Always (Movie - 2011)

오직 그대만 (O-jik Geu-dae-man)

Screenplay by Roh Hong-jin (노홍진), Song Il-gon (송일곤)

108min | Release date in South Korea : 2011/10/20

Synopsis
A fatal love story centered on ex-boxer Chul-min (So Ji-sub) and telemarketer Jung-hwa (Han Hyo-joo). He has closed his heart to the world and she remains spirited despite slowly losing her vision. Eliminating the so-called silent style of long shots and long takes and appealing to soul and spirit, this could be deemed Song Il-gon’s declaration of transformation from an auteur director to a popular director. Those who were mesmerized by Song’s "Flower Island" and "The Magicians" may be somewhat disappointed. As suggested by the trite title, the movie is full of old clichés. But what makes it extraordinary despite its clichés is the director’s characteristic unconventional directing style and dramatic twists in detail that reveals moderation and omission. [Always] takes small steps towards the climax without excessive use of words and action. Chul-min’s climactic scene trumps the explosiveness of "Rough Cut". The director also adds class to the film through the remarkable visuals and sound design, sensuous but not superficial. As a result, this film is distinct from overwhelmingly common melodramas and successfully emerges as an ‘uncommon common’ drama. So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo are perfect in their roles. The commercial expression as ‘So-joo couple’ is no exaggeration. (JEON Chanil)
Previously known as "Only You - Movie" on HanCinema.

Source

Always | Cast

Pictures|Facts|News
Community|Top

So Ji-sub
소지섭
As
Cheol-min
(철민)
Han Hyo-joo
한효주
As
Jeong-hwa
(정화)
Kang Shin-il
강신일
As
Coach Choi
(최 관장)
Park Chul-min
박철민
As
Coach Bang
(방코치)
Yoon Jong-hwa
윤종화
As
Min Tae-sik
(민태식)
Oh Kwang-rok
오광록
As
Park Chang-soo
(박창수)

Extended cast

Always
Stream and watch

Pictures|Facts|News
Community|Top

Always | HanCinema Reviews

Pictures|Facts|News
Community|Top

[Guest Film Review] "Always" + Video
2016/07/16
One day in S. Korea, a filmmaker was wondering how he could shoot a blockbuster. Firstly, he considered which genres are the most popular and he came up with melodrama, action, and romance. Then he considered what elements usually draw crowds in a movie and he came up with well-built male protagonist, cute female one, and dogs. After all this thought he concluded: I will direct a film that will entail all of the above and I will break the box office. Although this story is fictional, it could well have been the way Song Il-gon decided to shoot this film. However, "Always" ended up being a flick rather than a commercial success, despite the fact that during the 2011 Busan International Film Festival, the 2000 online tickets for its premier were sold out in a record seven seconds,...More
[HanCinema's 7 Days of Giveaway] Day 1 : "Always" and "Sunny - 2010"
2014/12/25
HanCinema's 7 Days of Giveaway Day 1 : "Always" and "Sunny - 2010",...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] There is "Always" hope...
2013/07/20
Song Il-gon's "Always" has completely won me over. There are a lot of Korean romantic dramas out there, but only a few of them manage to stay favourites. Great Korean love stories such as "Chunhyang", "The Servant", "Bad Guy", and "My Sassy Girl" come to my mind and, after watching So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo on screen together, I think I can safely state that I have another love-struck nugget of a film to add to that list. Cheol-min (So Ji-sub) is a hard working 30-year old labourer and part-time security guard. He is also an ex-boxer with a dark and haunting history, a past that he is desperately seeking redemption for. During his first night as a security guard Cheol-min gets serendipitously introduced to Jeong-hwa (Han Hyo-joo), a visually impaired (clinically blind) woman with an adorable persona,...More

