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[HanCinema's News] Top 10 Thriller K-Dramas That Will Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat
2021/01/15
Need some riveting thriller K-Dramas for your weekend binge? Keep reading because we have curated a perfect list of the top 10 thriller K-Dramas that need to be on your watch list. One of the most popular genres in Korean film and television is that of a thriller. Be it psychological, crime, mystery or revenge, thrillers can be hair-raising and equally entertaining. In the world of K-Drama too, thrillers have always been commercially successful as well as critically acclaimed. Here are 10 of the best Korean thriller dramas that are guaranteed to leave you wanting more,...More
SBS Drama Awards Preview, Jo Byeong-gyu and Park Eun-bin from "Stove League"
2020/12/17, Source
Amid the release of previews for the 2020 SBS Drama Awards, "Stove League" Jo Byeong-gyu and Park Eun-bin have gotten together. On December 17th, a trailer for the 2020 SBS Drama Awards was released on YouTube channel SBS NOW,...More
SBS Is Neck and Neck, KBS Plays Solo and Bad Year for MBC
2020/12/02, Source
A lot of eyes and ears are focused on the Grand Prize this year. Who will take home the 2020 Grand Prize for SBS who has been neck on neck, KBS who played solo and MBC who's had a bad year? The temperature difference between the three groundwave broadcasters for the Grand Prize, which is scheduled to be held in December, is quite large. SBS, which has had many great works, KBS which ran solo with weekend dramas and MBC which is in a drought this year following last year, are all struggling to decide on the award-winning work with their respective concerns,...More
[New Drama] "When the Day Breaks"
2020/11/21, Source
Korean drama "When the Day Breaks" added to HanCinema database,...More
Will Han Suk-kyu Be Back With JTBC "When the Day Breaks"?
2020/11/17, Source
Actor Han Suk-kyu is considering the new JTBC drama "When the Day Breaks". Clover Company announced on the 17th that Han Suk-kyu was offered a role in "When the Day Breaks",...More
29th Buil Film Awards Winners 2020
2020/11/12, Source
Winners for the 29th Buil Film Awards 2020,...More
[HanCinema's News] Ahn Hyo-seop Talks About his Love for Hyun Bin
2020/08/31
Ahn Hyo-seop is featured in the most recent issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, and the accompanying interviews has proven a noteworthy demonstration of the culture shift in South Korean entertainment at present. Ahn Hyo-seop is a recent star, who had first chance for a big lead in "Abyss" although his first wide success was "Dr. Romantic 2",...More
[Just Out on DVD] Korean Movie "Idol"
2020/08/12, Source
Korean movie "Idol" is available to order on DVD with English subtitles from YESASIA,...More
[Upcoming DVD Release] Korean Movie "Idol"
2020/07/21, Source
Korean movie "Idol" is available to preorder on DVD with English subtitles from YESASIA,...More
"Dr. Romantic 2" and "Stove League" Brought SBS Laughter, But "The King: Eternal Monarch" Brought Tears
2020/06/25, Source
The SBS Drama Department announced a fresh start in the new year of 2020. The Monday-Tuesday drama "Dr. Romantic 2" and the Friday-Saturday drama "Stove League" had pleasant first steps as they were on a double track. However, the Friday-Saturday drama "The King: Eternal Monarch", which was the most anticipated one for the first half of the year, ended with a disappointing performance, leaving a bittersweet feeling. ◆ "Dr. Romantic 2" highest viewership at 27.1%... "The Royal Gambler",...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "The President's Last Bang"
2020/06/20
The opening narrative crawl of "The President's Last Bang" stoically informs us about how President Park Chung-hee (played by Song Jae-ho) brutally rolled back pro-democracy demonstration movements throughout his reign in the sixties and seventies. Then, as we get to the scripted part of the story, we learn that Park Chung-hee seems less like a tyrannical dictator and more like an eccentric rock star, complete wiith groupies and torture dungeons. Also he has a serious Japan fetish,...More

56th Baeksang Arts Awards 2020 Winners in Movies
2020/06/05
Winners in movies for the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards 2020 announced during the June, 6 2020 ceremony presented by Shin Dong-yup, Bae Suzy and Park Bo-gum,...More

56th Daejong Film Awards (Grand Bell Awards) 2020 Winners
2020/06/03
Winners for the 56th Daejong Film Awards (Grand Bell Awards) 2020 during the ceremony presentede by Han Hyejin and Lee Hwi-jae,...More

56th Baeksang Arts Awards 2020 Fan Vote Open
2020/05/26, Source
56th Baeksang Arts Awards 2020 fan vote is now open on TikTok,...More

2020 Baeksang Arts Awards - Rookie Award Candidates, From Ahn Bo-hyun to Lee Jae-wook and Kim Da-mi to Han So-hee
2020/05/24, Source
Which person who shone in the past year will be picked? The competition among rookies to win the coveted Rookie of the Year trophy is fierce, as it is a once in a lifetime win during these 56th Baeksang Arts Awards, which are more intense than ever. The competition for the Rookie of the Year award is fierce, but officials say it is especially so this year. Since the final candidates were unveiled, people are saying it doesn't matter who gets it now. Ten male and female actors with less than three casting experiences were selected as finalists,...More

56th Daejong Film Awards (Grand Bell Awards) 2020 Nominees
2020/05/23, Source
56th Daejong Film Awards (Grand Bell Awards) 2020 nominees, winners will be announced June, 3 2020,...More

56th Baeksang Arts Awards 2020 - Movies: Nominees List
2020/05/12, Source
Nominees in movies for the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards 2020, winners will be announced June, 6 2020,...More

Lee Sung-kyung Talks About the End of "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/03/04, Source
Actress Lee Sung-kyung expressed her feelings about the end of the drama "Dr. Romantic 2". Lee Sung-kyung posted a picture of Doldam Hospital on her social media on the 3rd. She started her post with the words, "I've been putting this off again and again out of sadness, but I guess it's time".,...More

"Dr. Romantic 2" So Ju-yeon Talks About Loveline With Kim Min-jae-I
2020/03/02, Source
So Ju-yeon was featured in a pictorial with fashion magazine Nylon. The "Dr. Romantic 2" actress styled various make-up styles in white, instead of the white gown she always wears in the drama. Despite the pictorial being a different mood from what she has done so far, her understanding of the concept was very high and satisfying,...More

[Photos] New Stills and Behind the Scenes Images Added for the Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/02/28, Source
New stills and behind the scenes images added for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

Jin Kyung Shines in "Dr. Romantic 2" and "Beasts Clawing at Straws"
2020/02/27, Source
Actress Jin Kyung is spreading out her wings in drama and film. The charismatic actress has made impressive performances in various works, but she's different in drama and film. She played the role of chief nurse Oh Myeong-sim in the SBS drama "Dr. Romantic 2". Oh Myeong-sim is a caring mother-figure who couldn't care less about position and status when it comes to giving advice and telling hard truths. Her soft charisma clearly helped to increase the quality of the drama,...More

[HanCinema's News] "Dr. Romantic 2" Reward Vacation Scaled Back Due to COVID-19
2020/02/26
Following the successful conclusion of "Dr. Romantic 2" the cast and crew had been set to depart for a reward vacation on February 27th. The vacation was to last four days and three nights. However, concerns regarding the COVID-19 outbreak have scaled back this reward vacation,...More

[Photos] New Stills and Behind the Scenes Images Added for the Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/02/26, Source
New stills and behind the scenes images added for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

"Dr. Romantic 2" Ends With Mention of Koi's Law, Is Season 3 on the Way?
2020/02/26, Source
'Koi's Law' is the subtitle for the final episode of "Dr. Romantic 2". The final episode of the SBS drama "Dr. Romantic 2" broadcast on the 25th. Bae Moon-jeong's (Shin Dong-wook) father (Jung Bo-suk), paid a visit,...More

[HanCinema's News] Kim Hye-eun Reprises "Dr. Romantic" Role in "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/02/25
As "Dr. Romantic 2" finished its extremely strong run on South Korean television, one surprise figure returned to the drama unannounced. Kim Hye-eun, who appeared in "Dr. Romantic" as Sin Hyeon-jeong, popped up in the drama's final stretch,...More

[Photos] New Stills and Behind the Scenes Images Added for the Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/02/25, Source
New stills and behind the scenes images added for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

[Photos] New Stills and Behind the Scenes Images Added for the Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/02/24, Source
New stills and behind the scenes images added for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

Girl Crush Leaders on Their Way
2020/02/20, Source
Women leaders are on their way; Kim Hye-soo from the SBS drama "Hyena" and Kim Seo-hyung from "Nobody Knows", which begin on the 20th of February and March 2nd respectively. They have finally managed to take sole leadership of their own dramas, and it is predicted that their leadership will naturally be compared to those of Han Suk-kyu from "Dr. Romantic 2" and Namgoong Min from "Stove League",...More

[Photos] New Stills and Behind the Scenes Images Added for the Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/02/19, Source
New stills and behind the scenes images added for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

Theater Actors Who Made It Big With Drama
2020/02/18, Source
There are actors who stand out and look familiar in dramas. That means they must be a 'star from Daehakno' (Daehakno is an area in Seoul associated with culture). Numerous theater actors have taken to dramas recently. SBS's "Stove League" and tvN's "Crash Landing on You", which ended with 19.1% and 21.7% respectively, are some good examples of these dramas. Kim Do-hyun, Kim Soo-jin-IV and Kim Ki-moo from the baseball operations team in "Stove League" used their experience in theater as a stepping stone. Yang Kyung-won in the role of Pyo Chi-soo and Cha Chung-hwa in the role of hairdresser Yang Ok-geum from "Crash Landing on You" are also theater actors,...More

[HanCinema's News] "Dr. Romantic 2" to End on February 27th
2020/02/18
According to news reports "Dr. Romantic 2" will end on February 27th. Though this was the previously assumed date for the drama's completion, it had not been confirmed due to the possibility of the drama being preempted or extended,...More

[Photos] New Stills and Behind the Scenes Images Added for the Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/02/17, Source
New stills and behind the scenes images added for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

Ah-reum, Yoo Min-ho and Joo-meok, the Three Hidden Talents
2020/02/12, Source
If you're a fan of the dramas, you'd remember them right away. They are So Ju-yeon, Chae Jong-hyeop and Yoo Su-bin from SBS's "Dr. Romantic 2" and "Stove League", and tvN drama "Crash Landing on You". They have been getting some attention thanks to the dramas that are well over the average 15% in viewership, and bring life to the drama department. So Ju-yeon takes on the role of a medical specialist in emergency medicine, Doctor Yoon Ah-reum in "Dr. Romantic 2". She is responsible for lifting up the mood in a dark environment and she's also in a romantic relationship with Kim Min-jae-I's role of Nurse Park Eun-tak. She's at a point where fans say watching Ah-reum is soothing,...More

Park Jong-hwan Appears in "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/02/11, Source
The drama "Dr. Romantic 2" took a new turn with actor Park Jong-hwan's appearance. Park Jong-hwan appeared in the episode of the SBS drama "Dr. Romantic 2" on the 10th,...More

Pocheon's 'Doldam Hospital' and 'Sky Bridge' in the Limelight as Tourist Attractions
2020/02/11, Source
Gyeonggi-do Pocheon, Chunhye's Natural scenery and tourist attractions are in the limelight as a background for dramas. SBS drama "Dr. Romantic 2" and tvN's "Crash Landing on You" were recently all filmed in Pocheon,...More

[Photos] New Stills and Behind the Scenes Images Added for the Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/02/10, Source
New stills and behind the scenes images added for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

"Dr. Romantic 2", "Hospital Playlist", "Fix You" - Medical Dramas Mean Success
2020/02/06, Source
Medical dramas are a thing in 2020. The genre that has gained popularity with its unique sense of urgency and immersion hit the jackpot once again this year. The SBS drama "Dr. Romantic 2" made a good start on the 6th of January. Breaking the 'follow-up jinx', it kicked off with a high viewership of 14.6% and hit the 20% mark (20.7%) on the 28th. It became the first drama to hit 20% this year and broke its record once again on the 4th of February (20.8%). The power of the drama title, actor Han Suk-kyu's existence in the drama, and Lee Sung-kyung and Ahn Hyo-seop's refreshing participation is causing the drama to follow a rising curve,...More

[Photos] New Stills and Behind the Scenes Images Added for the Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/02/05, Source
New stills and behind the scenes images added for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

"Dr. Romantic 2" So Ju-yeon and Kim Min-jae-I Join the 'Any Song Challenge'
2020/02/03, Source
Actors So Ju-yeon and Kim Min-jae-I are taking part in the 'any song challenge'. So Ju-yeon posted a video on her social media with the post, "Filmed by: Joo (Yoon Bora) 'the any song challenge'".,...More

[HanCinema's News] "Dr. Romantic 2" Proves Surprisingly Timely Despite Minor Differences From Predecessor
2020/02/03
Back in 2016 "Dr. Romantic" proved a major hit because of its unusual idealistic take on the medical profession contrasted with bureaucratic reality. Though unusual at the time, the ideas presented in "Dr. Romantic" have become more mainstream since then, with "Dr. John" of 2019 being one noticeable example of a similar tone, albeit in the context of a very different subject,...More

[Photos] New Stills and Behind the Scenes Images Added for the Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/02/03, Source
New stills and behind the scenes images added for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

"Stove League" and "Dr. Romantic 2", There's a Reason Behind the SBS Craze
2020/02/02, Source
"Stove League" and "Dr. Romantic 2" are two SBS dramas that have taken the lead since the beginning of the year 2020. "Stove League", which began in December last year, and "Dr. Romantic 2", which began on the 6th of January, each hold an average of 16.5% and 18.6%. Other than tvN's "Crash Landing on You", which holds an average of 14.6%, the two dramas are unmatched in the miniseries department,...More

[Photos] New Stills and Behind the Scenes Images Added for the Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/01/30, Source
New stills and behind the scenes images added for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

Yang Se-jong to Make Special Appearance in "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/01/29, Source
Yang Se-jong is coming back to Doldam Hospital. Good People Entertainment announced that Yang Se-jong will film for a small part in "Dr. Romantic 2" on the 1st of February,...More

"Dr. Romantic 2" Brings Back Han Suk-kyu
2020/01/27, Source
"Dr. Romantic 2" was the first drama to open the doors to 2020 and it's currently taking over the drama industry with its high viewership. With a starting record of 14.9%, "Dr. Romantic 2" is currently a favorite with 17~19% viewership. The presence of title role actor Han Suk-kyu is also alive and well since the first drama. Teacher Kim (Han Suk-kyu) is an oddball genius who used to be called 'God's hands' once. He earned fame as the best doctor at a university hospital in the past, but now that's behind him, and he is the chief surgeon of a small hospital in the countryside. Teacher Kim has a sense of calling when it comes to saving lives. Despite life-and-death situations, he remains calm and performs surgery like no one else can,...More

"Crash Landing on You" Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin Top January Brand Reputation Rankings
2020/01/23, Source
TvN drama "Crash Landing on You" actors Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin came in 1st and 2nd place of the Drama Actor Brand Reputation Rankings for January of 2020. The Korea Institute of Corporate Repuration measured 108,665,572 brand big data of 50 actors appearing in the dramas aired from December 22nd, 2019 to January 23rd, 2020, based on the amount of brand participation, media volume, traffic volume and communication volume among consumers. Since then, it has been indexed with brand reputation algorithms,...More

[HanCinema's News] Lee Sung-kyung of "Dr. Romantic 2" Grabbing Attention With Hair Stylings
2020/01/22
Lee Sung-kyung is one of the new faces in "Dr. Romantic 2". A young female doctor, her role is similar to the one played by Seo Hyun-jin in "Dr. Romantic". However, Lee Sung-kyung has distinguished herself in her portrayal of a rookie surgeon who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder and has a crippling desire to always be the best. Her hair has proven to be one means of expressing these traits,...More

[Photos] New Stills and Behind the Scenes Images Added for the Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/01/22, Source
New stills and behind the scenes images added for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

[HanCinema's News] Kim Min-jae-I Appears in Grazia Magazine
2020/01/21
Actor Kim Min-jae-I appeared in the recently released February issue of Grazia Korea. The singer-turned-actor is primarily in the public eye as of late due to his role in "Dr. Romantic 2", where he plays the role of a young nurse,...More

[Photos] New Stills and Behind the Scenes Images Added for the Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/01/20, Source
New stills and behind the scenes images added for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

[HanCinema's News] "Dr. Romantic 2" Criticized for Implausibility
2020/01/17
Though "Dr. Romantic 2" has been enjoying powerfully strong ratings, criticism of the drama's writing relative to the first season has been seeping in. In the most recent episode a young doctor played by Lee Sung-kyung takes a pill to calm herself prior to her first surgery. She subsequently collapses in an apparent overdose,...More

[HanCinema's News] "Dr. Romantic 2" Expected to Address Defamation of Heroic Doctor
2020/01/16
While "Dr. Romantic 2" has been setting excellent ratings via the depiction of its idealistic lead character, the medical profession in the real world of South Korea has been taking a beating,...More

[HanCinema's News] Director Son Jae-gon Discusses Han Suk-kyu, Kim Hye-soo and "Secret Zoo"
2020/01/16
Director Son Jae-gon is having a big weekend. His new movie, "Secret Zoo", is currently leading the South Korean box office going into the weekend, giving Son Jae-gon a notable success in his first movie since his 2010 film "Villain and Widow". The film starred Kim Suk-kyu and Kim Hye-soo in the leading roles. The former actor is now appearing in the title role in "Dr. Romantic 2", while the latter will lead "Hyena" next month,...More

[Photos] New Stills and Behind the Scenes Images Added for the Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/01/15, Source
New stills and behind the scenes images added for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

[HanCinema's News] Han Suk-kyu's Short Running Time Annoys Fans
2020/01/14
One of the major factors behind the success of "Dr. Romantic" was the charismatic performance of Han Suk-kyu in the title role. While Han Suk-kyu has reprised this role as expected in "Dr. Romantic 2" the actor's short screentime in his own drama has started to puzzle fans,...More

[HanCinema's News] SBS Has a Strong 2020 Opening for Dramas
2020/01/14
SBS, like most networks in 2019, went through a series of ups and downs. But so far in 2020 SBS has had almost entirely upshot in terms of its drama performances, as both of its late night dramas are enjoying ratings numbers upwards of 15%,...More

Back to TV, Acting Veterans Are the Answer
2020/01/13, Source
Has spring finally come for dramas? 2019 TV dramas faced a crisis. The plummeting viewership made broadcasting agents feel tense and they ended up getting rid of Monday dramas altogether. However, there's a drama that has been knocking on the 20% range continuously and bringing people back to watching TV. "Dr. Romantic 2", which began on the 6th is highly popular with the viewing percentage of 18.0%. Based in the run-down background of Doldam Hospital, it tells the story of real doctors and stars Han Suk-kyu, Lee Sung-kyung and Ahn Hyo-seop,...More

[Photos] New Stills and Behind the Scenes Images Added for the Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/01/13, Source
New stills and behind the scenes images added for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

[Photos] New Stills Added for the Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2020/01/13, Source
New stills added for the Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

[Video] New Trailer Added for the Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2020/01/10, Source
New trailer added for the Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

[HanCinema's News] "Dr. Romantic 2" Brings Back Medical Advisor
2020/01/09
"Dr. Romantic 2" has confirmed that for the second season, the drama has retained the services of professor Song Geum-jong of Soon Chun Hyang University as the drama's medical advisor. Song Geum-jong is also a surgeon who is attached to Cheonan Hospital, and was also hired as the medical advisor for the drama's first season,...More

[Photos] New Stills and Behind the Scenes Images Added for the Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/01/08, Source
New stills and behind the scenes images added for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

The Return of Han Suk-kyu, Kim Dong-wook and Shin Ha-kyun
2020/01/07, Source
2020 has dawned. Celebrating 'The Year of the White Rat', the entertainment industry is also up for new expectations. Based on K-pop, which leads global trends, there is expectation in growth in various fields such as broadcasting, movies, dramas and performances. Also, attention is drawn to who will be the new face to shine this year and be loved by the public. Grand Prize winners will be flocking to the home screens in early 2020. Viewers can't wait to see the unrivalled actors that stole the attention at the end-of-the-year award shows,...More

[HanCinema's News] Han Suk-kyu Expresses Enthusiasm for "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/01/07
Lead actor Han Suk-kyu for "Dr. Romantic 2" expressed enthusiasm for his latest project at a press conference for the drama, which was held on the same day as the drama's television premiere,...More

[Video] New Clip Added for the Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2020/01/07, Source
New clip added for the Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

[Photos] New Press Conference Photos Added for the Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/01/07, Source
New press conference photos added for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

Today's Photo: January 7, 2020 [3]
2020/01/07, Source
Yoon Na-moo, Kim Min-jae-I, Im Won-hee, Jin Kyung, Han Suk-kyu, Lee Sung-kyung, So Ju-yeon, Kim Joo-hun, Shin Dong-wook and Ahn Hyo-seop pose at a press junket for their new TV series "Dr. Romantic 2" in Seoul on Monday,...More

Jeon Jin-oh to Star in "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/01/06, Source
Actor Jeon Jin-oh is starring in the new SBS drama "Dr. Romantic 2". "Dr. Romantic 2" is the story of 'real doctors' set against the backdrop of a run down hospital, and the first season ended in success with a record viewership of 27.6%. The line-up includes Han Suk-kyu, Lee Sung-kyung, Ahn Hyo-seop and Jin Kyung,...More

