The Yellow Sea (Movie - 2010)

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  Ha Jung-woo
  하정우
  As
  Kim Goo-nam
  (김구남)
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  Kim Yun-seok
  김윤석
  As
  Myeon Jeong-hak
  (면정학)
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  Jo Sung-ha
  조성하
  As
  Kim Tae-won
  (김태원)
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  Lee Chul-min
  이철민
  As
  Choi Seong-nam
  (최성남)
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  Kwak Do-won
  곽도원
  As
  Prof. Kim Seung-hyeon
  (김승현 교수)
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  Im Ye-won
  임예원
  As
  Professor's wife
  (교수 부인)

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  [Interview] Kim Yun-seok
  2019/07/14
  Kim Yun-seok had a successful career as a stage actor long before he started to appear in films and television. His big screen breakthrough was "Tazza: The High Rollers, with his acclaimed supporting performance as a ruthless gambler. This was followed by his leading role in Na Hong-jin's "The Chaser" (2008) as the morally ambiguous ex-cop-turned-pimp after a serial killer for which he won several awards,...More

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  Hwang Jung-min and Lee Jung-jae Consider "Deliver Us From Evil"
  2019/05/27, Source
  Will the 6 year reunion since "The New World" happen? Actors Hwang Jung-min and Lee Jung-jae are currently considering the same piece of work. Star news announced on the 20th that Hwang Jung-min and Lee Jung-jae are currently set on being in "Deliver Us From Evil" and are adjusting the details. The actors' agencies have clarified that they are currently reviewing their respective offers,...More

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  [Interview] The Lady Miz Diva Meets Kim Yun-seok at the New York Asian Film Festival 2018
  2018/08/04, Source
  Actor Kim Yun-seok is one of the most recognisable figures in South Korean cinema.  His deep, resonating voice and imposing screen presence has mesmerised audiences in films like "The Yellow Sea", "Tazza: The High Rollers", "The Thieves", "Hwayi : A Monster Boy", "Haemoo", and "The Fortress". At the New York Asian Film Festival to receive this year's Star Asia award, Kim spoke with LMD about the passion and real-life experiences that compelled him to star in Director Jang Joon-hwan's historical epic, "1987: When the Day Comes",...More

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  Kwak Do-won Denies Sexual Harassment Allegations
  2018/02/25, Source
  Kwak Do-won claimed the rumors about his involvement with sexual harassment aren't true. Kwak Do-won announced his position regarding his allegations July 25th,...More

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  [USA] "The Wailing" Available on DVD and Blu-ray + ***Blu-ray Giveaway*** First-come, First-served
  2016/10/08, Source
  Suspicion leads to hysteria when rural villagers link a series of brutal murders to the arrival of a mysterious stranger in the supernatural thriller "The Wailing", debuting on digital September 6, and on Blu-ray™ and DVD October 4 from Well Go USA Entertainment,...More

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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2016.06.17 ~ 2016.06.19
  2016/06/20
  Disney's "The Jungle Book" remains king... Jon Favreau's "The Jungle Book" retained pole position over the weekend by capturing 27.3% of the box office pie. From the 898 screens allocated, "The Jungle Book" attracted 619 thousand admissions bringing its total to 4.6 million admissions ($12.6 million) since its release two weeks ago. Walt Disney's digitally refreshed version of this classic tale was produced for an estimated $175 million; worldwide, it's already grossed $922.4 million and is fast on its way to reaching the billion-dollar mark,...More

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  [HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets
  2016/06/18
  Darcy Paquet shares his experience of translating Korean films into English, "I Saw the Devil" gets reviewed on Movie Pilot, KOBIZ has an infographic detailing the top superhero films released in Korea, and find out if Na Jong-jin's latest thriller ("The Wailing") hits the mark,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "The Wailing"
  2016/06/04
  Na Hong-jin ("The Chaser", "The Yellow Sea") has brought the world another blockbuster that screened at Cannes, was picked up by Well Go USA Entertainment, and released in North American June 3. Welcome horror mystery "The Wailing" to the ranks of the modern day film successes. It boasts of the eighth largest Korean opening, a two and a half hour run time, a myriad of horror and thriller elements, and a little bit of the absurd,...More

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  [HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets
  2016/06/03
  The Korea Times reviews Park Chan-wook's "The Handmaiden" ahead of its local release, there's an infographic from KOBIZ about the country's hottest cinematic season, Maggie Lee reviews Na Hong-jin's "The Wailing" for Variety, and catch films from the upcoming Seoul International Women's Film Festival online,...More

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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2016.05.20 ~ 2016.05.22
  2016/05/23
  "The Wailing" screams to 4.5 million admissions... Na Hong-jin's mystery thriller "The Wailing" managed to retained pole position over the penultimate weekend of May. The film entered the fray last week where it dislodged Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War" at the top of the pile by capturing 64% of the box office pie. This week, "The Wailing" claimed 1.3 million admissions (58.3%) across 1,391 screens to move its total tally to 4.5 million. Since its release mid-May, Na Hong-jin's third flick (the other films include the critically acclaimed "The Yellow Sea" and iconic "The Chaser") has grossed $31.3 million,...More

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  [North America] "The Wailing" at CGV Begins May 20, 2016, Nationwide & Throughout Los Angeles June 3, 2016
  2016/05/20, Source
  Starring Hwang Jung-min, Chun Woo-hee, Kwak Do-won and Jun Kunimura In this unbelievably tense supernatural thriller, a foreigner's mysterious appearance in a quiet, rural village causes suspicion among the locals -- suspicion which quickly turns to hysteria as the townspeople begin killing each other in brutal outbursts for seemingly no reason. As the investigating officer watches his daughter fall under the same savage spell, he agrees to consult a shaman for answers - unknowingly escalating the situation into something far more dangerous,...More

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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2016.05.13 ~ 2016.05.15
  2016/05/16
  Na Hong-jin's new thriller trumps Marvel's "Civil War"... Na Hong-jin's much-anticipated new mystery thriller, "The Wailing" (starring Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, and Chun Woo-hee), arrived in theaters last Thursday and over the weekend rose to the top of the chart by dislodging "Captain America: Civil War" and so denied Marvel's latest a third straight week in pole position. Na Hong-jin's two previous films ("The Yellow Sea" and "The Chaser") received critical acclaim when they came out in 2010 and 2008 respectively, and his third film enjoyed a promising start by amassing 1.8 million admissions (64%) across 1,481 screens,...More

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  Park Chan-wook's Film Up for Competition at Cannes
  2016/04/15, Source
  Award-winning filmmaker Park Chan-wook's latest film has been invited to the official competition section at this year's Cannes Film Festival to be held in May. The festival's organizing committee Thursday unveiled the lineup of films to be shown, including Park's "The Handmaiden",...More

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  "The Wailing" Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, Chun Woo-hee, the most anticipated team of 2016
  2016/03/28, Source
  Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min and Chun Woo-hee are coming together for the movie "The Wailing". "The Wailing" is director Na Hong-jin's first movie in 6 years which is about a group of people who face a situation after a series of cases occur since the appearance of a foreign person,...More

