October to Welcome KONG Hyo-jin and KIM Rae-won’s CRAZY ROMANCE

KONG Hyo-jin and KIM Rae-won will storm the screen next month in the romantic comedy Crazy Romance. The film marks the feature debut of KIM Han-gyeol, a graduate of Konkuk University known for her award-winning shorts A Perfect Sight (2009), Chatter (2011) and...

HERSTORY Received Global Summons

Well Go USA Picks Up Comfort Woman Drama for North America Korean sales outfit Contents Panda has secured several deals for its comfort woman drama Herstory. The latest work by director MIN Kyu-dong, the film bowed in domestic theaters on June 27. Distributor ...

JK YOUN and MIN Kyu-dong Elect as New DGK Representatives

Directors Guild of Korea Assembles New Committee During a meeting held on February 22, filmmakers JK YOUN and MIN Kyu-dong were elected as the new representatives of the Directors Guild of Korea (DGK). Also appointed to the new DGK committee were directors KAN...

MIN Kyu-dong Wraps Comfort Women Tale HER STORY

MIN Kyu-dong has wrapped his upcoming Comfort Woman court drama Her Story (working title), which features actresses KIM Hee-ae, KIM Hae-sook and LEE Yoo-young. The drama, which will be released by Next Entertainment World, completed two months of production on...

KONG Hyo-jin Enters DOOR LOCK and BBAENGBAN

Top star KONG Hyo-jin has lined up a pair of new projects to be shot back to back early next year. The actress will appear in LEE Kwon’s Door Lock, which will begin rolling at the beginning of the year while HAN Jun-hee’s Bbaengban is scheduled to start produc...

Comfort Woman Court Drama Subpoenas KIM Hae-sook and KIM Hee-ae

Following 2015’s The Treacherous, Director MIN Kyu-dong is getting ready to return with his seventh film, Her Story (working title). Based on real court testimonies from the 1990s about the ordeals suffered by comfort women, the drama will feature KIM Hae-sook...

Muju Film Festival Raises Curtain on 5th Edition

On a clear evening on June 2nd, the Muju Film Festival opened the doors to its 5th edition. The opening ceremony was hosted by actors PARK Cheol-min and KIM Hye-na and featured live performances from famed singer HAN Young-ae, among others. The ceremony was fo...

MIN Kyu-dong Named Representative Committee Chair for MSFF

Mise-en-scene Short Film Festival Opens Late June The Mise-en-scene Short Film Festival (MSFF), which will be having its 14th year, has announced that director MIN Kyu-dong will act as the representative committee chair this year. MSFF is one of the most well ...

JU Ji-hoon and KIM Kang-woo Sign on for TREACHEROUS SUBJECT

MIN Kyu-doing Period Film to Lens Next Month Actors JU Ji-hoon and KIM Gang-woo have signed on to star in the upcoming period film Treacherous Subject (literal title). They join previously attached LIM Ji-yeon and veteran director MIN Kyu-dong. Set amidst Pri...

KIM Tae-yong and TANG Wei to Tie the Knot

Korean Indie Director and Chinese StarIn an official press release, indie film director KIM Tae-yong has announced that he and Chinese star TANG Wei will become husband and wife later this year. The pair met during the shoot of KIM’s 2010 film Late Autumn, whi...