Confidential Assignment (Movie - 2016)

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  Hyun Bin
  현빈
  As
  Im Cheol-ryeong
  (임철령)
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  Yoo Hae-jin
  유해진
  As
  Kang Jin-tae
  (강진태)
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  Kim Joo-hyuk
  김주혁
  As
  Cha Gi-seong
  (차기성)
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  Jang Young-nam
  장영남
  As
  Park So-yeon
  (박소연)
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  Lee Dong-hwi
  이동휘
  As
  Park Myeong-ho
  (박명호)
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  Yoona
  윤아
  As
  Park Min-yeong
  (박민영)

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  [Upcoming Blu-ray Release] Korean Movie "Confidential Assignment"
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  2017/08/20
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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2017.08.11 - 2017.08.13
  2017/08/14
  Local films "A Taxi Driver" and "Midnight Runners" capture 70% of the sales... Jang Hoon's "A Taxi Driver" added another 1.7 million admissions (40.47%) over the weekend, making it the highest grossing film of the year with just under 8 million admissions. The previous number one, Kim Seong-hoon-III's action outing "Confidential Assignment", scored 7.81 million admissions back in January, but Hoon's fourth feature (after "The Front Line", "Secret Reunion" and "Rough Cut") is still breaking new ground,...More

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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2017.08.04 - 2017.08.06
  2017/08/07
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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2017.07.28 - 2017.07.30
  2017/07/31
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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2017.07.21 - 2017.07.23
  2017/07/24
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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2017.07.14 ~ 2017.07.16
  2017/07/17
  "Spider-Man" soars unchallenged, slow start for "Cars 3"... Marvel's "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (starring Tom Holland) retained the top spot in Korea for a second weekend by capturing 64.36% of the sales from 1781 screens. The 1.4 million admissions it claimed swelled the reboot's total tally to 5.9 million ($42.7 million), making it the second-highest grossing film of the year behind "Confidential Assignment" (7.8 million), as well as the highest grossing foreign film ahead of "Beauty and the Beast" (5.1 million). Worldwide, "Spider-Man: Homecoming" has already brought in $469 million,...More

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  The 7 Lucky Charm Celebrities
  2017/06/30
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  "The Negotiation" Son Ye-jin vs Hyun Bin, Who Will Win?
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  Jang Dong-gun offered a role in "Rampant" with Hyun Bin
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  [HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets
  2017/04/22
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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2017.04.14 - 2017.04.16
  2017/04/17
  "The Fate of the Furious" overtakes "Beauty and the Beast" for pole position... Bill Condon's "Beauty and the Beast" was unable to secure a fifth-straight run at the top because of the arrival of a high-octane action film from director F. Gary Gray. "The Fate of the Furious" (also known as Fast & Furious 8), the eighth film in the franchise, arrived last Wednesday and scooped up the lion's share of the stubs (63.82%); from 1,467 screens around the country, "The Fate of the Furious" claimed 1.05 million admissions ($10.5 million). The film, which cost $250 million to produce, boasts an ensemble cast including Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges, and others. Worldwide, the 'F8' has already grossed over half a billion dollars,...More

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  53rd Baeksang Arts Awards 2017 : Most Popular Actress in a Movie Nominees List
  2017/04/10, Source
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  53rd Baeksang Arts Awards 2017 : Most Popular Actor in a Movie Nominees List
  2017/04/10, Source
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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2017.04.07 ~ 2017.04.09
  2017/04/10
  "Beauty and the Beast" holds off "The Prison" to secure its fourth weekend at the top... For the fourth straight weekend, Bill Condon's update on Disney's 1991 classic "Beauty and the Beast" (starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens) has remained Korea's film of choice. The 347,085 admissions (26.96%) it claimed over the weekend pushes its total tally in Korea now 4.6 million ($33.2 million), making it the highest-grossing foreign film of the year, as well as the third highest overall ("Confidential Assignment" and "The King" are one and two respectively). Worldwide, "Beauty and the Beast" has grossed nearly a billion dollars,...More

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

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  Hyun Bin and Kang So-ra's musical date
  2017/04/05, Source
  Actors Hyun Bin and Kang So-ra were at a musical. Hyun Bin and Kang So-ra attended the "Dream Girls" musical in Seoul on the 5th. They didn't cover up their faces with masks or anything. They just seemed comfortable being themselves and didn't care that others were looking at them,...More

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  [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

