Masquerade (Movie - 2012)

광해, 왕이 된 남자 (Gwang-hae, Wang-i Doin Nam-ja)

131min | Release date in South Korea : 2012/09/13

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. The commoner who becomes the King realizes just what it takes to be a good king. Although the premise may feel like it’s based on real events in history, but the film is a work of fiction. Lee Byeong-hun plays both the king and the commoner and it's his first role in a historical drama since his debut. His queen, who loves her king despite realizing that he's a fake, is played by Han Hyo-joo who showed great potential in "Always". The movie is directed by Choo Chang-min whose other works include "Mapado" and "Lost in Love" and the writer Hwang Jo-yoon co-wrote "Old Boy".

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Lee Byung-hun
이병헌
As
Gwang-hae / Ha-seon
(광해 / 하선)
Ryu Seung-ryong
류승룡
As
Heo Gyun
(허균)
Han Hyo-joo
한효주
As
The Queen
(중전)
Kim In-kwon
김인권
As
Captain Do
(도부장)
Jang Gwang
장광
As
Eunuch Jo
(조내관)
Shim Eun-kyung
심은경
As
Sa Wol-i
(사월이)

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[HanCinema's Hall Of Fame Review] "Masquerade"
2013/10/12
In the Spotlight this Week: "Masquerade" (2012) by Choo Chang-min Trips to Korea's Hermit Kingdom have proven particularly lucrative these past few years, none more so that Choo Chang-min's fourth feature "Masquerade" (2012). Set during Korea's exclusive Joseon Dynasty (1392 ~ 1910), "Masquerade" is a cinematic imagining of the fifteen missing days from King Gwanghae royal journals. Choo's film spent an impressive fourteen weeks in Korea's top ten and attracted 12.3 million viewers during the last quarter of 2012, making it the highest grossing Korean historical drama of all time. "Masquerade" was also honoured at Korea's 2012 Grand Bell Awards (its most prestigious award ceremony), claiming fifteen awards including Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and the Popularity Award. The film almost walked away as the highest grossing film released that year, but was narrowly outdone by Choi Dong-hoon's "The Thieves" (12.9M), a modern heist flick that dominated proceedings over Korea's sticky summer,...More
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2014/10/09
Romantic Odd Couple Dramedy about Misfit Classical Musicians, "Tomorrow's Cantabile", is Based on Popular Japanese Manga Almonds to be Featured in Series Through Brand Integration Partnership DramaFever (www.dramafever.com), the top online video destination for international TV series and movies, and KBS will co-produce the highly anticipated Korean drama, "Tomorrow's Cantabile" (Naeil's Cantabile). Based on the popular Japanese manga, Nodame Cantabile, the series will premiere in the U.S., as well as throughout North and South America, exclusively on DramaFever on October 13. Each week, a new episode will stream on DramaFever - professionally subtitled in English, Spanish and Portuguese - within 24 hours of the original South Korean airing on KBS2. The subtitled episodes will later be available on DramaFever syndication partner Hulu,...More
'The Admiral: Roaring Currents' Set for All-Time Box-Office Triumph
2014/08/11, Source
"The Admiral: Roaring Currents" set yet another record on Sunday by drawing 10 million viewers in just 12 days, almost halving the previous record. The previous best time was 21 days, achieved by "The Host" in 2006. "Avatar", the biggest overall box office hit in Korea, took 38 days, "Miracle in Cell No.7" 32, "Masquerade" 38, and "The Attorney" 33,...More
'Roaring Currents' Breaks All Box-Office Records
2014/08/07, Source
"The Admiral: Roaring Currents" is breaking every box-office record in Korea and has now drawn 7 million viewers in the shortest time in Korean film history, just eight days after it opened. It was released on July 30 and needed a full five days fewer than the previous record held by "The Host" (2006), "The Thieves" (2012) and "The Face Reader" (2013),...More
Koreans Flock to Period Flick About War Hero
2014/08/05, Source
A strip of posters adertises the film "The Admiral: Roaring Currents" in Seoul on Sunday. "The Admiral: Roaring Currents", the story of Korean history's most astonishing military victory by Admiral Yi Sun-shin, has set new records in the country's cinematic history. In just five days since opening on July 30, the movie has drawn 4 million viewers, the shortest time on record. It already set the record for the most viewers on its first day at 683,072 and surpassed the 1 million mark in just 37 hours, another new milestone,...More
War Movie Pulls 1 Million Viewers in 2 Days
2014/08/01, Source
"The Admiral: Roaring Currents" pulled 1 million cinemagoers in just 37 hours after its release on Wednesday. According to distributor CJ E&M on Thursday, a total of more than 1 million moviegoers had watched the film as of 1.30 p.m., achieving the milestone faster than any other film,...More
Korean movie of the week "Miss Granny"
2014/07/24, Source
Korean movie of the week "Miss Granny" (2014) Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk With Shim Eun-kyung, Na Moon-hee, Park In-hwan, Sung Dong-il, Lee Jin-wook, Kim Hyun-sook,... Formerly known as "Suspicious Girl" on HanCinema Synopsis Oh Mal-Soon (Na Moon-hee) is a 74-year-old widow that realizes she is becoming a burden on her family. As she is roaming the streets, she comes across a photo studio and decides to dress up for a self- portrait. When she walks out of the photo studio, she mysteriously turns back into her twenty year old self. Making the most out of this one in a lifetime opportunity, she changes her name to Oh Doo-Ri (Shim Eun-kyung) and decides to make the most out of her youth,...More
Shim Eun-kyung to Promote This Year's Puchon Fantasy Film Fest
2014/06/20, Source
Actress Shim Eun-kyung has been named a promotional ambassador for this year's Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. At a press event on Thursday, about a month ahead of the festival, Shim said she will set her sights on promoting PiFan,...More
Hyun Bin's Much Awaited Comeback Movie "The Fatal Encounter" Hits N. American Theaters May 23rd!
2014/04/16, Source
South Korea's highly anticipated period film "The Fatal Encounter" is set to released in over 25 North American theaters on May 23rd. "The Fatal Encounter" is expected to join the ranks of South Korea's most treasured period films including "Masquerade" (2012) and "The Face Reader" (2013),...More
Director Lee Jae-gyoo, "I was intrigued"
2014/03/31, Source
"The King 2 Hearts's Wrath" which is well known for being Hyun Bin's first movie since his National Service discharge, has once again topped the ranks but this time, it's the director Lee Jae-gyoo. With a fancy debut winning the Baek Sang Rookie Director Award for "Damo", Lee Jae-gyoo directed high rating dramas such as "Beethoven Virus", "The King 2 Hearts" and more,...More
3 Young Women Show Long-Missing Movie Star Material
2014/03/15, Source
Clockwise from the top, Shim Eun-kyung, Go Ah-sung and Kim Go-eun The struggle of Korean filmmakers to find actresses in their 20s who stand out from the bland crowd in the past two or three years seems to be over. Shim Eun-kyung (20), Kim Go-eun (23) and Go Ah-sung (22) are rising stars with real potential. "Miss Granny" starring Sim has attracted 8.46 million spectators as of Tuesday this week. "Monster - Movie" starring Kim and "Thread of Lies" starring Ko were also released on Thursday. The three impressed with a strong presence carrying their films without a leading man to assist them,...More
"The Target" to be released on April 30
2014/03/10, Source
Actor Ryu Seung-ryong's title role movie "The Target" has been confirmed to be released on April 30. "The Target" is about a man named Yeo-hoon (Ryu Seung-ryong) who is involved with a murder case and another named Tae-joon (Lee Jin-wook) who joins hands with him to save his wife. They go on a 36-hour chase with a detective who is motivated to capture them,...More
Jung Woo in "C'est Si Bon" with Han Hyo-joo
2014/03/09, Source
Actor Jung Woo is co-starring in the movie "C'est Si Bon" with Han Hyo-joo this time. This movie is about a man's unforgettable first love and the classical guitar music played back in the days in a music class called C'est Si Bon,...More
Shim Eun-kyung, the youngest hit maker
2014/02/17, Source
Within 27 days of release, the movie "Miss Granny" star Shim Eun-kyung has set a record of 20.6 million audiences altogether including the movies "Sunny - 2010" and "Masquerade". Shim Eun-kyung debuted in 2004 at the age of 10 with the drama "Sweet Buns" and built on her filmography until now with movies and dramas. Her abilities to express and act has already made her one of every director's favorite young actresses,...More
