Posts Categorized: Korean Movies

Nov 11 2021

Teaser poster for movie “Kingmaker”

First teaser poster added for movie “Kingmaker” starring Sol Kyung-Gu & Lee Sun-Kyun. Caption on the poster teases “Two men who want to change the world. A fierce election battle begins.” The film is “motivated” by political strategist Eom Chang-Rok, who worked for opposition party candidate Kim Dae-Jung in the late 1960’s-early 1970’s and then switched sides to work for military dictator Park Chung-Hee’s presidential campaign. Filming for “Kingmaker” took place from March 25, 2019 to July 30, 2019.

“Kingmaker” is now scheduled for release December, 2021 in South Korea.

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Nov 1 2021

Filming for movie “Sad Tropics” to begin with Kim Sun-Ho

Filming for movie “Sad Tropics” (literal title) will begin with actor Kim Sun-Ho in a starring role. Recently, Kim Sun-Ho was involved in a scandal with an ex-girlfriend, who made charges that he urged her to get an abortion due to possible negative effects on his sponsorship contracts and acting career. Kim Sun-Ho was then dropped from upcoming movies “2 O’clock Date” and “Dog Days” due to the scandal. His ex-girlfriend then stated there were some misunderstandings and she hoped Kim Sun-Ho’s career would not be further harmed by the scandal. Movie is directed by Park Hoon-Jung (“New World“).

Filming for “Sad Tropics” will begin sometime before the end of this year.

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Sep 14 2021

Joe Byeong-Gyu cast in movie “Even If I Die Once Again”

Joe Byeong-Gyu is cast for the lead role in movie “Even If I Die Once Again” (literal title). For Joe Byeong-Gyu, this will he be his first acting role since a person accused him of bullying back when they were students in New Zealand. Joe Byeong-Gyu denied the accusation and that situation is still ongoing. For the movie, Joe Byeong-Gyu will play a stunt man who dies and comes back to life as a high school student.

“Even If I Die Once Again” will be released sometime next year in South Korea.

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Sep 13 2021

Kim Sun-Ho & Lim Yoon-A cast in movie “2 O’clock Date”

Kim Sun-Ho and Lim Yoon-A are cast in movie “2 O’clock Date” (literal title). The film will be directed by Lee Sang-Geun. Director Lee Sang-Geun and Lim Yoon-A previously worked together in 2019 action-comedy film “Exit.” The script for “2 O’clock Date” is a romantic-comedy and will have Kim Sun-Ho and Lim Yoon-A living in the same apartment building.

Filming for “2 O’clock Date” is expected to start March, 2022 in South Korea. 

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Aug 10 2021

Choi Sung-Eun cast in movie “Gentleman”

Choi Sung-Eun is cast for the lead female role in movie “Gentleman” co-starring Ju Ji-Hoon. She replaces Han So-Hee, who had to drop out of the movie due to general fatigue. Filming for the movie will begin this month. For the movie, Choi Sung-Eun will play Kim Hwa-Jin. Her character works as a prosecutor and she helps Ji Hyun-Soo (Ju Ji-Hoon) as he tries to clear his name. 

“Gentleman” will be released May, 2022 in South Korea.

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Aug 6 2021

Ra Mi-Ran, Kim Moo-Yul, & Yoon Kyung-Ho cast in movie “Honest Candidate 2”

Ra Mi-Ran, Kim Moo-Yul, & Yoon Kyung-Ho are cast in sequel movie “Honest Candidate 2.” All three performers will reprise their characters from 2020 movie “Honest Candidate.” Also cast for the sequel film are Seo Hyun-Woo, Park Jin-Joo, and Yoon Doo-Joon will make a special apearance. The 2020 movie “Honest Candidate” is a remake of 2014 Brazilian movie “O Candidato Honesto.”

Filming for “Honest Candidate 2” began July 31, 2021.

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Jul 29 2021

Highlight trailer for tvN drama “The Road: The Tragedy of One”

Highlight trailer added for tvN drama series “The Road: The Tragedy of One” starring Ji Jin-Hee & Yoon Se-Ah. The highlight video follows Anchorman Baek Soo-Hyun (Ji Jin-Hee) as he reveals a scoop on an illegal election campaign fund, while broadcasting live. Watching the broadcast, are Politician Hwang Tae-Seob (Kim Roe-Ha) and Chairman Seo Ki-Tae (Cheon Ho-Jin), who seem angered by the revelation. Baek Soo-Hyun soon receives a phone call and the caller tells him that his son Yeon-Woo has been kidnapped. 

“The Road: The Tragedy of One” first airs August 4, 2021 in South Korea.

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