The Bible of Spy Action… ‘Mission Impossible 8’ to Dominate Theaters in May

A masterpiece of spy action blockbusters, Tom Cruise’s representative work, the 8th installment of the ‘Mission Impossible’ series, ‘Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning’, is out to captivate theaters in May with irreplaceable action and attractions. ‘Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning’, which will be released in May, is an action blockbuster about Ethan Hunt(Tom Cruise) and IMF team, who are driven into a desperate crisis that threatens all of humanity, risking their lives and jumping into a single mission where all choices lead to success. Immediately after the release of the second poster and trailer for ‘Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning’, attention is focused on the irreplaceable meaning of the ‘Mission Impossible’ series. The ‘Mission Impossible’ series, which caused a sensation in the global film industry when it was released in 1996, has established itself as a franchise blockbuster representing Hollywood with Tom Cruise’s action that renews limits, a worldview that becomes m

Capturing both movie fans and novel fans… Collaboration with ‘Breakthrough’ bookstores

Even before its release, the movie “Breakthrough” has been receiving global attention with invitations to world-class film festivals, and is catching the attention of movie fans and novel fans alike through various collaborations with Wisdom House, which published the original novel. “Breakthrough”, which will be released on the 30th, depicts an intense confrontation between Jo-gak(Lee Hye-young), a legendary killer who has been active for 40 years in an organization that deals with cockroach-like humans, and Tu-woo(Kim Sung-chul), a mysterious killer who has chased her her whole life. The original novel “Breakthrough” is the masterpiece of author Koo Byung-mo, who wrote “Wizard Bakery” and “Gills”, and since its first publication in 2013, it has received favorable reviews for its solid narrative and intense characters, such as “the most unconventional protagonist in Korean literature” and “a work that absolutely must be made into a movie.” It was also selected as one of the New York T

Kang Ha-neul, Kim Young-kwang, Cha Eun-woo, Kang Young-seok, and Han Sun-hwa unite in ‘First Ride’

Actors Kang Ha-neul, Kim Young-kwang, Cha Eun-woo, Kang Young-seok, and Han Sun-hwa have confirmed their appearances in the film ‘First Ride’(tentative title). ‘First Ride’(tentative title), which began filming on the 21st of last month, is a comedy that depicts unpredictable events that occur when friends who have been together since childhood go on their first dream overseas trip, and is directed by Nam Dae-jung who directed ‘30 Days’. In the film, Kang Ha-neul plays the role of Tae-jeong, an elite who is perfect in everything except his appearance, grades, and family background, and his perfectionist personality. He will show off his close chemistry with Kim Young-kwang, Cha Eun-woo, and Kang Young-seok. Kim Young-kwang will add energy to the film by playing the role of Do-jin, who dreams of becoming a basketball player who runs around the court brilliantly but finds a new goal through Yeon-min(Cha Eun-woo). Next, Cha Eun-woo will meet the audience with his first attempt at a comedy

Kang Ha-neul → Cha Eun-woo become besties… ‘First Ride’ lineup revealed

The movie ‘First Ride’(tentative title) has caught attention by revealing a casting lineup of 5 people who feel cheerful energy just by looking at them, including Kang Ha-neul, Kim Young-kwang, Cha Eun-woo, Kang Young-seok, and Han Sun-hwa. The movie ‘First Ride’(tentative title) is a comedy that depicts unpredictable events that occur when friends who have been together since childhood go on their first dreamed trip abroad. First, Kang Ha-neul will work with director Nam Dae-jung once again, following the movie ‘30 Days’. He will play the role of ‘Tae-jeong’, an elite who is perfect in everything except his appearance, grades, and family background, and his perfectionist personality, and will show off close chemistry with Kim Young-kwang, Cha Eun-woo, and Kang Young-seok. From the movie ‘Twenty’ to ‘Midnight Runners’, the drama ‘When the Camellia Blooms’, and the series ‘Squid Game Season 2’, attention is focused on his signature acting that has been loved for his serious yet cheerful