Always | News

Pictures|Facts|News
Community|Top

You're reading the news with potential spoilers, make them spoiler free, dismiss

[HanCinema's Drama Review] Man-hole Episode 4
2017/08/22
Bong Pil has gone down the rabbit hole - er, manhole - once again. With a new set of time travel rules piled atop the old, we have even more factors at play, including Pil's growing determination to take care of and win his woman,...More
Most Anticipated Korean Film of 2017 "The Battleship Island" Debuts in the USA and Canada August 4
2017/07/28, Source
CJ Entertainment's highly anticipated summer blockbuster, "The Battleship Island", a historical war film, is set to release on July 26 in Korea and on August 4 in over 40 cities across the U.S. and Canada. The title was featured at the Cannes Film Festival last month and was pre-sold to 113 territories worldwide,...More
[USA & Canada] "The Battleship Island" Releases in U.S. and Canada August 4
2017/06/30
Most anticipated Korean film of 2017 "The Battleship Island" debuts in the USA and Canada August 4 From "Veteran" Director Ryoo Seung-wan, and Starring Hwang Jung-min from "Ode to My Father" and Song Joong-ki from "Descendants of the Sun",...More
US Teaser Trailer & Poster: "The The Battleship Island"
2017/03/07
"The Battleship Island", a war film based on the Japanese occupation of Korea in 1944 and 400 or more Koreans that were conscripted into slave labor will be released in the U.S. by CJ Entertainment this summer,...More
[Guest Film Review] "Always" + Video
2016/07/16
One day in S. Korea, a filmmaker was wondering how he could shoot a blockbuster. Firstly, he considered which genres are the most popular and he came up with melodrama, action, and romance. Then he considered what elements usually draw crowds in a movie and he came up with well-built male protagonist, cute female one, and dogs. After all this thought he concluded: I will direct a film that will entail all of the above and I will break the box office. Although this story is fictional, it could well have been the way Song Il-gon decided to shoot this film. However, "Always" ended up being a flick rather than a commercial success, despite the fact that during the 2011 Busan International Film Festival, the 2000 online tickets for its premier were sold out in a record seven seconds,...More
Song Joong-ki out to get Asia
2016/05/09, Source
Hallyu star Song Joong-ki opened the doors to Asia with a bang. Song Joong-ki met with over 4,000 fans at the Thunder Dome for the '2016 Song Joong-ki Asian Fan Meeting in Bangkoo on May 7. Even though it's been about a month since the last airing of drama "Descendants of the Sun" ended, the popularity hasn't subsided,...More
Han Hyo-joo, Chun Woo-hee and Kim Ok-bin, the muses that took over the screens
2016/03/09, Source
'God! Thirty diva' is the term referred to actresses or singers who have outstanding talents. Those divas who were born in 1987 are turning thirty or have turned thirty already this year. These 'girls' build on their filmography all these years and have become legit actresses. They have come past their 20s and have settled in their 30s now which allows them more room,...More
[Video] "Descendants of the Sun" OST smashes music charts
2016/03/06, Source
The OST for "Descendants of the Sun" is topping all music sites. "This Love" sung by Davichi is currently on the top of the charts of 8 music charts including Melon, Genie, Naver Music, MNet, Bugs, Soribada, Olleh Music, Monkey 3 Music and more. This is based on 7AM this morning,...More
[HanCinema's 7 Days of Giveaway] Day 1 : "Always" and "Sunny - 2010"
2014/12/25
HanCinema's 7 Days of Giveaway Day 1 : "Always" and "Sunny - 2010",...More
Korean movie of the week "Masquerade"
2013/12/12, Source
Korean movie of the week "Masquerade" (2012) Directed by Choo Chang-min With Lee Byung-hun, Ryu Seung-ryong, Han Hyo-joo, Kim In-kwon, Jang Gwang, Shim Eun-kyung,... Previously known as "The King of Joseon" (조선의 왕, Jo-seon-eui Wang). Synopsis A commoner becoming the king is a theme that's all too familiar to us. The story was told in the well-known fable 'The Prince and The Pauperʼ and this film takes the idea from that and takes it to the 16th- century Joseon Dynasty. The king is the tragic historic figure of Kwanghae,...More
[HanCinema's Photo Diaries] 10 Korean Movie Barcodes!
2013/08/03
What happens when you compress a Korean film into a single image? Here are 10 beautiful and interesting results.,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] There is "Always" hope...
2013/07/20
Song Il-gon's "Always" has completely won me over. There are a lot of Korean romantic dramas out there, but only a few of them manage to stay favourites. Great Korean love stories such as "Chunhyang", "The Servant", "Bad Guy", and "My Sassy Girl" come to my mind and, after watching So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo on screen together, I think I can safely state that I have another love-struck nugget of a film to add to that list. Cheol-min (So Ji-sub) is a hard working 30-year old labourer and part-time security guard. He is also an ex-boxer with a dark and haunting history, a past that he is desperately seeking redemption for. During his first night as a security guard Cheol-min gets serendipitously introduced to Jeong-hwa (Han Hyo-joo), a visually impaired (clinically blind) woman with an adorable persona,...More
[HanCinema's Film News] New Korean Films Inbound...
2013/07/20
K-Films Coming Soon: ★★★ "The Ring of Life": A boxing genius overcomes his past career failures and returns as a coach hoping to train the first female Olympic gold medallist. (07/25) ★★ "Base 820": A group of photography students get lost around the North/South border, a shot is fired and lieutenant Kwon Jin-kyeong and her trainee group go to investigate. (07/25)...,...More
[HanCinema's Film Talk] An Eye Towards "Snowpiercer"
2013/07/13
"Snowpiercer" hits Korean cinemas August 1st and will make Bong Joon-ho the third Korean director to be showcasing a Hollywood feature this year. The film has an interesting and exciting cluster of Korean talent and studios on board - all of which have worked together successfully in the past. Here though I wanted to draw the eye through some of that prestigious Korean talent and showcase the keen 'eye' behind "Snowpiercer". The film stars Song Kang-ho, one of Korea's most prestigious acting talents who has been a huge performer in Bong's impressive filmography; mostly notably in "Memories of Murder" (2003) and, the highest grossing Korean film of all time, "The Host" (2006). One of "Snowpiercer"'s producers has also made fairly good use of the 46-year-old actor. Park Chan-wook continues to cast Song in his films, most recently "Day Trip" (2012), but he's also starred in "JSA - Joint Security Area" [2000], "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" (2002); "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" (2005-cameo); and "Thirst" (2009),...More
The Korean Film Festival comes to Montreal
2013/06/26, Source
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and Korea, a selection of 10 outstanding Korean films will be showcased in Montreal from July 4th to 10th, 2013. Ciné-Asie, along with the major support of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, presents the first edition of the Korean Film Festival in Canada – KFF – which will be launched in five Canadian cities, highlighting Montreal in partnership with the Cineplex Odeon Forum and Mosaicultures Internationales Montréal at the Montreal Botanical Garden (an event that expects nearly two million visitors this summer), the KFF anticipates to receive a large number of visitors for its first edition. For the first time, the KFF website is composed in three different languages: English, French, and Korean. The KFF will present ten full length feature films and five short films. The feature films are either the highest grossing movies in recent years, totalling 7 to 13 million admissions in South Korea, or have gained international critical acclaims, winning significant awards. Among them include Kim Ki-duk's "Pieta" (Le grand prix at Venice 2012), "Miracle in Cell No.7" (over 12 million admissions in Korea, 2013), and "Masquerade" starring actor Lee Byung-hun (over 12 million admissions in Korea, 2012),...More
Jang Hyun-sung, the scenario writer, wrote "Always"
2013/03/20, Source
Jang Hyun-sung announced that he was writing scripts. He appeared on the MBC TV program on the 20th along with Kim Ae-kyung, Jo Min-ki and Kim Bo-sung,...More
Drama of the week "Fermented Family"
2013/02/28, Source
Drama of the week "Fermented Family" (2011) Directed by Park Chan-hong Written by Kim Jee-woo Network : jTBC With Song Il-gook, Park Jin-hee, Lee Dae-geun, Kang Shin-il, Choi Jae-sung, Lee Min-young,... 24 episodes - Wed, Thu 21:00 Also known as "Kimchi Family" Synopsis In the vein of shows like "Gourmet" and "Pasta", "Fermented Family" is a deliciously simmering blend of food and romance. Song Il-gook ("Land of wind") and recently popular star Park Jin-hee ("Giant") lead this family tale of two bickering restaurateurs who fall in love against the backdrop of a beautiful and traditional Korean restaurant,...More
MASQUERADE sets box office records in South Korea and expands across North America!
2012/10/24, Source
Since its South Korean release on September 13th and its North American release in select cities on September 21st, historical drama "Masquerade" has experienced sweeping success in both countries. In South Korea, "Masquerade" has been topping the weekend box office for six consecutive weeks, reaching 10 million in admissions and becoming the 7th movie in Korean film history to surpass the number. Following a Red Carpet Premiere at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art with Lee Byung-hun and a limited U.S. release, "Masquerade" is now expanding to six more cities, including the brand new Angelika Mosaic in Washington D.C. See added list of theaters and release dates below:,...More
[Video] Action Highlights Trailer released for the Korean movie "A Company Man"
2012/10/15, Source
Action Highlights Trailer released for the Korean movie "A Company Man",...More
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "A Company Man"
2012/10/08, Source
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "A Company Man",...More
Added new posters for the upcoming Korean movie "A Company Man"
2012/10/04, Source
Added new posters for the upcoming Korean movie "A Company Man",...More
Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "A Company Man"
2012/09/27, Source
Trailer released for the upcoming Korea,...More
[Video] Added new stills and trailer for the upcoming Korean movie "A Company Man"
2012/09/19, Source
Added new stills and trailer for the upcoming Korean movie "A Company Man",...More
[Video] Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "A Company Man"
2012/09/17, Source
Trailer released for the upcoming Korea,...More
Korean movies opening today 2012/09/13 in Korea
2012/09/13, Source
Korean movies opening today 2012/09/13,...More
Added new stills and poster for the upcoming Korean movie "A Company Man"
2012/09/12, Source
Added new stills and poster for the upcoming Korean movie "A Company Man",...More
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "A Company Man"
2012/09/10, Source
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "A Company Man",...More
[Video] Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "A Company Man"
2012/08/31, Source
Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "A Company Man",...More
Updated cast, stills and added posters for the upcoming Korean movie "A Company Man"