[HanCinema's Hall of Fame Review] "The Face Reader": A Polished Period Piece with Nothing to Hide
2014/02/01
In the Spotlight this Week: Han Jae-rim's "The Face Reader" Dreamy quest through Joseon's dynastic dreamscapes have provided modern Korean cinema with some of the most lavishly successful hits in recent years. Period features such as "The Thieves" (2012), "Masquerade" (2012), and "Arrow, The Ultimate Weapon" (2011) have stormed local theatres and attracted tens of millions of filmgoers to their vibrant and scintillating re-imaginings of Korea's Hermit Kingdom. These romanticised tellings have probed and pondered various political dramas through a curious, but altogether captivating, contemporary lens. There has already been a tremendous about of buzz regarding the string of yarns set for release this year, but that feverish frenzy was somewhat sparked by 2013's only, and hugely successful, period film: "The Face Reader",...More
[HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2014.01.24 ~ 2014.01.26
2014/01/27
"Frozen" remains solid at the top but local flicks still dominated... The Oscar-nominated animation "Frozen" held its form at the top of the pile to secure its second weekend as number one. Despite the string of popular local features Walt Disney's winter wonderland was able to pack on another 1.2 million admissions (36.2%) to advance its total tally now to 3.1 million ($22.2M). However "Miss Granny", "Hot Young Bloods", "When A Man Loves A Woman" (aka "Man In Love"), and Yang Woo-seok's popular drama "The Attorney" all followed in close formation with respectable figures to collectively capture 59.3% of the ticket sales,...More
[HanCinema's Afterwords] KOFIC Podcast Review - Ep. 5
2014/01/25
In this Episode: Pierce has a chat with film critic Jason Bechervaise about six period films coming in 2014… KOFIC recently launched "Korean Cinema Today", a bimonthly podcast that's all about the wonderful world of Korean cinema. Hosted by Pierce Conran, the show features the latest Korean cinema news, features, discussions, and interviews with special guests from the industry. In episode 5 Pierce has Korean film critic, journalist and academic Jason Bechervaise in studio to discuss the host of period films coming our way in 2014,...More
Korean movies opening today 2014/01/23 in Korea
2014/01/23, Source
Korean movies opening today 2014/01/23 in Korea; "Hot Young Bloods", "Miss Granny", "Stray Dogs", "The Dinner",...More
[Video] Teaser released for the Korean movie 'Miss Granny'
2014/01/23, Source
Teaser released for the Korean movie "Miss Granny",...More
[HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2014.01.17 ~ 2014.01.19
2014/01/20
"Frozen" enjoys a solid start while "The Attorney" celebrates 10M tickets… After four consecutive weeks at the top of the pile, Yang Woo-seok's "The Attorney" has finally given way to Walt Disney Picture's "Frozen" (1,036,102 admissions). The Oscar nominated animation has already grossed $759M worldwide and arrived on Korean shores to the delight of more than a million filmgoers. "Frozen" captured 41.4% of the market share to dislodge Yang's true-life drama and deny it a fifth straight week as Korea's number one. However that didn't overshadow the fact that this past week saw "The Attorney" breach 10 million admissions (10,162,511 - $69.5M), and it now joins an elite, and ever-growing, list of Korean films who have achieved such an incredible feat,...More
CJ E&M Drives Korean Pop Culture's Impressive Global Growth in 2013
2014/01/14
In 2013, Korean content exports grew an estimated 10.6% year-on-year to reach USD $5.1 billion according to the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The number of worldwide "Hallyu" fans also increased to 9.3 million by year's end per figures from the Korea Foundation. As the nation's leading content company, CJ E&M played a pivotal role in driving this global growth by introducing attractive and diverse media, films, music, games, and live performances to regions around the world,...More
[HanCinema Feature] Historical Hysteria: Korean period films coming in 2014
2014/01/11
Joseon pirates, legends, swordsmen, angels and more coming our way in 2014... Cinematic journeys back to Joseon and beyond have rewarded the Korean film industry with a string of profitable historical yarns, a trend that has got producers drooling with the prospect of tapping deeper into this regenerative cash cow. Recently, it's been Han Jae-rim's "The Face Reader" (9.1M admissions) that has had locals flustered and, in 2005, it was Lee Joon-ik's "The King and the Clown" that became the first Joseon-era flick to pass the 10 million admissions mark. It's big business with a cultural twist that locals enjoy supporting, international audiences love lapping up, and a trend that 2014 is keen to take advance of as a host of new retrospectives are getting raring to go,...More
[HanCinema's Lists] The Top 5 Korean Period Films of All-Time
2014/01/10
Korean period features are big business that, when done right, really do bring in the big bucks. The past few years, in particular, have yielded some stellar titles that have seriously resonated with local audiences. This trend is set to continue in 2014 as a host of new historical dramas and action flicks are lining up to try and capture the public's imagination by re-framing the past in unique and exciting ways. Some of the historical films to look out for in 2014 include: "KUNDO : Age of the Rampant", "A Touch of Zen", "Pirates", "The Huntresses", and "Battle Of Myeongryang"; but before we usher in these new historical yarns, here's a quick look at the five highest grossing Korean period films of all-time that this year's entries will hope to challenge,...More
'The Attorney' Goes from Strength to Strength
2014/01/08, Source
"The Attorney" hit the eight-million viewer mark only 19 days after it was released. According to the Korean Film Council, a total of 8.03 million people had watched the film as of Monday, drawing 165,788 moviegoers that day alone. Now in its fourth week, the flick remains hugely popular, maintaining its lead in the box office ranking,...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
Lee Byung-hun, the Best Actor for "Masquerade"
2013/12/12, Source
Lee Byung-hun held the trophy for the Best Actor in the movie "Masquerade" at the 7th Asia Pacific Screen Awards on the 12th held in Brisbane, Australia. Representative Won Dong-yeon from Realize Pictures received the award on Lee Byung-hun's behalf,...More
The keyword for 2014 is 'historical movies'
2013/12/11, Source
The first keyword is 'historical movies' and the second is the change which actors are going through. "Memories of the Sword" , "Battle Of Myeongryang", "Pirates" and "KUNDO : Age of the Rampant" are some of the historical movies that are expected to be released next year. They are all 10 billion dollar blockbusters. They are also movies the Big 3 distributors CJ Entertainment, Lotte Entertainment and Showbox Media Plex have on the line,...More
[HanCinema's Hall Of Fame Review] "Masquerade"
2013/10/12
In the Spotlight this Week: "Masquerade" (2012) by Choo Chang-min Trips to Korea's Hermit Kingdom have proven particularly lucrative these past few years, none more so that Choo Chang-min's fourth feature "Masquerade" (2012). Set during Korea's exclusive Joseon Dynasty (1392 ~ 1910), "Masquerade" is a cinematic imagining of the fifteen missing days from King Gwanghae royal journals. Choo's film spent an impressive fourteen weeks in Korea's top ten and attracted 12.3 million viewers during the last quarter of 2012, making it the highest grossing Korean historical drama of all time. "Masquerade" was also honoured at Korea's 2012 Grand Bell Awards (its most prestigious award ceremony), claiming fifteen awards including Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and the Popularity Award. The film almost walked away as the highest grossing film released that year, but was narrowly outdone by Choi Dong-hoon's "The Thieves" (12.9M), a modern heist flick that dominated proceedings over Korea's sticky summer,...More
[HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2013.09.13 - 2013.09.15
2013/09/16