The 2020 Golden Line-Up - "Dr. Romantic", "Kingdom" and "Secret Forest"
2020/01/06, Source
Legendary dramas are coming back with second seasons. Every broadcasting agency has a new line-up to present, and they are heightening anticipation. Meanwhile, dramas which were the most popular amongst viewers are coming back with season 2,...More

[Photos] Press Conference Photos Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2020/01/06, Source
Press conference photos added for the upcoming Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

[Photos] New Stills Added for the Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2020/01/06, Source
New stills added for the Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

Korean Drama Starting Today 2020/01/06
2020/01/06, Source
Korean drama starting today 2020/01/06: "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "Forbidden Dream"
2020/01/04
As "Forbidden Dream" opens we see the legendary King Sejong (played by Han Suk-kyu) being carried around in his palanquin through a serious rainstorm. The human drawn carriage completely falls apart apart to the wailing of his loyal retainers. We then see the equally legendary court inventor Jang Yeong-sil (played by Choi Min-sik) stubbornly bracing for his fate as the obvious scapegoat to the incident. Then "Forbidden Dream" flashes back to when these two men first met,...More

Ground-Wave's 2020 Line-Up, From "Dr. Romantic 2" to "Fix You"
2020/01/02, Source
The 2020 Year of the Rat has begun. The three ground-wave broadcasting stations are preparing new dramas and here is the line-up for the first half of the year,...More

[Photos] New Stills Added for the Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2020/01/02, Source
New stills added for the Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

'Romantic Doctor' Han Suk-kyu, 'IMF' Shim Eun-kyung and 'Death Seeing' Ok Taecyeon
2020/01/02, Source
The three who open the doors to 2020. Han Suk-kyu, Shim Eun-kyung and Ok Taecyeon are opening the doors to the 2020 Year of the Rat. With the start of the New Year, the three ground-wave broadcasters are confidently releasing new work, and each of them will take advantage of their competitiveness to rein in the election,...More

[Photo] New Still Added for the Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2020/01/01, Source
New still added for the Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

[Photos] New Poster and Stills Added for the Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/12/30, Source
New poster and stills added for the Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

Han Suk-Kyu, Lee Sung-min and Sung Dong-il Return With Dramas
2019/12/30, Source
2020 begins with new dramas. With the start of the New Year, a colorful genre array of dramas is set to appear on TV. Viewers have high expectations, as they can meet works led by veteran actors such as Han Suk-kyu, Lee Sung-min and Sung Dong-il, who have lengthy experience, and acting skills,...More

[Video + Photos] New Teaser, Poster and Photos Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2019/12/30, Source
New teaser, poster and photos added for the upcoming Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

Forbidden Dream (2019)
2019/12/28, Source
"Forbidden Dream" Genres: Drama and Historical Running Time: 132 min. Directed by: Heo Jin-ho Starring: Han Suk-kyu, Choi Min-sik,...More

[HanCinema's News] "Ashfall" Breaks Five Million Admissions at the South Korean Box Office
2019/12/27
After nine days of being publically available in South Korean theaters, "Ashfall" has broken the five million viewer mark. The disaster movie is doing exceptionally well going into its second weekend, with minimal competition from the historical drama "Forbidden Dream", the only new release of note,...More

[Video] New Video Added for the Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/12/27, Source
New video added for the Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

[Photos + Videos] New Stills and Video Added for the Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/12/27, Source
New stills and video added for the Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

[Photo] Review Poster Added for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/12/26, Source
Review poster added for the upcoming Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

Korean Movies Opening Today 2019/12/26 in Korea
2019/12/26, Source
Korean movies opening today 2019/12/26 in Korea: "Forbidden Dream", "Blood Sakura", "Cloud, Encore" and "Ticket Coffe Shop 2",...More

[Photos] Posters Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2019/12/24, Source
Posters added for the upcoming Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

[Photos] New Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/12/24, Source
New stills added for the upcoming Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

[Video] New Teaser Released for the Upcoming Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2019/12/23, Source
New teaser released for the upcoming Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

[Photos] New Behind-the-scenes Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/12/20, Source
New behind-the-scenes stills added for the upcoming Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

[Photos] New Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/12/19, Source
New stills added for the upcoming Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

Girl Crush Queens Take Over the Home Screen
2019/12/18, Source
Actresses are coming back in dramas with 'girl crush' characters. With the New Year coming up, actresses are taking up the challenge of characters with strong personalities. They are in their 20s and 30s with creditable amount of reputation, but they have yet to cause a boom in dramas,...More

[HanCinema's News] Choi Min-sik Talks About "Forbidden Dream"
2019/12/18
"Forbidden Dream" is looking to be the last major release of the year. The historical drama deals with the relationship between King Sejong, Korea's greatest king, and Jang Yeong-sil, Korea's greatest inventor. Choi Min-sik, who has played such larger than life characters as Admiral Yi Sun-shin in "The Admiral: Roaring Currents", takes on the role of Jang Yeong-sil and has spoken much in interviews about his role,...More

[Video + Photos] First Teaser and New Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama "Dr. Romantic 2"
2019/12/17, Source
First teaser and new stills added for the upcoming Korean drama "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

[Photos] New Behind-the-scenes Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/12/13, Source
New behind-the-scenes stills added for the upcoming Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

Nominees for OCN Awards 2019
2019/12/12, Source
OCN Awards 2019 nominees,...More

Namgoong Min and Han Suk-kyu Take Over SBS Dramas
2019/12/11, Source
Will Namgoong Min and Han Suk-kyu re-open the gates to SBS dramas? Two dramas are lined up in SBS for the end of the year; "Stove League" every Friday and Saturday and "Dr. Romantic 2" every Monday and Tuesday,...More

Han Suk-kyu and Seo Hyun-jin's Monday - Tuesday Competition
2019/12/10, Source
The best indeed, or will the student surpass the teacher? Han Suk-kyu and Seo Hyun-jin will clash on Mondays and Tuesdays. The two showed extraordinary performances in the SBS drama "Dr. Romantic" in late 2016 and now they're meeting each other as competition after three years,...More

[Photos] New Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/12/08, Source
New stills added for the upcoming Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

[Video] Behind-the-scenes Video Added for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/12/05, Source
Behind-the-scenes video added for the upcoming Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

[Video] Main Trailer Released for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/12/02, Source
Main trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

[Photo] Main Poster Released for the Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/12/02, Source
Main poster released for the Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

[Photos] New Stills Added for the Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/11/27, Source
New stills added for the Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

[Video] New Trailer Released for the Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/11/26, Source
New trailer released for the Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

[Photos] Character Posters Added for the Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/11/26, Source
Character posters added for the Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

Looking Forward to the Dramas of 2020
2019/11/20, Source
There is a line of dramas featuring famous stars and famous productions lined up in 2020. It's the end of the year, but the drama industry is preparing for next year's dramas. As pre-production becomes increasingly common, there are a number of works that have already been filmed. We take a look at dramas coming in 2020 according to actors, writers, and seasons,...More

[Photos] New Behind-the-scenes Stills Added for the Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/11/20, Source
New behind-the-scenes stills added for the Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

[Photos] New Han Suk-kyu Stills Added for the Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/11/19, Source
New Han Suk-kyu stills added for the Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

[Photos] New Choi Min-sik Stills Added for the Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/11/18, Source
New Choi Min-sik stills added for the Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

[Video] Teaser Released for the Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/11/10, Source
Teaser released for the Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

Kim Tae-woo's Diverse Activities and Characters
2019/11/07, Source
Actor Kim Tae-woo is working hard. He plays Heo Yoon in the KBS 2TV drama "The Tale of Nokdu", but he's been the perfect character in everything he appears in lately,...More

[Photo] Launch Poster Released for the Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/11/07, Source
Launch poster released for the Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

Multi-Season Dramas - Guaranteed Content VS Boring Self-Replication
2019/10/17, Source
Season-based dramas, which were only seen on sitcoms and some cable channels, have now become a trend common on general and ground-wave channels. JTBC drama "Chief of Staff" is coming back with a second season, "Chief of Staff - Season 2", this November. The first season ended in July and Jang Tae-joon (Lee Jung-jae) is coming back as a congressman. SBS is also presenting "Dr. Romantic 2" this coming January. "Dr. Romantic", which aired from 2016 to 2017, recorded a shocking 27.6% in viewing rate for its excellent story and performance of the cast. Han Suk-kyu, Ahn Hyo-seop and Lee Sung-kyung are coming together for the next season. TvN's "Signal" and "Prison Playbook" are coming back next year as well,...More

[Hancinema Film Review] "The Gingko Bed" + Full Movie
2019/10/12
Considered one of the first Korean films to implement special effects in a way that added to its value, "The Gingko Bed" is also story of eternal love that suffers, however, from a rather faulty narrative,...More

Seo Kang-joon, "People Like Me Have to Work Extra Hard"
2019/10/08, Source
Seo Kang-joon was interviewed by Esquire. The actor was recently in the OCN drama called "WATCHER" and he said, "I wanted to be better in my character, so I had to work extra hard. I don't have a choice. If I were born with it I wouldn't have to work so hard, but I'm not, so I have to work extra hard".,...More

28th Buil Film Awards Winners 2019
2019/10/04, Source
Winners for the 28th Buil Film Awards 2019,...More

[Orion's Ramblings] "Dr. Romantic 2" Reveals Familiar and New Faces
2019/09/27
Drama fans rejoice, as we get some happy casting returns for "Dr. Romantic 2", pushing one major multi-season worry out of the way. While not everyone makes a return, there are enough new faces and stories to hopefully make up for that,...More

Kim Hyun-joo, "I'm Busier When I'm Not Working"
2019/09/23, Source
Credited actress Kim Hyun-joo is being featured in the October issue of ELLE. She played lawyer Han Tae-joo in the OCN drama "WATCHER". In the photoshoot with ELLE, Kim Hyun-joo pulled off a green suit that no one would dare to try, and a black leather one-piece, as well as a white and natural shirt,...More

Han Suk-kyu, Lee Sung-kyung and Ahn Hyo-seop Confirm "Dr. Romantic 2"
2019/09/18, Source
Actors Han Suk-kyu, Lee Sung-kyung and Ahn Hyo-seop are starring in "Dr. Romantic 2". SBS drama "Dr. Romantic 2" is the second season of the drama that aired between November of 2016 and January of 2017, and holds a ratings record of 27.6%,...More

Lee Sung-kyung Considers Lead in "Dr. Romantic 2"
2019/09/09, Source
YG Entertainment announced on the 9th that Lee Sung-kyung is considering the new SBS drama "Dr. Romantic 2". A media portal previously reported that Lee Sung-kyung had confirmed a leading role in "Dr. Romantic 2" and was to co-star with Han Suk-kyu and Ahn Hyo-seop,...More

28th Buil Film Awards Nominees 2019
2019/08/27, Source
Nominees for the 28th Buil Film Awards 2019,...More

[Photos] New Stills Added for the Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/08/26, Source
New stills added for the Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Photos] New Stills and Behind the Scenes Images Added for the Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/08/19, Source
New stills and behind the scenes images added for the Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Photos] New Stills Added for the Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/08/12, Source
New stills added for the Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Photos] Special Character Posters Added for the Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/08/08, Source
Special character posters added for the Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[HanCinema's News] Low Profile Dramas "Watcher", "Designated Survivor: 60 Days", and "Class of Lies" Gain Steady Following
2019/08/06
In a drama marketplace where anything with under ten percent ratings is increasingly seen as a failure, it's easy to lose track of the lower profile releases. But some cable dramas have been focusing more on story and concept than broad appeal. These dramas have built reliable audiences, albeit not exceptional ones, in part on the power of their subversive takes on specific genre standards,...More

[Photos] New Stills Added for the Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/08/05, Source
New stills added for the Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Photos] New Stills Added for the Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/07/29, Source
New stills added for the Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

Kam Woo-sung, Ji Jin-hee, Son Hyun-joo, Han Suk-kyu, The Dignity of Veterans
2019/07/23, Source
There are more than enough dramas to watch these days starring creditable middle-aged actors. The dignified veterans we are talking about are Kam Woo-sung, Ji Jin-hee, Son Hyun-joo and Han Suk-kyu,...More

[Photos] New Stills Added for the Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/07/22, Source
New stills added for the Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Photos] New Stills Added for the Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/07/21, Source
New stills added for the Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Hancinema Film Review] "Idol" Screening at Fantasia 2019
2019/07/17
Five years after the great "Han Gong-ju", Lee Su-jin returns with his second feature film, an intense crime thriller of 144 minutes. Let us see how he fared,...More

[Photos] New Stills and Behind the Scenes Images Added for the Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/07/15, Source
New stills and behind the scenes images added for the Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Photos] New Stills Added for the Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/07/14, Source
New stills added for the Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[HanCinema's News] "One Spring Night" Overtakes "Arthdal Chronicles" in Latest Good Data Report
2019/07/10
In its sixth week "One Spring Night" finally broke through the top of the Good Data report, which measures the popularity of dramas on social media. Its overall percentage of 11.84% just barely won out over "Arthdal Chronicles", which had 11.62% of the total comments surveyed for the first week of July,...More

[Photos] Episode 2 Stills and Behind the Scenes Images Added for the Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/07/08, Source
Episode 2 stills and behind the scenes images added for the Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Photos] Episode 1 Stills Added for the Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/07/07, Source
Episode 1 stills added for the Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Photos] New Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/07/06, Source
New stills added for the upcoming Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

Korean Drama Starting Today 2019/07/06
2019/07/06, Source
Korean drama starting today 2019/07/06 "WATCHER",...More

[Video] 2-Minute Highlight Video Released for the Upcoming Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/07/04, Source
2-minute highlight video released for the upcoming Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Video + Photos] 5-Minute Highlight Video and Press Conference Photos Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/07/02, Source
5-minute highlight video and press conference photos added for the upcoming Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Photos] Character Posters Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/07/01, Source
Character posters added for the upcoming Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Videos] Episode 1 Trailers Released for the Upcoming Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/06/29, Source
Episode 1 trailers released for the upcoming Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

Seo Kang-joon, Cha Eun-woo, Ong Seong-wu and Gong Myung Sally into July
2019/06/27, Source
Seo Kang-joon, Cha Eun-woo, Ong Seong-wu and Gong Myung are coming to home televisions this July. "WATCHER", the latest OCN original drama that's coming on the 6th of July, is a psychological thriller that delves into the reality of power. It follows the story of three men and women who join a special anti-corruption police investigation unit after their lives are shattered by a dramatic event. Seo Kang-joon takes on the role of Kim Yeong-goon, a policeman who witnesses a murder. Kim Yeong-goon is warmhearted and kind, but he acts cold and blunt purposely while he's in the police station. Due to a coincidence, he joins the anti-corruption police investigation unit after an acquaintance with Do Chi-kwang (Han Suk-kyu) and Han Tae-joo (Kim Hyun-joo), who are involved with a dramatic event,...More

Ahn Hyo-seop Considers "Dr. Romantic 2"
2019/06/26, Source
Actor Ahn Hyo-seop is considering the new SBS drama "Dr. Romantic 2". Star House Entertainment revealed on the 24th that Ahn Hyo-seop has been offered a starring role in "Dr. Romantic 2",...More

[Photos] New Script Reading and Making of Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/06/25, Source
New script reading and making of stills added for the upcoming Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Photos] New Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/06/23, Source
New stills added for the upcoming Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Videos] Main Trailer Released for the Upcoming Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/06/22, Source
Main trailer released for the upcoming Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Photos] New Poster and Behind the Scenes Images Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/06/17, Source
New poster and behind the scenes images added for the upcoming Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Videos] New Promos Released for the Upcoming Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/06/15, Source
New promos released for the upcoming Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Videos] New Teasers Released for the Upcoming Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/06/14, Source
New teasers released for the upcoming Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Photos] New Kim Hyun-joo Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/06/13, Source
New Kim Hyun-joo stills added for the upcoming Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Video] Kim Hyun-joo Character Promo Released for the Upcoming Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/06/12, Source
Kim Hyun-joo character promo released for the upcoming Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Photos] New Seo Kang-joon Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/06/11, Source
New Seo Kang-joon stills added for the upcoming Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Video] Seo Kang-joon Character Promo Released for the Upcoming Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/06/10, Source
Seo Kang-joon character promo released for the upcoming Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Videos + Photos] Character Promos and Making of Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/06/08, Source
Character promos and making of stills added for the upcoming Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Photos] Making of and Promotional Images Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/06/07, Source
Making of and promotional images added for the upcoming Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Photos] New Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/06/04, Source
New stills added for the upcoming Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

"WATCHER" Releases First Stills of Han Suk-kyu's Intense Charisma
2019/05/28, Source
"WATCHER": Han Suk-kyu is coming back with a thriller like never before. The OCN drama "WATCHER" released stills of Han Suk-kyu stealing the show with his intense charisma,...More

[Video] First Teaser Released for the Upcoming Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/05/28, Source
First teaser released for the upcoming Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[HanCinema's News] Interest in Korean Films Spikes At Cannes Film Market
2019/05/20
In addition to the more highly publicized screening portion of the Cannes Film Festival, the Cannes fiilm market has also been in full swing. Films like "Parasite", "Exit - Movie", and "Forbidden Dream" have also been in negotiation for international distribution rights,...More

[Photos] New Script Reading Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Drama "WATCHER"
2019/05/18, Source
New script reading stills added for the upcoming Korean drama "WATCHER",...More

[Orion's Ramblings] "WATCHER" Holds Script Reading Featuring Han Suk-kyu, Seo Kang-joon, Kim Hyun-joo and More
2019/05/17
OCN's upcoming investigative psychological thriller, "WATCHER" released script reading stills this week, and we get a nice look at the main and supporting cast who will be bringing this story to life for us later this year. "WATCHER" follows three people who join a special anti-corruption police investigation unit after their lives are shattered by dramatic events,...More

"Dr. Romantic 2" in Discussion With Han Suk-kyu, Loses Seo Hyun-jin and Yoo Yeon-seok
2019/05/13, Source
The drama "Dr. Romantic", which helped SBS up its stance, is coming back with a second season, but the original members Seo Hyun-jin and Yoo Yeon-seok won't be coming back, and a new cast is in the making. "Dr. Romantic" aired in 2016. It was based on the country hospital of Doldam, and the story revolved around a genius doctor named Boo Yong-joo, a.k.a Teacher Kim, (Han Suk-kyu), Kang Dong-joo (Yoo Yeon-seok) and Yoon Seo-jeong (Seo Hyun-jin),...More

Fixed Cast? The Dilemma of Multi-Season Dramas
2019/05/07, Source
One of the biggest concerns of multi-season dramas is the casting; whether they'll go with the same cast from the previous season or replace them. Whatever the choice, the viewers' will have mixed views, so it has to be a prudent decision. MBC drama "Investigation Partners" ended in July last year and it is coming back with a second season with the same cast of Jung Jae-young and Jung Yoo-mi,...More

[Orion's Daily Ramblings] Han Suk-kyu, Seo Kang-joon and Kim Hyun-joo Join Forces for OCN's "WATCHER"
2019/04/10
OCN's upcoming "WATCHER" has landed its main trio, as actors Han Suk-kyu, Seo Kang-joon and Kim Hyun-joo have confirmed their leading roles in this diverse cast of angsty characters. "WATCHER" follows the story of these three people who join a special anti-corruption police investigation unit following traumatic events,...More

Kim Hyun-joo, Seo Kang-joon and Han Suk-gyu in "WATCHER"
2019/04/04, Source
Actress Kim Hyun-joo finally joins "WATCHER". She takes on the role of lawyer Kim Tae-joo. She used to be an elite course prosecutor, but she resigns after she is hurt badly in a robbery. She stays abroad for a while, but returns to Korea to establish a firm that deals with rich criminals. She intentionally defends these criminals, worsens their problems, and turns the fight back on their organizations,...More

Idol (2019)
2019/03/23, Source
"Idol" Genres: Drama and Thriller Running Time: 143 min. Directed by: Lee Su-jin Starring: Han Suk-kyu, Sol Kyung-gu, Chun Woo-hee,...More

Korean Movies Opening Today 2019/03/20 in Korea
2019/03/20, Source
Korean movies opening today 2019/03/20: in Korea "Money", "Idol" and "Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage",...More

[Photos + Video] New Behind-the-scenes Stills and Video Added for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Idol"
2019/03/18, Source
New behind-the-scenes stills and video added for the upcoming Korean movie "Idol",...More

Today's Photo: March 8, 2019 [3]
2019/03/08, Source
Actress Chun Woo-hee poses at a press event for her new film "Idol" in Seoul on Thursday,...More

[Photo] New Poster Added for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Idol"
2019/03/06, Source
New poster added for the upcoming Korean movie "Idol",...More

[Video + Photos] 2nd Trailer and New Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Idol"
2019/03/04, Source
2nd trailer and new stills added for the upcoming Korean movie "Idol",...More

[Orion's Drama News] Fighting for the Painful Truth
2019/03/02
The new season is upon us, and while we wait for some romantic works to brew, I take a look at something more grounded in the often cruel reality. Today I share the first material out for "Beautiful World", and plenty more goodies from upcoming dramas, including some delicious casting news and possibilities,...More

[Photos] New Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Idol"
2019/03/01, Source
New stills added for the upcoming Korean movie "Idol",...More

[Orion's Daily Ramblings] Han Suk-kyu Courted for OCN's "WATCHER"
2019/02/28
This week is really out to destroy me with its casting news, and Han Suk-kyu's possible upcoming return to Dramaland after "Dr. Romantic" is no exception to this sweet torture. The actor has been offered a role in OCN's "WATCHER", which would mark his first foray into cable dramas,...More

