Ma Dong-seok’s ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ officially invited to Shanghai International Film Festival

The occult action film ‘Demon Hunters’ starring Ma Dong-seok has been officially invited to the 27th Shanghai International Film Festival.According to distributor Lotte Entertainment on the 3rd, ‘Demon Hunters’ has been officially invited to the ‘Midnight Fantasy’ section of the 27th Shanghai International Film Festival, which will be held for approximately 10 days from June 13th to the 22nd.The Shanghai International Film Festival is one of China’s representative film festivals along with the Beijing International Film Festival, and the ‘Midnight Fantasy’ section, in particular, is a section that introduces genre films from around the world and is the most popular program at the Shanghai International Film Festival.Previously, ‘The Wailing’ (2016), ‘Gonjiam’ (2018), ‘The Outlaws 4’, and ‘The Grave’ (2024)were officially invited and screened in this section.Meanwhile, ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ is an occult action film about a city in chaos due to an evil worshiping group, and the dar

Lee Sun-bin and Kim Min-seok star in horror thriller ‘Noise’, to be released on June 26

This summer’s first horror thriller, “Noise,” starring Lee Sun-bin and Kim Min-seok, has confirmed its release date for June 25th and released its main trailer.”Noise” depicts Joo-young(Lee Sun-bin)encountering mysterious incidents as she sets out to find her missing younger sister in an apartment complex that is noisy every day due to noise between floors.The released main trailer stimulates the curiosity of potential viewers by showing mysterious incidents that unfold around the topic of noise between floors.Joo-young(Lee Sun-bin), who enters an apartment complex to find her missing younger sister, begins to suspect people in the apartment complex one by one, including the man downstairs(Ryu Kyung-soo)who behaves suspiciously, and searches everywhere in the apartment to find her younger sister who has disappeared without a trace.Joo-hee’s boyfriend Ki-hoon(Kim Min-seok), who actively participated in the process of finding his younger sister Joo-hee(Han Soo-ah), also starts to get cau

[★1 line cut]Superpower worked, but soju sold less… The light and dark of the weekend between ‘High Five’ and ‘Soju War’

★1 line cut: High Five’s superpower worked, beating out Mission Impossible over the weekend The movie ‘High Five’ pulled off a thrilling upset at the weekend box office.It narrowly beat out Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission Impossible - Final Reckoning’ to take first place.The power of the action comedy starring Yoo Ah-in worked.According to the Korean Film Council, ‘High Five’ topped the box office from May 30 to June 1, mobilizing a total of 383,290 moviegoers.’Mission Impossible - Final Reckoning’ came in second place, 10,000 people behind, with 378,690.The cumulative audience number exceeded 2.47 million.● Close battle all weekend…’Mission’ leads in advance ticket sales The two films had an interesting competition, going back and forth in the rankings for three days.’High Five’ ranked first on May 30th and June 1st, and on May 31st, ‘Mission Impossible’ succeeded in a counterattack and briefly took back first place.’Mission Impossible’ is still ahead in advance ticket sales.As of 6:30 AM on th

From Kim Tae-ri to Lee Dae-hwi… Two Views on ‘Star Dubbing’

As stars continue to take on voice acting in animations, mixed reactions are continuing toward ‘celebrity dubbing’.While some are expressing regret over the dubbing quality falling short of professional voice actors, there are also positive opinions regarding the promotional effect of using stars.Netflix Korea’s first original animation ‘This Star Needed’, released on the 30th of last month, also put ‘star dubbing’ at the forefront.’This Star Needed’ depicts a long-distance romance between astronaut Nan-young who left for Mars and musician Jae-yi staying on Earth, and garnered early attention for being voiced by Kim Tae-ri and Hong Kyung.That’s not all.’How to Train Your Dragon’, which will be released in theaters on the 6th, has chosen Lee Dae-hwi, formerly of Wanna One and member of AB6IX, as the dubbed version’s main character voice.’How to Train Your Dragon’ is a live-action version of the animation of the same name, and subtitled and dubbed versions will be released separately.In

