Yoonhee Choi has been named CEO at Barunson E&a, the South Korean sales and production outfit that is heading to this week’s European Film Market with major international expansion ambitions.
Choi joined the company in 2021 as managing director, overseeing domestic and international operations, and was promoted to COO in April 2023. She was previously head of international sales at Cj Enm, where she worked for eight years, leading overseas distribution of films such as Parasite, The Handmaiden and The Spy Gone North.
She takes over the role from Gene Hong (Brian) Park and Kwak Sin Ae.
Barunson E&a is...
Choi joined the company in 2021 as managing director, overseeing domestic and international operations, and was promoted to COO in April 2023. She was previously head of international sales at Cj Enm, where she worked for eight years, leading overseas distribution of films such as Parasite, The Handmaiden and The Spy Gone North.
She takes over the role from Gene Hong (Brian) Park and Kwak Sin Ae.
Barunson E&a is...
- 2/13/2024
- ScreenDaily
Choi Yoonhee has been named as the new CEO of Barunson E&a, the Korean sales and production firm that is making a splash at the European Film Market in Berlin this week.
Choi, who joined the firm in 2021 from Cj Enm, takes over from Gene Hong (Brian) Park and Kwak Sin Ae. She joined as MD, overseeing domestic and international operations, and in April 2023 was upped to COO.
Barunson E&a has been in operation since 1996, though was not involved in international sales all that duration. Notable past titles include Bong Joon-ho’s “Mother” and Oscar-winner “Parasite,” on which Cj and Choi headed international distribution. Barunson E&a has also been behind Kim Jee-woon’s “The Good, the Bad, the Weird” and his more recent “Cobweb.”
The company’s upcoming slate also includes the next two features from director Bong Joon-ho, as well as projects from directors Kim Sung-hoon and...
Choi, who joined the firm in 2021 from Cj Enm, takes over from Gene Hong (Brian) Park and Kwak Sin Ae. She joined as MD, overseeing domestic and international operations, and in April 2023 was upped to COO.
Barunson E&a has been in operation since 1996, though was not involved in international sales all that duration. Notable past titles include Bong Joon-ho’s “Mother” and Oscar-winner “Parasite,” on which Cj and Choi headed international distribution. Barunson E&a has also been behind Kim Jee-woon’s “The Good, the Bad, the Weird” and his more recent “Cobweb.”
The company’s upcoming slate also includes the next two features from director Bong Joon-ho, as well as projects from directors Kim Sung-hoon and...
- 2/13/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
South Korean producer Barunson E&a is to invest in upcoming Indonesian horror film Respati and has secured worldwide sales rights to the feature ahead of the European Film Market (EFM).
It marks the second investment in a non-Korean title by the company since expanding into international co-production, financing and sales in October 2022. The first was Indonesian action feature 13 Bombs, produced by Jakarta-based Visinema, which screened at Rotterdam earlier this week.
Barunson E&a, which is known as the producer of Oscar-winner Parasite and Kim Je-woon’s black comedy Cobweb, will begin pre-sales of Respati at the EFM, which begins...
It marks the second investment in a non-Korean title by the company since expanding into international co-production, financing and sales in October 2022. The first was Indonesian action feature 13 Bombs, produced by Jakarta-based Visinema, which screened at Rotterdam earlier this week.
Barunson E&a, which is known as the producer of Oscar-winner Parasite and Kim Je-woon’s black comedy Cobweb, will begin pre-sales of Respati at the EFM, which begins...
- 2/2/2024
- ScreenDaily
A feature-length fully-animated version of smash hit Korean series “Yumi’s Cells” will launch next month at the European Film Market in Berlin. International rights to the property were picked up by Barunson E&a, part of the Korean Barunson conglomerate that also produced Oscar-winning live-action film “Parasite.”
“Yumi’s Cells: The Movie” is a 3D feature animation based on the popular Naver webtoon series of the same title that debuted in 2015. Production of the film is by Locus Animation (formerly Sidus Animation), which was previously responsible for “Red Shoes and Seven Dwarfs” and Studio N, a subsidiary of Naver Webtoon. The film is currently in post-production and will be delivered later this year.
Locus’s latest work, “Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning” is also debuting at the EFM.
“Yumi’s Cells” revolves around an office worker Yumi and the myriad of cells inside her brain – such as Rational Cell, Emotional Cell, Anxiety Cell,...
