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- ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU Invited to Dublin International Film Festival
- Ryoo Seungwan’s hit action-drama Escape from Mogadishu (2021) has been invited to this year’s Dublin International Film Festival. Also selected for the Irish film event is Kimo Jisook’s short film Hairy Monster.Released in the summer of 2021, Escape from Mogadishu became the year’s biggest homegrown...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 10, 2022
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- Hwang Jungmin and Jeon Doyeon reunite in Kill Boksoon
- 17 years after You Are My Sunshine (2005), HWANG Jungmin and JEON Doyeon are set to reunite in the film KILL Boksoon (literal title), a Netflix original. From The Merciless (2017) director BYUN Sunghyun, the project will also feature SUL Kyunggu, KOO Kyohwan and E Som. The streaming feature will fol...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 21, 2021
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- ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU Tops Blue Dragon Film Awards with 6 Wins
- Ryoo Seungwan’s action-drama Escape from Mogadishu came away as the big winner of this year’s 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards. The box office hit picked up six awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Ryoo.It was Ryoo’s third Best Director win at the awards, following The Unjust (2010) and Vet...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 02, 2021
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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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- Yoo Haejin Joins JK Films’ DOG DAYS
- Actor Joins Youn Yuhjung and Kim Yunjin in Heartwarming DramaActor Yoo Haejin appears set to join the cast for the upcoming drama Dog Days (literal title). The actor is reviewing the script and is said to be positively considering his offer to appear in the project. From powerhouse production compan...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 15, 2021
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- Ryoo Seungwan’s SMUGGLING with Kim Hyesoo and Yum Jungah Wraps Production
- Zo Insung and Park Jungmin Co-Star in 1970s-Set Crime FilmThough Escape from Mogadishu, the year’s biggest box office hit in Korea, is barely in the rearview mirror, director Ryoo Seungwan has already completed production on his next film.Smuggling (translated title), starring Kim Hyesoo, Yum Jungah...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 26, 2021
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- Yoo Ahin to Headline Cast of Netflix Action Flick SEOUL VIBE
- Go Kyoungpyo, Moon Sori, and More to Appear in Latest from Director Moon HyunsungFollowing the announcement of its first titles Moral Sense and Carter earlier this year, Netflix continuing to build its slate of Korean original films, with the latest project destined for the streamer revealed to be S...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 06, 2021
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- CJ ENM Reveals 5-Year $4.5 Billion Content Spending Commitment
- PARASITE and CRASH LANDING ON YOU Producer Doubles Down on ContentDuring a major presentation last month, CJ ENM, the top content purveyor in South Korea, revealed its plans to commit KRW 5 trillion (USD 4.5 billion) to content over the next five years.Kang Hosung, CJ ENM’s CEO, added that this year...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 16, 2021
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- Ha Jungwoo and Hwang Jungmin Head to SURINAME with Yoon Jongbin for Netflix
- Stars Reunite with Director for Crime SeriesDirector Yoon Jongbin is partnering with Netlfix for the forthcoming original series Suriname. The project will see the director reunite with stars Ha Jungwoo and Hwang Jungmin, and feature Yoo Yeonseok, Jo Woojin and Park Haesoo.Suriname, which is based o...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 04, 2021
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- SONG Kang-ho, PARK Jung-min, and JANG Yoon-joo Wrap ONE WIN
- Filming on the volleyball drama One Win (translated title), featuring SONG Kang-ho, PARK Jung-min, and JANG Yoon-ju, wound to a close on February 25. The film is the first of two projects that SONG recently signed on to star in for director SHIN Yeon-shick.SONG plays an unsuccessful volleyball coach...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 12, 2021