‘Bogota’ Song Joong-ki‘s belief “If you don’t feel burdened by being the lead, don‘t take the lead role” [DA: Interview ①]

‘Bogota’ Song Joong-ki‘s belief “If you don’t feel burdened by the lead role, don‘t take it” [DA: Interview ①] Actor Song Joong-ki expressed his affection for the movie ‘Bogota: Land of Last Chance’. In an interview for the movie ‘Bogota: Land of Last Chance’ held at a cafe in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 23rd, Song Joong-ki expressed his deep gratitude for the movie not being canceled and being released. He said, “It’s been a while since I‘ve been able to release a movie in theaters, so I’m really nervous. My previous film, ‘The Hwanghae War’, was a low-budget film, so there‘s no comparison. I’m really nervous, but I‘m also looking forward to it. It’s my last movie of the year in terms of release date, so I feel a bit of a strange sense of responsibility”, and I think I feel a sense of responsibility because Korean movies are having a hard time these days. Of course, since it‘s my movie, I want many people to like it,“ he confessed. He also expressed his hope that all his wo

Song Hye-kyo becomes a nun, this is the first time I‘ve seen her face like this (Black Nuns)

The movie ‘The Nuns’ has released press stills that raise expectations for its tense plot. ‘The Nuns’ is a movie that tells the story of people who embark on a forbidden ritual to save a boy possessed by a powerful evil spirit. The press stills that were released this time are eye-catching as they give a glimpse of the intense energy of the actors who will heat up theaters in the new year. The stills of Song Hye-kyo as nun ‘Unia’, who will move forward without regard to means and methods to save the boy possessed by an evil spirit, foreshadow a new side of her that we have never seen before and radiate strong charisma, drawing attention. The stills of Jeon Yeo-bin as nun ‘Michaela’, smiling with determined eyes, raise curiosity about the story of the two nuns preparing for the ritual together. Meanwhile, the stills of Lee Jin-wook, who plays the role of Father ‘Paul’, a psychiatrist who opposes exorcism, and Heo Jun-ho, who made a special appearance as Father ‘Andrea’, who struggles to

Following ‘Inside Out 2’, ‘Moana 2’ is also a box office success… The era of animation sequels

Disney‘s animation ‘Moana 2’ has surpassed 3 million viewers, becoming a box office success that surpasses the first film, becoming a ‘better younger brother than the older brother’. Following ‘Inside Out 2’, ‘Moana 2’, the sequels to the animations have been huge box office hits one after another, raising expectations for the sequel animations that will be released in the future. According to the Integrated Computer Network for Movie Tickets on the 22nd, ‘Moana 2’, which was released on the 27th of last month and is now in its 4th week of release, recorded a cumulative audience of 3,001,404 as of 9:30 a.m. that day. It has surpassed the box office record of the previous film ‘Moana’, which attracted 2.31 million viewers in 2017. Its global performance is even more splendid.

‘Lighting Store’, Highest Viewing Record for Korean Disney+ Content This Year… Webtoon Also Reverses

Writer Kang Full has done it again. Following last year‘s ‘Moving’, writer Kang Full’s Disney+ original series ‘The Lighting Store’, which he wrote the scenario for himself based on his own webtoon, has once again succeeded in ‘blockbuster success’. Not only did it become the most successful Disney+ Korean original content released this year, it also led to a reverse run of the original webtoon. According to Walt Disney Korea, ‘The Lighting Store’ recorded the most viewers among Disney+ Korean original dramas released in 2024. There are a total of 9 Korean original dramas released this year, ‘The Lighting Store’, which previously recorded the highest viewership, ‘Killer’

‘Lighting Store’ Joo Ji-hoon “5 Hours of Special Makeup for Elderly... I Was Surprised to See Myself Looking Exactly Like My Dad”[Interview]

For actor Joo Ji-hoon, Disney+‘s ’The Lighting Store‘ was not an easy project at all. Since it is a drama with many characters, his screen time was much less than his previous leading roles, but he could not show his eyes because of his character’s characteristic of always wearing sunglasses. For an actor, covering his eyes was “like having his greatest weapon taken away.” Although he was anxious about this, he believed in the “synergy that comes from working with fellow actors.” He described the drama as a “team battle,” and thought of the great acting of the actors who filled the drama, including Park Bo-young, Kim Seol-hyun, Uhm Tae-goo, and Lee Jung-eun, saying, “I will use my weapon as a weapon.”

