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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...
〈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...
Yoo Hae-jin Says Lee Min-ho Became 'Like a Handsome Younger Brother' on 〈Assassin(s)〉

Yoo Hae-jin Says Lee Min-ho Became 'Like a Handsome Younger Brother' on 〈Assassin(s)〉

In 〈Assassin 〉, Yoo Hae-jin plays Cheol-gu, a deeply human detective whose life is overturned by the 1974 presidential assassination attempt that killed Yuk Young-soo. Cheol-gu is a family man, a dependable boss and a public servant anyone would respect.
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...
First Reactions: Cineplay Critics' Star Ratings for 'Tazza: Belzebub's Song'

First Reactions: Cineplay Critics' Star Ratings for 'Tazza: Belzebub's Song'

[First reactions] The 'Tazza' series concludes with 〈Tazza: Belzebub's Song〉, which opens Sept. 23. 〈Tazza: Belzebub's Song〉 is a crime film about Jang Tae-young (Byun Yo-han), an online casino operator who thought he had the world, and his best friend Park Tae-young (Noh Jae-won), who took...
‘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.
First Reactions: Cineplay Critics Rate ‘My Father’s Table’

First Reactions: Cineplay Critics Rate ‘My Father’s Table’

First Reactions Lee Joon-ik’s first short-form drama heads to theaters on Sept. 9 with 〈My Father’s Table〉, a vertical-format film about a lifelong home-meal devotee who enters the kitchen for the first time when his wife suddenly finds herself unable to cook.
Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ vs. Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’: Who will win at 35th Buil Film Awards on Oct. 7

Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ vs. Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’: Who will win at 35th Buil Film Awards on Oct. 7

Competition for the best actor and actress awards is fierce, with Lee Byung-hun, Yoo Hae-jin and Son Ye-jin among the contenders; ceremony set for Signiel Busan on Oct. 7
35th awards ceremony to be held at Signiel Busan in Haeundae; ‘A Man Who Lives With the King,’ which topped 10 million viewers, produces two best actor nominees A head-to-head battle between two giants leading South Korea’s film industry is taking shape.
Canon Korea’s ‘Canon Cinema Camp 2026’ Trains 30 Emerging Filmmakers

Canon Korea’s ‘Canon Cinema Camp 2026’ Trains 30 Emerging Filmmakers

“You must water and give sunlight for flowers to bloom…” Canon Korea held ‘Canon Cinema Camp 2026’ from July 27 to July 31, bringing 30 aspiring filmmakers together for five days of lectures and on-set training.
'Apartment' Ji-sung Ends With a Personal Best 7.7% Finale—A Satisfying Twist After 3 Years

'Apartment' Ji-sung Ends With a Personal Best 7.7% Finale—A Satisfying Twist After 3 Years

The drama wraps up with its final episode (Episode 12) on the 16th, as Ji-sung and Ha Yoon-kyung deliver a cathartic realization of justice in a moving send-off
The collapse of a solid corruption cartel—and the start of a new alliance The JTBC weekend drama 'Apartment', led by actors 'Ji-sung' and 'Ha Yoon-kyung', capped off an overwhelming finale by reaching its own highest viewership rating of '7. 7%'.