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- Kang Dongwon, Lee Youngae, Ha Jungwoo, Han Jimin, Attending ‘Actor’s House’ at the 27th Busan International Film Festival
- Kang Dongwon, Lee Youngae, Ha Jungwoo, and Han Jimin have confirmed their attendance at the Busan International Film Festival this year. BIFF finally unveiled a lineup of the actors attending Actor’s House, a special talk show, on September 16. Actor’s House is a special talk show where actors, who ...
- by Park Hyejin / Sep 20, 2022
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- Broker, Won ARRI Award, the Top Prize at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN
- The film Broker has won the ARRI Award at the FILMFEST MÜNCHEN. The film festival said, “This film is a journey. One filled with longings, with decisions, with detours. Sometimes it is precisely these detours that we must take in life to find ourselves and each other. And we found a bit of ourselves...
- by Park Hyejin / Jul 04, 2022
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- “I hope this award won’t affect me.”, Actor SONG Kangho
- Director Park Chanwook, who didn’t watch Broker yet due to his busy schedule at Cannes, asked Actor Song Kangho, "I heard your acting in Broker is fabulous. Is it true?" Then, Song Kangho replied, "No, I just played a supporting role. I’m nothing in the film." Song Kangho, who lowere...
- by Hellen Park / May 30, 2022
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- Actor Kang Dongwon, Signed a Contract with CAA, the Biggest American Agency
- Actor Kang Dongwon signed a contract with CAA, the biggest agency in the United States. It is expected that Kang Dongwon's global activities in full swing will be visible through the contract.Variety, American film entertainment media, exclusively reported the news. This shows the interest of th...
- by Hellen Park / Mar 30, 2022
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- Ryu Junyeol Considering MIIKE Takashi’s Drama Series CONNECT
- Jung Haein Already Cast in 6-Part Webtoon AdaptationBeliever (2018) star Ryu Junyeol has been offered and is considered a leading role in Connect, the upcoming limited series that will mark the Korean drama directing debut of acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Miike Takashi. If he signs on, Ryu may join D...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 25, 2021
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- Kakao Acquires Top Production Company ZIP CINEMA
- Company Behind THE PRIESTS Sold to Korean Internet GiantTop Korean production company ZIP CINEMA has been bought by Kakao Entertainment, a subsidiary of the local internet giant Kakao. Spackman Entertainment, the Singapore-based previous owner, sold the company for KRW 18 billion (USD 15.3 million)....
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 24, 2021
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- Koreeda’s Korean Debut BROKER Completes Production
- Bae Doona, Song Kangho, Gang Dongwon and More Appear in Latest from Japanese AuteurBroker (working title), the highly anticipated Korean feature debut of acclaimed filmmaker Koreeda Hirokazu, completed production on June 22. The project has drawn considerable attention for its cast of Korean stars, ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 05, 2021
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- SONG Kang-ho, PARK Jung-min, and JANG Yoon-joo Wrap ONE WIN
- Filming on the volleyball drama One Win (translated title), featuring SONG Kang-ho, PARK Jung-min, and JANG Yoon-ju, wound to a close on February 25. The film is the first of two projects that SONG recently signed on to star in for director SHIN Yeon-shick.SONG plays an unsuccessful volleyball coach...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 12, 2021
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- IU Joins Star-Studded Cast of KOREEDA Hirokazu’s BROKER
- Korean star IU (aka LEE Ji-eun), one of the biggest names in the country’s entertainment scene, has set her sights on the arthouse world after signing on to appear in Broker, the Korean language debut of acclaimed Japanese filmmaker KOREEDA Hirokazu. The singer-turned-actress joins a cast that alrea...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 18, 2021
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- PENINSULA Is Top-Performing Foreign Film at the Japanese Box Office
- YEON Sang-ho’s hit zombie sequel Peninsula opened in cinemas in Japan on January 1, where it reached seventh place on the charts for four consecutive days, making it the top-performing non-Japanese film on the charts. It pushed down the Warner Bros tentpole Wonder Woman 1984 to claim first place amo...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 06, 2021