KANG Hyoung-chul
The box-office success of <Sunny> in 2011 proved that popularity of <Scandal Makers>, KANG's debut feature from 3 years ago, was no fluke. <Scandal Makers> featured [CHA Tae-hyun], who was deemed past his prime, and [PARK Bo-young], who was unknown at that time, and surprisingly drew over 8 million spectators nationwide. Riding the tails of this comedy's success, featuring a grandfather in his mid-30s and a mother in her late-teens, [CHA Tae-hyun] was ab...More
The box-office success of <Sunny> in 2011 proved that popularity of <Scandal Makers>, KANG's debut feature from 3 years ago, was no fluke. <Scandal Makers> featured [CHA Tae-hyun], who was deemed past his prime, and [PARK Bo-young], who was unknown at that time, and surprisingly drew over 8 million spectators nationwide. Riding the tails of this comedy's success, featuring a grandfather in his mid-30s and a mother in her late-teens, [CHA Tae-hyun] was able to reaffirm his box-office drawing power, while [PARK Bo-young] was able to become a star overnight. However, there were numerous reservations regarding KANG. By drawing over 7 million audiences with <Sunny>, he was successful in getting rid of such doubts. <Sunny> is about 40-something women seeking out their high school friends, the ones they spent their youth with. Without any star casting, the film was able to bring out both laughter and tears at the right time, with a storyline that was nostalgic for the viewers, who embraced it. Although its storyline was more complex than his previous film, <Sunny> didn't feel more difficult than his debut feature. Following its success, KANG has became a popular director among Korean investors. KANG is set to follow up his pair of hits with the much-anticipated sequel to <Tazza: the Hight Rollers>, currently known as <Tazza 2>.Less
PARASITE Earns 5 Prizes at Blue Dragon Film Awards Nov 25, 2019
BONG Joon-ho's Parasite was the big winner at the issue of this year's 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards, where it picked up five prizes, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress (JO Yeo-jeong), Best Supporting Actress (LEE Jung-eun) and Best Production Design (LEE Ha-joon). JUNG Woo-sung was crowned Best Actor for his performance in the trial drama Innocent Witness while JO Woo-jin walked off ...
KO Asung, E Som and PARK Hye-su Sign up for SAMJIN GROUP'S ENGLISH TOEIC CLASS Oct 02, 2019
Korean actresses KO Asung, E Som and PARK Hye-su have signed up to appear in Samjin Group's English TOEIC Class (translated title). The film will be the latest from director LEE Jong-pil. The narrative concerns employees who take over their company's English certification course and is set in the 1990s. KO will play LEE Ja-young, a diligent worker in production management who discovers corruption ...
Jecheon International Music & Film Festival Returns for 15th Edition Next Month Jul 11, 2019
The Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (JIMFF) is returning for its 15th edition next month, which will run from August 8 to 13 in North Chungcheong Province. During a press conference this week in Seoul, JIMFF revealed this year's program, which will open with Peter WEBBER's reggae documentary Inna de Yard - The Soul of Jamaica at the open air venue by Cheongpung Lake. This year's pr...
TAKE POINT Fails to Take the Lead from AQUAMAN Jan 02, 2019
A year of mixed fortunes at the box office ended on a down note as several titles failed to break through during a weak end-of-year period. Local titles struggled badly with only a 39% market share (compared to 90% this time last year) while admissions were down almost 10% from last week to 2.77 million, which was a far cry from the 4.6 million admissions weekend that closed out 2017. Leading the ...
AQUAMAN Fights Off THE DRUG KING and SWING KIDS Dec 26, 2018
The pre-Christmas weekend saw admissions jump a rather timid 40% to 2.95 million, given the four major new offerings in theaters for the holidays. What's more, despite two of those being among the most expensive and hotly anticipated local titles of the year, Korean films remained behind at 41%, while Hollywood continued to dominate the charts with 52% of all sales. After opening in a distant seco...
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Champion Again in Week 7 Dec 18, 2018
In the absence of major new titles, the chart was largely the same as holdovers performed well. Business was down marginally to 2.12 million sales, while Hollywood took back the market share advantage after clinching 51% of sales. In its seventh weekend, the musical sensation Bohemian Rhapsody has done the impossible, claiming the top spot once more after slowing just 7% week-on-week. The film wel...
