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Kim Young-kwang, Lee Joo-myung set for power-imbalance romance in 'Queen of Training'… ENA premiere slated for first half of next year

Kim Young-kwang, Lee Joo-myung set for power-imbalance romance in 'Queen of Training'… ENA premiere slated for first half of next year

ENA confirms new Monday-Tuesday drama directed by Song Hyun-wook, a romantic comedy about a hedge fund manager and a contract veterinarian
When an apex predator meets a fearless veterinarian, a finely crafted romance is born KT Studio Genie’s most anticipated series for the first half of next year, 'Queen of Training', has signed on actors 'Kim Young-kwang' and 'Lee Joo-myung'.
| James choi
How Did Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook Become Directors? 31 Masters Recall “My First Action” and Their Brilliant Debuts

How Did Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook Become Directors? 31 Masters Recall “My First Action” and Their Brilliant Debuts

The debut struggles of leading Korean filmmakers, from a screenplay rewritten 30 times to seven years of financial hardship
Even the masters who now define Korean cinema had humble, uncertain beginnings. “The Outlaws” (2017) director Kang Yoon-sung’s arduous journey to the director’s chair at the late age of 47 is among the stories collected in the new book “My First Action”, along with the debut tales of 31 top...
| James choi
Chuseok Theater Spread: What Works—and What Doesn’t—in 〈The Intern〉, 〈Assassin(s)〉 and 〈Tazza: Belzebub’s Song〉

Chuseok Theater Spread: What Works—and What Doesn’t—in 〈The Intern〉, 〈Assassin(s)〉 and 〈Tazza: Belzebub’s Song〉

Chuseok has arrived, and with it comes a wave of Korean releases vying for holiday audiences over the long break. A variety of movies are opening now, each hoping to capture viewers during the holiday. CinePLAY reporters previewed three titles that have drawn the most attention and anticipation.
| Seongchan Eol
〈My First Action〉 Chronicles Debut Struggles of 31 Leading Korean Directors

〈My First Action〉 Chronicles Debut Struggles of 31 Leading Korean Directors

A look at the aspiring-filmmaker years of Bong Joon-ho, Park Chan-wook, Jang Hang-jun, Yoon Ga-eun and others—when they knew neither the ending nor anything but failed takes
〈My First Action〉, a two-volume nonfiction essay vividly recounting the arduous debut journeys of 31 leading directors who have shaped South Korea's film industry, will be published Sept. 25. The book tells the stories of the anxious, fiercely competitive years these directors spent as aspiring...
| Kim Ji-yeon
11th Ulsan Ulju Mountain Film Festival Opens Today, Five-Day Program Features Eom Hong-gil, Ham Eun-jung

11th Ulsan Ulju Mountain Film Festival Opens Today, Five-Day Program Features Eom Hong-gil, Ham Eun-jung

Festival opens at the Yeongnam Alps with a green-carpet event on the 18th, bringing together global mountain-film masters from Slovenia and beyond
The 11th Ulsan Ulju Mountain Film Festival begins its five-day journey at the Yeongnam Alps with an opening ceremony on the 18th. The festival is set to showcase a remarkable lineup of leading figures from Korea and abroad, including mountaineering legend Eom Hong-gil and versatile actor Ham...
| James choi
Interview: Han So-hee of 'Intern' on Her 'Shadow and Grit' (Part 2)

Interview: Han So-hee of 'Intern' on Her 'Shadow and Grit' (Part 2)

※〈Intern〉 — the interview with actor Han So-hee continues from Part 1. One of the most memorable scenes comes late in the film. In the izakaya, Sun-woo opens up to Ki-ho about her situation. Wouldn't it be a burden to expose those feelings in front of such a senior actor—did you feel that pressure?
| Kim Ji-yeon
Kang Tae-oh to play Han So-hee’s affectionate husband in special appearance, teasing married-couple chemistry in The Intern

Kang Tae-oh to play Han So-hee’s affectionate husband in special appearance, teasing married-couple chemistry in The Intern

Kang Tae-oh makes a special appearance as the husband of Han So-hee’s high-flying company CEO; stills released Sept. 14 He portrays complex emotions, from steadfast trust in his busy wife to subtle feelings of hurt The film depicts an intergenerational office life through Choi Min-sik and Han So-hee, based on the Hollywood original, and opens Sept. 16
Kang Tae-oh is set to meet audiences as Han So-hee’s on-screen partner. The film 〈The Intern〉 released stills Sept. 14 featuring actor Kang Tae-oh, who makes a special appearance. In the film, Kang Tae-oh plays Min-wook, a writer and the husband of Sun-woo, a successful company CEO played by Han...
| Seongchan Eol
K-Period Drama The Scandal Holds Successful Press Event With Director Jung Ji-woo, Son Ye-jin, Ji Chang-wook and Nana

K-Period Drama The Scandal Holds Successful Press Event With Director Jung Ji-woo, Son Ye-jin, Ji Chang-wook and Nana

The series reimagines the 1792 novel Dangerous Liaisons for 2026, bringing a modern perspective to the story.
The Netflix series 〈The Scandal〉, which tells the story of Lady Jo, a woman of extraordinary talent who is too gifted to live confined to the roles available to women in the Joseon era; Jo-won, Joseon's greatest ladies' man; and Hee-yeon, a woman drawn into the pair's bold and dangerous wager in...
| Joo Seong-cheol
‘Assassin(s)’ Aims for Chuseok With Mystery and Period Drama, Cast and Director Say

‘Assassin(s)’ Aims for Chuseok With Mystery and Period Drama, Cast and Director Say

The first lady was shot. Yet the investigation is riddled with questions. If "the scene does not lie," who is lying. The film 〈Assassin 〉 reconstructs South Korea's social landscape around the 1974 assassination of First Lady Yuk Young-soo.
| Seongchan Eol
A wager staking chastity, love that began as a game, devotion worth risking one's life: The Scandal unveils first-look stills!

A wager staking chastity, love that began as a game, devotion worth risking one's life: The Scandal unveils first-look stills!

The audacious and dangerous wager in love between Lady Jo (Son Ye-jin), a woman of extraordinary talent, and Jo-won (Ji Chang-wook), Joseon's greatest womanizer.
The Netflix series 〈The Scandal〉 has unveiled first-look stills from the story of Lady Jo, a woman whose extraordinary talent cannot be confined to the life prescribed for women in Joseon; Jo-won, Joseon's greatest womanizer; and Hee-yeon, a woman entangled in their audacious and dangerous wager in...
| Joo Seong-cheol