There are TV shows about doctors, laywers, police officers and criminals – but tax officials? Who would have thought their work could seem interesting to a TV audience? Ma Dong-seok (마동석), Seo In-Guk (서인국) and Choi Soo-young (최수영) are the stars of the drama 38사기동대 (variously translated into […]
I’m feeling a bit sorry for myself and for my fellow Korean film fans, here in Montreal (and in other cities, too). A new Korean film called The Priests (검은 사제들 Geomeun Sajedeul) was released in Los Angeles and Dallas on Thursday, Nov. 26 (U.S. Thanksgiving). It will […]
Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival can usually be relied upon to satisfy film fans with comedies, dramas and thrillers from South Korea. This year, Fantasia is showing 12 Korean features. Two of them, A Hard Day and Socialphobia, will be shown twice, the rest get one screening only. The […]
Joo Won (주원) is a Korean actor who has mostly worked in TV dramas (Cantabile Tomorrow, Good Doctor, 7th Grade Civil Servant, Bridal Mask, Ojakgyo Family, and King of Baking, Kim Takgu) though he has made some films, too. Those films include S.I.U, Don’t Click, Catch Me (Steal My […]
Korean influences can be found are all over the place, sometimes where you might not expect them. Station W is a café in the Verdun district of Montreal. It’s a welcoming place, with very friendly employees. The room is bright, with lots of places to sit, and […]