“Shin Min-a’s struggles are intense” … Acting harmony that led to global acclaim for ‘Bad Romance’

The Netflix series ‘Affairs of Evil’ has settled in the upper ranks of the global charts along with rave reviews. Netflix, which filled living rooms with tears with ‘Deceived You’, has returned with its ‘specialty’ thriller and once again proved itself to be a ‘genre powerhouse’. According to Netflix on the 8th, ‘Affairs of Evil’, which was released on the 4th, recorded 19.3 million hours of cumulative viewing(3.6 million views) in its first week(March 31st - April 6th), ranking 5th in the weekly viewing rankings of non-English TV shows. It showed the power of K -content by rising to the top 5 along with ‘Deceived You’(1st) and ‘Weak Hero Class 1’(4th), which were previously released. While its performance on the global charts is noticeable, qualitative evaluations are more prominent than quantitative figures. This work, which maximizes the genre’s fun by unfolding the story of six characters entangled in evil relationships, is receiving consistent rave reviews. Time in the US commente

‘Evil Romance’ Shin Min-a “Never Been Offered a Villain Role, Longing for Various Genres”[Interview]

Park Hae-soo and Shin Min-a are entangled in a ‘terrible fate’. This is through the Netflix original series ‘Affairs of a Fate’, which has been gaining global popularity and receiving praise as the “thriller of the year” since its release on the 4th. In ‘Affairs of a Fate’, which depicts the story of six characters entangled in a feud that they cannot escape from even if they want to, the two actors played the roles of a witness to a hit-and-run accident and a surgeon living with trauma, respectively. The two characters, who seem completely unrelated in the drama, end up cursing each other due to their terrible fate, but the two actors actually showed their delightful solidarity on set, saying they were “amazed” by each other’s acting. O “A thriller that’s not a romantic comedy? Thirsty for various genres” Shin Min-a, the ‘romantic comedy queen’ who has mainly been active in the romance genre, showed a new, dry and lifeless side by playing a character suffering from trauma in this dram

‘Bad Romance’ Park Hae-soo “Swearing is the result of practice… I’m a man like Yang Gwan-sik”[Interview]

Park Hae-soo and Shin Min-a are entangled in a ‘terrible evil relationship’. This is through the Netflix original series ‘Evil Relations’, which has been gaining global popularity and receiving praise as the “thriller of the year” since its release on the 4th. In ‘Evil Relations’, which depicts the story of six characters entangled in an evil relationship that they cannot escape even if they want to, the two actors played the roles of a witness to a hit-and-run accident and a surgeon living with trauma, respectively. In the drama, the two characters who seem completely unrelated end up cursing each other due to their terrible relationship, but the two actors actually showed their delightful solidarity on set, saying they were “amazed” by each other’s acting. O “The harsh swearing is the result of practice!” Park Hae-soo, who appears as a clumsy character at first, but is an “all-time villain” who makes more vicious choices and acts than any other character, said, “The character is so e

‘Blue’ Lee Soo-hyuk, Cover Star on Rising: “There’s Always Been a Movie in My Life”[Photoshoot]

Actor Lee Soo-hyuk graced the exclusive cover of ‘Cine21’. The two covers and pictorial for the 1501st issue of the film magazine ‘Cine21’, in which Lee Soo-hyuk took photos as the main character of the film ‘Blue’, have been released. This is not the first time that Lee Soo-hyuk and ‘Cine21’ have met. Lee Soo-hyuk, who was interviewed as a rising star selected by Cine21 in 2009, showed a meaningful change by being crowned cover star in 2025, 16 years later. In the photo, Lee Soo-hyuk perfectly pulls off a variety of outfits, from an ivory-colored suit to a black set-up, and captures attention with his intense, deep gaze and natural poses. In the accompanying interview, when asked about the moment when he dreamed of becoming an actor, Lee Soo-hyuk answered, “I remember the memories of the theaters and video rental stores I went to since I was young. Looking back, there has never been a time in my life when there was no movie. I wanted to be a part of a movie.” Regarding his first impre

