Three weeks after the release of Netflix’s Parasyte: The Grey, an adaptation of the cultish sci-fi horror manga series, it stays as a prominent feature of the platform’s global chart. However, there is a big choice of other worth-watching Korean horror movies and series for chilling evenings, with 7 of them being enlisted here.
1. Train to Busan (2016)
The first feature that presumably comes to mind here is this zombie horror, starring Squid Game’s Gong Yoo and Eternals’ Ma Dong-seok.
Following a train overrun by relentless zombies, it offers a spectacular claustrophobic roller coaster full of twists.
2. Goedam (2020)
Next comes the short-form horror anthology, which is quite a rare subgenre for South Korean filmmakers, which tells eight separate nail-biting ghost stories, reminiscent of Korean folktales. It’s a must-watch for the admirers of this country’s culture.
3. The Call (2020)
Following two women, who connect through a phone call that interchanges their lives,...
1. Train to Busan (2016)
The first feature that presumably comes to mind here is this zombie horror, starring Squid Game’s Gong Yoo and Eternals’ Ma Dong-seok.
Following a train overrun by relentless zombies, it offers a spectacular claustrophobic roller coaster full of twists.
2. Goedam (2020)
Next comes the short-form horror anthology, which is quite a rare subgenre for South Korean filmmakers, which tells eight separate nail-biting ghost stories, reminiscent of Korean folktales. It’s a must-watch for the admirers of this country’s culture.
3. The Call (2020)
Following two women, who connect through a phone call that interchanges their lives,...
- 4/28/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
Horror, long a staple and favoured genre for Asian filmmakers, has seen dwindling returns in Korea of late. Sure, there's a number of works in the genre that come out each year, but none have made quite the positive impact on the audience, critics or the box office since “The Wailing” all the way back in 2016. Director Jang Jae-hyun seems to have made it his mission to keep horror alive and kicking, debuting with “The Priests”, a well-made tale that explored Christian exorcisms, before following it up with “Svaha: The Sixth Finger”, which explored new religions and cults in the guise of horror. While both those features saw mixed reactions from the audience, Jang continues to produce scary stories with “Exhuma”, his latest work which debuted at the Berlin Film Festival before a wide release. Received with much enthusiasm from the audience, the release quickly became the highest grossing Korean film of 2024 so far.
- 3/29/2024
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Horror returns to the big screen in a big way this weekend, with four brand new horror movies now playing only in theaters. And another two are now available to watch right at home.
Here’s all the new horror releasing March 22, 2024!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
The hotly anticipated horror movie Late Night With the Devil has been earning rave reviews from critics and Stephen King alike, and it’s now playing exclusively in theaters.
Want to watch at home? The film is next coming to Shudder on April 19, 2024.
David Dastmalchian (Dune, The Suicide Squad) stars as the host of a late-night talk show that descends into a nightmare in the Ghostwatch and Wnuf Halloween Special-inspired film.
David Dastmalchian stars as Jack Delroy, the charismatic host of “Night Owls,” and the film traces the ill-fated taping of a live Halloween special in 1977 plagued by a demonic presence.
Here’s all the new horror releasing March 22, 2024!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
The hotly anticipated horror movie Late Night With the Devil has been earning rave reviews from critics and Stephen King alike, and it’s now playing exclusively in theaters.
Want to watch at home? The film is next coming to Shudder on April 19, 2024.
David Dastmalchian (Dune, The Suicide Squad) stars as the host of a late-night talk show that descends into a nightmare in the Ghostwatch and Wnuf Halloween Special-inspired film.
David Dastmalchian stars as Jack Delroy, the charismatic host of “Night Owls,” and the film traces the ill-fated taping of a live Halloween special in 1977 plagued by a demonic presence.
- 3/22/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Four weeks after its initial release, South Korean horror film “Exhuma” is still burning through the country’s box office. “Pamyo,” as it’s known in Korea (which directly translates to “exhumation for relocation or cremation”), has resonated in a major way with audiences who have shown up in droves to see the story of a shaman named Hwa-rim (Kim Go-eun) and the wandering spirits she takes on with Bong-gil (Lee Do-hyun), her protégé. This week: it expands in the United States.
Just one week into its release, “Exhuma” became the highest-grossing Korean film of 2024 so far, knocking the Timothée Chalamet-starring “Wonka” off the top spot following its delayed release there. Chalamet’s other big film of the moment, “Dune: Part Two,” placed second in Korea for three successive weekends in the wake of “Exhuma” too.
