‘Broken’ Kim Nam-gil, Director Kim Jin-hwang, and Ha Jung-woo

Actors Kim Nam-gil, director Kim Jin-hwang, and Ha Jung-woo pose at the press screening of the movie ‘Broken’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Jews, trembling greetings

Actor Yoo Da-in is giving a greeting at the press conference for the movie ‘Broken’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Jews, somewhat quiet

Actress Yoo Da-in poses at the press conference for the movie ‘Broken’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Lim Sung-jae, ‘I am the best driver’

Actor Lim Sung-jae answers reporters‘ questions at the press screening of the movie ‘Broken’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Jeong Man-sik, greeting you with ‘Broken’

Actor Jung Man-sik is giving a greeting at the press conference for the movie ‘Broken’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Jeong Man-sik, thumbs up!

Actor Jung Man-sik poses at the press conference for the movie ‘Broken’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Ha Jung-woo, serious greeting

Actor Ha Jung-woo is giving a greeting at the press conference for the movie ‘Broken’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Ha Jung-woo, the lead role of ‘Broken’

Actor Ha Jung-woo poses at the press conference for the movie ‘Broken’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

“No decoration, no glamour”… No-makeup Ha Jung-woo‘s ‘Broken’ (Comprehensive) [DA:On-site]

The movie ‘Broken’ has been unveiled with Ha Jung-woo with his unadorned, no-makeup look, Jung Man-sik who removes the weight, and best-selling author Kim Nam-gil who adds tension. On the afternoon of the 23rd, a press conference for the movie ‘Broken’ was held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Actors Ha Jung-woo, Kim Nam-gil, Yoo Da-in, Jung Man-sik, Lim Sung-jae, and director Kim Jin-hwang attended the press conference that day. Director Kim Jin-hwang was the first to say, “I was nervous and excited to be working with actors I had in mind from the beginning of the scenario work. It was a very meaningful time for them to make the movie and complement the parts I missed. I want to thank you once again.” Jung Man-sik said about the part he focused on while playing a gangster in this movie, “I was a gangster since my commercial film debut. I‘ve been a gangster for many years. Of course, I was also a detective. This time, I wanted to be simple. I wanted to look like a cool

‘Broken’ Ha Jung-woo “No decoration or glamour... I didn‘t even wear makeup”

Actor Ha Jung-woo talked about what he focused on while filming the movie ‘Broken’. On the afternoon of the 23rd, a press conference for the movie ‘Broken’ was held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Actors Ha Jung-woo, Kim Nam-gil, Yoo Da-in, Jung Man-sik, Im Sung-jae, and director Kim Jin-hwang attended the press conference that day. On this day, Ha Jung-woo talked about what he focused on while filming ‘Broken’, saying, “It was the first work I filmed after the first wave of Corona ended. It was the first work I encountered after spending time alone and isolated. When I received the script for this work, the first thing that came to mind was to try to adapt to the given environment. The filming locations were mainly from Chuncheon to Gangneung, and my goal was to go to the filming locations, smell them, look into the actors‘ eyes, and express as much as I could.” He added, “It seemed like there was absolutely no embellishment or flashiness. When designing a character,

‘Broken’ Jeong Man-sik “Years of Gangster Life… This Time I Wanted to Be Cool”

‘Broken’ Jung Man-sik talked about the part he focused on in this movie. On the afternoon of the 23rd, a press conference for the movie ‘Broken’ was held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Actors Ha Jung-woo, Kim Nam-gil, Yoo Da-in, Jung Man-sik, Lim Sung-jae, and director Kim Jin-hwang attended the press conference that day. On that day, Jung Man-sik said about the part he focused on while playing a gangster in this movie, “I was a gangster since my commercial film debut. I‘ve been a gangster for many years. Of course, I was a detective too. This time, I wanted to be simple. I wanted to look like the cool uncles people see around me.” He continued, “That’s why I said it so that there wouldn‘t be a rejection reaction, and because it would be uncomfortable to look at if you strained yourself, I wanted to make it easier for you to watch. I also tried to make my costume and hair a little neater. He added, “I wanted to be cool,” drawing attention. Meanwhile, ‘Broken’ is a mov

January‘s ‘Malmubi’, February’s ‘That Day’, will the consecutive box office failures of Taiwanese romance remakes come to an end?

