Kang Hyoungchul’s Superhero Film HIGH FIVE with Yoo Ahin Wraps Production

Ra Miran, Ahn Jehong, Lee Jaein and Kim Heewon Co-Star inHit filmmaker Kang Hyoungchul has completed production on his fifth film High Five (literal title), which wrapped up five months of production on November 7. The superhero saga stars Yoo Ahin, Ra Miran, ...

SWING KIDS to Dance Its Way into 23 Countries

KANG Hyoung-chul’s hotly anticipated fourth film Swing Kids, which is one of three major local releases timed for the end-of-year season, has been picked up for distribution in 23 foreign countries ahead of its domestic release date. Following the film’s Korea...

Kevin HART Boards Hollywood SUNNY Remake as Producer

Hollywood actor Kevin HART (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) has signed on to produce the American remake of KANG Hyoung-chul’s hit period youth drama Sunny (2011), which will be known as Bye Bye Bye. The actor’s company HartBeat Productions, along with CJ Ente...

Investment and Distribution Company NEW Releases 10 Titles for 2018 Line-up

Renowned Korean investment and distribution company Next Entertainment World (NEW) announced 10 titles they plan to release in 2018. Through a press release, NEW stated they had three films in their catalog that had sold over 10 million tickets since their fou...

The 6th ‘Beautiful Korea, Dokdo Film Festival’ to Take Place in Georgia From December 22nd

The 6th edition of the ‘Beautiful Korea, Dokdo Film Festival’ will take place over three days beginning December 22. The festival will be held in Tbilisi, the capital city of the Black Sea region nation of Georgia. The Korean Association of Georgia will host t...

PARK Bo-young and KIM Young-kwang Commit to YOUR WEDDING

PARK Bo-young and KIM Young-kwang are set to co-star in the upcoming romantic drama Your Wedding (translated title). In the film’s plot, Soo-jeong (KIM) receives a wedding invitation from his first love Seung-hee (PARK). The film chronicles the 10-year relatio...

DOH Kyung-soo Signs Up as Tap Dancer in Korean War-Era SWING KIDS

Young star DOH Kyung-soo (aka D.O.) has landed a lead role in Swing Kids, the new film by director KANG Hyoung-chul, as confirmed by DOH’s agency SM Entertainment. The film will also feature upcoming actress PARK Hye-su. Swing Kids concerns a young North Korea...

Brett Ratner to Produce SUNNY Remake

The popular Korean youth film Sunny (2011) is getting the Hollywood remake treatment. CJ Entertainment, the company behind the original, has teamed up with RatPac Entertainment, the shingle of long-time Rush Hour director Brett Ratner to produce the film, whil...

KWON Oh-kwang of COLLECTIVE INVENTION to Direct TAZZA 3

Featuring Poker, It Begins Production in 2016 The third director of Tazza franchise, a crime series previously directed by CHOI Dong-hoon and KANG Hyoung-chul, is appointed to be KWON Oh-kwang. Sidus Pictures, the producer of the movie has announced that they...

TAZZA – THE HIDDEN CARD Hits Taiwanese Theatres

CHOI Seung-hyun Gambling Drama Lures Big Bang Fans Tazza – The Hidden Card is still going strong in Asian theatres. Following its North American release on September 26th, Tazza – The Hidden Card has reached out to East Asian audiences with its releases in Hon...