2012/08/30, Source
Updated cast, stills and added posters for the upcoming Korean movie "A Company Man",...More
Added new poster for the upcoming Korean movie "Masquerade"
2012/08/29, Source
Added new poster for the upcoming Korean movie "Masquerade",...More
"Masquerade" Coming to North America on September 21!
2012/08/28, Source
CJ Entertainment brings the historical drama "Masquerade" to North American theaters on September 21st. Set in the seventeenth century, "Masquerade" was written by the co-writer of "Old Boy" and stars Lee Byung-hun (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and "A Bittersweet Life") in one of this fall's most riveting tales. "One must not record that which he wishes to hide". -February 28, 1616 The tyrant of the century, or the tragic monarch? History remembers one king with two faces,...More
[Video] Added new stills and trailer for the upcoming Korean movie "Masquerade"
2012/08/23, Source
Added new stills and trailer for the up,...More
Added new posters for the upcoming Korean movie "Masquerade"
2012/08/21, Source
Added new posters for the upcoming Korean movie "Masquerade",...More
Coming September 2012 From CJ Entertainment
2012/08/13
Coming this fall with the first ever day-and-date Korea and U.S. theatrical release for a Korean film is the hotly anticipated historical drama "Masquerade", starring Korea's world star Lee Byung-hun and written by "Old Boy" co-writer, Hwang Jo-yoon. The versatile actor LEE (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and A Bittersweet Life) plays the dual lead as both the tragic King Gwanghae and that of the commoner who shares a fatefully remarkable resemblance to the ruler, Ha-Seon,...More
[Video] Added new images and 2nd teaser trailer for the upcoming Korean movie "Masquerade"
2012/08/09, Source
Added new images and 2nd teaser traile,...More
Poster revealed for the upcoming Korean movie "Masquerade"
2012/07/23, Source
Poster revealed for the upcoming Korean movie "Masquerade",...More
[Video] Added new stills and first teaser for the upcoming Korean movie "Masquerade"
2012/07/03, Source
Added new stills and first teaser for the upcoming Korean movie "Masquerade",...More
[Video] Teaser revealed for the upcoming Korean movie "Masquerade"
2012/06/28, Source
Teaser revealed for the upcoming Korean movie "Masquerade",...More
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "Masquerade"
2012/06/21, Source
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "Masquerade",...More
Upcoming Korean movie "A Company Man"
2012/06/08, Source
Added the upcoming Korean movie "A Company Man"'s page to HanCinema database,...More
Robot Guards Patrols Jails in Korea
2012/04/29, Source
Korea did it again! following all the cool firefighting, babysitting, bird-chasing and friend-making robots, Korea is now working on developing a prison guard robot that will likely be called Robo-Guard. Robo-Guard has an array of blue lights for eyes and is attired in official-looking black and white,...More
CJ Entertainment America Presents "Helpless"
2012/04/10, Source
Dark Horse Korean Hit at the Gate in the U.S. LOS ANGELES, CA (April 9, 2012) – CJ Entertainment America is launching the moody Korean thriller "Helpless" on April 20, 2012 as an exclusive engagement for Los Angeles at the CGV Cinemas, with national dates expected for early May. The film was a critical darling and unexpected box office champion for two consecutive weeks when it was released in Korea earlier this year. - Russell Edwards, Variety "...The film never ceases to compel. As the layers of deceit are peeled back, Byeon seems in complete command of her material. A key demonstration of her narrative dexterity is the way she flaunts an audacious 'Chinatown'-like clue to the missing woman's whereabouts without pre-empting the climax",...More
Finecut dials up Love 911
2012/03/14, Source
Seoul-based sales company Finecut has announced it will be selling the upcoming film "Love 911" starting at the Hong Kong Filmart next week. Starring Go Soo and Han Hyo-joo, the film is about an unlikely romance between a dedicated firefighter with a painful past and a cold-hearted emergency room (ER) doctor who is solely focused on her career. Notable investment and distribution company N.E.W. is financing and distributing "Love 911" in Korea,...More
So Ji-sub Releasing Magazine for Fans
2012/03/07, Source
So Ji-sub /Courtesy of 51K The first issue of actor So Ji-sub's new magazine SONICe is due out on March 14. The publication will appear in the form of a photo book and will feature So's suggested dating ideas and locations, favorite food and books, and much more,...More
Korean Blogathon 2012 : First Batch
2012/03/06, Source
Monday 5th March 2012 : Remember to add names of authors if possible! Feel free to message us if we miss you, there are a lot of links rolling in!,...More
Kim Min-hee Anything But 'Helpless' in New Movie Role
2012/03/03, Source
Actress Kim Min-hee, who stars in the film "Helpless", which is scheduled to be released next Thursday, fell in love with the movie as soon as she read the script. "I love films about characters with checkered lives, so I thought this role would give me a chance to show what I am capable of as an actress because it fits my style", she said. Not that portraying a character with a complicated life story is an easy task. "The key was being able to express the detailed emotions the protagonist was going through, so I needed to be really focused and communicate my ideas clearly to the director Byeon Yeong-joo", she said,...More
New UFC Champ to Visit Ancestral Home with Korean Mom
2012/03/03, Source
Benson Henderson is the new lightweight champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He beat defending champion Frankie Edgar at UFC 144 on Sunday with a unanimous decision at the Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This caps a heady climb to the top of the sport for Henderson, who only made his debut nine months ago. With the champion's belt around his waist, Henderson ran to the audience and hugged his Korean mother Kim Sung-hwa to share the joyous moment. Henderson wore a T-shirt emblazoned with the Korean national flag on its right shoulder, and the U.S. star spangled banner on its left shoulder. A tattoo on his left arm showed his name written in Korean characters, which he said shows his family background,...More
Upcoming Korean movie "Masquerade"
2012/02/27, Source
Added the upcoming Korean movie "Masquerade"'s page to HanCinema database,...More
Florence Korea Film Fest to open with Always
2012/02/27, Source
The 10th Florence Korea Film Fest in Italy has announced it will open with Song Il-gon's "Always", last year's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) Opening Film. The festival will screen 32 feature films and 24 shorts during its nine-day run, and close with Kim Ki-duk's "ARIRANG - Movie", which made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last year. Set to run March 23 – 31 at the Cinema Odeon (Piazza Strozzi, 1) in Florence, the festival is organized by the Tae gukgi – Toscana Korea Association. Sponsors include Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), the region of Tuscany (Toscana), the city of Florence and the Film Institutions of Tuscany Region,...More
Korean Troupe Wows Onlookers at Carnival in Brazil
2012/02/25, Source
A reveler dressed in Korean traditional costume (right) poses with another dancer before commemorating the 50th anniversary of South Korean immigration to Brazil with Camisa Verde e Branco samba school during the opening night of Carnival parades in Sao Paulo on Saturday. /AFP-Yonhap Brazilian Carnival, one of the largest festivals held each year, kicked off on Friday evening (local time),...More
Korean Boy Band Offend Thais
2012/02/23, Source
A manufactured Korean boy band have created a small backlash against the Korean Wave in Thailand with a bad joke about devastating floods last year that resulted in 780 deaths and three missing as of the end of last year. In August, the seven-member group Block B gave an interview to a Thai website. "We believe that Thai people must be suffering a lot from the disaster. We hope that our donation money could heal their pain. What we can help is only by donating money. And, how much do we have again? W7,000". Afterwards, they made jokes and giggled,...More
Love is On the Air for Young Actress
2012/02/18, Source
Actress Park Eun-bin, who started her career 16 years ago as a child star, plays the lead role of a woman who stays loyal to her first love for two decades in the drama "Operation Proposal", which began airing last Wednesday on TV Chosun. "Even though I'm filming a romantic drama, I haven't yet found a boyfriend", the 20-year-old said. "I really haven't had any time to date since I began juggling my acting career with my academic studies",...More
Korea Is Home for Philippine-Born Parliamentary Hopeful
2012/02/15, Source
Jasmine Lee, the Filipina who is being considered as a candidate on the ruling Saenuri Party's party list, came to Korea in 1994 after marrying her late husband, who was a sailor. Lee was attending medical school in the Philippines at the time. "My husband came into the store my parents ran in Divao to buy a drink. He seems to have fallen in love with me at first sight", Lee recalls. "I watched the store at weekends at the time. He came back again and again to buy candy, beer and other things during his three-day stay. Finally, he asked for my name, address and phone number",...More
Korea's most anticipated films of 2012
2012/02/10, Source
With the start of the new year, the Korean film industry looks to its brightest prospects. Kang Byung-jin profiles eight highly anticipated films of 2012. "The Fortune Tellers" In production. Directed by Sin Jeong-won. Starring Kim Soo-ro, Lee Je-hoon, Kang Ye-won. Produced by Dasepo Club, Saram Entertainment. Distributed by N.E.W.Release planned for the first half of 2012. Korean fortune-tellers not only tell the future, but they also chase away ghosts. The background of "The Fortune Tellers" is Uljinri where a decades-old evil spirit rules. When mysterious accidents and events keep happening without avail, fortune-tellers from all over the country gather to hold a shaman ritual,...More
From Korea with love
2012/02/10, Source
Bangkok-based writer and critic Kong RITHDEE looks at the influence of Korean moving images in Thailand and gauges the depth of the Korean Wave. In late January, So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo walked down the red carpet at HuaHin International Film Festival, the inaugural edition of the cinefest held in Thailand's popular resort town. Reporters gathered with high expectations, and the photos of the two Koreans were splashed across most newspapers the next day. "'Dong Yi' Star In Thailand!" screamed some of the headlines, referring to Han's famous TV series. So's and Han's new film"Always" opened in Bangkok the following weekend. Ten years ago, it was unthinkable to see pictures of Korean movie stars on the pages of Thai national dailies. Of course things have changed, and Korea has implanted itself in the pop-consciousness of Thai audiences in a way that's culturally spectacular and plainly phenomenal,...More
Hyundai Motor Invites Celebrities to Review i40 Sedan
2012/02/07, Source
Hyundai Motor said on Friday it will post evaluations of its new i40 mid-sized sedan on its blog and search portal Daum after the model is test-driven by 10 celebrities including actors, singers and TV hosts,...More
Han Hyo-joo highly considered by actor Ryan Gosling
2012/01/29, Source