Movie ‘Firefighter’ Breaks Even After Many Twists and Turns [Entertainment News HOT]

The movie ‘Firefighter’, which suffered through many twists and turns, including the drunk driving of lead actor Kwak Do-won and the boycott movement related to director Kwak Kyung-taek‘s younger brother, a member of the People’s Power Party, has achieved the feat of surpassing the break-even point of 2.5 million viewers. According to distributor Bypoem Studio on the 22nd, ‘Firefighter’ surpassed 2.5 million cumulative viewers as of 1:06 p.m. that day. With this, ‘Firefighter’ is listed in the top 5 Korean movies of the year, along with ‘The Grave’, ‘The Outlaws 4’, ‘Veteran 2’, and ‘Pilot’. In line with this box office success, 119 won per ticket was donated to the establishment of the National Fire Hospital, which is scheduled to open in 2025.

Song Seung-heon and Park Ji-hyun‘s shocking bed scene goes viral, movie ‘Hidden Face’ surpasses 1 million [DA:Box]

The movie ‘Hidden Face’ has surpassed 1 million moviegoers. ‘Hidden Face’ is a unique locked-room thriller that unfolds when ‘Soo-yeon‘s junior ‘Mi-ju’ appears in front of ‘Sung-jin’, who was chasing the whereabouts of his missing fiancée ‘Soo-yeon’, and when ‘Soo-yeon’, who was thought to have disappeared, is trapped in a secret space closest to them and witnesses her bare face being stripped away. According to the Integrated Computer Network for Movie Tickets, ‘Hidden Face’ surpassed 1 million moviegoers as of 3:45 PM on the 22nd, mobilizing 1,014,000,000 moviegoers. This is the only record among Korean movies with a youth viewing restriction (abbreviated as R-rated) released this year. It is a significant achievement for R-rated Korean movies that had been sluggish since ‘Tazza: One-Eyed Jack’ (2019). It is the first Korean film to surpass 1 million viewers in the past 5 years. The distributor’s analysis is that the groundbreaking acting transformation of Song Seung-heon, Jo Yeo-jeo

‘Moana’ Surpasses 3 Million... Director‘s Special Thanks “Thank You Korea”

‘Moana’ Surpasses 3 Million Viewers... Special Thanks from the Director “Thank You Korea”With the movie ‘Moana 2’ surpassing 3 million viewers, director Jason Hand has released a special image to personally send to Korean fans. According to the integrated computer network for movie theater tickets, ‘Moana 2’ recorded 3,001,505 cumulative viewers as of 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, December 22. With this, ‘Moana 2’ not only easily surpassed the number of viewers of its predecessor, but is also setting a new box office record for Disney animation by mobilizing 3 million viewers. To repay the ardent love Korean audiences have for ‘Moana 2’, director Jason Hand, who co-directed this film, sent a special image. He presented a special image with the bright smiles of ‘Moana’ and ‘Maui’ along with the message, “Thank You To The Disney Fans In Korea!”. ‘Moana 2’, which is receiving rave reviews from audiences of all generations and is recording box office success that surpasses its predecessor, is curre

Son Ye-jin, Hyun Bin at the premiere of the movie ‘Harbin’ “Honey, Fighting♥”

Actress Son Ye-jin has come out to cheer on her husband Hyun Bin. Son Ye-jin attended the VIP premiere of the movie ‘Harbin’ (Director Woo Min-ho) held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 19th. On this day, Son Ye-jin showed off a sophisticated fashion by matching a black long coat with jeans. In particular, since this was the first time that Son Ye-jin appeared at an official event for Hyun Bin‘s work, the reporters’ enthusiasm was heated. Son Ye-jin said, “Why am I more nervous? It‘s not even my movie,” and cheered Hyun Bin on by saying, “Fighting, honey.” She continued, “I felt so bad watching you from the side because you worked so hard.” His face became increasingly haggard and his eyes showed agony. “I felt sorry for him because he was an actor like me and I knew how much he was suffering, but I have no doubt that he must have thought so much to make a good movie,” he said, expressing his belief. Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin got married in March 2022. Meanwhile, “Ha

