“A Whole New Spider-Man”… ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’, Released on Disney+ on the 29th

The new Disney+ Marvel animated series ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’, which will contain a new journey of Peter Parker like you‘ve never seen before, has confirmed its release on the 29th. Along with this, the official poster and trailer for the colorful story of ‘Spider-Man’ have been released, raising expectations. ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ will provide special enjoyment to fans by exploring Peter Parker’s life with a new perspective and original approach, breaking away from the existing Spider-Man stories. The official poster shows Spider-Man‘s signature vibrant energy and unique action flying over a yellow school bus.

(G)I-DLE Concert Live Film, Exclusive Release at CGV on the 8th

The film ‘(G)I-DLE World Tour [Idol] in Cinema’, which contains the live performance of girl group (G)I-DLE, will be released exclusively by CGV. ‘(G)I-DLE World Tour [Idol] in Cinema’, is a visualization of (G)I-DLE‘s third world tour ‘Idol (iDOL)’ (2024 (G)I-DLE WORLD TOUR [iDOL] IN SEOUL), which was held at KSPO DOME in Olympic Park, Seoul in August. This concert was held in 14 cities including Hong Kong, the United States, and Macau, and the Seoul concert was very popular, selling out all tickets within 10 minutes of ticket sales opening. ‘Super Lady

‘Spring of Seoul’ Director Kim Sung-soo, ‘Harbin’ Support Fire… Park Hoon and GV Step Up

The hit film ‘Harbin’, which will open 2025, has confirmed and revealed the schedule of the relay GV with the participation of director Kim Sung-soo of ‘Spring of Seoul’, raising the audience‘s expectations. According to distributor CJ ENM on the 7th, ‘Harbin’ has confirmed the schedule of the relay GV following the character behind-the-scenes talk involving Hyun Bin, Jo Woo-jin, and Park Hoon, which was the first GV. The cinematic GV will be held at CGV Yongsan at 7:30 PM on the 8th, and the Harbin X Seoul Special GV will be held at CGV Yongsan at 7:30 PM on January 10th. The cinematic GV will be attended by cinematographer Hong Kyung-pyo, who captured the beautiful mise-en-scène and spectacular scenes of ‘Harbin’ on the screen.

‘No anti-Japanese theme issue’… ‘Harbin’ The presence of Lily Franky, the representative Japanese actor who played Ito Hirobumi

While the movie ‘Harbin’, which depicts the Harbin Uprising by Ahn Jung-geun, continues to be a box office hit, surpassing 3.6 million viewers, domestic audiences are responding positively to the appearance of Japanese actor Lily Frankie, who plays Ito Hirobumi, the first Resident-General of the Residency-General of Korea. Even other Japanese actors who appeared in anti-Japanese films before ‘Harbin’ are being reexamined. Lily Frankie, a Japanese Academy Award-winning actress and active in various fields of art such as band vocalist, lyricist/composer, novelist, and illustrator, plays the role of Ito Hirobumi, a symbol of Japanese imperialism and the ‘axis of evil’, in ‘Harbin’, and has a small screen time.

‘Harbin’ Lee Dong-wook “I wanted to cheer on the fans who went to the impeachment rally despite the cold”[Interview]

Actor Lee Dong-wook revealed that while filming the hit movie ‘Harbin’, currently showing in theaters, he did not ad-lib at all, which he usually enjoys when acting. This is because he was worried that his acting ambitions would tarnish the fighting spirit of the independence fighter in the play. He played Lee Chang-seop, an independence fighter who shares the same belief in protecting his country but harbors resentment and confrontation toward Ahn Jung-geun, who released Japanese prisoners of war instead of executing them in accordance with international law. He said, “I acted, but I can‘t even imagine the feelings of those who risked their lives in their early 20s and participated in the independence movement. ‘What on earth was I doing in my early 20s?

