- Korean Film News
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- Don Lee and Jung Hoyeon Selected among Variety’s International Breakout Stars of 2021
- A pair of Korean actors have landed on the ‘International Breakout Stars of 2021’ list from influential Hollywood trade journal Variety. Veteran actor Don Lee (aka Ma Dongseok), fresh from his Hollywood debut Eternals, and Squid Game breakout Jung Hoyeon made the list of 11 names.Active in Korean fi...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 03, 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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- Kakao Acquires Top Production Company ZIP CINEMA
- Company Behind THE PRIESTS Sold to Korean Internet GiantTop Korean production company ZIP CINEMA has been bought by Kakao Entertainment, a subsidiary of the local internet giant Kakao. Spackman Entertainment, the Singapore-based previous owner, sold the company for KRW 18 billion (USD 15.3 million)....
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 24, 2021
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- Far East Film Festival Stages Yoon Jongbin Retrospective
- Korean Films on Show as Udine Prepares Hybrid EventFollowing last year’s online event, the Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Udine is returning with a hybrid online/offline event later this month. This year’s 23rd edition will feature 11 Korean films, including a retrospective on director Yoon Jongbi...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 21, 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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- MOON Jung-hee Joins THE GAME
- MOON Jung-hee has been offered a role alongside LEE Byung-hun and YOO Ah-in in the upcoming drama The Game (translated title). According to news reports, she is positively considering taking on the part in what is quickly shaping up to be one of the most anticipated major films on the horizon. The f...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 11, 2020
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- YOO Ah-in May Appear Alongside LEE Byung-hun in THE GAME
- YOO Ah-in has been offered a co-starring role alongside LEE Byung-hun win the upcoming Go-themed drama The Game (translated title). YOO’s representative have confirmed that he has received and is positively considering the offer to feature in this sophomore film from The Sheriff in Town (2017) direc...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 13, 2020
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- LEE Byung-hun Prepares for THE GAME
- LEE Byung-hun is positively considering the leading role in The Game (translated title), the latest film from The Sheriff in Town (2017) director KIM Hyung-ju. Based on a true story, The Game will focus on the rivalry between CHO Hun-hyun and LEE Chang-ho, legendary players of the game of Go (aka ‘b...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 04, 2020
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- HA Jung-woo and HWANG Jung-min Considering Netflix Project SURINAME
- The big-budget Netflix crime drama Suriname (literal title), the first series from director YOON Jong-bin, has offered leading roles to superstar HA Jung-woo and HWANG Jung-min. Representatives for the actors, who have both worked with Director YOON in the past, have confirmed that they are looking ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 31, 2020
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- HA Jung-woo Ventures into Horror with THE CLOSET
- Though he is still tearing up the box office charts with the smash hit disaster action spectacle Ashfall, Korean superstar HA Jung-woo will be back on screens next month in The Closet, his first ever horror film. HA co-stars with KIM Nam-gil in the picture, which marks the directorial debut of KIM K...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 13, 2020