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- Disney+ Reveals 7 Local Series Ahead of Korean Launch
- Moue House to Shake Up Streaming Market with Major Local ContentDisney+ will make its long-awaited debut in the Korea market on November 12, and earlier this month the global streamer staged a live event to outline their aspirations across Asia, unveiling the service’s rollout in the region as well ...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 25, 2021
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- Cho Jinwoong and Kim Heeae to Headline wavve Original DEAD MAN
- Ryu Hyeyoung to Co-Star in Hah Junwon’s Feature DebutThe Korean streaming platform wavve has landed another major new original film project. Actors Cho Jinwoong, Kim Heeae and Ryu Hyeyoung have all confirmed their participation in the upcoming political thriller Dead Man (literal title), which will ...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 06, 2021
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- SHIM Eun-kyoung Picks Up Acting Prize for Japanese Film Debut
- SHIM Eun-kyoung, star of Sunny (2011) and Miss Granny (2014), has picked up the Best New Actress Award from the Tama Cinema Forum, an annual film festival held in Japan. She earned the prize for her role in The Journalist, her first time appearing in a Japanese film. She accepted the award on stage ...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 17, 2019
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- CHOI Min-shik and PARK Hae-il Travel TO THE LAND OF HAPPINESS
- Director IM Sang-soo’s latest film To the Land of Happiness (working title) wrapped production on October 19. The thriller features CHOI Min-shik and PARK Hae-il, marking the first on-screen pairing for the two stars. CHOI and PARK play two men who meet by chance and decide to go on a trip, in searc...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 04, 2019
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- RA Mi-ran, GIM Mu-yeol and NA Moon-hee Campaign for HONEST CANDIDATE
- Actors RA Mi-ran, GIM Mu-yeol, NA Moon-hee and YUN Gyeong-ho have joined forces for the upcoming election comedy Honest Candidate (translated title), which entered production on June 15. The film is the latest from Finding Mr. Destiny (2010) and The Bros (2017) director CHANG You-jeong. RA plays Joo...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 26, 2019
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- MOON So-ri and JANG Joon-hwan to Visit Korean Film Festival DC
- The Korean Film Festival DC returns this month for its 2019 edition, which will unfold from May 10 to July 1. This year’s event will feature 11 recent Korean titles as well as a pair of very special guests, acclaimed actress MOON So-ri and director JANG Joon-hwan. Screenings will take place at the F...
- by Pierce Conran / May 10, 2019
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- Production Wraps on HUR Jin-ho’s FORBIDDEN DREAM
- The upcoming period drama Forbidden Dream (working title) completed four months of production on January 23, after filming in various locations all around the country. The film reunites actors CHOI Min-shik and HAN Suk-kyu for the third time and marks the eighth feature-length directorial outing for...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 21, 2019
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- HAN Suk-kyu and CHOI Min-shik Fated to Reunite for ASTRONOMY
- Actors HAN Suk-kyu and CHOI Min-shik will work together for the third time on the upcoming period drama Astronomy (translated title). It will be their first joint project in 20 years, following 1999’s Swiri, the original Korean blockbuster. Furthermore, the film will also see HAN reunite with Direct...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 25, 2018
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- LA Mi-ran Takes on First Lead Role in GIRL COPS
- Top character actress LA Mi-ran has signed on to the crime comedy Girl Cops (Korean title), which will mark her first leading role on the big screen. The film will make the sophomore directing outing of JUNG Da-won The project will follow an ex-detective who begins to work at a public service center...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 16, 2018
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- YOO Hae-jin, LEE Sung-kyoung, and KIM Min-jae Starring Love+Stling Finishes Filming
- Love and Wrestling Comedy to Be Released in 2018 Love Sling (working title) has finished shooting. The film is a family comedy about a love triangle involving a professional wrestler father, his son and the woman his son has a crush on, who happens to fall in love with the father. From last year’s L...
- by KIM Su-bin / Nov 09, 2017