Han Jae-rim's "The Face Reader" dominated Korean cinemas this past weekend, walking away with one of the highest opening weekend hauls of the year. Han's historical drama stole 1.8M admissions (63%) from over 1,190 screens, and has now claimed nearly 2.6 million admissions ($17.1M) in just under a week. Last week's number one, Lee Seung-joon-I's action comedy "The Spy", floundered in second with just 377,861 (12.5%), less than half of what it received the week before. It wasn't just Lee's film that suffered though, a number of foreign entries also found it hard going with even popular animations such as "Monsters University" (5.3%) and "Despicable Me 2" (4.6%) caught blushing in the face of another local showstopper,...More
[HanCinema's Hall of Fame Review] "The King and the Clown"
2013/09/14
In the Spotlight this Week: "The King and the Clown" (2005) by Lee Joon-ik Before Bong Joon-ho's "The Host" in 2006, "The King and the Clown" was Korea's highest grossing film and was the country's official submission for the 2006 Academy Awards. Lee's feature was showered with the support of 12.3 million local viewers back in 2005, and remains Lee Joon-ik's most successful film to date. Set during South Korea's rich and fascinating Joseon dynasty, "The King and the Clown" is a classic period yarn that challenges contemporary issues such as homosexuality, personal freedom, and one's socio-economic status; themes that can be tracked in subsequent historical features such as Yoo Ha's controversial "A Frozen Flower" (2008) and Choo Chang-min's blockbuster "Masquerade" (2012). Gorgeously presented and swimming in symbols and performance motifs, Lee Joon-ik "The King and the Clown" is nostalgic spectacle the successfully bridges the divide between the constrictions of days past and a romantic hope for those still to come,...More
Korean Film No Longer Wedded to Romance
2013/08/03, Source
Romance has apparently all-but disappeared from Korean films these days. It is something of a time-honored rule of thumb to include some love interest among the main characters of a Korean movie, regardless of genre. As recently as last year, box-office hits such as "The Thieves" and "Masquerade" all featured romantic tugs-of-war, or characters with a burning passion for someone. Even if the romance was not at the heart of the movie, it was always there to add spice to the plot,...More
Pororo Beats Psy and Other Celebrities in Google Search Results
2013/07/06, Source
Google Korea on Monday released a top 10 list of the most-searched words in the first half of this year, as well as the most popular entries in each category including TV programs and celebrities. No. 1 on the overall list was the hugely popular animation "Pororo the Little Penguin", followed by the MBC show "Infinite Challenge". Ryu Hyun-jin, a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball, was third,...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
Han Hyo-joo's smile like the spring sun
2013/06/05, Source
Han Hyo-joo at the premier of movie "Cold Eyes" at CGV Apgujung is smiling brightly. She wore a nude toned dress and received the flash of all the cameras. Han Hyo-joo shone at the event with her outfit which made her legs stand out and the event was very cheerful,...More
The honorable winners of the 49th PaekSang Arts Awards
2013/05/09, Source
The winners at the 49th PaekSang Arts Awards held in Kyeong-hee University on the 9th, are posing for a picture. Winners list In films Grand Prize (Daesang): Ryu Seung-ryong ("Miracle in Cell No.7"),...More
Ryu Seung-ryong stars as killer in "Point Blank"
2013/05/08, Source
'Dirty sexy' Ryu Seung-ryong is a killer. Ryoo is negotiating terms and conditions with the movie "Point Blank". "Point Blank" is a well known French movie about a killer and a nurse who helped out the killer joining powers to track down the man who kidnapped the nurse's wife,...More
Ryu Seung-ryong beats Yoo Hae-jin
2013/05/02, Source
Actor Ryu Seung-ryong was chosen as the most ugly but attractive actor. Research Panel Korea runs Panel Now which ran a survey from the 27th of last month to the 1st of May titled, "The Most Ugly but Attractive Actor",...More
Film Audiences Favor Grown-Up Experience
2013/04/30, Source
Ha Jung-woo and Kim Hye-soo have been voted the most popular actor and actress in Korea in a poll by the Chosun Ilbo and the country's biggest ticketing site Maxmovie. But Hwang Jung-min and Jeon Do-yeon were named as the best actor and actress. ◆ Mature Actors, Mature Audiences Remarkably, most of the top 10 most popular actors and actresses are in their 30s to 50s, the only exception being Han Hyo-joo, who is in her 20s. The average age for male and female actors is 42.7 and 34.1. Of the actors, only four are in their 30s, including Ha, Gang Dong-won and Won Bin. A large proportion of the entrants on the popularity list starred in hit movies over the past two years, but Won, Kang, Lee Na-young and Kim Tae-hee managed to stay popular by only appearing in commercials,...More
[HanCinema's Film Talk] Is Spike Lee out of his depth with "Old Boy"?
2013/04/27
Although its official release date is still a long way off (early October 2013), Spike Lee's "Oldboy" has finally given us something to look at. A poster teaser was recently released that shows little more that twenty red scratches, along with the controversial titling: "A Spike Lee joint" (whatever that means). Indeed, since it was announced that Park Chan-wook's award winning film was to be given the Hollywood 'bump', fans and critics alike have been very vocal in asking the very simple and obvious question-Why?,...More
Shim Eun-kyung comes back with "Mysterious She"
2013/04/22, Source
Actress Shim Eun-kyung is coming back with the latest movie by Hwang Dong-hyuk from "Silenced". "Mysterious She" is about a granny who goes back to her youth and running and band. Shim Eun-kyung takes on the lead role of a character who has the sensitivity of an elderly woman but expresses youth. She had once done a role like this in "Romantic Heaven".,...More
[HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2013.04.19 ~ 2013.04.21
2013/04/22
The science fiction action flick "Oblivion" managed to hold onto first place in what was one of the year's quietest weekends at the box office. Tom Cruise's latest held down first with only 367,022 (30%), the lowest admissions count for first this year. Tom Cruise is a popular figure in Korea and, despite some close competition from Kang Woo-seok's "Fist of Legend", his latest representation was able to cling onto gold. "Oblivion" had 563 screens around the country from which to pool admissions from, and this past weekend saw it advance its total tally to 1,204,448,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2013.04.19 ~ 2013.04.21
2013/04/21, Source
The number one movie this week is "Oblivion",...More
"Fist of Legend" released in 20 North American cities
2013/04/04, Source
Director Kang Ooh Seok's "Fist of Legend" is being released in Korea and America at the same time. CH Entertainment claimed that the movie is being released in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, Toronto, Vancouver and other cities at the same time in 23 theaters,...More
[HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2013.03.29 ~ 2013.03.31
2013/04/01
The second G.I. Joe film has hit the Korean peninsula and, with help of Lee Byung-hun as 'Storm Shadow' no doubt, has managed to secure first position. "G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation" snatched 708,267 admissions (43%) over 761 screens to make it only the second foreign film this year to make it to number one. The Korean actor Lee Byung-hun ("Masquerade" and "I Saw the Devil") shows that he still has quiet some pull with fans as the Korean public, after a relatively quiet March, have warmly welcomed his latest action efforts.,...More
"Miracle in Cell No.7" jumps over "Masquerade"
2013/03/13, Source
Movie "Miracle in Cell No.7" is about to beat "Masquerade". According to the Film Commissions Statistics, "Miracle in Cell No.7" is second in the box office with 34,677 audiences in just 4 days. The accumulated number adds up to 12,279,538,...More
'Miracle in Cell No. 7' Draws Over 10 Million Viewers
2013/02/25, Source
"Miracle in Cell No. 7" broke the 10 million mark for ticket sales on Saturday, becoming the eighth Korean movie to do so, according to the Korean Film Council. The feat, which comes 32 days after release, was widely expected as the film hit the 1 million mark just four days after hitting theaters and the 5 million mark in 16 days,...More
[HanCinema's Weekend Box Office Review] 2013.02.22 ~ 2013.02.24
2013/02/24
