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- Netflix's D.P. characters confront unchanging reality of military in Season 2
- Netflix's popular military drama D.P.is returning for a highly anticipated Season 2, two years after creating a buzz by shedding light on the dark side of South Korea's mandatory military service.Based on Kim Bo-tong's well-received webtoon series, the show follows the Army's Deserte...
- by Yonhap / Jul 28, 2023
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- Actors Lee Jungjae・Lee Jungeun・Im Siwan, Awarded at the 7th London East Asia Film Festival
- The 7th London East Asia Film Festival opened at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London on October 19. At the opening ceremony, which began with the opening film Hunt by actor/director Lee Jungjae, the awards ceremony was also held to grant awards to actors in each category.For LEAFF Honorary Award (...
- by Park Hyejin / Oct 21, 2022
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- Back to Normal in 3 Years, the 27th BIFF Opened Splendidly
- On October 5th (Wed), the 27th Busan International Film Festival was held at the outdoor theater of the Busan Cinema Center. This year, the festival declared returning to the pre-pandemic scale in 3 years after COVID-19, and 100% of its seats will be provided without social distancing. The opening c...
- by Park Hyejin / Oct 09, 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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- Disney+ Reveals 7 Local Series Ahead of Korean Launch
- Moue House to Shake Up Streaming Market with Major Local ContentDisney+ will make its long-awaited debut in the Korea market on November 12, and earlier this month the global streamer staged a live event to outline their aspirations across Asia, unveiling the service’s rollout in the region as well ...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 25, 2021
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- JUNG Hae-in, KOO Kyo-hwan, KIM Sung-kyun and SON Suk-ku Sign Up For Netflix Show D.P.
- Coin Locker Girl (2015) director HAN Jun-hee has locked the cast for his forthcoming six-part Netflix Original series D.P., based on a Korean webtoon by KIM Bo-tong, will star JUNG Hae-in, KOO Kyo-hwan, KIM Sung-kyun and SON Suk-ku. D.P., which stands for ‘Deserter Pursuit’, will focus on an army un...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 15, 2020
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- COIN LOCKER GIRL Director Partners with Netflix on Webtoon Adaptation DP
- Coin Locker Girl (2015) director HAN Jun-hui has partnered with global streaming service Netflix to make D.P., a six-part series that will be adapted from the hit webtoon ‘D.P. - Day of the Dog’ (translated title) by KIM Bo-tong. Actors JUNG Hae-in and SON Suk-ku are in talks to appear in the series...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 08, 2020
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- 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. BONG Joon-ho’s Parasite (2019) won the Be...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 16, 2020
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- IGNITION Wraps Production with Don LEE and PARK Jung-min
- After kicking off filming on March 8, Ignition (translated title) brought its production to a close on June 27. From director CHOI Jeong-yeol, the film brings together actors Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok), PARK Jung-min, JUNG Hae-in and YUM Jung-ah. Adapted from a webtoon penned by CHO Geum-san, Igniti...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 12, 2019
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- PARK Jung-min and Don LEE Put the Keys in IGNITION
- PARK Jung-min will play a leading role in the upcoming coming-of-age film Ignition (translated title), which will be adapted from the webtoon by CHO Geum-san. Joining PARK will be busy leading man Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok) and JUNG Hae-in. The story will focus on a teenage runaway, played by PARK, ...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 14, 2018