Actress Han Hyo-joo has won high praise from actor Ryan Gosling from America who is famous for the movie "The Notebook". Han Hyo-joo attended the "1st Hua Hin International Movie Festival" on the 27th in Thailand. She was very welcomed by the local fans as she visited the country with So Ji-sub as the leading characters for the movie "Always",...More
Actress Go Ara Hopes to Inspire Viewers to Chase Dreams
2012/01/28, Source
After playing the role of a pole vaulter in "Pacemaker", which opened in theaters recently, Go Ara appears as the teen breadwinner of a dysfunctional American family in the upcoming movie "Papa - Movie", set to open on Feb. 2. In the film, the 22-year-old plays a girl who overcomes conflicts with her stepfather in order to protect the family of orphaned children from different ethnic backgrounds, before eventually breaking into show business,...More
[Video] South Korea's Pop Wave
2012/01/28, Source
Revealing the dark side of an industry that is finding new fans across the world. South Korean pop music known as 'K-Pop', is flourishing around the world, finding new fans across Asia, Europe and the US. With attractive artists, catchy tunes and polished dance moves, K-Pop is the number one draw-card for tourists to South Korea and generates tens of millions of export dollars,...More
KoreanFilm.org's Top Korean films of 2011 by Darcy Paquet
2012/01/14, Source
Each year I assemble my top 10 list out of the Korean films that have been released in theaters over the previous 12 months. The small independent films that I catch at the Busan or Jeonju film festivals may not be released by December, but they generally do get a small commercial release within a year or two, so I can include them in a later list.This year, however, I came across a great film that may end up not getting a commercial release, so I squeezed it in where #10 would normally go. I was racking my brain over that #10 slot anyway,...More
'Dancing Queen' Uhm Returns to Screen After Thyroid Surgery
2012/01/14, Source
Singer and actress Uhm Jung-hwa returns to the silver screen with the movie "Dancing Queen", in which she plays a tough aerobics teacher. Uhm plays a woman who had to abandon her dream of becoming a singer after marrying her elementary school sweetheart, who turns out to be a dud as a husband,...More
Go Soo and Han Hyo-joo cast for "Love 911"
2012/01/09, Source
Actor Go Soo and Han Hyo-joo will work together on "Love 911". Go Soo's management BH Entertainment revealed on January 9th that Go Soo and Han Hyo-joo have been cast for the movie "Love 911",...More
Fear No Barrier for Actress Soo Ae After All
2012/01/07, Source
Actress Soo Ae is a "brave coward", in her own words. The 33-year-old is quiet and timid by nature but feels a fire kindled in her heart when facing a challenge. "I have lived my whole life in such a way where I become courageous at decisive moments while being always afraid of everything", she said. On Wednesday, the Chosun Ilbo met with Soo Ae after she wrapped up filming the TV drama "A Thousand Days' Promise". She played a woman in her early 30s who suffers from Alzheimer's, forcing the actress to show a range of emotions shifting between extremes as she evoked the daily life of a patient with dementia,...More
Hwang Soo-jung Finds New Confidence After Disgrace
2011/12/17, Source
Exactly 10 years ago, Hwang Soo-jung disappeared from the public eye after she was arrested for illegal drug use. She made a comeback with the TV drama "Salt Doll" in 2007, and has appeared in a few films, but she never recovered the popularity she had once enjoyed. Now she is having another go with a four-part KBS "Drama Special - For the Sake of Son" that started on Dec. 4,...More
Updated cast for the Korean movie "Always"
2011/12/10, Source
Updated cast for the Korean movie "Always",...More
Final Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.11.25 ~ 2011.11.27
2011/11/29, Source
The number one movie this week is "SIU" (특수본),...More
Final Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.11.18 ~ 2011.11.20
2011/11/22, Source
The number one movie this week is "Punch" (완득이),...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2011.11.18 ~ 2011.11.20
2011/11/20
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2011.11.18 ~ 2011.11.20) In a slightly quieter week, Lee Han's "Punch" remains at number one with 361,807 admissions and 29.9% of the ticket sales. Lee's film is also currently at number five for Korea's top films of the year, just behind "Silenced" and "Detective K". Another week or two should see it surpass one, if not both, of these blockbusters,...More
Early Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.11.18 ~ 2011.11.20
2011/11/20, Source
The number one movie this week is "Punch" (완득이),...More
Singer Ali Finds Fame Late on Reality Show
2011/11/19, Source
Singer Ali has been drawing attention with her powerful vocals on KBS2's reality TV show "Immortal Song 2", where contestants sing hits from the 1980s and 1990s. Ali, who sat down with the Chosun Ilbo on Nov. 11, said, "I have always felt hungry to perform, and the show is satisfying my appetite. In fact, this is the first time I have sung solo in front of such a large audience. At times, I feel so nervous that I don't even look up to see how people are reacting to my songs",...More
Final Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.11.11 ~ 2011.11.13
2011/11/15, Source
The number one movie this week is "Punch" (완득이),...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2011.11.11 ~ 2011.11.13
2011/11/14
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2011.11.11 ~ 2011.11.13) This past weekend has seen "Punch" not only stay true on top with 462,670 admissions but also move up a slot of Korea's top films of the year. Lee Han's latest captured 32.2% of moviegoers' interest to position it number six of Korea's top performers,...More
Early Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.11.11 ~ 2011.11.13
2011/11/13, Source
The number one movie this week is "Punch" (완득이),...More
Final Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.11.04 ~ 2011.11.06
2011/11/08, Source
The number one movie this week is "Punch" (완득이),...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2011.11.04 ~ 2011.11.06
2011/11/06, Source
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2011.11.04 ~ 2011.11.06) The first week of November belongs to Lee Han's "Punch". This is its third week on top of the charts and it does so with 44.6% of the week's ticket sales. "Punch" has now surpassed "The Client" at number six of Korea's top films of the year with 2,465,751 total admissions,...More
Early Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.11.04 ~ 2011.11.06
2011/11/06, Source
The number one movie this week is "Punch" (완득이),...More
Final Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.10.28 ~ 2011.10.30
2011/11/01, Source
The number one movie this week is "Punch" (완득이),...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2011.10.28 ~ 2011.10.30
2011/10/30, Source
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2011.10.28 ~ 2011.10.30) The Halloween weekend has pronounced Lee Han's "Punch" as number one with another steady weekend showing. "Punch" added close to 600,000 admissions to its gains as the film's popularity continues to gather momentum. The film now sits with 1.5 million tickets sold, clutching the bulk of moviegoers this week away from the rest of the pack,...More
Early Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.10.28 ~ 2011.10.30
2011/10/30, Source
The number one movie this week is "Punch" (완득이),...More
So Ji-sub reveals deleted stills from "Always"
2011/10/27, Source
Popular actor So Ji-sub revealed deleted cuts from "Always". Fans are complimenting the pictures, saying he's adorable,...More
"Punch" breaks through a million admissions in two weeks
2011/10/26, Source
Kim Yun-seok and Yoo Ah-in's movie "Punch" broke through a million admissions in two weeks. According to an October 20th press release from the Korean Film Council, "Punch" gathered 851,369 admissions through October 26th,...More
Final Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.10.21 ~ 2011.10.23
2011/10/25, Source
The number one movie this week is "Punch" (완득이),...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2011.10.21 ~ 2011.10.23
2011/10/24
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2011.10.21 ~ 2011.10.23) Lee Han's "Punch" edges past "Reel Steel" to sit atop the chart this week. Lee's drama has 461,290 to Shawn Levy's 453,322, seeing it jump from five to first. "Punch" stars Kim Yun-seok ("The Yellow Sea" and "The Chaser") and Yoo Ah-in ("Sungkyunkwan Scandal" and "Sky and Sea") as they act out Kim Yeo-ryung's popular novel on the big screen,...More
Early Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.10.21 ~ 2011.10.23
2011/10/23, Source
The number one movie this week is "Punch" (완득이),...More
So Ji-sub Publishes Second Photo Essay
2011/10/21, Source
Hallyu star So Ji-sub (34) published his second photo essay entitled "So Ji-sub's Always" on October 20. According to his agency, 51K, the photo essay contains the photos of the filming set of the movie "Always", in which So Ji-sub played the protagonist named Chul Min, and So took photos while filming the movie from the beginning to the end as a part of a daily log of the movie production,...More
Korean movies opening today 2011/10/20 in Korea
2011/10/20, Source
Korean movies opening today 2011/10/20 in Korea "Always", "Punch" and "Wie-do",...More
Final Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.10.14 ~ 2011.10.16
2011/10/18, Source
The number one movie this week is "Real Steel",...More
Added new stills and videos for the upcoming Korean movie "Always"
2011/10/17, Source
Added new stills and videos for the upcoming Korean movie "Always",...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2011.10.14 ~ 2011.10.16
2011/10/16, Source
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2011.10.14 ~ 2011.10.16) As the dust of public criticism settles, spurred on by "Silenced", the foreign film "Reel Steel" now sits on top. With 590,043 admissions, Shawn Levy's "Reel Steel" captures the top spot away from the local flicks in its second week at the theatres. The film stars Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, and Dakota Goyo. It's not another Ironman film, but its likeness is enough to beg the question and score some curious moviegoers' interest,...More
Early Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.10.14 ~ 2011.10.16
2011/10/16, Source
The number one movie this week is "Real Steel",...More
Han Hyo-joo Seeking More Challenging Roles in Movies
2011/10/15, Source
Actress Han Hyo-joo (24) starred in the movie "Always", which premiered as the opening film of the Busan International Film Festival this year. It is a tear-jerking melodrama that speaks to people's hidden desires, she said. "I always wanted to do a movie about true love. I wanted to move audiences through something everyone thinks of as being a cliché", Han said. "Everyone says ever-lasting love is impossible, but they long for it and dream about it",...More
This Week's Cultural News
2011/10/13, Source
This musical is about five men whose goal is to join the elite group of the Hwarang. [SOV] [Interview : ] "Hello. We are Hwarang, the superstars from Seorabeol!" The Hwarang existed in the kingdom of Silla. Only men who were of good social, physical and intelligent standing could apply, and that is reflected right on stage. [Interview : Seong Cheon-mo, Director] "The Hwarang were a group of soldiers, but the five Hwarang in the play are severely lacking in skills. The musical is about the hardships they face on their way to becoming a true Hwarang". The Hwarang usually seen on TV are shown as strong and decisive. However, the Hwarang in the eponymous musical are immature young men, and this in itself is one of the musical's most memorable aspects,...More