Park Jin-young, who is on the rise, is enjoying a double hit on the big screen and home theater

Actor Park Jin-young is enjoying the sweetness of a ‘double hit’ on both the big screen and home theater with works that showcase his multi-faceted charm.Not only did he fire a signal flare for summer box office success with the movie ‘High Five’ in which he played his first villain role, but he is also showing an upward trend in viewer ratings with the tvN drama ‘Unknown Seoul’ with Park Bo-young.With the movie ‘High Five’ that was released on the 30th of last month, Park Jin-young easily beat out ‘Soju War’ starring Lee Je-hoon and Yoo Hae-jin that was released on the same day, drawing the most viewers among the movies released at the same time.This movie, which advertises itself as a ‘Korean-style hero movie’, is doing well, neck-and-neck with the Hollywood mega-blockbuster ‘Mission Impossible - Final Reckoning’ starring Tom Cruise for first place.In the movie, Park Jin-young takes on the role of a cult leader who gains youth through supernatural powers, challenging his first villai

‘Trailer 4 million views in 6 hours’…The ‘Squid Game 3’ syndrome has begun ahead of its release

The global mega hit drama that shook the world, Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ Season 3 is getting ready for its full-scale warm-up ahead of its release on the 27th.Season 3, which is raising fans ‘expectations to the max as the final installment of the series, is especially enthusiastically receiving support from North American viewers, and is expected to even aim for the Emmy Awards, known as the’ Oscar of the broadcasting industry ‘.O Confidence that “it will surprise the world” Director Hwang Dong-hyeok and the main characters of’ Squid Game ‘, including Lee Jung-jae and Lee Byung-hun, attended’ TUDUM 2025 ‘held at LA Kia Forum in the U.S.on the morning of the 1st(Korean time)to promote Season 3, which will be released on the 27th.’ TUDUM ‘, held every year, is a large-scale global fan event by Netflix where trailers and release dates of original works that are gaining worldwide popularity are revealed for the first time.This year, a strong lineup was announced, including Season 3 of’ Squi

‘S-Line ‘→’ Cheongdam International High School 2’ Lee Eun-sam, a groundbreaking beauty that chewed up Cannes[Photoshoot]

Fashion magazine Man Noblesse has released its June pictorial with actress Lee Eun-sam.Lee Eun-sam, who plays an important role in the drama ‘S-Line ‘, which was invited to the Cannes International Series Festival in France, simultaneously captured a sharp gaze and a captivating atmosphere in this pictorial.With a frill detail vest, leather body suit, and alluring lip makeup, Lee Eun-sam showed off her unique intensity and dreamy beauty.In’ S-Line ‘, Lee Eun-sam plays a character who gains special power through glasses and said, “It’s a character that most clearly shows what kind of choices a person in power makes.” Regarding the emotions she felt while watching the screening with the audience at Cannes, she said, “I felt a new passion as I felt the reaction,” and recalled the moments when she reflected on her motivation as an actress.She also expressed her expectations for Season 2 of ‘Cheongdam International High School’.She said, “The word ‘growth’ will naturally come to mind” throu

‘Swallowing the old and the new’ Park Jin-young → Lee Jae-in, 540 degree roundhouse kick true story? ‘High Five’ all out(Choi Da-cheese)

Actor Park Jin-young reveals his feelings about his first villain role.On the 30th, the actors of the movie ‘High Five’ will all be present on Choi Daniel’s talk show ‘Choi Da-cheese’.Lee Jae-in, Ahn Jae-hong, Ra Mi-ran, Kim Hee-won, Oh Jung-se, and Park Jin-young will be invited to have a pleasant and honest talk with Choi Daniel.Since this is a meeting held ahead of the movie’s release, interesting behind-the-scenes stories will follow.Park Jin-young, who has a good image, raised expectations by saying, “It was difficult because it was my first time playing a villain, but it was fun.You’ll know what kind of character I am when you watch the movie, but it’s really fun, so I want to show you soon.” There is also a special point to watch for in the movie, where Park Jin-young has the ability to become younger.Park Jin-young hinted, saying, “I worked hard not only to build my body for the action scenes, but also to have a unique way of speaking,” and “Teacher Shin Goo recorded my lines h

