Korean Cinema

It’s really a good news for Korean movie fans. The Korean Wave can be sustained in the long run! Despite signs of waning, there are indicators that suggest that the Korean Wave can be sustained in the long run. The US market for Korean titles has grown significantly, with keen response registered for hit films like The [...]

The 2007 Busan Asian Short Film Festival, which will bring together the best short films from around Asia, will open May 16 at Kyungsung University in the city of Busan for a four-day run. Four films will open the festival: “Sometimes Love is Beautiful”, “Ghost of Asia”, “Tune In” and “Flower”. A total of 79 films, [...]

Popular South Korean actor Seo Do-young met with some 2,000 fans in Japan last week after a drama starring him began airing on NHK earlier this month. Seo, the star in the serial drama Spring Waltz, attended a special event organized in Tokyo by the South Korean tourism office’s Japan branch. Source

The KBS drama “Mawang” (The Devil), currently airing in Korea, will soon be shown in Japan, targeting fans of the earlier hit Korean series “Resurrection.” Synopsis: A love triangle will be occurring between the two men and a girl where a gift of psychometry and a tragic event of their childhood entwined their fates. The tragic [...]

Do you know Korea’s most popular stars in China? Bae Yong-joon and Choi Ji-woo! That was according to an online poll conducted by the Chinese portal sohu.com on the Hottest Stars of Korean Drama. The poll is to mark 10 years since the first Korean TV drama was aired on Chinese television in 1997. Bae and [...]