That means that, nearly a month in, “Exhuma” has made $67.8 million with sales of 9.3 million tickets,...
Just one week into its release, “Exhuma” became the highest-grossing Korean film of 2024 so far, knocking the Timothée Chalamet-starring “Wonka” off the top spot following its delayed release there. Chalamet’s other big film of the moment, “Dune: Part Two,” placed second in Korea for three successive weekends in the wake of “Exhuma” too.
That means that, nearly a month in, “Exhuma” has made $67.8 million with sales of 9.3 million tickets,...
- 3/21/2024
- by David Opie
- Indiewire
Exhuma (Korean title: Pa-myo) has taken $67.8 million at the Korean box office, having notched more than 9.3 million admissions.
The film stars Choi Min-sik, Kim Go-eun, Yoo Hae-jin and Lee Do-hyun and is directed by Jang Jae-hyun. Exhuma follows two shamans, a feng shui expert and an undertaker as they seek to help a Korean-American family haunted by a generational curse.
Box office data from Kofic shows the movie has taken 24 days for Exhuma to cross reach the nine million admissions mark, which is three days faster than last year’s most-viewed Korean feature, 12.12: The Day, a historical film set during the country’s military coup in 1979.
Exhuma has also topped the box office and admissions charts every week since its release, sitting above Dune: Part Two for the last three weeks.
Produced by Showbox Entertainment, Exhuma first premiered in the Forum section of the Berlin International Film Festival on...
The film stars Choi Min-sik, Kim Go-eun, Yoo Hae-jin and Lee Do-hyun and is directed by Jang Jae-hyun. Exhuma follows two shamans, a feng shui expert and an undertaker as they seek to help a Korean-American family haunted by a generational curse.
Box office data from Kofic shows the movie has taken 24 days for Exhuma to cross reach the nine million admissions mark, which is three days faster than last year’s most-viewed Korean feature, 12.12: The Day, a historical film set during the country’s military coup in 1979.
Exhuma has also topped the box office and admissions charts every week since its release, sitting above Dune: Part Two for the last three weeks.
Produced by Showbox Entertainment, Exhuma first premiered in the Forum section of the Berlin International Film Festival on...
- 3/18/2024
- by Sara Merican
- Deadline Film + TV
The breakout Korean blockbuster Exhuma is getting a release here in the United States, Bloody Disgusting has learned. We’ve also been provided with the film’s official US release trailer.
From leading international and indie film distributor Well Go USA Entertainment, Exhuma opens in Los Angeles March 15 and expands across U.S. theaters March 22.
The film—which surpassed 6 million admissions during its first 11 days in Korean theaters—is distributed by Showbox in its home territory.
Exhuma is directed by Jang Jae-Hyun (Svaha: The Sixth Finger) and stars popular Korean actors Choi Min-Sik, Kim Go-Eun, Yoo Hai-Jin (A Taxi Driver), and Lee Do-Hyun.
In the film, “When a renowned shaman (Kim Go-Eun) and her protégé (Lee Do-hyun) are hired by a wealthy, enigmatic family, they begin investigating the cause of a disturbing supernatural illness that affects only the first-born children of each generation. With the help of a knowledgeable mortician...
From leading international and indie film distributor Well Go USA Entertainment, Exhuma opens in Los Angeles March 15 and expands across U.S. theaters March 22.
The film—which surpassed 6 million admissions during its first 11 days in Korean theaters—is distributed by Showbox in its home territory.
Exhuma is directed by Jang Jae-Hyun (Svaha: The Sixth Finger) and stars popular Korean actors Choi Min-Sik, Kim Go-Eun, Yoo Hai-Jin (A Taxi Driver), and Lee Do-Hyun.
In the film, “When a renowned shaman (Kim Go-Eun) and her protégé (Lee Do-hyun) are hired by a wealthy, enigmatic family, they begin investigating the cause of a disturbing supernatural illness that affects only the first-born children of each generation. With the help of a knowledgeable mortician...
- 3/6/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
“Exhuma,” a locally produced occult drama-thriller, expanded its domination of the South Korea box office on its second week of release. That left the newly-released “Dune 2” several sand dunes behind in second place.
“Exhuma,” about two shaman, a feng shui master and a mortician who attempt to undo the mysterious events happening to a U.S.-based Korean family, earned $17.2 million between Friday and Sunday, representing a 69% share of the overall box office market.
