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A Taxi Driver with Song Kang Ho Crosses 11 Million Views as 10th Highest Grossing Korean Movie of All Time

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 19, 2017 by ockoalaSeptember 18, 2017
Two men joyfully interacting in a taxi.

 Modes of transportation have become the biggest box office winners in South Korea two years running. This summer’s A Taxi Driver has crossed the 12 million moviegoer threshold and is officially the 10th highest grossing Korean movie of all time, pushing Taegukgi down to the 11th spot. It’s probably slowed down to the point that it may not surpass 9th … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged A Taxi Driver, Train to Busan | 12 Replies

A Taxi Driver Speeds Past Battleship Island to Become Top Grossing K-movie of 2017 to Date

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 15, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 14, 2017
Smiling man in a car; group celebration.

There was such a hue and cry over hyped summer K-movie Battleship Island‘s box office returns vis-a-vis how its production company scheduled it in over 80% of the theaters during its opening weekend, but in the end it’s water under the bridge as a quality quietly wins out over a more bombastic rival. After just two weeks in theaters A … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged A Taxi Driver, Battleship Island, Confidential Assignment | 42 Replies

Ladies Steal the Red Carpet at the VIP Premiere for A Taxi Driver with Song Kang Ho, Yoo Hae Jin, and Ryu Jun Yeol

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 25, 2017
Four women posing at a fashion event.

Ladies ruled the red carpet, with a surprising easy on the eyes green movie poster background, at the VIP premiere of K-movie A Taxi Driver. This movie pairs veteran Song Kang Ho with German actor Thomas Kretschmann for a real life depiction of a taxi driver assisting a German reporter in covering the Gwangju uprising of 1980. The star attendees at … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged A Taxi Driver, Go Ah Sung, Han Hyo Joo, Han Ji Min, Han Sun Hwa, Hyeri, Kim Hye Soo, Kim Ok Bin, Kim Sun Ah, Lee Chung Ah, Lee Dong Hwi, Lee Je Hoon, Lee Soo Hyuk, Park Bo Gum, Park Shin Hye, Ra Mi Ran, Ryu jun Yeol, Song Kang Ho | 13 Replies

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