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Occult Horror Movie Exhuma Hits 2 Million Tickets in Premiere Weekend as Biggest Domestic Film Opening in Two Years Amid Rave Reviews

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The doldrums of the South Korean box office was happily shattered this past weekend with what is now the biggest domestic Korean movie opening in more than two years since The Roundup: No Way Out in 2022. The occult supernatural horror movie Exhuma had over 2 million admissions in its opening weekend (2.29m from Thurs through Sunday) and also got … Continue reading →

Confidential Assignment 2 a Hit After Netting 2 Million Tickets Sold in Just 6 Days After Premiere

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Aside from the cheesy low budget early posters for Confidential Assignment 2: International, I figured this movie would appeal to the general public and be a moneymaker and good buzz for all involved. Then the last two weeks the cast and crew went all out on the promo circuit, I counted at least four different press conferences and events and … Continue reading →

Slightly Better Character Posters for Confidential Assignment 2 with Hyun Bin and Yoo Hae Jin Back for Round 2 Against Jin Seon Kyu

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Haha, maybe the graphic designer on the movie Confidential Assignment 2: International Cooperation heard all the complaints about how low budget and dumb the official movie posters were. So for the individual movie character posters at least each character looks less stiff albeit three dudes are literally doing the exact same pose. It’s the gun drawn one of course, with … Continue reading →

Confidential Assignment 2 Drops Legit Cheese-tastic and Awful Official Movie Posters in a Rarity for a High Profile Movie

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I mean, this movie is high profile, no? A sequel to a box office hit original and starring three movie star male leads and another movie star lead as the baddie and toss in an idol-actress for eye candy, it’s basically a box office guarantee. This is the kind of movie audiences will flock to because it signals action entertainment … Continue reading →

First Trailer for Confidential Assignment 2 with Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae Jin, and Daniel Henney Crank Up the Absurd Action Promising Popcorn Level Entertainment

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The joke about action movies is that when the first is a hit then the inevitable sequel will take the exact same ingredients and just make it faster, louder, and general more in every way. That’s exactly what’s happening with upcoming K-movie Confidential Assignment 2, the sequel to the 2017 flick and this time two male leads in Hyun Bin … Continue reading →

First Official Stills of Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae Jin, and Daniel Henney in Upcoming Confidential Assignment 2: International

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A big budget and bigger names sequel is coming for hit K-movie Confidential Assignment (Cooperation) with the sequel Confidential Assignment 2: International releasing the first official still this week. Leads Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae In, and Yoona return from the first movie with new additional Daniel Henney as another government agent and Jin Seon Kyu as the new baddie. The … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki and Kim Tae Ri’s Sci-fi Movie Space Sweepers Debuts on Netflix with Positive Critic Reviews

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Whew, I didn’t realize I was holding my breath but I totally was lol! I want Space Sweepers (Spaceship Victory) to be good because I want to watch a good movie, I hope male lead Song Joong Ki returns to form with a successful project after the mega disappointment that was Arthdal Chronicles, and because it’s a win for all … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki, Kim Tae Ri, Yoo Hae Jin, and Jin Seon Kyu in New Netflix Pictorial Ahead of February 5th Premiere of Sci-fi Movie Space Sweepers

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I not only want this movie to be good I really hope it does well. Too bad we won’t ever know what type of traditional box office it would have brought in but if it starts trending on Netflix that will be good news enough. Sci-fi Korean movie Space Sweepers (Spaceship Victory) drops this weekend on Netflix worldwide, finally meeting … Continue reading →

Hyun Bin, Yoona, and Yoo Hae Jin Reunite for K-movie Confidential Assignment 2 Along with Daniel Henney and Jin Seon Kyu

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So much has changed in 4 years since the original movie came out in 2017 not least of which lead actor Hyun Bin has played yet another North Korean officer since then ha! The movie Confidential Assignment was a box office hit and there are always new cases that could use North and South Korean collaboration to solve so the … Continue reading →

Hyun Bin Yoo Hae Jin, and Yoona Return for K-movie Sequel Confidential Assignment 2 and Adds Daniel Henney to the Cast

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Well this is unexpected but a nice action movie now to look forward to. 2017 box office hit Confidential Assignment is getting a sequel four years later, with a scheduled 2021 release but who knows with COVID filming delays these days. The main duo will return with North Korean officer Hyun Bin paired with South Korean detective Yoo Hae Jin, … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki and Kim Tae Ri Bring Their Best Swashbuckle to the Press Conference for Sci-fi Movie Space Sweepers

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Earlier this summer the Korean box office was semi-revived thanks to loosening social gathering restrictions, movie theaters could open but just block off every other seat. A handful of summer movies then premiered and did well enough in these circumstances, such as Alive, Peninsula, and Steel Rain 2. Sci-fi movie Space Sweepers (Spaceship Victory) was supposed to premiere but pushed … Continue reading →

Cha Seung Won and Yoo Hae Jin are the Derpiest of 70’s Fashion Brothers for July 2020 Marie Claire Korea

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OMG I love this fashion spread so so much! K-actors Cha Seung Won and Yoo Hae Jin have done multiple seasons of variety show Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village and is currently winning viewers and hearts on this most recent season. Ladies magazine Marie Claire Korea creatively paired the two together for the cover and pages of its July … Continue reading →

Season 5 of Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village Premieres Friday Night to Impressive 9.276% Ratings on tvN

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Everyone is cooking so much more and many sheltering at home so we’re all in essence living Three Meals a Day, heh. Of course very few are doing so in the backdrop of Fishing Village as the 5th season of the popular variety show premiered this Friday with the reunion of original cast Cha Seung Won, Son Ho Jun, and … Continue reading →