“Yumi’s Cells: The Movie” is a 3D feature animation based on the popular Naver webtoon series of the same title that debuted in 2015. Production of the film is by Locus Animation (formerly Sidus Animation), which was previously responsible for “Red Shoes and Seven Dwarfs” and Studio N, a subsidiary of Naver Webtoon. The film is currently in post-production and will be delivered later this year.
Locus’s latest work, “Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning” is also debuting at the EFM.
“Yumi’s Cells” revolves around an office worker Yumi and the myriad of cells inside her brain – such as Rational Cell, Emotional Cell, Anxiety Cell,...
- 1/29/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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It seems Blackpink's Jisoo and Ahn Bo Hyun's romance wasn't meant to last because the famous pair split after only a few months of dating.
Back on Aug. 3, it was revealed that Jisoo was dating Ahn after the pair were photographed meeting up in pictures obtained by Korean news outlet Dispatch. Jisoo and Ahn's respective agencies, Yg Entertainment and Fn Entertainment, confirmed the new relationship. "They are getting to know each other with positive feelings," the agencies said in a statement to Newsen (via Soompi), adding, "We would be thankful if you look upon them with warmth."
However, on Oct. 24, after three months of low-key dating, Korean news outlet Jtbc reported that the pair had split. A source told the publication, "Jisoo and Ahn Bo Hyun's relationship naturally became distant due to their busy schedules, and...
It seems Blackpink's Jisoo and Ahn Bo Hyun's romance wasn't meant to last because the famous pair split after only a few months of dating.
Back on Aug. 3, it was revealed that Jisoo was dating Ahn after the pair were photographed meeting up in pictures obtained by Korean news outlet Dispatch. Jisoo and Ahn's respective agencies, Yg Entertainment and Fn Entertainment, confirmed the new relationship. "They are getting to know each other with positive feelings," the agencies said in a statement to Newsen (via Soompi), adding, "We would be thankful if you look upon them with warmth."
However, on Oct. 24, after three months of low-key dating, Korean news outlet Jtbc reported that the pair had split. A source told the publication, "Jisoo and Ahn Bo Hyun's relationship naturally became distant due to their busy schedules, and...
- 10/24/2023
- by Noelle Devoe
- Popsugar.com
First looks at both upcoming films revealed.
South Korea’s Plus M Entertainment is set to launch sales on romantic drama Love In The Big City and revenge thriller Revolver at Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market.
A first look at both titles can be seen above.
Revolver reunites Cannes best actress winner Jeon Do-yeon with director Oh Seung-uk for the first time since The Shameless, which played in Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2015. Jeon is also known for roles in Lee Chang-dong’s Secret Sunshine, for which she won the best actress award at Cannes in 2007, and more recently Netflix feature Kill Boksoon,...
South Korea’s Plus M Entertainment is set to launch sales on romantic drama Love In The Big City and revenge thriller Revolver at Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market.
A first look at both titles can be seen above.
Revolver reunites Cannes best actress winner Jeon Do-yeon with director Oh Seung-uk for the first time since The Shameless, which played in Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2015. Jeon is also known for roles in Lee Chang-dong’s Secret Sunshine, for which she won the best actress award at Cannes in 2007, and more recently Netflix feature Kill Boksoon,...
- 9/28/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Shin Hye-Sun’s much-anticipated comeback is a webtoon adaptation. See You In My 19th Life is extremely fun, and it’s so interesting to see Ahn Bo-Hyun in this role that’s so different from anything we’ve seen him do before, although he slightly resembles his character in “Yumi’s Cells.” Still, that’s a more realistic show, whereas See You In My 19th Life has a fantastical element that makes him feel even more out of place, but it works perfectly. In the first two episodes, we got introduced to the characters Seo-Ha and Yoon Ju-Won. Ju-Won was a beloved friend to Seo-Ha, but she died when they were young, leaving Seo-Ha alone; except that that was Ju-Won’s 18th life, and she remembers all her past lives. When she’s born again in her 19th life, she’s determined to come back to Seo-Ha, so that’s how...
- 6/26/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
Not only did The Glory K-drama have an outstanding cast of adult actors, but the actors playing their teen character versions are also rising stars. Jung Ji-so starred as the teen version of Dong-eun, while actor Shin Ye-eun played the heinous bully Yeon-jin. Since The Glory’s global fame, Shin Ye-eun revealed how it had changed her life.
