2013 Korean Pandemic Thriller FLU Scores Taiwanese Theatrical Release

Past influenza-themed films have returned to the public eye in a big way in the midst of the Covid-19 public health crisis and Korea’s most notable addition to the subgenre, KIM Sung-su’s 2013 summer release Flu, has also found a new lease of life online, and ...

KIM Sung-soo Plans Two-Part Period Crime Saga

Following his 2016 crime thriller Asura : The City of Madness, director KIM Sung-soo is reportedly preparing for his next project, which will be a two-part action drama entitled Real Man (translated title) set during the so-called ‘Age of Wild Men’ in the midd...

TUNNEL Opens 11th Paris Korean Film Festival

WORST WOMAN to Close Event on November 1st For the 11th time, the Paris Korean Film Festival is unspooling its varied program of Korean cinema for viewers in the French capital. On October 25th, the festival opened with disaster drama Tunnel, with director KI...

ASURA : THE CITY OF MADNESS Debuts in US Theaters

KIM Sung-soo’s dark new thrillerAsura: The City of Madness debuted in US theaters on October 7th and has amassed just shy of a USD 100,000 after ten days on release. The film had a good start when it grossed USD 21,253 from two theaters in its first weekend an...

JUNG Woo-sung and HWANG Jung-min Wrap ASURA

Crime-Action Film Marks Return of Director KIM Sung-soo KIM Sung-soo’s Asura completed its four month production on January 25th. Featuring a heavyweight lineup of stars, including JUNG Woo-sung, HWANG Jung-min, JU Ji-hoon, KWAK Do-won and JUNG Man-sik, the c...

JUNG Woo-sung and HWANG Jung-min Team Up for New Thriller

Veteran KIM Sung-soo at the Helm As if he wasn’t busy enough already, redhot star HWANG Jung-min has signed on to another project, this time alongside fellow superstar JUNG Woo-sung. At the helm of Asura will be KIM Sung-soo, who previously directed JUNG in B...

LKFF Reveals Full Program

London Korean Film Festival Kicks off November 6 After teasing its program a few weeks ago, the London Korean Film Festival (LKFF) has revealed the full lineup for its upcoming 9th edition. As previously reported, opening the event on November 6th will be YO...

THE FLU Becomes 1st Korean Film to Receive Direct Distribution in UK

Filmmaker KIM Sung-soo’s The Flu is the first Korean film to be directly distributed in England. November 22nd,CJ E&M released The Flu in England on 10 screens, making it the largest release of a Korean film since Thirst on October, 2009. Through an exclus...