<Swing Kids> Paris Korean Film Festival (2019) - Events
<Swing Kids> Korean Film Festival in Hungary (2019) - Fresh
<Swing Kids> Paeksang Arts Awards (2019) - Film Awards - Best Director
<Swing Kids> Korea Gold Awards Festival (2019) - Best New Actress
<Swing Kids> Buil Film Awards (2019) - Best Art
<Swing Kids> The Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (2019) - Best Music
<Swing Kids> Korean Film Festival in Singapore (2019)
<Swing Kids> CheonAn Dance Film Festival : CADFF (2019)
<Swing Kids> Buil Film Awards (2019)
<Swing Kids> Buenos Aires Korean Film Festival (2019)
<Swing Kids> Korean Film Festival in Australia (2019)
<Swing Kids> PyeongChang International Peace Film Festival (2019)
<Swing Kids> Jecheon International Music & Film Festival : JIMFF (2019) - Korean Music Film Now
<Swing Kids> San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase (2019) - ASIA POP!
<Swing Kids> Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI) (2019) - Late Night
<Swing Kids> Florence Korea Film Fest (2019) - Opening Film
<Swing Kids> Fribourg International Film Festival (2019) - International Competition: Feature Films
<Swing Kids> Korean Film Producers Association Awards (2019) - Best Music
<Swing Kids> Korean Film Producers Association Awards (2019) - Best Supporting Actor
<Swing Kids> The Blue Dragon Awards (2019) - Best Cinematography
<Swing Kids> The Blue Dragon Awards (2019) - Best Lighting
<Swing Kids> The Blue Dragon Awards (2019) - Best Editing
<Swing Kids> The Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (2019) - Technical Award
<Tazza-The Hidden Card> Fantasia International Film Festival (2015)
<Sunny> Muju Film Festival : MJFF (2014)
<Tazza-The Hidden Card> The Blue Dragon Awards (2014)
<Sunny> Korean Film Festival in Hungary (2014)
<Sunny> Okinawa International Movie Festival (2013)
<Sunny> Shanghai International Film & TV Festival (2012)
<Scandal Makers> Florence Korea Film Fest (2012)
<Sunny> Osaka Asian Film Festival (2012)
<Sunny> Korean Film Festival DC (2012)
<Sunny> San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase (2012) - Opening Night Film
<Sunny> Udine Far East Film Festival (2012)
<Sunny> Beijing International Film Festival (2012)
<Sunny> Seattle International Film Festival (2012)
<Sunny> Fantasia International Film Festival (2012)
<Sunny> Buil Film Awards (2011)
<Sunny> Paris Korean Film Festival (2011) - Opening Film
<Sunny> Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star (2011) - World Cinema
<Sunny> Women in Film Korea Festival (2011) - Technical Award
<Sunny> DAEJONG FILM AWARDS (2011) - Best Director
<Sunny> Busan International Film Festival : BIFF (2011) - Korean Cinema Today- Panorama
<Scandal Makers> Korean Film Festival in Hungary ()
<Scandal Makers> New York Asian Film Festival (2010) - The Korean Line-Up / New York Premiere
<Scandal Makers> Shanghai International Film & TV Festival (2009) - Asian New Talent Award
<Scandal Makers> University Film Festival of Korea : UNIFF (2009)
<Scandal Makers> Udine Far East Film Festival (2009) - Competition
<Scandal Makers> Korea Culture & Entertainment Awards (2009)
<Scandal Makers> Director's Cut Awards (2009)
<Scandal Makers> The Blue Dragon Awards (2009) - Best New Director
<Scandal Makers> Maxmovie Best Film Award (2009) - Best New Actress
<Scandal Makers> Korea Gold Awards Festival (2009) - Best New Actress
<Scandal Makers> Maxmovie Best Film Award (2009) - Best Actor
<Scandal Makers> Paeksang Arts Awards (2009) - Film Awards - Best New Actress
<Scandal Makers> Paeksang Arts Awards (2009) - Film Awards - Best Screenplay
<Scandal Makers> The Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (2009) - Best New Director
<Scandal Makers> The Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (2009) - Best New Actress
<Scandal Makers> The Blue Dragon Awards (2009) - Best New Actress
<Scandal Makers> DAEJONG FILM AWARDS (2009) - Best New Actress
<Scandal Makers> San Diego Asian Film Festival (2009)
<Scandal Makers> World Comedy Film Festival (2009)