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  Ha Jung-woo completes the conditions of a great star
  2015/08/13, Source
  Actor Ha Jung-woo completed the conditions of a star. Flawless in various ways, Ha Jung-woo has even earned the title, 'man of 10 million'. "The Assassination" has reserved a spot in the '10 million breakthrough movie' list and that brings Ha Jung-woo into the picture too. Although he's had continuous success with several movies so far, this is his first record breaker,...More

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  Tazza: The Hidden Card Premieres in the U.S. and Canada September 26
  2014/09/16
  "Tazza: The Hidden Card", Sequel to South Korea's 2006 Box Office Success "Tazza: The High Rollers", Comes to North American Audiences after Topping Korea's Box Office Opening Weekend "Tazza: The Hidden Card", makes its debut in the U.S. and Canada on September 26, 2014. This South Korean gambling saga is a follow-up to the 2006 box office hit "Tazza: The High Rollers",...More

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  Go Ah-sung is starring in the thriller "The Office"
  2014/08/24, Source
  Go Ah-sung is starring in the movie "The Office", a thriller. She's attempting at a new transformation in the thriller as Lee Mi-rye,...More

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  Hwang Jung-min and Kwak Do-won in movie "The Wailing"
  2014/04/10, Source
  Hwang Jung-min and Kwak Do-won have been cast for a role in the new movie "The Wailing". Famous Japanese actor and director Kitano Takeshi is also being mentioned. "The Wailing" is a thriller about events occurring in a small country-side village during a visit from a Japanese citizen,...More

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  Philadelphia Museum of Art Korean Film Series
  2014/03/26, Source
  Featuring a mix of contemporary films, documentaries, and classics, this series showcases traditional and modern Korean culture with themes explored in the exhibition Treasures from Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392-1910. Each film is introduced by Joe Kim, founder of the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival. Discussions with experts in Korean film and history follow most screenings,...More

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  Veteran Supporting Actors Behind Success of Domestic Films
  2014/02/03, Source
  Clockwise from top left, Oh Dal-soo, Kim Jung-tae, Park Chul-min, Ra Mi-ran, Ko Chang-seok, and Kwak Do-won The influence of supporting actors is growing as they play a critical role in helping to set new box-office records for Korean films even though they may appear on screen for only a few minutes. In fact, the actor who has appeared in the highest number of Korean movies that drew more than 10 million moviegoers was not leading man Song Kang-ho. Instead, that honor goes to supporting actor Oh Dal-soo, who features in four of the nation's nine most successful flicks,...More

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  [HanCinema's Hall of Fame] "The Chaser"
  2013/11/09
  In the Spotlight this Week: "The Chaser" by Na Hong-jin In 2005, self-confessed cannibal and serial killer Yoo Young-chul was sentenced to death for twenty counts of murder by the Seoul Central District Court. His victims included mostly prostitutes and the wealthy, stating, in front of the cameras, that: "Women shouldn't be sluts, and the rich should know what they've done". Three years after his sentences was carried out, Na Hong-jin made his directing debut with the intense and disturbing "The Chaser", a psychological thriller that drew inspiration from Yoo's grizzly and blood-soaked story and remains one of the most gripping and spell-binding entries into the genre. Over five million local filmgoers gorged themselves on Na's terrifying cinematic imagining at the time, and it wasn't just the real-world horrors that lured them in. The film employed the prestigious acting talents of both Ha Jung-woo ("The Terror Live", "The Berlin File") and Kim Yun-seok ("Hwayi : A Monster Boy", "Haemoo"), both of whom were recalled by Na for his sophomore feature "The Yellow Sea" in 2010. These two silver screen stars at the heart of Na's urban thriller, bringing to life Na's cruel and unusual collision of an ex-cop pimp and his cannibalistic counter,...More

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  Korean movie of the week "Love Fiction"
  2013/07/25, Source
  Korean movie of the week "Love Fiction" (2011) Directed by Jeon Gye-soo With Ha Jung-woo, Gong Hyo-jin, Jo Hee-bong, Lee Byung-joon, Ji Jin-hee, Yoo In-na,... Synopsis Many male audiences who saw 500 Days of Summer must have felt that Summer, who was the dominant figure in the relationship, as a cold-hearted woman. Love Fiction is the opposite, a romantic comedy sticking strictly to the man's view of the relationship. An unknown novelist Ju-wol (Ha Jung-woo) falls in love at first sight with Hee-jin (Gong Hyo-jin) who works at a film importing company when the two meet at a book expo,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Talk] Siblings in Cinema: The RYOO Brothers
  2013/07/06
  Siblings don't always get along. Even when working within the same field family members often choose to keep their personal and professional lives separate to keep the peace. Personal histories, grudges, and just knowing one another as well as they do can cause friction and frustration in the workplace. Not so though with renowned South Korean actor Ryoo Seung-bum and his moviemaking brother Ryoo Seung-wan. The brothers' most recent effort, "The Berlin File" (2013), marks another successful family collaboration that rocked Korean cinemas earlier this year. The brothers both came into the spotlight with their 2000 début feature "Die Bad"; a collection of four hard-boiled short stories that follows two teenagers and their descent into the violent world of organised crime. The film was written and directed by Seung-wan and stars himself and his younger brother Seung-beom. Seung-wan has sometimes been described as the Korean Tarantino, while his talent younger brother has been likened too the American-Canadian comedy actor Jim Carrey,...More

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  [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

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

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  Movie of the week "Helpless"
  2012/09/06, Source
  Movie of the week "Helpless" (2011) Directed by Byeon Yeong-joo With Lee Sun-kyun, Kim Min-hee, Jo Sung-ha, Song Ha-yoon, Choi Deok-moon, Lee Hee-joon,... Previously known as "Help" (헬프, Hel-peu) and "Train" Synopsis Adapted from the novel by Miyabe Miyuki, who is known as the queen of crime fiction in Japan. A man searches for his fiancée who vanished without a trace just before their wedding ceremony, only to discover the shocking identity of her,...More

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  "Deranged" invited to Spain's Sitges Film Festival
  2012/08/03, Source
  The movie "Deranged" has been officially invited to the 45th Sitges Film Festival. "Deranged" has officially been invited in the Sitges Film Festival's Casa Asia section. Spain's representative film festival, the Sitges Film Festival has been called the 'Cannes' for fantasy films and will be held for 10 days from October 4th to the 14th,...More

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  'Kimchi, Drinks, and a Movie' Celebrates Korean Film and Food in DC
  2012/04/25, Source
  Ambassador Choi Young-jin, acclaimed Korean director Na Hong-jin, and nearly 400 members of the public gathered at the Freer Gallery of Art to celebrate the screening of Na's film "The Chaser" during the Korean Film Festival DC on Friday, April 20. "We are gathered here as friends of Korea, but also as friends of arts and film", said Ambassador Choi in his remarks before the film. "In that respect, you are witnessing the coming of age of the Republic of Korea",...More

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  Casting announced for Kim Myung-min's "SPY"
  2012/04/11, Source
  Casting has been announced for Kim Myung-min's latest project "Spy", a film that revolves around the lives of 5 North Korean agents in South Korea. "Spy" is written and directed by Woo Min-ho, who was also behind "Man of Vendetta" (2010). This movie marks the second collaboration between the method actor and the director-scriptwriter. The film boasts a cast of well-known and established actors. Kim Myung-min's management agency, MM Entertainment revealed the official cast line-up lead by Kim Myung-min (39), who will play the role of Agent Kim. Agent Kim is a family man who lives a happy and contented life with his wife and two children. He is disguised as a manager in a company that sells fake viagra imported from China,...More