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2013.02.22 ~ 2013.02.24) After dominating proceedings for the past month, Lee Hwan-hyeong's "Miracle in Cell No.7" has given way to Park Hoon-jung's "The New World". Park was credited for the scripts of "The Unjust" and "I Saw the Devil", but "The New World" marks only his second film in the director's seat. The film stars Lee Jung-jae, Choi Min-sik and Hwang Jung-min in an action thriller that probes the spaces between Korea's National Police Agency and organised crime. "The New World" opened on Thursday and walk away from the weekend with more than 1 million admissions in its pocket,...More
"Masquerade" bound to be a hit in Japan
2013/02/19, Source
"Masquerade" which drew more than 12 million viewers in Korea signaled a hit in Japan as well. The movie which was released in Japan with the name "The Man Who Became King" was seen by 42 thousand people in over 90 theaters on the 16th. It is one of 10 ranking movies that was released in Japan. It's been a long time since a Korean movie took to top 10 ranking in Japan,...More
'The Berlin File' Tops 5 Million Viewers
2013/02/13, Source
South Korean Director Ryoo Seung-wan's spy thriller "The Berlin File" has drawn over five million viewers since opening January 30th,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] "The Grand Heist": Catch it When you Can!
2013/01/12
Film: "The Grand Heist"" 바람과 함께 사라지다 (Ba-lam-gwa Ham-gge Sa-ra-ji-da) Director: Kim Joo-ho Stars: Cha Tae-hyun, Oh Ji-ho, Min Hyo-rin & Lee Chae-young Review Score: 4 / 5 Kim Joo-ho's first major feature "The Grand Heist" came into the charts last year when "The Thieves" had just hit its stride. Despite coming up against the likes Choi Dong-hoon's record-breaking hit, along with a few other money-makers both foreign and domestic, the film pulled together 4,909,937 admissions without ever being number one. That's a tally worthy of forth place in the list of highest grossing Korea films of 2012. A list led by "The Thieves" (12,983,182), followed by "Masquerade" (12,319,390), and that places Kim's heist flick almost two million behind "A Werewolf Boy" (6,654,390). The film is set during Korea's favoured Chosun period, and here the royal family have control over the production and distribution of ice. In Kim's telling ice becomes a highly sought-after commodity that represents the indulgence and decadence of the rich and powerful, as well as the hopes and needs of the weak and in need. Jo Myung-soo, a royal nobleman played by Nam Kyung-eup, decides to put in motion plans that would give him exclusive rights and power of the ice trade. However, to do this he needs to take care of the resourceful and reckless Deok-moo (Cha Tae-hyun), and his dutiful father, as well Dong-soo (Oh Ji-ho), a skilled and incorruptible public office who watches over the ice warehouse and its workers,...More
Best 5 Issues to Wrap up the Entertainment Industry in 2012
2013/01/01, Source
The year 2012 in the Korean entertainment industry was a delightful one, filled with the stars' actions and words which made the public laugh and cry. It is now time to check out the Korean entertainment world and what took place in 2012. Lets check out the best 5 hot issue makers right this minute! The weddings of the stars are in the spotlight every year and the press competition is extremely fierce. In 2012, Hyun Young, comedian Jung Joon-ha and many other celebrities tied the knot. In particular, we could meet the top star guests at celebrity weddings, and they are always in the spotlight. And on November 30th! Multi-entertainer Ha Ha and singer Byul tied the knot,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.12.28 ~ 2012.12.30
2012/12/30, Source
The number one movie this week is "The Tower" (타워),...More
2012 Korean Films in a Nutshell
2012/12/24, Source
Well, Jiwon. Sounds like there's a lot of interesting films out there this Christmas season. [Reporter : Park Ji-won] Yes, but not only for this Christmas season. There have been a lot of interesting Korean movies all year long. 2012 was a record-breaking year, both in the number of total film ticket sales,. and Korean film ticket sales,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.12.21 ~ 2012.12.23
2012/12/23, Source
The number one movie this week is "Les Misérables",...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.12.14 ~ 2012.12.16
2012/12/16, Source
The number one movie this week is "The Hobbit",...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] "Masquerade"
2012/12/14
How replacable are we really? People l,...More
Lee Byung-hun spends the end of year with Lee Min-jung
2012/12/10, Source
Returns for the holidays "Quietly spent" Will actor Lee Byung-hun spend Christmas and the end of the year with his lover?,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.12.07 ~ 2012.12.09
2012/12/10
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.12.07 ~ 2012.12.09) Jo Geun-hyeon's drama "26 Years" managed to hold onto another first place position at the box office this past weekend. Heun-hyeon's latest entered the chart at the end of last month where it was the choice film with almost 700,000 admissions. Its second week almost matched that performance with 606,882, putting it on a total admission count of 1,815,882. In addition to Geun-hyeon's "26 Years", the romantic comedy "Whatcha Wearin'?" was released along with the new and improved "Dredd 3D",...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.12.07 ~ 2012.12.09
2012/12/09, Source
The number one movie this week is "26 Years" (26년),...More
30-Something Leading Ladies Take Over TV, Films
2012/12/07, Source
The entertainment industry is suffering from a shortage of actresses in their 20s. Most movies and dramas that recently gained a certain level of attention mostly featured actresses aged 30 or over. Producers and filmmakers point out that it is difficult for them to find actresses in their 20s who are suitable for leading roles. Of the 20 most popular movies released this year, Park Bo-young, who starred in "A Werewolf Boy", is the only female lead in this age group. Han Hyo-joo, who is also in her 20s, appeared in the movie "Masquerade", which drew more than 10 million viewers, but her role is greatly overshadowed by both the male lead Lee Byung-hun and supporting actor Ryu Seung-ryong,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.11.30 ~ 2012.12.02
2012/12/03
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.11.30 ~ 2012.12.02) Jo Sung-hee's triumphant fantasy drama "A Werewolf Boy" finally relinquishes the top spot after four weeks as Korea's choice film. The film was pushed down the line by Jo Geun-hyeon's action drama "26 Years" which claimed the lion's share of the ticket sales with 663,709. Jo Geun-hyeon has worked on the production of a number of successful Korea films (e.g. "A Tale of Two Sisters" and "The Concubine") but "26 Years" is his first major attempt at directing. His film stars Jin Goo, Han Hye-jin, Im Seulong, and Lee Kyung-young in an action drama about an elite team tasked with convicting the "the person" responsible for the 1980 Gwangju massacre,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.11.30 ~ 2012.12.02
2012/12/02, Source
The number one movie this week is "26 Years" (26년),...More
Pieta Wins Top Prize at 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards
2012/12/01, Source
South Korean director Kim Ki-duk's "Pieta" won the award for best film of the year at the 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards in Seoul on Friday night. While accepting the grand prix at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Kim described his film as a reflection of extreme capitalism where money rules over all. He also expressed his hopes that the South Korean society would become one that's centered around people and not money,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.11.23 ~ 2012.11.25
2012/11/25
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.11.23 ~ 2012.11.25) "Breaking Dawn: Part 2" once again struggle to surpass Jo Sung-hee's popular fantasy drama "A Werewolf Boy" as the battle for supernatural supremacy continued at the box office. "A Werewolf Boy" claimed some 550 880 admissions, and only narrowly dodged the big Hollywood hit which itself claimed 468, 965. Still admissions were lower this week with both these two powerhouses attracting half of what the weekend of the 24th bestowed upon them. Jo Sung-hee's film is also on the verge of overtaking "The Dark Knight Rises" as the fourth highest grossing film released in Korea this year. The latest Batman scored 6,396,528 admissions and currently "A Werewolf Boy" has stormed to 6,015,700 since its release at the end of last month,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.11.23 ~ 2012.11.25
2012/11/25, Source
The number one movie this week is "A Werewolf Boy" (늑대소년),...More
