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Tag Archives: Train to Busan

Train to Busan Sequel Peninsula Drops Two Teaser Posters with Summer 2020 Release Date

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 1, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 2, 2020
Three actors from a film or drama series.

If this novel coronavirus Covid19 outbreak isn’t stabilized and contained in South Korea then I think the upcoming Summer 2020 movie season will be drastically re-scheduled. I can’t imagine people wanting to sit in a confined closed space like a movie theater even if life outside has returned to relative normalcy. With that said, outbreak is the name of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Kang Dong Won, Lee Jung Hyun, Peninsula, Train to Busan | 2 Replies

Train to Busan Sequel Peninsula to Begin Filming with New Leads Kang Dong Won and Lee Jung Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 23, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 22, 2020
Three actors from a film or drama series.

Looks like staying on a train won’t save anyone anymore as the fictional zombie apocalypse has spread in the upcoming Peninsula. The movie is the direct sequel to hit 2016 movie Train to Busan which started a resurgence in Gong Yoo‘s career and breathed new life into the zombie genre. Without giving specifics away, clearly not every main lead for … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Kang Dong Won, Lee Jung Hyun, Peninsula, Train to Busan | 3 Replies

Train to Busan Sequel Peninsula Casts Kang Dong Won and Lee Jung Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 18, 2019
Abandoned vehicles near a shipwreck at night.

Zombie thriller flick Train to Busan was the highest grossing Korean movie at the box office in 2016 and for good reason. I’ve watched it multiple times and it’s still thrilling, a movie that builds the tension and keeps your attention by caring about the characters. A sequel has been in discussion which makes sense from a box office perspective … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Train to Busan | 6 Replies

Korean Government Poll of Overseas Hallyu Viewers Puts Lee Min Ho, BTS, Mr. Sunshine, and Train to Busan Top of Respective Categories

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 28, 2019
Man in a stylish red suit outdoors.

Consider me surprised and impressed that a poll conducted recently landed an actor currently in military service on the top of the list. South Korean government recently polled 16 overseas country viewers interested in Hallyu on their favorites in the categories of stars, idols, dramas, and movies. Lee Min Ho was the number 1 pick in the stars category followed … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged BTS, Descendants of the Sun, Goblin, Gong Yoo, Lee Jong Seok, Lee Min Ho, Mr. Sunshine, Song Hye Kyo, Song Joong Ki, Train to Busan | 96 Replies

Director Confirms Sequel to Hit Zombie K-movie to Train to Busan in Works

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 13, 2018 by ockoalaAugust 13, 2018
Movie posters for "Train to Busan".

I expected this sequel to be announced earlier but better now than never. The director of the box office hit Korean zombie movie Train to Busan has announced that a sequel is in the works, not called Train to Busan 2 though. The title is tentatively Peninsula, which reveals that the infection has spread through the entire Korean peninsula, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Train to Busan | 11 Replies

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

Gong Yoo’s Hit Movie Train to Busan Crosses 10 Million Moviegoers in South Korea in Milestone Succcess

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 14, 2016 by ockoalaAugust 14, 2016
Young man in checkered shirt and jeans.

The last month couldn’t have gone any better for K-actor Gong Yoo as he just netted the biggest career success of his already impressively popular achievements. The hit zombie on trains movie Train to Busan just crossed the 10 million viewer mark in South Korea, making it only the 14th movie in the history of South Korean box office to … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Gong Yoo, Train to Busan | 14 Replies

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

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 22, 2016 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2016
"Movie posters featuring intense survival scenes."

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 →

Posted in Films | Tagged Gong Yoo, Jung Yumi, Ma Dong Seok, Train to Busan | 10 Replies

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

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 17, 2016 by ockoalaJuly 18, 2016
Group escaping amid a chaotic disaster scene.

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 →

Posted in Films | Tagged Choi Woo Shik, Gong Yoo, Jung Yumi, Ma Dong Seok, So Hee, Train to Busan | 6 Replies

Gong Yoo and Jung Yumi Bring Train to Busan to the Cannes Film Festival

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 15, 2016 by ockoalaMay 15, 2016
Group at Cannes Film Festival event.

One of Korea’s representatives to the 2016 Cannes Film Festival was the cast of summer thriller movie Train to Busan. Led by leads Gong Yoo and Jung Yumi, they were joined by director Yeon Sang Ho along with child actress Kim Soo Ahn as the excited and happy foursome hit up all the major Cannes events. From red carpet to … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Gong Yoo, Jung Yumi, Train to Busan | 9 Replies

Gong Yoo Fights Spreading Virus Outbreak in First Tense Movie Teaser for Train to Busan

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 11, 2016 by ockoalaMay 11, 2016
Dramatic scenes from a tense thriller movie.

Leave it to Korea to mash up 28 Days Later and Snowpiercer, and then make me salivate to what what is essentially a derivative disaster thriller movie. The teaser is out for this summer’s big budget K-movie Train to Busan, starring my cinematic husband Gong Yoo in one of his most heroic incarnations ever. Train to Busan is about a virulent … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Gong Yoo, Jung Yumi, Ma Dong Seok, Train to Busan | 10 Replies

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