Teardrops Fall as Rain Enlists in Army
2011/10/12, Source
After giving teary-eyed fans a rousing send off on Sunday with a free street concert in Gangnam, a newly-cropped Rain enlisted in the Army on Tuesday afternoon for 21 months of compulsory military service. The "Ninja Assassin" star and Korean Wave singing sensation reported to the 306th Army draft camp in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province. He is going to take up active duty after a five-week boot camp,...More
Han Hyo-joo: 'My Best Decision Ever Is Becoming Actress'
2011/10/10, Source
Actress Han Hyo-joo, who played the female protagonist named Jeong Haw in the opening movie of the 2011 Busan International Film Festival, "Always", said, "That I decided to become an actress has been the best decision ever of my entire life. I greatly enjoy acting".,...More
Showbox sells Busan opening film Always to Japan
2011/10/10, Source
Major Korean distributor Showbox/Mediaplex has sold Song Il-gon's melodrama "Always", the 16th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opening film, to Japan's Pony Canyon. The film tells the fatal story of a former boxer and a blind girl who fall in love. It stars heartthrob So Ji-sub, who has built a fan-base in Asia after the hit TV series "Sorry, I Love You" and Jang Hoon's debut feature "Rough Cut". Opposite him stars Han Hyo-joo who swept up drama awards last year for her performance in the TV series "Dong Yi",...More
[BIFF Everything] Han Hyo-joo has autograph session in front of an elevator
2011/10/09, Source
-- Jang Dong-gun and Joe Odagiri had drinks at a street vendor stall on October 6th. After the opening ceremony of BIFF, the "My Way" duo sat down at a street stall and tipped soju glasses into their mouths all night. Bodyguards surrounded the vendor street. -- Han Hyo-joo had an off-schedule autograph session. She was surrounded by 20 or so Japanese fans on October 7th, at the Grand Hotel lobby elevator. Her bodyguards tried to stop them but she gave them her autograph and held their hands. She experienced the popularity that sold out all the tickets for "Always" within seven seconds of its release,...More
Busan film festival opens to star-studded fanfare, Always
2011/10/07, Source
By KOFIC Staff Despite some concern over construction delays at the Busan Cinema Center, the 16th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has opened at the new dedicated venue on schedule and with a galaxy of local and international stars on the red carpet. The festival opened Oct. 6 with the world premiere of Song Il-gon's ill-fated love story "Always", starring So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo. The film had sold out in seven seconds and the director and his stars were greeted with huge cheers as they stepped onto the Busan Cinema Center's red carpet with festival director Lee Yong Kwan. Song declared, "This is a great honor in my life",...More
Stars Align at 16th BIFF While Opening Movie Sells Out in 7 Seconds
2011/10/07, Source
Busan's Haeundae Beach will host stars from around the world for nine days from Thursday as Asia's most prestigious celebration of the art of moviemaking, the highly anticipated 16th Busan International Film Festival, finally kicks off,...More
Busan Film Fest Gets Under Way
2011/10/07, Source
The much anticipated 16th Busan International Film Festival, Asia's most prestigious cinema event, kicked off at 8 p.m. on Thursday at Busan Cinema Center hosted by actresses Uhm Ji-won and Ye Ji-won,...More
Today's Photo: October 6, 2011
2011/10/07, Source
Actors So Ji-sub (left) and Han Hyo-joo pose at a press event for "Always", the opening film of the Busan International Film Festival on Thursday,...More
Actress duo hosts open new chapter for BIFF
2011/10/07, Source
BUSAN ― The 16th Busan International Film Festival made sure Thursday's opening gala showed that Asia's largest cinema event was beginning a new chapter. Not only does the festival assume a new name, with the outdated Romanization "Pusan" changed to "Busan" ― but this year's event will be the first to be headed by Lee Yong-kwan after founding director Kim Dong-ho stepped down. Both men took part in the event, alongside Busan Mayor and festival chairman Hur Nam-sik,...More
[T Photo] Actress that shone at BIFF
2011/10/06, Source
Actresses Oh In-hye, Hong Soo-ah, Yoo In-na, Kang So-ra, Sung Yu-ri, Song Seon-mi, Park Ye-jin, Ji Seong-won (clockwise from the top) are on the red carpet at the Busan International Film Festival on the 6th at Haeundae, Busan,...More
[Photo N] Actress' love for black, BIFF
2011/10/06, Source
The 16th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opening ceremony took place at a movie hall in Haeundae, Busan on the 6th of October. Busan prepared its own 'movie hall' and changed its English name for the area from 'Pusan' to 'Busan' making it the Busan International Festival and the project market PPP to Asian Project Market.,...More
[BIFF] Jang Dong-gun, Song Hye-kyo and other stars attend, Jeon Do-yeon doesn't
2011/10/05, Source
,...More
Added new posters for the upcoming Korean movie "Always"
2011/10/04, Source
Added new posters and still for the upcoming Korean movie "Always",...More
Cannes Winner Jeon Hopes 'Countdown' a Commercial Hit
2011/10/01, Source
Jeon Do-yeon is one of the most versatile actresses around, having played a wide range of roles including an innocent country girl, a single mother having an affair, an HIV-positive call girl and a chaste widow from the Chosun Dynasty. But there is still something missing from her body of work: a mass audience. Although her movies have not exactly drawn small crowds, she has yet to star in a film that has sold more than three million tickets at the box office,...More
New BIFF Venue a City Landmark, Architectural Marvel
2011/09/30, Source
About 1,000 LEDs light up the big roof of the Busan Cinema Center on Thursday. The Busan Cinema Center, which features a huge roof shaped in a wavelike pattern, opened Thursday in Busan. It is propped up by a single pillar built to resemble a pair of ice-cream cones. The center will be the main venue of the annual Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), previously known as the Pusan International Film Festival. With the completion of the center, the southern port city wants to be recognized not only as a regional cinematic hub but also as the home of key architectural landmarks,...More
Added new stills and video for the upcoming Korean movie "Always"
2011/09/27, Source
Added new stills and video for the upcoming Korean movie "Always",...More
Added new stills and video for the upcoming Korean movie "Always"
2011/09/23, Source
Added new stills and video for the upcoming Korean movie "Always",...More
Song Il-gon: 'So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo Are Excellent Actors'
2011/09/21, Source
At the production presentation of the movie "Always", the director Song Il-gon said, "I could not have begun and finished this movie without So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo. Their acting was perfect while filming this movie". "Always" has attracted many people's attention with its cast members -- star actors So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo -- and its production presentation was held at Apgujeong CGV on September 20. Song Il-gon, who wrote the script and directed the movie, highly praised the two male and female protagonists the whole time during the production presentation. He said about actor So Ji-sub, "He is a perfectionist. He devoted too much to this movie. Even though he injured his wrist, he never showed that he was suffering from pain and he personally appeared in many action scenes without utilizing an understudy,...More
Today's Photo: September 21, 2011
2011/09/21, Source
Han Hyo-joo (left) and So Ji-sub pose at a press event for their new film "Always" in Seoul on Tuesday,...More
Added new poster for the upcoming Korean movie "Always"
2011/09/20, Source
Added new poster for the upcoming Korean movie "Always",...More
Han Hyo-joo's first bed scene: "So Ji-sub was good to me..."
2011/09/20, Source
A mature change in the movie "Always" So Ji-sub: "I've done it many times..." Actress Han Hyo-joo attempted her first bed scene. Her bed scene was revealed at the movie preview in Apgujeong CGV, Seoul, on September 20th,...More
[MD Photos] Han Hyo-joo "Smiles and bangs"
2011/09/20, Source
Actress Han Hyo-joo is smiling at the "Always" movie preview on September 20th at Apgujeong CGV, Seoul, styled in a set of bangs,...More
Busan Int'l Film Fest to Shed Light on SE Asian Cinema
2011/09/20, Source
Asia's largest film festival, the Busan International Film Festival, will be held from Oct. 6 to14 at five theaters in the city of Busan. Some 307 films from 70 countries will be screened, with 135 premiering at the festival. The festival was formerly known as the Pusan International Film Festival but amended the spelling of its name this year to conform to the official Romanization of the city in which it is held,...More
Trailer revealed for the upcoming Korean movie "Always"
2011/09/16, Source
Trailer revealed for the upcoming Korean movie "Always",...More
Han Hyo-joo is the most favorable daughter-in-law
2011/09/15, Source
Actress Han Hyo-joo beat Kim Tae-hee and Moon Geun-young to be the most favorable daughter-in-law. Han Hyo-joo easily beat Kim Tae-hee, Moon Geun-young and Lee Min-jung in the survey "Actress that would make the best daughter-in-law this Chuseok" conducted by KBS "Happy FM",...More
Busan promises more cinematic fun
2011/09/15, Source
The Busan Film Center, the newly constructed main venue of the 16th Busan (formerly Pusan) International Film Festival (BIFF), opens Sept. 28. Asia's largest cinema showcase opens from Oct. 6 to 14 in the southern port city. (Yonhap) Festival finds new niche at Busan Film Center Standing tall and wide, and at an odd angle like an upside pyramid, the Busan Film Center in Haeundae Centum City is hard to miss,...More
Star TV Host Bows Out Over Tax Fiddle
2011/09/14, Source
Kang Ho-dong leaves a hotel room after a press conference about his alleged tax evasion in Seoul last Friday. One of the major news stories that rattled Korea during the Chuseok holidays was popular TV show host Kang Ho-dong's announcement that he would withdraw from all the shows he is hosting and take time out for self-reflection,...More
Busan International Film Festival unveils this year's plans
2011/09/09, Source
The 16th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced their full lineup of 135 premieres in 307 films from 70 countries, with the Opening Film to be director Song Il-gon's "Always", starring So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo. Set to run Oct. 6 – 14, the festival and Asian Film Market will be held in the new Busan Cinema Center and other venues in Haeundae,...More
Added making of video for the upcoming Korean movie "Always"
2011/09/08, Source
Added making of video for the upcoming Korean movie "Always",...More
[Photos] Han Hyo-joo glows
2011/09/07, Source
Han Hyo-joo is smiling brightly at the movie premiere of "Always" on the 7th,...More
Posters revealed for the upcoming Korean movie "Always"
2011/09/05, Source
Posters revealed for the upcoming Korean movie "Always",...More
"Always" So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo
2011/09/04, Source
