Category: Korean Movies and Series
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The Chuseok Box Office Champion! Hur Jin-ho’s The Assassins Crosses 1.3 Million Views with Praises from Park Chan-wook & Kim Sung-soo
If you’re wondering what everyone in South Korea is watching during the Chuseok holiday season, look no further! Director Hur Jin-ho’s pulse-pounding new mystery thriller, The Assassins (암살자들), is officially ruling the Korean box office with an iron fist. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), the film pulled in an impressive 432,341 viewers on September 26 alone, bringing…
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Lee Chang-dong’s Masterpieces Head to Netflix Globally: From Possible Love to Burning
The definitive works of master director Lee Chang-dong are returning to global audiences through Netflix. Following the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize win for his eagerly awaited return Possible Love at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, Netflix has announced the expanded global streaming of his major filmography, including Green Fish, Peppermint Candy, Oasis, Secret…
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Ready for HOPE 2? Na Hong-jin Teases a Sequel, Military Reinforcements, and… North Korea?!
Just when you thought Na Hong-jin’s sci-fi blockbuster HOPE couldn’t get any wilder, the director himself has dropped massive hints about a potential sequel—and it sounds like an absolute rollercoaster! In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter on September 16, Na revealed that he actually mapped out HOPE as a multi-part epic from the…
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BEEF Season 2 Cleans Up 3 Emmy Wins, While Michael J. Fox Steals the Show!
Looks like the road rage hasn’t cooled down quite yet! Lee Sung-jin’s critically acclaimed Netflix anthology series BEEF (성난 사람들) roared back for Season 2 and drove away with 3 wins at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on September 14. While it didn’t quite sweep the board like its legendary predecessor…
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Lee Chang-dong’s Winning Streak Continues! Possible Love Scores a Historic TIFF Award Handed Over by Sol Kyung-gu
If you thought winning the Silver Lion at Venice was enough for director Lee Chang-dong, think again! The unstoppable momentum of Possible Love (가능한 사랑) is rolling right along, with Lee making history as the first-ever South Korean director to win the Ebert Director’s Award at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Following its massive success in Italy,…
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Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love Wins the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the 83rd Venice Film Festival
Lee Chang-dong’s highly anticipated masterpiece Possible Love has achieved a monumental triumph at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, capturing the prestigious Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize. During the closing ceremony held on September 12 (local time) at the Lido in Venice, the festival officially announced Possible Love as the runner-up Grand Jury Prize winner. Adding to the celebratory…
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Na Hong-jin’s HOPE Makes a Thrilling North American Debut, Landing at #2 at the Box Office
Na Hong-jin’s latest masterpiece HOPE has officially made history, exploding into the North American market and securing the #2 spot at the box office on opening day. According to Box Office Mojo on September 11, HOPE premiered across approximately 1,560 theaters on September 9 (local time), pulling in an impressive $1.1 million (approx. 1.48 billion KRW) on its first…
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Bigwang! The Heavy-Hitting Family Noir Film Finally Hits Theaters After a 5-Year Wait — The Complete Guide
The long-awaited film has finally lifted its veil and is now playing in theaters nationwide. From essential production info and synopses to juicy behind-the-scenes stories and interviews hidden by the cast and crew, we’ve rounded up everything you need to know. 1. Basic Info & Production Team 2. Synopsis & The Meaning of the Title 3.…
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The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF): Your Complete Guide to the Lineup, Masters, and Stars
Get ready, cinephiles—the 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) is officially gearing up for a ten-day cinematic celebration running from October 6 to 15 across Busan. During an official press conference held at the Seoul Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chairman Park Kwang-su, Festival Director Jung Han-suk, Market Director Kim Young-deok, and Deputy Director Park Ga-eun unveiled…
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Lee Chang-dong’s Grand Return: Possible Love Heads to the 83rd Venice International Film Festival
The 83rd Venice International Film Festival is officially underway, and all eyes in the global film community are fixed on a single title: Possible Love (가능한 사랑), the eagerly anticipated new feature by master auteur Lee Chang-dong. Marking his return to the director’s chair eight years after his critically acclaimed masterpiece Burning (2018), this project has officially been selected…