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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2017.03.10 ~ 2017.03.12
  2017/03/13
  "Kong" and "Logan" battle it out at the top... Jordan Vogt-Roberts's reboot of the iconic King Kong character in "Kong: Skull Island" (Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman and John Goodman) arrived last Wednesday and climbed to the top of the chart with 49.14% of the box office pie. (Interestingly, one of the films that Vogt-Roberts said influenced him was Bong Joon-ho's "The Host".) From 984 screens, "Kong" attracted 823,219 admissions ($6.1 million) during its first weekend out in Korea. Worldwide, "King" has already recouped an estimated $142.6 million of the $185 million it took to produce; the film was released in the US last Friday,...More

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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2017.03.03 - 2017.03.05
  2017/03/06
  New arrivals "Logan" and "Bluebeard" capture 64% of the sales... The tenth instalment in the "X-Men" film series, James Mangold's "Logan" (Hugh Jackman), dislodged last weekend's number one, Split, by capturing 632,997 admissions (38.55%). Marvel's latest had its premiere back in February at the Berlin International Film Festival and recently arrived in Korea to 954 screens around the country. Critics have praised the film for its acting and general handling of perhaps the series's most beloved superhero, Wolverine, and it's already surpassed its production costs of $97 million; currently, the film has grossed $104.7 million worldwide,...More

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  2017/03/05, Source
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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2017.02.24 ~ 2017.02.26
  2017/02/27
  M. Night Shyamalan's Split breaks local films' reign... For the first time this year since "Your Name", a foreign film has stepped up and claimed pole position in Korea's box office. Local delights have been dominating since mid-January ("Confidential Assignment", "The King", and "Fabricated City"), but M. Night Shyamalan's new film, Split (starring James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy and Betty Buckley), arrived last Wednesday and came out on top during its first weekend out,...More

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  Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2017.02.24 ~ 2017.02.26
  2017/02/26, Source
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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2017.02.17 - 2017.02.19
  2017/02/20
  "New Trial" outplays "Fabricated City" and "The Great Wall"... Kim Tae-yoon's third film, "New Trial" (starring Jung Woo, Kang Ha-neul, Lee Dong-hwi and Kim Hae-sook), was released on Wednesday and came out on top during its first weekend out. "New Trial" tells the story of a lawyer's lonely struggle to defend the rights of a young boy who was wrongfully imprisoned seventeen years ago for murder. From 935 screens around the country, Kim's latest captured 34% of the box office pie (754,666 admissions) to claim pole position from Bae Jong's "Fabricated City",...More

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  Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2017.02.17 ~ 2017.02.19
  2017/02/19, Source
  The number one movie this week is "New Trial" (재심),...More

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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review]
  2017/02/13
  "Fabricated City" ends "Confidential Assignment"'s three-week run at the top... After three weeks as Korea's number, Kim Seong-hoon-III's action film "Confidential Assignment" was supplanted at the top of the chart by a new local entry over the second weekend of February; Kim's sophomore feature added 543,401 admissions (22.9%) during its fourth week out, moving its total tally now to 7.2 million ($51.6 million), but it was not enough for country's highest-grossing film of the year to secure a fourth-straight weekend at the top of the pile,...More

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  Buddy Flick Hits 7-Million Viewer Mark
  2017/02/13, Source
  The buddy film "Confidential Assignment" has surpassed the 7-million-viewer mark, the Korean Film Council said on Sunday. It became this year's first movie to achieve the feat, after hitting theaters on Jan. 19,...More

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  Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2017.02.10 ~ 2017.02.12
  2017/02/12, Source
  The number one movie this week is "Fabricated City" (조작된 도시),...More

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  [HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets
  2017/02/12
  Arts Desk reviews the DVD version of Na Hong-jin's "The Wailing", discover the long-standing relationship between South Korea cinema and the Berlin International Film Festival, Pierce Conran shares his thoughts on Lee Joon-ik's tenth film about Korea under Japanese occupation, and KoBiz's latest infographic reveals the common thread running through three of Korea's most recent successes,...More

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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2017.02.03 ~ 2017.02.05
  2017/02/06
  "Arrival" lands in third; "Confidential Assignment" and "The King" remain unmoved... "Arrival", an American adaptation of Ted Chiang's 1998 short story, "Story of Your Life", was the highest new entry this week, but the 298,665 admissions (13.05%) it claimed was not enough to prevent two local flicks from scoring another big one-two finish,...More

