Appreciating the wait, slowly and deeply

When you land at the very end of Episode 8 of the series Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born, what comes across amidst a compelling performance of Jeongnyeon by the lead actress Kim Taeri is her counterpart, Chorok, soundingly rivaling against such an enormous aura. ...

Disney+ Hits Streaming Gold Again With Korean Creator Kangfull’s ‘Light Shop’

The supernatural mystery series “Light Shop” has become Disney+‘s biggest Korean original premiere of 2024, according to data from its first 12 days of streaming. The show ranks as the second-largest Korean series debut ever on the platform globally, trailing ...

Crime film 'Bogota' explores universal themes of displacement, survival

For director Kim Seong-je of the upcoming crime drama film "Bogota: City of the Lost," capturing the dual nature of feeling overwhelmed -- both positively and negatively -- was a central theme."I thought a lot about how to express this complex emot...

Exploring Light and Shadow: Ju Ji-hoon in Light Shop

Disney+’s new series, Light Shop, delves into the lives of those caught between life and death. Even before its release, the series garnered attention as the latest work of Kang Full, the celebrated writer behind the hit series Moving. Kang not only created th...

CJ 4DPLEX Expands Premium Format Footprint in Asia-Pacific Region

CJ 4DPLEX/EVT CJ 4DPLEX is ramping up its presence in the Asia-Pacific region through strategic partnerships with major exhibitors Event Cinemas in Australia and Showtime Cinemas in Taiwan. The cinema technology company, headquartered in Seoul with i...

Gong Yoo discusses deep connection to 'The Trunk' character, love's dark side

Actor Gong Yoo could not pinpoint exactly why he was "instinctively drawn" to Jeong-won, his character in Netflix's Korean original series "The Trunk." But he felt a deep connection to the character's fragility and vulnerability."It...

Behind the Scene: Laut Tengah (Mediterranean Sea)

From Reza Servia, Producer of PT Kharisma Starvision PlusFilming in Korea has been a longstanding ambition for our team, fueled by experiences like the 2013 Seoul Location FAM Tour, the 2014 KAFA Global Workshop, and numerous other events in Korea that I was h...

Horror in Focus as Korean, Indonesian Producer Guilds Strengthen Ties at JAFF Market

BeeWon LeeThe Producers Guild of Korea (PGK) and the Association of Indonesian Film Producers (APROFI) are deepening their collaboration following their renewed memorandum of understanding, at the inaugural JAFF Market in Yogyakarta, where horror projects domi...

'Harbin': Cinematic tribute to Ahn Jung-geun's fear, courage, camaraderie

The upcoming Korean spy movie "Harbin" explores the lesser-known emotional dimensions of Ahn Jung-geun, one of Korea's most revered independence fighters against Japanese colonial rule, its director Woo Min-ho said Wednesday."Beyond the familia...

Korean Queer Cinema: Overcoming Barriers

The Present and Future of Korean Queer Cinema seen through Love in the Big City (2024)※The contributions of external writers may differ from the opinions of KoBiz & KOFIC, and they do not represent the official views of KOFIC.In Korea, revealing homosexual...