PARASITE Becomes 2019’s Top-Selling Foreign Language Film in the US

BONG Joon-ho’s PARASITE continues to set the North American box office alight, after becoming the top-grossing foreign language release of the year in the United States during its fourth week in cinemas, as its momentum grows unabated. The film did so on Satur...

RYU Seung-ryong and YUM Jung-ah Join LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

Extreme Job star RYU Seung-ryong and YUM Jung-ah, hot off the sensational hit TV show Sky Castle, are set to join forces as an on-screen couple for Default (2018) director CHOI Kook-hee on the upcoming musical drama Life Is Beautiful (working title). The film ...

Bronze Audience Award for EXTREME JOB in Udine

After becoming the second most successful film of all time in the Korean market earlier this year, Extreme Job ushered in more good tidings after picking up an award on the film festival circuit. The hit comedy earned the Bronze Audience Award at the Far East ...

Kevin Hart to Produce, with Eye to Star In, EXTREME JOB Remake

Extreme Job, the surprise hit that became the most successful Korean comedy of all time earlier this year, will be remade in Hollywood by Kevin HART’s production company Hartbeat and Universal Pictures. The deal was struck by the film’s Korean producer and dis...

PARK Bo-gum Cast in Title Role of SEO BOK

GONG Yoo, who is currently filming alongside JUNG Yoo-mi in the adaptation of the best-selling novel Kim Ji-young, Born in 1982, will next appear in the sci-fi thriller Seo Bok (literal title) and joining him is the young superstar PARK Bo-gum. His talent agen...

Season 2 of Netflix’s KINGDOM Begins Shooting in February

Just as its first season is gearing up for its global launch on January 25, the Korean Netflix Original series Kingdom is already getting ready to go back into production on its second season, which will begin shooting in February and is expected to continue u...

RYU Seung-ryong Kicks Off 2019 with Lunar New Year Comedy and Netflix Original Series

Kicking off the new year in style will be box-office draw RYU Seung-ryong, who is headlining both the Lunar New Year theatrical release Extreme Job and Kingdom, the first Korean Netflix Original series, both of which will premiere in January. A veteran charact...

ALONG WITH THE GODS 2 Sets Box Office Alight across the World

KIM Yong-hwa’s smash hit sequel Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Daysis shaping up into a global hit, in addition to already conquering the Korean box office. The follow-up to last year’s Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017) has bowed to record numbers i...

ALONG WITH THE GODS Crosses 14.3 Million Viewers

Another week, another achievement unlocked for Lotte Entertainment’s blockbuster Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017). On January 30, the fantasy epic passed the 14 million-viewer mark, becoming only the third movie in Korean history to do so. According ...

Lotte Entertainment Enters 10-Million Admissions Club with ALONG WITH THE GODS

Lotte Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Lotte Group conglomerate, has finally joined the 10 million admissions club thanks to its end-of-year release Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds. Directed by KIM Yong-hwa, the webcomic turned big-budget fantasy epic is...