‘Rollco’ Doctor Reappears?… ‘Lobby’ Eom Ha-neul and Lee Ji-hoon, Scene Stealers

In the movie ‘Lobby’ directed by Ha Jung-woo, Uhm Ha-neul and Lee Ji-hoon are acting as scene stealers and adding strength to word of mouth. ‘Lobby’ is the story of Chang-wook(Ha Jung-woo), the CEO of a startup called Yoon Interactive who only knows research, starting his first lobby golf in his life to win a 4 trillion won national project. Uhm Ha-neul plays the role of Ho-sik, Chang-wook’s cousin and a hidden key talent at Yoon Interactive. He is a character who gives strength to Chang-wook’s lobbying by coming up with novel ideas in unexpected situations, and he is counted as the character who is most often thought of after the movie ends due to his cheerful tiki-taka with Chang-wook. Equipped with fresh looks and acting, Um Ha-neul is an all-round filmmaker who has demonstrated his genius in directing, winning the JAIHO Award at the 20th Osaka Asian Film Festival in 2025 and the Korean Competition Feature Film Award at the Jecheon International Music & Film Festival. His future pat

Will Ma Dong-seok of ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ dominate the spring theaters for the 4th consecutive year?

Every spring, Ma Dong-seok, who has swept the screens and energized the theaters, is going on a spring box office hunt this year as well. It is through the movie ‘The Holy Night: Demon Hunters’. ‘The Holy Night: Demon Hunters’, which will be released on the 30th, is an occult action film about a city thrown into chaos by an evil-worshiping group, and the dark solvers ‘The Holy Night’ Team Bau(Ma Dong-seok), Sharon(Seo Hyun), and Kim Gun(Lee David), who possess special abilities, punish the evil group. Ma Dong-seok has achieved triple 10 million viewers with ‘The Outlaws 2’(12.69 million viewers) in May 2022, ‘The Outlaws 3’(10.69 million viewers) in May 2023, and ‘The Outlaws 4’(11.5 million viewers) in April 2024, exploding with strong box office potential every spring. He is a true representative actor of South Korea who set the first record of 6 movies that have sold 10 million tickets, and 3 of them were achieved in the spring theaters. He was in the spotlight for breathing new lif

Judge Moon Hyung-bae’s ‘Adult Kim Jang-ha’ Revisited… Confirmed to Reopen in April

The documentary film ‘Adult Kim Jang-ha’ has become a hot topic through word of mouth since the 4th day of the presidential impeachment trial, and its re-release in April has been confirmed. ‘Adult Kim Jang-ha’ has been brought to the spotlight again as the public’s interest in Acting Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Moon Hyung-bae, who was in charge of the presidential impeachment trial, has grown. This is because a scene in the film where the then Acting Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Moon Hyung-bae speaks as a ‘Kim Jang-ha scholarship student’ has become a topic of conversation. In this scene, when Moon visits him after passing the bar exam, Mr. Kim Jang-ha says, “I only gave you what you have in this society, so if you think you owe it to society, then repay it.” The number of views for the clip has been explosively increasing on the Cinema Dal YouTube channel and various communities, and as it has been gaining hot word of mouth, the film has been confirmed to b

Spring = Box Office Formula… Ma Dong-seok Returns with ‘Holy Night’

Actor Ma Dong-seok is expected to dominate the screen this year as well with the movie ‘The Holy Night: Demon Hunters’. ‘The Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ is an occult action film about a city in chaos due to an evil-worshiping group, and the dark solvers ‘The Holy Night’ Team Bau(Ma Dong-seok), Sharon(Seo Hyun), and Kim Gun(Lee David), who possess special abilities, punish the evil group. Ma Dong-seok, the hero of spring theaters, returns without fail this year. Ma Dong-seok has achieved triple 10 million viewers with ‘The Outlaws 2’(12.69 million viewers) in May 2022, ‘The Outlaws 3’(10.69 million viewers) in May 2023, and ‘The Outlaws 4’(11.5 million viewers) in April 2024, exploding with strong box office potential every spring. He is a true representative actor of South Korea who set the first record of 6 movies that have sold 10 million tickets, and 3 of them were achieved in spring theaters. Ma Dong-seok, who received the spotlight by breathing new life into the spring theaters, wh

