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Lee Jun Ki Attends Movie Press Event in Beijing for Korean-Chinese Joint Production Never Said Goodbye

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The first Korean-Chinese release since the purported Chinese government ban/suspension of Hallyu-related entertainment has arrived and doesn’t appear to be affected in the least. Romance movie Never Said Goodbye (Chinese title Lies in Sicily) starring K-actor Lee Jun Ki, C-actress Zhou Dong Yu, and TW-actor Ethan Ruan held it’s premiere press conference this weekend in Beijing ahead of its August … Continue reading →

K-stars Walk the VIP Movie Premiere Carpet for Son Ye Jin Film Princess Deokhye

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The turnout was a smidge on the less-than-star-studded side for the VIP movie premiere of period film Princess Deokhye, starring Son Ye Jin and Park Hae Il on the life of the last princess of Korea. On the plus side there was weird fashion aplenty starting with a surfeit of ugly jean cuts, but made up by having a few … Continue reading →

Ha Ji Won, Jung Woo Sung, and Lee Min Ho Lead Star Studded Attendance at VIP Movie Premiere of Operation Chromite

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It’ll be patriotism against zombies when big budget historical war movie Operation Chromite (Battle of Inchon) arrives in theaters later this week. Train-based undead action flick Train to Busan is breaking all box offices in Korean theaters since it’s wide release last week, hitting that sweet spot of fun pop corn flick with incisive social commentary. Operation Chromite will likely appeal … Continue reading →

Movie Version of Cheese in the Trap to Hold Open China and Korea Auditions for Female Lead Opposite Park Hae Jin

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Is six months enough time for the anger to simmer down over the promising start but falling off the rails ending disappointment over tvN drama Cheese in the Trap? Maybe a year away is better which is how long it will be when the upcoming movie version of Cheese hits the big screens next year in 2017. It won’t be … Continue reading →

Gong Yoo and Ma Dong Seok’s Train to Busan Breaks First Day Box Office Records in Korea

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A big congrats is due to the entire cast and crew of zombie thriller movie Train to Busan, with the first day of official premiere in South Korea breaking the record for first day box office haul. Train to Busan had a limited release last weekend but on its first day of wide release took in 872,000 admissions in one … Continue reading →

Gong Yoo and Ma Dong Seok Protect Loved Ones From Speedy Zombies in Exhilarating Train to Busan

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A teaming horde of zombies descended on Seoul this weekend as the highly anticpated summer popcorn flick Train to Busan premiered. Starring Gong Yoo as a workaholic dad taking his daughter to Busan, the movie follows his story along with married and expecting couple Ma Dong Seok and Jung Yumi as well as So Hee and Choi Woo Shik as … Continue reading →

Angelababy and Jin Bo Ran Meet Cute as Game Avatars in First Movie Trailer for Love O2O

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A month after the television airing of the C-drama adaptation of One Smile is Very Alluring starring Yang Yang and Zheng Shuang, the movie version hits the big screens on August 20th as the summer movie season starts to wind down. The movie version has the English title Love O2O with Jin Bo Ran and Angelababy as the leads, swapping up … Continue reading →

Filming Wraps for K-movie Real with Kim Soo Hyun and Production Drops Visually Intense Teaser Posters

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While everyone is talking about current and upcoming dramas with the current Hallyu actors and actresses, mega Hallyu star Kim Soo Hyun has been laying low relative to his massive pan-Asia fame in order to film dark thriller movie Real. The movie has wrapped filming and heads into post-production for a 2017 air date in the theaters. It’s not clear … Continue reading →

Hyun Bin Picks Another Movie Playing a Master Conman in Kkoon Opposite Yoo Ji Tae

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It’s another movie for Hyun Bin! He’s probably still smarting from the epic fail in ratings and quality of his last K-drama Hyde, Jekyll, Me, but more likely just making savvy project choices in film due to the continued uneven quality of television fare. Filming has wrapped for Binnie’s upcoming North and South Korean thriller movie Cooperation costarring Yoo Hae … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki Starts Filming K-movie Battleship Island with Hwang Jung Min and So Ji Sub

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There are tons more eyes on Song Joong Ki nowadays thanks to his hit drama Descendants of the Sun, and he’s parting ways with the trendy fare and taking on a heavy hitting acting project for his next role. Filming has started on Battleship Island, a movie based on the nickname of Gunkanjima (Battleship Island) also known as Hashima Island in … Continue reading →

Angelababy and Jin Bo Ran are Adorable in Movie Promos for Film Version of One Smile is Very Alluring

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C-actor Yang Yang will be in two big novel adaptations airing soon, but finds himself doing the drama in one and the movie in another. For the adaptation of One Smile is Very Alluring, Yang Yang and Zheng Shuang will be in the drama version, which has released its official poster and plenty of drama stills, and now the movie … Continue reading →

Bickering Posters and Promos for Chanyeol and Yuan Shan Shan’s C-movie So I Married an Anti-fan

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There’s a certain amount of ambivalence and hesitation with respect to upcoming Chinese Korean movie So I Married an Anti-fan, a project that went from promisingly cute to avoid like the plague after it got cast. It’s adapted from a manhwa of the same name with the concept that an anti-fan cohabits with the idol she hates and they end … Continue reading →

Bounty Hunters with Lee Min Ho and Wallace Chung Release Final Posters and Trailer at Shanghai Film Festival

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The pretties of Chinese-Korean caper movie Bounty Hunters is ready for the cat and mouse game come its July 1st premiere date, and they got an early head start attending the star-studded Shanghai Film Festival. Starring Lee Min Ho, Wallace Chung, Tang Yan, Karena Ng, Jones Xu and Louis Fan, the final set of movie posters and trailer was released … Continue reading →