Stars Align for Ensemble Romcom HAPPY NEW YEAR

LIM Yoon-a, HAN Ji-min, KANG Ha-neul and More Cast in KWAK Jae-yong’s LatestMy Sassy Girl (2001) filmmaker KWAK Jae-yong is returning to the director’s chair for the ensemble romantic comedy Happy New Year (literal title) from CJ Entertainment, which has assem...

KIM Young-kwang Accepts MISSION POSSIBLE

Young star KIM Young-kwang has landed his next leading role in the spy action film Mission Possible(working title), which will mark the debut of director KIM Hyeong-ju. The actor is on board to play Woo Soo-han, the leader of a special forces team that gets sw...

JUNG Woo-sung Takes BaekSang Arts Grand Prize for INNOCENT WITNESS

The BaekSang Arts Awards, a long-standing show body that recognizes achievements in both the film and television fields, held their 55th edition on May 1 in Seoul. The night’s Grand Prize went to star JUNG Woo-sung for his role in the well-received legal drama...

FORGOTTEN and ON YOUR WEDDING DAY to Get Chinese Updates

Korean sales agent M-Line Distribution revealed to Screen Daily that it has sold Chinese remake rights for two of its titles, the mystery-thriller Forgotten (2017) and the romantic drama On Your Wedding Day (2018). Released in late 2017, Forgotten was directed...

1987 Comes Out on Top at Blue Dragon Awards

JANG Joon-hwan’s political drama 1987: When the Day Comes (2017) topped the 39th edition of the Blue Dragon Film Awards, which took place in Seoul on November 23 during a ceremony hosted by stars KIM Hye-soo and YOO Yeon-seok. Other top prizes went to YOON Jon...

Don LEE’s THE SOUL-MATE Books Chuseok Release

Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok) is not one to rest on his laurels and sure enough, despite already featuring in next week’s highly anticipated fantasy epic sequel Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days, the busy actor will also be headlining one of this year’s Chuse...

CJ Entertainment Ventures onto the Croisette with THE SPY GONE NORTH

Korea’s CJ Entertainment returns to the official selection at Cannes for the fourth year on the trot with their upcoming North Korea-themed espionage drama The Spy Gone North (2017). Meanwhile, the company is also busy on the Marché floor with a heavy lineup o...

PARK Bo-young and KIM Young-kwang Commit to YOUR WEDDING

PARK Bo-young and KIM Young-kwang are set to co-star in the upcoming romantic drama Your Wedding (translated title). In the film’s plot, Soo-jeong (KIM) receives a wedding invitation from his first love Seung-hee (PARK). The film chronicles the 10-year relatio...

Don LEE to Play in WONDERFUL LIFE

Fantasy Comedy with KIM Young-kwang and LEE Yoo-young Don LEE of TRAIN TO BUSAN is to take lead in Wonderful Life which will be directed by JO Won-hee, who previously made Enemy At The Dead End (2010). It is a comedy where a policeman in a coma is helped by ...

Young Stars Line Up for KIM Hong-sun’s BROKER

IM Ju-hwan, LEE Sung-kyoung, KIM Young-kwang Join Legal Thriller Following the success of The Con Artists last year, director KIM Hong-sun is set to return with legal thriller Broker. The film has cast a trio of young leads, IM Ju-hwan, LEE Sung-kyoung and KI...