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  "The King VS "Confidential Assignment"
  2017/02/05, Source
  "The King" and "Confidential Assignment", which were released on the 18th of January, have been competing for first and second place of the box office. Jo In-sung and Jung Woo-sung star in "The King" and Hyun Bin and Yoo Hae-jin star in "Confidential Assignment". First of all, the two movies are based on popular actors. However, they have different genres and they are based in different settings. We compare these movies,...More

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  Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2017.02.03 ~ 2017.02.05
  2017/02/05, Source
  The number one movie this week is "Confidential Assignment" (공조),...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "Confidential Assignment"
  2017/02/04
  Cheol-ryeong (played by Hyun Bin) is a good North Korean officer who plays by the spirit of the rules. That is, until he fails to heed the literal words of commander Gi-seong (played by Kim Joo-hyuk), and ends up stuck in a disastrous firefight. Although that situation was rather preventable. Why is it that the good guys in the movies always give up their guns in a Mexican standoff? I mean yeah it's an obvious cinematic device, but in the real world no one ever does that for some fairly predictable reasons,...More

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  [HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets
  2017/02/04
  Disney to distribute its first Korean film, Film Journal International reviews "The King", KoBiz's latest infographic looks at Lunar New Year winners past and present, and Marvel's "Black Panther" set to shoot a massive chase scene in "the city of film",...More

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  [Photos + Videos] Added new stills and videos for the Korean movie 'Confidential Assignment'
  2017/01/31, Source
  Added new stills and videos for the Korean movie "Confidential Assignment",...More

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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2017.01.27 - 2017.01.29
  2017/01/30
  Local buddy cop film gains momentum to overthrow "The King"... Kim Seong-hoon-III's "Confidential Assignment" (formally known as "Cooperation") received a screen boost for its second weekend out that helped bump it up one place to pole position. Last weekend, Kim's sophomore film – after "My Little Hero" (2006) – entered in second with 845,971 admissions (27.2%) from 976 screens behind "The King"'s 1.3 million admissions (42.85%); in week two, "Confidential Assignment" (starring Hyun Bin and Yoo Hae-jin) had 1,379 screens from which to pool and added another 1,9 million (46.1%), moving its total tally now to 3.77 million ($26.57 million),...More

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  Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2017.01.27 ~ 2017.01.29
  2017/01/29, Source
  The number one movie this week is "Confidential Assignment" (공조),...More

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  [USA and Canada] "Confidential Assignment" Debuts in Los Angeles on January 27 and Nationwide on February 3
  2017/01/26, Source
  South and North Korean joint investigation - One assignment, two missions "Confidential Assignment", a South Korean detective film starring Hyun Bin ("The Fatal Encounter"), Yoo Hae-jin ("Luck.Key", "Veteran"), Kim Joo-hyuk ("Like for Likes"), and Yoona ("The K2") is premiering in Los Angeles at CGV Cinemas on January 27, 2017 followed by a nationwide release on February 3, 2017,...More

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  Two Buddy Films Pull in 1 Million Viewers Each in Less Than a Week
  2017/01/24, Source
  Two much-anticipated films released simultaneously last week have gotten off to good starts, selling more than 1 million tickets each within a week. With heartthrobs Jo In-sung, Jung Woo-sung and Hyun Bin leading their casts, "The King" and "Confidential Assignment" made a buzz even before they reached screens,...More

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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2017.01.20 ~ 2017.01.22
  2017/01/23
  Local films "The King" and "Confidential Assignment" capture 70% of the sales... Han Jae-rim's new film, "The King" (starring Jo In-sung, Jung Woo-sung and Bae Sung-woo), and Kim Jeong-hoon-III's sophomore feature, "Confidential Assignment" (with Hyun Bin and Yoo Hae-jin), entered the chart and secured a one-two finish for the home team,...More

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  Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2017.01.20 ~ 2017.01.22
  2017/01/22, Source
  The number one movie this week is "The King" (더 킹),...More

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  Confidential Assignment (2016)
  2017/01/21, Source
  "Confidential Assignment" Genres: Action Running Time: 125 min. Directed by: Kim Seong-hoon-III Starring: Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae-jin,...More

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  [Video] New action video released for the Korean movie 'Confidential Assignment'
  2017/01/20, Source
  New action video released for the Korean movie "Confidential Assignment",...More

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  Korean movies opening today 2017/01/18 in Korea
  2017/01/18, Source
  Korean movies opening today 2017/01/18 in Korea: "Confidential Assignment", "The King", and "Turning Mecard W: The Revival of Black Mirror",...More