Unusually, its second weekend performance was also 19% higher than its opening score of $14.5 million a week earlier. That gave “Exhuma” a $43.5 million total since its debut in theaters on Feb. 22, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
Its 11-day total makes “Exhuma” the top-grossing Korean film of the year, overtaking “Wonka” on $23.8 million. In terms of admissions, which Korea uses to prepare film ranking charts, “Exhuma” sold...
“Exhuma,” about two shaman, a feng shui master and a mortician who attempt to undo the mysterious events happening to a U.S.-based Korean family, earned $17.2 million between Friday and Sunday, representing a 69% share of the overall box office market.
Unusually, its second weekend performance was also 19% higher than its opening score of $14.5 million a week earlier. That gave “Exhuma” a $43.5 million total since its debut in theaters on Feb. 22, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
Its 11-day total makes “Exhuma” the top-grossing Korean film of the year, overtaking “Wonka” on $23.8 million. In terms of admissions, which Korea uses to prepare film ranking charts, “Exhuma” sold...
- 3/5/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Occult drama-thriller “Exhuma,” dominated the South Korea box office in its opening weekend with a scarily good debut approaching $17 million.
The film, about two shaman, a feng shui master and a mortician who attempt to undo the mysterious events happening to a U.S.-based Korean family, grabbed $14.5 million between Friday and Sunday, representing a 77% share of the overall box office market. Including the earnings since its Wednesday debut, the film earned $16.8 million in its full opening session, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
That total should, when weekend estimated are confirmed, give “Exhuma” the status as the second highest grossing film so far in 2024 in Korea, behind only “Wonka,” and the claim to be the biggest Korean production, after overtaking “Citizen of a Kind.”
“Exhuma,” which stars the veteran Choi Min-sik and rising star Kim Go-eun, is directed by Jang Jae-hyun,...
The film, about two shaman, a feng shui master and a mortician who attempt to undo the mysterious events happening to a U.S.-based Korean family, grabbed $14.5 million between Friday and Sunday, representing a 77% share of the overall box office market. Including the earnings since its Wednesday debut, the film earned $16.8 million in its full opening session, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
That total should, when weekend estimated are confirmed, give “Exhuma” the status as the second highest grossing film so far in 2024 in Korea, behind only “Wonka,” and the claim to be the biggest Korean production, after overtaking “Citizen of a Kind.”
“Exhuma,” which stars the veteran Choi Min-sik and rising star Kim Go-eun, is directed by Jang Jae-hyun,...
- 2/25/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The hit series “Squid Game” will be returning to Netflix for Season 2, and Netflix notes in a letter to shareholders this week – obtained by Variety – that it’s planned for this year.
Here’s the full letter from Netflix that was shared by Variety this afternoon:
Looking ahead, despite last year’s strikes pushing back the launch of some titles, we have a big, bold slate for 2024. Audiences will be able to choose from hit returning dramas like The Diplomat S2, Bridgerton S3, Squid Game S2 and Empress S2; unscripted series like Tour de France: Unchained S2, Love is Blind S6, F1: Drive to Survive S6 and Full Swing S2; and brand new shows like 3 Body Problem (based on the best selling novel and from the Game of Thrones showrunners), Griselda, The Gentlemen (from Guy Ritchie), Eric (starring Benedict Cumberbach), Avatar: The Last Airbender, Cien Años de Soledad...
Here’s the full letter from Netflix that was shared by Variety this afternoon:
Looking ahead, despite last year’s strikes pushing back the launch of some titles, we have a big, bold slate for 2024. Audiences will be able to choose from hit returning dramas like The Diplomat S2, Bridgerton S3, Squid Game S2 and Empress S2; unscripted series like Tour de France: Unchained S2, Love is Blind S6, F1: Drive to Survive S6 and Full Swing S2; and brand new shows like 3 Body Problem (based on the best selling novel and from the Game of Thrones showrunners), Griselda, The Gentlemen (from Guy Ritchie), Eric (starring Benedict Cumberbach), Avatar: The Last Airbender, Cien Años de Soledad...
- 1/23/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Choi Min-sik, the veteran Korean actor who previously starred in “Oldboy” and Korea’s all-time box office record breaker “Roaring Currents,” heads the cast of upcoming mystery-thriller film “Exhuma.” The title, which will debut in Korean theaters in February, also released its first-look images and an atmospheric trailer.
Choi appears as an exorcist who unleashes unexpected supernatural forces.
