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Tag Archives: The Negotiation

The Great Battle Wins the Chuseok Holiday South Korean Box Office Over Feng Shui and The Negotiation

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 3, 2018 by ockoalaOctober 3, 2018
Three Korean movie posters side by side.

K-movie The Great Battle has won the battle (har har) for the box office in a high profile Chuseok holiday three-way skirmish with two other big star helmed movies. Jo In Sung’s sageuk bloody epic The Great Battle came in first in the South Korean box office, with 4.52 million admissions over a 12 day release period. The other sageuk … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Feng Shui, The Great Battle, The Negotiation

The Leads of Hit K-romance Movie The Classic 15 Years Later Have Competing Movies at the Box Office

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 25, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 25, 2018
Collage of Korean drama characters and scenes.

It’s a cute coincidence and also a testament to the enduring success of the three actors in question. Most K-drama and K-movie fans. This weekend the Korean box office has a three-way battle for supremacy with three high profile movies premiering on Friday – The Negotiation with Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin, fortune-telling sageuk Feng Shui (Myeong Dang) with … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Feng Shui, Jo In Sung, Jo Seung Woo, Son Ye Jin, The Classic, The Great Battle, The Negotiation

K-stars in Collective Fashion Funk at Movie Premiere for The Negotiation with Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 18, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 18, 2018
Smiling couple posing at an event.

I feel like such a grumpy pants after seeing the Korean stars walk the VIP red carpet at the movie premiere for thriller The Negotiation starring Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin. Both leads were doing some sort of stylized granny and grandpa wear and other than the soft blue color of Son Ye Jin’s dress nothing is working for … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Hyun Bin, Jung Hae In, Kang Ye Won, Park Shin Hye, Son Ye Jin, The Negotiation, Yoona

Hyun Bin is Insanely Good Looking as the Psychotic Hostage Taker in K-movie The Negotiation

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 20, 2018 by ockoalaAugust 20, 2018
Film poster featuring a woman and abstract visuals.

I don’t know if the production even tried to make Hyun Bin actually look hate-able as the straight up villain antagonist in upcoming K-movie The Negotiation, or it was simply an impossible task. Plenty of top Korean actors have played against grain and done evil roles and actually gave off the veneer of sinister degeneration, but here all I see … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin, The Negotiation

Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin are Matching in Serious Attire for The Negotiation Movie Press Conference

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 9, 2018 by ockoalaAugust 9, 2018
Actors posing at a promotional event.

The promotional seems to be compacted for the thriller K-movie The Negotiation, the posters came out yesterday and today the movie holds its press conference in preparation for a September 2018 premiere in theaters. The movie is clearly a two-person show, with male lead Hyun Bin playing the ultimate baddie arms dealing hostage taker matching wits with Son Ye Jin‘s … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin, The Negotiation

First Posters and Trailer for K-movie The Negotiation with Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 8, 2018 by ockoalaAugust 8, 2018
Film poster featuring a woman and abstract visuals.

The official posters and trailer are out for upcoming thriller K-movie The Negotiation, notable for top actor Hyun Bin taking on the lead role which also happens to be the antagonist. It’s the first time he’s playing a legit baddie and his female lead Son Ye Jin isn’t a romantic interest but the hero out to take Binnie down. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin, The Negotiation

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