Written, directed and edited by Bae Du-ri as a school project at the Korean Academy of Film Arts, “Dolphin” premiered last year at Jeonju and was released in Korean theaters this week.
The movie revolves around Na-young, a 35-year-old journalist at a local newspaper, who is definitely stuck in the small-town life she has experienced all her life, with her main focus being taking care of her mother, Jeong-ok, younger brother, Seong-woon and her friends. Na-young had a rather dramatic childhood, but through her routines and the simplicity of life in the particular location, she has found a degree of harmony. Everything, however, starts changing, when her mother informs her that she wants to sell the house Na-young grew up in, her brother decides to move to Seoul after finishing school, and Hae-soo, a man her age, relocates from Seoul. As Na-young cannot handle change, the potential alterations have her struggling intensely,...
The movie revolves around Na-young, a 35-year-old journalist at a local newspaper, who is definitely stuck in the small-town life she has experienced all her life, with her main focus being taking care of her mother, Jeong-ok, younger brother, Seong-woon and her friends. Na-young had a rather dramatic childhood, but through her routines and the simplicity of life in the particular location, she has found a degree of harmony. Everything, however, starts changing, when her mother informs her that she wants to sell the house Na-young grew up in, her brother decides to move to Seoul after finishing school, and Hae-soo, a man her age, relocates from Seoul. As Na-young cannot handle change, the potential alterations have her struggling intensely,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Netflix has released a trailer for Irish Wish, a movie rom-com starring Lindsay Lohan, Jane Seymour, Ayesha Curry (Black Lady Sketch Show), Ed Speleers (Star Trek: Picard) and Alexander Vlahos (Outlander), and premiering Friday, March 15.
The premise: When the love of her life gets engaged to her best-friend, Maddie (played by Lohan) puts her feelings aside to be a bridesmaid at their wedding in Ireland — until a spontaneous “wish for true love” causes her to wake up as the bride-to-be!
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The premise: When the love of her life gets engaged to her best-friend, Maddie (played by Lohan) puts her feelings aside to be a bridesmaid at their wedding in Ireland — until a spontaneous “wish for true love” causes her to wake up as the bride-to-be!
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- 2/21/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Streaming platform Disney+ will add four new Korean-language original series to its 2024 lineup.
Its “Blood Free,” “Unmasked,” “The Tyrant” and “Gangnam B-Side” land in addition to a third season of “The Zone: Survival Mission” and the previously announced “Uncle Samsik” and “Light Shop” from webtoon pioneer and creator of the platform’s 2023 series hit “Moving.”
“Blood Free,” which is to star Ju Jihoon (“Kingdom”) and Han Hyojoo (“Moving”), follows a former bodyguard haunted by the failures of his past. He finds himself recruited to protect the CEO of a controversial lab-grown meat company who is also a survivor of the fateful attack that changed his life.
Set in modern-day Seoul, “Unmasked” follows a group of investigative journalists who are fighting for their careers after broadcasting a controversial story. With time running out, the team are given an impossible task if they want to save their jobs – solve a twenty-year-old cold...
Its “Blood Free,” “Unmasked,” “The Tyrant” and “Gangnam B-Side” land in addition to a third season of “The Zone: Survival Mission” and the previously announced “Uncle Samsik” and “Light Shop” from webtoon pioneer and creator of the platform’s 2023 series hit “Moving.”
“Blood Free,” which is to star Ju Jihoon (“Kingdom”) and Han Hyojoo (“Moving”), follows a former bodyguard haunted by the failures of his past. He finds himself recruited to protect the CEO of a controversial lab-grown meat company who is also a survivor of the fateful attack that changed his life.
Set in modern-day Seoul, “Unmasked” follows a group of investigative journalists who are fighting for their careers after broadcasting a controversial story. With time running out, the team are given an impossible task if they want to save their jobs – solve a twenty-year-old cold...
- 2/19/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Disney+ has unveiled a slate of Korean originals, as the streaming platform opts for a more targeted strategy in Asia.
Bolstered by successful Korean tentpoles last year like Moving and Big Bet, the streamer has ordered seven new titles to premiere in 2024, in addition to previously-announced shows including Light Shop, from Moving creator Kangfull, and Uncle Samsik, starring Parasite actor Song Kang-ho.
One of the biggest titles in the Disney+ announcement is Blood Free, which stars Ju Jihoon (Kingdom) and Han Hyojoo (Moving). It follows a former bodyguard haunted by the failures of his past. After following several leads, he finds himself recruited to protect the CEO of a controversial lab-grown meat company, who is also a survivor of the fateful attack that changed his life.
Unmasked stars Kim Hyesoo and is set in modern-day Seoul. The series follows a team of investigative journalists who are fighting for their careers after broadcasting a controversial story.