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  CJ Entertainment America Presents "Helpless"
  2012/04/10, Source
  Dark Horse Korean Hit at the Gate in the U.S. LOS ANGELES, CA (April 9, 2012) – CJ Entertainment America is launching the moody Korean thriller "Helpless" on April 20, 2012 as an exclusive engagement for Los Angeles at the CGV Cinemas, with national dates expected for early May. The film was a critical darling and unexpected box office champion for two consecutive weeks when it was released in Korea earlier this year. - Russell Edwards, Variety "...The film never ceases to compel. As the layers of deceit are peeled back, Byeon seems in complete command of her material. A key demonstration of her narrative dexterity is the way she flaunts an audacious 'Chinatown'-like clue to the missing woman's whereabouts without pre-empting the climax",...More

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  Updated cast for the Korean movie "Love Fiction"
  2012/04/06, Source
  Updated cast for the Korean movie "Love Fiction",...More

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  Kimchi, Drinks, and a Movie with Na Hong-jin
  2012/04/04, Source
  Join director Na Hong-jin for a special Korean wine and appetizer reception before the screening of his blockbuster film "The Chaser" during the Korean Film Festival DC! Hosted by the Korean Cultural Center Washington DC, Kimchi, Drinks, and a Movie will welcome Na to Washington DC in style: enjoy Korean makgeolli rice wine and savory jeon pancakes while mingling with the director, immersed in the culture and elegance of the Smithsonian's Freer Galley of Art,...More

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  "Nameless Gangster" released in North America
  2012/03/28, Source
  PREFACE "My reason for wanting to tell a story from the '80s is because I feel that the current societal climate is very similar. About 3 years ago I got a feeling that the era of my deceased father was suddenly coming back, an era in which everyone's good will is only reserved for their own survival and well being. But like my own father, I did not see these people as selfish fools, but sympathized with them. I wanted to portray these characters not as criminals who were on the wrong side of the law, but as people who tried their best to survive and thrive despite the conditions they were in. People innately follow the times they live in and those who ride it architect the next generation. The '80s in South Korea were an incredibly volatile decade in which a single person's decision could change the direction of an entire era. Following men who lived through that decade, I wanted to show that the eighties had more dramatic appeal than any other decade. I wanted to inquire whether it was the times that were changing the people, or if it was the people that were changing the times. Most of all, I hope that the audience can laugh and identify with these men who lived like kings in the face of loyalty, betrayal, and ambition".,...More

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  Added new music video for the Korean movie "Love Fiction"
  2012/03/14, Source
  Added new music video for the Korean movie "Love Fiction",...More

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  Korean Film Festival DC Marks 8th Year with Film, Video Art, and Director Na Hong-jin
  2012/03/14, Source
  The Korean Film Festival DC, one of the largest showcases of Korean cinema in the United States, kicks off this week at the Smithsonian's Freer Gallery of Art in Washington DC. The 2012 edition of the festival, running throughout March, April, and into May, is spread over two months and combines 12 films, four video art exhibitions, two lecture events, and four post-film discussions with Korean director Na Hong-jin,...More

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  Updated cast and stills for the Korean movie "Helpless"
  2012/03/12, Source
  Updated cast and stills for the Korean movie "Helpless",...More

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  Korean Blogathon 2012 : Sixth Batch
  2012/03/10, Source
  Saturday 10th March 2012 : Remember to add names of authors if possible! Feel free to message us if we miss you, there are a lot of links rolling in!,...More

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  Korean Blogathon 2012 : Fifth Batch
  2012/03/09, Source
  Friday 9th March 2012 : Remember to add names of authors if possible! Feel free to message us if we miss you, there are a lot of links rolling in!,...More

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  Korean movies opening today 2012/03/08 in Korea
  2012/03/08, Source
  Korean movies opening today 2012/03/08 in Korea "Helpless", "Choked", "Romance Joe", documentary "Talking Architect", "Mirage", "Sympathy for Us" and animation "The Dearest",...More

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  Korean Blogathon 2012 : First Batch
  2012/03/06, Source
  Monday 5th March 2012 : Remember to add names of authors if possible! Feel free to message us if we miss you, there are a lot of links rolling in!,...More

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  Interview with Fox International Production Creative Executive Paul HUH
  2012/03/06, Source
  Will this be a source of new energy for the Korean film industry, or a new era in which it will have to compete with Hollywood's studio system in making Korean-language films? Fox International Production (FIP), part of the 20th Century Fox Entertainment group, has declared it is officially entering the Korean film production market. FIP was established in 2008 to invest in, produce and distribute local language films in major territories around the world. Simply put, this means that a major Hollywood film company will be making Korean-language films in Korea. Dohoon KIM met with FIP's Korean Creative Executive Paul HUH to talk about their plans. After studying finance in New York, Huh started working in the Korean film industry first at MK Pictures's international sales team and later became a producer,...More

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  Korean movies opening today 2012/02/29 in Korea
  2012/02/29, Source
  Korean movies opening today 2012/02/29 in Korea "Love Fiction" and "Comic Book Store 3D",...More

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  Added new stills and video for the upcoming Korean movie "Love Fiction"
  2012/02/23, Source
  Added new stills and video for the upcoming Korean movie "Love Fiction",...More

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  Added new posters and still for the upcoming Korean movie "Helpless"
  2012/02/20, Source
  Added new posters and still for the upcoming Korean movie "Helpless",...More

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  Korean Film Night in Berlin a success
  2012/02/16, Source
  This year at the Berlinale, the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) held its annual Korean Film Night reception Feb. 13 at the Café Einstein in Berlin. Celebrating Korean cinema and the Korean films selected to the festival, the event was held in cooperation with the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). All the Korean directors invited to the festival were on hand to receive the spotlight: Kang Je-gyu - whose "My Way" is screening in the Berlinale Panorama, Lee Han - whose "Punch" is in the Generation 14plus section, Kim Joong-hyeon - whose "Choked" is in the Forum, Jeon Kyu-hwan– whose "From Seoul to Varanasi" is in the Panorama, and Lee Woo-jeong-I ("Ad Balloon") and KIM Souk-young ("Anesthesia") in the Berlinale Shorts competition. "From Seoul to Varanasi" lead actor Yoon Dong-hwan was also on hand,...More

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  Added new stills and videos for the upcoming Korean movie "Helpless"
  2012/02/13, Source
  Added new stills and videos for the upcoming Korean movie "Helpless",...More

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  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

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  Added new stills and videos for the upcoming Korean movie "Helpless"
  2012/02/08, Source
  Added new stills and videos for the upcoming Korean movie "Helpless",...More

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  CINEMA ON THE PARK Season 2 Announced!
  2012/01/22, Source
  The Korean Cultural Office in Sydney has just announced another exciting Season of Cinema on the Park, the film night that delighted audiences in 2011 will return once again in 2012. A surprise hit with more than 1,000 people attending, Thursday nights are now etched firmly on the Sydney cinema calendar as Korean night and will see 21 feature films and 14 guest speakers in the first half of the year alone, surely enough to satisfy anyone's appetite for Korean cinema!,...More

