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Two of the biggest Korean hits of last year are set to play in the heart of America, after being programmed for Filmfest DC, which begins its 10-day run on April 11th in Washington DC. Dancing Queen and Masquerade, both CJ Entertainment titles, each landed in 2012’s top 10 performing Korean films.

 

Starring the popular singer and actress UHM Jeong-hwa, as well as the versatile charcter actor HWANG Jung-min (currently in the hit gangster flick New World), Dancing Queen was a successful musical comedy drama that lit up the charts during the Lunar New Year holiday in late January. Korea’s other big holiday, the Chuseok (or thanksgiving) festivities that usher in the fall, set the scene for Masquerade's record-breaking box office run. The period drama starring LEE Byung-hun, and based on the oft-told ‘Prince and the Pauper’ tale, became the third most successful Korean film of all time, though as of earlier this month it has since dropped to number four following Miracle in Cell No. 7’s blockbuster run.

 

Washingtonians will be privy to the best in commercial Korean cinema when the 2013 edition of Filmfest DC gets underway in mid-April.