ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
AJOOMMA (2022) ReviewDirected by Shuming He It’s really a grand time to be a fan of anything Korean. From music to series and movies, to their culture, we embrace anything Korean. That’s the essence of Singapore’s entry to the Oscars, Ajoomma. But like Korean media, the film also shows how family is like for Asian …
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Manila, 13 October 2021 – iQiyi Original K-series Jirisan took centre stage internationally this afternoon (October 13th), in a global press conference that featured writer Kim Eun-hee, director of photography Choi Sang-mook, together with stars Gianna Jun, Ju Ji-hoon, Oh Jung-se and Cho Han-Cheul. Opening with a highlight video of Jirisan, the sneak preview showcased …
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A remarkable Korean drama of a young lady’s bid for the happiness of her mother in Moonlit Winter. Starring The World of the Married’s Kim Hee-ae. Coming this July on Vivamax, from Viva International Pictures and MVP Entertainment. Sae-bom is a senior high school student living with her mother, Yun-hee. Aside from seeing her suffer from …
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This year’s highly-anticipated action-adventure mystery thriller “Jirisan,” an iQiyi original and exclusive K-drama series, directed by Lee Eung-bok (who also directed Mr. Sunshine) and written by Kim Eun-hee (also the writer of Kingdom and Signal) has just wrapped up filming! The series was completed after ten months which started September 2021 and officially wrapped on June …
On May 24, the 25th Bucheon International Film Festival (BIFAN, Festival Director: SHIN Chul) announced the 40 official selections from 29 countries for this year’s NAFF project market. The selections consist of 19 projects for It Project, 11 projects for Project Spotlight: Korea, 6 projects for Work in Progress, 2 projects for Nordic Genre Invasion, …
The 57th Baeksang Arts Awards has crowned its winners, with Netflix titles receiving many awards! The prestigious awards ceremony honors the best performances in Korean TV, film, and theatre since 1965. Some notable wins from the 2021 Baeksang Arts Awards include Jun Jong-seo for Best Leading Actress (The Call), Oh Jung-se for Best Supporting Actor …
International on-demand streaming service iQiyi released a new trailer for its first original Korean drama series, My Roommate is a Gumiho. In the trailer, the 999-year-old Gumiho (nine-tailed fox), played by Jang Ki-yong, sat across from 22-year-old college student Lee Hye-ri and discussed how she should call Jang Ki-yong. Lee Hye-ri discovered Jang Ki-yong was 977 …
SUNSHINE FAMILY (2019) Review Directed by Kim Tai-Sik Filipino cast with the technicalities of a Korean movie, ‘Sunshine Family’ gets the Filipino family spirit and the quirkiness of the Korean romantic movies we’ve loved. Real-life couple Nonie and Shamaine Buencamino are killing it in this film. The way they speak Korean, the authenticity of how they …
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You’ve seen him as the brawny dad-to-be in Philippines’ highest grossing foreign film “Train to Busan.” Now, Ma Dong-Seok, also known as Don Lee returns to Philippine cinemas in the sports comedy “Champion.” The film tells the story of Mark (Ma Dong-Seok), a disgraced arm-wrestling champion who was adopted by an American family when he …
Ryan Reynolds’ recent tour (May 1) in Seoul, Korea sent the fans in droves in Lotte World mall to promote his latest “Deadpool 2” movie Ryan Reynolds posed for pictures with the fans and signed memorabilia, even signed the masks of those who came in costumes and held the phones of the fans to …
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