Bolstered by successful Korean tentpoles last year like Moving and Big Bet, the streamer has ordered seven new titles to premiere in 2024, in addition to previously-announced shows including Light Shop, from Moving creator Kangfull, and Uncle Samsik, starring Parasite actor Song Kang-ho.
One of the biggest titles in the Disney+ announcement is Blood Free, which stars Ju Jihoon (Kingdom) and Han Hyojoo (Moving). It follows a former bodyguard haunted by the failures of his past. After following several leads, he finds himself recruited to protect the CEO of a controversial lab-grown meat company, who is also a survivor of the fateful attack that changed his life.
Unmasked stars Kim Hyesoo and is set in modern-day Seoul. The series follows a team of investigative journalists who are fighting for their careers after broadcasting a controversial story.
- 2/19/2024
- by Sara Merican
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney+ is steadily boosting its output of high-end Korean drama. The streaming service on Monday revealed a growing slate of star-driven Korean originals for 2024, building on the momentum achieved last year with the critical and commercial popularity of hit shows like Moving and Big Bet.
Newly announced titles joining the company’s Korean slate include thriller Blood Free, mystery series Unmasked, actioner The Tyrant, crime drama Gangnam B-Side, and a season three renewal of reality show The Zone: Survival Mission. These series add to Disney’s previously announced 2024 tentpole shows Lightshop, created by hit-making webtoon creator turned screenwriter Kang Full, and period drama Uncle Samsik, starring Korean film icon Song Kang-ho (Parasite) in a rare TV series role. Disney says more Korean titles will join its slate throughout the year. (Summaries of the Korean shows unveiled so far are below.)
“The new Korean originals announced today really builds on the...
Newly announced titles joining the company’s Korean slate include thriller Blood Free, mystery series Unmasked, actioner The Tyrant, crime drama Gangnam B-Side, and a season three renewal of reality show The Zone: Survival Mission. These series add to Disney’s previously announced 2024 tentpole shows Lightshop, created by hit-making webtoon creator turned screenwriter Kang Full, and period drama Uncle Samsik, starring Korean film icon Song Kang-ho (Parasite) in a rare TV series role. Disney says more Korean titles will join its slate throughout the year. (Summaries of the Korean shows unveiled so far are below.)
“The new Korean originals announced today really builds on the...
- 2/19/2024
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Previously, in Bora! Deborah, Deborah and Su Hyeok’s relationship took a step further as they went from hating each other to realizing that they had been each other’s support system since they met. Moreover, both of them received a wedding invitation from Su Hyeok’s ex-girlfriend, Yu Ri. Su Hyeok was out of sorts after he received the invitation, so Deborah couldn’t tell him that he didn’t need to feel so hurt because Yu Ri was two-timing him. A few days before her wedding, Yu Ri called Su Hyeok because she missed him. Deborah knew she had to stop him because she couldn’t see Su Hyeok being any more miserable than he already was.
Spoilers Ahead
Will Su Hyeok Keep His Promise To Deborah?
Deborah had to attend a friend’s engagement, and Su Hyeok had agreed to tag along with her to make things...
Spoilers Ahead
Will Su Hyeok Keep His Promise To Deborah?
Deborah had to attend a friend’s engagement, and Su Hyeok had agreed to tag along with her to make things...
- 5/21/2023
- by Neha Bhondve
- Film Fugitives
The previous episode of Bora! Deborah concluded dramatically with a sudden yet warm kiss between Su Hyeok and Deborah. Deborah has signed a contract with Su Hyeok’s publishing company, and as her agent, Su Hyeok has been accompanying Deborah wherever she asks him to. After Deborah got closure on her relationship with Ju Wan, she celebrated it with Su Hyeok. They made a mistake, and it can either be a running joke between friends or an extremely awkward situation between two young people.
Spoilers Ahead
Why Does Su Hyeok Get Mad At Deborah?
Things are definitely awkward between Su Hyeok and Deborah after the kiss, and more so for Deborah, who finds it difficult to hide her emotions. She has to work with Su Hyeok on her book, but professional behavior is something that she can’t pull off even when she tries. She ends up talking about their...
Spoilers Ahead
Why Does Su Hyeok Get Mad At Deborah?
Things are definitely awkward between Su Hyeok and Deborah after the kiss, and more so for Deborah, who finds it difficult to hide her emotions. She has to work with Su Hyeok on her book, but professional behavior is something that she can’t pull off even when she tries. She ends up talking about their...
- 5/13/2023
- by Neha Bhondve
- Film Fugitives
Deborah went through a humiliating breakup in Bora! Deborah when she caught her boyfriend cheating on her red-handed. She was heartbroken and got drunk at an event where Deborah was the chief guest. She took out all of her frustration at the event, and her drunken fiasco went viral on the internet. Deborah is a social media influencer, and her image and career are ruined. However, she has Su Hyeok, who can understand her pain because he is also going through a breakup.
