Popular TV Drama SANDGLASS to be Made Into Movie

The TV series Sandglass (1995), which starred KO Hyun-jung, will be made into a movie by Korean and Vietnamese companies. Korea’s Hyunmoo Enterprise and Vietnam’s Jini Holdings revealed through a press release that they had agreed to co-invest about USD 20 mil...

Actor KIM Eui-sung Releases Interview Collection, VILLAIN FOR 7 YEARS

A book on the life of actor KIM Eui-sung has recently hit bookstands. In Villain for 7 Years, author and well-known professional interviewer JI Seung-ho asks the questions and actor KIM answers. In 1993, KIM made his debut with SBS’s The Faraway River but in 2...

Chinese film LOVE ONLY, Starring Big Bang’s SEUNG Ri, to be Released in March

SEUNG Ri of Big Bang will make his screen debut in China. According to Chinese news media sources, including NetEase, Love Only, which stars SEUNG Ri, will premiere on March 2 in China. “My first Chinese movie Love Only is scheduled to be released on March 2,”...

1987 Tops Korean Film Reporters Association Awards

JANG Joon-hwan Takes Best Director at 9th ‘Film Awards of the Year’ Political drama 1987: When the Day Comes took the top prize at the 9th edition of the Korean Film Reporters Association Awards. In addition, the film also took the prize for Best Director, whi...

Jikji in Drama

A new TV series will be made about Jikjisimcheyojeol (Jikji), the oldest movable metal print book in the world. Jikji (working title) will be produced by IMTV, the company behind SBS drama series Reunited Worlds and KBS drama series Spy (2015). The production ...

Actors KIM Dong-wook and KO Sung-hee to Star in Trade Love

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 A...

Nomination Announced for 36th Edition of the Blue Dragon Awards

ASSASSINATION and VETERAN, Each Nominated for 12 and 10 Categories Nomination for the 36th edition of the Blue Dragon Awards has been announced. This year’s event will take place on Nov. 26th at the Grand Peace Palace at Kyung Hee University, and has nominate...

KIM Ki-duk: “I’m not a monstrous man”

Director of PIETA KIM Ki-duk shows up on TV talk shows KIM Ki-duk has changed. Since he first showed up in public after a long 4-year break, he has been willingly on TV including cable TV programs. He expressed the intention to change his image when he said,...