South Korean Drama & Movie Reviews
Overview of Mercy For None I wondered why the Korean title of the drama is The Square. Although it shares the same title as the original webtoon, there does not seem to be a scene in the drama that clearly explains the reason. Table of Contents Quick Look at the Netflix Drama Mercy For None … Read more
Overview of The Man Standing Next If you are curious about the events of October 26 and the circumstances leading up to that day, I recommend the film The Man Standing Next. Table of Contents Characters The film The Man Standing Next was released on January 22, 2020. It is set against the backdrop of … Read more
Overview of The Black Nuns The film The Priests had already raised the audience’s expectations. If The Black Nuns had been released first, it might have had an advantage at the box office. Table of Contents Exorcism Actress Song Hye-kyo plays Sister Junia, Jeon Yeo-been plays Sister Michaela, and Lee Jin-wook plays Father Paolo. There … Read more
The Beginning of Project 577 Project 577 is a documentary film released on August 30, 2012. With an audience of about 96,000, it does not seem to have been made with box office success as its primary goal. The film documents a 577-kilometer cross-country march across South Korea. Actor Ha Jung-woo once pledged that he … Read more
Overview of Door Lock Was there no auxiliary latch (safety chain)? It’s a minor flaw. Table of Contents Fear Created Through Music Released on December 5, 2018, the film Door Lock creates fear through well-timed music, even without ghosts or graphic violence. Is there really no violent scene at all? There is a brief moment—about … Read more