Ryu Hyun-kyung, realistic acting with her whole body in ‘No Parking’

Actress Ryu Hyun-kyung has brought intense tension to the theater with her realistic acting skills.Ryu Hyun-kyung is leading the audience’s immersion with her realistic acting in the movie ‘No Parking’ released on the 21st, playing the role of Yeon-hee, an office worker whose daily life is in danger.’No Parking’ is a thriller closely related to daily life where a minor dispute that starts with a parking dispute gradually escalates into an uncontrollable situation.In the film, Ryu Hyun-kyung plays Yeon-hee, who becomes the target of a crime after a parking dispute with her neighbor, and she digests a wide range of emotions from delicate inner descriptions to full-body action.Her passionate acting increases the tension of the play and conveys the urgency of the thriller genre more vividly.Yeon-hee, who suffers from conflict with her boss at work, unstable treatment as a non-regular worker, and repeated parking difficulties, perfectly shows the daily lives of office workers in modern soci

Park Jin-young “A Desirable Image? Comical… I Asked You Not to Take Away My Handsome Setting” (High Five)[DA : Interview ③]

Actor Park Jin-young has expressed his desire for the comedy genre.The movie ‘High Five’ is a comic action film that depicts the story of five people who accidentally acquire different superpowers through organ transplants and meet those who covet their powers.Park Jin-young plays the main villain Young-chun, sharing the role with actor Shin Goo.Young-chun is a cult leader with the superpower of rejuvenation.To borrow Park Jin-young’s expression, he is a greedy person.Through Young-chun, he showed a completely different charm from his upright image that would automatically pass interviews or meetings.In an interview commemorating the release of ‘High Five’, when asked if he had any greedy images, Park Jin-young said, “I want to try the comedy genre,” and answered,” ‘High Five’ is a comedy action film, but I was the only one who was serious in the film.I wanted to try comedy like the actors I starred with.I previously did(comedy)in the beginning of the Channel A drama ‘The Witch’ (2025)

Park Jin-young: “I don’t want to compromise when acting, I struggle to find freshness” (High Five)[DA : Interview ②]

Park Jin-young, who has entered his 30s, revealed his goals as an actor.In an interview commemorating the release of the movie ‘High Five’, Park Jin-young began by saying, “In my 30s, I want to become an actor who provides a sense of stability.” He said, “I think it’s important to provide trust through acting.Also, if I can make more bold choices, my own sense of accomplishment will increase.” He continued, “If I spend my 30s with a challenging spirit to find something fresh, even if it’s just one, I think I’ll be satisfied with my 30s when I’m in my 40s.” I was curious about the word ‘challenge’ in his answer.Looking at his works, there are no overlapping characters.Through his role as Young-choon in ‘High Five’, he added his first villain role since his debut, thereby adding diversity.Park Jin-young added specifically, “It means the challenging spirit of whether I compromised or not when dealing with this character.” “At some point, I develop a knack, but I try not to rely on it.Even

‘High Five’ opens today(30th)… Strong recommendation from director → actor

The movie ‘High Five’ is raising expectations by revealing recommendations from representative Korean celebrities in preparation for its release today.The movie ‘High Five’ is a comic action film that depicts the story of five people who accidentally gain different superpowers through organ transplants and meet those who covet their powers.’High Five’, which has emerged as the most anticipated movie in theaters even before its release, is opening today(5/30), and has been steadily releasing shorts that give a glimpse into the film’s cheerful charm through its official SNS, garnering an explosive 9.47 million views(as of May 29), creating a hot topic every day.In particular, the shorts showing the top-notch ‘foot’ acting of Taekwondo girl ‘Wan-seo’ (Lee Jae-in), who gains incredible strength and speed after receiving a heart transplant, are raising curiosity about Lee Jae-in’s performance as he transforms from an acting genius to an action genius.In addition, there is the unstoppable fa