[Video] New Commentary Video Added for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Idol"
2019/02/27, Source
New commentary video added for the upcoming Korean movie "Idol",...More

[Photos] New Posters Added for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Idol"
2019/02/21, Source
New posters added for the upcoming Korean movie "Idol",...More

[Video] 1st Trailer Released for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Idol"
2019/02/19, Source
1st trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "Idol",...More

[Photos] Wrap-up Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2019/02/18, Source
Wrap-up stills added for the upcoming Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

[Photos] New Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Idol"
2019/02/01, Source
New stills added for the upcoming Korean movie "Idol",...More

Korean Film Invited to Screen at Berlin Film Festival
2019/01/23, Source
Director Lee Su-jin's new film "Idol" has been invited to screen at the Berlin International Film Festival next month. The festival's executive committee unveiled the titles for the non-competitive Panorama section on Monday,...More

Korean Drama of the Week "Dr. Romantic"
2018/12/06, Source
Korean drama of the week "Dr. Romantic" (2016) Directed by Park Soo-jin-II, Yoo In-sik Written by Kang Eun-kyeong Network : SBS With Han Suk-kyu, Yoo Yeon-seok, Seo Hyun-jin, Kim Hong-pa, Jin Kyung, Im Won-hee,... 20 episodes + 1 special - Mon, Tue 22:00 Also known as "Doctor Romantic" and Romantic Doctor Kim" Synopsis Both Kang Dong-joo and Yoon Seo-jeong worked their backside off to become a doctor,...More

[Photos] First Bearded Stills and Cast Update for The Upcoming Korean Movie "Forbidden Dream"
2018/11/29, Source
First stills added and cast updated for the upcoming Korean movie "Forbidden Dream",...More

[New Movie] "Forbidden Dream" Tells of the Great King Sejong and Joseon Mastermind Jang Yeong-shil
2018/10/06, Source
Added the upcoming Korean movie "Forbidden Dream"'s page to HanCinema database,...More

[Guest Film Review] "Green Fish"
2018/02/10
The first feature film of a novelist and high school teacher who turned out to be one of the greatest contemporary filmmakers of the country is a testament to his immense talent and a truly great debut,...More

"Prison Playbook" Lee Kyu-hyung Talks About His Role and Drug Awareness
2018/01/24, Source
"A drug addict may seem cute, but using the drug can't be glorified. It was a good ending". Actor Lee Kyu-hyung played the character 'Hae-rong' Yoo Han-yang in the tvN drama "Prison Playbook". Han-yang was arrested for abusing drugs as soon as he was released from prison and the actor claims it was shocking for him, too,...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "Christmas in August"
2018/01/13
Jeong-won (played by Han Suk-kyu) is a photographer living a quiet life far from the bustle of the city. "Christmas in August" mostly just allows Jeong-won to be happy. He loves photography. Jeong-won takes genuine joy in the perfectionist pursuit of preserving the best possible image of a person for all eternity. Jeong-won too strives to live his own life in that way, maintaining an assuredly pleasant demeanor for people to remember him by,...More

[HanCinema Awards] Best Actor in a Drama of 2017 - And the Winner Is...
2018/01/09
2017 saw fantastic actors land interesting, challenging, and engaging roles. We've fallen in love with so many of their performances. You voted to let us know who you think is the best actor of 2017,...More

[HanCinema Awards] Best Actor in a Drama - Cast Your Vote!
2017/12/26
The leading man in a drama is the left hand to a leading actress' right in dramaland. He infuses a drama with charisma, energy, sensitivity, and a deep understanding of character and plot. The year of 2017 has seen many leading man who embody these qualities, but now its time for you to choose your favorites from December 26th to January 9th,...More

[Guest Film Review] "White Night"
2017/12/23
Based on the Japanese novel "Journey Under the Midnight Sun" by Keigo Higashino and featuring Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" as its main theme, "White Night" seemed as a more than impressionable production, among the abundance of crime thrillers coming from S. Korea. Let us see if the impression matched the substance though,...More

54th Daejong Film Awards (Grand Bell Awards) 2017
2017/09/29, Source
54th Daejong Film Awards (Grand Bell Awards) 2017 nominees that will take place on October 25, 2017,...More

[USA] Crime Thriller, "The Prison" Arrives on Digital & Blu-ray September 19 + Blu-ray Giveaway #ThePrison @wellgousa
2017/09/09
"... brutally entertaining just the way it is". ~ Cary Darling, FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Directed by Nah Hyeon and Starring Kim Rae-won & Han Suk-kyu "The Prison" Available on Digital & Blu-ray September 19,...More

Crime Thriller, "The Prison" Arrives on Digital & Blu-ray September 19
2017/08/18
"... brutally entertaining just the way it is". ~ Cary Darling, FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Directed by Nah Hyeon and Starring Kim Rae-won & Han Suk-kyu "The Prison" Available on Digital & Blu-ray September 19,...More

Upcoming Korean movie "Idol"
2017/07/08, Source
Added the upcoming Korean movie "Idol"'s page to HanCinema database,...More

Stars Before Their Acting Career: From Song Joong-ki to Han Suk-kyu
2017/04/26
These talented actors and actresses weren't always in or for some, even yearning to be in the acting career,...More

[Hot Takes from the Noonas] Gong Yoo, Park Bo-gum, Park Bo-young, Park Shin-hye, and Namgoong Min nominated at the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards
2017/04/10
Which drama wlll win? Which actor will go home empty-handed? And what are they going to wear on the red carpet? We'll find out on May 3rd when the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards air.,...More

53rd Baeksang Arts Awards 2017 - Dramas : Nominees List
2017/04/10, Source
53rd Baeksang Arts Awards 2017 will be held on May, 3 2017, here are the nominees for dramas,...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "The Prison"
2017/04/08
The year is 1995. Yoo-geon (played by Kim Rae-won) is a bad dude- so bad, he even gets a special color nametag on his prison jumpsuit. Soon after arrival Yoo-geon manages to get into a fight with top dog Chang-gil (played by Shin Sung-rok), who is also a bad dude that does not know the meaning of surrender. Once the baddest dude in the room has been established, it's then on to the baddest dude in the whole prison, Ik-ho (played by Han Suk-kyu) who takes the meaning of the term "bad dude" to a whole another level,...More

[HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2017.03.31 ~ 2017.04.02
2017/04/03
Foreign fairytale narrowly outplays "The Prison" for the top spot... "Beauty and the Beast", Bill Condon's re-imagining of Disney's classic fairytale, fended off a flood of new entries last weekend to secure a second week at the top. Now in its third weekend, the film once again narrowly retained pole position by capturing 32.51% of the sales (650,185 admissions). That sum moves its bottom line in Korea now to over 4 million admissions ($30.1 million) and is currently the third highest-grossing film of the year behind "The King" (5.3 million) and "Confidential Assignment" (7.8 million). Worldwide, "Beauty and the Beast" is closing in on a billion dollars in sales: $876.3 million,...More

Seo Eun-soo: "I want to be an actress like Seo Hyun-jin"
2017/03/31, Source
Seo Eun-soo is a brand new actress who debuted last year. You've probably seen her face in "Incarnation of Jealousy" as Gong Hyo-jin's step mom and also, in "Dr. Romantic",...More

[HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2017.03.24 - 2017.03.26
2017/03/27
A flood of new entries fail to subdue "Beauty and the Beast"... Despite the flood of new entries, foreign and domestic, Disney's musical fantasy "Beauty and the Beast" narrowly retained pole position by capturing 40.98% of the sales. With the million admissions the film scored over the weekend, Bill Condon's remake now moves its total tally in Korea to 3.1 million, or $23.1 million; "Beauty and the Beast" is only 500,000 short of becoming the third highest-grossing film in Korea this year,...More

The Prison (2017)
2017/03/25, Source
"The Prison" Genres: Action and Crime Running Time: 125 min. Directed by: Nah Hyeon Starring: Han Suk-kyu, Kim Rae-won,...More

[Photos] Updated cast and stills for the Korean movie "The Prison"
2017/03/24, Source
Updated cast and stills for the Korean movie "The Prison",...More

Korean movies opening today 2017/03/23 in Korea
2017/03/23, Source
Korean movies opening today 2017/03/23 in Korea "On the Beach at Night Alone", "Ordinary Person" and "The Prison",...More

[USA] Nah Hyeon's THE PRISON opening in theaters March 31st
2017/03/20, Source
STARRING: Han Suk-kyu / Kim Rae-won / Lee Kyung-young / Jung Woong-in / Jo Jae-yun / Kim Sung-kyun WRITTEN/DIRECTED BY: Nah Hyeon RELEASE DATE: March 31st, 2017 (A Well Go USA Entertainment release),...More

[Interview] Kim Rae-won from 'youth star' to 'actor'
2017/03/17, Source
"All I had was passion and spirit in my 20s. I was proud of the title, 'youth star' and I only had eyes for what was mine. Now that I'm near 40, I want to be an actor. I want to act for real". Actor Kim Rae-won spoke these words with sincerity and in a quiet tone. He's been in romance, comedy, mellow, action, noire and now criminal action. He's been successful so far and many may think he's quite an intelligent actor but that's not all,...More

[Video] Character trailer released for the Korean movie 'The Prison'
2017/03/08, Source
Character trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "The Prison",...More

[Video] Added full Movietalk video for the upcoming Korean movie "The Prison"
2017/03/07, Source
Added full Movietalk video for the upcoming Korean movie "The Prison",...More

[Photos] Added new character posters for the Korean movie 'The Prison'
2017/03/03, Source
Added new character posters for the upcoming Korean movie "The Prison",...More

[Photos] "The Prison" Han Suk-kyu VS Kim Rae-won poster
2017/02/26, Source
2017's greatest blockbuster yet, "The Prison" is out with two posters. Action flick "The Prison" about those who rule with prison world and a delinquent detective who is now an inmate stars Han Suk-kyu and Kim Rae-won,...More

Upcoming Korean movie "Father's War"
2017/02/25, Source
Added the upcoming Korean movie "Father's War"'s page to HanCinema database,...More

[Photos] Added new stills for the Korean movie 'The Prison'
2017/02/24, Source
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Prison",...More

[Video] 30s Trailer and making-of video released for the Korean movie 'The Prison'
2017/02/20, Source
30s Trailer and making-of video released for the upcoming Korean movie "The Prison",...More

[Photos] Added new stills for the Korean movie 'The Prison'
2017/02/17, Source
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Prison",...More

"The Prison" Kim Rae-won co-stars with Han Suk-kyu
2017/02/14, Source
Kim Rae-won looked back on working with Han Suk-kyu in the movie "The Prison". Kim Rae-won and Han Suk-kyu talked about the movie at the premiere on the 14th,...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic"
2017/02/11
"Dr. Romantic" might sound like another round of hospital romance, but the deceptively titled series is a bit quirkier than you would expect. A human drama at its core, the story looks at the humanity in medicine and the ethical implications of it as a business. At the same time, the drama has trouble living up to that original potential, so let us look at it in more detail,...More

[Video] First trailer released for the Korean movie 'The Prison'
2017/02/08, Source
First trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "The Prison",...More

[Photos] Added new poster and stills for the Korean movie 'The Prison'
2017/02/07, Source
Added new poster and stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Prison",...More

[Interview] "Dr. Romantic" and "Saimdang: Light's Diary" Yang Se-jong, "I want to be a long-serving actor"
2017/02/01, Source
"I want to be a long-serving actor". Actor Yang Se-jong was recently in the SBS drama "Dr. Romantic" and is now back with "Saimdang: Light's Diary". His actual debut was supposed to be the drama "Saimdang: Light's Diary" as it was pre-produced, but delays with pre-production resulted in "Dr. Romantic" becoming his debut drama. Despite the fact that he's a rookie, his good looks and great performance has put him in the spotlight right away. He is also a lucky one as he got to work with great seniors such as Han Suk-kyu and Lee Young-ae,...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "A Bloody Aria" + DVD Giveaway
2017/01/28
Married opera professor Yeong-seon (played by Lee Byung-joon) is having a leisurely drive with former student In-jeong (played by Cha Ye-ryun), making a few misguided attempts to impress her. It isn't long before we learn that Yeong-seon is a complete jerk, and actually kind of monstrous even. So it's with a sense of gratification that Yeong-seon ends up getting waylaid in the middle of nowhere, and forced to make conversation with various rural Korean rednecks,...More

22 Years of Friendship Led to This Special Cameo!
2017/01/26
On the very last episode of "Dr. Romantic" I was sad to see this wonderful drama come to an end but I knew there was one more day of happiness ahead with the special episode (Can more dramas do this from now on please?),...More

[Spoiler] Added extra episode captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2017/01/19, Source
Added extra episode captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Special
2017/01/18
Episode twenty-one of "Dr. Romantic" has been called a prequel, then a special. It turns out that it actually picks up right after the official last one in terms of its timeline. The episode does explore the past a little, but it is more of an extended farewell with Kim Hye-soo as a guest and with the series making a last return to its roots,...More

[Spoiler] Added final episode 20 captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2017/01/18, Source
Added final episode 20 captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Episode 20 Final
2017/01/17
The end of the main story has arrived in "Dr. Romantic" and while some of its choices are smart, it mostly feels like a rushed conclusion to topics which needed a little more. On the other hand, if you have been looking forward to a fist fight between Yoon-wan and Teacher Kim, you can scratch that off your wishlist. All in all, the ending provides what it reasonably could quite well,...More

"Dr. Romantic" epilogue comes in first place, Han Suk-kyu and Kim Hye-soo synergy
2017/01/17, Source
"Dr. Romantic" ended successfully in first place. According to Nielsen Korea, the SBS drama "Dr. Romantic" rated 27% on the 17th,...More

[Spoiler] Kim Hye-soo appears in "Dr. Romantic", it's not over till it's over
2017/01/16, Source
Kim Hye-soo made an appearance in "Dr. Romantic" and reunited with Kim Sa-bu (Han Suk-kyu) on the 16th. Kim Sa-bu found peace by cutting off the ill fate between himself and Do Yoon-wan (Choi Jin-ho),...More

"Dr. Romantic" behind-the-scenes
2017/01/12, Source
Behind-the-scenes of the 'Avengers' from "Dr. Romantic" have been released. Pictures of Han Suk-kyu, Yoo Yeon-seok, Seo Hyun-jin, Byun Woo-min, Im Won-hee, Jin Kyung and Yang Se-jong were released on the 12th,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 19 captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2017/01/12, Source
Added episode 19 captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 18 captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2017/01/11, Source
Added episode 18 captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Episode 19
2017/01/10
Hurray for a fresh and interesting twist which fixes some of the mistakes of episode eighteen. "Dr. Romantic" has pulled these before and it is good to see it do the same near the end, especially after the previous few shaky episodes and their erratic character developments. As Dong-joo comes to terms with his new information about the past, Doldam prepares for one last fight with the relentlessly shameless Yoon-wan,...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Episode 18
2017/01/10
With Chairman Sin still unconscious and his daughter, Hyeon-jeong still being manipulated by Yoon-wan Doldam's future is put in grave danger. Reporter Oh is still looking into Teacher Kim's life as Boo Yong-joo and some secrets of the past are revealed, which cause great tension. They also temporarily sacrifice a character to the altar of plot progression, making the transition to the next episode crucial,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 17 captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2017/01/05, Source
Added episode 17 captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 16 captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2017/01/04, Source
Added episode 16 captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Episode 17
2017/01/03
Somebody give Yoon-wan a mustache to twirl and a cat to pet, because he is reaching high levels of cartoon villainy. The man is getting desperate and more dangerous. A nosy reporter with shady intentions shakes Teacher Kim while Woon-yeong finally gets a chance to shine as his top doctor's story comes to light and his future is endangered by everyone's favorite person to hate,...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Episode 16
2017/01/03
As we reach the final episodes of the series, things get unsurprisingly fast paced and dire. The Doldam crew for Chairman Shin's surgery is doing their best to cut down on time while Yoon-wan tries to use the inevitable surgery as a means of asserting his position and destroying Teacher Kim. With time and aggressive hospital politics against them, the crew prepares for their biggest surgery yet,...More

[Spoiler] "Dr. Romantic" Han Suk-kyu has a go at Choi Jin-ho
2017/01/03, Source
"Dr. Romantic" Han Suk-kyu and Choi Jin-ho disagreed with each other. On the latest episode of the SBS drama "Dr. Romantic", Kim Sa-bu (Han Suk-kyu) managed to complete Chairman Sin's surgery in just 6 hours and 2 minutes,...More

[Spoiler] "Dr. Romantic" Han Suk-kyu furious at Choi Jin-ho
2017/01/02, Source
Do Yoon-wan (Choi Jin-ho) ordered Kim Sa-bu (Han Suk-kyu) to change all the staff in the operation. On the episode of the SBS drama "Dr. Romantic" on the 2nd, Kim Sa-bu was about to undertake operation on Chairman Sin,...More

Han Suk-kyu receives Grand Prize from SBS after 5 years
2017/01/01, Source
Actor Han Suk-kyu was awarded the Grand Prize at the SBS Drama Awards for the first time in 5 years. The "2016 SAF SBS Drama Awards" was held on the 31st of December. Han Suk-kyu took home the Grand Prize for his performance in the current drama "Dr. Romantic". This is the first time in 5 years since his nomination for "Deep-rooted Tree" in 2011,...More

SBS Drama Awards 2016 Winners
2016/12/31
SBS Drama Awards 2016 winners' list,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 15 captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2016/12/29, Source
Added episode 15 captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

Drama Awards Preview: Men taking over ground-wave dramas; Song Joong-ki, Lee Jong-suk and Han Suk-kyu
2016/12/28, Source
Is it going to be a men's party this end-of-year? The drama awards are coming up soon. All the actors that appeared on TV throughout the year are going to be at the MBC, KBS and SBS Drama Awards. MBC awarded Ji Sung, KBS Go Doo-shim and Kim Soo-hyun, and SBS awarded Joo Won the Grand Prize last year,...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Episode 15
2016/12/27
Gone are the days of exploring difficult matters of hospital ethics and injecting social commentary into subplots. "Dr. Romantic" has become comfortable with its romance and its political power games, so much that there is little to distinguish it from any other similar drama at this point. Our villain is back and meddling, our new character has no real function in the plot yet and the story is gearing up for a big battle,...More

[Spoiler] "Dr. Romantic" Will Han Suk-kyu perform the dangerous operation?
2016/12/27, Source
Will Han Suk-kyu make a decision for the patient again? On the latest episode of the SBS drama "Dr. Romantic", Kim Sa-bu thought hard and long about a patient who asked him to go ahead with surgery,...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "Forbidden Quest" + DVD Giveaway
2016/12/24
In Joseon, erotica is banned, and can only be obtained in illegal markets. Incidentally, Yoon-seo (played by Han Suk-kyu) is a royal inspector who is a total weenie and also a dishonor to his family. Close proximity to official tough guy Gwang-heon (played by Lee Beom-soo) can only do so much. But a chance encounter with the erotica market slowly leads Yoon-seo on to the path of manly self-confidence, casually tossing aside lowly deocrum that he may better lust for Queen Jeong-bin (played by Kim Min-jung),...More

SBS Drama Awards - K-Wave Star Award Vote Open
2016/12/22, Source
Popular vote for SBS Drama Awards K-Wave Star award is now open,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 14 captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2016/12/22, Source
Added episode 14 captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Episode 14
2016/12/21
Love is in the air in episode fourteen of "Dr. Romantic", which is a far better thing to have airborne than MERS. The crisis is resolved and Seo-jeong has to make some decisions on her feelings. In-beom's bluff is called and Teacher Kim gives the young man some honest advice. The episode brings back familiar faces, but it also adds a new mysterious figure and probable enemy of Doldam and Teacher Kim,...More

"Dr. Romantic" Could Add 1 More Episode to the Series
2016/12/21, Source
"Dr. Romantic" is currently under discussion of whether or not to extend it by one episode,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 13 captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2016/12/21, Source
Added episode 13 captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Episode 13
2016/12/19
Episode thirteen of "Dr. Romantic" tackles the highly dangerous MERS and the responsibility medical care professionals carry in such potential outbreak situations. Sadly, the episode also uses this serious topic to kick its romance into a forced high gear through the heavy hand of danger. Doldam is in major trouble and someone I thought we knew makes a horrible decision and betrays a colleague,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 12 captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2016/12/15, Source
Added episode 12 captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Episode 12
2016/12/14
The battle between the two hospitals rages on and Dong-joo finds himself in another dilemma over his latest patient. Things only become worse when a past mistake makes a haunting return and bares Dong-joo's shame for everyone to see. Different people give the young doctor their opinion and try to push him toward the right decision while Teacher Kim chooses to once again observe and respect his pupils' personal decisions,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 11 captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2016/12/14, Source
Added episode 11 captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Episode 11
2016/12/13
There is little peace to be found for Doldam Hospital ever since the new staff arrived, and things keep escalating for the worse. A very delicate situation forms when the military becomes involved with a patient and Seo-jeong faces the threat of a lawsuit by the family of the DUI perpetrator. Meanwhile Teacher Kim tries to keep everything under control and observe how his two most trusted pupils react to the power games,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 10 captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2016/12/08, Source
Added episode 10 captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Episode 10
2016/12/07
We have reached the midpoint of "Dr. Romantic" and our hospital staff has to bond and work as one more tightly than ever. Seo-jeong is back in action and she is reminded of the pain doctors have to deal with when it comes to life and death while Dong-joo and In-beom learn how to work together. This appears to be part of Teacher Kim's plan, which we will surely know more about soon,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 9 captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2016/12/07, Source
Added episode 9 captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Episode 9
2016/12/06
Doldam Hospital becomes malpractice central in episode nine of "Dr. Romantic" as its first big battle with Geodae reaches its climax. Seo-jeong decides to take responsibility for the mess and hands in her resignation, which sparks a journey to bring her back. Teacher Kim has his hands tied by the investigative team and Dr. Song proves useless as the particularly harsh day arrives,...More

