Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok), who recently wrapped production on his Hollywood debut, the Marvel Cinematic Universe tentpole The Eternals, has signed on to a new project, the plastic surgery-themed drama Apgujeong Report (working title). The film, which will see the star re-team with Ordinary People (2018) director LIM Jin-sun, will co-star CHUNG Kyung-ho, OH Na-ra and OH Yeon-seo. LEE is slated to ...

KIM Dong-wook and KO Sung-hee have been cast in Trade Love. Trade Love is a romantic comedy about the relationship between an assistant professor at a college of physical education and an heir to a rich family who plan to marry. The film is being produced by Artist Company, lead by actors JUNG Woo-sung and LEE Jung-jae, with a small budget of $400,000. Rookie directors PARK Ho-chan and Park Soo-ji...

The 8th Okinawa International Movie Festival, also known as the Laugh & Peace Festival, kicked off on April 21st on the sunny southern Japanese island and is set to screen a pair of Korean films in their ‘Special Invitation’ section. Star HA Jung-woo will be onsite to present Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (2015), while the Korean-Japanese co-production Trumpet of the Cliff is also on the progr...

Korean cinema remained out front in the last two weeks, according to figures provided by the Korean Film Council’s statistics. Enjoying a 66.7% market share, local films occupied six of the top seven spots. Out in front was Hwayi: A Monster Boy, the long-awaited return of Save the Green Planet (2003) director JANG Joon-hwan. The thriller was first in the rankings and scored a 30% share by accruing...