The Remake of My Sassy Girl Released, a K-movie Remake Craze in Indonesia

Korea's leading romantic comedy film My Sassy Girl was remade in Indonesia and released on June 23 (local time). ‘The girl,’ Gianna Jun played, was played by Tiara Andini, a famous idol singer in Indonesia, and Indonesian youth actor Jefri Nichol played th...

Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival Selects 8 Korean Films

Long a big part of the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), Korean films will once again descend on the Belgian genre film jubilee in big numbers this year, as eight films from South Korea have been selected to screen at the event’s 39th edi...

Netflix Korea Reveals $500 Investment, Ambitious 2021 Slate

Global Steamer Announces First Korean Original FilmsOn February 24, Netflix staged a major presentation in Seoul during which they revealed their 2021 lineup in Korea as well as their achievements in the market to date and several details on their plans.The ‘S...

KWON Sang-woo, OH Jung-se and LEE Min-jung Open CHRISTMAS PRESENT

KWON Sang-woo, OH Jung-se and LEE Min-jung have joined forces for the new film Christmas Present (working title) which went into production on January 17. Also appearing in the film are child actors PARK So-yi and KIM Jun. From distributor Lotte Entertainment ...

Netflix Confirms KINGDOM Spin-Off Episode with Gianna JUN

PARK Byung-eun to Co-Star in KINGDOM: ASHIN OF THE NORTH Following speculation that emerged earlier this year, Netflix Korea has confirmed that Gianna JUN (aka JEON Ji-hyun) will star in a special spin-off episode of their hit series Kingdom, following her ca...

Gianna JUN Reportedly in Talks for KINGDOM Prequel

Reports have surfaced that Gianna JUN may be headlining a prequel to the hit Netflix series Kingdom. The My Sassy Girl (2001) star previously appeared at the end of season two in a cameo role. The same sources suggest that PARK Byung-eun has also been approach...

Director CHOI Dong-hoon to Return with Simultaneously Filmed 2-Part Sci-Fi Film

Director CHOI Dong-hoon is reportedly close to getting his next film underway, which will be a simultaneously filmed two-part sci-fi film featuring aliens. RYU Jun-yeol and KIM Tae-ri have been confirmed for both instalments of the series, while bothGianna JUN...

Fox Wraps Production on THE PROXY SOLDIERS

Following the breakout success of NA Hong-jin’s THE WAINING last year, which bowed Out of Competition at the Cannes Film Festival and welcomed almost seven million admissions at home, 20th Century Fox have wrapped production on their fifth Korean production, T...

Goyang Aqua Studio Has the Highest Profit since Its Opening

Goyang Aqua Studio recorded the highest earnings since its opening, with USD 237,000 as of November, 2016. It has worked with 14 projects this year, including The Legend of the Blue Sea, a TV series starring Gianna JUN and LEE Min-ho, and written by My Love fr...

Slew of Asian Sales for MY SASSY GIRL Sequel

Mirovision Shops Korea-China Produced Romcom 15 years after My Sassy Girl (2001) which became a sensational hit around Asia and launched the careers of CHA Tae-hyun and Gianna JUN, long in the works sequel My New Sassy Girl is gearing up its release plan afte...