The teaser poster for So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo's movie "Always" has been released. "Always" not only gained interest in the on site pictures that netizens took but the still cuts recorded a number of more than 300 thousand hits. Cheol-min (So Ji-sub) and Jeong-hwa (Han Hyo-joo) in the poster are covering each others eyes.,...More
Sky's the Limit for Kwon Sang-soo as he Targets China, Hollywood
2011/08/31, Source
Actor kwon Sang-woo has been overlooked in the past when Korea feted its leading thespians, but he thinks his latest role in the movie "Pained" may change all that. The sculpted and chiseled Korean Wave poster boy is expecting a positive reaction to his 10th movie when it comes out on Sept. 7. The flick is directed by none other than Busan-born Kwak Gyeong-taek, whose blockbuster "Friend", about mafia rivals and friends in southern Korea set the box office alight when it was released a decade ago,...More
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "Always"
2011/08/22, Source
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "Always",...More
Best friends Kwon Sang-woo and So Ji-sub compete with mellow this fall
2011/08/18, Source
Best friends kwon Sang-woo and So Ji-sub will compete with mellow acts this fall. The two take on the roles of men with deep wounds on the inside but love women with physical pain. kwon Sang-woo is Nam-soon, a man who doesn't feel pain but loves a woman who feels critical pain even at the smallest touch in the movie "Pained". Nam-soon doesn't feel pain as he feels guilty of a car accident that killed his family when he was young. It has been said that him and partner Jung Ryeo-won truly touched the hearts of those who saw their affection.,...More
Fan video released for the upcoming Korean movie "Always"
2011/07/01, Source
Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "Always",...More
Age No Barrier for Singer Baek Ji-young
2011/06/11, Source
Baek Ji-young is showing that age is no barrier to success in Korea's music scene, as her eighth album "PITTA" continues to meet with approval from fans. The sultry 36-year-old, who is back after a two-and-a-half-year hiatus, has seen the album's title ballad land in the upper reaches of various music charts,...More
So Ji-sub looking good in blue sleeveless
2011/04/26, Source
Actor So Ji-sub is the new face for Powerade. Coca Cola revealed on the 27th, "We have chosen So Ji-sub as our model for the newly upgraded Powerade".,...More
Mystery Deepens Over Seo Taiji's Secret Marriage to Lee Ji-ah
2011/04/22, Source
Seo Taiji (left) and Lee Ji-ah The actress Lee Ji-ah is suing music legend Seo Taiji for W500 million in alimony and half of his W5 billion fortune (US$1=W1,080). According to her lawsuit, the two secretly married in the U.S. and divorced later on. Lee claims they divorced in 2009, but Seo says they parted ways back in 2006. The timing of the separation is at the center of controversy, since a person can claim for alimony up to three years after divorce. The reasons for the divorce and lawsuit remain unclear,...More
Actors get sick while working out, 'why?'
2011/04/17, Source
It's confusing if they are an athlete or an actor. Actors and actresses work hard to master a specific sport in a given amount of time for their roles in movies and dramas, beyond working out for their health,...More
The best combination of a couple?
2011/04/17, Source
Kim Joo-hyuk and Jung Ryeo-won's fond love is soon to be coming in the movie "In Love and the War" on the 28th of April. It is a human drama drawing laughter and emotion in big scale in the ironic situation of Korea's painful war history, but Kim Joo-hyuk and Jung Ryeo-won's alove story is not to be missed. Kim Joo-hyuk is a North Korean general and Jung Ryeo-won is an ambitious country girl Seol-hee. These two are drawn to each other without control even in the cross fire of war. ■ "R2B: Return to Base" Rain and Shin Se-kyung ,...More
So Ji-sub, absorbed in boxing, so manly
2011/04/11, Source
Actor So Ji-sub is concentrating hard in boxing. For his boxer role in new movie "Always" coming soon, he is in the mifddle of some high level training.,...More
First still released for the upcoming Korean movie "Always"
2011/04/05, Source
First still released for the upcoming Korean movie "Always",...More
Actor So Ji-sub is a contract killer in "A Company Man"
2011/04/03, Source
Actor So Ji-sub is confirmed for cast in movie "A Company Man" following the movie "Always". So Ji-sub signed to be on board with the movie last week. He works in a contract killing company, killing people with no guilt but meets a woman and becomes a target among his co-workers when he tries to leave the organization,...More
Han Hyo-joo Holds First Fan Meeting
2011/03/30, Source
Up-and-coming actress Han Hyo-joo held her first fan meeting in Seoul on Saturday, drawing over 250 fans. At the two-hour event she shared encouraging messages from her fans and some of her former co-stars, including Lee Seung-gi, Bae Soo-bin, Lee So-yeon, Ji Jin-hee, Park Ha-sun and Moon Chae-won,...More
So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo mellow collab in "Always"
2011/03/15, Source
Actor So Ji-sub and actress Han Hyo-joo have been cast for the movie "Always" by director Song Il-gon. Former boxer Cheol-min (So Ji-sub) falls in to love of destiny with Jeong-hwa (Han Hyo-joo) who has beautiful eyes. Having come down from the ring because of a dark past, Cheol-min risks his life in a fight to become Jeong-hwa's ray of light.,...More
Upcoming Korean movie "Always"
2011/03/03, Source
Added the upcoming Korean movie "Always"'s page to HanCinema database,...More
Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "End of Animal"
2011/02/25, Source
Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "End of Animal",...More
So Ji-sub cast for "A Company Man"? "Only the scenario"
2011/02/24, Source
Actor So Ji-sub's management drew a line saying "There hasn't been anything decided yet" about the discussion of him being cast in the movie "A Company Man". So Ji-sub's management 51K chairman Kim Jeong-hee said on the phone with News N, "There have been no decisions made about the movie. He just has the scenario and is considering it. It's not the time to be talking about his next project when "Always" hasn't even started shooting",...More
So Ji-sub and Yoo Ah-in boxing... who's better?
2011/02/24, Source
Actors So Ji-sub and Yoo Ah-in ar absorbed in boxing. So Ji-sub is currently preparing for the lead role of the movie "Always". This movie is a heartwarming and affectionate sad love story about an ex-boxer who has a strong will to survive and a blind woman.,...More
Full Music Video 'If I Could Do It Again' by Alex (Feat. Je-in) released for the Korean movie "Late Autumn - 2010"
2011/02/23, Source
Full Music Video 'If I Could Do It Again' by Alex (Feat. Je-in) released for the Korean movie "Late Autumn - 2010",...More
Teaser added and updated cast for the upcoming Korean drama "I Believed a Guy"
2011/02/18, Source
Teaser added and updated cast for the upcoming Korean drama "I Believed a Guy",...More
Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "Jungle Fish 2 - Movie"
2011/02/17, Source
Trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "Jungle Fish 2 - Movie",...More
Added slideshow teaser and pictures for the upcoming Korean drama "I Believed a Guy"
2011/02/16, Source
Added slideshow teaser and pictures for the upcoming Korean drama "I Believed a Guy",...More
Added new stills and music video by Park Hyo-shin for the upcoming Korean movie "Come Rain Come Shine"
2011/02/15, Source
Added new stills and music video by Park Hyo-shin for the upcoming Korean movie "Come Rain Come Shine",...More
Music Video 'Order' by Baek Chan released for the Korean drama "ATHENA"
2011/02/11, Source
Music Video 'Order' by Baek Chan released for the Korean drama "ATHENA",...More
Added new stills and the art of seduction trailer for the upcoming Korean movie "Late Autumn - 2010"
2011/02/11, Source
Added new stills and The Art of Seduction trailer for the upcoming Korean movie "Late Autumn - 2010",...More
Music video 'If I could do it again' by Alex (Feat. Je-in) released for the upcoming Korean movie "Late Autumn - 2010"
2011/02/08, Source
Music video 'If I could do it again' by Alex (Feat. Je-in) released for the upcoming Korean movie "Late Autumn - 2010",...More
Upcoming Korean movie "Life is Peachy"
2011/02/04, Source
Added the upcoming Korean movie "Life is Peachy"'s page to HanCinema database,...More
Kim Gyu-ri teaser released for the upcoming Korean movie "Shotgun Love"
2011/01/28, Source
Kim Gyoo-ri Teaser released for the upcoming Korean movie "Shotgun Love",...More
Teaser released for the upcoming Korean short movie "Night Fishing"
2011/01/19, Source
Teaser released for the upcoming Korean short movie "Night Fishing",...More
Music Video Kangta 'Arrow' released and episode 11 captures added for the Korean drama "ATHENA"
2011/01/19, Source
Music Video Kangta 'Arrow' released and episode 11 captures added for the Korean drama "ATHENA",...More
Korean Animation: A Major Global Player and Creative Force
2011/01/19, Source
By: Mark Russel Like a lot of young people, I used to be a big fan of animation. Of course, back in the 1970s and '80s in North America, Disney and Warner Bros. dominated the Saturday morning dial, but even then, I realized that a lot of my favorite animated programs were coming out of Asia. I did not know much about those shows, but I could tell they were very different than Western programs that were so much more common. Cut to the 1990s, and when I finally made it to South Korea, I was pretty psyched to realize how much of my favorite animation, new and old, Western and Japanese, was actually being made there. In fact, at its peak in the mid-1990s, Korea accounted for nearly 50 percent of the world's animation, including "The Simpsons", "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", and "Spongebob Squarepants". Companies like Nelson Shin's Akom worked on animated films like "The Transformers" (the 1986 cartoon, not the Michael Bay explosion fest) and the "My Little Pony" movie,...More
Trio of Korean Movies announced for Berlinale Panorama
2011/01/06, Source
The 61st Berlin International Film Festival (Feb. 10-20, 2011) has announced 24 of the 50 films to be presented in its Panorama section. All the films in the selection are screening as either world or European premieres,...More
Upcoming Korean-Japanese animated movie "Timing"
2011/01/04, Source
Added the upcoming Korean-Japanese animated movie "Timing"'s page to HanCinema database,...More
Music Video - Supreme Team 'Get Ready' released for the Korean drama "ATHENA"
2011/01/04, Source
Music Video - Supreme Team 'Get Ready' released for the Korean drama "ATHENA",...More
So Ji-sub returns to movies with Song Il-gon's 'Always'
2011/01/03, Source
'So Kan-ji' So Ji-sub will return to the screens through producer Song Il-gon's new "Always". This would be his comeback in two years after the movie 'Sophie's Revenge' he did with Zhang Ziyi. So Ji-sub has the role of an ex-boxer, who loves and gives all to a woman who is losing her sight. He will show, in this movie, the deep mellow acting he did in the 2004 drama, 'Sorry, I Love You'.,...More
Huh Gak and John Park 'My Best' music video released for the upcoming Korean movie "GLove"
2011/01/03, Source
Huh Gak and John Park 'My Best' full music video released for the upcoming Korean movie "GLove",...More
Teaser released for the upcoming Korean drama "Sign"
2010/12/30, Source
Teaser released for the upcoming Korean drama "Sign",...More
10 moments in culture
2010/12/29, Source
By Culture Desk 1 Gwanghwamun restored