According to a synopsis supplied by Showbox, “A wealthy family living in Los Angeles calls on a pair of young shaman, played by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun, to save their newborn child after they are visited by a series of paranormal events. [The shaman duo] senses that the dark shadow of an ancestor has latched on the family, a so-called ‘Grave’s Calling’. In order to exhume the grave and relieve the ancestor, they seek help from a leading geomancer, portrayed by Choi, and a mortician (portrayed by Yoo Hai-jin). To their dismay, the...
Choi appears as an exorcist who unleashes unexpected supernatural forces.
According to a synopsis supplied by Showbox, “A wealthy family living in Los Angeles calls on a pair of young shaman, played by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun, to save their newborn child after they are visited by a series of paranormal events. [The shaman duo] senses that the dark shadow of an ancestor has latched on the family, a so-called ‘Grave’s Calling’. In order to exhume the grave and relieve the ancestor, they seek help from a leading geomancer, portrayed by Choi, and a mortician (portrayed by Yoo Hai-jin). To their dismay, the...
- 1/5/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The hit series “Squid Game” will be returning to Netflix for Season 2, and Netflix today announced the remaining cast that will be joining the second season of the global hit series.
This week, cast members and showrunners gathered for their first table read (pictured below), with the production of “Squid Game” Season 2 starting later this year.
From rising stars to veteran actors, the ensemble cast boasts a diverse range of talent and experiences. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who won an Emmy for the first season, will return to direct and executive produce the entire second season.
The additional cast includes:
Park Gyu-young: Well known for her role in Netflix series Sweet Home Seasons 1 and 2, she is also starring in the upcoming Netflix series Celebrity. Jo Yu-ri: The singer and actress is known as a former member of South Korean-Japanese girl group Iz*One. Kang Ae-sim: A highly respected theater and musical actress in Korea,...
This week, cast members and showrunners gathered for their first table read (pictured below), with the production of “Squid Game” Season 2 starting later this year.
From rising stars to veteran actors, the ensemble cast boasts a diverse range of talent and experiences. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who won an Emmy for the first season, will return to direct and executive produce the entire second season.
The additional cast includes:
Park Gyu-young: Well known for her role in Netflix series Sweet Home Seasons 1 and 2, she is also starring in the upcoming Netflix series Celebrity. Jo Yu-ri: The singer and actress is known as a former member of South Korean-Japanese girl group Iz*One. Kang Ae-sim: A highly respected theater and musical actress in Korea,...
- 6/29/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
There are a new crop of contenders for “Squid Game” Season 2.
The official cast list for the much-anticipated second season has been announced by Netflix. Jo Yu-ri, a member of South Korean-Japanese girl group Iz*One, is among the new cast members, including Netflix stars Park Gyu-young and Kang Ae-sim (“Move to Heaven”).
The cast also includes Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, Won Ji-an, and fellow “Sweet Home” actor Lee Jin-uk, who previously worked with “Squid Game” creator Hwang Dong-hyuk on “Miss Granny.” Another Hwang collaborator cast in “Squid Game” is “The Fortress” breakout Lee David, who additionally collaborated with “Squid Game” lead Lee Jung-jae on “Svaha: The Sixth Finger.”
Returning cast members for “Squid Game” include Lee Jung-Jae, Lee Byung-Hun, Yim Si-Wan, Kang Ha-Neul, Park Gyu-Young, Park Sung-Hoon, Jo Yu-Ri, Wi Ha-Jun, Yang Dong-Geun, Kang Ae-Sim, and Gong Yoo.
Cast members and showrunners gathered for their first table read for...
The official cast list for the much-anticipated second season has been announced by Netflix. Jo Yu-ri, a member of South Korean-Japanese girl group Iz*One, is among the new cast members, including Netflix stars Park Gyu-young and Kang Ae-sim (“Move to Heaven”).
The cast also includes Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, Won Ji-an, and fellow “Sweet Home” actor Lee Jin-uk, who previously worked with “Squid Game” creator Hwang Dong-hyuk on “Miss Granny.” Another Hwang collaborator cast in “Squid Game” is “The Fortress” breakout Lee David, who additionally collaborated with “Squid Game” lead Lee Jung-jae on “Svaha: The Sixth Finger.”
Returning cast members for “Squid Game” include Lee Jung-Jae, Lee Byung-Hun, Yim Si-Wan, Kang Ha-Neul, Park Gyu-Young, Park Sung-Hoon, Jo Yu-Ri, Wi Ha-Jun, Yang Dong-Geun, Kang Ae-Sim, and Gong Yoo.
