Singer and Actress Sulli Passes Away Aged 25

Singer and actress CHOI Jin-ri, better known by her pseudonym Sulli, passed away at the age of 25 on October 14. The former member of the K-pop outfit f(x) and star of The Pirates (2014) and Real (2017) was found unconscious by her manager in her home in Seong...

LEE Sung-min Takes a Look at WITNESS

MOOD OF THE DAY Director Returns with Thriller Actor LEE Sung-min is adding another title to his busy slate by confirming his appearance in the upcoming thriller Witness. The film will see him team up with Mood of the Day (2016) director CHO Kyu-jang. LEE will...

TV Series MY LOVE FROM THE STAR Producer JANG Tae-yoo to Make His Directorial Debut in China

MBA PARTNERS to be Released in April in China TV series My Love from the Star (2014) producer CHANG Tae-you makes his directorial debut in China. His new movie MBA Partners is going to be released in April in China. My Love from the Star, starring Gianna JUN ...

LEE Byung-hun, YOO Ah-in and HAN Hyo-joo Take Top Star Awards

Korea Film Actors’ Association Hands Out 2015 Prizes The Korea Film Actors’ Association held its 2015 awards at the Grand Hyatt Seoul on Tuesday, December 29th. This year’s Top Star Awards recipients were LEE Byung-hun, who recently staged a comeback when his...

Things Get REAL for LEE Sung-min, HAN Ji-eun

Cast Fills Out for New KIM Soo-hyun Film Redhot superstar KIM Soo-hyun, who last appeared in the hit Secretly Greatly (2013), will soon return to the big screen in upcoming thriller Real and now the film has filled out the cast around him. Joining the actor o...

Chinese Alibaba Pictures Signed to Invest in a KIM Soo-hyun Featuring Film REAL

Shooting Will Start towards the End of This Year KIM Soo-hyun is now working with Alibaba, a Chinese media tycoon. KIM’s agency Keyeast announced that they have recently signed a contract with Alibaba Pictures, an affiliate to the Alibaba Group, for Chinese ...

KIM Soo-Hyun Chooses Noir Flick for His Return

Marks Comeback Two Years after SECRETLY GREATLY Actor KIM Soo-hyun’s management company Keyeast announced that the young actor is coming back to the silver screen following a two-year absence since Secretly Greatly. His next project, titled Real (working titl...

SONG Kang-ho Picks Up Grand Prize at PaekSang Arts Awards

THE ATTORNEY Deemed Best Film in Even Spread of Winners The 50th PaekSang Arts Awards, one of three major film industry awards shows, along with the Daejong and Blue Dragon Awards, took place earlier this week in Seoul. SONG Kang-ho was awarded the show’s Gra...

THE FACE READER Picks Up 6 at 50th Grand Bell Awards

Period Drama Triumphs at Korea’s Top Awards Event The longest-running film industry awards show, the Grand Bell (or Daejong) Film Awards were staged for the 50th time last week. Though many films and industry figures were honored, one work in particular made ...

PiFan Opens Its Doors for 10 Days of Fantastic Film

Star-Studded Ceremony Featured LEE Byung-hun, JEON Ji-hyun After weeks of clouds and rain, the sun broke through just in time for the opening ceremony of the 17th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan), which was held last night, July 18th. PiFa...