- Korean Film News
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- EXO’s Chanyeol to Step Into THE BOX
- Chan-yeol, a member of the popular K-pop outfit EXO, is taking on his first ever leading role in a Korean film after signing on to star in the upcoming music-themed feature production The Box (translated title). The new film will follow the story of two male characters. One is a youth dreaming of be...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 14, 2020
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- Merry Christmas Becomes First Investor and Distributor Backed by Chinese Capital
- Merry Christmas, the first Korean film investor, and distributor to be backed by Chinese capital, will kick off operations this month. Headed by former Showbox CEO YOU Jeong-hoon, the outfit is financed by the Chinese entertainment giant Huayi Brothers. YOU Jeong-hoon stepped down from Showbox earli...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 10, 2018
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- Korean Wave Star Henry Attends SIFF for Chinese Film JOURNEY
- Henry, an actor and K-pop singer in boy band Super Junior – M, attended the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) to present Chinese film Journey. Korean wave star Henry made his screen debut with Gina KIM’s culinary drama Final Recipe (2014) co-starring Michelle YEOH. He has seen his share of...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Jul 03, 2018
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- CHOI Soo-young of Girls’ Generation Lands First Lead Role
- Kpop Singer to Star in Korea-Japan Co-Production MEMORIES OF A DEAD END CHOI Soo-young, a member of the world-renowned Kpop group Girls’ Generation, has signed on to play her first leading role in the upcoming Korean-Japanese co-production Memories of a Dead End. Based on the novel of the same name ...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 03, 2018
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- SM Entertainment Expands with Two New Acquisitions
- SM Entertainment (SM) has acquired a conCulture stake in one of the largest actor management companies in South Korea. On March 14, SM Entertainment revealed in a regulatory filing that it had acquired BAE Yong-joon's talent management agency KeyEast through a purchase of stocks worth KRW 50 bil...
- by Christopher Weatherspoon / Mar 28, 2018
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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
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- Production Announcement of BIYEON, a Korean-Chinese Co-product Featuring Lay of EXO and JUNG Soo-jung of f(x)
- Production Begins in January, to Be Released in the Second Half of the Year Production announcement of Biyeon, a Korean-Chinese co-product featuring Lay of EXO, a boy band, and JUNG Soo-jung of f(x), a girl band, was held in Beijing on December 18th, 2015. Biyeon is a youth film depicting Korean a...
- by HA Jung-min / Jan 15, 2016
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- Luna of f(x) in the Lead Role in a Children’s Movie
- THE LIGHTNING MAN’S SECRET to Be Released on February 11th A children’s movie featuring Luna is to be released in February. Luna is the main vocalist in a girl band f(x) which is run by SM Entertainment, a management and recording company. She makes her screen debut in the theater edition of The Li...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Jan 07, 2016
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- Girls’ Generation Seo-hyun Joins EXO Chan-Yeol’s SO I MARRIED AN ANTI-FAN
- Seo-hyun’s Film Debut Seo-hyun, a member of K-pop girl band Girls' Generation, will make her big-screen debut in China. She is to join a Chinese film So I Married an Anti-Fan, where CHAN Yeol of K-pop boy band EXO plays the main character. This youngest member of Girl’s Generation has been voi...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Nov 18, 2015
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- Asian Film Market closes with record results
- The 6th Asian Film Market 2011 closed last night after four days at its new venue, the BEXCO (the Busan Exhibition Convention Center). The market combined sales companies and BIFCOM locations and post-production services this year and saw an increase of 113% in exhibitors’ booths and 38% more parti...
- Oct 14, 2011