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  Eleven Korean Films to Be Screened for Free
  2012/01/18, Source
  The Korean Film Archive will screen a selection of domestic movies for free at the Digital Media City complex in Sangam-dong, Seoul, until Feb. 5,...More

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  Lee El cast in "Wild Romance" as a femme fatale
  2012/01/09, Source
  Actress Lee El has been cast for the KBS 2TV drama "Wild Romance". Red Entertainment revealed on January 9th, "Lee El has been offered the role of Mi-jin in the drama "Wild Romance"",...More

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

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  Hong Sang-soo tops Cine21's picks of the year
  2012/01/04, Source
  South Korea's leading film and entertainment magazine Cine21 has picked Hong Sang-soo's "The Day He Arrives" as the Best Film of 2011. In their annual survey, the magazine with its 33 journalists and critics also picked Hong as the Best Director of the Year.The magazine lauded "The Day He Arrives" as "a singular experience of time and space and memory".   Cine21's writers voted Tang Wei Best Actress of the Year. The magazine noted that Kim Tae-yong's remake "Late Autumn - 2010" would have been unimaginable without the Chinese actress,...More

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

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  Berlinale Generation takes "Punch"
  2011/12/16, Source
  South Korean hit film "Punch", directed by Lee Han, is set to go to the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival's Generation section this coming February. The film made it onto a list of 14 early selections announced yesterday (Dec. 14). In its 35th year, the Generation section is programmedwith films for young people and teenagers. The section is divided into Generation Kplus and Generational 14plus competitions, and "Punch" will be in the latter,...More

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  "The Thieves" wraps shoot
  2011/12/09, Source
  Major South Korean investor/distributor Showbox/Mediaplex has announced principal photography has wrapped on director Choi Dong-hoon's highly anticipated thriller "The Thieves". The film had its last shoot on Dec. 7 at the W Seoul – Walkerhill Hotel after six months of shooting on location in Macau, Hong Kong, Busan, and Seoul,...More

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  "The Unjust" takes top prize at Blue Dragon Awards
  2011/11/28, Source
  Ryoo Seung-wan's crime thriller "The Unjust" snapped up three top prizes at the 32nd Blue Dragon Awards, winning Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay. Box office hit "Arrow, The Ultimate Weapon" picked up five awards, including Best Actor for Park Hae-il and Best Technical Effects for OH Se-young who did the period action thriller's action choreography,...More

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  2011 Blue Dragon Film Awards Winners
  2011/11/26, Source
  Park Hae-il, Kim Ha-neul, Kim Soo-mi, Moon Chae-won and Ryu Seung-ryong 2011 Blue Dragon Film Awards winners' list,...More

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  KOFIC launches subtitled and arthouse film screening listings
  2011/11/25, Source
  This week, the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) is launching a service to provide listings for subtitled Korean film screenings and arthouse screenings on its Korean Film Biz Zone (KoBiz) website (www.koreanfilm.or.kr),...More

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  The Front Line wins big at Korean Critics Awards
  2011/11/14, Source
  Director JANG Hun's "The Front Line" was the big winner at the 31st Korean Association of Film Critics (KAFC) Awards. The ceremony was held at the Seoul Press Center on the evening of Friday, Nov. 11.  South Korea's submission to the Academy Awards best foreign language film nominations, The Front Line snapped up a total of four KAFC awards - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best New Actor,...More

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  "Arirang" and "The Yellow Sea" play at Mar del Plata
  2011/11/09, Source
  Argentina's Mar del Plata International Film Festival is screening Korean films "ARIRANG - Movie", directed by Kim Ki-duk, and "The Yellow Sea", directed by Na Hong-jin during its 26th edition, Nov. 5 – 13. Screening in the Panorama – Auteurs section, the documentary "ARIRANG - Movie" stars the maverick director Kim Ki-duk who shot the film of himself mainly while holing up in a mountain cabin in the woods. The film previously made its world premiere at the Cannes film festival where it won the Un Certain Regard award,...More

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  Go Soo, Gong Soo, Park Hae-il compete for the Cheong Ryong Best Actor Award
  2011/11/08, Source
  Kim Ha-neul, Kim Hye-soo and Tang Wei are candidates for Best Actress. Go Soo, Gong Yoo, Park Hae-il, Kim Ha-neul, Kim Hye-soo and Tang Wei are competing for Best Actor and Actress at the 32nd Cheong Ryong Movie Awards,...More

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  JUDY AHN, Head of International Business, Showbox / Mediaplex
  2011/11/07, Source
  Judy Ahn is Head of International Business at Showbox / Mediaplex, the company responsible for the hit Korean War film "The Front Line". Directed by Jang Hoon, the film has been selected as South Korea's entry for consideration to be nominated to the Oscars foreign language film category. Kim Seong-hun met with Ahn to talk about Showbox's films and "The Front Line" in particular,...More

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  Ha Jung-woo, Tang Wei Hailed by Film Critics
  2011/10/31, Source
  (Above picture: Ha Jung-woo (left) and Tang Wei) Actor Ha Jung-woo, who starred in the ultra-violent film "The Yellow Sea", received the award for best leading actor at this year's Korean Association of Film Critics Awards on Sunday, while Chinese actress Tang Wei,...More

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  Ha Jung-woo and Tang Wei, Best Actor and Actress at Yeong Pyeong Awards
  2011/10/30, Source
  Ha Jung-woo from "The Yellow Sea" and Tang Wei from "Late Autumn" were awarded the Yeong Pyeong Best Actor and Actress prizes. The Korean Film Critics Association announced the 31st Yeong Pyeong Awards prize winners,...More

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  Korean films set for Stockholm festival
  2011/10/28, Source
  The 22nd Stockholm International Film Festival has announced its line-up to include a slew of films from the Republic of Korea including Hong Sang-soo's "The Day He Arrives", which previously screened in Cannes. In the Asian Images section along with "The Day He Arrives", the festival has selected up-and-coming director Jeon Kyu-hwan's "Dance Town", about North Korean escapees, Kim Ki-duk's self-portrait documentary "ARIRANG - Movie", and Na Hong-jin's brutal thriller "The Yellow Sea",...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2011.10.21 ~ 2011.10.23
  2011/10/24
  HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2011.10.21 ~ 2011.10.23) Lee Han's "Punch" edges past "Reel Steel" to sit atop the chart this week. Lee's drama has 461,290 to Shawn Levy's 453,322, seeing it jump from five to first. "Punch" stars Kim Yun-seok ("The Yellow Sea" and "The Chaser") and Yoo Ah-in ("Sungkyunkwan Scandal" and "Sky and Sea") as they act out Kim Yeo-ryung's popular novel on the big screen,...More

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  Yellow Sea and other Korean films win at Sitges
  2011/10/19, Source
  By KOFIC Staff Korean director NA Hong-Jin Won the Best Director award for "The Yellow Sea" at the recently wrapped Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival. One of the world's leading fantastic (i.e., genre) film festivals, the 44th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia ran Oct. 6 – 16 this year. The festival awarded Best Motion Picture to Red State, directed by Kevin Smith,...More

