Hyun Bin to Lead Woo Minho’s HARBIN

Inside Men (2015) director Woo Minho has settled on Harbin (literal title), a historical epic, as his next project, and joining him as a leading man will be Crash Landing on You star Hyun Bin.Set in the early 1900s the film will tell the story of Korean indepe...

Lee Byunghun Receives Excellence in Asian Cinema Award at Asian Film Awards

VOICE OF SILENCE Scores Multiple Wins at AFAsTaking place for the second time in Busan, alongside the Busan International Film Festival, the Asian Film Awards (AFA) staged their 15th edition on Friday, October 8 at the Paradise Hotel on Haeundae Beach.Lee Byun...

Lee Byunghun to Produce and Possibly Star in Netflix’s I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE

Asian-American Story Based on Maureen Goo’s YA NovelVeteran Korean star Lee Byugnhun is stepping into a producer role on an upcoming Netflix film. The America-set romance I Believe in a Thing Called Love will be adapted from Maureen Goo’s YA novel of the same ...

Stars Align for Ensemble Romcom HAPPY NEW YEAR

LIM Yoon-a, HAN Ji-min, KANG Ha-neul and More Cast in KWAK Jae-yong’s LatestMy Sassy Girl (2001) filmmaker KWAK Jae-yong is returning to the director’s chair for the ensemble romantic comedy Happy New Year (literal title) from CJ Entertainment, which has assem...

Coupang Play to Service 51-Title Showbox Library

51 hit films from studio Showbox will be made available on the new Korean streaming service Coupang Play this month. Coupang Play, which was launched by the Korean E-commerce company Coupang, is the latest streaming service to enter an increasingly busy market...

HAN Jae-rim’s EMERGENCY DECLARATION Completes Production

Emergency Declaration, the star-studded aviation disaster drama from HAN Jae-rim, completed production on October 24. Already a highly anticipated project owing to its star-studded cast, which includes SONG Kang-ho (PARASITE, 2019), LEE Byung-hun (Inside Men, ...

PARASITE Tops 14th Asian Film Awards with 4 Prizes

After conquering the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Awards, BONG Joon-ho’s hit sensation PARASITE (2019) has come home to claim four prizes at the 14th Asian Film Awards, which took place in Busan this year for the first time.PARASITE(2019)won Best Film,...

Korea Taps THE MAN STANDING NEXT as Official Academy Award Submission

WOO Min-ho’s political drama The Man Standing Next has been selected by the Korean Film Council as the country’s official entry to the Best International Film category of next year’s 93rd Academy Awards, which will take place in April. LEE Byung-hun leads the ...

DRAMAWORLD Returns for Season 2 with HA Ji-won, Daniel Dae KIM and Henry LAU

The popular fantasy comedy-drama Dramaworld, featuring a mix of American and Korean stars, is returning for a long-awaited and super-sized season 2. Liv HEWSON and Sean DULAKE return as series leads while global stars HA Ji-won, Daniel Dae KIM and Henry LAU, a...

LEE El Joins Cast of New Thriller SHE DIED

BYUN Yo-han and SHIN Hye-sun Considering Offers Actress LEE El has been tapped to star in the new thriller She Died (translated title). The project will mark the debut of director KIM Sae-hwi and is also courting BYUN Yo-han and SHIN Hye-sun, who are both posi...