Park Jin-young “First villain role since debut, filming period overlapped with Yoo Ba-bi… Lost 5kg to build beastly muscles” (High Five)[DA : Interview ①]

Actor Park Jin-young has taken on a villain role for the first time in 13 years since his debut.The movie ‘High Five’ is a comic action film that depicts the story of five people who accidentally gain different superpowers through organ transplants and meet those who covet their powers.Park Jin-young plays the main villain Young-chun in ‘High Five’ and shares the role with actor Shin Goo.Young-chun is the leader of the Saesin Church who gains the superpower of absorbing youth after a pancreas transplant.He erases his past, helpless in the face of death, and is reborn as a lively young man.He learns of the existence of other organ transplant recipients and begins to chase them in order to monopolize all their superpowers, creating tension as he takes the center stage in the latter half of the film.In an interview commemorating the release of ‘High Five’, Park Jin-young expressed his feelings when he was first offered the role in one word, saying,” ‘This came to me?’ “He said,” I’ve play

‘High Five’ Ahn Jae-hong “Kissing scene with Yoo Ah-in, audience screamed” Laughs[Interview]

Lee Jae-in(21)and Ahn Jae-hong(39)have stepped forward to become the ‘Chungmuro heroes’ who will save the Korean film industry, which is in a slump.The highly anticipated film ‘High Five’, which has been receiving favorable reviews since its preview as a ‘well-made entertainment action film’, will be released in theaters on the 30th.In ‘High Five’, which is advertised as a ‘Korean-style hero film’, the two play the roles of Wanseo and Jisung, who gain superpowers after receiving a heart and lung transplant and gain the ability to use great strength and strong winds, respectively.Just as Wanseo and Jisung become true friends based on their common superpower in the film, the two have overcome their 18-year age difference and become ‘real friends’ through this film.The two laughed and said, “Every time we spent together was fun.” O “Short hair, they say I look pretty?” Ahn Jae-hong chose director Kang Hyung-chul as the biggest reason for choosing this film, and emphasized, “It’s so meanin

‘High Five’ Lee Jae-in “After three auditions, I got the lead role…I waited for the release” crying[Interview]

Lee Jae-in(21)and Ahn Jae-hong(39)have stepped forward to become the ‘Chungmuro heroes’ who will save the Korean film industry, which has been in a slump.The highly anticipated film ‘High Five’, which has been receiving favorable reviews since its preview as a ‘well-made entertainment action film’, will be released in theaters on the 30th.In ‘High Five’, which is advertised as a ‘Korean-style hero film’, the two play the roles of Wanseo and Ji-seong, who receive a heart and lung transplant and gain the ability to use supernatural strength and strong winds, respectively.Just as Wanseo and Ji-seong become true friends based on their common supernatural strength in the film, the two have overcome their 18-year age gap and become ‘real friends’ through this film.The two laughed and said, “Every time we spent together was fun.” O “It was a lot of pressure to be the first lead, beating out my seniors” Lee Jae-in, who plays the ‘Taekwondo girl’ Wanseo who gains supernatural strength, said, “T

Kevin Costner sues actress for “forcing me to film unscripted sexual assault scenes”

Hollywood actor and director Kevin Costner(70)has been sued by a body double for allegedly filming a sexual assault scene that was not in the script.According to foreign media outlets such as People and Deadline on the 28th(local time), Devin Lavella, who appeared as a body double for the lead actress in the movie ‘Horizon: An American Legend - Chapter 2’, filed a damages lawsuit against Kevin Costner and the production company.According to the lawsuit, Lavella claimed that “on May 2, 2023, I was the victim of an unscripted rape scene on set.” On the day of the incident, lead actress Ella Hunt refused to film the scene and left at the direction of director Costner, and the body double Lavella, who was not fully informed of the situation, was brought in as a replacement.Lavella’s side stated that while Costner was experimenting with various angles of the rape scene, he “was repeatedly forced to perform harsh acting.” The defense team criticized the film as “a typical example of male-cen

