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- PARK Yong-woo and CHO Eun-ji Kick Off PUNK
- HA Yoon-jae Makes Feature Debut with Black Comedy New black comedy Punk (Korean title) entered production on June 25. Featuring PARK Yong-woo and character actress CHO Eun-ji, this debut feature film by HA Yoon-jae is expected to hit theaters in early 2019. PARK will play Jae-goo, a man who is havin...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 16, 2018
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- Lotte Entertainment Announces 2018 Line-up
- After selling 13 million tickets at the box office with the first installment of Along With the Gods, Lotte Entertainment announced their 2018 line-up. The most anticipated release is the sequel to Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds, Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days. Lotte Entertainment will s...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Jan 22, 2018
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- JUNG Woo and KIM Joo-hyuk Wrap 3 Months of Filming for HEUNG-BU
- After three months of filming, period drama Heung-bu completed production on August 18th. JUNG Woo and KIM Joo-hyuk led the cast, which also includes JUNG Jin-young and CHUN Woo-hee, in the latest film from 26 Years (2012) director CHO Geun-hyun. Based on the classic Joseon Era story ‘Heungbu and No...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 01, 2017
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- SNAPSHOT Takes Best Foreign Language Screenplay Award in Madrid
- The Korean independent film Snapshot, from director KIM Chang-kyun, has picked up the Best Original Screenplay of a Foreign Language Feature Film award from the recently concluded 2017 edition of the Madrid International Film Festival, which took place from July 8th to 15th. Snapshot features KIM in...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 31, 2017
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- JUNG Woo Teams Up with NEIGHBORHOOD COUSIN
- Actor JUNG Woo is set to take on the role of a National Intelligence Service agent in the upcoming political thriller Neighborhood Cousin (translated title) from Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) director LEE Hwan-kyung. The project will be financed and distributed locally by Warner Bros Korea. Neighborh...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 19, 2017
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- JUNG Woo and KIM Joo-hyuk Team Up on HEUNG-BU
- Following the success of this year’s legal drama New Trial, actor JUNG Woo has found his next leading role, which will be in the drama Heung-bu. Featuring alongside him will be busy actor KIM Joo-hyuk and handling the directors’ reigns is CHO Geun-hyun, who debuted with 26 Years in 2012 and is alrea...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 19, 2017
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- Mirovision Showcases Korean Indie Cinema at EFM
- Indie film distributor Mirovision is presenting a collection a festival hits at this year’s European Film Market in Berlin. The newest title in their lineup is the horror-thriller Collision, from directors LEE Yun-ho and HEO Seo-hyung, which is having a market screening at EFM. Road to Utah, the KIM...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 10, 2017
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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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- A Children’s TV Show Character to Appear in Feature Film
- CHO Geun-hyun to Direct the Family Fantasy CHO Geun-hyun of 26 Years (2012) and Late Spring (2014) is taking a brave step in leading a children’s film for his next project. Taking the character from an EBS children’s show program called Lightening Man as its subject, the project has gone into shooti...
- by June Kim / May 13, 2015
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- LATE SPRING to Compete for Three Categories at Madrid International Film Festival
- Madrid International Film Festival (MIFF) has invited 26 Years director CHO Keun-hyun’s upcoming film Late Spring which has been nominated for three awards categories this year. The movie’s production Studio Hook said on June 1st, “Late Spring has been selected for the Best Producer, Best Foreign La...
- by TAE Sang-joon / Jun 09, 2014