- Korean Film News
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- LEE Jun-ho to Make Screen Comeback in Period Comedy
- LEE Jun-ho, a member of the popular K-pop boyband 2PM, has selected his next film project which will be the period comedy Gibang Bachelor (working title). The project will be helmed by NAM Dae-joong, the director who debuted with the youth comedy The Last Ride in 2016. The young singer began his car...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 21, 2018
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- JEON Do-yeon and SUL Kyung-gu to Celebrate BIRTHDAY
- Seventeen years after appearing together in PARK Heung-sik’s romantic drama I Wish I Had a Wife, stars JEON DO-yeon and SUL Kyung-gu are reuniting for the upcoming film Birthday (working title). Marking the feature debut of former LEE Chang-dong assistant director LEE Jong-eun, the film focuses on t...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 09, 2018
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- BiFan Makes Contact with JEON Do-yeon Program
- With just a few weeks to go before its 21st edition, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan, Chairman CHOI Yong-bae) has begun to reveal parts of its lineup. Within the program this year will be a special section dedicated to the films of JEON Do-yeon, one of South Korea's lead...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 09, 2017
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- THE WORLD OF US Scores 2 Asia New Talents Nominations in Shanghai
- Korean Program Featured 22 Titles Korean cinema made a big splash at the Shanghai International Film Festival this month, with 22 titles features across their program. Most prominent was YOON Ga-eun’s debut feature The World of Us, which was part of the Asian New Talents lineup, where it received t...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 27, 2016
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- LOVE, LIES Seals Asian Sales Trio at FilMart
- HAN Hyo-joo Period Drama Set for Japan, Taiwan, Philippines Period drama LOVE, LIES, starring HAN Hyo-joo, has secured distribution to Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines ahead of its April 13th theatrical bow in Korea. Lotte Entertainment launched sales for the film during the Hong Kong Internationa...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 29, 2016
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- KIM Nam-gil Set as Lead in New LEE Yoon-ki Drama
- CHUN Woo-hee Eyeing Co-Starring Role Returning last week after a six-year hiatus, A Man and A Woman director LEE Yoon-ki is jumping right back into the saddle, having fixed My Angel as his next project. Actor KIM Nam-gil is already on board and CHUN Woo-hee is eyeing the co-starring role. The Sham...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 29, 2016
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- Yubari Fantastic Fest Books 8 from Korea
- Competition Slot for IT’S REALLY KIND OF YOU Japan’s top genre cinema event, the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, returns for its 26th edition next month on the 25th, and with it, eight new Korean films, among them a trio of features and five shorts. The festival will run until Februar...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 03, 2016
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- HAN Hyo-joo, YOO Yeon-seok and CHUN Woo-hee Wrap Period Music Drama
- PARK Heung-sik’s LOVE, LIES Eyes 2016 Release PARK Heung-sik’s new colonial era picture LOVE, LIES (transliterated title), with HAN Hyo-joo, YOO Yeon-seok and CHUN Woo-hee, all of whom appeared in this year’s high concept melodrama The Beauty Inside, wrapped its four-month shoot on October 17th. Th...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 04, 2015
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- Young Stars Line Up for Another Period Film
- CHUN Woo-hee and YOO Yeon-seok Considering HAE-EO-HWA Following Cold Eyes (2013) star HAN Hyo-joo’s confirmation on the 15th, award-winning actress CHUN Woo-hee and YOO Yeon-seok, one of today’s hottest actors, are said to be currently in the last stages of confirming their participation in the new...
- by June Kim / Jan 29, 2015
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- HAN Hyo-joo Takes on Gisaeng Role for Next Project
- Next Film from MY MOTHER, THE MERMAID Director PARK Heung-sik Rising star HAN Hyo-joo has chosen Hae-eo-hwa as her next project. The busy actress already has two projects lined up for release next year but that hasn’t stopped her from signing on for the next film by director PARK Heung-sik. Set in...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 16, 2014