Don Lee and Jung Hoyeon Selected among Variety’s International Breakout Stars of 2021

A pair of Korean actors have landed on the ‘International Breakout Stars of 2021’ list from influential Hollywood trade journal Variety. Veteran actor Don Lee (aka Ma Dongseok), fresh from his Hollywood debut Eternals, and Squid Game breakout Jung Hoyeon made ...

Cho Jinwoong and Kim Heeae to Headline wavve Original DEAD MAN

Ryu Hyeyoung to Co-Star in Hah Junwon’s Feature DebutThe Korean streaming platform wavve has landed another major new original film project. Actors Cho Jinwoong, Kim Heeae and Ryu Hyeyoung have all confirmed their participation in the upcoming political thrill...

Far East Film Festival Stages Yoon Jongbin Retrospective

Korean Films on Show as Udine Prepares Hybrid EventFollowing last year’s online event, the Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Udine is returning with a hybrid online/offline event later this month. This year’s 23rd edition will feature 11 Korean films, including...

Ha Jungwoo and Hwang Jungmin Head to SURINAME with Yoon Jongbin for Netflix

Stars Reunite with Director for Crime SeriesDirector Yoon Jongbin is partnering with Netlfix for the forthcoming original series Suriname. The project will see the director reunite with stars Ha Jungwoo and Hwang Jungmin, and feature Yoo Yeonseok, Jo Woojin an...

Coupang Play to Service 51-Title Showbox Library

51 hit films from studio Showbox will be made available on the new Korean streaming service Coupang Play this month. Coupang Play, which was launched by the Korean E-commerce company Coupang, is the latest streaming service to enter an increasingly busy market...

JUNG Hae-in, KOO Kyo-hwan, KIM Sung-kyun and SON Suk-ku Sign Up For Netflix Show D.P.

Coin Locker Girl (2015) director HAN Jun-hee has locked the cast for his forthcoming six-part Netflix Original series D.P., based on a Korean webtoon by KIM Bo-tong, will star JUNG Hae-in, KOO Kyo-hwan, KIM Sung-kyun and SON Suk-ku. D.P., which stands for ‘Des...

HA Jung-woo and HWANG Jung-min Considering Netflix Project SURINAME

The big-budget Netflix crime drama Suriname (literal title), the first series from director YOON Jong-bin, has offered leading roles to superstar HA Jung-woo and HWANG Jung-min. Representatives for the actors, who have both worked with Director YOON in the pas...

KIM Sung-kyun Suits Up for JOSEON FIREFIGHTER

Character actor KIM Sung-kyun has confirmed his appearance in the upcoming period comedy-drama Joseon Firefighter (translated title). Star KIM Nam-gil is also reported to be considering an offer to appear in the latest film from director MOON Hyun-sung, known ...

CHA Seung-won, KIM Sung-kyun and LEE Kwang-soo Fall into SINKHOLE

The Tower (2012) director KIM Ji-hoon is returning to the disaster genre for his next project Sinkhole (working title). CHA Seung-won, KIM Sung-kyun and LEE Kwang-soo will star in the action-comedy tentpole. The story concerns a man who finally buys a home aft...

Don LEE to Join Marvel Cinematic Universe

Korean star Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok) has been gaining an international fan base ever since he appeared as the macho hero in YEON Sang-ho’s Train to Busan (2016) and soon the whole world will discover him as reports (first revealed by film news website The Wr...