[Spoiler] "Dr. Romantic" Han Suk-kyu wants the big dream
2016/12/06, Source
While Kim Sa-bu (Han Suk-kyu) has a 'big dream', Kang Dong-joo (Yoo Yeon-seok) was seduced by the Devil. On the episode of the SBS drama "Dr. Romantic" on the 6th, there was a 6-car pile-up. The site was devastating. There were a lot of deaths and the intensity of the accident was terrible. Dong-joo and Seo-jeong did their best for the patients. They took care of emergency patients. Dong-joo and Do In-beom (Yang Se-jong) went into the emergency room and Seo-jeong stayed behind to treat the remaining patients,...More

"Dr. Romantic" Han Suk-kyu's birthday party
2016/12/05, Source
Actor Yoo Yeon-seok posted a picture of the SBS drama "Dr. Romantic" crew. He posted this picture saying, "Happy birthday Kim Sa-bu!",...More

"Dr. Romantic" Yoo Yeon-seok Wishes Han Suk-kyu a Happy Birthday
2016/12/02, Source
Actor Yoo Yeon-seok, from the SBS drama, "Dr. Romantic", wished fellow actor Han Suk-kyu a happy birthday,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 8 captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2016/12/01, Source
Added episode 8 captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 7 captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2016/11/30, Source
Added episode 7 captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Episode 8
2016/11/29
"Dr. Romantic" pulls a fast one on us and creates a situation which helps it make a wonderful return to the things that matter, the things that make it interesting and the things that need consideration in the world of healing. The episode explores the conflict between what a doctor feels is right and what they know is fair,...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Episode 7
2016/11/29
The battle between Geodae and Doldam is as vicious as expected and I fear these conflicts may be our new reality. Gone are the days of a tight-knit group of medical rejects fighting for patients with Dong-joo's whining as the only hindrance. If power games are not enough excitement for you, how about a hostage situation? Yes, cliche gangsters are everything a medical show needs,...More

[Spoiler] "Dr. Romantic" Han Suk-kyu's doctor license ceased
2016/11/29, Source
Han Suk-kyu and Seo Hyun-jin struck a rock in the most unexpected place. Han Suk-kyu's doctor license was ceased and Seo Hyun-jin was almost disqualified of her doctor's rights. Yoo Yeon-seok in the meanwhile, took a tack and brought Joo Hyun to Doldam Hospital. Yoon Seo-jeong (Seo Hyun-jin) was taken hostage by a criminal (Lee Chul-min) who had a sickle on the episode of the SBS drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

Bromance is the main attraction this winter
2016/11/28, Source
Bromance has become a favored genre in recent times on top of romance between handsome men and pretty women. Some dramas with Bromance along the lines are "Dr. Romantic", "The Legend of the Blue Sea", "Goblin" and "Hwarang". The Bromance can occur between master and student or a team of frauds or even young peers. Song Joong-ki and Jin Goo from "Descendants of the Sun", Kim Rae-won and Yoon Kyun-sang of "Doctors" and Cho Jung-seok and Go Kyung-pyo from "Incarnation of Jealousy" started bro-mancing earlier this year. "Dr. Romantic" Han Suk-kyu who plays Kim Sa-bu the bad tempered doctor and Yoo Yeon-seok in the role of Kang Dong-joo, seem to have started off on the wrong foot but are slowly getting to know each other. However, on the fifth episode, Kim Sa-bu preached Kang Dong-joo about the responsibilities of being a doctor when he couldn't overcome the trauma of operating on a patient. Kim Sa-bu stood by and watched Kang Dong-joo perform surgery until the end. Han Suk-kyu and Yoo Yeon-seok have always been on thin glass until this moment where it showed Kim Sa-bu opening up to Kang Dong-joo,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 6 captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2016/11/24, Source
Added episode 6 captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 5 captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2016/11/23, Source
Added episode 5 captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Episode 6
2016/11/22
Episode six of "Dr. Romantic" brings big changes. Teacher Kim's plans are still not entirely clear, but his personal demons start to show as Yoon-wan closes in on the hospital. The Teacher and Dong-joo become so busy with their personal plans and persistent enemies that they irresponsibly leave the hospital at the same time, forcing Myeong-sim, Seo-jeong and the staff to take desperate measures,...More

[Spoiler] "Dr. Romantic" Seo Hyun-jin lies for Yang Se-jong, "I asked him to cover surgery"
2016/11/22, Source
Seo Hyun-jin liked to protect Yang Se-jong on the sixth episode of the SBS drama "Dr. Romantic". Do In-beom (Yang Se-jong) and Yoon Seo-jeong (Seo Hyun-jin) underwent surgery on an emergency patient,...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Episode 5
2016/11/21
Teacher Kim's past is finally revealed and his enemies close in on Doldam Hospital. Dong-joo becomes determined to learn from his unwilling mentor, but takes on more than he can handle to impress and follow him. Seo-jeong tries her best at her new job, but her routine is shaken by a surprising fan whose motives are still a mystery and whose involvement is worrisome,...More

[Spoiler] "Dr. Romantic" Seo Hyun-jin drawn to Yoo Yeon-seok, hallucinates
2016/11/21, Source
Seo Hyun-jin was drawn to Yoo Yeon-seok. On the fifth episode of the SBS drama "Dr. Romantic", Yoon Seo-jeong (Seo Hyun-jin) slightly gave in to Kang Dong-joo (Yoo Yeon-seok),...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 4 captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2016/11/17, Source
Added episode 4 captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Episode 4
2016/11/16
The plot thickens in "Dr. Romantic" and we learn more about the titular character's evening activities. Teacher Kim seems to have big plans and they are related to our antagonist after all. Meanwhile tensions in Doldam Hospital rise with Seo-jeong's case being handled and the relationship between Teacher Kim and Dong-joo reaching a boiling point,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 3 captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2016/11/16, Source
Added episode 3 captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

"Dr. Romantic" sets record with 13.8%
2016/11/15, Source
The SBS drama "Dr. Romantic" came in first with 13.8%. It is 1.4% higher than the previous episode,...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Episode 3
2016/11/14
Oh boy, Dong-joo's journey back from the self-absorbed pity party he is throwing for himself is going to be a long one after all. Our spoiled antihero continues to place his own emotions and needs first, but Teacher Kim will have none of it. Seo-jeong wakes up, but an equally honest treatment from their mentor awaits her. Dong-joo has no time to reflect, as the ER floods with patients and he must make an important decision,...More

[Spoiler] "Dr. Romantic" Yoo Yeon-seok and Seo Hyun-jin show pink
2016/11/14, Source
Yoo Yeon-seok and Seo Hyun-jin waited 5 years. They quarrel but they grow fonder over each other. On the third episode of the SBS drama "Dr. Romantic", Yoon Seo-jeong (Seo Hyun-jin) started hearing things again and then hurt herself with Kang Dong-joo's (Yoo Yeon-seok) appearance. Kang Dong-joo became worried about her,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 2 captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2016/11/10, Source
Added episode 2 captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Episode 2
2016/11/09
Romantic male lead and viewers alike get a hefty dose of disillusionment in episode two of "Dr. Romantic", as it reminds us that it takes more for romance than one person who wants a mate. The time is five years later and Dong-joo has been reassigned to the small hospital of a rural area after being used by his peers. That is when he reunites with Seo-jeong and meets our titular character,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 1 captures for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2016/11/09, Source
Added episode 1 captures for the Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Dr. Romantic" Episode 1
2016/11/08
Are you tired of romantic shows which hold the kiss hostage until the end? Getting sick of last minute forced drama? Have you had enough of slow burn love? Then "Dr. Romantic" is here to save the day! We get forced kisses, forced drama, forced trucks of doom and other manner of over the top goodness right off the bat. What? This is not a romantic soap opera, you say? Oh... Well then we need to have a talk,...More

[Photo] Added first still for the upcoming Korean movie "The Prison"
2016/11/08, Source
Added first still for the upcoming Korean movie "The Prison",...More

"Dr. Romantic" is a triple threat
2016/11/08
If there's any drama you should be excited to watch this season, it is "Dr. Romantic". First of all, it's Kang Eun-kyeong. Just her name printed as the author of this drama guarantees you the high quality drama you will love. She is known for her successful dramas such as "Gu Family Book", "Bread, Love and Dreams", "Hotelier" and many more. Combined with her mad writing skills, PD Yoo In-sik joined the party,...More

[Spoiler] "Dr. Romantic" Han Suk-kyu makes Yoo Yeon-seok a doctor
2016/11/07, Source
Han Suk-kyu and Yoo Yeon-seok met for the first time. On the first episode of the new SBS drama "Dr. Romantic", Kim Sa-bu (Han Suk-kyu) and young Kang Dong-joo (Yoon Chan-young) met for the first time,...More

"Dr. Romantic" starts off with 9.5%
2016/11/07, Source
"Dr. Romantic" started off with a bang. According to Nielsen Korea, the new SBS drama "Dr. Romantic" rated 9.5% on the 7th,...More

Korean dramas starting today 2016/11/07 in Korea
2016/11/07, Source
Korean dramas starting today 2016/11/07 in Korea "Dr. Romantic" and "The Sound of Your Heart",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Preview] "Dr. Romantic"
2016/11/05
There are fans of romancing in the non-romantic genres and then there are those who wish to see stories without OTPs, but good dramas can be found on both sides. "Dr. Romantic" is still a mystery in terms of where it belongs as a genre, but perhaps it can find its own identity. Premise Two doctors who work for selfish reasons, one for rivalry and the other for recognition, meet an oddball mentor and through their experiences with him rediscover the humanity in medicine,...More

"Dr. Romantic" Han Suk-kyu and Yoo Yeon-seok
2016/11/03, Source
The new SBS drama "Dr. Romantic" revealed stills of Han Suk-kyu and Yoo Yeon-seok confronting each other at the casino. Han Suk-kyu and Yoo Yeon-seok take on the roles of genius doctor Kim Sa-bu and brilliant mind doctor Kang Dong-joo in the upcoming drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

Today's Photo: November 3, 2016 [3]
2016/11/03, Source
Actress Seo Hyun-jin smiles at a press junket for her new TV series in Seoul on Wednesday,...More

[Video] Second teaser released for the Korean drama 'Dr. Romantic'
2016/10/31, Source
Second teaser released for the upcoming Korean drama "Dr. Romantic",...More

[Orion's Drama News] Romance and Healing
2016/10/22
Brace yourselves for all kinds of romance, from the fantasy kind to the medical malpractice one as the next drama season gets going. On the romantic comedy front, "The Man In My House" and "Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo" have new goodies out and so do highly anticipated "The Legend of the Blue Sea" and "Goblin". On the other hand, "Romantic Doctor Kim Sa-bu" places healing over romance, at least for now,...More

"Romantic Doctor Kim Sa-bu" Han Suk-kyu, Yoo Yeon-seok and Seo Hyun-jin at poster making
2016/10/20, Source
Han Suk-kyu, Yoo Yeon-seok and Seo Hyun-jin are working day and night for the new drama "Romantic Doctor Kim Sa-bu". The three actors takes on the role of Kim Sa-bu, Kang Dong-joo and Yoon Seo-jeong. The line-up alone puts faith in viewers and anticipation levels keep rising,...More

"Romance Doctor Kim Sa-bu" Yoo Yeon-seok, a bad-tempered doctor
2016/10/18, Source
Yoo Yeon-seok becomes a ill-tempered 'dust spoon' doctor in "Romance Doctor Kim Sa-bu". Yoo Yeon-seok is a brilliant doctor who has never lost the top title before and an bad-tempered man named Kang Dong-joo. He experiences the biggest risk of his life until he meets Kim Sa-bu (Han Suk-kyu) and Yoon Seo-jeong (Seo Hyun-jin) in a hospital on the outskirts of the city,...More

[Video] First teaser released for the Korean drama 'Romantic Doctor Kim Sa-bu'
2016/10/17, Source
First teaser released for the upcoming Korean drama "Romantic Doctor Kim Sa-bu",...More

"Romantic Doctor Kim Sa-bu" first script reading
2016/09/26, Source
"Romantic Doctor Kim Sa-bu" had its first script reading. The new SBS drama "Romantic Doctor Kim Sa-bu", produced by Yoo In-sik and written by Kang Eun-kyeong, had its first script reading on the 13th. Han Suk-kyu, Yoo Yeon-seok, Jin Kyung, Im Won-hee, Kim Min-jae-I and others were there. Seo Hyun-jin couldn't attend as she was sick,...More

"Romantic Doctor Kim Sa-bu" Han Suk-kyu, Yoo Yeon-seok, Seo Hyun-jin
2016/09/22, Source
Han Suk-kyu, Yoo Yeon-seok, Seo Hyun-jin, Joo Hyun, Jin Kyung and Im Won-hee are starring in the new SBS drama "Romantic Doctor Kim Sa-bu" which is a drama about Kim Sa-bu and the doctors who go through him. The cast of the drama are Yoo Yeon-seok, Seo Hyun-jin, Joo Hyun, Jin Kyung, Im Won-hee and others,...More

Song Joong-ki's points of appeal
2016/04/28, Source
It's Song Joong-ki's world. Song Joong-ki is what is left of "Descendants of the Sun". Critics say the actor who played Yoo Si-jin was born ready. We take a look at his star abilities. The never-fading pretty boy Song Joong-ki can't be said without his Naval image. The line, "This is just a good looking face" from the drama "Descendants of the Sun" isn't a lie. Writer Kim Eun-sook's delicious lines and Song Joong-ki's looks are enough to capture women's hearts,...More

[Photos] Added first images and updated cast for the upcoming Korean movie "The Prison"
2016/03/11, Source
Added first images and updated cast for the upcoming Korean movie "The Prison",...More

Upcoming Korean movie "The Prison"
2016/02/20, Source
Added the upcoming Korean movie "The Prison"'s page to HanCinema database,...More

The stars of "Answer Me"/"Respond" to come back on the big screen
2016/02/16, Source
The "Answer Me"/"Respond" cast is coming back with new movies this time around. Ryu Jun-yeol is returning with the movie "One Way Trip", a youthful movie about a group of 20-year-old friends who go on a trip together but their time stops there. Ryu Jun-yeol co-stars with Suho and Ji Soo from EXO and Kim Hee-chan,...More

'Answer Me 1988' actor Kim Sung-kyun to make cameo appearance in new movie 'The Prison'
2016/02/09, Source
Kim Sung-kyun will make a special appearance in movie 'The Prison' (film by Nah Hyeon). Multiple sources in movie production circle told TV Report on February 6th that Kim Sung-kyun confirmed his appearance for 'The Prison',...More

Han Suk-kyu, prisoner or general?
2015/06/25, Source
Actor Han Suk-kyu is considering his next role. He's been offered a role in the movie "Prison" as the leader of prisoners. "Prison" is the story of a prison warden who schemes with the prisoners and takes care of business outside,...More

Han Suk-kyu in talks for movie, 'Father's War' (working title)
2015/06/23, Source
Actor Han Suk-kyu's agency has said he is reviewing the offer for movie, 'Father's War' (working title). An official from his agency, Clover Company told OSEN on June 23rd, "He is reviewing the offer for his role in 'Father's War'" and "We have not confirmed it yet, however we are positively reviewing the offer",...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "Villain and Widow"
2015/02/28
Black comedy is a genre that requires an extremely delicate touch to succeed. It takes great skill to make dark topics funny and it takes even greater skill to make the characters in such stories likable. 'Villain and Widow' has its issues, mainly with its length, but it manages to not only be funny and feature some nice social commentary, but also be a work with characters that are just so easy to enjoy,...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "The Royal Tailor"
2015/01/03
Dol-seok (played by Han Suk-kyu) makes fancy clothes for royalty, having risen up in the proper way, through official connections. Up-and-coming talent Gong-jin (played by Go Soo) is more crude, using clever advertising schemes to showcase the popularity of his product. Gong-jin gets his chance to break into the big leagues when the Queen (played by Park Shin-hye) has to look for support outside of official channels,...More

Korean movies opening today 2014/12/24 in Korea
2014/12/24, Source
Korean movies opening today 2014/12/24 in Korea: "The Con Artists" and "The Royal Tailor",...More

Yoo Yeon-seok at live talk show event for 'The Royal Tailor'
2014/12/23, Source
A live talk show for the movie "The Royal Tailor" took place at CGV Apgujeong, Gangnam, Seoul on December 23rd. Actor Yoo Yeon-seok attended the event and had a conversation with the audience,...More

[HanCinema's Film News] New Korean Films Inbound...
2014/12/20
K-Films Coming Soon: ★★★★ "The Con Artists": A skilled group of technicians band together to steal a fortune. (12/24) ★★★★ "The Royal Tailor": A drama about the talented tailors who make the royal family's clothes during the Joseon Dynasty. (12/24),...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 24 (final)
2014/12/14
"Secret Door" gave me the ending I want although that can't be said for everyone. I was looking for how Seon's life, and subsequent death, had meaning in the grand scheme of things. That is exactly what I was given. While the politics of the drama had a cyclical quality, the relationship between father and son drove the show to its bitter, and then hopeful, end. The ending made something good out of Seon's tragic death,...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 23
2014/12/11
This episode marks the beginning of the end. Seon has been trapped between his powerful convictions and the complexity of Joseon politics. Those who wish to retain power will do anything to keep it, which puts Seon at a severe disadvantage when he refuses to do wrong by his people. Throughout the drama, his father, King Yeongjo, has tried to teach him that to live and maintain power is to compromise. Compromise is not what Seon does. In comparison to the cruel, insane lecher that Crown Prince Sado is historically known to be, this fictionalized Sado is an idealistic hero who eventually will uphold his convictions at the cost of his life,...More

[Video] "The Tailors" press conference with Park Shin-hye, Go Soo and others
2014/12/11, Source
The show case for "The Tailors" was held in CGV Apgujeong on the 11th. Go Soo and Park Shin-hye had a great time with fans. "The Tailors" is the story of Jo Dol-seok (Han Suk-kyu) who is in charge of the Royal wardrobe, meeting Lee Gong-jin (Go Soo), a man known to make sensuous clothing. To be released this coming 24th,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 24 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/12/11, Source
Added episode 24 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 22
2014/12/10
We're down to the wire. The last two episodes are ahead of us and the crown prince's fate is known. How it will be sealed is what "Secret Door" has to deliver. Seon is a hero in this rendition of Crown Prince Sado; a hero who is fighting forces greater than himself. Seon has been determined to maintain an academy of brilliant minds comprised of people deemed by the ruling class as traitors, criminals, and too low born to be allowed to study and become government officials,...More

Yoo Yeon-seok, "I want to be romantic with Park Shin-hye"
2014/12/10, Source
Yoo Yeon-seok expressed his feelings for Park Shin-hye. "The Tailors" cast Han Suk-kyu, Go Soo, Yoo Yeon-seok and Park Shin-hye were interviewed on "TV News At Night",...More

[Photos] Park Shin-hye at the screening of "The Tailors"
2014/12/10, Source
Actress Park Shin-hye attended the stage appearance of "The Tailors" at Jayang-dong Lotte Cinema on the 10th. She's posing during photo time,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 23 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/12/10, Source
Added episode 23 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 21
2014/12/09
Five years have passed since the start of "Secret Door's" timeline. King Yeongjo is older, frailer and more concerned with passing on his crown than protecting it. Seon is older, but still hoping and pushing for change. The ministers are fighting to keep the ways of old, which means finding ways to get rid of Seon. The ending of this story is known,...More

[Spoiler] 'Secret Door' Lee Je-hoon is determined to fight till the end as Han Suk-kyu persuades him to dethrone himself as Crown Prince
2014/12/08, Source
On the December 8th episode of "Secret Door", Crown Prince, Lee Seon (Lee Je-hoon) confirms he is innocent and he will fight until the end when Yeongjo (Han Suk-kyu) tells him to dethrone himself as Crown Prince. Lee Seon's library was destroyed under the accusation of treason and he himself suffered oppression from the Noron party. Yeongjo agonized when his ministries pressured him that he should punish Lee Seon by law. He finally decided to persuade Lee Seon to step down from Crown Prince by himself,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 22 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/12/04, Source
Added episode 22 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 20
2014/12/03
This episode dispelled the sense of fatigue I felt while watchin the past few episodes. It focused on the real love story of the drama, that between father and son, and helped to strengthen the pulse of "Secret Door". The central conflict came back to the one established early on: differing ideas on how Joseon should be ruled,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 21 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/12/03, Source
Added episode 21 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 19
2014/12/02
There are some hard lessons to learn in "Secret Door" for our young prince. His ideals have carried him this far, but the opposition has become near insurmountable unless he gives it. It is this point that steer all politicians onto gray moral ground. Without compromise, Seon will get no where. But that compromise comes at the expense of his people's rights. It's a hard lesson to learn. Watching Seon learn to navigate the political minefield is the strongest point of the show save for his loaded interactions with his father,...More

