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- Stars Align for Ensemble Romcom HAPPY NEW YEAR
- LIM Yoon-a, HAN Ji-min, KANG Ha-neul and More Cast in KWAK Jae-yong’s LatestMy Sassy Girl (2001) filmmaker KWAK Jae-yong is returning to the director’s chair for the ensemble romantic comedy Happy New Year (literal title) from CJ Entertainment, which has assembled a dizzying cast of popular Korean a...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 27, 2021
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- KIM Young-kwang Accepts MISSION POSSIBLE
- Young star KIM Young-kwang has landed his next leading role in the spy action film Mission Possible(working title), which will mark the debut of director KIM Hyeong-ju. The actor is on board to play Woo Soo-han, the leader of a special forces team that gets swept up in a dangerous operation along wi...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 02, 2019
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- JUNG Woo-sung Takes BaekSang Arts Grand Prize for INNOCENT WITNESS
- The BaekSang Arts Awards, a long-standing show body that recognizes achievements in both the film and television fields, held their 55th edition on May 1 in Seoul. The night’s Grand Prize went to star JUNG Woo-sung for his role in the well-received legal drama Innocent Witness, while YOON Jong-bin’s...
- by Pierce Conran / May 09, 2019
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- FORGOTTEN and ON YOUR WEDDING DAY to Get Chinese Updates
- Korean sales agent M-Line Distribution revealed to Screen Daily that it has sold Chinese remake rights for two of its titles, the mystery-thriller Forgotten (2017) and the romantic drama On Your Wedding Day (2018). Released in late 2017, Forgotten was directed by ZHANG Hang-jun and follows the story...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 01, 2019
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- 1987 Comes Out on Top at Blue Dragon Awards
- JANG Joon-hwan’s political drama 1987: When the Day Comes (2017) topped the 39th edition of the Blue Dragon Film Awards, which took place in Seoul on November 23 during a ceremony hosted by stars KIM Hye-soo and YOO Yeon-seok. Other top prizes went to YOON Jong-bin, who earned Best Director for his ...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 06, 2018
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- Don LEE’s THE SOUL-MATE Books Chuseok Release
- Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok) is not one to rest on his laurels and sure enough, despite already featuring in next week’s highly anticipated fantasy epic sequel Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days, the busy actor will also be headlining one of this year’s Chuseok holiday releases. To be released in S...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 30, 2018
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- CJ Entertainment Ventures onto the Croisette with THE SPY GONE NORTH
- Korea’s CJ Entertainment returns to the official selection at Cannes for the fourth year on the trot with their upcoming North Korea-themed espionage drama The Spy Gone North (2017). Meanwhile, the company is also busy on the Marché floor with a heavy lineup of major genre titles due for release in ...
- by Pierce Conran / May 14, 2018
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- PARK Bo-young and KIM Young-kwang Commit to YOUR WEDDING
- PARK Bo-young and KIM Young-kwang are set to co-star in the upcoming romantic drama Your Wedding (translated title). In the film’s plot, Soo-jeong (KIM) receives a wedding invitation from his first love Seung-hee (PARK). The film chronicles the 10-year relationship of the two, beginning with their h...
- by Christopher Weatherspoon / Oct 06, 2017
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- Don LEE to Play in WONDERFUL LIFE
- Fantasy Comedy with KIM Young-kwang and LEE Yoo-young Don LEE of TRAIN TO BUSAN is to take lead in Wonderful Life which will be directed by JO Won-hee, who previously made Enemy At The Dead End (2010). It is a comedy where a policeman in a coma is helped by his not-so-friendly neighbor. Don LEE p...
- by KIM Hyun-jung / Aug 08, 2016
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- Young Stars Line Up for KIM Hong-sun’s BROKER
- IM Ju-hwan, LEE Sung-kyoung, KIM Young-kwang Join Legal Thriller Following the success of The Con Artists last year, director KIM Hong-sun is set to return with legal thriller Broker. The film has cast a trio of young leads, IM Ju-hwan, LEE Sung-kyoung and KIM Young-kwang, well known for their TV w...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 23, 2015