Gwanghwamun, the,...More
Added new pictures and videos for the upcoming Korean movie "GLove"
2010/12/27, Source
Added new pictures and videos for the upcoming Korean movie "GLove",...More
Jang Jae-in 'Please' full music video released for the Korean drama "ATHENA"
2010/12/21, Source
Jang Jae-in 'Please' full music video released for the Korean drama "ATHENA",...More
TVXQ music video released for the Korean drama "ATHENA"
2010/12/20, Source
TVXQ music video released for the Korean drama "ATHENA",...More
Korean Movies - Petty Romance
2010/12/20, Source
"Petty Romance", released theatrically December 1 in Korea, has ranked in first place at the Korean box office. It is a funny chick flick that will make you laugh for the entire time. Chick flicks usually have very similar storylines and that applies to this movie as well. One of typical stories of chick flick is: two characters meet coincidently, they find themselves either very similar or opposites. If the latter, they think of each other as very annoying and start arguing constantly,...More
New music video released for the Korean drama "ATHENA"
2010/12/17, Source
Music video Jang Jae-in 'Please' released for the Korean drama "ATHENA",...More
Added new music video for the Korean drama "ATHENA"
2010/12/16, Source
Added Brown Eyed Soul 'Put Down' Music Video for the Korean drama "ATHENA",...More
Added Music Video for the Korean drama "ATHENA"
2010/12/13, Source
Added Taeyeon Music Video for the Korean drama "ATHENA",...More
Korean drama starting today in Korea
2010/12/13, Source
Korean drama starting today in Korea "ATHENA",...More
Highlights and making of released for the upcoming Korean drama "ATHENA"
2010/12/07, Source
Highlights and making of released for the upcoming Korean drama "ATHENA",...More
Upcoming Korean drama "Rude Miss Young-Ae Season 8"
2010/12/06, Source
Added the upcoming Korean drama "Rude Miss Young-Ae Season 8"'s page to HanCinema database,...More
Music Video released for the Korean movie "Petty Romance"
2010/12/02, Source
Kangaroo Music Video by Lee Sun-kyun and Choi Kang-hee released for the Korean movie "Petty Romance",...More
Music video released for the Korean movie "Passerby #3"
2010/12/02, Source
Music video released for the Korean movie "Passerby #3",...More
Ballads take over Gaon weekly chart
2010/12/02, Source
Album jacket of Taeyeon & The One' "Like A Star" Girls' Generation member Taeyeon and solo male singer The One's duet song "Like A Star" and other two ballads dominated Gaon's weekly singles chart during the final week of November. "Like A Star", the title track to The One's single album, climbed up five steps to reach the top of Gaon's singles chart from November 21 to 27,...More
Teaser and posters for the upcoming Korean drama "ATHENA"
2010/11/17, Source
Teaser and posters for the upcoming Korean drama "ATHENA",...More
Final poster released for the Korean movie "Petty Romance"
2010/11/10, Source
Final poster has been released for the upcoming Korean movie "Petty Romance",...More
Main trailer released for the Korean movie "Petty Romance"
2010/11/05, Source
Main trailer has just been released for the upcoming Korean movie "Petty Romance",...More
Upcoming Korean documentary "Flying Butterfly"
2010/11/04, Source
Added the upcoming Korean documentary "Flying Butterfly"'s page to HanCinema database,...More
[ChanMi's star news] Gong Yoo's cell phone commercial
2010/07/30, Source
Gong Yoo and Sulli of girl group f(x) each showed off their charm.,...More
Rain Returns as a Killer in New Hollywood Movie
2009/11/14, Source
Jung Ji-hoon, better known as Rain, has reunited with producers Joel Silver, Andy Wachowski an,...More