Spoilers Ahead
Why Does Deborah Meet Ju Wan Again?
After wandering alone for some time, Deborah realizes that people are too busy to care about her and gets a little bit relieved, but the very next day, she receives a parcel from the magazine in which her article is published. She panics, thinking that people will start talking about her again, and impatiently buys all the magazines that she sees.
Spoilers Ahead
Why Does Deborah Meet Ju Wan Again?
After wandering alone for some time, Deborah realizes that people are too busy to care about her and gets a little bit relieved, but the very next day, she receives a parcel from the magazine in which her article is published. She panics, thinking that people will start talking about her again, and impatiently buys all the magazines that she sees.
- 4/29/2023
- by Neha Bhondve
- Film Fugitives
Bae Du-ri’s coming-of-age film will debut at Jeonju International Film Festival.
South Korean sales company Finecut has picked up Bae Du-ri’s Dolphin, which is set to make its world premiere at Jeonju International Film Festival (April 27-May 6).
It marks the feature directorial debut of Korea’s Bae, who wrote and directed Dolphin at the Korean Academy of Film Arts (Kafa) as part of the school’s feature-length production programme. The film is set to premiere as part of the Korean Cinema section of Jeonju on Friday (April 28).
The story follows a 35-year-old woman whose only joy after a...
South Korean sales company Finecut has picked up Bae Du-ri’s Dolphin, which is set to make its world premiere at Jeonju International Film Festival (April 27-May 6).
It marks the feature directorial debut of Korea’s Bae, who wrote and directed Dolphin at the Korean Academy of Film Arts (Kafa) as part of the school’s feature-length production programme. The film is set to premiere as part of the Korean Cinema section of Jeonju on Friday (April 28).
The story follows a 35-year-old woman whose only joy after a...
- 4/26/2023
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
When a student at a high school suddenly dies without explanation, the rest of the semester will be filled with vengeance against those responsible in Revenge of Others, a thrilling Star Original series coming to Disney+ Hotstar soon.
Following the suspicious death of her twin brother, Ok Chanmi, a shooting athlete, takes the extraordinary step of transferring to her brother’s school in an attempt to uncover the truth and find out why the police and the school seemed to have covered up his death. Driven by her love for her brother and a need to understand what happened, Chanmi will partner with another student Ji Suheon, to exact revenge by proxy on those who bully others. Filled from the opening bell with mystery, intrigue and a series of strange incidents being thrown at Chanmi, audiences will be left champing at the bit for each new episode of Revenge of Others.
Following the suspicious death of her twin brother, Ok Chanmi, a shooting athlete, takes the extraordinary step of transferring to her brother’s school in an attempt to uncover the truth and find out why the police and the school seemed to have covered up his death. Driven by her love for her brother and a need to understand what happened, Chanmi will partner with another student Ji Suheon, to exact revenge by proxy on those who bully others. Filled from the opening bell with mystery, intrigue and a series of strange incidents being thrown at Chanmi, audiences will be left champing at the bit for each new episode of Revenge of Others.
- 9/9/2022
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Online Concert Record
A weekend concert by Hong Kong acting and singing superstar Andy Lau Tak-wah attracted a record-breaking 350 million viewers on Douyin, the mainland Chinese sister company of TikTok. The concert ran for two hours and attracted 100 million viewers in the first 30 minutes, with tens of millions more joining by the end. The figures beat Lau’s own previous record on the platform, which he set in July last year at a concert to celebrate his 40 years in the business. The South China Morning Post said the record numbers were swelled by a recent wave of nostalgia for Canto-pop or Cantonese-language contemporary music, though the paper also noted that Lau also performed a couple of Mandarin-language classics.
Arrested Executives
Tokyo prosecutors Tuesday arrested two executives of publisher and film production giant Kadokawa on suspicion of funneling bribes totaling to Takahashi Haruyuki, the former director of the Organizing Committee for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
A weekend concert by Hong Kong acting and singing superstar Andy Lau Tak-wah attracted a record-breaking 350 million viewers on Douyin, the mainland Chinese sister company of TikTok. The concert ran for two hours and attracted 100 million viewers in the first 30 minutes, with tens of millions more joining by the end. The figures beat Lau’s own previous record on the platform, which he set in July last year at a concert to celebrate his 40 years in the business. The South China Morning Post said the record numbers were swelled by a recent wave of nostalgia for Canto-pop or Cantonese-language contemporary music, though the paper also noted that Lau also performed a couple of Mandarin-language classics.
Arrested Executives
Tokyo prosecutors Tuesday arrested two executives of publisher and film production giant Kadokawa on suspicion of funneling bribes totaling to Takahashi Haruyuki, the former director of the Organizing Committee for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
- 9/6/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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