Korean films report all-time record March sales on big success of 'Exhuma'

Korean films achieved their highest combined sales ever for the month of March, largely propelled by the box-office sensation "Exhuma," a government report showed Tuesday. According to a monthly report on the Korean film industry by the Korean Film Commis...

Interview with Park Tae-joon, Executive Producer of 25th JEONJU International Film Festival • 16th JEONJU Project

The 25th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) is to be held in Jeonju, Republic of Korea from May 1 to May 10, 2024. Jeonju Project, an industry program of JIFF, will also be greeting its 16th cohort this year. Jeonju Project offers a wide variety of supp...

Shining Debut, Jang Da-a in Pyramid Game

"The eyes that witness my pain. Have you ever felt the urge to gouge them out??” It's the moment when the always kind Ha-rin reveals her true feelings in front of transfer student Su-ji (Kim Ji-yeon)."It was a scene I acted out during the audition....

CAA Boards Korean Post-Apocalyptic Show ‘Pleasant Outcast’ Ahead of Canneseries Premiere, Reveals Poster (EXCLUSIVE)

CAA has come on board to advise on the worldwide sales of “Pleasant Outcast,” the post-apocalyptic Korean thriller series from Lotte Cultureworks (“Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days”) and Climax Studio. “Pleasant Outcast” is set to premiere at Canneseries,...

Navigating the Future of the Korean Video Entertainment Industry in 2024

Keyword 01. Recession and SurvivalIt's no exaggeration to say that "a sense of crisis pervades the entire content industry" as "an unusually inflated industry bubble" deflates. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing and ticket price...

New South Korean Shows Introduce a Woman Traveling in Time to Save Her Favorite Star, Kid Teaming Up With a Kidnapper and a Man Who Dies 12 (!) Times

courtesy of CJ ENMSouth Korean dominance shows no signs of stopping, delivering even more outrageous storylines.In SLL’s “Death’s Game,” a Prime Video Original fantasy drama based on a webtoon, a hard-working man – “who knows how to make lemonade out of the le...

Son Suk-ku chooses to be swayed by others in navigating life

Actor Son Suk-ku (AceMaker Movieworks)Just weeks after appearing as a relentless detective in the Netflix original “A Killer Paradox,” actor Son Suk-ku met with reporters for the promotion of his new film “Troll Factory.”“I haven’t rested a single day since t...

Subtly but boldly, Hong Sangsoo is treading into a new realm

Right Now, Wrong Then※The contributions of external writers may differ from the opinions of KoBiz & KOFIC, and they do not represent the official views of KOFIC.Hong Sangsoo occupies a curious place in the world cinema landscape. He is at once an omniprese...

Kim Go-eun, actress in Exhuma (Pa-myo)

"In my entire career, I've never seen a score soar like this. It's truly surreal." On the third day of its release, the film's box office exceeded 1million, and the next day it surpassed 2million. Kim Go-eun, an actress with over 10 films u...

Celine Song discusses ‘Past Lives’ with screenwriter Chung Seo-kyung

Celine Song, a Korean-American filmmaker highly praised for her first-time production Past Lives, was invited to a talk session with Chung Seo-kyung, a Korean screenwriter especially celebrated for her long collaboration with the acclaimed filmmaker Park Chan-...