEE Ki-hong, a Korean-American actor known for his roles in The Maze Runner franchise an...

Hyun-bin Kicks Off COOPERATION Shoot

JK Film Aiming Once More for Box Office Gold Superstar Hyun-bin’s new film Cooperation (translated title) kicked off production on March 10th. Directed by KIM Sung-hoon, the action-thriller is the new title from blockbuster production company JK Film, followi...

LEE Sun-kyun and AHN Jae-hong Join Forces in THE KING’S CASEBOOK

AS ONE Filmmaker Takes on Period Film A Hard Day (2013) star LEE Sun-kyun is teaming up with new face AHN Jae-hong for the upcoming period thriller The King’s Casebook (literal title). The film will follow the king of the Joseon Dynasty and his officers as th...

KIM Nam-gil Set as Lead in New LEE Yoon-ki Drama

CHUN Woo-hee Eyeing Co-Starring Role Returning last week after a six-year hiatus, A Man and A Woman director LEE Yoon-ki is jumping right back into the saddle, having fixed My Angel as his next project. Actor KIM Nam-gil is already on board and CHUN Woo-hee i...

Korean Films Top 100 Million Viewers for 4th Straight Year

Strong 2nd Half Gives Local Industry Market Edge For the fourth consecutive year, Korean films have surpassed 100 million viewers at the local box office. The mark was breached on November 29th as four local films topped the charts, Inside Men, The Priests, Y...