‘Soju War’ Yoo Hae-jin “I actually drank one or two glasses in the drinking scene in the play”

Actor Yoo Hae-jin attracted attention by saying that he actually drank alcohol while filming the movie ‘Soju Wars’.’Soju Wars’, which will be released on the 30th, depicts the story of Jong IMF rok, a financial director whose life is his soju company, and In-beom, an employee of a global investment company who only pursues results, facing off against each other for the fate of the Korean people’s soju during the 1997 IMF foreign exchange crisis.Yoo Hae-jin, Lee Je-hoon, and Son Hyun-joo star.At a press preview held at CGV Yongsan Apiark Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 29th, Yoo Hae-jin, who played the role of a financial director struggling to prevent the bankruptcy of a soju company, compared the film to his recent leading role in “Opposition,” explaining,” ‘Opposition’ is about a person who lives for his personal desires and ambitions, but he is the complete opposite character in this film.The character in this film lives for the entire company rather than for himself.”He then menti

‘Soju War’ Lee Je-hoon “There are a lot of English lines, so it’s hard…I just memorized them like they were said”

Actor Lee Je-hoon shared his thoughts on acting out a considerable amount of English lines.’Soju War’, which opens on the 30th, depicts the story of Jong IMF rok, a financial director whose life is his soju company, and In-beom, an employee of a global investment company who only pursues results, facing off against each other for the fate of the nation’s soju during the 1997 IMF foreign exchange crisis.Yoo Hae-jin, Lee Je-hoon, and Son Hyun-joo will appear.At the press screening held at CGV Yongsan Apiark Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 29th, Lee Je-hoon, who had a lot of English lines in the play, said, “There were a lot of difficult English lines.” He added, “I had a lot of concerns about how to handle this well, but I received a lot of advice from here and there, and I learned intonation, speed, etc.in detail from a teacher who coached me on my English lines.I literally memorized the lines and practiced them.” He also talked about working with director Jang Jae-hyun of “Famous” who

Park Jin-young, a handsome villain… Behind-the-scenes cut of the leader’s gaze(High Five)

The behind-the-scenes cuts of actor Park Jin-young’s character poster for the movie ‘High Five’ have been revealed.’High Five’ is a comic action film that depicts the story of five people who accidentally gained different superpowers through organ transplants and encounter those who covet their abilities.Park Jin-young takes on the role of ‘Young-chun’, the leader of the Saesin cult who regains his youth after a pancreas transplant.This is his first villain role, and his acting is showing a new transformation from his previous acting where he has shown soft charisma.In the revealed behind-the-scenes cuts of the character poster, Park Jin-young leaves a strong impression with his overwhelming gaze.Fitting his setting as a cult leader, he expresses a mysterious and intimidating charisma with just one look, creating tension for the viewers.The deep gaze that seems to see through everything makes us anticipate the new face of Park Jin-young in ‘High Five’.The movie ‘High Five’ starring Par

‘High Five’ Park Jin-young and Lee Jae-in, Got7 dorm life → shaved head secret story revealed(LP Room)

CNBLUE’s Jung Yong-hwa met Park Jin-young and Lee Jae-in, the main characters of the movie ‘High Five’.Jung Yong-hwa will release the eighth episode of his music talk show ‘LP ROOM’ through his official YouTube channel at 7 PM on the 29th.Jung Yong-hwa’s ‘LP ROOM’ is a music story talk show that compares an artist’s life to a movie and creates OST playlist.In a space with the mood of a vinyl shop filled with LPs, it contains deep music stories and fun episodes, and high-quality live performances are added to give music fans a different kind of enjoyment.In this episode, GOT7’s Park Jin-young and Lee Jae-in, the main actors of the movie ‘High Five’, which is scheduled to be released on the 30th, will appear as guests.Lee Jae-in, who was born in 2004, confesses, “I met Jung Yong-hwa when I was in the lower grades of elementary school,” causing the studio to burst into laughter.Park Jin-young will reveal in detail his busy daily life as a singer and actor, as well as the behind-the-scenes