The movie "Punch (Wan Deuki),” starring Yoo Ah In, is the latest Korean film to hit the screens of cities in the US and North America, following such domestic blockbusters as “Sector 7” and “Silenced.” “Punch” will first open in Los Angeles on November 18, followed by a release nationwide on December 2.
Category: Film
Lee Byung Hun to Make Korean Comeback Next Year
One of Korea’s most popular actor Lee Byung Hun is set to make his Korean comeback next year with a role in the historical movie “I Am the King of Chosun”. Rumors have been surfacing about his role in this movie, and this has now been officially confirmed.
[Updated] 2PM’s Nichkhun Cast for New Japanese Movie “Ouran High School Host Club”
Boy group 2PM member Nichkhun has been casted for a Japanese movie.
It has been made known that Nichkhun has been casted for an upcoming movie rendition of popular Japanese manga “Ouran High School Host Club”. The movie is set to be released on March 17 of next year.
Jang Geun Suk Warns, "Yoo Ah In, Are You Watching Me?"
While posing for photographs in a café during an interview with Joynews, Jang Geun Suk shouted in a joking taunt, “Yoo Ah In, are you watching me?” Both aged 24, the two have met much earlier in their careers, having starred in a "Skoolooks" school uniform commercial in 2005. Other similarities include how both have very strong individualistic personalities and fashion styles. Earlier, Jang Geun Suk also revealed that Yoo Ah In is the same-age actor that he is most concerned about at the moment. Of course, the increased concern for Yoo Ah In could be due to the latter’s movie “Punch” (Korean name: Wandeuk-ie), which is the current no.1 box office hit, for three weeks running. Jang Geun Suk’s upcoming movie, “You’re My Pet,” co-starring Kim Ha Neul, will hit the theaters on Nov 10.
Weekly Box Office Report – First Week of November
Featured Film of the Week: Punch, "Punch" is a coming-of-age film based on the popular novel by Kim Yeo Ryung and play produced by Kim Dong Soo. Yoo Ah In Stars as Wandeugi, who is poor and rebellious. However he meets an oddball teacher and grows up. Everything about the story is unique, Wandeugi’s father is a hunchback and his mother is a Filipino. "Punch" begins firmly rooted as a coming-of-age genre, but turns into a family drama. It also deals with social issues such as gap, education, disability, and multi-culturalism.
Stars Support "My Penny-Pinching Romance" at the VIP Premiere
The VIP premiere of "My Penny-Pinching Romance" was held on November 7 at the CGV Theaters in Seoul. "My Penny-Pinching Romance" is about Chun Ji Woong (played by Song Joong Ki), a poor and unemployed man who can’t date because he has no money, and Koo Hong Sil (played by Han Ye Seul), an uptight and miserly woman who…
miss A’s Suzy Takes a Pretty Photo on the Set of Her Movie
miss A’s Suzy takes a short break on the set of “Introduction to Architecture,” the movie she’s currently shooting. A photo of her and her onscreen love interest Lee Jae Hoon dressed as their characters has recently surfaced on the Internet, after a staff member of the movie’s production shared it on his Twitter.
Kim Dong Wan Cast in Movie "Yeongasi"
He is confirmed to join the cast with the character actor Kim Myung Min and former Miss Korea Honey Lee in the movie Yeongasi. The movie will be made with a budget of 10 billion Korean won.
Korean Men’s Association Petitions Against Film "You’re My Pet"
The Korean Men’s Association posted on their homepage, a link to a legal petition that will force "You’re My Pet" to cease from playing in theaters. They voiced that the film is degrading to men and the concept of a female "owner" and a male "dog" is sexist and inhumane.
Stars Turn Out for the VIP Premiere of "You’re My Pet"
On the evening of November 2, the VIP premiere of "You’re My Pet" was held at the Lotte Cinema in Jayang-dong, Seoul. A variety of top stars attended this premiere to support and cheer for their fellow actresses and actors in this film including: Yoo Seung Ho, SS501’s Kim Hyung Joon…