Korean Romcom LOVES AND LEASHES Debuts at 5th on Global Netflix Non-English Film Chart

Love and Leashes (2022)The romantic comedy Love and Leashes, from Like for Likes (2016) director Park Hyunjin, the first Korean film to be financed and produced by Netflix, debuted on the global streaming platform on February 11.Starring Seohyun and Lee Junyou...

Netflix Korea to Release HELLBOUND and THE SILENT SEA This Year

Streamer Reveals Raft of Upcoming Korean TitlesIn the wake of their phenomenal success with Hwang Donghyuk’s original series Squid Game, which became the first Korean show to top Netflix’s global rankings, Netflix Korea has revealed its upcoming slate, includi...

JOO Won to Headline JUNG Byung-gil’s CARTER for Netflix

Following the Cannes-invited action film The Villainess (2017), JUNG Byung-gil is returning with the action-thriller Carter and joining him in the title role will be actor JOO Won. The film will be one of the first two Netflix Original Films made for Korea, th...

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...

JK YOUN and MIN Kyu-dong Elect as New DGK Representatives

Directors Guild of Korea Assembles New Committee During a meeting held on February 22, filmmakers JK YOUN and MIN Kyu-dong were elected as the new representatives of the Directors Guild of Korea (DGK). Also appointed to the new DGK committee were directors KAN...

KIM Gang-woo Appointed as Ambassador of Korea-Vietnam Film Festival

Actor KIM Gang-woo can now add another accomplishment to his resume: film festival ambassador. On Thursday, KIM’s management agency King Entertainment announced that the actor had been chosen to serve as the festival’s ambassador and attended the opening cerem...

LEE Mi-yeon Returns to Silver Screen with HAPPY FACEBOOK

Veteran Actress Plays a Professionally-Accomplished Single Mother           A Heroine of Korean melodramas in the early 2000s and best known for her role in the TV drama The Last Empress, veteran actress LEE Mi-yeon (Indian Summer) is ...