Disney+ Reveals 7 Local Series Ahead of Korean Launch

Moue House to Shake Up Streaming Market with Major Local ContentDisney+ will make its long-awaited debut in the Korea market on November 12, and earlier this month the global streamer staged a live event to outline their aspirations across Asia, unveiling the ...

Cho Jinwoong and Kim Heeae to Headline wavve Original DEAD MAN

Ryu Hyeyoung to Co-Star in Hah Junwon’s Feature DebutThe Korean streaming platform wavve has landed another major new original film project. Actors Cho Jinwoong, Kim Heeae and Ryu Hyeyoung have all confirmed their participation in the upcoming political thrill...

SHIM Eun-kyoung Picks Up Acting Prize for Japanese Film Debut

SHIM Eun-kyoung, star of Sunny (2011) and Miss Granny (2014), has picked up the Best New Actress Award from the Tama Cinema Forum, an annual film festival held in Japan. She earned the prize for her role in The Journalist, her first time appearing in a Japanes...

CHOI Min-shik and PARK Hae-il Travel TO THE LAND OF HAPPINESS

Director IM Sang-soo’s latest film To the Land of Happiness (working title) wrapped production on October 19. The thriller features CHOI Min-shik and PARK Hae-il, marking the first on-screen pairing for the two stars. CHOI and PARK play two men who meet by cha...

RA Mi-ran, GIM Mu-yeol and NA Moon-hee Campaign for HONEST CANDIDATE

Actors RA Mi-ran, GIM Mu-yeol, NA Moon-hee and YUN Gyeong-ho have joined forces for the upcoming election comedy Honest Candidate (translated title), which entered production on June 15. The film is the latest from Finding Mr. Destiny (2010) and The Bros (2017...

MOON So-ri and JANG Joon-hwan to Visit Korean Film Festival DC

The Korean Film Festival DC returns this month for its 2019 edition, which will unfold from May 10 to July 1. This year’s event will feature 11 recent Korean titles as well as a pair of very special guests, acclaimed actress MOON So-ri and director JANG Joon-h...

Production Wraps on HUR Jin-ho’s FORBIDDEN DREAM

The upcoming period drama Forbidden Dream (working title) completed four months of production on January 23, after filming in various locations all around the country. The film reunites actors CHOI Min-shik and HAN Suk-kyu for the third time and marks the eigh...

HAN Suk-kyu and CHOI Min-shik Fated to Reunite for ASTRONOMY

Actors HAN Suk-kyu and CHOI Min-shik will work together for the third time on the upcoming period drama Astronomy (translated title). It will be their first joint project in 20 years, following 1999’s Swiri, the original Korean blockbuster. Furthermore, the fi...

LA Mi-ran Takes on First Lead Role in GIRL COPS

Top character actress LA Mi-ran has signed on to the crime comedy Girl Cops (Korean title), which will mark her first leading role on the big screen. The film will make the sophomore directing outing of JUNG Da-won The project will follow an ex-detective who b...

YOO Hae-jin, LEE Sung-kyoung, and KIM Min-jae Starring Love+Stling Finishes Filming

Love and Wrestling Comedy to Be Released in 2018 Love Sling (working title) has finished shooting. The film is a family comedy about a love triangle involving a professional wrestler father, his son and the woman his son has a crush on, who happens to fall in ...