[Video] Added new posters and videos for the Korean movie 'The Tailors'
2014/12/02, Source
Added new posters and videos for the upcoming Korean movie "The Tailors",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 18
2014/11/27
This episode was a little awkward, but it was full of wonderful stuff all the same. The episodic format of the plot is working for now. It gives episode long examples of how hard Seon tries to do right by his people and change the system, and how mightily the system fights back. Yoon So-hee continues to be as effective as a piece of corrugated cardboard while Kim Min-jong finally gets to step up and really add to the plot texture. The greatest thing about Seon is that he has the innate ability to sweep others up in his passion, including those who are against him, like his father,...More

[Video] Added behind-the-scenes character video for the Korean movie 'The Tailors'
2014/11/27, Source
Added behind-the-scenes character video for the upcoming Korean movie "The Tailors",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 20 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/11/27, Source
Added episode 20 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 19 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/11/26, Source
Added episode 19 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 17
2014/11/25
"Secret Door" is both keeping its streak of excellence and taking a few jaunts into the unnecessary. The prince is very deeply involving himself in politics and making very dangerous, but clever, moves to reform the government towards equality of classes. His father and the reigning nobility are firmly against this, but that's what puts the meat and potatoes on "Secret Door"'s proverbial plate. Politics can quickly spiral into very boring stuffs in a drama,...More

[Spoiler] "Secret Door" Park Eun-bin protects Lee Je-hoon
2014/11/25, Source
Park Eun-bin saved Lee Je-hoon from risk. The statesmen pressured the prince to step down otherwise a new queen would have to be seated. In the end, Yeong Jo (Han Suk-kyu) accepted the request for a new queen to suppress the issue. The statesmen suggested So Won-moon to be the next queen. However, the princess assumed So Won-moon would give birth to a son and target the throne, so she thought of a trick,...More

[Video] 30s Trailer released for the Korean movie 'The Tailors'
2014/11/25, Source
30s Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "The Tailors",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 18 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/11/20, Source
Added episode 18 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 17 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/11/19, Source
Added episode 17 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 16
2014/11/17
This is the episode where Seon shines. It is the result of well-laid plans on the writer's part and immense acting on Lee Je-hoon's part. The potential for Seon as a monarch is sky high, and he has proven that to his father, the Joseon officials and China. He has even proven it to the vengeful Ji-dam. What makes the episode so powerful is that Seon did not do anything impulsively like he led everyone around him to believe,...More

[Spoiler] "Secret Door" Lee Je-hoon returns to politics
2014/11/17, Source
Lee Je-hoon returned to politics for the first time in three years. On the seventeenth episode of the SBS drama "Secret Door", Yeong Jo (Han Suk-kyu) allowed Prince Lee Seon (Lee Je-hoon) to return to politics,...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 15
2014/11/14
Seon is back in the political arena with plans to change Joseon for the better. But those he faces are ready for him and they are much more experienced. Another formerly friendly face has now turned into that of an enemy and now the prince has fewer true allies than ever before. It's an engaging episode that mimics the fast-paced rhythm of the very first episode. It shoves us into the scary world of politics along with Seon who really doesn't know what hit him. While Seon is very clever and he is well-prepared, Minister Kim has the advantage of experience and no moral shackles,...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 14
2014/11/14
The inevitable time jump has happened and it has brought about some interesting changes for our Prince, his goals, and the king's desperate desire to keep his crown. Since the political slaughter and the revocation of the prince's governing powers, Seon has become more keen, more determined, and more wily. This change is mirrored in everyone, the sad effect of tragedy. The most interest change is in Seon,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 16 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/11/13, Source
Added episode 16 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[Video] Added new extended trailer and stills for the Korean movie 'The Tailors'
2014/11/12, Source
Added new extended trailer and stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Tailors",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 15 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/11/12, Source
Added episode 15 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 13
2014/11/11
This episode is particularly brutal, both emotionally and physically. After twelve episodes of Seon hoping that his father will do the right thing by his people, he is crushed by the reality of his father's ambitions. King Yeongjo himself is again confronted by how far he will go when motivated by fear and ambition. Ambition and power make a deadly combination as those beneath Yeongjo discover. That combination is enough to snuff out the lives of many and make Seon, the light and stalwart soldier of his people, waver,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 14 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/11/06, Source
Added episode 14 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 13 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/11/05, Source
Added episode 13 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

"Secret Door" comes in second
2014/11/04, Source
"Secret Door" stepped up in ranks. According to Nielsen Korea, SBS drama "Secret Door" on the 4th rated 6.2%. This is 1.0% more than the previous episode,...More

[Video] Added new trailer and 4 character posters for the Korean movie 'The Tailors'
2014/11/04, Source
Added new trailer and 4 character posters for the upcoming Korean movie "The Tailors",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 12
2014/11/03
The relationship between Seon and is father is both simple and twisted. It guides this episode through the political game played. As it journeys through the obstacles of palace life, politics, and years of fearful living, it has difficulty remaining pure and true as this episode proves. As a result, Seon's heart is broken yet again. There is a certain point when all of the heartbreak that Seon suffers is going to break down his spirit,...More

[Spoiler] "Secret Door" Kim Chang-wan plays between Han Suk-kyu and Lee Je-hoon
2014/11/03, Source
Kim Chang-wan came in between Han Suk-kyu and Lee Je-hoon. On the episode of the SBS drama "Secret Door", Kim Taek (Kim Chang-wan) tried to split Lee Seon (Lee Je-hoon) and Yeong Jo (Han Suk-kyu) apart,...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 11
2014/11/02
Seon has picked up some political savvy and realizes that in order to beat the powers that be, he has to play their game. He has not hurt an innocent to achieve his goal as his enemies would, but he does manipulate the system in a very satisfying retribution against the vile Minister Kim. It is now only a matter of time before this fight for the truth gets ugly, or rather, much uglier. It's already smeared with the blood of the innocent. The document that incriminates King Yeongjo and a group of highly ranked Norons has come to Seon's attention as the possible motivator behind all the deviancy that has happened thus far,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 12 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/10/30, Source
Added episode 12 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 11 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/10/29, Source
Added episode 11 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 10
2014/10/28
Manipulation of the most relationships allows for the politics of "Secret Door" to move forward. This kind of manipulation messes with commonly accepted morality and makes for intense, fascinating television. How can Seon win against those who are willing to forsake the lives of their loved one's for power? It is Minister Kim who shows a calculating thirst for power that dwarfs the kings ambitions to retain his throne,...More

[Spoiler] "Secret Door" Lee Je-hoon finds out about Han Suk-kyu
2014/10/27, Source
Lee Je-hoon was shocked to find out the truth about Han Suk-kyu. On the eleventh episode of the SBS drama "Secret Door", Lee Seon (Lee Je-hoon) found out that vice-king Yeong Jo (Han Suk-kyu) was a Jukpa,...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 9
2014/10/24
Thirst for power has consumed King Yeongjo's heart. He is such a fascinating and rich character. Despite the fact that he knows what he does is wrong and it goes against his conscience and his feelings for Seon, he does it anyway. He is willing to sacrifice even his own flesh and blood for the throne he gained through similar sacrifice. It seems like "Secret Door" is trying to make a martyr of Seon when history paints a darker picture,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 10 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/10/23, Source
Added episode 10 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 9 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/10/22, Source
Added episode 9 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[Spoiler] "Secret Door" Park Eun-bin kidnaps Kim Yoo-jung
2014/10/20, Source
On the ninth episode of the SBS drama "Secret Door", Crowned Princess Hong (Park Eun-bin) kidnapped Seo Ji-dam (Kim Yoo-jung) to save the prince Lee Seon (Lee Je-hoon). Yeong Jo (Han Suk-kyu) imprisoned Lee Seon to hide the documents and stayed in the pregnant Queen's palace, plotting a way to find a new prince. Crowned Princess Hong (Park Eun-bin) was anxious and interrogated Jang Nae-gwan (Kim Kang-hyun) about everything that had happened within the palace,...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 8
2014/10/19
When the players in "Secret Door" are pushed to their limit, they turn into those they fear. It's a terrifying reality of the pressures of politics. Father turns against son. Mentor against student. Friend against friend. This is when Seon discovers the truths about those he trusts most and has to face reality: trust is something no one in his life is worthy of. Seon has relentlessly pursued the mystery of his friend Heung-bok's death despite the warnings of many,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 8 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/10/16, Source
Added episode 8 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 7 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/10/15, Source
Added episode 7 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 7
2014/10/14
This episode of "Secret Door" was slower in pace than previous episodes, mostly because it focused on the sneaky ministers and greedy guards trying to manipulate the prince and the king. It is Seon's passionate drive to uncover the truth and the king's insane need to retain his crown that provides so much of the tension in the show. Those were not as prominent in this episode. When the king did make an appearance, however, it was completely charged by his obsession with the document that could dethrone him, and his terror at its potential discovery,...More

[Spoiler] "Secret Door" Han Suk-kyu's bone chilling dual personality
2014/10/13, Source
Yeong-jo (Han Suk-kyu) called his son Lee Seon (Lee Je-hoon) one day on the SBS drama "Secret Door". Yeong-jo confused Lee Seon by releasing Kang Seo-won (Jang Eun-poong), a likely criminal to a case, but was let go because he wasn't a good bait anymore,...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 6
2014/10/10
"Secret Door" is such a well-rounded show. It incorporates historical elements, moving character beats, intense character development, intricate background music, and beautiful cinematography to create a thickly textured plot fabric. We gain insight into the complex character that is King Yeongjo and into the very strictly structured palace life and politics that prevent royalty from having any kind of normal relationship. The precarious position of "king" is what keeps Yeongjo in a state of constant fear,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 6 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/10/09, Source
Added episode 6 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 5 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/10/08, Source
Added episode 5 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 5
2014/10/07
What makes "Secret Door" such a rich drama is how is plays up both sides of every situation and every relationship. A murder mystery that could've been solved in two episodes span five as people insert themselves into the investigation, using it to achieve their own ends. It is not only an investigation, but a political vehicle. Or the relationship between father and son. King Yeongjo loves his son as a father, but as a king he sees Seon as a threat. It's a rich dichotomy that keeps the world of "Secret Door" full of intrigue. The twisted relationship between father and son is a favorite part of the show,...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 4
2014/10/03
A prince who felt all alone in life gains a few comrades he can trust in a world saturated with power-hungry people who would do anything to retain that power. He learns that greed can trump the pride of the most upstanding people and that to beat people who work behind the scenes, he has to work in secret himself. Lee Je-hoon is doing a magnificent job as Crown Prince Lee Seon,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 4 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/10/02, Source
Added episode 4 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 3 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/10/01, Source
Added episode 3 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 3
2014/09/30
The murder mystery is heavily under way as it creates layers of depth in the characters and in the plot that is fraught with tension. Father is pitted against son; Noron against Soron; truth against lies. Power warps even the most upright of men. Seon and Ji-dam fight it, but those with power will do anything to keep it, which allows manipulation and treachery to run rampant and foster deceit in nearly everyone. For now, Seon remains relatively unswayed by the temptation of power,...More

[Spoiler] "Secret Door" Choi Jae-hwan gets caught by Lee Je-hoon
2014/09/29, Source
Choi Jae-hwan was caught by Lee Je-hoon. On the third episode of the SBS drama "Secret Door", Lee Seom (Lee Je-hoon) captured Heo Jeong-hoon (Choi Jae-hwan) who held the key to the case,...More

"Secret Door" gets bumped by "The Night Watchman's Journal"
2014/09/29, Source
"Secret Door" yielded second place, next to "The Night Watchman's Journal". According to Nielsen Korea, SBS drama "Secret Door" recorded 7.9%. This is 1.8% less than the previous episode,...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 2
2014/09/27
The battle between the clever King Yeong-jo and his idealist son has begun in earnest after only one episode of intense setup. Yeong-jo is a wily, crafty old man who years on the throne and innate intelligence have kept him alive against nearly insurmountable odds. Against such a far-sighted man, Lee Seon has a very long a difficult battle ahead of him. The strange beauty in the on screen relationship between Yeong-jo and Seon is that there is affection between them, and Yeong-jo empathizes with his son,...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Secret Door" Episode 1
2014/09/26
"Secret Door" is based on one of the most famous stories in Korean history: the story of Crown Prince Sado and his father, King Yeongjo. It is a tragic tale that has been re-created many times. The circumstances surrounding the lives and deaths of the father and son pair are shrouded in mystery despite multiple (differing) accounts of Sado's contemporaries. "Secret Door" is putting its own spin on the story, which thus far is exciting and fast-paced. All the well-known figures in history have made their appearance, played by a remarkably strong cast,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 2 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/09/25, Source
Added episode 2 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 1 captures for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/09/24, Source
Added episode 1 captures for the Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[Spoiler] "Secret Door" Han Suk-kyu gets leashed trying to catch Kim Chang-wan
2014/09/22, Source
Han Suk-kyu lost the secret documents when he tried to catch Kim Chang-wan. On the first episode of the SBS drama "Secret Door", Lee Seon (Lee Je-hoon) ordered a stop on crack down of a script and was told that Yeong-jo (Han Seok-gyu) was going to abdicate the throne,...More

New SBS drama "Secret Door" starts off lower than "Temptation"
2014/09/22, Source
New SBS drama "Secret Door" started off in second place with 8.8% according to Nielsen Korea. This is 2% lower than the final episode of "Temptation" but 0.8% higher than the first. "Secret Door", starring Han Suk-kyu and Lee Je-hoon, is highly expected to do better as the drama progresses,...More

Korean drama starting today 2014/09/22 in Korea
2014/09/22, Source
Korean drama starting today 2014/09/22 in Korea: "Secret Door",...More

[Photos] Added new posters and stills for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/09/22, Source
Added new posters and stills for the upcoming Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

Digital Video Network DramaFever Celebrates Fifth Anniversary with Exclusive Fall Premieres
2014/09/19, Source
Hefty Line-up of the Hottest New Asian Series Includes Romance, High School and Period Dramas – Made Available for the First Time in the U.S. with English Subtitles and within 24 Hours of their International TV Premieres DramaFever (www.dramafever.com), the top online video destination for international TV series and movies, today announced a fall lineup that includes four exclusive premieres along with a large crop of other highly anticipated Asian drama series. All will premiere on DramaFever within 24 hours of the original international airings, and with professional subtitles,...More

[Video] Added new teaser trailers and press photos for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/09/18, Source
Added new teaser trailers and press photos for the upcoming Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[Photos] Added Park Eun-bin stills for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/09/15, Source
Added Park Eun-bin stills for the upcoming Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[Video] Added 3 new teaser videos and Kim Yoo-jung stills for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/09/11, Source
Added 3 new teaser videos and Kim Yoo-jung stills for the upcoming Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[Video] Added first teaser trailer, posters, photos and updated cast for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/08/28, Source
Added first teaser trailer, posters, photos and updated cast for the upcoming Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[Photos] Added new stills for the upcoming Korean drama "Secret Door"
2014/08/21, Source
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

Kim Yoo-jung's way of beating the heat
2014/08/06, Source
Actress Kim Yoo-jung deals with the heat in her own way. The filming of the new SBS drama "Secret Door" started on the 30th of July. Kim Yoo-jung takes on the role of a brilliant mystery novel writer Seo Ji-dam and helps in a special investigation,...More

[Photos] Added first stills and updated cast for the Korean drama 'Secret Door'
2014/08/03, Source
Updated cast and images for the upcoming Korean drama "Secret Door",...More

[Photos] Added first images for the upcoming Korean movie "The Tailors"
2014/07/31, Source
Added first images for the upcoming Korean movie "The Tailors",...More

Wang Bit-na in "Secret Door"
2014/07/13, Source
Wang Bit-na is starring in the SBS TV "Secret Door". This drama is about the conflict between King Yeongjo who aimed for ultimate power and Prince Sado who desired a fair world. This drama recreates the mystery of a family murder which happened more than 500 years ago,...More

Park Eun-bin to star in SBS "Secret Door"
2014/07/08, Source
Actress Park Eun-bin is starring in the new SBS drama "Secret Door" as Hye-kyeong Hong. Hye-kyeong Hong is the wife of Prince Sado who conflicts with Yeongjo (Han Suk-kyu),...More

Upcoming Korean movie "The Tooth and the Nail"
2014/06/20, Source
Added the upcoming Korean movie "The Tooth and the Nail"'s page to HanCinema database,...More

Han Suk-kyu to star in "Secret Door", Lee Je-hoon pending
2014/06/18, Source
Actors Han Suk-kyu and Lee Je-hoon might collaborate again. They've previously starred in the movie "Paparoti" and now they could meet again in the SBS drama "Secret Door". According to their agencies, Han Suk-kyu and Lee Je-hoon are still considering the conditions of the drama. Lee Je-hoon is still in the army, so he's unable to view the script at the moment,...More

Han Suk-kyu in "The Tooth and the Nail"
2014/06/15, Source
Actor Han Suk-kyu might star in the new film "The Tooth and the Nail". This movie is based on an original from 1955 by Bill Ballinger, about a magician who marries a woman and gets involved with the most unexpected events. Produced by Jeong Sik, the film begins production as soon as the cast is decided,...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "Tell Me Something"
2014/02/28
From the very beggining it's clear that "Tell Me Something" is not a film for the squeamish. You see the body on the table and then there's this person with some sort of tool and...oh dear. No, this isn't going to end well at all. It's pretty easy to guess what's in those black bags and no, it's never a good thing when they're inevitably opened. There's blood, body parts, plenty of general dismemberment. Just remembering those scenes makes me feel a little ill. But rest assured- the film is quite tasteful in its depictions of discomforting bodily horrors. Director Jang Yoon-hyeon clearly went about the production of "Tell Me Something" with an artistic mind,...More

Park Shin-hye becomes Audrey Hepburn
2014/02/20, Source
Actress Park Shin-hye is now Audrey Hepburn. She was made up as Audrey Hepburn for a photo shoot with fashion magazine Marie Claire. Park Shin-hye chose Audrey as one of her most favorite actresses and set out to look like her this time,...More

Han Suk-kyu, Go Soo and Park Shin-hye in "The Tailors"
2014/02/20, Source
Han Suk-kyu, Go Soo and Park Shin-hye are going to start working on the movie "The Tailors". "The Tailors" is a historical about the love, talent, jealousy and passion of the tailors who used to make royal outfits. Other casts are Yoo Yeon-seok, Ma Dong-seok, Shin So-yul, Lee Yoo-bi and Jo Dal-hwan,...More

Park Shin-hye's photo shoot in Hong Kong
2014/01/21, Source
Park Shin-hye appeared on the streets of Hong Kong. She modeled for fashion magazine ELLE with MIU MIU,...More

[HanCinema's Lists] The Top 5 Korean Thrillers of All-Time
2014/01/17
One of the most popular trends we saw in 2013 was the rampant release of action-packed thrillers! It's a genre that Korean cinema favours and continues to return to, but in 2013 the industry really did pump out a number of successful hits that contributed to the record-breaking tickets sales last year enjoyed. It's tricky to pinpoint films that are 'pure' thrillers because Korean films often blend and bend their genres in unique and creative ways. That being said, here is a quick look at the top 5 Korean thrillers that have stormed their way to box office glory,...More

[HanCinema's Afterwords] KOFIC Podcast Review - Ep. 4
2014/01/11
In this Episode: Pierce gives us a news roundup and has a chat to independent film actress Kim Kkobbi… KOFIC recently launched "Korean Cinema Today", a bimonthly podcast that's all about the wonderful world of Korean cinema. Hosted by Pierce Conran, the show features the latest Korean cinema news, features, discussions, and interviews with special guests from the industry. This episode of KOFIC's Korean Cinema Today was divided into two segments, the first has Pierce discussing some Korean film news, and the second features an interview with actress Kim Kkobbi ("Breathless", "Pluto"). The first segment seems to be from last year and mentions the box office figures from the last week of December; but Pierce also highlights a few Korean news items that are worth mentioning again,...More

Shin So-yul in "The Tailors" with Han Suk-kyu, Go Soo and Park Shin-hye
2014/01/09, Source
Actress Shin So-yul is starring in the movie "The Tailors". Shin So-yul's agency revealed that she's taking on the role of gisaeng Wol Hyang,...More

MBC confirms "Dae Jang Geum 2"
2014/01/08, Source
New MBC drama "Dae Jang Geum 2" has been drawn up for fall. "Pacheon-hwang" has been indefinitely postponed. MBC claims, "Dae Jang Geum 2" hasn't decided on directors and writers yet but the lineup will come through followed by the casting,...More

[HanCinema's Film News] Korea's Top Ten Most Popular Films of 2013
2013/12/28
It's been an astonishing and record-breaking year at the Korean box office, but before we usher in 2014, here's a quick look at the top ten Korean films that locals were throwing their hard-earned won at,...More

Upcoming Korean movie "The Tailors"
2013/12/27, Source
Added the upcoming Korean movie "The Tailors"'s page to HanCinema database,...More

