- Korean Film News
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- Apple TV+ Korea to Launch Nov 4 with Kim Jeewoon’s Series DR. BRAIN
- Apple to Compete with Local Streamers, Netflix and Disney+Apple TV+ is set to become the latest streamer to enter the busy Korean streaming market as it will launch in the country on November 4. In addition to pre-existing Apple TV+ originals, the platform will debut its first Korean original series...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 29, 2021
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- 24th BIFAN to Open with WHISPERING CORRIDORS 6
- The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) will return next month and opening this year’s 24th edition on July 9 will be Whispering Corridors: The Humming, the sixth entry in the long-running Korean horror franchise. This summer’s BIFAN will be a hybrid event mixing physical screening...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 26, 2020
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- KWAK Do-won, JOO Won and YU Jae-myeong Dress Up for FIREMAN
- Veteran filmmaker KWAK Kyung-taek, known for Friend (2001), one of the original Korean blockbusters, is deep in preparations for his 15th film, titled Fireman (translated title). KWAK has assembled a top-drawer cast, which will be headlined by KWAK Do-won, JOO Won and YU Jae-myeong and also feature ...
- by Pierce Conran / May 19, 2020
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- HONG Sangsoo’s YOURSELF AND YOURS Scores US Distribution
- Hong Sangsoo’s 18th film Yourself and Yours, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2016, has finally found a US distributor. The New York-based outfit Cinema Guild will launch the film digitally and on home video on June 5. The film stars the late KIM Joo-hyuk and LEE Yoo-you...
- by Pierce Conran / May 07, 2020
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- MOON So-ri, LEE Yoo-young and More Join SF8 Anthology Series
- Top film directors and stars have assembled for sci-fi anthology series SF8. The eight-part limited series is a joint project between the Directors Guild of Korea and the streaming platform Wavve and will begin airing on broadcast network MBC in August of this year. Among the big names in front of t...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 20, 2020
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- CHUN Woo-hee and LEE Hye-young Get a Grip on ANCHOR
- CHUN Woo-hee and LEE Hye-young will join forces for the upcoming psychological thriller Anchor (translated title). The film will mark the commercial debut of director JUNG Ji-yeon and will be produced by About Film, the production company behind Extreme Job, which welcomed over 16 million viewers ea...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 02, 2019
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- KIM Da-mi Greets HELLO, MY SOULMATE
- After breaking out last year following her leading role in the hit action-mystery-drama The Witch : Part 1. The Subversion, KIM Da-mi is preparing to headline her next project, which will be the drama Hello, My Soulmate (working title). The film is the feature debut of MIN Yong-keun. Hello, My Soulm...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 08, 2019
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- RYU Seung-ryong Begins Shoot for Comedy NOT THE LIPS
- Following on from the smash success of Extreme Job, which became the second most successful Korean film of all time earlier this year, actor RYU Seung-ryong is back in front of cameras for the upcoming comedy Not the Lips (working title). RYU’s co-stars include OH Na-ra, KIM Hee-won and LEE Yoo-youn...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 18, 2019
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- Finecut Gets SHIN Min-a's Mystery-Thriller DIVA
- Korean sales boutique Finecut has acquired the international sales rights for the upcoming mystery thriller Diva starring SHIN Min-a and LEE Yoo-young. During this month’s Asian Film Market, held over the course of the Busan International Film Festival, the outfit also shopped several new titles, in...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 12, 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