Cast members and showrunners gathered for their first table read for...
- 6/29/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Netflix has rounded out the cast for Squid Game Season 2.
New additions are Park Gyu-young (Sweet Home), Jo Yu-ri, Kang Ae-sim (Move to Heaven), Lee David (The Fortress and Svaha: The Sixth Finger), Lee Jin-uk (Miss Granny and Sweet Home), Choi Seung-hyun (Tazza: The Hidden Card and Commitment), Roh Jae-won (Missing Yoon and Ditto), and Won Ji-an (D.P.).
They join several previously announced cast members, including Lee Byung-hun returning as Front Man and Wi Ha-jun, who will revisit the character of police detective Jun-ho. Gong Yoo will be coming back as well.
Other players joining the game are Yim Si-wan (Unlocked), Kang Ha-Neul (Midnight Runners), Park Sung-hoon (The Glory) and Yang Dong-geun (Yaksha: Ruthless Operations).
Hwang Dong-hyuk returning to direct and executive produce the sophomore season of the series that will start production later this year.
Squid Game debuted on Netflix on September 17, 2021, and became a global phenomenon. The...
New additions are Park Gyu-young (Sweet Home), Jo Yu-ri, Kang Ae-sim (Move to Heaven), Lee David (The Fortress and Svaha: The Sixth Finger), Lee Jin-uk (Miss Granny and Sweet Home), Choi Seung-hyun (Tazza: The Hidden Card and Commitment), Roh Jae-won (Missing Yoon and Ditto), and Won Ji-an (D.P.).
They join several previously announced cast members, including Lee Byung-hun returning as Front Man and Wi Ha-jun, who will revisit the character of police detective Jun-ho. Gong Yoo will be coming back as well.
Other players joining the game are Yim Si-wan (Unlocked), Kang Ha-Neul (Midnight Runners), Park Sung-hoon (The Glory) and Yang Dong-geun (Yaksha: Ruthless Operations).
Hwang Dong-hyuk returning to direct and executive produce the sophomore season of the series that will start production later this year.
Squid Game debuted on Netflix on September 17, 2021, and became a global phenomenon. The...
- 6/29/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
“Squid Game” Season 2 at Netflix is rounding out its cast, with the addition of eight new cast members.
New additions to the second season of the international hit series are: Park Gyu-young (“Sweet Home”), Jo Yu-ri, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Lee Jin-uk, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, and Won Ji-an (“D.P.”). A picture of the new cast members can be seen below.
Netflix previously announced that Yim Si-Wan, Kang Ha-Neul, Park Sung-Hoon, and Yang Dong-Geun would also be joining the new season alongside returning cast members Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Gong Yoo, and Wi Ha-jun.
Hwang Dong-hyuk, the creator of the series, will return as writer, director and executive producer for the new season. Kim Ji-yeon will also executive produce. Firstman Studio will produce.
“Squid Game” exploded onto the TV scene in September 2021, with the first season eventually becoming the most-watched season of television in Netflix history with over 2.2 billion hours viewed,...
New additions to the second season of the international hit series are: Park Gyu-young (“Sweet Home”), Jo Yu-ri, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Lee Jin-uk, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, and Won Ji-an (“D.P.”). A picture of the new cast members can be seen below.
Netflix previously announced that Yim Si-Wan, Kang Ha-Neul, Park Sung-Hoon, and Yang Dong-Geun would also be joining the new season alongside returning cast members Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Gong Yoo, and Wi Ha-jun.
Hwang Dong-hyuk, the creator of the series, will return as writer, director and executive producer for the new season. Kim Ji-yeon will also executive produce. Firstman Studio will produce.
“Squid Game” exploded onto the TV scene in September 2021, with the first season eventually becoming the most-watched season of television in Netflix history with over 2.2 billion hours viewed,...
- 6/29/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The film is directed by Kim Seong-hun of Netflix series ‘Kingdom’.
South Korea’s Showbox has pre-sold action drama Ransomed to a raft of territories led by North America (Well Go USA) and Japan (The Klockworx).
The film has also sold to Hong Kong and Macau (Edko Films), Taiwan (MovieCloud), the Philippines (Viva Networks), Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar (Neramitnung Film), Vietnam (Lumix Media) and inflight (Kairos Distribution).
Directed by Kim Seong-hun of Netflix original series Kingdom and starring Ha Jung-woo of Narco-Saints and Ju Ji-hoon of Kingdom, Ransomed is inspired by a true event that took place in 1986.
