“Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae’s directorial debut film “Hunt” achieved a milestone by selling one million tickets in South Korea. “Hunt” is an espionage movie starring Lee Jung-jae, Jung Woo-sung, Jeon Hye-jin, Heo Sung-tae and Go Yoon-jung. Lee Jung-jae in "Hunt" movie (KOFIC)...
Five Korean films have been invited to the 47th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which will be held from Sept. 8 to 18. The TIFF announced the 63 films included in its 2022 Official Selection consisting of 18 Galas and 45 Special Presentations. Korean films invited to the 2022 TIFF are...
Netflix’s “Squid Game” made history when it bagged 14 nominations at the 74th Emmy Awards that will be held on Sept. 12. “Squid Game” received a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series, becoming the first Korean and non-English series to be nominated in the category. ...
Netflix has revealed details about season 2 of the global hit Korean series “Squid Game.” “Squid Game” was released last September and became Netflix’s biggest show with 1.65 billion hours viewed in the first 28 days on the video streaming platform. "Squid Game" season 2 (Netflix) The...
Three Korean films have been invited to the 75th Cannes Film Festival, which will be held from May 17 to 28. On April 14, Pierre Lescure and Thierry Frémaux announced the Official Selection for the 2022 Cannes Film Festival in Paris. (Clockwise from left) Korean films "Hunt," "Broker" and...
Netflix’s global hit Korean series “Squid Game” and its stars scored wins at the 2nd Critics Choice Super Awards. This is a second win for Lee Jung-jae just days after winning best actor in a drama series for “Squid Game” at the 27th Critics Choice Awards held on March 13. “Squid...
Korean actor Lee Jung-jae and Netflix's global Korean hit series "Squid Game" won at the 27th Critics Choice Awards held on March 13 (March 14 in the Philippines) at Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. The 49-year-old star bagged the award for best actor in a drama series for his role as...
Netflix’s global Korean hit series “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae won best actor at the the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards held on March 6 at the Santa Monica Pier in California. Lee Jung-jae bagged the Best Male Performance In A New Scripted Series for “Squid Game,” winning over...
Korean actor and Netflix’s “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae has joined one of the biggest entertainment agencies in the US. On Feb. 26, his Korean agency Artist Company announced that the 49-year-old star has signed a contract with Creative Artists Agency (CAA). According to Artist Company, Lee...
Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards nominee Lee Jung-jae said he did not put any effort into his appearance for one year due to his role in Netflix’s global hit Korean series “Squid Game.” Lee Jung-jae was a guest on the Jan. 13 episode of the Korean show “You Quiz on the...
Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon (aka Ho-yeon Jung), stars of Netflix’s global hit Korean series “Squid Game,” expressed happiness after they were nominated at the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards , which will be held on Feb. 27. “Squid Game” garnered four nominations at the SAG...
Polling firm Gallup Korea revealed its year-end list of the top 10 Korean movie stars who shined in 2021 as part of its “Person of the Year” ranking in each field. Gallup Korea held a survey among 1,700 people aged 13 and above in South Korea excluding Jeju Island from Nov. 5 to 28 and asked...
