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Asian cinema: Korean films
The making of Na Hong-jin’s sci-fi spectacle Hope, most expensive Korean film
The director talks about tension, timelines, sequel potential and a clash of tastes at Cannes as Hope gears up for US and Hong Kong releases.
12 Sep 2026 - 11:26PM
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Possible Love: Burning director Lee Chang-dong back with another masterpiece
6 Sep 2026 - 10:30PM
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Number One: Parasite stars reunite for food-themed family drama
5 Aug 2026 - 4:15PM
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My Sassy Girl at 25: how Jun Ji-hyun’s star turn changed South Korean cinema
Jun Ji-hyun’s role as a brash young woman in the 2001 romcom subverted gender stereotypes, today inspiring actresses like Park Eun-bin.
23 Jul 2026 - 1:09PM
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Jun Ji-hyun (left) and Cha Tae-hyun in a still from My Sassy Girl. Photo: Film Movement.
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Who is Nam Joo-hyuk, star of Netflix K-drama The East Palace?
Returning to the screen after three years, model-turned-actor Nam Joo-hyuk has starred in a number of hit Korean dramas.
18 Jul 2026 - 12:45PM
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What’s showing this year at Asia’s top genre film festival BiFan?
The 2026 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival boasts a formidable programme of horror, action, science fiction and fantasy titles.
24 Jun 2026 - 7:15PM
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How Colony features a new kind of zombie to reflect modern fears
Director Yeon Sang-ho of Train to Busan fame explains how AI and social media anxiety inspired the zombies in his new horror film.
19 May 2026 - 8:55PM
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A still from Colony.
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Hope: director Na Hong-jin of The Wailing fame returns with a monster mess
A promising beginning and strong performances are not enough to save Hope from being a messy spectacle with woeful CGI monsters.
18 May 2026 - 1:47PM
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Who is Cha Eun-woo, K-pop idol starring in Netflix K-drama The Wonderfools?
Since his 2014 debut, the ‘Face Genius’ has embodied a fantasy figure in many roles. His latest hits screens as he performs military service.
16 May 2026 - 12:45PM
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Colony: Jun Ji-hyun returns in slick but empty zombie thriller
Jun Ji-hyun stars as a biotech professor battling bloodthirsty zombies in Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-ho’s new film.
16 May 2026 - 9:00AM
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How The King’s Warden sold 16 million tickets and saved the Korean box office
Producer Lim Eun-jung, director Jang Hang-jun and actor Yoo Hae-jin explain why the historical drama struck a chord with Korean audiences.
12 May 2026 - 5:15PM
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Yoo Hae-jin in a still from The King’s Warden, which has revitalised a sluggish Korean film industry.
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Humint: dynamic Korean spy thriller from Ryoo Seung-wan on Netflix
Starring Zo In-sung, Park Jeong-min and Park Hae-joon, Humint rewards patient viewers with some of the best heroic bloodshed in recent times.
31 Mar 2026 - 11:46PM
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The 10 most-watched Korean films of all time, including The King’s Warden
Can The King’s Warden overtake The Admiral: Roaring Currents and Extreme Job to become the most-viewed South Korean film of all time?
24 Mar 2026 - 5:15PM
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The 10 most successful Korean art-house films of all time
As Yoon Ga-eun’s The World of Love hits Hong Kong cinemas, we look at Korean indie films that conquered the box office as well as festivals.
27 Jan 2026 - 4:15PM
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Korean film icon Ahn Sung-ki remembered: 5 of his best films
Known affectionately as ‘The Nation’s Actor’, South Korea’s Ahn Sung-ki starred in more than 100 feature films during his long career.
5 Jan 2026 - 7:45PM
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Ahn Sung-ki poses on the red carpet during the opening ceremony of the 26th Busan International Film Festival in 2021. Photo: AFP
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Who is Kim Woo-bin, star of K-dramas Our Blues and Genie, Make a Wish?
Kim Woo-bin, who is marrying fellow K-drama star Shin Min-a this month, has proved he has the acting chops to match his good looks.
13 Dec 2025 - 12:15PM
Asian cinema: Korean films
No Other Choice? Why Park Chan-wook and Lee Byung-hun made a comedy
Park Chan-wook’s film reunites the director with Lee Byung-hun after more than 20 years for a darkly funny tale with social commentary.
14 Oct 2025 - 7:15PM
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Who is Choi Woo-shik, the handsome star of Parasite and romance K-dramas?
Appearing now in Would You Marry Me, the young-looking, goofy Choi Woo-shik is best known for his roles in Parasite and Train to Busan.
11 Oct 2025 - 5:15PM
Korean actor Choi Woo-shik recently starred in the Netflix series A Killer Paradox and Melo Movie, and found fame in Parasite and Train to Busan. Photo: Netflix
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The People Upstairs: cheeky sex comedy directed by and starring Ha Jung-woo
Ha shows skill on both sides of the camera in his movie with Gong Hyo-jin and Kim Dong-wook as a prim couple seduced by swinging neighbours.
23 Sep 2025 - 11:29AM
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Can the Busan International Film Festival help Korean cinema stay on top?
BIFF’s new director sees the festival as an antidote to shrinking cinema audiences and a beacon for where Asian cinema is headed.
22 Sep 2025 - 6:22PM
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The Great Flood: Kim Da-mi can’t save bewildering Netflix sci-fi fantasy
Kim Da-mi stars in what begins as a disaster movie then spins off into science fiction, a move that will surely leave viewers floundering.
22 Sep 2025 - 4:15PM
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Good News: hilarious Korean farce based on a real-life 1970s hijacking
Byun Sung-hyun’s riotously entertaining black comedy coming to Netflix features a whip-smart script and deftly judged humour.
19 Sep 2025 - 12:15PM
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Sul Kyung-gu in a still from Good News, directed by Byun Sung-hyun. Hong Kyung and Ryoo Seung-bum co-star. Photo: Song Kyoung-sub/Netflix
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The Ugly: Yeon Sang-ho’s dark mystery is both intriguing and frustrating
Park Jeong-min, Kwon Hae-hyo and Han Ji-hyeon star in Train to Busan director Yeon’s first cinematic release in five years.
15 Sep 2025 - 7:05PM
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No Other Choice: Park Chan-wook takes on corporate culture in dark comedy
Lee Byung-hun stars in this Korean black comedy as a family man who is laid off after 25 years and goes on a desperate quest for a job.
1 Sep 2025 - 10:50AM
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South Korea
South Korean actress Go Min-si denies school bullying allegations
An online post alleged that a celebrity, speculated to be Go, had engaged in extortion, verbal abuse and harassment of disabled classmates.
1 Sep 2025 - 7:42AM
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