It...
South Korea’s Showbox has pre-sold action drama Ransomed to a raft of territories led by North America (Well Go USA) and Japan (The Klockworx).
The film has also sold to Hong Kong and Macau (Edko Films), Taiwan (MovieCloud), the Philippines (Viva Networks), Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar (Neramitnung Film), Vietnam (Lumix Media) and inflight (Kairos Distribution).
Directed by Kim Seong-hun of Netflix original series Kingdom and starring Ha Jung-woo of Narco-Saints and Ju Ji-hoon of Kingdom, Ransomed is inspired by a true event that took place in 1986.
It...
- 5/18/2023
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
One of the leading actors of his generation, Korea’s Choi Min-sik is tackling his first TV role in some 25 years, with Disney+ crime drama series “Big Bet.” Choi says the gamble was a challenge, but ultimately worth the risk.
While he has notched up iconic cinema roles in “Oldboy” “Shiri,” “I Saw the Devil,” Luc Besson’s “Lucy” and all-time Korean box office record holder “Roaring Currents,” Choi’s last significant TV role was in dark comedy “The Moon of Seoul” (aka “Seoul ui Dal”) in the 20th century’s pre-streaming era.
Choi says that the changes in the TV industry are palpable and mostly for the better.
“Dramas are now produced entirely in advance of broadcast. Before, we would have what we call ‘on-the-spot’ scripts. They would be literally written on the day of filming, which left very little time to memorize the lines,” Choi told Variety.
The...
While he has notched up iconic cinema roles in “Oldboy” “Shiri,” “I Saw the Devil,” Luc Besson’s “Lucy” and all-time Korean box office record holder “Roaring Currents,” Choi’s last significant TV role was in dark comedy “The Moon of Seoul” (aka “Seoul ui Dal”) in the 20th century’s pre-streaming era.
Choi says that the changes in the TV industry are palpable and mostly for the better.
“Dramas are now produced entirely in advance of broadcast. Before, we would have what we call ‘on-the-spot’ scripts. They would be literally written on the day of filming, which left very little time to memorize the lines,” Choi told Variety.
The...
- 3/28/2023
- by Rebecca Souw
- Variety Film + TV
Manta Comics, a prominent webcomics platform, announced the expansion of its library of mystery and thriller titles with the release of “Svaha: The Sixth Finger,” a webcomic adaptation of the popular South Korean film.
“Svaha” was initially released as a film in 2019 from director Jae-hyun Jang. The plot involves a cult-hunting pastor, a girl’s dead body with a talisman, and the search for truth behind the mysterious “Deer Mount” cult. The film also starred Squid Game lead Lee Jung-jae as Pastor Park, a man who works to expose cults.
Manta’s webcomic version will follow Woongjae, a greedy pastor with a spending problem who takes up a case to investigate a cult when the gig promises a hefty sum. As he dives deeper into the case, Woongjae is faced with horrors and mysteries that leave him questioning his faith altogether. Fans are able to view all 25 webcomic episodes, including a prologue of “Svaha,...
“Svaha” was initially released as a film in 2019 from director Jae-hyun Jang. The plot involves a cult-hunting pastor, a girl’s dead body with a talisman, and the search for truth behind the mysterious “Deer Mount” cult. The film also starred Squid Game lead Lee Jung-jae as Pastor Park, a man who works to expose cults.
Manta’s webcomic version will follow Woongjae, a greedy pastor with a spending problem who takes up a case to investigate a cult when the gig promises a hefty sum. As he dives deeper into the case, Woongjae is faced with horrors and mysteries that leave him questioning his faith altogether. Fans are able to view all 25 webcomic episodes, including a prologue of “Svaha,...
- 8/16/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
“Deliver Us From Evil” is an action-packed thriller about a government-agent-turned-mercenary forced to re-emerge when he learns a little girl closely connected to him is kidnapped. However, when an infamous gangster learns who has entered the country and is finally within his grasp, he goes on a bloody rampage to thwart the ex-agent’s rescue mission. Directed by Hong Won Chan (“Office”), who infused the film with “impressively spectacular shootouts in the streets and a Bourne-level rooftop chase” (The Guardian), “Deliver Us From Evil” stars Hwang Jung-min, Lee Jung-jae, Park Jeong-min (“Svaha: The Sixth Finger”), Park Soi (“Parasite”), and Choi Moon.
