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How Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ Maps Korea’s Paranoid Beliefs, Part 2

How Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ Maps Korea’s Paranoid Beliefs, Part 2

▶〈Hope〉: this piece continues Part 1. Director Na Hong-jin deliberately disorients the audience by showing Beom-seok misidentify the alien's location. Beom-seok and Jong-gu are both police officers, but they are timid and incompetent.
| Chua-young
In 'Hope,' Na Hong-jin Maps Korea’s Paranoid Faith①

In 'Hope,' Na Hong-jin Maps Korea’s Paranoid Faith①

The trailer for 〈Hope〉 promises a showdown between humans and aliens. Instead, director Na Hong-jin delays the alien’s appearance until nearly an hour into the film and focuses first on how a stray rumor spirals into collective panic.
| Chua-young
‘He’s at my house!’ Facts you may not know about Eum Moon-seok, the bizarre carpenter in 〈Hope〉

‘He’s at my house!’ Facts you may not know about Eum Moon-seok, the bizarre carpenter in 〈Hope〉

Add one more signature Na Hong-jin line to '4885, it's you. ' (〈The Chaser〉) and 'What matters. ' (〈The Wailing〉): 'He's at my house. ' delivered by the bizarre carpenter Yang Bae (Eum Moon-seok), who speaks in a Chungcheong dialect in 〈Hope〉.
| Kim Ji-yeon
[Photo&] Lee Dong-wook Says Action Is Bigger Than Season 1 as “Killer Mall” Season 2 Debuts on the 22nd

[Photo&] Lee Dong-wook Says Action Is Bigger Than Season 1 as “Killer Mall” Season 2 Debuts on the 22nd

Back after 2 years and 6 months… Kim Hye-jun gunfight action and Okada Masaki join the first Korean project
A 2-year-and-6-month wait that broke the silence—an even bigger world of killersDisney+’s well-made action thriller “Killer Mall” finally opens its second chapter. A Season 2 equipped with a more finely tuned universe and an overwhelming scale—led by actor “Lee Dong-wook”—will unveil on the 22nd.
| James choi
Nahang-jin’s New Film “Hope” Surpasses 1 Million Viewers in 3 Days, Fastest Box-Office Run This Year

Nahang-jin’s New Film “Hope” Surpasses 1 Million Viewers in 3 Days, Fastest Box-Office Run This Year

“Hope,” the SF thriller by Nahang-jin director who returned after a decade following “The Wailing,” breaks 1 million viewers in just 3 days and sets the shortest run of the year,
Nahang-jin’s long-awaited return after 10 years, the film ‘Hope’, is sweeping up 1 million viewers in just three days since its release, throwing the movie theaters scene into flux.A Breakneck Box-Office Run, Writing New Theater RecordsAccording to distributor Plus M Entertainment, ‘Hope’, which...
| James choi
Analog Scent in the AI Era… Park Hak-gi Launches a Talk Concert, “Filling in the Blanks,” With Audience Members

Analog Scent in the AI Era… Park Hak-gi Launches a Talk Concert, “Filling in the Blanks,” With Audience Members

First Episode on YouTube on July 7… A Relay of Support From Star Social Media First guest is Yurisangja (Jang Park Seung-hwa & Lee Se-jun), delivering the emotional pull and connection of a small-venue concert that brings back the memories of the ’80s and ’90s
Amid an onslaught of digital, ‘solid comfort’ delivered by analogIn today’s era, when artificial intelligence and advanced digital technology have encroached on everyday life, a distinctive YouTube content series that brings back the warm sensibilities of the 1980s and 1990s is finding its way to...
| James choi
[GV] Bong Joon-ho Praises Na Hong-jin’s New Film “Hope” as a “Breathtaking Spectacle of Unleashed Madness”

[GV] Bong Joon-ho Praises Na Hong-jin’s New Film “Hope” as a “Breathtaking Spectacle of Unleashed Madness”

SF film “Hope,” starring Hwang Jung-min and Jo In-sung, makes rounds at the GV event… “Awe-inspiring suspense and surprising exhilaration”
A master filmmaker’s praise, opening a new horizon for Korean science fiction“I kept my eyes on the screen, even amid a runaway rush of excitement. ”Global maestro “Bong Joon-ho” offered the rousing tribute after he met “Na Hong-jin”’s latest work “Hope”.
| James choi
‘Hope’ Finally Meets Moviegoers. Here’s How Cineplay’s Critics Rated It

‘Hope’ Finally Meets Moviegoers. Here’s How Cineplay’s Critics Rated It

Advance bookings alone topped 600,000. That opening-day figure shows that 〈Hope〉 has become a national talking point, not just a movie-industry event. 〈Hope〉 is the new film from director Na Hong-jin, known for the tense, audacious intensity of 〈The Chaser〉, 〈The Yellow Sea〉 and 〈The Wailing〉.
| Joo Seong-cheol
Shin Min-a, Kim Nam-hee, and Lee Seung-ryong Struggle for the Action in the 1.3 Million Hit ‘Eye of the Beholder’—Behind-the-Scenes Stills Released

Shin Min-a, Kim Nam-hee, and Lee Seung-ryong Struggle for the Action in the 1.3 Million Hit ‘Eye of the Beholder’—Behind-the-Scenes Stills Released

Surpassing 1.3 million viewers, 〈EYE OF THE BEHOLDER〉 is currently No. 6 on South Korea’s 2026 box office chart.
A suspense thriller film titled ‘Eye of the Beholder,’ in which Seo-jin, gradually losing her eyesight to a hereditary disease, digs into suspicions surrounding the death of her twin sister and faces the truth, has released behind-the-scenes stills as captivating as the movie itself.
| Joo Seong-cheol
[Interview] Jo In-sung on ‘Hope’: Taking a bold leap for a cinematic thrill only humans can deliver, Part 2

[Interview] Jo In-sung on ‘Hope’: Taking a bold leap for a cinematic thrill only humans can deliver, Part 2

※This interview with 〈Hope〉 actor Jo In-sung continues from Part 1. Imagining and acting opposite an imagined being must have been a major challenge. In particular, when Seong-gi confronts a gigantic alien intelligence late in the film, his subtle eye movements and tiny facial shifts were striking.
| Kim Ji-yeon