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  The Front Line top winner at Korea's Grand Bell Awards
  2011/10/19, Source
  By KOFIC Staff "The Front Line" won Best Film at the 48th Grand Bell Awards on Monday, Oct. 17. In addition to this top award, director JANG Hun's Korean War drama snapped up a total of four awards - Best Planning LEE Woo-jung, Best Lighting for KIM Jae-min and Best Cinematography for KIM Wu-hyeong. The film is about North and South Korean soldiers battling over a small patch of mountainous terrain and the complicated relationships that grow between them. The Front Line is also the Republic of Korea's entry to the Academy Awards Foreign Language Film nominations,...More

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  Kim Ha-neul VS Kim Hye-soo VS Choi Kang-hee, who is the Best Actress?
  2011/10/16, Source
  The list includes, Kim Ha-neul from "Blind", Kim Hye-soo from "Villain and Widow", Choi Kang-hee from "Petty Romance", Yoon So-jung from "Late Blossom", Bae Jong-ok from "The Last Blossom" and Shim Eun-kyung from "Sunny - 2010",...More

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  [Find the 1mm!] Kim Yun-seok went from Khan to castle?
  2011/10/12, Source
  French distributor CEO holds a party after falling for "The Yellow Sea". Actor Kim Yun-seok who played the role of whimsy mentor Dong-joo in the movie "Wandeugi" can be pictured as a former detective, a murderer, a teacher, a thief and other characters but not as someone who has parties,...More

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  Showbox sells Busan opening film Always to Japan
  2011/10/10, Source
  Major Korean distributor Showbox/Mediaplex has sold Song Il-gon's melodrama "Always", the 16th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opening film, to Japan's Pony Canyon. The film tells the fatal story of a former boxer and a blind girl who fall in love. It stars heartthrob So Ji-sub, who has built a fan-base in Asia after the hit TV series "Sorry, I Love You" and Jang Hoon's debut feature "Rough Cut". Opposite him stars Han Hyo-joo who swept up drama awards last year for her performance in the TV series "Dong Yi",...More

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  Sector 7 and five other Korean films to screen at Tokyo
  2011/10/01, Source
  The upcoming 24th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has invited six Korean films including the sci-fi film Sector 7 as a Special Screening. The other Korean films include Kong Quee-hyun's mystery "U.F.O". and Na Hong-jin's thriller "The Yellow Sea", which will be in the Winds of Asia section. The Tokyo film festival has often been used as a strong launchpad for foreign films that are released later at the competitive Japanese box office. The 3D underwater creature feature "Sector 7" is due for release in Japan on Nov. 12, 2011,...More

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  'Countdown': aimlessly fast drama
  2011/09/29, Source
  Cannes-winning actress Jeon Do-yeon, left, and critically acclaimed actor Jung Jae-young star in a scene from "Countdown". / Courtesy of Sidus FNH By Lee Hyo-won There have been many films in recent Korean cinema capitalizing on the adrenaline rush of cat-and-mouse chases. An ambitious project brings together top actors Jeon Do-yeon and Jung Jae-young for such a hunt. "Countdown" remains true to its name in that it sets up a time restriction for a terminally ill bounty hunter (Jeong) to receive a liver transplant from a high-flying con artist (Jeon). It makes for an extremely busy story jam-packed with everything from the hilariously implausible to the relentlessly tragic - but not for a particularly entertaining one,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "The Yellow Sea": The Bloody Chase to No man's Land
  2011/09/24
  Na Hong-jin's "The Yellow Sea" might not be as tightly woven as his previous hit "The Chaser", but for all its loose ends, this is an action-packed thrill ride not to be missed. The film dominated the box office in its first weekend and continued its success both in Korea and abroad. The film is gruelling both in length and content, so be prepared to have your patience-and stomach-truly tested,...More

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  Ha Jung-woo confident about Korean-style legal thriller
  2011/08/31, Source
  From left, actors Jang Hyuk, Park Hee-soon and Ha Jung-woo appear at a promotional event for the film "The Client" in Seoul, Tuesday. / Yonhap By Lee Hyo-won Local cinema has seen a host of dramas set in court, but actor Ha Jung-woo and the other makers of "The Client" are confident that their film offers something new as the country's first legal thriller. The upcoming film is expected to tell a Korean-style story that stands apart from its American counterparts.,...More

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  "The Front Line" Selected as Korea's Entry to Academy Awards
  2011/08/29, Source
  by KOFIC Staff Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Chairman: Kim Eui-suk) has made its decision on "The Front Line", directed by Jang Hoon, as Korea's representative for Best Foreign Film section of the 84th Academy Awards, USA. "The Front Line", starring Shin Ha-kyun and Go Soo, is a war-themed human drama that depicted subtle yet complicated relationship between North and South Korean soldiers engaged in fierce battles to capture the frontier base of 'Aerok Hill' during the latter part of Korean War. Jang Hoon is a former assistant director of Kim Ki-duk, Korea's leading film auteur, and has already directed such critical and commercial hits as "Rough Cut" (2008) and "Secret Reunion" (2010), firmly establishing himself as one of the leading filmmakers in Korea today,...More

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  "Poongsan" and "The Front Line" aim for the Academy Awards at the same time?
  2011/08/11, Source
  Movies, "Poongsan", "Sunny - 2010", "The Yellow Sea", "The Front Line", "Hanji" and "The Day He Arrives" all have been chosen as the Korean entries in the '2012 American Academy Foreign Language Movies Category'. On the 11th, The Korean Films Commission clarified and revealed the list of Korean entrees that might be put up for the 84th Academy Foreign Movies category in February next year.,...More

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  A Wild Fugitive
  2011/07/30, Source
  By UNA Beck Whoosh. What can it be? It sure isn't a 4D movie in front of my eyes but as the man appears on screen a thick fog surrounds me. The scent of testosterone and perspiration and the feverish air rising from the mid-summer city asphalt, was not yet discomforting at all. From his first appearance, an Asian man wearing a sweat-soaked shirt with greasy hair that was probably never washed for quite a few days captures our eyes and nose, no!, our entire senses. In the film "Never Forever" (2007) co-starring Vera Farmiga, and Ha Jung-woo, who plays Ji-ha, an illegal immigrant living in New York, who's willing to sell his sperm for 300 dollars to a white woman named Sophie, a rich woman who wants to give birth to an Asian baby,...More

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  Animation Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild set to fly to Sitges
  2011/07/27, Source
  by KOFIC staff Myung Films and Lotte Entertainment have announced th,...More

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  PiFan closes with Blind premiere, Rubber takes top prize
  2011/07/27, Source
  by KOFIC staff The 15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) held its closing awards ceremony Friday, July 22 with Korean thriller "Blind" making a world premiere as the festival's Closing Film. The Best of Puchon Award with KW15m went to the French film Rubber, directed by Quentin Dupieux.   Starring Kim Ha-neul and Yoo Seung-ho, "Blind" is directed by Ahn Sang-hoon who previously directed the horror film "Arang". All three were on hand to present the film at the closing ceremony,...More