A #1 hit at the Korean box office, “Deliver Us From Evil” debuts on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD May 25 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Bonus content includes a “Making-of” and “Filming Locations” featurettes.
Synopsis:
After the shocking kidnapping of a little girl in Thailand, a mercenary with a murky past...
A #1 hit at the Korean box office, “Deliver Us From Evil” debuts on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD May 25 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Bonus content includes a “Making-of” and “Filming Locations” featurettes.
Synopsis:
After the shocking kidnapping of a little girl in Thailand, a mercenary with a murky past...
- 4/7/2021
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
The dream team of superstars Hwang Jung-min and Lee Jung-jae created magic in the 2013 modern classic gangster film “New World“. Seven years later, director Hong Won-chan brings the two together once again for his sophomore effort, the crime thriller “Deliver Us From Evil”.
Synopsis
A shocking kidnapping case takes place in Thailand. In-nam just completed his last murder for hire contract as an assassin. He is aware that the kidnapping case is related to him. In-nam heads to Thailand. There, he meets his helper Yoo-yi and they work on the kidnapping case.
Meanwhile, Ray learns that his sibling was assassinated by In-nam. To take revenge on In-nam, he heads to Thailand.
Hong Won-chan, who also directed the Chun Woo-hee starring thriller “Office”, brings back the “New World” actors, but where they played on the same team in that film, here he pits themselves up against each other. Hwang Jung-min plays...
Synopsis
A shocking kidnapping case takes place in Thailand. In-nam just completed his last murder for hire contract as an assassin. He is aware that the kidnapping case is related to him. In-nam heads to Thailand. There, he meets his helper Yoo-yi and they work on the kidnapping case.
Meanwhile, Ray learns that his sibling was assassinated by In-nam. To take revenge on In-nam, he heads to Thailand.
Hong Won-chan, who also directed the Chun Woo-hee starring thriller “Office”, brings back the “New World” actors, but where they played on the same team in that film, here he pits themselves up against each other. Hwang Jung-min plays...
- 5/27/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
“Svaha: The Sixth Finger” was never intended to be an award-grabbing festival darling, and its distribution trajectory, having a domestic release before becoming a minor hit world-wide on the internet market, clearly shows that. Neither the film, labelled as a supernatural thriller, nor its director, Jang Jae-hyun, known for his writing and directing work on similar projects like “The Priests” (both writing and directing credits) and the remake of the Venezuelan minor horror sensation “The House at the End of Time”, renamed “House of the Disappeared” for Korean version (written by Jang and directed by Lim Dae-wung), fit the festival kind of profile. But envisioned and crafted properly, “Svaha: The Sixth Finger” is more than a decent past-time, far better than Dan Brown novels’ screen adaptations (the DNA of the script and the characters has some similarities with them), but still not quite as brilliant as Na Hong-jin’s “The Wailing...
- 4/23/2020
- by Marko Stojiljković
- AsianMoviePulse
The Korean comic sensation that is “Tajja” first exploded onto the silver screen with director Choi Dong-hoon’s smash 2006 hit “Tazza: The High Rollers”, which featured an all-star cast in a gripping, dark tale set in the underground gambling world of the Korean card game Hwatu. The film went on to win numerous accolades and still ranks among the Top 50 highest-grossing Korean films of all time. Naturally, the successful film spawned a tv-drama followup and a sequel in 2014’s “Tazza: The Hidden Card”, a film that was so below mediocre and such an evident cash grab that it seemed to have heralded the end of the franchise on-screen. But now, 5 years later, director Kwon Oh-kwang attempts to reshuffle the cards and literally change the game with “Tazza: One-Eyed Jack”.
Doh Il-chool is a disinterested student, but an exceptional gambler who is very adept at reading people in poker. One night at the gambling den,...
Doh Il-chool is a disinterested student, but an exceptional gambler who is very adept at reading people in poker. One night at the gambling den,...
- 10/27/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Stars: Jung-jae Lee, Ji-tae Yu, Min Tanaka, Jin-young Jung, Sang-woo Lee, Lee Jae-in, Jung-min Park, Seung-chul Baek, Seon-kyu Jin, Jung-min Hwang, Hong-pa Kim, Suk Mun, Ji-hwan Park, Ji Seung-Hyun | Written and Directed by Jang Jae-hyun
Svaha: The Sixth Finger, brought to Netflix as part of their commitment to Korean programming, is directed by Jang Jae-hyun and stars Jung-jae Lee as Pastor Park. A spiritual occultist who investigates documented religious sectors to decipher their intentions for either good or for evil. Park is hired, along with his understudy, played by Ji-tae yu, to look into the cult group Deer Mount. Unbeknownst to the two, Chief Hwang (Jin-young Jung) begins to investigate a murder that has links to the group. Both sides collide in unearthing a haunting conspiracy and are fully thrown into a horrifying investigation that is filled with secrets.