"The Tailors" starring Han Suk-kyu, Go Soo, Yoo Yeon-seok and Park Shin-hye
2013/12/25, Source
Han Suk-kyu, Go Soo, Park Shin-hye, Yoo Yeon-seok and Ma Dong-seok have been cast for the movie "The Tailors". "The Tailors" is an emotional historical movie about the love, talent, jealousy and passion caused by a beautiful outfit made my tailors of the Royal Family in the Chosun times. In the role of Dol Seok, one who is strict on rules and regulations is Han Suk-kyu and Go Soo is genius Gong Jin ,who is born with talented hands and taste,...More

Dream team from "Deep-rooted Tree" get back together in "Pacheon-hwang"
2013/12/02, Source
The dream team is coming back together again. Actors Han Suk-kyu and Jang Hyuk, writer Kim Yeong-hyeon and Park Sang-yeon are coming back together for a drama. The main weight of the 2011 drama "Deep-rooted Tree" have come back together for the first time in 3 years for the new MBC drama "Pacheon-hwang",...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "The Contact"
2013/11/02
Produced at the cusp of the digital era, "The Contact" is a curious statement, not so much about digital relationships, but about the circumstances of modern life that seem to drive people toward these distant electronic connections. Dong-Hyeon (played by Han Suk-kyu) is a cool radio DJ whose smooth demeanor gives him plenty of pull with the ladies. And yet the event that sets off the story is his distant effort to see if a recent acquisition is actually some sort of secret message from an old lover. A distant loneliness pervades most of this film. It's most obvious in the music- it's undeniable that these are quality riffs, exactly the kind of sound a distinguished intelligent thinker would like to listen to, as they demonstrate the subtlety and nuance of daily emotional life,...More

Han Suk-kyu to return with writer Kim Yeong-hyeon?
2013/11/01, Source
Will the dream team come back together again? Sensational drama of the year 2011, "Deep-rooted Tree" team of writers and cast might come back together,...More

Korean movie of the week "Paparoti"
2013/10/17, Source
Korean movie of the week "Paparoti" (2013) Directed by Yoon Jong-chan With Han Suk-kyu, Lee Je-hoon, Oh Dal-soo, Kang So-ra, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Jae-yong-I,... Also known as "My Paparotti" and previously known as "I Am Paparoti" (나의 파파로티, na-eui pa-pa-ro-ti) Synopsis This movie talks about the genius high school student Jang-ho who dreams of becoming the next Pavaroti although he is part of a gang and Sang-jin, currently a countryside art school music teacher but once a highlighted vocal singer,...More

[Video] Trailer released for the Korean movie 'Christmas in August'
2013/10/14, Source
Trailer released for the Korean movie "Christmas in August",...More

Korean drama of the week "Deep-rooted Tree"
2013/10/10, Source
Korean drama of the week "Deep-rooted Tree" (2011) Directed by Jang Tae-yoo Written by Kim Yeong-hyeon, Park Sang-yeon Network : SBS With Han Suk-kyu, Jang Hyuk, Shin Se-kyung, Yoon Je-moon, Cho Jin-woong, Park Hyuk-kwon,... 24 episodes - Wed, Thu 21:55 Synopsis A high-budget historical thriller with an unusual concept, "Deep-rooted Tree" stars Jang Hyuk as a brilliant Joseon-era investigator. Kang Chae-yoon is an ordinary guard in the imperial palace during the reign of King Sejong. The King has a vision to create a written language for Korea, and has worked with scholars to create the first Korean alphabet,...More

"Marriage Blue" released on the 21st of November
2013/10/09, Source
It was announced that the movie "Marriage Blue" starring Kim Kang-woo, Kim Hyo-jin, Lee Yeon-hee, Ok Taecyeon, Ma Dong-seok, Guzal Tursunova, Lee Hee-joon and Go Joon-hee, was being released on the 21st of November. "Marriage Blue" is all about the marriage blues the four couples go through a week before their weddings. This movie is a collaboration between director Hong Ji-young and production company Su Films,...More

Bae Suzy, "I copied Shim Eun-ha's acting"
2013/10/09, Source
Miss A Bae Suzy left a suggestion about the movie "Christmas in August". "Christmas in August" is a desperate romance movie about Jeong-won (Han Suk-kyu) who lives with his father and Da-rim (Shim Eun-ha) who suddenly appears in front of him,...More

[Video] Teaser released and added new posters for the Korean movie 'Christmas in August'
2013/09/30, Source
Teaser released and added new posters for the Korean movie "Christmas in August",...More

Korean movie of the week "The Berlin File"
2013/09/05, Source
Korean movie of the week "The Berlin File" (2013) Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan With Ha Jung-woo, Han Suk-kyu, Ryoo Seung-bum, Jun Ji-hyun, Lee Kyung-young, John Keogh,... Synopsis Jung Jin-soo (played by Han Suk-kyu), a South Korean intelligence agent, comes across an unidentifiable operative, a ghost, while surveilling a North Korean weapons deal in Berlin. The mystery figure is a North Korean secret agent, Pyo Jong-seong, whose information cannot be found on any intelligence database,...More

[UK] 5th Terracotta Festival 2013 Full Line-up Announcement
2013/05/08, Source
Tickets are now on sale for the fifth edition of the annual Terracotta Far East Film Festival. Over the years the festival has seen the event go from strength to strength. This year is set to be the biggest yet, expanding to 27 films spread over 4 sections and 2 venues from 06 - 15 June 2013. The core of the festival will remain a hand-picked selection of the best CURRENT ASIAN CINEMA at The Prince Charles Cinema. This all UK Premiere section reflects the vibrancy and energy in Asian filmmaking today. Ranging from realist dramas to romance, light comedies to spy action thrillers, swordfighting epics to gothic fairytales, the festival aims to balance the representation of Asian countries. Terracotta Festival 2013 (TFEFF13) will open with Hong Kong action COLD WAR on Thursday 06 June 2013,...More

[HanCinema at JIFF] Q&A with director Yoong Jong-Chan of "Paparoti"
2013/04/26
After the screening of "Paparoti" on April 26th, Yoong Jong-Chan was available to take questions about the movie. Below is a paraphrased transcript of the session. Film critic Choi Gwang-Hee moderated the exchange and also answered questions. The statements of both are combined here for the sake of convenience. Q: In promotional materials for the movie, scenes in a swimming pool are clearly visible. Why was this not in the final cut? A: We ended up replacing it with the toilet scene, which served the same purpose in the story. We felt that the swimming pool scene went too far with its content, and the actors were also uncomfortable having to bare so much skin,...More

[HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2013.04.05 ~ 2013.04.07
2013/04/08
Jo Dong-oh's action thriller "Running Man" is off to a good start as it snatched the top spot in its first weekend out. The film claimed 501,908 (30.89%) admissions over 568 screens, only just pushing outs its closest rival "G.I. Joe 2" which came close itself with 464,619 (30.49%). "Running Man" stars Shin Ha-kyun as Cha Jong-woo, a young man who accidentally gets caught up in a murder case and soon finds himself on the run because of it. This week's chart saw a number of new entries both local and foreign, in addition to some regular faces that have made the top ten their own the last few months. But overall admissions were low, with only the top two films seeing much action in this quieter week at the movies,...More

[HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2013.03.29 ~ 2013.03.31
2013/04/01
The second G.I. Joe film has hit the Korean peninsula and, with help of Lee Byung-hun as 'Storm Shadow' no doubt, has managed to secure first position. "G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation" snatched 708,267 admissions (43%) over 761 screens to make it only the second foreign film this year to make it to number one. The Korean actor Lee Byung-hun ("Masquerade" and "I Saw the Devil") shows that he still has quiet some pull with fans as the Korean public, after a relatively quiet March, have warmly welcomed his latest action efforts.,...More

[Hancinema's Box Office Review] 2013.03.15 ~ 2013.03.17
2013/03/18
For the first time this year a foreign film has managed to claim the top spot in Korea's weekend box office. With 423,336 admissions, Jonathan Levine's "Warm Bodies" is the first outside entry to make it all the way to the top. However it does so with the lowest ticket count for first place this year. "Warm Bodies" is an adaptation from Isaac Marion's book of the same name; it's a paranormal romance that takes a zombie's perspective as he pursues his living love interest. "Warm Bodies" claimed 26.0% of the total ticket sales with the help of 475 screenings around the country. There were a string of new releases last week that caused a serious reshuffle in this weekend's top ten, including Yoon Jong-chan's "Paparoti", the Oscar winner "Lincoln", as well as the Italian animation "Gladiators of Rome" in 3D,...More

Korean movies opening today 2013/03/14 in Korea
2013/03/14, Source
Korean movies opening today 2013/03/14 in Korea "Paparoti", "Your Time is Up", "When Winter Screams" and "Beautiful, Miss Jin",...More

'The Berlin File' Becomes Korea's Top Action Movie
2013/03/05, Source
Spy film "The Berlin File", directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, has so far attracted more than seven million viewers since its release on Jan. 30, a first for a domestic movie in the genre. It moved beyond "The Man From Nowhere" (2010) and "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" (2008), which lured 6.28 million and 6.68 million cinemagoers, respectively,...More

[HanCinema's Box Office Review] February
2013/03/02
Lee Hwan-gyeong's "Miracle in Cell No.7" continued to dominate proceedings this past month, advancing its admissions tally to just over 11 million ($74M). After being released late in January, "Miracle in Cell No.7" came into the charts to beat off Korea's second highest grossing film of the year, Ryoo Seung-wan's espionage thriller "The Berlin File" (6,904,728). Lee Hwan-gyeong's would have completely stolen the show, but was marginally outdone in the first and fourth weeks by "The Berlin File" and, then again, by Park Hoon-joeng-I's "The New World". "The Berlin File" hit the Korean market a week after Lee's big moneymaker, and for that week it did manage to outshine Lee's hit, if only by a small margine. Many were excited to see what Ryoo's latest piece had to offer, as his last film, the gripping 2010 crime thriller "The Unjust", did more than turn a few heads,...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "The Berlin File"
2013/02/22
Jong-Seong (played by Ha Jung-woo) is a ghost agent working for the North Korean government. When an illegal multinational weapons deal goes bad, he has to do clean-up. And part of that post-mortem involves figuring out who tipped off a third party to what was going on. This being a North Korean operation, the investigation is less genuine curiousity about what happened and more about finding an explanation that can be easily and succintly described to higher-ups in the North Korean government as quickly as possible,...More

U.S. Media Warms to 'The Berlin File'
2013/02/19, Source
"The Berlin File", the latest movie by director Ryoo Seung-wan, has received positive reviews from major U.S. media since it was released in 21 cities in North America last Friday. The New York Times hailed its "exhilarating action set pieces", adding that Ryoo "brings his brand of muscular action and quicksilver agility to the shifting battleground of international espionage,...More

Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "Paparoti"
2013/02/13, Source
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "Paparoti",...More

Added new poster for the upcoming Korean movie "Paparoti"
2013/02/12, Source
Added new poster for the upcoming Korean movie "Paparoti",...More

[Guest Review] The Berlin File
2013/02/08, Source
Ryoo Seung-wan's ("The City of Violence", "The Unjust") new film "The Berlin File" is certainly a must see for all film fans. The movie stars some of Korea's most talented actors, Ha Jung-woo ("The Chaser", "Nameless Gangster"), Jun Ji-hyun ("My Sassy Girl", "The Thieves") Ryoo Seung-bum ("The Servant", "The Unjust") and Han Suk-kyu ("Forbidden Quest", "Eye for an Eye"). The film revolves around Ha Jung-woo's character, a North Korean spy, as his own country turns against him and he must find a way out not only for his sake, but for his wife's as well,...More

Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "I Am Paparoti"
2013/02/08, Source
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "I Am Paparoti",...More

[Canada] The simultaneous North American and Korean release of "The Berlin File" (2013)
2013/02/05
South Korea's mega action thriller by the masterful Ryoo Seung-wan Opens on Feb. 15, Cineplex Odeon Forum, Montreal CINEASIE Creatives is pleased to announce the simultaneous North American and Korean release of "The Berlin File" (2013), South Korea's mega action thriller written and directed by the masterful Ryoo Seung-wan. The film, by CJ Entertainment, centers on a battle between spies from North Korea and South Korea, with a tragic love triangle simmering beneath the surface. The Montreal public can discover the visual pyrotechnics of Korea's greatest action auteur on February 15th at Cineplex Forum,...More

'Berlin File' Off to a Roaring Start
2013/02/05, Source
The movie "The Berlin File" by Ryoo Seung-wan ranked No. 1 at the box office by luring over 1.53 million moviegoers in the first weekend of its release on Jan. 30. The film has attracted more than 2.24 million viewers so far, hitting the 2 million mark in the shortest time of any films released in January or February, the low season for movies,...More

Added poster for the upcoming Korean movie "I Am Paparoti"
2013/02/04, Source
Added poster for the upcoming Korean movie "I Am Paparoti",...More

[HanCinema's Weekend Box Office Review] 2013.02.01 ~ 2013.02.03
2013/02/04
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2013.02.01 ~ 2013.02.03) February is off with a bang as two Local favourites breached the million admissions mark, together making up more than 80% of this past weekend's ticket sales. Ryoo Seung-wan's action thriller "The Berlin File" led the charge with 1.53 million admissions (43.4% over 894 screens), followed by last weekend's choice film "Miracle in Cell No.7" with 1.36 million (37.5% over 866 screens). "The Berlin File" came out on the 30th and stars Ha Jung-woo, Han Suk-kyu, Ryoo Seung-bum and Jun Ji-hyun as a South Korean intelligence agent comes across an unidentified player while spying on a North Korean weapons deal in Berlin. Ryoo Seung-wan's last film was "The Unjust" back in 2010, an epic crime thriller than seemed to hit all the right notes. Ryoo will be hoping his latest will be able to emulate his last films popularity, and with already 2,24 millions admissions under the belt "The Berlin File" is set to do just that,...More

[HanCinema's Box Office Review] January
2013/02/02
It was a hard month for foreign films here in Korea as January favoured three local films that, between them, held a tight grip on the ticket sales. Lee Hwan-gyeong's "Miracle in Cell No.7" may have stolen the show in the last weekend of the month, but it was Kim Ji-hoon's fiery epic "The Tower" and Jo Jin-kyoo's 5th comedy "Man on the Edge" that held that top position until then. In the foreign corner, two adaptations stood out in the form of the musical drama "Les Misérables" and "Life of Pi". The former has grossed $38.6 million over its six week run in Korean theatres, with "The Tower" close behind on $34.4 million,...More

[Video] Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "I Am Paparoti"
2013/02/01, Source
Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "I Am Paparoti",...More

Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "I Am Paparoti"
2013/01/31, Source
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "I Am Paparoti",...More

CJ Entertainment action thriller THE BERLIN FILE by RYOO Seung-Wan
2013/01/30, Source
Opens in Los Angeles (CGV Cinema), Fullerton (Regal La Habra) and Irvine (Edwards UTC) on Feb. 15 120 min, Korean, English, German spoken, 2013, North American premiere. Director Ryoo Seung-wan is available for phone interviews. Screen International: "Arguably one of the most high profile South Korean releases of early 2013, Ryoo Seung-wan's "The Berlin File" continues to adopt Ryoo's visual trademark through pulsating and spectacular set-pieces". Until now, Korean directors have been underrepresented in the Asian action genre dominated by Hong Kong masters (John Woo, Andrew Lau) and their most passionate American aficionado Quentin Tarantino. With "The Berlin File" - Korea's biggest release of 2013 - American audiences have the chance discover the visual pyrotechnics of Korea's only action auteur, Ryoo Seung-wan,...More

Korean movies opening today 2013/01/30 in Korea
2013/01/30, Source
Korean movies opening today 2013/01/30 in Korea "The Berlin File",...More

CJ Entertainment's action thriller THE BERLIN FILE to hit North American theaters on February 15!
2013/01/21, Source
Action auteur Ryoo Seung-wan's most ambitious project to date comes to North America "It's said that during the Cold War, 6 out of 10 people walking the streets of Berlin were spies. Although that crushing period has passed, I sense that tragic history still hanging in the air. I wanted to tell a story about human beings who are defined by dangerous secrets bigger than their own lives",...More

[Video] Added new stills and trailer for the upcoming Korean movie "The Berlin File"
2013/01/14, Source
Added new stills and trailer for the upcoming Korean movie "The Berlin File",...More

Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Berlin File"
2013/01/08, Source
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Berlin File",...More

Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Berlin File"
2013/01/07, Source
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Berlin File",...More

Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Berlin File"
2013/01/04, Source
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Berlin File",...More

What Does 2013 Hold for Korean Film?
2013/01/04, Source
Korean films drew more than 100 million viewers over the past year, but there are a number of concerns if they are to sustain their momentum. Here are five of the top issues for this year that have insiders speculating about the future of the movie industry. ◆ Can Korean Movies Break the 100 Million Mark Again,...More

Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Berlin File"
2013/01/03, Source
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Berlin File",...More

Added new poster and stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Berlin File"
2012/12/27, Source
Added new poster and stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Berlin File",...More

"The Berlin File" from Ha Jung-woo to Jun Ji-hyun
2012/12/16, Source
Ha Jung-woo, Han Suk-kyu, Ryoo Seung-bum and Jun Ji-hyun's spy movie "The Berlin File" has had many waiting for it with its amazing cast. "The Berlin File" along with the greatest actors and actress in Korea, is about the survival about the best secret agents who target each other for each of their goals,...More

[Video] Teaser Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "The Berlin File"
2012/12/12, Source
Teaser Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "The Berlin File",...More

Added first stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Berlin File"
2012/12/11, Source
Added new first for the upcoming Korean movie "The Berlin File",...More

Upcoming Korean movie "I Am Paparoti"
2012/08/31, Source
Added the upcoming Korean movie "I Am Paparoti"'s page to HanCinema database,...More

BaekSang Arts Awards, there is no unexpected change
2012/04/26, Source
The Best Pictures that at the 48th BaekSang Arts Awards chose were "Nameless Gangster" and SBS "Deep-rooted Tree". Held in the Seoul Olympic Park Olympic Hall on the 26th, The 48th BaekSang Arts Awards was led by Lee Hwi-jae and Kim Ah-joong. Appointing 25 winning works and winners in TV and movies, the event chose those that were of hot issue and popularity without unexpected changes.,...More

Baek Sang Awards 1 : "Punch" and "The Sun and The Moon"
2012/04/25, Source
Is it "Punch" and or "The Sun and the Moon"? While the 48th Baek Sang Arts Awards is about to commence, on the 26th, the question is who will receive the Grand Prize. The 48th Baek Sang Arts Awards will be held on the 26th at 6:30 PM at the Seoul Olympic Hall with hosts Lee Hwi-jae and Kim Ah-joong. This ceremony divides into movie and TV categories. Movie, TV, Entertainment and Refinement are announced by category. Movie and TV are given Grand Prizes and Lee Byung-hun from "I Saw the Devil" and Hyun Bin from "Secret Garden" won them last year,...More

Baek Sang Awards 2 : Park Hae-il VS Kim Yun-seok close game for Best Actor Award
2012/04/25, Source
Who will become the Best Actor at the Baek Sang Arts Awards? The competition between nominated actors and actresses for the 48th Baek Sang Arts Awards is intense. The most competitive category is of course, the Best Actor Award. Park Hae-il from "Arrow, The Ultimate Weapon", Kim Yun-seok from "Punch", Ahn Sung-ki from "Unbowed", Choi Min-sik from "Nameless Gangster" and more have been nominated for this category,...More

Baek Sang Awards 3 : last years winners compete again
2012/04/25, Source
While the 48th Baek Sang Arts Awards is about to open once again, historical dramas look like they are on a roll. The competition between the 3 ground wave companies for the grand prize is also something else of interest. For the one year of movies and TV programs from the three companies, the Baek Sang Arts Awards will be awarding 13 categories in total, including drama, entertainment, education and popularity awards as well,...More

Upcoming Korean movie "In Berlin"
2012/04/20, Source
Added the upcoming Korean movie "In Berlin"'s page to HanCinema database,...More

"In Berlin" cranks in on the 16th
2012/04/17, Source
Movie "In Berlin" with the amazing cast including Ha Jung-woo, Han Suk-kyu, Ryoo Seung-bum and Jun Ji-hyun, finally cranked in. Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, "In Berlin" finally started to shoot with the fancy cast,...More

Jun Ji-hyun ties knot with designer's grandson
2012/04/13, Source
Actress Jun Ji-hyun, 30, tied the knot Friday at the Shilla Hotel, Seoul. Also known as Gianna Jeon, the actress married Choi Jun-hyuk, grandson of "hanbok" (traditional Korean costume) designer Lee Young-hee,...More

Bride-to-be Jun Ji-hyun goes to Berlin instead of honeymoon!
2012/03/19, Source
Shoot starts on the 16th, four days after the wedding. Top star Jun Ji-hyun's movie "In Berlin" that even changed her wedding date is finally sallying. According to a movie official, "In Berlin" will start shooting in Korea on the 16th of April and earliest by the 24th and latest by the 27th, everyone will be headed for Germany. "In Berlin" has been a matter of interest for a while as it is relevant to the wedding of Jun Ji-hyun, a member of the cast besides, Han Suk-kyu, Ryoo Seung-bum and Ha Jung-woo,...More

Only stars out of stars at Jun Ji-hyun's wedding
2012/03/15, Source
Only 20 or so including Lee Yeong-ae, Kim Hye-soo, Han Seok-gyoo and more invited "Who are the stars out of stars that will b e invited to this wedding?",...More

