LEE Jun-ho to Make Screen Comeback in Period Comedy

LEE Jun-ho, a member of the popular K-pop boyband 2PM, has selected his next film project which will be the period comedy Gibang Bachelor (working title). The project will be helmed by NAM Dae-joong, the director who debuted with the youth comedy The Last Ride...

JEON Do-yeon and SUL Kyung-gu to Celebrate BIRTHDAY

Seventeen years after appearing together in PARK Heung-sik’s romantic drama I Wish I Had a Wife, stars JEON DO-yeon and SUL Kyung-gu are reuniting for the upcoming film Birthday (working title). Marking the feature debut of former LEE Chang-dong assistant dire...

BiFan Makes Contact with JEON Do-yeon Program

With just a few weeks to go before its 21st edition, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan, Chairman CHOI Yong-bae) has begun to reveal parts of its lineup. Within the program this year will be a special section dedicated to the films of JEO...

THE WORLD OF US Scores 2 Asia New Talents Nominations in Shanghai

Korean Program Featured 22 Titles Korean cinema made a big splash at the Shanghai International Film Festival this month, with 22 titles features across their program. Most prominent was YOON Ga-eun’s debut feature The World of Us, which was part of the Asian...

LOVE, LIES Seals Asian Sales Trio at FilMart

HAN Hyo-joo Period Drama Set for Japan, Taiwan, Philippines Period drama LOVE, LIES, starring HAN Hyo-joo, has secured distribution to Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines ahead of its April 13th theatrical bow in Korea. Lotte Entertainment launched sales for 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...

Yubari Fantastic Fest Books 8 from Korea

Competition Slot for IT’S REALLY KIND OF YOU Japan’s top genre cinema event, the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, returns for its 26th edition next month on the 25th, and with it, eight new Korean films, among them a trio of features and five sho...

HAN Hyo-joo, YOO Yeon-seok and CHUN Woo-hee Wrap Period Music Drama

PARK Heung-sik’s LOVE, LIES Eyes 2016 Release PARK Heung-sik’s new colonial era picture LOVE, LIES (transliterated title), with HAN Hyo-joo, YOO Yeon-seok and CHUN Woo-hee, all of whom appeared in this year’s high concept melodrama The Beauty Inside, wrapped ...

Young Stars Line Up for Another Period Film

CHUN Woo-hee and YOO Yeon-seok Considering HAE-EO-HWA Following Cold Eyes (2013) star HAN Hyo-joo’s confirmation on the 15th, award-winning actress CHUN Woo-hee and YOO Yeon-seok, one of today’s hottest actors, are said to be currently in the last stages of c...

HAN Hyo-joo Takes on Gisaeng Role for Next Project

Next Film from MY MOTHER, THE MERMAID Director PARK Heung-sik Rising star HAN Hyo-joo has chosen Hae-eo-hwa as her next project. The busy actress already has two projects lined up for release next year but that hasn’t stopped her from signing on for the next ...