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  The 15th PiFan opens tonight with star-studded red carpet
  2011/07/18, Source
  by KOFIC Asia's largest genre film fest, the 15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) opens tonight with a star-studded red carpet and a screening of the documentary Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told. Several acting awards will be given out on Opening Night, including the 2nd Actors' Award, which will be presented by the Korean Film Actors' Association to Park Hae-il ("Moss", "The Host") and Soo Ae ("Midnight FM", "Sunny"),...More

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  240 (38426) [20 Korean Films to Look Out for Second Half of 2011] "R2B: Return to Base"
  2011/07/16, Source
  Flying the Sky with Rain "R2B: Return to Base" Directed by Kim Dong-weon By NA Won-jung The film's story is related to the original "Red Muffler", directed by the legendary Korean director Shin Sang-ok in 1964. The original film used the Korean War as its background, dealing with the passion and the love of F-86 Saver jet fighter pilots, and bringing in the most audiences in Seoul at the time and won countless domestic film awards in the process. The new version of Red Muffler reflects the changes in time and deals with the pilots of the new F-15K fighters, yet it still brings the nostalgia from 47 years ago,...More

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  Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival to sail with "The Yellow Sea"
  2011/07/07, Source
  by KOFIC One of the world's leading genre film festivals, the 44th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia has made an early selection announcement which includes Korean director Na Hong-jin's action thriller "The Yellow Sea". The Sitges festival previously screened Na's debut feature The Chaser in 2008. The serial killer thriller was a much-lauded film that made Na's second feature, "The Yellow Sea "(a.k.a. The Murderer), one of the most highly anticipated films of 2010,...More

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  [HanCinema Korea's Diary] PiFan 2011 Preview
  2011/06/25
  The 15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival is just around the corner! The festival recently released its list of screenings and there is a wide array of films to be enjoyed at one of Korea's biggest film festivals of the year! The festival will take place in Puchon (or Bucheon) from the 14th to 24th of July. The opening film has been chosen and they are going with India's "Bollywood the greatest Love Story Ever Told". The film was screened at this year's Festival de Cannes and struggled to wow critics. Kirk Honeycutt from TheHollwoodReporter.com concluded his review of the film as follows:,...More

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  Unpaid actors refuse to work
  2011/06/22, Source
  By Kim Rahn
  
  Producers and directors of soap operas and movies may have difficulty shooting as scheduled after a group of management agencies announced they were refusing to let their actors work du,...More

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  3 broadcasting companies, unpaid fees 1.5 billion and 700 million won
  2011/06/21, Source
  KBS, MBC and SBS movie productions have unpaid actors and actresses up to 1.5 billion (~US$1.5 million) and 700 million won (~US$700,000). The National Entertainment Management Association (NEMA) revealed the amount of money the three companied who owe actors and actress's money. NEMA said, "These results have been attained through research done in 2010 and 2011 and are still being collected.,...More

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  The Yellow Sea
  2011/06/18
  Un Certain Regard Directed by Na Hong-jin Cast Ha Jung-woo, Kim Yun-seok, Jo Sung-ha By Ju Sung-chul The success of "The Chaser" has lingered in the aftermath for a long time. Since the huge hit of "The Chaser" , a number of thriller genre films, "The Man From Nowhere", " I Saw Devil" and "The Unjust" have been introduced and the desire of directors and actors on making a firmer and stronger films has been a trend in the Korean industry. And "The Yellow Sea" seems to complete the trend and flow in the industry at peak done by Na Hong-jin himself, who started the trend,...More

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  Interview with NA Hong-jin
  2011/06/18, Source
  You started to prepare the production of "The Yellow Sea" right after "The Chaser". I was thinking of having a rest for a while, but one of my seniors told me, "keep working, you are young". So, I felt to do something. But, I didn't have a special interest in the matter of Yanbian or the ethnic Koreans. Using A Murderer as its working title and as a research process went on, I realized the atmosphere and reality of the society over there,...More

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  Movie of the week "The Yellow Sea"
  2011/06/16, Source
  Movie of the week "The Yellow Sea"(2010) Directed by Na Hong-jin With Ha Jung-woo, Kim Yun-seok, Jo Sung-ha, Lee Chul-min, Kwak Do-won, Im Ye-won,... Also known as "The Murderer" Synopsis Na Hong-jin, director of the 2008 award-winning film "The Chaser", is back with another action thriller that crosses borderlines. He brings with him "The Chaser" stars Ha Jung-woo and Kim Yun-seok, who are once again in the lead,...More

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  47th Baeksang Awards - Winners' List
  2011/05/27, Source
  47th Baeksang Awards - Winners' ListX In films Daesang: Lee Byung-hun (I Saw the Devil) Best Picture: "The Man From Nowhere" Director: Lee Chang-dong ("Poetry"),...More

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  Weekly Star Scene
  2011/05/25, Source
  Show transcript : It's time for "weekly star scene" a look back at the top entertainment news of the past week! : We have our own energizer bunny in the studio, Dami here with us! Hello Dami! [Reporter : ] : Hello 건영 and Sean! Today for weekly star scene, the 64th Cannes film festival was held recently to celebrate the highest standard of cinematic art in the world today. The festival came to a satisfying end on the 22nd with many Korean movies receiving attention and international acclaim. There was even one that won much coveted prize! Let's find out which movie it was right away!,...More

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  Kim Ki-duk Wins Best Picture in Un Certain Regard at Cannes
  2011/05/23, Source
  Director Kim Ki-duk poses during a photocall of Director Kim Ki-duk poses during a photoca,...More

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  Cannes hears out filmmaker's angst
  2011/05/22, Source
  Kim Ki-duk's feet in a scene from "ARIRANG - Movie", a documentary-style drama that won best picture in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes, Saturday Kim Ki-duk wins sidebar competition with torn self-portrait By Lee Hyo-won Kim Ki-duk's controversial self-portrait shared the best picture award with a German drama at the Cannes Festival's sidebar competition, Saturday,...More

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  Korean Film Night lights up Cannes
  2011/05/18, Source
  by KOFIC The Korean Film Council in joint with the Busan International Film Festival, Pucheon International Fantastic Film Festival and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism opened a "Korean Film Night" on May 16 at 9pm during the 64th Cannes Film Festival. The three-hour event was much more vibrant than previous years, with a total 540 guests including directors, actors, programmers of major international film festivals and film distributors, including director Bong Joon-ho, the president of Camera d'Or jury and director Lee Chang-dong, the co-president of Critic's Week jury at Cannes this year,...More

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  Seven Korean Films to Feature in the 2011 Cannes Intl. Film Festival
  2011/05/12, Source
  The 64th Cannes International Film Festival kicked off Wednesday night with a grand opening ceremony. One of the world's oldest and largest film festivals, Cannes will continue for eleven days featuring 49 films selected from 33 countries, with seven hailing from Korea. Director Hong Sang-soo's "The Day He Arrives", Kim Ki-duk's "ARIRANG - Movie", and Na Hong-jin's "The Yellow Sea" will be screened in the festival's second-most prestigious "Un Certain Regard" category,...More

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  64th Cannes Film Festival to Open Wednesday
  2011/05/11, Source
  The 64th Cannes Film Festival will open for an eleven-day run on Wednesday.
  
  Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" will start the festival, which is one of the world's top three international film festi,...More

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  Na gets Cannes slot for 'The Yellow Sea'
  2011/04/15, Source
  Na Hong-jin's crime thriller "The Yellow Sea" has been invited to show at the p,...More

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  Korea fails to enter Cannes main competition... Hong Sang-soo, Kim Ki-duk, Na Hong-jin 'Noticeable'
  2011/04/14, Source
  Director Hong Sang-soo's "The Day He Arrives", Kim Ki-duk's "ARIRANG - Movie" and Na Hong-jin's "The Yellow Sea" have been invited to the 64th Cannes Film Festival in the "Un Certain Regard" category. It's disappointing this isn't a competing category. With the opening coming up this 11th of May, the 64th Cannes Film Festival mass revealed the contents in the competing categories as well as the noticeable and midnight sections.,...More

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  Three Korean films will compete in Cannes "Un Certain Regard" selection
  2011/04/14
  Three Korean films will compete in Cannes Film Festival "Un Certain Regard" selection,...More

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  Korea Honored at Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong
  2011/03/25, Source
  By Lukas Schwarzacher Korea was in the limelight at the Asian Film Awards (AFA) in Hong Kong on March 22. Best Director and Best Screenplay kudos went to director Lee Chang-dong for "Poetry". Ha Jung-woo won Best Actor for "The Yellow Sea", and Youn Yuh-jung was awarded the Best Supporting Actress prize for "The Housemaid - 2010". The Best Editor was Nam Na-yeong for "I Saw the Devil" (in American release since two weeks ago),...More

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  Korean cineastes sweep Asian Film Awards
  2011/03/22, Source
  From left, actor Ha Jung-woo, the winner of Best Actor award, Youn Yuh-jung, the winner of Best Supporting Actress award, and director Lee Chang-dong, the winner of Best Director award, pose with their trophies at the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong, Monday. / AP-Yonhap By Lee Hyo-won HONG KONG ― South Korean cineastes shone at the Asian Film Awards Monday, winning Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Editing. The fifth edition of the awards, held in conjunction with the Hong Kong International Film Festival, featured a tough competition among some of the most renowned Asian cineastes and the red carpet event beamed brighter than ever with the attendance of top stars. Yet it was marked by many absences in the aftermath of the disastrous earthquakes in Japan, and ovations were respectful rather than enthusiastic,...More

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  Ha Jung-woo beats Chow Yun-fat and is awarded AFA Besct Actor!
  2011/03/21, Source
  Actor Ha Jung-woo beats Chow Yun-fat and is the best actor in Asia. Ha Jung-woo departed on the 20th for the 5th Asian Film Awards starting on the 21st and he was awarded the Best Actor for movie "The Yellow Sea" and represented the whole of Asia.,...More

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  Jeon Do-yeon, Ha Jung-woo and TOP, absent at the Hong Kong Film Festival
  2011/03/20, Source
  Actors and actress Jeon Do-yeon, Ha Jung-woo and Choi Seung-hyun (Choi Seung-hyun) will not be able to attend the Hong Kong International Film Festival. While Korean movies have been put up as possible nominees for various categories in the Hong Kong Film Festival on the 21st, those who have been nominated for best actor and actress will not be able to attend this event.,...More

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  So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo mellow collab in "Always"
  2011/03/15, Source
  Actor So Ji-sub and actress Han Hyo-joo have been cast for the movie "Always" by director Song Il-gon. Former boxer Cheol-min (So Ji-sub) falls in to love of destiny with Jeong-hwa (Han Hyo-joo) who has beautiful eyes. Having come down from the ring because of a dark past, Cheol-min risks his life in a fight to become Jeong-hwa's ray of light.,...More

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  Three acting masters, in 10 billon won projects
  2011/03/01, Source
  Those who have great acting skills have no time to rest. Korean representative actors Sol Kyung-gu, Kim Yun-seok and Choi Min-sik's next projects have been shaped up. They all selected 10 billion won ($US 10 million) block busters. Their cast has already put trust in the movies at their planning stages.,...More

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  Strong Korean Representation among Asian Film Awards Nominations
  2011/02/19, Source
  "Poetry" Nominated for Best Film, Best Director & Best Screenplay The 5th Asian Film Awards, to be presented March 21 in Hong Kong, is already starting to create buzz around its nominees. The Awards' website explains: "Launched in 2007, the Asian Film Awards (AFA) is a pioneering program honoring filmmakers with outstanding achievements in the field of Asian cinema. The AFA is the only platform in the world that brings together the best cinematic talents of Asia, drawing film fans and professionals from all across the globe. The AFA Presentation Ceremony takes place as part of the Entertainment Expo Hong Kong Opening Gala,...More

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  Korean Movies market share 70%, why?
  2011/02/14, Source
  Comedy, thriller and human...it's the fun of choosing! The start is good. According to the Korean Film Commission Movie Theater Tickets Computer Network, the customer share for Korean movies is 66.8%. That means 2 out of 3 people chose to watch Korean movies. This is thanks to the fact that there are varieties of movies to choose from.,...More

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  Korean Films in U.S. Highlighted by WSJ
  2011/02/02, Source
  Director Im Sang-soo (L), accompanied by cast members Lee Jung-jae (R) and actress Jeon Do-yeon arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film "The Housemaid - 2010" in competition during the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 14, 2010. Nineteen films compete for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. (credit: WSJ) The Wall Street Journal's Korean Realtime blog has today highlighted new releases of Korean movies in the U.S,...More

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  Final Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.01.21 ~ 2011.01.23
  2011/01/25, Source
  The number one movie this week is "GLove" (글러브),...More

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  Early Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.01.21 ~ 2011.01.23
  2011/01/23, Source
  The number one movie this week is "GLove" (글러브),...More

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  Winter cinema, Cha Tae-hyun laughed the loudest?
  2011/01/19, Source
  Korean movies are in a craze. Korean movie shares have been showing 3 times as much as foreign ones. This is thanks to movies like "The Yellow Sea", "The Last Godfather", "Heartbeat" and "Hello Ghost". They have brought in more than two million audiences.,...More

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  Final Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.01.14 ~ 2011.01.16
  2011/01/18, Source
  The number one movie this week is "Megamind",...More

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  Early Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.01.14 ~ 2011.01.16
  2011/01/16, Source
  The number one movie this week is "Megamind",...More

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  Final Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.01.07 ~ 2011.01.09
  2011/01/11, Source
  The number one movie this week is "The Last Godfather" (라스트 갓파더),...More

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  Early Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.01.07 ~ 2011.01.09
  2011/01/09, Source
  The number one movie this week is "The Last Godfather" (라스트 갓파더),...More

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  Final Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2010.12.31 ~ 2011.01.02
  2011/01/04, Source
  The number one movie this week is "The Last Godfather" (라스트 갓파더),...More

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  "The Last Godfather" takes No.1 on weekend box office
  2011/01/02, Source
  Film "The Last Godfather" [ALL THAT CINEMA] Korean actor and comedian Shim Hyung-rae starrer "The Last Godfather" debuted atop the local box office over the New Year weekend, according to data by Korean Box Office information System (KOBIS) on Monday. Also directed by Shim himself, "Godfather", which opened in 638 theaters nationwide on December 29, brought in a total,...More

