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- Kang Hyoungchul’s Superhero Film HIGH FIVE with Yoo Ahin Wraps Production
- Ra Miran, Ahn Jehong, Lee Jaein and Kim Heewon Co-Star inHit filmmaker Kang Hyoungchul has completed production on his fifth film High Five (literal title), which wrapped up five months of production on November 7. The superhero saga stars Yoo Ahin, Ra Miran, Ahn Jehong, Lee Jaein and Kim Heewon.Hig...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 22, 2021
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- SWING KIDS and BEAUTIFUL DAYS to Bookend Florence Korean Film Festival
- The Florence Korean Film Fest 2019, which will take place from March 21st to the 29th, has revealed this year’s lineup. Opening the program will be KANG Hyoung-cheol’s Korean War-era tap dance musical war drama Swing Kids, while Jero YUN’s Beautiful Days, the opening film of last year’s Busan Intern...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 14, 2019
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- SWING KIDS to Compete at Fribourg International Film Festival
- The Fribourg International Film Festival, long a champion of Korean cinema, is staging an especially Korea-centric edition this year, which will include KANG Hyoung-chul’s Swing Kids in international competition. Director BONG Joon-ho was also invited to curate a section of films, and all told, FIFF...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 09, 2019
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- SWING KIDS to Dance Its Way into 23 Countries
- KANG Hyoung-chul’s hotly anticipated fourth film Swing Kids, which is one of three major local releases timed for the end-of-year season, has been picked up for distribution in 23 foreign countries ahead of its domestic release date. Following the film’s Korean opening on December 19 (though it is h...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 12, 2018
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- Investment and Distribution Company NEW Releases 10 Titles for 2018 Line-up
- Renowned Korean investment and distribution company Next Entertainment World (NEW) announced 10 titles they plan to release in 2018. Through a press release, NEW stated they had three films in their catalog that had sold over 10 million tickets since their founding in 2008: The Attorney, Miracle in ...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Dec 19, 2017
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- DOH Kyung-soo Signs Up as Tap Dancer in Korean War-Era SWING KIDS
- Young star DOH Kyung-soo (aka D.O.) has landed a lead role in Swing Kids, the new film by director KANG Hyoung-chul, as confirmed by DOH’s agency SM Entertainment. The film will also feature upcoming actress PARK Hye-su. Swing Kids concerns a young North Korean tap dancer called ROH Gi-soo against t...
- by Pierce Conran / May 26, 2017