CGV Cinemas brings the 2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards to YOU!
2012/11/23, Source
Watch the biggest K-POP festival of the year on the BIG SCREEN. CGV Cinemas in LA and MNET are giving you TWO ways you can get tickets to this exclusive event: 1) Can't get enough of Song Joong-ki? Watch him at the 2012 MAMA in Hong Kong AND in his latest movie, "A Werewolf Boy"! Purchase advance tickets to "A Werewolf Boy" on-site at the CGV Box Office from 11/23-11/29 and get FREE tickets to the 2012 MAMA screening!,...More
Korean Films Draw Over 100 Million Viewers This Year
2012/11/20, Source
Korean movies have drawn over 100 million viewers in 2012. The Korean Film Council on Monday said the number of people watching Korean films this year totaled 99.61 million as of Sunday. "Since at least 200,000 people on average watch Korean movies on a weekday, the 100-million mark will be reached on Tuesday", a council spokesman said. The 100-million mark is a milestone in the 93-year history of Korea's movie industry -- although there is still some controversy, the first Korean-made film is considered to be "Loyal Revenge" released in 1919,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.11.16 ~ 2012.11.18
2012/11/18
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.11.16 ~ 2012.11.18) Despite its fanatical global following the much anticipated "Breaking Dawn: Part II" was not able to outdo Jo Sung-hee's "A Werewolf Boy" as the top seed this past weekend. An extremely tight race saw Sung-hee earn its third weekend at the top with 901,841 admissions (34.4%), helped along with 678 screenings around the country. Bill Condon's vampire and werewolf sensation was tantalizingly close to jumping straight to the top, but was forced to settle for second as it entered the chart with 880,696 (34.6%) admissions. In addition to this clash of mythological love tales, this week saw the start of another Korean film in the form of Bae Hyeong-joon's "Jackal is Coming", as well as an interesting new horror called "Sinister" by the American director Scott Derrickson,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.11.16 ~ 2012.11.18
2012/11/18, Source
The number one movie this week is "A Werewolf Boy" (늑대소년),...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.11.09 ~ 2012.11.11
2012/11/12
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.11.09 ~ 2012.11.11) Jo Sung-hee's "A Werewolf Boy" enjoyed its second week at the top of the pile as it swiftly overtook "Unbowed" (3,434,694) as the ninth highest grossing Korean film of 2012. Not since "Masquerade"'s opening weekend has a film captured this much of the ticket sales. Its 51.6% (1,333,842) more than doubled its closest rival as Sung-hee's latest pushed on to 3,603,946 admissions. In general the Korea films were slightly in the minority this week, with a few new foreign flicks making their play for the Korean public's interest,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.11.09 ~ 2012.11.11
2012/11/11, Source
The number one movie this week is "A Werewolf Boy" (늑대소년),...More
Art and Culture
2012/11/09, Source
It's finally Friday and our Michelle Kim is with us for our arts and culture segment. Today, she has a preview of a movie and a concert happening in Korea over the weekend. Hello Michelle [Reporter : ] Hello Conn-young So what do you have for us[Reporter : ] A detective chases a serial killer who publishes a book detailing the crimes in the new action thriller "Confession of Murder", starring Park Si-hoo and Jung Jae-young The movie was released in Korea yesterday and the reviews are already full of praise, so this may be the winner for a weekend movie outing. Let's take a look. Lee Du-seok is propelled to fame when he publishes a book about 10 unsolved murders from 15 years ago in which he claims to be the murderer,...More
Is Nudity Still a Box-Office Draw?
2012/11/09, Source
Testing the legal limits of screen nudity can often be an effective way to publicize a new film, and getting a star to show as much skin as possible is a shortcut to wide media coverage. But increasingly there are signs that such marketing strategies no longer guarantee success. Evidence to the contrary might be provided by a look at the box office performance of movies released this year that drew a lot of attention for nudity. "A Muse", which drew attention for nude scenes by rookie Kim Go-eun, managed to pull 1.35 million moviegoers. "The Scent", starring Park Si-yeon, drew 1.25 million viewers, while "The Concubine" starring Cho Yeo-jeong attracted 2.64 million,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.11.02 ~ 2012.11.04
2012/11/04
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.11.02 ~ 2012.11.04) This last weekend saw Jo Sung-hee's supernatural love story "A Werewolf Boy" nudge 007 for the win. The film is off to a promising start as it claimed 1,030,285 (48.7%) admissions in its opening weekend. That's more than double the efforts of last week's number one "Skyfall" which only managed 458,998 (22.8%). Jo Sung-hee was also responsible for the 2012 drama "End of Animal" and contributed to 2009 omnibus film "Nice Shorts". "A Werewolf Boy" stars Song Joong-ki ("Penny Pinchers") and Park Bo-young ("Don't Click") in a fantasy drama that seems to be hitting all the right notes with the Korean public, so far,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.11.02 ~ 2012.11.04
2012/11/04, Source
The number one movie this week is "A Werewolf Boy" (늑대소년),...More
MASQUERADE sweeps with record-breaking 15 wins at Korea's Oscars!
2012/11/01, Source
Film takes the 49th Daejong Film Awards by storm, taking top prizes for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and others. Beats out "Golden Lion" winner "Pieta" and domestic all-time box office champ "The Thieves". "Masquerade" experienced sweeping success at this year's 49th Daejong Film Awards (Grand Bell Awards) on October 30th in Seoul, Korea. The awards ceremony is the oldest film awards ceremony in South Korea and is presented annually by the Motion Pictures Association of Korea, making it the equivalent of the American Academy Awards,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.10.26 ~ 2012.10.28
2012/10/29
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.10.26 ~ 2012.10.28) After six weeks as Korea's number one film and nearly eleven million admissions, Choo Chang-min's "Masquerade" is finally overthrown by Britian's favourite secret agent. "Skyfall" is 007's latest adventure that sees Daniel Craig star along side Helen McCrory and Javier Bardem as Bond's loyalties are put the test as M16 comes under attack. The film opened in Korea this past weekend and claimed 871,819 (45.6%) admissions with the help of some 749 screens around the country,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.10.26 ~ 2012.10.28
2012/10/28, Source
The number one movie this week is "Skyfall",...More
Han Hyo-joo stays three more years with current agency
2012/10/25, Source
Han Hyo-joo showed her loyalty to her agency. BH Entertainment revealed, "Han Hyo-joo signed a new contract last week and she's going to stay with us for another 3 years". She signed with BH Entertainment in 2009 and her contract was to be up at the end of October,...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
Lee Byung-hun 20 years ago
2012/10/23, Source
Actor Lee Byung-hun's picture from a fan meeting 20 years ago was revealed. A picture was posted on a community bulletin recently of actor Lee Byung-hun celebrating his birthday party with his fans,...More
'Masquerade', 7th film to reach 10 million viewers
2012/10/22, Source
Poster for "Masquerade" By Rachel Lee The film "Masquerade" has surpassed the 10 million-milestone attendance, the film's distributor said Saturday. According to the Korean Film Council, the movie has drawn 10,041,566 viewers as of Sunday, becoming the 7th Korean film to reach the barometer of what defines a blockbuster here. It is also the second to reach the mark in 2012 after "The Thieves", which set the all-time attendance record earlier this month. The heist film directed by Choi Dong-hoon has attracted about 13.02 million people, beating out "The Host" (2006) that drew 13.01 million,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.10.19 ~ 2012.10.21
2012/10/22
