Actor Oh Kwang-rok has been taken to court for his use of drugs!
He has been released from the detention jail last July...More
April of 1997, the Lee Tae Won Hamburger murder scandal is the main story of this new film, "The Case of Itaewon Homicide". The teaser poster with Jang Geun-seok as the psycho killer is out!
This scandal has been a big issue in that year that a college student has been killed for fun. The mystery story is about Korean American teens who blamed each other as the killer and the truth to be revealed through this survival game.
Here, Jang is the Korean American young man Pearsen who has...More
By Kim Rahn
Staff Reporter
Actress
Kim Boo-seon's calls on national TV for marijuana use to be legalized are causing a public uproar.
In a pre-recorded interview on MBC's live morning show on Friday, the 46-year-old, who has advocated the legalization of the drug, said, "Marijuana is not a narcotic; it is technically an Oriental herbal medicine which Koreans have used for 5,000 years".
Kim, who has been arrested for marijuana use several times, launched a campaign for the drug's legalization in 2004 after being sentenced to a suspended jail term. She then filed a petition with the Constitutional Court for a revie...
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By Bae Ji-sook
Staff Reporter
Popular actor
Oh Kwang-rok, most famous for his role in "Taewangsasingi" ("The Legend")' as a wise man, was arrested Thursday for smoking marijuana, police said Friday.
According to Namdaemun Police Station, Oh is suspected of having smoked marijuana on several occasions, including once in February at his house in Seoul. He allegedly smoked with the head of an unidentified information-technology ...
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By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
It's about time the Korean Peninsula saw a maritime action flick. "
Marine Boy" indeed features the most water treading sequences in South Korean cinema ― something only a fearless newcomer like
Yoon Jong-seok can brave ― but it keeps afloat with classic premises like dramatic tension and great supporting characters.
An ocean-crossing drug mule the movie has named "
Marine Boy" calls for extensive oceanic shoots that make up about 20 percent of the film, yet this is no big budget version of drug mule stories like "Maria Full of Grace" nor is it a raw crime thriller like
"The Chaser". A complex "trust no one" formula fuels the seaside story, but the main dramatic tension lies in an obscure love triangle rather than underwater skirmishes. While the two-hour running time could have been cut shorter, Cho Jae-hyun and other bona fide actors keep the film from complet...
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