Always | Shopping

Pictures|Facts|News
Community|Top

Blu-ray (Premium Edition) (JP - No En Sub)

DVD Single Disc (En Sub)

Blu-ray HK (En Sub)

DVD HK (En Sub)

DVD 2-disc (Normal Edition) (En Sub)

DVD 4-disc (First Press Limited Edition) (En Sub)

OST

Always | Pictures

Pictures|Facts|News
Community|Top

View all 108 pictures for "Always"

Always | Videos | Suggest a video

Pictures|Facts|News
Community|Top

VIP Premiere Always (오직 그대만) - Movie	Reviews Always (오직 그대만) - Movie	Music Video 'Flower Bloom' by Alex and Horan Always (오직 그대만) - Movie	Music Video 'Last Love' by Kim Bum-soo Always (오직 그대만) - Movie
So-Joo Couple Busan Story Always (오직 그대만) - Movie	Poster Making Of Always (오직 그대만) - Movie	Couple Behind the Scenes Always (오직 그대만) - Movie	Characters Always (오직 그대만) - Movie

Always | Links | Suggest a link

Pictures|Facts|News
Community|Top

Twitter

http://twitter.com/#!/2011onlyu

Always | Reviews

Pictures|Facts|News
Community|Top

Always | Facts

Pictures|Facts|News
Community|Top

Distribution

Showbox (쇼박스)

International sales

Showbox (쇼박스)

Staff

Jang Hyun-sung (장현성)
Original idea

Yoo Yeong-ah (유영아)
Adaptation/Dramatization

Hong Kyung-pyo (홍경표)
Cinematographer

Bang Joon-seok (방준석)
Score composer

Nam Na-yeong (남나영)
Editor

Technical Information

108 min

Web site

www.2011onlyu.co.kr/...

Festival(s) & award(s)

Sales or release dates & Box Office

Airing dates : 2011/10/20

South Korean Box Office
Source : www.cine21.com & www.kobis.or.kr

As of 2011.11.27 : 1,027,614 admissions (total)

As of 2011.11.20 : 1,024,014 admissions (total)

As of 2011.11.13 : 1 005 289 admissions (total)

As of 2011.11.06 : 932,788 admissions (total)

As of 2011.10.30 : 766,742 admissions (total)

As of 2011.10.23 : 414,553 admissions (total)

As of 2011.10.16 : 48,343 admissions (total)

Always | Community

Pictures|Facts|News
Community|Top

Your reviews

To participate to HanCinema, you must sign up or log in. Sign up, Why ?

Fan club

Quick message

THEMIS (Turkey)
daydreambeliever (Japan)
Lorin (USA)
xXxShakespearexXx (France)
Myumeful (Belgium)
KAPP70 (USA)
bhc (USA)
mile (Poland)
mai ziada (Egypt)
Red13 (Hungary)
ktina (United Kingdom)
cat-rogue (Cyprus)
Warrendal (France)
nevilleee (Romania)
amm09 (Argentina)
Sakuragaoka (Russia)
kushalashok (India)
Fafa1979 (Iran)
milkoboukalo (Belgium)
luke11 (Poland)
koyuki (Lithuania)
kirakill (Philippines)
Yoru (Sweden)
RABB (Philippines)
Pak Du-Rik (USA)
Dejissi (USA)
monicel77 (Romania)
Emiiry (USA)
Phanty (Georgia)
fintoan (Vietnam)
ZaeQ (Philippines)
chyantrils25 (Philippines)
zhenkie30 (Philippines)
isfendan (Turkey)
skykp7 (USA)
sonman (Netherlands)
AdVidales (Peru)
kianlee0891 (Philippines)
Kaylee (France)
Rainy_David (USA)
demata (Indonesia)
lovexloathe (USA)
cream. (Poland)
sacura (France)
onlyjhosa (Philippines)
zirahsong (Brunei)
somethingnice (USA)
Carupin (Chile, Rep. of)
SENNA (Georgia)
meglanding (USA)
LolaPe (Poland)
ddnur (Turkey)
essanox (Canada)
echo07 (Philippines)
Trina13 (USA)
soumia sousou (Algeria)
heartborne (Portugal)
Biozombie (United Kingdom)
naughtybookjunkie (USA)
Eno (Indonesia)
Killsweet (France)
sjs_toprak (Turkey)
lusi (Indonesia)
paahooah (USA)
tenxi16 (Philippines)
kumuriuta (Poland)
roselia (Indonesia)
hemilya (Russia)
Twilight Luna (USA)
sena (Korea, South)
Jérémy (France)
Soeulmates (Indonesia)
thapa.dharma65 (Nepal)
iSakuragaoka (Russia)
DaeLyna (Romania)
laineexee (Philippines)
a869206134 (Lithuania)
jonyks (Ukraine)
maria_ge (Cyprus)
huy_ck3x (Vietnam)
krazylonely (Nepal)
smriti thapa (Nepal)
fika (Indonesia)
evergrey1 (Bulgaria)
sergiohferreira (Brazil)
headgrgr (Afghanistan)

ME LIKEY!

kirakill

2011-11-01 03:51:58

Message board

To participate to HanCinema, you must sign up or log in. Sign up, Why ?

Old message board

Always (오직 그대만)

Pictures|Facts|News
Community|Top

Subscribe to HanCinema Pure to remove ads from the website (not for episode and movie videos) for US$0.99 monthly or US$7.99 yearly (you can cancel anytime). The first step is to be a member, please click here : Sign up, then a subscribe button will show up.