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.10.19~ 2012.10.21) Choo Chang-min's "Masquerade" managed to reach more than 10 million admissions! Week six on the top of the chart saw it climb to the second highest grossing film of the year, behing the seemingly insurmountable "The Thieves". "Masquerade" was released half-way through September and since then it has refused to relinquish its position at the top, making it six straight weeks as number one; a particularly challenging task consider the number of new Korean entries that recently made their way to the big screen. These included Pang Eun-jin's "Suspect X", "A Company Man" by Lim Sang-yoon, and Son Seok's documentary on the popular Korean boy band "Infiinite",...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.10.19 ~ 2012.10.21
2012/10/21, Source
The number one movie this week is "Masquerade" (광해, 왕이 된 남자),...More
[HanCinema's Film Talk] Is Korean Cinema Soft on Sex?
2012/10/20
I don't know what it was exactly about the sex scene in Kim Dae-woo's 2010 remake of the "The Servant" that captivated my interest and senses. Perhaps it was the enchanting realisation/sexual release of the film's own internal eroticisms and sexual pressures or, admittedly, the 'cinematic purity' of the act itself as expressed through both the Choon-hyang's erotised body. Indeed, Cho Yeo-jeong's physical facets, and willingness, have contributed to her popularity as an actress both in Korea and abroad. I am not, however, so brave as to say that she might have inadvertently typecasted herself as Korea's own cinematic exhibitionist, but her recent role in Kim Dae-seung's "The Concubine" seemed to play off that image as an 'erotic icon' as her sexual agency was, once again, commodified through another historical Korean drama that taunted and teases its way through the prickly plane of sexual representation. "The Concubine" did not, however, managed to encapsulate the culture depth and erotic significance of Kim Dae-woo's modernised enactment of the Korean myth of Chann-hyang. In fact, the representation of sexual acts in recent years has seemed to be unable to transgress from Korea's own modern conservatism,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.10.12 ~ 2012.10.14
2012/10/14
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.10.12~ 2012.10.14) This past weekend saw a number of new entries make a stand but none where able to dismount Choo Chang-min's "Masquerade" as the choice film for the fifth weekend running. "Masquerade" has amassed nearly 10 million admissions, 683,903 of which came from this past weekend alone. Lim Sang-yoon's film "A Company Man" almost broke that streak as it entered the chart in second place with 468,316 admissions of its own,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.10.12 ~ 2012.10.14
2012/10/14, Source
The number one movie this week is "Masquerade" (광해, 왕이 된 남자),...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.10.05 ~ 2012.10.07
2012/10/08
Choo Chang-min's "Masquerade" is living a privileged life as it enjoys its fourth week as Korea's number one. "Masquerade" came into the fray as the top film mid-September and has not looked back since, stubbornly holding on to that position over the rest of the month and now into October. The total admission counts were lower than previous weeks, with "Masquerade" taking gold with less than a million admissions. Kim Ki-duk's "Peita" was also ejected from the top ten, leaving just three other Korean films to compete with international features,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.10.05 ~ 2012.10.07
2012/10/07, Source
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[HanCinema's Box Office Review] September and the Aftermath of the Summer Hits
2012/10/06
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.09) It took ten long weeks at the weekend box office to see off Choi Dong-hoon's "The Thieves", a monumental run that earned the film a recording-breaking 13 million admissions during that time. August was indeed the month its sales caught fire, and the month of September was just a glory lap as it gracefully bows out of the limelight and into the history books. In addition to the re-writing of the history books, September showed a wavering level of enthusiasm for some of this month's foreign inclusions. Although, "The Bourne Legacy" was able to enter the second weekend on top, snatching 29.3% of the ticket sales in the process. This was the first time a foreign film had held the weekend number one since "The Dark Knight Rises" some seven weeks earlier. In fact, the shelf life for foreign films was on average 2~3 weeks in the top ten,...More
In-depth Coverage on Korean Film Industry
2012/10/02, Source
The spotlight of Asia's largest film festival will shine down on Busan Thursday for the start of the 10-day Busan International Film Festival. This year's event will focus on Asia with the aim of offering a window into the region's cinema landscape. Korea's film industry has been booming. Box office hit "The Thieves" recently broke box office records to become the most-watched Korean film to date with more than 13 million tickets so far. And Kim Ki-duk's critically-acclaimed "Pieta" recently won the Golden Lion award for best film at the 69th Venice Film Festival. But what are the challenges ahead for Korea's film industry[Reporter : ] On the surface, the industry's performance has been impressive, however, it faces a string of other challenges if it hopes to continue being competitive in the future,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.09.28 ~ 2012.09.30
2012/10/01
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.09.28~ 2012.09.30) The last weekend of September has been kind to Choo Chang-min's "Masquerade". Choo's historical drama added 1,379,147 (47.7%) to its cause, making this the third week running the film has broken the million admissions mark and claimed gold. In addition to its consistent run through the month of September, "Masquerade" has now surpassed "The Grand Heist" and "Nameless Gangster" as the second highest grossing Korean film of 2012, just behind the recording-breaking "The Thieves", which itself is still sitting pretty with almost 13,000,000 tickets sold!,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.09.28 ~ 2012.09.30
2012/09/30, Source
The number one movie this week is "Masquerade" (광해, 왕이 된 남자),...More
Lee Byung-hun "It's just a birthday dinner"
2012/09/27, Source
Media reported that Lee Byung-hun and Lee Min-jung were taking the first steps to get married as they had dinner with both parents. His agency claims, "It's just a birthday dinner and it's too soon to talk about marriage". Lee Byung-hun returned from Montreal, Canada suddenly. According to a media on the 28th of September, Lee Byung-hun joined a dinner with his girlfriend Lee Min-jung and both of their parents in Seoul on the 26th,...More
Lee Byung-hun stops in to say thanks
2012/09/26
In between shooting his upcoming Hollywood blockbuster "Red 2", Lee Byung-hun has returned home to express his thanks to Korean fans. Lee's agency announced yesterday that the Hallyu star wants to take part in next week's Busan International Film Festival "to say thank you to all those who watched 'Masquerade,...More
'Pieta' Gains Momentum at Box Office After Venice Award
2012/09/24, Source
Director Kim Ki-duk's "Pieta", which won the best film award at this year's Venice Film Festival, is about to hit the 500,000 mark in terms of the number of viewers it has attracted,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.09.21 ~ 2012.09.23
2012/09/24
The local flavors took the honors this past weekend with the top two films being Korean and claiming close to 70% of the ticket sales. With 1,192,689 admissions, Choo Chang-min's "Masquerade" secured another week as number one, jumping past "The Concubine" as the ninth highest grossing Korean film of the year. Choo's historical drama snatched 60.5% of the moviegoers with the new Korean film "Spy", Woo Min-ho's second feature film, slotting into second with 341,697,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.09.21 ~ 2012.09.23
2012/09/23, Source
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'Masquerade' Sets Box Office Alight with 1 Million Tickets Sold in 4 Days
2012/09/18, Source
"Masquerade" has attracted over 1 million viewers in just four days since it was released Thursday,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.09.14 ~ 2012.09.17
2012/09/17
Tony Gilroy's "The Bourne Legacy" wasn't able to hold down the top spot over the weekend, ultimately being surpassed by Kim Ki-duk's "Peta" as well as two new releases both foreign and domestic. But it was Choo Chang-min's "Masquerade" that turned out to be the big favorite with 1,100,859 admissions, that accounted for and 53.3% of ticket sales over the weekend. Previously known as "The King of Joseon", it tells the familiar tale of the commoner come King in this historical drama. "Masquerade" stars Lee Byung-hun, Ryu Seung-ryong, Han Hyo-joo and Jang Gwang and was released last Thursday,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.09.14 ~ 2012.09.17