Interview with critic and Beijing Film Academy professor HAO Jian
2012/02/20, Source
Film critic and Beijing Film Academy professor HAO Jian has written and talked about what he considers the little-known, real start of the Korean Wave in China. At the International Film Festival Rotterdam while serving on the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) award jury, he spoke to Jean NOH about it and his thoughts on Korea-China cooperation. KOBIZ: You've written and talked about how you think a certain Korean film festival at the Beijing Film Academy was really what started the popularity of Korean films in China. Tell us about that festival,...More

Jeon Do-yeon, Bae Yong-joon, Kong Yoo, Lim Soo-jung, next up is drama
2012/02/16, Source
Well known stop actors and actresses Jeon Do-yeon, Bae Yong-joon, Gong Yoo, Lim Soo-jung and more are looking into coming back with dramas. Jeon Do-yeon who is also known as 'the queen of Cannes" is well known for her quality movies, Hallyu star Bae Yong-joon who is known for his discerning eyes when it comes to choosing his work and Lim Soo-jung who has her fans craving for more of her on screens are into reading drama synopsis's these days. These four people are number 1 when it comes to casting in Chungmuro for their experience and reputation. Jeon Do-yeon, Lim Soo-jung and Bae Yong-joon have been consistently getting love calls. However, these stars want dramas. Their commom hope is to come out with a new drama some time soon,...More

Choi Min-sik "Han Suk-kyu's Sejong performance was really good"
2012/01/30, Source
Choi Min-sik praised Han Suk-kyu. Choi Min-sik appeared on the SBS TV program "Healing Camp" and answered a quiz that revealed his tastes, as he chose Hyun Bin's role from "Secret Garden" and Han Suk-kyu's role in "Deep-rooted Tree" as the roles he would like to try out,...More

Korean movies burst into Japan this year
2012/01/08, Source
Korean movies will be continuously released in Japan this year. "The Yellow Sea" by Ha Jung-woo and Kim Yun-seok and "White Night" by Han Suk-kyu and Go Soo were released at the same time on January 7th and on the 14th comes Jang Dong-gun and Odagiri Joe's "My Way",...More

K-celebrities now VCR1
2012/01/05, Source
On December 21st, Lee Hyori had a fan signing in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul. [Interview : Lee Hyori, Singer] "I created a calendar to promote the adoption of stray dogs, so please spread the word. I really hope that we can help many of them this winter". Lee Hyori took a moment to meet her fans and to promote her new calendar,...More

A fatherly smile from Han Suk-kyu to Song Joong-ki
2012/01/04, Source
Actor Han Suk-kyu looked at junior actor Song Joong-ki with a very proud smile. This image was shown at the 2011 SBS Acting Awards that was held on December 31st,...More

Who's the busiest actor of 2012?
2012/01/02, Source
Who is going to be the busiest actress or actor in 2012? Looking at the movies that are being released or are planning to go into production this year, we can see several names that appear often,...More

Han Suk-kyu wears a suit from two years ago "Simple and down-home"
2012/01/02, Source
People are talking about actor Han Suk-kyu's down-home look at recent awards ceremonies. A picture of him was posted online saying, "The suit that Han Suk-kyu wore to the awards, did he wear it two years ago?",...More

Lee Min-ho, the only actor in his 20s nominated for the SBS Grand Prize
2012/01/01, Source
It turns out that Lee Min-ho was the only actor in his twenties that was voted as a candidate for the 2011 SBS Acting Awards through an online vote. SBS ran an online netizen popularity vote from the 20th to the 31st of December through their official homepage,...More

Han Suk-kyu and Shin Ha-kyun win the SBS and KBS Grand Awards
2012/01/01, Source
Actors Han Suk-kyu and Shin Ha-kyun had the honor of taking home the SBS and KBS Grand Awards. Han Suk-kyu was given the Grand Prize for his performance in the SBS drama special, "Deep-rooted Tree" at the 2011 SBS Acting Awards at the SBS Open Hall in Seoul on December 31st, hosted by Ji Sung and Choi Kang-hee,...More

2011 SBS Drama Awards : Winners List
2011/12/31, Source
2011 SBS Drama Awards : Winners List :,...More

Year of Black Dragon
2011/12/30, Source
The year 2012 is the Year of the Dragon and the mythical animal, seen in this "Hwangnyonggi", symbolizes power and wealth.(Courtesy of National Palace Museum of Korea) The animal has a head resembling a camel, eyes of a rabbit, the nose of a pig, ears like an ox, antlers similar to a buck, a snake-like neck, fists as fierce as those of a tiger, the sharp talons of a hawk and scales no different from a carp. There are long whiskers decorating the mouth and a bump in the middle of the head, which allow the animal to fly in the air. In this manner the mythical dragon creature is described in "Boncho Gangmok" (Classified Records of Chinese Medical Botany) originally published in 1596,...More

"Deep-rooted Tree" reveals the brain structure of Sejong, Moo-hyool, Jeong Ki-joon and So-i
2011/12/28, Source
The brain structures of Sejong (Han Suk-kyu), Moo-hyool (Cho Jin-woong), Jeong Ki-joon (Yoon Je-moon) and So-i (Shin Se-kyung) from the drama "Deep-rooted Tree" were revealed. The Hoonminjeongeum took up the biggest portion in Sejong's brain structure. Then came Milbon and 'bloody hell', push and pull with Moo-hyool, meat and So-i,...More

"Deep-rooted Tree"'s most memorable scene?
2011/12/28, Source
"Deep-rooted Tree" revealed its most memorable scene. The seven best scenes from the SBS drama "Deep-rooted Tree", as chosen by viewers, were shown on December 28th,...More

'Deep-rooted Tree' writers thank King Sejong
2011/12/26, Source
Park Sang-yeon, left, and Kim Yong-hyeon are the writers of "Deep-rooted Tree", an epic drama revolving around the creation of "Hangeul" by King Sejong. / Yonhap By Noh Hyun-gi A peaceful era is the ultimate goal of governance but that could require some hellish work on the part of the ruler, especially when the work also involves creating "Hangeul" or Korean alphabet. "Deep-rooted Tree", a 24-episode drama that recently concluded on SBS, grippingly depicted the struggles of King Sejong (1397-1450) in the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910). Based on a two-part historical novel of the same name, the drama drew ratings of over 20 percent,...More

[Spoiler] Added last episode 24 captures and updated cast for the Korean drama 'Deep-rooted Tree'
2011/12/23, Source
Added last episode 24 captures and updated cast for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

Won Bin Becomes 'Actor of the Year' for Two Consecutive Years
2011/12/23, Source
Gallup Korea conducted a survey to select the "Actor of the Year", and Won Bin has been chosen as the best actor for two years in a row. Gallup Korea said on December 22 that they had conducted a survey with 1,728 respondents from both men and women aged 13 or older across the nation from November 18 until December 6 to ask the best movie star of the year, and Won Bin obtained 11.3 percent of the votes. Gallup Korea let the respondents select two actors and counted the total votes,...More

[Spoiler] "Deep-rooted Tree" final episode, everyone dies
2011/12/22, Source
Although Sejong (Han Suk-kyu) succeeded in proclaiming the Hangeul, everyone he loved came to a tragic end. On the final episode of SBS "Deep-rooted Tree", Milbon Jeong Gi-joon's (Yoon Je-moon) plan to create a mass assassination failed. Sejong issued the Hunminjeongeum in the most surprising way,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 23 captures for the Korean drama 'Deep-rooted Tree'
2011/12/22, Source
Added episode 23 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

Hyun Bin chosen as the shining actor this year, "Hyun Bin-ache is not over"
2011/12/21, Source
Hyun Bin, currently in the Marines, has been chosen as the star who made the year shine. According to the "Honorary Stars of This Year" announced by Gallup Korean Market and Opinion Research, Hyun Bin earned 9.2% of votes, making him number one. Then followed Han Suk-kyu and Kim Tae-hee with 7.1% and 7.0%,...More

[Spoiler] "Deep-rooted Tree" Han Suk-kyu says "take care" to Shin Se-kyung
2011/12/21, Source
Sejong (Han Suk-kyu) and So-i (Shin Se-kyung) shared a loving relationship between sovereign and subject. On the latest episode of SBS drama "Deep-rooted Tree" on December 21st, Sejong was worried about So-i, who was kidnapped, and reminisced about the promise he made with her,...More

Jun Ji-hyun to be in Ryoo's Berlin File
2011/12/18, Source
Top Korean actress Gianna JUN, also known as Jun Ji-hyun from "My Sassy Girl", is set to join the cast of director Ryoo Seung-wan's "In Berlin" (working title). The spy thriller is due to star an A-list cast of Ha Jung-woo ("The Yellow Sea"), Ryoo Seung-bum ("The Unjust") and Han Suk-kyu ("The President's Last Bang") as well,...More

[Spoiler] Added episodes 21 and 22 captures for the Korean drama 'Deep-rooted Tree'
2011/12/16, Source
Added episodes 21 and 22 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

[Spoiler] "Deep-rooted Tree" Kim Kyung-jin cries in sorrow
2011/12/15, Source
Kim Kyung-jin's wailing act played an indispensable role well. On the December 15th episode of SBS "Deep-rooted Tree", Kim Kyung-jin appeared as a beggar and suffered some injustices because of Sejong Lee Do (Han Suk-kyu) creating Hangeul,...More

Who did the octopus pick for the 2011 SBS Grand Prize?
2011/12/14, Source
Who did the octopus choose for the 2011 SBS Grand Prize? SBS's "TV News At Night" ran an experiment for the biggest octopus in Korea, Coco, to choose the winner of the 2011 SBS Grand Prize,...More

[Spoiler] "Deep-rooted Tree" court maids spread Hangeul through shamanism
2011/12/14, Source
Even the court maids have started carrying out the means of Lee Do (Han Suk-kyu). While So-i (Shin Se-kyung) spread Hangeul through a song on the December 14th episode of SBS drama "Deep-rooted Tree", other court maids have started putting their efforts into spreading Hangeul through shamanism, which is familiar to the people,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 20 captures for the Korean drama 'Deep-rooted Tree'
2011/12/12, Source
Added episode 20 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

Jun Ji-hyun is Ha Jung-woo's wife in "In Berlin"
2011/12/11, Source
Top star Jun Ji-hyun is going to transform into a translator for the North Korean Embassy. Ten billion won project "In Berlin", directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, announced that Jeon Ji-yeon had been cast for the movie in the role of an interpreter at the North Korean Embassy as well as the wife of Ha Jung-woo, a spy who is shunned by North Korea. "In Berlin" has a cast of Han Suk-kyu, Ha Jung-woo, Ryoo Seung-bum and many more,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 19 captures for the Korean drama 'Deep-rooted Tree'
2011/12/09, Source
Added episode 19 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

[Spoiler] "Deep-rooted Tree" Shin Se-kyung faints while being tortured
2011/12/08, Source
In the latest episode of "Deep-rooted Tree", Jo Mal-seng (Lee Jae-yong) got a hold of So-i (Shin Se-kyung). On the twentieth episode of the SBS drama "Deep-rooted Tree", aried on December 8th, Jo Mal-seng suspected So-i to be a Milbon,...More

[Spoiler] "Deep-rooted Tree" Han Suk-kyu vents madness at son's death
2011/12/07, Source
Sejong Lee Do (Han Suk-kyu) showed madness in shock of his son's death. On the nineteenth episode of SBS drama "Deep-rooted Tree" on the 7th, Jeong Ki-joon (Yoon Jae-moon) killed General Gwangpyeong under the determination that he will stop the Hangeul.,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 18 captures for the Korean drama 'Deep-rooted Tree'
2011/12/02, Source
Added episode 18 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

"Deep-rooted Tree" maintains its rank
2011/12/01, Source
SBS drama "Deep-rooted Tree" maintained its place at the top. According to AGB Nielsen Media Research on December 2nd, the December 1st episode of "Deep-rooted Tree" rated 20.8% of viewers. This is 0.2% lower than the previous 21.0% but still leading,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 17 captures for the Korean drama 'Deep-rooted Tree'
2011/12/01, Source
Added episode 17 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

"Deep-rooted Tree" stays in first place
2011/11/30, Source
SBS drama "Deep-rooted Tree" maintained in the 20%. According to AGB Nielsen Media Research on the 1st, "Deep-rooted Tree" on the 30th rated 21.0%.,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 16 captures for the Korean drama 'Deep-rooted Tree'
2011/11/25, Source
Added episode 16 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 15 captures for the Korean drama 'Deep-rooted Tree'
2011/11/24, Source
Added episode 15 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

[Spoiler] "Deep-rooted Tree" Jang Hyuk, first person to grasp the Hangeul
2011/11/23, Source
Chae-yoon (Jang Hyuk), who was waiting for revenge on Sejong (Han Suk-kyu) was fascinated by the Hangeul which could express everything. On the fifteenth episode of SBS drama "Deep-rooted Tree" on the 23rd, Chae-yoon kidnaps Sejong's fifth son to take revenge on him but realizes the Hangeul and opens up to Sejong.,...More

[Interview] "Penny Pinchers" Shin So-yul on a scooter
2011/11/20, Source
"I caused the accident due to my clumsy driving, it must've hurt..." She has gentle eyes and a never fading smile on her lips. She answers all questions with a bold voice one by one. She is Shin So-yul from the movie "Penny Pinchers" and the SBS drama "Deep-rooted Tree". She seemed more feminine with her hair down and forehead showing,...More

S. Korean Actress Ko So-Young
2011/11/19, Source
poses for camera at the "2011 Style Icon Awards" ceremony held at CJ E&M Center in Seoul's Sangam-dong on Nov. 3, 2011. A number of actors and actresses and other entertainers took part in the event. Ko So-young was born on Oct. 6, 1972. She graduated from Chung-Ang University with a major in Drama & Cinema. She was known as one of South Korea's "ideal women". Ko was born in Seoul, South Korea. She attended an all-female high school before gaining early admission to Chung-Ang University, where she studied computer science,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 14 captures for the Korean drama 'Deep-rooted Tree'
2011/11/18, Source
Added episode 14 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

[Spoiler] "Deep-rooted Tree" Jang Hyuk tries to kill himself
2011/11/17, Source
The reason why Kang Chae-yoon (More

"Deep-rooted Tree" scores 20.5%
2011/11/17, Source
SBS drama "Deep-rooted Tree" recorded its best viewer percentage so far and remained in the lead. According to AGB Nielsen Media Research on November 18th, the fourteenth episode of "Deep-rooted Tree" from November 17th caught 20.5% of viewers,...More

Song Joong-ki, news anchor at university
2011/11/17, Source
It turns out Song Joong-ki was a news anchor during his university years. The SBS TV program "Good Morning" revealed old pictures of him as an anchor,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 13 captures for the Korean drama 'Deep-rooted Tree'
2011/11/17, Source
Added episode 13 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

Ha Jung-woo, Han Suk-kyu and Ryoo Seung-bum in Ryoo Seung-hwan's 10-billion won project
2011/11/15, Source
Actors Ha Jung-woo, Han Suk-kyu and Ryoo Seung-bum will meet in director Ryoo Seung-hwan's 10-billion won project. "In Berlin", by director Ryoo Seung-hwan, is a spy story based in Berlin, Germany about a man who infiltrates a South Korean organization and gets left behind in North Korea,...More

Ryoo Seung-hwan speaks about his new movie "In Berlin"
2011/11/11, Source
"Will it be 10 billion won (~$10 million) if I round it off?" Director Ryoo Seung-hwan spoke about his next coming movie "In Berlin" known to be a 10 billion won blockbuster. He appeared as the final lecturer in a lecturing event that was held in the LIG Art Hall on the 11th. His upcoming movie "In Berlin" has been an issue and movie fans have been very interested. He said, "The movie has been known to be "Berlin" but it's actually "In Berlin",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 12 captures for the Korean drama 'Deep-rooted Tree'
2011/11/11, Source
Added episode 12 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

Son Ye-jin's "Unforgettable Best 6"
2011/11/10, Source
Mellow queen Son Ye-jin is back. Her latest movie "Spellbound" being released on the 1st of December is about a woman called Yeo-ri who starts seeing ghosts after an accident. She has been acting for 11 years now. After the 2001 TV drama "A Delicious Proposal" with So Yu-jin, Kwon Sang-woo, So Ji-sub and others, she has been busy going around creating a number of hits. Now a veteran actress, Son Ye-jin talks about six of her most unforgettable works including "Spellbound",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 11 captures for the Korean drama 'Deep-rooted Tree'
2011/11/10, Source
Added episode 11 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

[Spoiler] "Deep-rooted Tree" An autopsy to cure Shin Se-kyung's aphasia
2011/11/09, Source
Sejong (Han Suk-kyu) ordered an autopsy by the Garions (Jeong Ki-joon/Yoon Je-moon). On the eleventh episode of SBS drama "Deep-rooted Tree" on November 9th, the Garions cut open a body's throat and mouth just as Sejong ordered,...More

Song Joong-ki Migrating into Movies with Romantic Comedy
2011/11/09, Source
Just four years into his acting career, Song Joong-ki's star is in the ascendant, and the handsome young actor who briefly appeared as a young King Sejong in the SBS drama "Deep-rooted Tree" is soaking up praise from fans and critics alike. But he hasn't let the growing fame get to his head, and showbiz figures often express surprise at his humility and polished manners,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 10 captures for the Korean drama 'Deep-rooted Tree'
2011/11/04, Source
Added episode 10 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

Song Joong-ki: 'I Want Become Actor Like Leonardo DiCaprio'
2011/11/04, Source
Actor Song Joong-ki, who will play his first role as a protagonist in the movie "Penny Pinchers", gave an interview at a cafe in Samcheongdong on November 3. Asked about his favorite actor, he answered, "I admire the actor Leonardo DiCaprio and want to become an actor like him. He has excellent acting ability and many charms of his own. And he has successfully transformed into a characteristic actor from his previous image of a 'pretty boy'". His answer sounds very natural when considering his own characteristics. It will be his first appearance as a protagonist, but his recognition among audiences is already very high. He has appeared on various programs such as entertainment programs, dramas, and movies, and his appearance looked splendid even though he was not the main character of those programs. It might be because of his beautiful appearance, but his appearance was not his only virtue. He mentioned that he was a very competitive person, and it seemed to be true when looking at his concentration while appearing on any works on TV or on the movie screen,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 9 captures for the Korean drama 'Deep-rooted Tree'
2011/11/03, Source
Added episode 9 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

"Deep-rooted Tree" stays in first place
2011/11/02, Source
"Deep-rooted Tree" remains in first place despite a drop in percentage. According to AGB Nielsen Media Research, the ninth episode of the SBS Drama "Deep-rooted Tree" scored 17.4% of viewers,...More

Why is the public captivated by Song Joong-ki?
2011/11/01, Source
Song Joong-ki has talent and visual appeal. Actor Song Joong-ki is the 'it' guy nowadays. How did he manage to become 'it' in such a short period of time?,...More

Song Joong-ki, "I cried when Han Suk-kyu taught me"
2011/10/30, Source
Song Joong-ki cried because of Han Suk-kyu. Song Joong-ki spoke about his impression of "Deep-rooted Tree" on the SBS Power FM show "Park So-yeon's Love Game",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 8 captures for the Korean drama 'Deep-rooted Tree'
2011/10/28, Source
Added episode 8 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 7 captures for the Korean drama 'Deep-rooted Tree'
2011/10/27, Source
Added episode 7 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

[Spoiler] "Deep-rooted Tree" Han Suk-kyu and Song Joong-ki
2011/10/26, Source
It seems that older Sejong Han Suk-kyu and younger Sejong Song Joong-ki will come face to face soon enough. Song Joong-ki plays the role of Young Sejong Lee Do, who had to live as a frustrated scarecrow king while being suppressed by his father Lee Bang-won (Baek Yoon-sik) and going against him to protect his people, managing to pull off the role so well in many different ways,...More

"Deep-rooted Tree" ranks first place
2011/10/26, Source
SBS's "Deep-rooted Tree" ranked first place. According to AGB Nielsen Media Research on October 27th, the SBS drama "Deep-rooted Tree" scored 18.9% of viewers nationally,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 6 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree"
2011/10/21, Source
Added episode 6 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

[Spoiler] "Deep-rooted Tree" Song Joong-ki returns with young Shin Se-kyung
2011/10/20, Source
Song Joong-ki re-appeared in "Deep-rooted Tree". On the sixth episode of the SBS drama "Deep-rooted Tree", Moo-hyool (Cho Jin-woong) told King Sejong Lee Do (Han Suk-kyu) that Kang Chae-yoon (Jang Hyuk) was Ddol-bok from his younger days,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 5 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree"
2011/10/20, Source
Added episode 5 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 4 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree"
2011/10/14, Source
Added episode 4 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

[Spoiler] "Deep-rooted Tree" Jang Hyuk acts lame to kill Han Suk-kyu
2011/10/13, Source
Chae-yoon (Jang Hyuk) gritted his teeth when he found out that his father had died because of Se Jong (Han Suk-kyu). On the episode of "Deep-rooted Tree" on October 13th, government official Chae-yoon sought Se Jong's life,...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 3 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree"
2011/10/13, Source
Added episode 3 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 2 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree"
2011/10/07, Source
Added episode 2 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

[Spoiler] Added episode 1 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree"
2011/10/06, Source
Added episode 1 captures for the Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