Lee Byung-hun’s power that led to the success of ‘Match’ … Next step is ‘targeting global’

After actor Lee Byung-hun overcame the ‘Yoo Ah-in risk’ and led the box office success of the movie ‘Match’, he is now targeting the global market with the Netflix original series ‘Squid Game’ season 3, in collaboration with directors Hwang Dong-hyuk and Park Chan-wook, and the movie ‘There’ s No Way Around ‘. According to the integrated computer network for movie tickets on the 8th,’ Match ‘, in which Lee Byung-hun plays South Korea’ s ‘Baduk legend’ Cho Hun-hyun 9-dan, has maintained the top spot at the box office since its release on the 26th of last month despite the release of several new films, drawing close to 1.4 million viewers. The success of ‘Warehouse Movie’, which returned to theaters after 4 years due to the coronavirus and Yoo Ah-in’s drug use allegations, is being said to be due to Lee Byung-hun’s outstanding acting skills that showed ‘100% synchronization’ with Cho Hoon-hyun 9-dan. Following ‘Match’, Lee Byung-hun will present the final chapter of the global mega hit ‘

Director Bong Joon-ho, Cine Talk on the occasion of the Day of Persons with Disabilities[Entertainment News HOT]

Director Bong Joon-ho will host a Cine Talk on the 20th to mark the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. According to Tcast, a media affiliate of Taekwang Group, on the 8th, Director Bong Joon-ho will host a screening of the film ‘Mickey 17’ and meet with fans along with writer Kim Se-yoon. This screening, hosted by the Korea Association of the Deaf, will be released with general Korean subtitles, and sign language interpretation will be provided on site. At 1:00 PM on the 22nd, the barrier-free version of the film ‘A Summer Night of the Siblings ‘will be screened on Cine Cube’ s regular program ‘Cine Cube Barrier-Free Film Screening for Everyone’. The barrier-free version was directed by Director Yoon Dan-bi, who directed the film, and actor Park Jung-min participated in the audio commentary narration. After the screening, there will be a Cine Talk with actor Park Jung-min.

Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee recently had a son… Postpartum care[DA : Issue]

Director Hong Sang-soo and actress Kim Min-hee have welcomed a son. According to the film industry on the 8th, Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee recently gave birth to a son. The two are said to have stayed at a postpartum care center in Hanam-si, Gyeonggi-do after giving birth. News of Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee’s pregnancy was reported in January. The two reportedly found out about the pregnancy last summer. Hong Sang-soo also visited an obstetrician and gynecologist with Kim Min-hee, and the two were said to have been oblivious to the public’s gaze. Meanwhile, Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee have been having an affair since admitting to their relationship at a press conference for the film “On the Beach at Night Alone” in March 2017. Reporter Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com yyynnn@donga. com

‘Virus’ Mosul Son Seok-gu, Bae Doo-na‘s straight plot

Actor Son Seok-gu will be showing off a different side of himself as a researcher who has been single for life in the film ‘Virus’.‘Virus’, which will be released on May 7th, depicts the unexpected journey of Taek-seon (Bae Doo-na), infected with a 100% fatal virus that causes one to fall in love for no reason, along with three men: solo researcher Soo-pil (Son Seok-gu), long-time classmate Yeon-woo (Jang Ki-ha), and Lee Gyun (Kim Yoon-seok), the only expert who can create a cure. In the film, Son Seok-gu appears as a decisive figure who spreads the ‘Toxovirus’, increasing the immersion from the beginning of the film. His character Soo-pil has a doctorate, a good job, and a neat appearance, but is a solo researcher who is far from love. Soo-pil, who is more comfortable communicating with lab rats than people, feels a strangely strong attraction to Taek-seon (Bae Doo-na), whom he first met on a blind date, and eventually goes so far as to propose to her by visiting her house with a bouq