2012/09/16, Source
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Korean movies opening today 2012/09/13 in Korea
2012/09/13, Source
Korean movies opening today 2012/09/13,...More
Lee Byung-hun and Psy meet in US
2012/09/11, Source
Lee Byung-hun from "Masquerade" and "Gangnam Style" Psy will be meeting in America at the press releasing event of the movie "Masquerade" on the 14th. While this event if planned to be held at the LA Country Museum of Arts (LACMA), Psy is going to visit his old friend Lee Byung-hun,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.09.07 ~ 2012.09.09
2012/09/10
Tony Gilroy's "The Bourne Legacy" marks the first foreign film at number one since "The Dark Knight Rises" at the end of July. The peak of the Korean summer has bee dominated by local releases, but not this weekend. With close on 30% of the ticket sales going to Gilroy's popular action thriller, "The Bourne Legacy" snapped up the ticket sales with 523,776 admissions in 588 screenings around the country. Last week's top pick was demoted to second, as Kim Hong-seon's "The Traffickers" had to settle for 303,537 and second place,...More
Lee Byung-hun, "We call each other by name"
2012/09/09, Source
Celebrity couple Lee Byung-hun and Lee Min-jung revealed their nicknames. MBC TV program "Section TV" revealed an interview with Lee Byung-hun,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.09.07 ~ 2012.09.09
2012/09/09, Source
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Today's Photo: September 8, 2012
2012/09/08, Source
Actress Han Hyo-joo arrives at a preview of her latest film "Masquerade" in Seoul on Friday,...More
Lee Byung-hun Talks About His Movies, Love Life
2012/09/07, Source
"Masquerade" in which Lee Byung-hun plays a double role, will open on Sept. 19. The film revolves around Gwanghaegun, the 15th king of the Chosun Dynasty who was deposed in a coup. In the film, Lee plays the bizarre king, known for his mischievous behavior, as well as his double, a humble acrobat and bawdy joker who stands in for the monarch when the latter faces the threat of being poisoned. Although the role hardly fits Lee's action-man image, he said he was keen to avoid being pigeonholed. "If I had other talents, like performing as a singer or hosting a show, I'd be able to show many different sides of myself", he said. "But I have to focus on playing to my skills, and doing what I can through my acting. As I don't want to be get stereotyped, I prefer to play more versatile roles",...More
Lee Byung-hun, "Lee Min-jung's wisdom over beauty"
2012/09/03, Source
Actor Lee Byung-hun chose wisdom as one of his lover Lee Min-jung's best qualities. The Media Day for "Masquerade" was held on the 3rd. Many reporters and movie industrial people attended this event as it is expected to be the best movie to this end of the year,...More
Han Hyo-joo "I didn't know about Lee Byung-hun and Lee Min-jung"
2012/09/03, Source
Han Hyo-joo mentioned the relationship between Lee Byung-hun and Lee Min-jung. Actress Han Hyo-joo said she really didn't know about their scandal, at the "Masquerade" Media Day on the 3rd,...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
Sunny Shim Eun-kyung in "Masquerade" with Lee Byung-hun and Ryu Seung-ryong
2012/08/21, Source
Actress Shim Eun-kyung is coming back with "Masquerade". Well known for her dialect cussing in the movie "Sunny - 2010" from last year, Shim Eun-kyung is standing side by side with Lee Byung-hun, Ryu Seung-ryong, Han Hyo-joo and other big stars,...More
Added new posters for the upcoming Korean movie "Masquerade"
2012/08/21, Source
Added new posters for the upcoming Korean movie "Masquerade",...More
Prince-pauper tale gets election-year twist in 'Masquerade'
2012/08/14, Source
This film image released by CJ E&M shows actor Lee Byung-hun as king Gwanghaegun, right, and his commoner double Ha-sun in "Masquerade". The movie by Choo Chang-min is slated for a late September release. / Courtesy of CJ E&M By Kwaak Je-yup With the presidential election only a few months away, "Masquerade" could not be released at a better time. Inspired by Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper", the historical drama about switched royal identities challenges the audience to think about the system of the government today, specifically the way we see the role of the nation's top job, according to Lee Byung-hun, the lead actor who plays the two protagonists,...More
Today's Photo: August 14, 2012 (1)
2012/08/14, Source
Han Hyo-joo (left) and Lee Byung-hun pose at a press event for their new film "Masquerade" in Seoul on Monday,...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
"Masquerade" two Lee Byung-huns
2012/07/22, Source
Actor Lee Byung-hun was seen on the poster of "Masquerade". "Masquerade" is about a commoner becoming king instead of the real King Gwang-hae who is on the verge of being taken down. The movie talks about the 15 days missing from history,...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
"Masquerade" Lee Byung-hun's existence
2012/07/02, Source
Lee Byung-hun's first historical "Masquerade" was revealed in a teaser. "Masquerade" deals with the 15 days missing from history about a commoner who pretends to be the king and he is at risk of being killed in the Chosun times, during the 8 years reign of Gwang Hae-gun,...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
Ju Ji-hoon compared with Lee Byung-hun?
2012/06/03, Source
Actor Ju Ji-hoon said he didn't care about being compared with fellow actor Lee Byung-hun. The two actors are being focused on for their first attempts at a historical since their debut. At the press release conference of the movie "I Am a King" Ju Ji-hoon was asked how he felt about being compared with Lee Byung-hun at their first attempts at historicals and he replied, "The genre between us is very different so there's no pressure",...More
Lee Byung-hun and Han Hyo-joo's "Masquerade" changed to "Gwanghae"
2012/05/30, Source
"Masquerade" with Lee Byung-hun and Han Hyo-joo has changed its name to "Gwanghae: The Man who became King" according to a staff member on the 31st. "Gwanghae: The Man who became King" is about Ha-seon, a low-class born man, who looks exactly like the king, taking over the throne instead of the king. "Gwanghae: The Man who became King" reflects more on the content of the movie than "Masquerade",...More
Lee Byung-hun & Lee Min-jung Deny Dating Rumors
2012/04/17, Source
Both considered top notch actors in Korean entertainment, the rumor mill has been abuzz about latest reports indicating Lee Byung-hun and Lee Min-jung are dating. One media source reported on April 16th that the 42-year-old actor and the 30-year-old actress had good opinions of each other from earlier this year,a nd had cautiously starting dating. After bumping into one another at various award ceremonies and other work-related gatherings, their work sunbae-hoobae (or senior-junior) work relationship blossomed into a romantic relationship,...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
Upcoming Korean movie "Masquerade"
2012/02/27, Source
Added the upcoming Korean movie "Masquerade"'s page to HanCinema database,...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
Historical Dramas Captivate Korea
2012/02/08, Source
From a TV drama getting 40% ratings with its heartbreaking love st,...More
Big-budget films to open in 2012
2012/01/05, Source
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Lee Byung-hun Awarded Presidential Award
2011/11/22, Source
After spending the past five months in New Orleans of the the United States shooting for the Hollywood movie "G.I. Joe 2", Lee Byung-hun finally returned home on November 21st. As soon as Lee touched Korean soil, he was busy as the recipient of the Presidential Award for advancing Korean pop culture and arts,...More
Lee Byung-hun to star as King of Joseon
2011/11/17, Source
Top Korean star Lee Byung-hun is set to play the lead in CJ E&M Pictures' "Masquerade" (working title). Lee's management agency BH Entertainment announced that he is confirmed to star in the historical drama to be directed by Choo Chang-min ("Late Blossom") and written by Hwang Jo-yoon ("Old Boy"),...More
Lee Byung-hun's first attempt at historical drama
2011/11/03, Source
Possibly will star in "Masquerade". Top star Lee Byung-hun will attempt a historical drama for the first time since his debut,...More

