Posts Categorized: Korean Movies

Jul 11 2020

Main trailer for movie “Deliver Us From Evil”

Main trailer added for movie “Deliver Us From Evil” starring Hwang Jung-Min & Lee Jung-Jae. The trailer starts off with blood spilling onto the floor and a man’s voice states “This is the last mission I gave you.”

“Deliver Us From Evil” will be released August 5, 2020 in South Korea.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: A shocking kidnapping case takes place in Thailand. In-Nam (Hwang Jung-Min) 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 (Park Jung-Min) and they work on the kidnapping case.

Meanwhile, Ray (Lee Jung-Jae) learns that his sibling was assassinated by In-Nam. To take revenge on In-Nam, he heads to Thailand.

Jul 6 2020

Main poster & release date for movie “Deliver Us From Evil”

Main poster and release date added for upcoming crime-action film “Deliver Us From Evil” starring Hwang Jung-Min & Lee Jung-Jae. The film is now set to for release on August 5, 2020 in South Korea. The main poster, which features the two lead actors, has captions that states “The unstoppable chase between two men.”

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: A shocking kidnapping case takes place in Thailand. In-Nam (Hwang Jung-Min) 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 (Park Jung-Min) and they work on the kidnapping case.

Meanwhile, Ray (Lee Jung-Jae) learns that his sibling was assassinated by In-Nam. To take revenge on In-Nam, he heads to Thailand.

Jul 1 2020

Main trailer for movie “Steel Rain 2: Summit”

Main trailer added for movie “Steel Rain 2: Summit” starring Jung Woo-Sung, Kwak Do-Won, and Yoo Yeon-Seok. Premise for the film has the South Korean president, U.S. president, and North Korean leader all kidnapped and placed on a North Korean nuclear submarine. Captions in the main trailer state (0:33) “North Korean coup d’état, kidnapped leaders of South Korea, North Korea and U.S.,”  (0:49) “The peace of the world is also trapped,” (1:18) “North Korean nuclear submarine heading to Dokdo Island.” Above and below are two main posters for the film.

“Steel Rain 2: Summit” will be released July 29, 2020 in South Korea.

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Jun 18 2020

Kang Ha-Neul & Han Hyo-Joo cast in movie “The Pirates 2”

Kang Ha-Neul and Han Hyo-Joo are cast for lead roles in sequel film “The Pirates 2.” Also cast in the film are Kwon Sang-Woo, Lee Kwang-Soo, Chae Soo-Bin, and Sehun. The film is a sequel to 2014 film “The Pirates” which starred Kim Nam-Gil and Son Ye-Jin in the lead roles. Filming for “The Pirates 2” will begin July, 2020. The film will be directed by Kim Jung-Hoon (“The Accidental Detective“) and scripted by Chun Sung-Il, who wrote the screenplay for 2014 film “The Pirates.”

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: A search takes place over the ocean to find the lost treasure of the Goryeo royal family, which disappeared without trace.

Woo Moo-Chi (Kang Ha-Neul) was once a leader of a group of bandits, but he now stays on a pirate ship with his right-hand man Kang-Seob (Kim Sung-Oh). Hae-Rang (Han Hyo-Joo) is the leader of pirates on the pirate ship. She has Mak-Yi (Lee Kwang-Soo), So-Nyeo (Chae Soo-Bin) and Han-Goong (Sehun) and Akwi (Park Ji-Hwan).

The pirates find themselves up against Bu Heung-Soo (Kwon Sang-Woo) to recover the lost treasure.

Jun 15 2020

Teaser trailer & teaser poster for movie “Steel Rain 2: Summit”

Teaser trailer and teaser poster added for movie “Steel Rain 2: Summit” starring Jung Woo-Sung, Kwak Do-Won, and Yoo Yeon-Seok. The film is a sequel to 2017 movie “Steel Rain” and involves the kidnapping of the South Korean president, North Korean leader, and U.S. president. They are then held on a North Korean nuclear submarine.

“Steel Rain 2: Summit” is now set for release sometime this summer in South Korea.

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Jun 11 2020

New release date for movie “Deliver Us From Evil”

Release date for upcoming movie “Deliver Us From Evil,” starring Hwang Jung-Min and Lee Jung-Jae, has been pushed back to August, 2020 in South Korea. The film was originally targeted with a July release date, but with various factors including easing of social distancing rules and summer vacation season coming into play, CJ Entertainment has decided to release the film a month later. The first trailer for the film can be viewed at AsianWiki.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: A shocking kidnapping case takes place in Thailand. In-Nam (Hwang Jung-Min) 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 (Park Jung-Min) and they work on the kidnapping case.

Meanwhile, Ray (Lee Jung-Jae) learns that his sibling was assassinated by In-Nam. To take revenge on In-Nam, he heads to Thailand.

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Jun 9 2020

Sol Kyung-Gu & Yu Jun-Sang cast in movie “Boys”

Sol Kyung-Gu and Yu Jun-Sang are cast for lead roles in based-on-a-true-story film “Boys” (literal title). Also cast in the film are Yum Hye-Ran, Jin Kyung, Heo Sung-Tae, Kim Dong-Youn, Yoo Su-Bin and Kim Kyung-Ho. Actor Cho Jin-Woong will also make a cameo appearance in the film. The film will be directed by Chung Ji-Young. Two of his prior films “Unbowed” and “National Security” were also based on true stories. The story for “Boys” will center around 3 boys who are sent to prison for robbery & murder at a supermarket. The boys receive a second trial and are found are not guilty.

Ploy Synopsis by AsianWiki: 3 boys are arrested in a robbery and homicide case, that took place at a supermarket in a small town. The chief of the investigation team at the time, Hwang Joon-Cheol (Sol Kyung-Gu), has doubts about their conviction and begins to reinvestigate the case.

Filming for “Boys” will begin late June, 2020 in South Koera.

Jun 5 2020

See list of winners & nominees at the 56th BaekSang Arts Awards

See list of winners and nominees at the just concluded 56th BaekSang Arts Awards on AsianWiki. This year’s show was hosted by Shin Dong-Yub, Bae Suzy, Park Bo-Gum. The big winners in film was Bong Joon-Ho‘s “Parasite” and in drama series “When the Camellia Blooms.” Movie “Parasite” won 3 awards: “Grand Prize,” “Best Film,” and “Best New Actor” (Park Myoung-Hoon). Drama series “When the Camellia Blooms” won 4 awards: “Grand Prize,” “Best Screenplay,” “Best Actor” (Kang Ha-Neul), and “Best Supporting Actor” (Oh Jung-Se). Drama series “The World of the Married” received “Best Actress” for Kim Hee-Ae and “Best Director” for Mo Wan-Il.