Category Archives: Films

Romance C-movie The Beloved with Joe Cheng, Kim Bum, and Wang Li Kun Premieres at BJIFF

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It’s nearly premiere time for romance C-movie The Beloved (Chinese title 重生爱人 means Reborn Lover). Starring C-actress Wang Li Kun, K-actor Kim Bum, and TW-actor Joe Cheng, this movie collected main leads with different ethnicity while sharing the same incredible good looks. The movie premieres on May 15th but the cast descended on last week’s BJIFF (Beijing International Film Festival) to … Continue reading →

Second Trailer and Poster for Live-action Attack on Titan Movie Ups the Epic Intensity

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Excitement continues to mount for the upcoming two-fer Attack on Titan live-action movies. Consider me a convert with the just released second movie trailer, this was one story with such dense mythology and special effects needed I actually thought it was impossible for Japan to pull off a live-action adaptation. Not only has Japan managed to pull it off, it … Continue reading →

Big Screen Version of You Are My Sunshine Drops Visually Arresting Full Movie Trailer

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I’m always impressed with how fast China can slap something together when it gets working on it. Case in point the movie version of You Are My Sunshine, which started filming in February and will be hitting the big screens on May 1st a mere three months later. It likely helped that the story is a romance with no special … Continue reading →

Big Screen Calling: Kim Soo Hyun and Lee Min Ho Seriously Considering Separate Film Offers

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It’s nice of these potential movie casting news to drop on the same week so I can bundle it into one post. I’ve noticed fans of one or both actors tend to bring their names up in each other’s posts so this ought to make things easier. First up is Kim Soo Hyun, recently named honorary ambassador for Incheon airport, … Continue reading →

Fukushi Sota Racks Up More Manga Leading Man Credits in Live-action Strobe Edge Movie

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There’s a new manga to live-action movie adaptation that hit the big screens in Japan this month. Starring Fukushi Sota and Arimura Kasuma as high school students in a sweet shoujo romance setting, Strobe Edge is the second popular manga by writer Sakisaka Io to get the big screen treatment after Blue Spring Ride (Ao Spring Ride) was turned into a movie … Continue reading →

Live-action Attack on Titan Movie Drops First 30 Second Teaser Preview

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I thought I would have to warn y’all to put on your big boy pants before watching this, but sadly the first teaser preview for the highly anticipated Attack on Titan live-action movie is mostly underwhelming. The reason can be laid 100% on the choice to go low energy for the much too short tease, at 30 seconds it needed … Continue reading →

Ha Ji Won Considering Korean-Chinese Movie with Leading Man Bolin Chen

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I had one of the most “did I just read that right?” double take reactions to the latest casting news, a combination of totally unexpected mixed with serendipitous coincidence that these two particular names would be linked together. The casting world hasn’t stopped buzzing about Ha Ji Won being offered the leading lady role in the K-remake of In Time … Continue reading →

Man-boys Abound in Full Movie Trailer for Twenty with Kim Woo Bin, Kang Ha Neul, and Junho

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Who else gets the feeling that filming the upcoming boys coming-of-age movie Twenty was like going on an extended retreat for leads Kim Woo Bin, Kang Ha Neul, and Junho? Sure they were required to act, but the movie looks like such a riot and their performances have this limber relaxed vibe like they were halfway being themselves in showcasing … Continue reading →

So Ji Sub Cameos in Upcoming Sageuk Movie Sado with Yoo Ah In and Song Kang Ho

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Big star cameos in dramas and movies happen regularly, with the practice of either touting it beforehand or letting the audience be pleasantly surprised when watching the final cut. I’m fine with way, and in the case of finished filming sageuk movie Sado, the production has elected to reveal that leading man So Ji Sub will be doing a critical … Continue reading →

Park Shin Hye and Kang Ha Neul Considering Rom-com Movie Happy Facebook

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With the sprawling young cast of Heirs, there is bound to be reunions at some point down the road in either a drama or movie. Some reunions would be right up my alley, like Kim Woo Bin and Park Shin Hye doing a drama together one day that would finally let the only pairing that worked for me in Heirs … Continue reading →

Aaron Yan and Kim So Eun Play Past Lovers in Upcoming C-movie

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At this point it’s not a question of who else is going to be doing a crossover project with China, but a matter of when with respect to all the popular and rising Korean actors and actresses. I find it funny that Jang Nara already did this over a decade ago when she was making Chinese dramas left and right. Up … Continue reading →

Song Seung Heon and Crystal Liu Rock the Couple Scarf at Promos for C-romance Movie

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When the biggest selling point is the collective pretty of the two leads, no one can fault the production of the upcoming C-movie The Third Way of Love for trotting out leads Song Seung Heon and Crystal Liu at every opportunity. The movie doesn’t open until the early spring movie season but the early promos are underway starting with a … Continue reading →

The Male Leads of Twenty Showcase Reel and Real Bromance Promoting the Movie

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I feel like the movie gods are smiling down on me, how else to explain the three-for-three casting in the upcoming K-movie Twenty. With just one leading man being a favorite of mine, like Kim Woo Bin is, that would be enough for me to want to watch it. Throw in Kang Ha Neul and Junho of 2PM and I … Continue reading →