Filming on the volleyball drama One Win (translated title), featuring SONG Kang-ho, PARK Jung-min, and JANG Yoon-ju, wound to a close on February 25. The film is the first of two projects that SONG recently signed on to star in for director SHIN Yeon-shick.SONG plays an unsuccessful volleyball coach who takes on the challenge of leading a woman’s volleyball team that is in search of just one cruci...

Model-turned-actress JANG Yoon-joo has signed on to star opposite previously cast SONG Kang-ho in the upcoming sports drama One Win (translated title). From acclaimed arthouse director SHIN Yeon-shick, the film will focus on a volleyball coach played by SONG who has never tasted success and finds himself leading a women’s volleyball team that is in search of just one win. One of Korea’s most succe...

The main cast for the voice phishing-themed film Citizen Deokhee (working title) has been finalized ahead of a shoot that will kick off later this year. As previously announced, RA Mi-ran will lead the cast of the Showbox project, with YEOM Hye-ran co-starring, and joining them will be GONG Myoung and JANG Yoon-joo. Citizen Deokhee is based on the true story of a housewife who becomes the victim o...

Despite continued restrictions on theatergoing, the business continued to rise, growing another 20% during its most recent session. All told, 435,000 tickets were sold over the three-day weekend, a 450% rise over the lowest weekend ever recorded at the box office two weeks ago. A well-received new local indie film also boosted the local market share, which increased sevenfold to 8%. Retaining the ...