LEE Jong-suk and KIM Rae-won Tune In to DECIBEL

CHA Eu-woo also Cast in New Action Film from Director HWANG In-hoLEE Jong-suk, KIM Rae-won and CHA Eun-woo are teaming up for the upcoming action film Decibel (literal title) from director HWANG In-ho. The film went into production on April 20The story follows...

JEON Yeo-been Joins Netflix Original Series GLITCH

After My Death (2018) actress JEON Yeo-been is teaming up with Very Ordinary Couple (2013) director ROH Deok on the upcoming Glitch, a new mystery, comedy and thriller original series from Netflix. The show is being written by GIN Han-sai, who wrote the Netfli...

DETECTIVE K Team Returns for 2018 Threequel

The popular period sleuth series Detective K is set to return next year with its third installment, currently entitled Detective K 3. Stars KIM Myung-min and OH Dal-su and director KIM Sok-yun will all return while TV name KIM Ji-won will mark her first period...

Korean Brace Set for Tokyo IFF

HONG Sang-soo Brings Latest Feature to Japan The Tokyo International Film Festival is gearing up for its 28th edition, which kicks off on October 22nd, and this year’s programming will include a brace of Korean films. HONG Sang-soo’s Right Now, Wrong Then and...

LEE Min-ki Tackles the Noir Genre

Upcoming action-noir film For the Emperor held a press conference at CGV Apgujeong on May 13th. Attending the conference were director PARK Sang-joon, returning to the director’s chair following his debut Bank Attack in 2007, LEE Min-ki of Haeundae (2009) and ...

Press Conference Held for MONSTER

A press conference for Monster was held on February 13th. Monster, the second feature film by director HWANG In-ho, who made his debut with Spellbound (2011), is a thriller in which the cold-blooded murderer Tae-soo (LEE Min-ki) is chased down by Bok-soon (KIM...

JU Ji-hoon, JI Sung and LEE Kwang-soo Team Up for New Film

JU Ji-hoon, JI Sung and LEE Kwang-soo have signed on to appear in Good Friends, a new drama that will mark the debut of director LEE Do-yoon. The film will tell the story of a group of friends who suffer a falling out following an event than unintentionally li...

LEE Min-ki Headlines NEW Action Noir

Late last month, distributor NEW (Next Entertainment World) announced that production would begin on their new action noir For the Emperor (translated title) early this month. The film stars LEE Min-ki, PARK Sung-woong and LEE Tae-im and will mark the second d...

VERY ORDINARY COUPLE and COLD EYES Trip to Hawaii

Korean Films Prominent in Early HIFF Selections The Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF), which will be marking the island’s 100-year film history this year, has begun revealing its program for its upcoming 33rd edition. HIFF has released two small waves...

New York Gorges on Korean Films

17 Features and Shorts in NYAFF Lineup Summer is here and Korean film looks to be top of the menu for Asian cinema fans in the America’s top metropolis. The popular New York Asian Film Festival is preparing to put on quite a show this year by screening 63 fi...