Marvel Anti-Heroes Unite… ‘Thunderbolts*’ Confirmed for Release on April 30th

The movie ‘Thunderbolts*’, which features anti-heroes from the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe), has confirmed its release on April 30. Along with this, the main poster and main trailer have been released, raising expectations. ‘Thunderbolts*’ is an action blockbuster that contains the unpredictable teamwork of Marvel‘s eccentric characters, including former spies, assassins, and contract killers, to save the world from the world’s greatest threat after the disappearance of the Avengers. The released poster captures the attention of the team ‘Thunderbolts*’ looking at a ruined city. As the phrase “No superpowers. No heroes” suggests, they have been called anti-heroes with dark pasts, not heroes. However, in a situation where everything has fallen apart, they face the roles given to them, and the phrase “Never give up” implies that they will finally be reborn as true heroes who will save the world, further raising the expectations of Marvel fans. The main trailer released together shows

‘Breakthrough’ From 60-year-old female killer Lee Hye-young to her teacher Kim Moo-yeol

The first press stills of the groundbreaking action film ‘Breakthrough’, which features a female killer in her 60s, have been released, raising expectations for the film. ‘Breakthrough’, which will be released on the 30th, depicts an intense confrontation between Jo-gak, a legendary killer who has been active for 40 years in an organization that deals with cockroach-like humans, and the mysterious killer Tou-u who has chased him all his life. The first press stills released show the tense confrontation between Jo-gak (Lee Hye-young) and Tou-u (Kim Sung-chul) and the unpredictable relationships of the characters surrounding them, showing the chemistry of the characters who go back and forth between fate and evil. It shows the refined emotional line of the legendary killer Jo-gak, who all killers are excited about and fear. The confrontation between Jo-gak and Tou-u, who do not back down an inch, directly exposes the condensed narrative between the characters. Next, curiosity is raised a

Tom Cruise, hanging from a real plane… ‘Mission Impossible 8’ trailer released

The masterpiece of spy action blockbusters, the 8th installment of the ‘Mission: Impossible’ series starring Tom Cruise, ‘Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning’ has released its second poster and trailer, raising expectations. The poster released this time evokes a thrilling feeling with the image of Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) hanging from a rotating plane in the air, and raises curiosity about the new mission he faces as he faces a life-or-death crisis. In particular, Tom Cruise, who garnered attention when a behind-the-scenes video was released showing him personally carrying out dangerous underwater filming, also personally performed the action scene hanging from an actual high-altitude taxiing plane without a stunt double, raising expectations for the essence of extreme real action that goes beyond limits. The second trailer released together stimulates curiosity by announcing the start of an unprecedented mission amidst tense tension. The line, “Everything you are, everything you’ve

‘Right Living Girl’ Seohyun‘s Transformation

‘The Good Life Girl’ Seohyun has changed. Seohyun, who has the nickname ‘The Good Life Girl’ for her kind and upright image, has finished preparing to further broaden her acting spectrum by showing a new side of herself through the movie ‘The Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ and the drama ‘I Stole the Male Lead‘s First Night’. First, she sets out to chase away demons in the occult action movie ‘The Holy Night: Demon Hunters’, which opens on the 30th. In the drama, she plays the role of Sharon, an exorcist who, along with the members of the dark solution group ‘Holy Night’, tries to save a city that has fallen into chaos due to an evil-worshiping group. Although she was once prey to devil worshippers, she is a character who sets out to use her ability to sense and find the presence of devils and even exorcise them for good. From the trailer, she caught people’s attention with her heavy makeup, sharp eyes, and strong speech, giving off the force of a ‘strong older sister’. In particular, unlik