Kim Ji-hoon (김지훈)

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  Sector 7 hits box office record in China
  2011/12/21, Source,
  Leading South Korean investor/distributor CJ Entertainment has announced that sci-fi thriller "Sector 7" has become the highest grossing Korean film in China. Released Dec. 6 on approximately 4,000 screens, the sea creature feature took in CNY20 million (US$3.1 million) by Dec. 14.   The film opened at no. 2 in its first week. Amongst foreign film releases, it was no. 1 at the box office. Released in China with the title "Shen Hai Zhi Zhan", the film is the first large-scale 3D film from Korea to open in the country,...More

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  "Sector 7" makes 4.3 billion won in China
  2011/12/18, Source,
  Director Kim Ji-hoon's "Sector 7" gathered the best box office results for Korean movies that were shown in China. According to CJ E&M on the 19th, "Sector 7" was released in 4000 or so cinemas in China and raked in 4.3 billion won (~US$4 Million) until the 14th. Previously, main character Ha Ji-won visited Beijing and Shanghai for promotional events,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "Sector 7": A Host of Issues
  2011/10/29,
  Korea's first big budget 3D feature failed. The extreme hype and mass marketing served only to raise the film to a height from which it was destined to fall from. The success it received in its opening week was a good start to Kim Ji-hoon's monster flick but once word got out of the film's many failings, its numbers dropped sharply as a result of the scorn it received from critics and the public alike. "Sector 7" was a huge disappointment and the degree to which it fell short of glory is staggering. Before I dive into the criticism, let's first look at an area where the film did well, or at least showed the most potential. "Sector 7" had a number of things going for it, the most exciting of which was its premise. Sector 7 is an actual Joint Development Zone (JDZ) involving both Korea and Japan respectfully. Japan has shown little interest in it but the area has represented the hopes of Korea to become energy independent. Oil is the desire in the film and it carries not only the characters' hopes but the nation's as well. The oilrig tasked in finding the black gold is manned with individuals who strive to make a success out the exploration project. But, when a mysterious creature starts terrorising the rig, the needs of the crew suddenly become much simpler,...More

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  Park Hae-il's wife writes "Drama Special - Ji-hoon's Born in 1982"
  2011/10/23, Source,
  Actor Park Hae-il's wife Seo Yoo-seon wrote "Drama Special - Ji-hoon's Born in 1982", which will send out a message of hope. The KBS 2TV "Drama Special - Ji-hoon's Born in 1982" on October 23rd drew Kim Ji-hoon's 30 years of life in a delightful manner, but with some bittersweet moments,...More