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  Early Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2010.12.31 ~ 2011.01.02
  2011/01/02, Source
  The number one movie this week is "The Last Godfather" (라스트 갓파더),...More

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  Updated cast and pictures for the Korean movie "The Yellow Sea"
  2010/12/28, Source
  Updated cast and pictures for the Korean movie "The Yellow Sea",...More

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  Final Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2010.12.24 ~ 2010.12.26
  2010/12/28, Source
  The number one movie this week is "The Yellow Sea" (황해),...More

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  Cinema rides yuletide wave
  2010/12/27, Source
  A scene from the new thriller "The Yellow Sea" By Lee Hyo-won Thousands of movie-goers filled theaters across the country last weekend for a rather noir Christmas treat, to see the dark thriller "The Yellow Sea" instead of the much anticipated, latest Harry Potter film. The film featuring the hit-making cast and crew of "The Chaser" - director Na Hong-jin and acting duo Ha Jung-woo and Kim Yun-seok - hit the 1 million audience mark as of Monday after a five-day run in theaters since opening Dec. 22. Despite being limited to viewers aged 18 and over, it sold a whopping number of,...More

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  "Yellow Sea" takes top spot on weekend box office chart
  2010/12/26, Source
  Korean film "The Yellow Sea" Korean film "The Yellow Sea" emerged on top of Korea's box office during the weekend of December 24 to 26, according to data by the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) on Monday. "The Yellow Sea", directed by Na Hong-jin and starring Ha Jung-woo, Kim Yun-seok and Jo Sung-ha, attracted,...More

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  Early Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2010.12.24 ~ 2010.12.26
  2010/12/26, Source
  The number one movie this week is "The Yellow Sea" (황해),...More
• This Week's Cultural News
  2010/12/23, Source
  Christmas is a time of fluttering hearts! For those who are planning to spend this year's Christmas with someone they love, these great performances will surely catch the eye.
  
  The first performance is the musical,...More

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  Gory 'Yellow Sea' is worth the wait
  2010/12/23, Source
  Director Na Hon,...More

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  Korean movies released today in Korea
  2010/12/22, Source
  Korean movies released today in Korea ""Hello Ghost" and "The Yellow Sea",...More

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  [REVIEW] "The Yellow Sea"
  2010/12/22, Source
  A scene from the film "The Yellow Sea" Goo-nam (Ha Jung-woo) is heavy in debt yet he can't get his hands off mah-jong. He is then approached by Myun-ga (Kim Yun-seok) who tells him he can start everything anew if he does her the favor of killing a certain person in Seoul. So that is how he takes off from Yanbian to the capital city of Korea, all to just accomplish that task. Meanwhile Tae-won (Jo Sung-ha) feels uneasy over the murder he requested as it did not end quite as clean-cut as he expected,...More

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  Added new pictures and videos for the upcoming Korean movie "The Yellow Sea"
  2010/12/13, Source
  Added new pictures and videos for the upcoming Korean movie "The Yellow Sea",...More

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  Poster released for the upcoming Korean movie "The Yellow Sea"
  2010/11/24, Source
  Poster released for the upcoming Korean movie "The Yellow Sea",...More

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  'The Yellow Sea' to offer real drama, thrills
  2010/11/23, Source
  By Han Sang-hee
  
  The buzz has not started quite yet, but the three names that appear on the poster of the new film "The Yellow Sea",...More

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  Added main trailer and new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Yellow Sea"
  2010/11/16, Source
  Added main trailer and new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Yellow Sea",...More

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  Added new pictures for the Korean movie "The Yellow Sea"
  2010/11/08, Source
  Added new pictures for the upcoming Korean movie "The Yellow Sea",...More

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  Ha Jung-woo, Jang Hyuk and Park Hee-soon will be in the film 'The Client'
  2010/10/27, Source
  Ha Jung-woo, Park Hee-soon, and Jang Hyuk will be on the upcoming film, "The Client" together. The film is directed by Sohn Young-sung ("The Pit and The Pendulum", 2008). "The Client" is about a bruising battle of wits between a lawyer, who has to defend a murder suspect, and a prosecutor, who believed that suspect is an actual criminal. The suspense, which will not let the audience go free until the very end, drew lots attentions even from the scenario stage.,...More

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  Joseon Detective at the PIFF
  2010/10/14, Source
  "Detective K" was officially introduced to the public at the ongoing 15th Pusan international Film Festival. Showbox, the distributor of the latest Kim Myung-min flick presented the movie as part of their official line-up for movies that will be released in 2011,...More

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  Director of 'Take Off', Kim Yong-hwa will be directing 3D movie 'Mister Go 3D'
  2010/10/11, Source
  Director Kim Yong-hwa, who directed '200 Pounds Beauty' and "Take Off", will be back with the movie, 'Mister Go 3D'. One of the third biggest movie production companies, 'Showbox', held a night event in Busan Haeundae Westine Josun Hotel, which was called 'Showbox is magic'.,...More

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  Ha Jung-woo's paintings shown at Seoul art fair
  2010/04/27, Source
  Painting by Korean actor Ha Jung-woo [Seoul Open Art Fair] Korean actor Ha Jung-woo is currently showing three of his paintings at the Seoul Open Art Fair 2010 (SOAF), the biggest art event in Korea. The actor, who held his first individual art exhibition last month, is featured in a special exhibit titled "With ☆ Invitation" along with several Korean celebrities such as actors Uhm Tae-woong, Go Ah-sung, pop artist Nancy Lang and singer Bbaek Ga of K-pop group Koyote,...More
• HAF selects two Korean projects
  2010/03/12, Source
  The eighth edition of the Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) 2010 has selected two Korean projects among 25 Asian projects for its upcoming edition, March 22 – 24. Award-winning auteur Lee Yoon-ki and commercially successful director JE,...More

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  Na Hong-jin pic "The Yellow Sea" signs investment deal with Fox
  2010/01/19, Source
  "The Yellow Sea" director Na Hong-jin Korean film "The Yellow Sea" has signed on major Hollywood studio 20th Century Fox as one of its co-investors, according to the film's distributor Showbox Mediaplex Co. on Tuesday. Showbox announced in a press release that the Na Hong-jin helmed pic -- which already has Korean entertainment agency Wellmade Star M as its main investor -- will receive additional funding from Fox, making "The Yellow Sea" the first Korean movie to receive direct investment from the Hollywood studio. The new business partnership, Showbox explained, will further expand into diverse business opportunities. Fox -- which is owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation -- will reportedly take part in producing sequels and remakes of the film. In case of a Hollywood remake, Na will be contractually guaranteed to direct the film with original Korean producer Popcorn Films on board as well.,...More
• 2010 Korean Cinema Lineup
  2009/12/27, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  The past year represented hope and revitalization for Korean cinema. While problems such as piracy linger on, the forecast for 2010 cinema appears promising with diverse projects in the making.
  
  Cineastes are finding inspiration from the past and are bringing rem,...More
• HAF Selects 4 Korean Project
  2009/01/09, Source
  The Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) has chosen 4 South Korean projects, including the latest by director Na Hong-jin ("The Chaser"), for its high-profile project market, t,...More