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Produced by

Won Dong-yun (원동연)

Production

CJ Entertainment (CJ엔터테인먼트)

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CJ Entertainment (CJ엔터테인먼트)

Staff

Choo Chang-min (추창민)
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Jonathan H. Kim (김형준)
Production department

Jang Jae-hyeon (장재현)
Directing department

Kim Jun-seong (김준성)
Score composer

Nam Na-yeong (남나영)
Editor

Mowg (모그)
Score composer

Lee Seung-chul-II (이승철)
Sound

Lee Tae-yoon-I (이태윤)
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131 min

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Airing dates : 2012/09/13

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

As of 2013.04.21 : 12 321 459 admissions (total)

As of 2012.12.30 : 12 318 850 admissions (total)

As of 2012.12.23 : 12 297 002 admissions (total)

As of 2012.12.16 : 12 274 187 admissions (total)

As of 2012.12.09 : 12 227 298 admissions (total)

As of 2012.12.02 : 12 167 321 admissions (total)

As of 2012.11.25 : 12 064 504 admissions (total)

As of 2012.11.18 : 11 933 676 admissions (total)

As of 2012.11.11 : 11 734 869 admissions (total)

As of 2012.11.04 : 11 418 849 admissions (total)

As of 2012.10.28 : 10 944 763 admissions (total)

As of 2012.10.21 : 10 256 491 admissions (total)

As of 2012.10.14 : 9 345 175 admissions (total)

As of 2012.10.07 : 8 221 003 admissions (total)

As of 2012.09.30 : 5 234 402 admissions (total)

As of 2012.09.23 : 3 227 912 admissions (total)

As of 2012.09.17 : 1 281 300 admissions (total)

As of 2012.09.09 : 6 783 admissions (total)

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