The movie ‘Hidden Face’ that attracted 1 million viewers enters IPTV [DA:Today]

The movie ‘Hidden Face’, which became a hot topic with actress Park Ji-hyun‘s bold full-body exposure challenge, is entering IPTV. ‘Hidden Face’, which recorded the highest box office success among paid Korean films in the past five years, will be released in theaters and launched on IPTV and VOD services simultaneously on the 6th (today). (Provided by: Studio & New, Solaire Partners (Ltd.) | Production: Studio & New | Co-production: Void | Distribution: NEW | Director: Kim Dae-woo | Cast: Song Seung-heon, Jo Yeo-jeong, Park Ji-hyun) ‘Hidden Face’ is a unique locked-room thriller that unfolds as ‘Soo-yeon’s junior ‘Mi-ju’ appears in front of ‘Sung-jin’ who was chasing the whereabouts of his missing fiancée ‘Soo-yeon’, and ‘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. ‘Hidden Face’ garnered attention even before its release due to the meeting of Korea’s representative actors Song Seung-heon,

Harbin, No. 1 in Box Office… 4 Million in the Air [DA:Box]

The movie ‘Harbin’ is heating up the beginning of 2025. It has been firmly holding onto the number one spot at the box office since its release, and it took the top spot in its second week as well. The movie ‘Harbin’ (provided/distributed by: CJ ENM | produced by: Hive Media Corp | directed by: Woo Min-ho | starring: Hyun Bin, Park Jung-min, Jo Woo-jin, Jeon Yeo-bin, Park Hoon, Yoo Jae-myung, Lily Frankie and Lee Dong-wook) is a hot topic for taking the top spot at the weekend box office in its second week of release as well. With this, ‘Harbin’ has not given up the box office for a single day since its release on December 24th of last year, and has held the top spot at the box office for 13 consecutive days. In addition, since it ranked first in advance ticket sales for all movies on December 15, ‘Harbin’ has maintained its top spot, and among the fierce competition, it has been recording an overwhelming advance ticket sales of 1st place for 22 consecutive days. It is certain that it

Kim Nam-gil, ‘I drew it myself’

Actor Kim Nam-gil holds a self-portrait at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Broken’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 6th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Kim Nam-gil, a sculptural smile

Actor Kim Nam-gil poses at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Broken’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 6th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

New Year‘s Greetings from the Actors of ‘Broken’

Actors Im Sung-jae, Yoo Da-in, Ha Jung-woo, Kim Nam-gil, Jung Man-sik, and director Kim Jin-hwang bow deeply at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Broken’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 6th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Montage that reveals the individuality of ‘Broken’

Actors Im Sung-jae, Yoo Da-in, Ha Jung-woo, Kim Nam-gil, and Jung Man-sik are holding pictures at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Broken’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 6th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

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

Actors Ha Jung-woo, director Kim Jin-hwang, and Kim Nam-gil pose at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Broken’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 6th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Fighting for the movie ‘Broken’

Actors Ha Jung-woo, director Kim Jin-hwang, Kim Nam-gil, Yoo Da-in, Lim Sung-jae, and Jung Man-sik pose at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Broken’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 6th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

The heart is ‘broken’

Actors Ha Jung-woo, director Kim Jin-hwang, Kim Nam-gil, Yoo Da-in, Lim Sung-jae, and Jung Man-sik pose at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Broken’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 6th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Jewish, elegant

Actor Yoo Da-in poses at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Broken’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 6th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Jewish, picturesque beauty

Actor Yoo Da-in poses at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Broken’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 6th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Yuda-Jung-Woo Ha, a model and a satisfied writer

Actress Yoo Da-in is holding a drawing that Ha Jung-woo drew for her at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Broken’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 6th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Lim Seong-jae, ‘You drew it so well’

Actor Lim Sung-jae is holding a painting at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Broken’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 6th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Jeong Man-sik, thumbs up on both hands!

Actor Jung Man-sik poses at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Broken’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 6th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Jeong Man-sik, your eyes are especially similar

Actor Jung Man-sik is holding a painting at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Broken’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 6th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com