[Spoiler] "Deep-rooted Tree" Jang Hyuk flies
2011/10/05, Source
Jang Hyuk showed jeet-keun-do action from the first episode. On the first episode of the SBS drama "Deep-rooted Tree", Kang Chae-woon (Jang Hyuk) planned to kill Sejong (Lee Do; Han Suk-kyu),...More

Korean drama starting today 2011/10/05 in Korea
2011/10/05, Source
Korean drama starting today 2011/10/05 in Korea "More

Added posters and highllghts and teaser videos for the upcoming Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree"
2011/10/03, Source
Added posters and highllghts and teaser videos for the upcoming Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

Today's Photo: September 30, 2011
2011/09/30, Source
Jang Hyuk, Shin Se-kyung and Han Suk-kyu (from left) pose at a press event for their new TV drama "Deep-rooted Tree" in Seoul on Thursday,...More

Added new images for the upcoming Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree"
2011/09/29, Source
Added new images for the upcoming Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

Added teaser, stills and updated cast for the upcoming Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree"
2011/09/26, Source
Added teaser, stills and updated cast for the upcoming Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

Added first stills for the upcoming Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree"
2011/08/09, Source
Added first stills for the upcoming Korean drama "Deep-rooted Tree",...More

Song Joong-ki comes back with SBS "Deep-rooted Tree"
2011/05/30, Source
Song Joong-ki returns to home screens after 10 moths. He has been cast for the role of teenage Sejong in "Deep-rooted Tree" and Han Suk-kyu's teenage role. Based on a best seller by Lee Jeong-myeong, "Deep-rooted Tree" has re-defined the era of King Sejong and deals with the series of murders for 7 days in the Gyeongbok Palace.,...More

Movie of the week "Villain and Widow"
2011/05/19, Source
Movie of the week "Villain and Widow"(2010),...More

Han Suk-kyu and Jang Hyuk... Shin Se-kyung comes back to screens after a year
2011/05/15, Source
Shin Se-kyung is returning to the screens. She has become the lead role along with Han Suk-kyu and Jang Hyuk. Shin Se-kyung has recently confirmed SBS TV drama "Deep-rooted Tree" as her next project. Therefore this is the first time a in a year she will be coming back to the brown screens after sitcom "High Kick Through The Roof". Drama "Deep-rooted Tree" is based on an original by writer Lee Jeong-myeong. It deals with the declaration of the Hunminjeongeum (Korean script) during the King Sejong era.,...More

Han Suk-kyu and Jang Hyuk, chosen for "Deep-rooted Tree"
2011/03/21, Source
Han Suk-kyu and Jang Hyuk have been cast for the SBS drama "Deep-rooted Tress" procued by sidusHQ and has at last taken off its veil. Based on a popular original by Lee Jeong-myeong, this drama redefines the Sejong era which was the most prospering time in the Korean Peninsula, and deals with the serial murders that happen for 7 days in the Kyeongbok Palace before the proclamation of the Korean Script.,...More

Actress Kim Hye-soo's movie picks
2011/01/07, Source
Actress Kim Hye-soo [10Asia] Gender is not the only thing that sets the word 'actress' apart from 'actor.' The word 'actress' alone carries layers of meaning that could refer as one to be envied, a seemingly unreachable glory and perhaps a tragic personal story or two hidden within. Living as an actress in Korea means carrying both a light and darkness inside that are enough to invoke curiosity. And actress Kim Hye-soo fits this category perfectly, as if the term was coined for her alone. Her glamorous body and a confident attitude are some of the phrases we often use to describe Kim's aura. But above all, the prowess she accumulated through her acting career has helped to solidify her position as a true actress,...More

New SF "Skyline" wins No. 1 on Korean box office
2010/11/28, Source
U.S. film "Skyline" [Korea Screen] "Skyline", the new Sci-fi flick from the United States, claimed the No.1 spot on Korea's box office chart between November 26 to 28, according to data released by the official Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) on Monday. The story of alien invasion directed by Brother Strause, and starring Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson and Donald Faison which opened in theaters on November 25, attracted,...More

Korean movies released today 2010/11/25 and yesterday 2010/11/24 in Korea
2010/11/25, Source
Korean movies released today and yesterday in Korea : "Villain and Widow", "Try to Remember", "Family Mart", "There is a Reason for My Misery", "Fetish" and "Ghost : In Your Arms Again",...More

[PREVIEW] Film "Villain and Widow"
2010/11/24, Source
Film "Villain and Widow" [Sidus FHN] There is something fishy about Chang-in (Han Suk-kyu), a guy who rents a room in a two-story house occupied only by a mother and a daughter. Although he introduced himself as a writer he is definitely up to something given how he snoops around the house whenever he can -- as if looking for something in particular. But mistress of the house Yeon-joo (Kim Hye-soo) who is suffering from depression and insomnia at the same time and her rebellious teenage daughter Seong-ah (Ji Woo) who is going through a stormy period of her life from her obsession over the faults to her looks, will not permit Chang-in to come close by maintaining a hysterical attitude. Even the woman next door (Lee Yong-nyeo) who likes to poke her nose into others' businesses gets in his way. With time running out, Chang-in, increasingly anxious, ends up throwing himself at Yeon-joo to avoid a risky moment,...More

A noir tragicomedy with rhythm and zest
2010/11/18, Source
Actors Han Suk-kyu, left, and Kim Hye-soo appear in a scene from "Villain and Widow". The latest film by "My Scary Girl" director Son Jae-gon opens in theaters Nov. 25. / Courtesy of Sidus FNH By Lee Hyo-won In the 1995 comedy “Dr. Bong,” Kim Hye-soo played the role of an irritable single woman who becomes involved with a philandering widower, comically brought to life by Han Suk-kyu, who lives with his eight-year-old son in the apartment downstairs. The son recognizes great mother material in his neighbor and sets out to marry off his father,...More

Main trailer released for the Korean movie "Villain and Widow"
2010/11/02, Source
Main trailer has just been released for the upcoming Korean movie "Villain and Widow",...More

Aspiring Comedians Struggling To Find An Audience
2010/10/28, Source
What was already a tough industry to begin with, seems to be only getting tougher to break into. One of the best ways for aspiring entertainers -- more particularly comedians -- to break into the scen,...More

[ChanMi's movie news] Kim Hye-soo and Han Suk-kyu in a new film!
2010/08/24, Source
Han Suk-kyu and Kim Hye-soo are main characters in the film, "Villain and Widow" which has been filmed for the last 2 months. The movie has ended filming last 11th. The two characters are Yunjoo and Changin, the man upstairs have a hysterical fight against each other,...More

[10LINE] Korean actress Jeon Do-yeon
2010/05/28, Source
Clockwise from top center: actress Lee Hye-young-I, actress Moon So-ri,director Lee Chang-dong, actor Song Kang-ho, and director Im Sang-soo [10Asia] Jeon Do-yeon "A friend who says she wants to become like me so badly that she will seal the deal at the risk of her future has only seen the pretty and fancy side to me. It's not difficult to become like me. It's just hard for someone to want to become like you". - Jeon Do-yeon's line from her cameo appearance on SBS TV series "On Air". About life as an actress. About life as Jeon Do-yeon. Kang Shin-hye A reporter who worked for teenage magazine Hi-teen in 1990. She encouraged Jeon, who during her senior year in high school went to the magazine to receive a prize from a postcard contest, to become a cover model,...More

Mystery Thriller "White Night" Opens
2009/11/30, Source
Based on Keigo Higashino's best-selling mystery novel ("Byakuyako" in Japanese) and produced by hit director-producer Kang Woo-seok (",...More

Love Lurks in Shadows in 'White Night'
2009/11/12, Source
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

In his first feature film, "White Night"' ("Baekyahaeng" translation Walking the White Night), director,...More

Son Ye-jin, Go Soo to Bring Mystery Romance
2009/10/21, Source
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Actor Go Soo returns to the screen after a five-year hiatus in the melodramatic thriller "Baekyahaeng" (,...More

Actress Jeon to Get French Knight Order
2009/10/08, Source
The French government will award Korea's highly-acclaimed actress Jeon Do-yeon, with the title of the Knight of the Order of the Legion of Hono,...More

Korean/Japanese Screen Adaption 'White Night' in Production
2009/10/01, Source
There has been an increasing amount of Japanese Korean cinematic business happening of late and new adaption of novel "White Night" adds a,...More

[ChanMi's movie news] Son Ye-jin in a sexy film!
2009/09/28, Source
Beautiful actress Son Ye-jin returns as a sexy character. Son Ye-jin costars with Han Suk-kyu and Go Soo in the new film "White Night". The released teaser poster and previews reveal that Son Ye-jin will be in a bed scene! The original story is from the thriller mystery writer in Japan Higaisino Geiko. Mi-ho acted by Son and Yohan acted by,...More

Heo Jin-ho Will Bring 'Heart-Fluttering' Romance
2009/09/09, Source
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Heo Jin-ho, the director known for films about fading romance, brings something brighter in ",...More

Jeon Do-yeon on Pregnancy, Post-Cannes Film
2008/09/21, Source
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Actress Jeon Do-yeon seems to have it all, having won the Best Actress award at Cannes last year and about to,...More

[ChanMi's movie news] Cha Seung-won boasts his thrilling action scenes
2008/07/30, Source
Actor Cha Seung-won will be on the screens through movie "Eye for an Eye". Along with Han Suk-kyu, Cha recently was at the VIP press conference for this movie where he admited that he was very proud of this film.,...More

'Eye' Spies Perfect Crime
2008/07/24, Source
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Korea's favorite leading men Han Suk-kyu and,...More

[ChanMi's movie news] Did you see Cha Seung-won's tattoo?
2008/07/02, Source
This sexy and charismatic movie star showed us he can take a ' bad guy ' image. The 2008 action movie, "Eye For and Eye" ("Eye For and Eye, Tooth For a Tooth"), Cha Seung-won takes on a role as a high-roller businessman taking on criminal acts.,...More

"R-point"'s KONG Soo-chang returns with The Guard Post
2008/04/04, Source
Writer/director Kong Soo-chang's latest film "The Guard Post" (GP506) opens,...More

Why the uncle-niece-like couples in dramas and movies?
2008/03/13, Source
Movie actress Moon Geun-young (21)'s comeback drama, SBS "Painter of the Wind" might star Park Shin-yang (40) a,...More

The 'Remembrance Night' for the third anniversary of Lee Eun-joo's death
2008/02/28, Source
The 'Remembrance Night' was held on 22nd, in a café in Seoul Kang-nam to commemorate the third anniversary of Lee Eun-joo's death.

On this 'R,...More

Cha Seung-won and Han Suk-kyu finish shoot
2008/01/18, Source
"Eye For and Eye", Nooneneun Noon, Ieneun I (English translation: "Eye for an Eye, tooth for a tooth"), starring,...More

Must-See Films in 2008
2008/01/13, Source
Star Power Reigns Big Screen

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

This year, a long lineup of star-studded movies, both homegrown and Hollywood imports, awaits release with Korea's hottest stars and bona fide actors gracing the silver screen throughout 2008.

While a high profile cast hasn't alwa,...More

"Stop, Jeon Do-yeon!" the male actors are coming back to screen in 2008
2007/12/26, Source
There had been true 'Woman's power' in Korean cinema this year. The 'Cannes Lady', Jeon Do-yeon, who is sweeping through all year-end film awar,...More

"The President's Last Bang" Released in Japan
2007/12/26, Source
Im Sang-soo's black comical take on the assassination of military dictator PARK Chung Hee ",...More

HAN Seok-kyu and CHA Seung-won's On-screen Showdown
2007/06/25, Source
Han Suk-kyu and Cha Seung-won will play the leading roles in a crime film with the Kor,...More

'Lost' Star Still Looking for Love
2007/06/25, Source
"We immigrated to the U.S. when I was 10, and my parents sold things from a trailer. We lived in it, too. These days stars ride and move in trailers. They rest, do their makeup and change their clothe,...More

Hit movies revisit audiences as musicals
2007/06/18, Source
Creating a new catch phrase "moviecal boom" in the country's entertainment industry, a number of musicals based on hit movies will be staged in the coming months. Smash-hit Korean movies, including "200 Pounds Beauty",,...More

'Secret Sunshine' Asks Existential Questions
2007/05/02, Source
"Secret Sunshine", which opens May 24, asks the fundamental question, "Is life understandable?" The movie is already attracting plenty of hype, not just because it is director,...More

Lee Mi-yeon: Still in Love With Acting
2007/01/20, Source
"Acting has produced the biggest energy and the greatest pain in my life. I can't promise you that I'm going to be an actress for the rest of my life. When I fall out of love with acting, I'll quit im,...More

Jang, Han Top Actors of 2nd Half
2006/12/14, Source
Actor Jang Dong-gun and actress Han Ga-in have earned the most votes in a recent popularity survey. Rain and,...More

[MOVIE REVIEW]'Solace' twists melodrama to its advantage
2006/11/27, Source
Sometimes, we watch films to satisfy our burning (yet often unfulfilled) desire for a better world - a cheap entertainment that whets our insatiable appetite for a sugarcoated fantasy that we hope will help replace our cheaper reality.

",...More

Look Similar? They Pretty Much Are
2006/11/27, Source
By Kim Tae-jong
Staff Reporter

If you take a look at the posters of upcoming movies, you may be struck by the similarities. If you read their plot summaries, you may even get the impression that you have read the same outline twice.

It's true that movies in the same genre share many similarit,...More

The Season's Great Movie Kisses
2006/11/16, Source
Fall is closing in, and with it comes the time for bittersweet melodrama in the movie theaters. Lovers meet like ships passing in the night, unforgettable memories are born, tear-moistened hankies fre,...More

Shin Hyun-joon Redeems Himself in Another Intense Part
2006/04/25, Source
"Public duty" and "faith" are keywords in an interview with the actor Shin Hyun-joon ahead of the release of his film "Barefoot Ki-bong". The actor's mother reportedly prays,...More

An Uneven 'Quest' for Something More
2006/03/03, Source
One day while investigating a fake painting, Yoon Seo (Han Suk-kyu), a renowned Chosun-era scholar, comes across a dirty book secretly circulated among the lower class. Yoon Seo starts writing erotic novels himself and later asks ranking govern,...More

'Quest' Teases But Doesn't Satisfy
2006/02/23, Source
By Joon Soh
Contributing Writer

With vastly different results, the ingredients of sex, satire and the Choson Kingdom proved to be recipes for success in such films as ",...More

'Forbidden Quest': a subtle tale about sexual and writerly passion
2006/02/20, Source
Striking a subtle balance between outright pornography and an ostensibly sexually provocative movie is easier said than done. However, "Forbidden Quest" (Eumranseosaeng) manages to pull off a feat of mixing the two elements in a cleve,...More

Heavy Scandal
2006/02/16, Source
by Mun-Myung Huh

The movie "Forbidden Quest" seems to want to express satire and the art of deviation, but by putting forth tragic love, it ends up being a story about neither. This movie is the directing debut of screenwriter,...More

Films That Fill Off-Season Niche
2006/02/14, Source
By Kim Tae-jong
Staff Reporter

Big-budget films such as "King Kong", "Typhoon" and "Running Wild" hit local theaters, each occupying hundreds of screens nationwide, around Sol,...More

Domestic Movies With English Subtitles
2006/02/02, Source
Quiz King (Misuto Chubu Kwijuwang) (2005)

Seoul Selection Bookstore

Saturday at noon

Starring Han Suk-kyu, this comedy tells about a full-time househusband who tries to win fi,...More

Kim Yunjin Makes Her Presence Felt in Hollywood
2005/11/28, Source
Actress Kim Yunjin of the ABC's hit drama, "Lost", had an interview with Korean reportes on November 22 following the recent premiere of her hot new movie in Seoul. Kim stars as a mother of a son who is a victim of school violence in a thriller,...More

Jang Dong-gun Voted Korea's Most Bankable Star
2005/10/20, Source
Who is the most popular star in Chungmuro, Korea's Hollywood? The Chosun Ilbo asked the country's 12 most influential film producers, who are thought to be the most realistic in evaluating the commercial value of actors and actresses, "How many viewers do you think a movie will attract across the co,...More

Live to Busan: Pusan International Film Festival
2005/10/06, Source
One of Asia's largest film events, the Pusan International Film Festival, which is simply known as PIFF, kicked off this evening in the southeastern city of Busan.
We are going to go live to Busan where our Sohn Hee-kyung is standing by.

AHN CHAK-HEE, ANCHOR: Hello Hee-kyung.

SOHN HEE-KYUNG,,...More

"April Snow" draws one million viewers in shortest period of time
2005/09/30, Source
The movie "April Snow", starring Bae Yong-joon and Son Ye-jin, drew one million viewers in the shortest period of time among a,...More

Donning an Apron, Han Suk-kyu Cooks Laughter
2005/09/22, Source
by Mi-Seok Koh

"Quiz King" (Directed by Yoo Seon-dong, starring Han Suk-kyu,,...More

'The President's Last Bang' made the cut for major film festivals in North America
2005/09/02, Source
Director Im Sang-soo's political bombshell, 'The President's Last Bang' (produced by MK Pictures, starring,...More

Ad Locations That Capture Our Imaginations
2005/07/29, Source
by Ji-Young Chae

The path in the field where Won Bin and Kim Tae-hee quarreled over whether to eat Chinese noodles or spaghetti (LG Cyon ad, Sindu-ri in Taean-gun, Chungnam Province), the n,...More

"Heaven's Soldiers": Movie and Life of Park Joong-hoon and Kim Seung-woo
2005/06/24, Source
by Dong-Yong Min

The actor Park Joong-hoon has turned forty this year. Despite his youthful vigor, he's now over the hill. In the virtual history movie ",...More

'Bang' Has Pop But Lacks Explanation
2005/02/03, Source
By Joon Soh
Culture Editor

Whether intended or not, the new local film "The President's Last Bang" has certainly created a sensation in the past month. Based on the 1979 assassination of President Park Chung-hee, the ne,...More

Film on President Park's assassination in dispute
2005/02/01, Source
"The President's Last Bang", directed by Im Sang-soo, is igniting heated disputes over its sensitive content involving the assassination of Korea's late president Park,...More

[Local Films With English Subtitles]
2005/01/27, Source
■ The Scarlet Letter (Chuhonggulssi) (2004)
At noon on Jan. 29
Seoul Selection

Prior to screening, this film attracted much attention as it stars Han Suk-kyu, from,...More

Director Brings President's Assassination to Big Screen
2005/01/25, Source
By Joon Soh
Culture Editor

Bringing a controversial historical moment to the big screen has made the film "The President's Last Bang (Kuddae Kusaramdul)" a hot topic in the usual entertainment circles as well as in the,...More

Film, drama star Korean presidents
2005/01/20, Source
Whatever their intentions, anybody attempting to pry open Korea's recent history opens a Pandora's Box. The clamor over declassified documents on secret reparations agreements between Korea and Japan serves as the latest proof of the dangers involved in reopening the history books.
Despite the ris,...More

Park Seeks to Ban Film on Late President
2005/01/11, Source
By Lee Yong-sung
Staff Reporter

Park Ji-man, the only son of former President Park Chung-hee, has taken legal action to prevent the release of a new feature film dealing with the assassination of his late father in the late 1970s.

According to the application for a provisional disposition,...More

Movie About President Park Stirs Up Controversy
2004/12/21, Source
By Kim Tae-jong
Staff Reporter

A feature film about the assassination of President Park Chung-hee in the late 1970s is currently in post-production and is expected to be released in February.

KangJeGyu & Myung Film began shooting "Kuddae Ku Saramdul (People at That Time)" in September. The f,...More

'The Scarlet Letter' trains microscope on sexual desire
2004/10/30, Source
What is love? It's an amusing question that often has no satisfying answer, at least not for a man who has to deal with three fatally attractive women at the same time.
In "The Scarlet Letter", Ki-hoon (,...More

Moody `Scarlet Letter' Turns Into a Hard Read
2004/10/28, Source
By Joon Soh
Staff Reporter

"Chuhung Kulsi (The Scarlet Letter)" is a moody thriller that marks the return of actor Han Suk-kyu to the screen. In truth, the actor, who is m,...More

The Scarlet Letter
2004/10/20, Source
by Gab-Sik Kim

"The woman saw how beautiful the tree was and how good its fruit would be to eat, and she thought how wonderful it would be to become wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he also ate it".

This is from Genesis 3:6 of the Bible, a,...More

9th PIFF Kicks Off on Oct. 7th
2004/10/07, Source
One of Asia's biggest film festivals is set to kick off in Korea's port city of Busan. Celebrities will be out in force and the annual event will feature more than 260 movies, including some award-winning Korean and other Asian films.
The curtains will go up on the annual international film festiv,...More

Ninth Pusan International Film Festival Opens in October
2004/09/22, Source
by Gab-Sik Kim

The Ninth Pusan International Film Festival will open with "2046", a Hong Kong film directed by Wong Kar-wei, and will close with a Korean film "The Scarlet Letter", starring the famous Korean actor,...More

Skyrocketing Screen Guarantees
2004/04/20, Source
by Gab-Sik Kim

The money is flowing in, but there is no one to act.

This is the current atmosphere at Choong Moo Ro (film district). According to the Bank of Korea, the movie industry's 2003 sales were some 3.7780 trillion won. This is a rapid growth with sales more than triple 1997's 1.257,...More

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