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Noh Sang-hyun says his ‘Love in the Big City’ character inspired heartful acting
After leaving a strong impression as Protestant minister Baek Isak in the Apple TV+ series “Pachinko,” Noh Sang-hyun makes his big screen debut with “Love in the Big City,” where he plays a young gay man living in Seoul. When asked if people around him ever commented on or worried about him playing
Sept. 30, 2024 - 17:27:51
‘House of the Seasons’ delves into love, hatred and generational differences
For “House of the Seasons” director Oh Jung-min, a family is like tofu. “The process of making tofu is quite arduous. You have to soak beans for a long time, boil them, grind them and filter until they become softer, but only a small amount of tofu is made at the end. Plus, you have to be careful no
Sept. 19, 2024 - 13:40:47
Director Lee Mi-rang focuses on visualizing bestseller in ‘Concerning My Daughter’
In writer Kim Hye-jin’s best-selling novel, “Concerning My Daughter,” the story is told from 50-something Sang-ok’s point of view. She is a caregiver at a nursing home, and an unexpected life event occurs in which she is forced to live with her adult daughter and her daughter’s girlfriend of seven y
Sept. 11, 2024 - 14:48:43
‘Mission: Cross’ director dreams of making unprecedented comedies
Director Lee Myung-hun, who made a directorial debut with the comedy action “Mission: Cross,” has a lot of love for comedy. “Comedy is definitely a difficult genre to make. When you don’t make it correctly or miscalculate the lines or scenes, the audience can easily turn away from the story. But tha
Aug. 18, 2024 - 15:24:44
Director Lee Yo-sup remakes his favorite film into ‘The Plot’
A few years ago, Lee Yo-sup, who directed the 2016 small-budget film“Queen of Crimes,” had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to remake his all-time favorite movie “Accident” (2009). While he changed the majority of the plot and added a different array of characters, one thing he wanted to keep was th
June 3, 2024 - 16:02:53
Director Kim Se-hwi captures dark side of social media in thriller
While people’s obsession and dependence on social media services have only grown stronger in recent years, social media use can be a double-edged sword. It can be a tool used to gain important information and spread useful tips, or it can be a means to stalk people or even plot a crime. In director
May 13, 2024 - 11:51:04
Director protests middle-aged women‘s loss of name
Director Jeong Ji-hye, 29, depicts in great detail an ordinary woman in her 50s in her feature film debut “Jeong-sun.” The concept was based on Jeong‘s year-long experience working part-time at a food packaging factory -- the same setting where the protagonist Jeong-sun works and faces an unexpected
April 23, 2024 - 15:10:50
‘FAQ’ creatively responds to S. Korea’s private education obsession
Despite having never attended a “hagwon” or private cram school herself, director Kim Da-min‘s debut film, “FAQ,” confronts the topic of South Korea’s obsession with private education, centering on the story of Dong-chun, an 11-year-old girl. The film‘s English title doesn’t fully convey its creativ
April 5, 2024 - 15:50:43
Director Kim Hee-jin compelled by stories of marginalized
In her 2010 short indie film “A Brand New Journey,” Kim depicts the agony of a middle school student whose parents can’t afford the money for a school trip. Although the boy finds a way to save up money for the trip by taking on a part-time job, he is harassed by the tyrannical shop owner who doesn‘
March 26, 2024 - 14:57:32
‘Dolphin’ director Bae Du-ri’s work has roots in her own experiences
Director Bae Du-ri came up with the original idea for her feature debut film “Dolphin” back in 2018. The movie centers on Na-young (Kwon Yu-ri), a 35-year-old woman in a seaside town whose only joy is caring for her mother and younger brother. After a troubled childhood, she is now settled into a ca
March 12, 2024 - 15:07:41
Director Hah Joon-won explores dangerous world of ‘baji sajang’
Hah said he appreciated veteran actor Kim Hee-ae’s graceful energy on set After nearly five years of research into the world of “baji sajang,” people who make money lending their names as figureheads to underground or illegal businesses, Hah Joon-won’s directorial debut film, “Dead Man, opened in lo
Feb. 8, 2024 - 12:55:30
Martial arts director-turned-filmmaker confident of Don Lee’s international appeal
The post-apocalyptic action film “Badland Hunters,” which topped the Netflix global chart immediately after its release on Jan. 26, is a work by director Heo Myeong-haeng and his longtime partner, actor Don Lee, also known as Ma Dong-seok. “We were looking for something to do together and because he
Feb. 1, 2024 - 15:15:19
Joo Jong-hyuk eager to show his versatile acting
Joo Jong-hyuk, better known as his character “tactician Kwon Min-woo” in the 2022 hit series “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” transforms into a completely different person in “Iron Mask,” the actor‘s first venture into non-indie film. “Iron Mask,” which has the Korean title of “One-Ten-Thousandth of a
Nov. 13, 2023 - 15:01:54
Lee Jun-young shows new level of villain in latest role
Actor Lee Jun-young, who was recognizable for his villainous roles in “D.P.” and “Mask Girl,” has shown another level of villian in his first film “Brave Citizen” directed by Park Jin-pyo. In “Brave Citizen,” Lee stars as a student named Han Soo-gang (Lee Jun-young), dubbed “crazy dog” for his bully
Oct. 24, 2023 - 14:49:18
Hong Xa-bin sees hope through ‘Hopeless’
In rookie director Kim Chang-hoon’s feature debut film “Hopeless” which opened in theaters last week, Hong Xa-bin plays Yeon-kyu, an 18-year-old high school student who lives with an abusive stepfather and an enervated mother. He is even asked to leave the Chinese restaurant where he works part time
Oct. 16, 2023 - 15:51:53