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  Hyun Bin, public date later, dreams of simple life
  2017/01/16, Source
  Actor Hyun Bin says he wants to stay away from his lifestyle sometimes. In a recent interview with the actor, he claimed he wanted to rest after the movie "Confidential Assignment" was over,...More

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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2017.01.13 ~ 2017.01.15
  2017/01/16
  Japan's highest-grossing anime retains pole position... Makoto Shinkai's romantic fantasy "Your Name" is now the highest-grossing Japanese anime in history having recently overtaken Hayao Miyazaki's classic, "Spirited Away" (2001). Shinkai's critical acclaimed masterpiece entered the Korean market January 4 and became the first Japanese anime to enter in pole position in over a decade. During its second weekend out, "Your Name" added another 739,079 admissions (30%) and moved its total tally in Korea now to 2.4 million ($17.2 million). Worldwide, "Your Name" has grossed $290 million, enough to overtake "Spirited Away"'s $289 million,...More

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  Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2017.01.13 ~ 2017.01.15
  2017/01/15, Source
  The number one movie this week is "Your Name (君の名は。)",...More

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  [Photos] Added new posters and stills for the Korean movie 'Confidential Assignment'
  2017/01/13, Source
  Added new posters and stills for the upcoming Korean movie "Confidential Assignment",...More

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  [Interview] Hyun Bin, "It's a war field in front of the camera"
  2017/01/12, Source
  "There have been a lot of fights in my head. I didn't know if I should do what I want or if I should do what the public wants, but now I think it's my role to perfect the various images of me and show it to them. Hyun Bin is attempting at his first action movie in "Confidential Assignment" that's coming out on the 18th. He takes on the role of a North Korean detective and former Special Forces agent. He is under orders to track down his superior who disappeared with the copper plates of fake paper money and joins forces with South Korean detective Yoo Hae-jin,...More

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  Today's Photo: January 11, 2017 [3]
  2017/01/11, Source
  Yoona of Girls' Generation poses at a press event for her new film "Confidential Assignment" in Seoul on Tuesday,...More

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  [Photo] Added new poster for the upcoming Korean movie "Confidential Assignment"
  2017/01/06, Source
  Added new poster for the upcoming Korean movie "Confidential Assignment",...More

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  [Video] Official trailer released for the Korean movie 'Confidential Assignment'
  2016/12/30, Source
  Official trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "Confidential Assignment",...More

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  [Photos] Added new press images for the Korean movie 'Confidential Assignment'
  2016/12/23, Source
  Added new press images for the upcoming Korean movie "Confidential Assignment",...More

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  Hyun Bin likely to star in director Jang Jin's first drama "City of Stars"
  2016/12/20, Source
  Actor Hyun Bin might be starring in Jang Jin's first drama, "City of Stars". Several sources have claimed that Hyun Bin is coming back with a drama later this year or early next year,...More

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  [Photos] Added new Hyun Bin and Yoo Hae-jin stills for the upcoming Korean movie "Confidential Assignment"
  2016/12/19, Source
  Hyun Bin and Yoo Hae-jin Added new Hyun Bin and Yoo Hae-jin stills for the upcoming Korean movie "Confidential Assignment",...More

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  [Photos] Hyun Bin and Yoo Hae-jin's chemistry
  2016/12/18, Source
  The premiere of the upcoming film "Confidential Assignment" was held on the 16th. Hyun Bin and Yoo Hae-jin posed for photo time,...More

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  Actors Hyun Bin, Kang So-ra Are Dating
  2016/12/16, Source
  Hyun Bin (left) and Kang So-ra Actors Hyun Bin and Kang So-ra are dating, their management agencies said in separate press releases on Thursday,...More

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  Hyun Bin and Kim Joo-hyuk's first public appearance since relationship announcements
  2016/12/15, Source
  Actors Hyun Bin and Kim Joo-hyuk are attending the premiere of "Confidential Assignment" today (16th). This is their first public appearance since they announced their relationships with actresses Kang So-ra and Lee Yoo-young. The premiere of "Confidential Assignment" will be held in Seoul Apgujeong CGV at 11AM. "Confidential Assignment" stars Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae-jin and Kim Joo-hyuk,...More

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  Hyun Bin and Kang So-ra are officially dating, a top star couple
  2016/12/14, Source
  Actors Hyun Bin and Kang So-ra are dating. Donga.com recently announced that Hyun Bin and Kang So-ra have evolved into a relationship,...More

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  [Photos] Added new posters for the Korean movie 'Confidential Assignment'
  2016/12/08, Source
  Added new posters for the upcoming Korean movie "Confidential Assignment",...More

