7th Grade Civil Servant Promo Posters

One of the most anticipated Korean movies of the first half 2009, “7th Grade Civil Servant“, has released its first wave of promotional posters. This spy action romance comedy movie, casts popular actors Kim Ha Neul and Kang Ji Hwan where they will transform into agents from the National Intelligence Service.
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‘Oishi Man’: Magic of Love, Youth

Franz Kafka once said that “literature must be the axe for the frozen sea within us”, and good movies, like books and other works of art, sometimes have such inspirational power. “Oishi Man” is yet another small jewel of a film by Kim Jeong-joong, and despite its prevalent imagery of the frozen sea, the youthful romance seethes with warmth.

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Kang Ji-hwan joins the telecinema experiment

Based on the recent news, it seems this whole Japan-Korea joint production “telecinema” project is finally kicking into high gear.

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‘Bungee…’ Screening Looks Back on Late actress

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Four years ago on Feb. 22, actress Lee Eun-ju took her own life. On the 21st, the Korean Film Archive will hold a free screening of her well-known 2001 film “Bungee Jumping of Their Own” at the Cinematheque KOFA in Sangamdong.

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Kim Hyunjoong Faints While Filming In Macao

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Kim HyunJoong revealed that while he fainted while he was filming in Macao from fatigue while filming episodes 13 and 14.

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Hirosue leads “Zero Focus” cast

In December, Toho revealed that director Isshin Inudo would be in charge of a new film adaptation of the popular Seicho Matsumoto novel “Zero no Shoten,” also known by the English title “Zero Focus.” The movie’s main cast has now been revealed, with actress Ryoko Hirosue taking the starring role.

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Noboru Kaneko stars as “newhalf” in TV Tokyo drama

This spring, TV Tokyo will broadcast a daytime drama series called “Mama wa Newhalf,” starring actor Noboru Kaneko. This is his first time playing the lead in a serial drama.

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Akira Toriyama Comments on Live-Action Dragonball Film

 

Manga creator felt surprised, but says it might be treated as a different dimension

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Big Bang’s Seung Ri Cast in Film “71″ with Kim Bum

Seung Ri (19), a member of the top idol group Big Bang, has been cast in the film “71.”

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Jang Nara in New Film “Sky and Sea”

“I only had several acting roles in the early days of my career but my onscreen image became so fixed I was perplexed. But now, I’m not. I don’t choose drama roles for the sake of changing my image. More important is the quality of the script and whether I am able to do it.”

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