Actors Park Byungeun & Han Sunhwa Open the 26th BIFAN As the Moderators

Actors Park Byungeun and Han Sunhwa are hosting the opening ceremony of the 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. The 26th BIFAN opening ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. on July 7 at Bucheon City Hall Lawn Square. The film festival announced, "...

Lee Donghwi and Jung Eunchae Team Up for MAN LOOKING LEFT, WOMAN LOOKING RIGHT

Romantic Drama from Debut Filmmaker Hyung SeulwooLee Donghwi and Jung Eunchae are set to appear in Man Looking Left, Woman Looking Right (translated title), a romantic drama that will mark the feature directing debut of Hyung Seulwoo.Lee and Jung will appear a...

Hong Yeji to Debut in Mo Hongjin’s GIRL

Jeon Somin, Kim Jiyoung and Shin Eunjung Join New Social Issues DramaDebut actress Hong Yeji has been tapped to lead Girl (translated title), the new film by director Mo Hongjin. Also, cast in the project are veteran actresses Jeon Somin, Kim Jiyoung and Shin ...

Studio & NEW Seals Pact with Disney+

Korean Studio to Develop Content for Disney Streaming PlatformStudio & NEW, the production arm of Korean studio Next Entertainment World (N.E.W.), announced that it has sealed a pact with global streamer Disney+. The deal covers a five year period and incl...

Coupang Play Fills Out Streaming Library with NEW Hits

Coupang Play, the new Korean streaming service which debuted just last month, has added a selection of hit titles from local studio Next Entertainment World (NEW). This deal follows quickly on the heels of a similar 51-title acquisition from Showbox earlier th...

Action Noir GANGNEUNG with JANG Hyuk and YU Oh-seong Wraps Production

Starring JANG Hyuk and YU Oh-seong, the upcoming gangster thriller Gangneung (working title) completed production on December 6. The action noir will mark the directorial debut of YOON Young-bin. As suggested by the title, the film is set in Gangneung, a coast...

Director PARK Hoon-jung Inks Deal with STUDIO&NEW

STUDIO&NEW, a production arm of the major Korean investor and distributor Next Entertainment World (N.E.W.), has signed a pact with writer-director PARK Hoon-jung’s production company Goldmoon. The partnership, which will be supported by an equity investme...

Netflix Confirms KINGDOM Spin-Off Episode with Gianna JUN

PARK Byung-eun to Co-Star in KINGDOM: ASHIN OF THE NORTH Following speculation that emerged earlier this year, Netflix Korea has confirmed that Gianna JUN (aka JEON Ji-hyun) will star in a special spin-off episode of their hit series Kingdom, following her ca...

Gianna JUN Reportedly in Talks for KINGDOM Prequel

Reports have surfaced that Gianna JUN may be headlining a prequel to the hit Netflix series Kingdom. The My Sassy Girl (2001) star previously appeared at the end of season two in a cameo role. The same sources suggest that PARK Byung-eun has also been approach...

PARASITE Tops Grand Bell and BaekSang Arts Awards

The 56th editions of both the Grand Bell Film Awards and the BaekSang Arts Awards were held in quick succession earlier this month, on the 3rd and 5th, both without an audience for the first time, owing to public health concerns during the COVID-19 Pandemic. B...