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  [Photos] Added new stills for the Korean movie 'Confidential Assignment'
  2016/12/02, Source
  Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "Confidential Assignment",...More

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  [Video] Hyun Bin and Yoo Hae-jin in "Confidential Assignment"
  2016/11/24, Source
  Hyun Bin and Yoo Hae-jin's "Confidential Assignment" unveiled a new teaser trailer. South and North Korea cooperate for the first time in history to hunt down an illegal North Korean organization hiding in the South,...More

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  [Video] Teaser trailer released for the Korean movie 'Confidential Assignment'
  2016/11/24, Source
  Teaser trailer released for the upcoming Korean movie "Confidential Assignment",...More

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  'Confidential Assignment' Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Joo-hyuk finish filming
  2016/07/19, Source
  Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Joo-hyuk's new movie "Confidential Assignment" finished filming. "Confidential Assignment" team said, ""Confidential Assignment" has wrapped up the four month journey on July 14th in Seoul",...More

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  Hyun Bin to come back with "The Swindlers"
  2016/06/14, Source
  Actor Hyun Bin is coming back with the movie "The Swindlers". According to sources, Hyun Bin had been considering this movie for a long time but eventually decided to join on board,...More

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  Hyun Bin looking charismatic with a beard
  2016/03/28, Source
  A paparazzi cut of actor Hyun Bin has been released. He was recently seen on a set in Seoul,...More

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  Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae-jin and Yoona, powerful cast: 'Confidential Assignment' filming begins on March 10th
  2016/03/05, Source
  Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Joo-hyuk, Jang Young-nam, Lee Hae-young-I, Lee Dong-hwi, Yoona and more actors got together for the forthcoming movie, "Confidential Assignment" (working title). "Confidential Assignment" begins filming on March 10th. The film is a blockbuster action movie about a classified cooperative investigation by detectives from South and North Korea to chase after North Korean organized crime gangsters, who fled into South Korea. The glamorous lineup of the cast drew much attention earlier,...More

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  Hyun Bin establishes management company
  2016/02/03, Source
  Actor Hyun Bin established VAST Entertainment and is making a new start. Hyun Bin's agency says, "Hyun Bin opened a new entertainment company with Kang Gun-taek who is also his acting master. Matters are going to be focused on Hyun Bin first and then they will look for rookies",...More

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  Hyun Bin, discussing re-signing with agency
  2015/12/28, Source
  Actor Hyun Bin is currently in discussion with his former agency. They are discussing whether or not he'll re-sign with OEN Entertainment,...More

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  [Interview] "Remember" writer Yoon Hyeon-ho, "I wrote this thinking of Yoo Seung-ho"
  2015/11/24, Source
  Writer Yoon Hyeon-ho answered 10 questions prior to the broadcast. The new SBS drama "Remember" is written by Yoon Hyeon-ho who wrote the heart-thumping movie, "The Attorney" which successfully gathered 11.3 million people. Yoon Hyeon-ho also just completed the movie "Confidential Assignment",...More

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  Yoona joins Hyun Bin in movie 'Confidential Assignment'
  2015/11/17, Source
  Actor Hyun Bin and singer actress Girls' Generation member Yoona will co-star in movie "Confidential Assignment". According to an insider in movie industry on November 16th, Yoona has been confirmed to star in "Confidential Assignment" recently. Yoona will play Park Minyeong, who is a sister-in-law to the Korean detective in the movie. This is her screen comeback in two years since her Chinese movie, 'Goodbye Ani',...More

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  Hyun Bin to Shoot Action Film Early Next Year
  2015/10/03, Source
  Actor Hyun Bin will return to the big screen with the action film "Confidential Assignment" which is slated for shooting sometime early next year. "Hyun Bin has decided to appear in an action film", his agency O& Entertainment said on Tuesday,...More

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  Upcoming Korean movie "Confidential Assignment"
  2015/09/27, Source
  Added the upcoming Korean movie "Confidential Assignment"'s page to HanCinema database,...More

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  Hyun Bin to make a screen comeback with blockbuster movie, 'Confidential Assignment'
  2015/09/22, Source
  Actor Hyun Bin has confirmed to star in movie "Confidential Assignment" as his screen comeback. Hyun Bin's agency O& Entertainment announced on September 22nd, "Hyun Bin has chosen "Confidential Assignment" for his next project and will make his screen comeback since 'The Fatal Encounter', 2012",...More