Remakes of Taiwanese youth romance films such as ‘The Secret That Cannot Be Told’ and ‘The Girl We Loved Back Then’ with a Korean sensibility will be released in theaters one after another early this year. With the successive failures of remakes of Taiwanese romance films that have solid fan bases, especially among women in their teens and twenties, attention is focused on whether the upcoming films will be able to break this cycle of slump. ‘The Story of a Woman’, a remake of the 2010 film, was released in November of last year and received favorable reviews from audiences for the excellent chemistry between the lead actors Hong Kyung and Noh Yoon-seo, but it only managed to attract 800,000 viewers, breaking even.

‘Speechless’ Won Jin-ah “I didn‘t diet for chubby cheeks... I was happy!”[Interview]

Actors Do Kyung-soo and Won Jin-ah will embroider the innocent and heartbreaking love of youth on the screen to the beautiful melody of the piano. They will deliver warmth to the chilly winter theaters through the movie ‘The Secret That Cannot Be Told’, which will be released on the 27th. ‘The Secret That Cannot Be Told’, a remake of the 2008 Taiwanese movie of the same name, depicts the romance between Yoo-jun (Do Kyung-soo), a genius pianist and music student, and Jeong-ah (Won Jin-ah), a mysterious girl with an unspeakable secret. Do Kyung-soo and Won Jin-ah, who met at Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 22nd, expressed their pride in the film as the only melodrama to be released in theaters during the Lunar New Year holidays, saying, “It has a different charm from the original.

‘Speechless’ Do Kyung-soo “I won‘t date publicly... EXO is still going strong”[Interview]

Actors Do Kyung-soo and Won Jin-ah will embroider the innocent and heartbreaking love of youth on the screen to the beautiful melody of the piano. They will deliver warmth to the chilly winter theaters through the movie ‘The Secret That Cannot Be Told’, which will be released on the 27th. ‘The Secret That Cannot Be Told’, a remake of the 2008 Taiwanese movie of the same name, depicts the romance between Yoo-jun (Do Kyung-soo), a genius pianist and music student, and Jeong-ah (Won Jin-ah), a mysterious girl with an unspeakable secret. Do Kyung-soo and Won Jin-ah, who met at Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 22nd, expressed their pride in the film as the only melodrama to be released in theaters during the Lunar New Year holidays, saying, “It has a different charm from the original.

MONSTA X ‘BEAST MODE’ Kung Kung! ‘EXORCATION’ Main Poster-Trailer Released

MONSTA X ‘Beast Mode’ Knock Knock! ‘The Exorcist Record’ Main Poster and Trailer Released ‘The Exorcist Record’, based on the 10 million-copy best-selling novel [The Exorcist Record] by Lee Woo-hyuk, has released its main poster and trailer. ‘The Exorcist Record’ is an occult blockbuster that contains the beginning of a grand epic in which exorcists with special abilities fight against absolute evil. The main poster that was released this time catches the eye with its depiction of four exorcists fighting against absolute evil against the backdrop of a red-hot sky and a Seonangdang shrine. The images of exorcist priest Park Yoon-gyu holding a rosary in his hand, Lee Hyun-am clutching two poles with a determined expression, Jang Jun-hoo making hand gestures as if reciting a spell, and Hyun Seung-hee using telekinesis raise expectations about how they will each use their abilities to fight against evil. In particular, the eyes behind the trees that seem to be watching the exorcists exude

‘Hitman 2’ Jung Joon-ho vs. ‘Ghost Police’ Shin Hyun-joon, will the ‘Best Friend Synergy’ work in theaters?

