“Squid Game” was announced the winner of the breakthrough series’ long format category at the 2021 Gotham Awards on Tuesday. Five other TV series, including Amazon Studios’ “Small Axe” and HBO Max’s “It’s A Sin,” vied for the prize in the over 40-minute category at the annual US awards ceremony for lower-budget indie movies and TV series. The award ceremony took place on Tuesday in New York and...

When Korean actor Lee Chae-young first heard the title of the upcoming film “Tazza: The Poker Queen,” it immediately reminded her of Korean film “The War of Flower,” which had the Korean title “Tazza.” Lee said she was hesitant to accept the role out of worry she could not outperform the 2006 hit. “However, after reading Kim Se-young’s comic that the film is created based on, I became to think ...

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“I think quirky and honest lines are director Jung Ga-young’s style. If I didn’t like that I would not have chosen this film. I found it very funny so I took the role. There was nothing awkward about it,” Jeon said during her interview with a group of reporters via Zoom. While hanging out with her friends, Ja-young finds out that her ex-boyfriend is getting married soon. After hearing the news, ...

John D. Michaels and Daniel C. Kennedy play VIP 1 and VIP 2 in “Squid Game.” (Netflix) John D. Michaels and Daniel C. Kennedy faced harsh criticism after appearing on the Netflix global sensation “Squid Game” as two of the VIPs. They addressed that criticism during a recent interview with The Korea Herald. Critics said the foreign actors’ performances were over the top and did not fit the tone ...

Though the occult-loving director hopes to create one single project that amalgamates the unique features of his popular works -- called the “Yeoniverse” by fans -- he said this dream has proved to be highly unrealistic. “Because my works are created and published by different networks and production companies, I think it is a difficult dream to accomplish. But I have always imagined creating a ...

“My film was screened in 11 different cities in Japan. It was also screened 30 to 40 times this year in Japan,” the director added. “There was an old lady who told me that the movie made her look back on her life and feel proud that she lived as a Chosun person. She was around 80 years old and her feedback was touching.” The director seems overwhelmed by the new information he learned about the ...

“Log in Belgium,” which premiered at the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival in September, will also screen at Seoul Independent Film Festival running through Dec. 3. The 65-minute documentary will hit local theaters Dec. 1.

Prominent Japanese filmmakers, including Cannes-winning Hirokazu Kore-eda, have been joining hands with South Korean productions amid the country's increased presence in the global cinema scene. Kore-eda, who won the top prize of the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for "Shoplifters," is working on the drama film "Broker" (working title) in South Korea with CJ ENM, the entertainment u...

Fans of the original webtoon might also have been shocked by the unexpected ending from Netflix, which clearly hints at a next season. “When I was creating the webcomic, I was expecting to reproduce the series as a video. This may be the reason why I left an open ending. I hope I can continue to play around more with the series,” the director said at the press conference. The original webtoon i...

Netflix will ring in the Christmas season with the sci-fi mystery “The Silent Sea,” its last Korean original series of the year. The platform on Monday announced the show’s release on Dec. 24 and unveiled a mysterious poster showing a lone astronaut in outer space. The series, which revolves around a group of space explorers on a classified mission to an abandoned research facility on the moon,...

Meanwhile, Korean period romance drama “The King’s Affection” also ranked No. 9 on FlixPatrol’s Top TV show on Netlflix chart Sunday. The series starring rookie actors Park Eun-bin and boy band SF9’s Rowoon centers on a love story in the Joseon era, when twins were considered an ominous sign.

Although the film features many sexual jokes and some sex scenes, the director said the movie is not meant to be provocative in that sense. “I do not want the audience to view our film as a provocative film. I want it to be a fun and loving story about people falling in love. I talked about this with the actors before shooting the sex scenes,” Jung said. During the press conference, lead actor ...

Long-awaited Korean movies are gearing up to hit local screens in the coming months to lure film buffs and holiday shoppers in the year-end winter vacation season. The political drama "Kingmaker," starring Lee Sun-kyun of "Parasite" and Seol Kyung-gu, will forefront the move, as distributor Megabox Plus M has earlier confirmed its public release in December. The film, which revolves around an o...

Perhaps Love (Korea) Opened Nov. 17 Romantic comedy Directed by Cho Eun-ji Bestselling writer Hyun (Ryu Seung-ryong) is trying to overcome writer’s block after producing a hit novel seven years ago. One day, Hyun reads a rough draft of a novel written by his student, Yoo-jin (Mu Jin-sung), and suggests further developing the work together. Yoo-jin, who is gay and has feelings for Hyun, takes...