Following last year’s successful courtroom drama New Trial (2017), Director KIM Tae-yun is back on set with the new film Mr. Zoo (working title). Joining him are stars LEE Sung-min in a comedy about a man who communicates with animals. LEE plays the ace Tae-ju, a government agent who develops the ability to talk with animals following an accident that occurred while on a mission guarding a special...

Period Drama Triumphs at Korea’s Top Awards Event The longest-running film industry awards show, the Grand Bell (or Daejong) Film Awards were staged for the 50th time last week. Though many films and industry figures were honored, one work in particular made its presence felt in a big way. HAN Jae-rim’s period hit The Face Reader picked up six awards, including those for Best Film, Director and A...

The runaway hit film Miracle in Cell No. 7 by director LEE Hwan-kyung continued to dominate the Korean box office in its third and fourth weeks on release. After briefly ceding the #1 slot to action blockbuster The Berlin File, the sentimental drama soon reclaimed its spot at the top of the chart, where it currently stands. The film actually sold more tickets in its third and fourth week (4.61 mil...