The film industry‘s best friends Jung Joon-ho and Shin Hyun-joon will be releasing their new films ‘Hitman 2’ and ‘Ghost Police’, which they star in, two days apart, ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. Despite their rivalry, the two are drawing attention by playfully mentioning each other’s films at previews or interviews, and appearing together in entertainment content, showing off their ‘best friend synergy’. Jung Joon-ho was the first to throw his hat into the Lunar New Year box office ring. He will be making his debut with the comic action film ‘Hitman 2’, which will be released on the 22nd. Despite the COVID-19 situation in 2020, the sequel to ‘Hitman’ succeeded in attracting 2.4 million viewers and achieving a ‘reversal box office success’, and Jung Joon-ho plays the role of National Intelligence Service Director Cheon Deok-gyu in the film.

‘Black Nuns’ Interesting expansion of the worldview… Song Hye-kyo‘s ‘Yeondae’ Occult [Review]

Following the release of ‘The Graveyard’, which surpassed 10 million viewers early last year, a movie that is expected to bring about another ‘occult craze’ early this year will be released in theaters on the 24th. It is ‘The Black Nuns’, a spin-off of ‘The Priests’, the first feature-length film by director Jang Jae-hyun who directed ‘The Graveyard’, starring Song Hye-kyo and Jeon Yeo-bin. The film began with the idea of “What would happen if the 12 signs (evil spirits) reappeared in Korea and the only exorcist priests who faced them, priests Kim Beom-shin (Kim Yun-seok) and Choi Jun-ho (Kang Dong-won), who are the main characters of ‘The Priests’, were not in the country?” It expands its worldview by establishing a close connection with ‘The Priests’, and at the same time,

Director Hong Sang-soo and production director Kim Min-hee‘s new film officially invited to the competition section of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival

Director Hong Sang-soo‘s 33rd feature-length film, ‘What Does Nature Say To You?’, has been officially invited to the competition section of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, which will be held on February 13th, drawing attention. According to overseas distributor Finecut, on January 21 (local time), the Berlin International Film Festival Executive Committee announced at a press conference that director Hong Sang-soo’s new film ‘What Does Nature Say To You?’ has been officially invited to the feature-length competition section. This is the 6th consecutive year that director Hong has been invited, following his previous works ‘The Woman Who Ran’, ‘Introduction’, ‘A Novelist‘s Film’, ‘In Water’, and ‘A Traveler’s Needs’. Director Hong Sang-soo has won the 67th Silver Bear for Best Actress for ‘On the Beach at Night Alone’, the 70th Silver Bear for Best Director for ‘The Woman Who Ran’, the 71st Silver Bear for Best Screenplay for ‘Introduction’, the 72nd Silver Bear for the Ju

Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee‘s New Film ‘What Does Nature Say to You?’ Enters Competition at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival

The film ‘What is that nature saying to you?’, a collaboration between director Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee, who recently announced their pregnancy, has advanced to the competition section of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. This is the ninth time that director Hong has been invited to the Berlin International Film Festival, and attention is focused on whether he will be able to win his sixth award with this film. On the afternoon of the 21st (Korean time), the Berlin International Film Festival announced the films to be screened at the festival, which opens on the 13th of next month, and director Hong Sang-soo‘s new film ‘What is that nature saying to you?’, a film about a young woman who takes her boyfriend to his family and

‘Black Nuns’ Jeon Yeo-bin “I thought the lights were only on around Kang Dong-won”[Interview]

Song Hye-kyo and Jeon Yeo-bin are passionately ‘solidarity’ through the movie ‘The Nuns in Black’, which will be released on the 22nd. In the recent film industry where it is difficult to find female-led movies, they have taken aim at the Lunar New Year box office during the peak season by taking on the ‘top two female leads’. ‘The Nuns in Black’ is a spin-off of ‘The Priests’, which was released in 2015 and attracted 5.44 million viewers, and tells the story of two nuns struggling to save a boy possessed by a powerful evil spirit. Song Hye-kyo and Jeon Yeo-bin, who play the roles of Sister Junia and Sister Michaela, respectively, who perform an exorcism, met at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 21st and said, “We had each other.