Shin Hyesun and Lee Junyoung Sign on for Webtoon Adaptation BRAVE CITIZEN

VOICE OF A MURDERER Director to Return with Action FilmActress Shin Hyesun and rising actor Lee Junyoung, of the former boyband U-KISS, have signed on to appear in the upcoming action film Brave Citizen (translated title). Based on Kim Junghyun’s webtoon of th...

Kwon Sangwoo and Moon Chaewon Join WE GROW UP

HITMAN: AGENT JUN Director Returns with Romantic ComedyKwon Sangwoo and Moon Chaewon are teaming up for the upcoming romantic comedy We Grow Up. The film, which is scheduled to go into production in July, will reteam Kwon with Director Choi Wonsub, the pair ha...

CJ Takes TAKE POINT to Market in Berlin

Top Korean distributor CJ Entertainment is repping an explosive lineup at the European Film Market (EFM) this year, led by their upcoming military action Take Point, as well as several recent hits and local language titles for foreign markets. Reuniting direct...

MYEONG-DANG Wraps 4 Months of Filming

Upcoming period drama Myeong-dang (Korean title) ended four months of principal photography on January 5 in South Gyeongsang Province. The third film of director PARK Hee-gon, the project stars CHO Seung-woo, JI Sung, KIM Sung-kyun and MOON Chae-won. Myeong-da...

PERFECT STRANGERS Remake Begins Production

The Korean remake of the Italian comedy Perfect Strangers, featuring YOO Hae-jin, CHO Jin-woong and YUM Jung-ah, kicked off production on December 27th. From The Fatal Encounter (2014) director LEE Jae-kyoo, the film will be distributed by Lotte Entertainment,...

Production Begins on GREAT SITE with CHO Seung-woo, JI Sung and More

Distributor Megabox Plus M announced that CHO Seung-woo, JI Sung, and KIM Sung-kyun kicked off production of Great Site (translated title) on August 22nd. The period title is being directed by PARK Hee-gon and closes out a loose trilogy of Joseon Era films tha...

CHO Seung-woo and JI Sung Meet at GREAT SITE

Actors CHO Seung-woo, JI Sung and KIM Sung-kyun are teaming up for the period film Great Site (translated title), which will conclude a loose trilogy of Joseon Era films that began with 2013’s The Face Reader with SONG Kang-ho. PARK Hee-gon will handle the dir...

KIM Kkob-bi Leads THE MARCH FOR THE LOST

Indie star KIM Kkob-bi is currently filming the drama The March for the Lost (translated title) with director PARK Ki-bok and actors KIM Boo-soen and JEON Su-hyeon. The story centers around a family affected by the Gwangju Democratization Movement of May 1980,...

SHIM Eun-kyoung Wraps Period Drama MARITAL HARMONY

LEE Seung-gi Co-Stars in Joseon Era Romcom After almost four months of principal photography, new period drama Marital Harmony (literal tile) wrapped on December 23rd. From debut director HONG Chang-pyo, the film features young actors SHIM Eun-kyoung and LEE ...

Korea-Indonesia Film Festival to Screen 20 Films

Featuring 16 Korean films and four from Indonesia, The Korea-Indonesia Film Festival is preparing to launch its 2015 edition at the CGV Blitz Grand Indonesia at the Pacific Place in Jakarta on October 28th. Running until November 1st, the festival will concur...