Vietnamese Version of LUCK-KEY Tops Local Box Office

Lotte Entertainment has scored a hit in Vietnam with Chìa khóa trăm tỉ (The Hundred Billion Key), an adaptation of the Japanese comedy Key of Life, which was previously remade with great success in Korea as LUCK-KEY (2016).Chìa khóa trăm tỉ was the top film du...

GONG Yoo, BAE Doo-na and LEE Joon Dive into THE SEA OF SILENCE

GONG Yoo, BAE Doo-na and LEE Joon have all signed on to star in The Sea of Silence, a new sci-fi horror thriller series for global VOD service Netflix. The series will be produced by superstar JUNG Woo-sung and helmed by CHOI Hang-yong who is expanding the mat...

CHA Seung-won Returns to Comedy Genre for Chuseok Holidays

CHA Seung-won is returning to screens next month in the Chuseok holiday title CHEER UP, MR. LEE, the latest comedy-drama from LUCK-KEY (2016) director LEE Gae-byok. CHEER UP, MR. LEEfeatures CHA as Cheol-soo, a simple-minded man with good looks and a strong ph...

THE WAILING Picks Up Jury Prize at Florence Korea Film Fest

The 15th Florence Korea Film Fest wound to a close on April 6th with a screening of closing film THE NET by veteran indie director KIM Ki-duk. In addition to the screening the festival annual awards were handed out. These included the Jury Award, which was una...

THE WAILING Scores Top Honors in BiFan

20th Edition Winds Down to a Close NA Hong-jin’s critically-acclaimed THE WAILING won both the Best of Bucheon and NH Audience Award at the 20th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan), which held its closing ceremony on Friday, July 29th. Due t...

YEON Sang-ho’s SEOUL STATION Debuts in Belgium

Animated Thriller Booked for Annecy, Fantasia and Sitges Fests YEON Sang-ho’s third animated film Seoul Station recently had its world premiere at the 34th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival and has already been booked for a slew of events. The fi...

MBLAQ’s G.O. Eyes Film Debut

Takes Supporting Role in DAD IS DAUGHTER According to production company KIMCHI ENTERTAINMENT, G.O., member of the popular Korean boy band MBLAQ, is looking to expand his repertoire to film after playing a supporting part in upcoming drama Dad Is Daughter (tr...

YOO Hae-jin and LEE Joon’s KEY OF LIFE Began to Shoot

Based on the Original Story of the Same Title Key of Life which casts actors YOO Hae-jin and LEE Joon began to shoot in September. Key of Life, based on the Japanese film of same title starring Hirosue Ryoko, Sakai Masato and Kagawa Teruyuki, tells the story...

LEE Joon Boards KEY OF LIFE Remake

Japanese Thriller Gets Korean Update Following his leading man debut in 2013’s Rough Play, LEE Joon will once again play an actor on screen in Key of Life, a remake of the 2012 Japanese film of the same name. LEE Gae-byok, returning after an 11-year absence,...

SHIN Yeon-shick’s LIKE A FRENCH FILM Discovers New Faces

SHIN Min-cheol and Dasom to Play Leads Director SHIN Yeon-shick who recently came into the industry’s spotlight due to the positive reception of The Russian Novel (2012), has produced a film a year including last year’s Rough Play and the Jeonju Digital Proje...