Jang Jae-hyun’s film is cocktail of Roman Polanski’s The Ninth Gate...
Svaha: The Sixth Finger, brought to Netflix as part of their commitment to Korean programming, is directed by Jang Jae-hyun and stars Jung-jae Lee as Pastor Park. A spiritual occultist who investigates documented religious sectors to decipher their intentions for either good or for evil. Park is hired, along with his understudy, played by Ji-tae yu, to look into the cult group Deer Mount. Unbeknownst to the two, Chief Hwang (Jin-young Jung) begins to investigate a murder that has links to the group. Both sides collide in unearthing a haunting conspiracy and are fully thrown into a horrifying investigation that is filled with secrets.
Jang Jae-hyun’s film is cocktail of Roman Polanski’s The Ninth Gate...
- 7/5/2019
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
New titles include political drama Chief Of Staff and Designated Survivor: 60 Days, adapted from the Us TV series.
Netflix is launching five new Korean-language original series and one movie as it ramps up production in one of the region’s hottest TV drama markets.
New productions include Chief Of Staff, about the world of political aides, and Designated Survivor: 60 Days, an adaptation of the popular Us TV series.
Starring Lee Jung-jae and Shin Min-ah, Chief Of Staff is directed by Kwak Jung-hwan (Ms Hammurabi) and written by Lee Dae-il (Life On Mars). It begins a global rollout on June 14.
Set...
Netflix is launching five new Korean-language original series and one movie as it ramps up production in one of the region’s hottest TV drama markets.
New productions include Chief Of Staff, about the world of political aides, and Designated Survivor: 60 Days, an adaptation of the popular Us TV series.
Starring Lee Jung-jae and Shin Min-ah, Chief Of Staff is directed by Kwak Jung-hwan (Ms Hammurabi) and written by Lee Dae-il (Life On Mars). It begins a global rollout on June 14.
Set...
- 6/14/2019
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
New titles include political drama Chief Of Staff and Designated Survivor: 60 Days, adapted from the Us TV series.
Netflix is launching six new Korean-language original series as it ramps up production in one of the region’s hottest TV drama markets.
New productions include Chief Of Staff, about the world of political aides, and Designated Survivor: 60 Days, an adaptation of the popular Us TV series.
Starring Lee Jung-jae and Shin Min-ah, Chief Of Staff is directed by Kwak Jung-hwan (Ms Hammurabi) and written by Lee Dae-il (Life On Mars). It begins a global rollout on June 14.
Set to launch on...
Netflix is launching six new Korean-language original series as it ramps up production in one of the region’s hottest TV drama markets.
New productions include Chief Of Staff, about the world of political aides, and Designated Survivor: 60 Days, an adaptation of the popular Us TV series.
Starring Lee Jung-jae and Shin Min-ah, Chief Of Staff is directed by Kwak Jung-hwan (Ms Hammurabi) and written by Lee Dae-il (Life On Mars). It begins a global rollout on June 14.
Set to launch on...
- 6/14/2019
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
In spite of being generally lauded as one of South Korea’s best actresses, Moon So-ri has mostly featured in special appearances or as part of an ensemble in films in recent years. In fact, the only time she’s been in leading roles in the past 4 years has been in director Zhang Lu’s films and her own directorial debut “The Running Actress”. She kicks off her 2019 with yet another important leading role as part of an ensemble in director Hong Seung-wan’s debut film “The Jurors”.
Synopsis
Kim Joon-kyeom is a presiding judge who leads the first civil participation of a criminal trial in South Korea. 8 jurors are selected for the criminal trial including Kwon Nam-woo. The jurors are ordinary people, but, after they become jurors, they seek out the truth of the case.
Working off his own script, Hong Seung-wan attempts to tell the true story of...
Synopsis
Kim Joon-kyeom is a presiding judge who leads the first civil participation of a criminal trial in South Korea. 8 jurors are selected for the criminal trial including Kwon Nam-woo. The jurors are ordinary people, but, after they become jurors, they seek out the truth of the case.
Working off his own script, Hong Seung-wan attempts to tell the true story of...
- 4/14/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
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