Roaring Currents (2014) director KIM Han-min is returning to the legendary historical figure Admiral LEE Sun-shin for his next film, the period naval epic Hansan: Rise of the Dragon (translated title). PARK Hae-il will play the Admiral in the film, while BYUN Yo-han will portray his Japanese rival. Taking place five years prior to the events of Roaring Currents, the film will fictionalize the Batt...

Korean stars HAN Hyo-joo and BYUN Yo-han have been cast in the Japanese film The Sun Does Not Move (translated title). The film is being directed by HASUMI Eiichirō and is based on a novel by YOSHIDA Shuichi. The plot follows a tense battle between international agents from different nations regarding top secret information about a new energy source. Author YOSHIDA previously penned the novel Rage...

Ja-san-eo-bo (Korean title), the latest film by prolific hitmaker LEE Joon-ik, has wrapped production. Featuring SUL Kyung-gu and BYUN Yo-han, the film follows Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016) as Director LEE’s second black and white film. SUL plays real-life character JEONG Yak-jeon, the elder brother of noted Joseon scholar JEONG Yakyong. Following his exile to Heuksan Island as a result of...

Business boosted a hefty 75% over the Christmas weekend to bring admissions to the four million mark, which despite being 15% lower than last year’s comparable weekend was still one of the biggest of the year. A hot Korean local release drove up the local market share to 72%. Sucking up 57% of the marketplace during its opening weekend was the star-driven action-thriller Master with LEE Byung-hun,...

The top two places were unchanged at the box office even with a major now local drama opening. Local releases remained the top draw this session, accounting for 69% of ticket sales, which were on par with last week, coming in at 2.32 million admissions. Down just 10% in its second frame was the nuclear disaster drama Pandora. With an additional 1.01 million viewers (USD 6.98 million), PARK Jung-wo...

Business ticked up 25% as a pair of hot new releases recharged the box office, boosting admissions to 2.45 million, while the market share for local films also experienced a modest rise to 63%. Confidently easing into first place PARK Jung-woo’s Deranged (2012) follow-up, the nuclear meltdown drama Pandora with 1.12 million tickets (USD 7.93 million) sold over the weekend and a total of 1.46 milli...