Ma Dong-seok, ‘Movie actor who shined this year’ 1st place for 2 consecutive years [Entertainment News HOT]

Actor Ma Dong-seok has been ranked first for the second consecutive year as the ‘Movie Actor of the Year’. According to the results of a survey conducted by Gallup Korea from the 11th to the 25th of last month, in which 1,741 people aged 13 or older nationwide (excluding Jeju Island) were asked to name up to two actors who were the most active this year (free response), Ma Dong-seok took first place with 26.5% of the votes. Following last year‘s ‘The Outlaws 3’, Ma Dong-seok has mobilized 10 million moviegoers with ‘The Outlaws 4’, which was released this year. Ma Dong-seok has taken first place in the survey for the second consecutive year. Hwang Jung-min, Kim Go-eun, Choi Min-sik, and Lee Jung-jae followed Ma Dong-seok.

‘Bogota’ Song Joong-ki “Colombia is where my mother-in-law is”

Song Joong-ki showed his special affection for Colombia through the movie ‘Bogota: Land of Last Chance’ (Bogota). The movie, which will be released on the 31st, is a crime film that depicts the story of a boy named Kook-hee (Song Joong-ki), who heads to Bogota with his family after the 1997 IMF (International Monetary Fund) foreign exchange crisis, and gets entangled with Sergeant Park (Kwon Hae-hyo), the local Korean community president, and Soo-young (Lee Hee-joon), another powerful figure there. At a press preview held at COEX Megabox in Samseong-dong, Seoul on the afternoon of the 19th ahead of the release, Song Joong-ki said, “It was a series of difficult challenges because the filming locations were relatively unfamiliar places, and it was always unexpected.

‘Bogota’, opening on the 31st, a story of people who went to a faraway place

The film ‘Bogota: Land of Last Chance’ (directed by Kim Sung-je, Bogota), which took a full five years from casting to overseas location and post-production, has finally been unveiled. As the title suggests, the film is actually set in Bogota, Colombia. Filming was conducted on location in 2020, but filming was suspended and resumed repeatedly due to COVID-19. Now, it seems there is no longer a long wait, as it will be released in theaters on the last day of the year. Ahead of the release, the lead actors Song Joong-ki, Lee Hee-joon, Kwon Hae-hyo, Park Ji-hwan, and Jo Hyun-chul held a press screening at COEX Megabox in Samseong-dong, Seoul on the afternoon of the 19th to celebrate the long-awaited release of the film.

Kwon Hae-hyo, greetings from ‘Bogota’

Actor Kwon Hae-hyo is giving a greeting at the press conference for the movie ‘Bogota: Land of Last Chance’ held at Megabox COEX in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 19th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Kwon Hae-hyo, softly today

Actor Kwon Hae-hyo poses at the press conference for the movie ‘Bogota: Land of Last Chance’ held at Megabox COEX in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 19th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Kim Jong-su, see you in Bogota

Actor Kim Jong-soo is giving a greeting at the press conference for the movie ‘Bogota: Land of Last Chance’ held at Megabox COEX in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 19th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Kim Jong-su, nice to meet you

Actor Kim Jong-soo poses at the press conference for the movie ‘Bogota: Land of Last Chance’ held at Megabox COEX in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 19th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Good luck with the movie ‘Bogotá: Land of Last Chance’!

Actors Park Ji-hwan, Lee Hee-joon, director Kim Sung-je, Kwon Hae-hyo, Kim Jong-soo, and Song Joong-ki pose at the press conference for the movie ‘Bogota: Land of Last Chance’ held at Megabox COEX in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 19th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Park Ji-hwan, ‘I played the role of a small doctor’

Actor Park Ji-hwan is giving a greeting at the press conference for the movie ‘Bogota: Land of Last Chance’ held at Megabox COEX in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 19th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Exciting fighting for the movie ‘Bogota’

Actors Park Ji-hwan, Lee Hee-joon, Kwon Hae-hyo, Kim Jong-soo, and Song Joong-ki pose at the press conference for the movie ‘Bogota: Land of Last Chance’ held at Megabox COEX in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 19th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Park Ji-hwan, the heart craftsman

Actor Park Ji-hwan poses at the press conference for the movie ‘Bogota: Land of Last Chance’ held at Megabox COEX in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 19th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com