Shin Ye-eun as Yeon-jin in ‘The Glory’ | via Netflix A teenage Yeon-jin was the thing of nightmares in ‘The Glory’
Most of The Glory focuses on actor Lim Ji-yeon as the adult Yeon-jin. Throughout her role as the heinous bully, the actor convinced fans to loathe her character. The Glory actor revealed that staying in her character’s mindset for hours made her cranky at the world. Fans can only imagine as Yeon-jin became Dong-eun’s nightmare that changed her life.
While fans quivered over Yeon-jin’s evil tendencies in the K-drama,...
Shin Ye-eun as Yeon-jin in ‘The Glory’ | via Netflix A teenage Yeon-jin was the thing of nightmares in ‘The Glory’
Most of The Glory focuses on actor Lim Ji-yeon as the adult Yeon-jin. Throughout her role as the heinous bully, the actor convinced fans to loathe her character. The Glory actor revealed that staying in her character’s mindset for hours made her cranky at the world. Fans can only imagine as Yeon-jin became Dong-eun’s nightmare that changed her life.
While fans quivered over Yeon-jin’s evil tendencies in the K-drama,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Gabriela Silva
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Netflix‘s Physical 100 has proven to be the ultimate fight to prove who is the strongest among Olympic athletes, fitness athletes, and more. The Korean unscripted reality series has some recognizable faces, from Single’s Inferno Cha Hyun-seung to Mma fighter Choo Sung-hoon. All athletes have proven themselves worthy or have been eliminated trying. After seeing the series, there are a few K-dramas actors with enough of an athletic and strong background to withstand Physical 100.
K-drama actor Lee Si-young in ‘Sweet Home’ | via Netflix 2Pm’s Taecyeon is also a K-drama actor capable of taking on ‘Physical 100’
Many K-Pop idols have transitioned into becoming well-known actors. 2Pm’s Taecyeon gained fame as a villain in the crime drama Vincenzo. In 2021, he also starred as the male lead in Secret Royal Inspector & Joy. K-drama fans will recognize him from his early years in the supernatural drama Bring It On Ghost, and the cult drama Save Me.
K-drama actor Lee Si-young in ‘Sweet Home’ | via Netflix 2Pm’s Taecyeon is also a K-drama actor capable of taking on ‘Physical 100’
Many K-Pop idols have transitioned into becoming well-known actors. 2Pm’s Taecyeon gained fame as a villain in the crime drama Vincenzo. In 2021, he also starred as the male lead in Secret Royal Inspector & Joy. K-drama fans will recognize him from his early years in the supernatural drama Bring It On Ghost, and the cult drama Save Me.
- 2/7/2023
- by Gabriela Silva
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Warner Bros. Discovery among those to have secured rights to action feature.
South Korean sales firm Finecut has sealed a raft of Asia deals for action-thriller Christmas Carol ahead of its local release on December 7.
Warner Bros. Discovery has picked up the film for Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines and Brunei, while it has also been sold for Japan (At Entertainment), Taiwan (Cai Chang International) and Thailand (Sahamongkolfilm International).
Based on a Korean best-selling novel of the same name by award-winning author Joo Won-kyu, the story follows a young man who sets out to avenge his twin brother,...
South Korean sales firm Finecut has sealed a raft of Asia deals for action-thriller Christmas Carol ahead of its local release on December 7.
Warner Bros. Discovery has picked up the film for Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines and Brunei, while it has also been sold for Japan (At Entertainment), Taiwan (Cai Chang International) and Thailand (Sahamongkolfilm International).
Based on a Korean best-selling novel of the same name by award-winning author Joo Won-kyu, the story follows a young man who sets out to avenge his twin brother,...
- 11/24/2022
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
With so many streaming services to choose from, finding a new show or film to discover is rarely an issue. Especially not on Netflix, the streamer that essentially started it all, and continues to churn out quality originals to add to their already-stacked catalog. Each month on Netflix introduces titles both new and old, but not every title's got a permanent home on the platform. There's also the small issue of Netflix's promotion strategy: With so many movies and shows coming and going with each passing month, there's always the chance that something truly great is going to slip through the cracks. "Blonde" is finally getting its long-awaited (and scandalously-rated) release on the streamer, but the Ana de Armas starrer is far from the only exciting development on Netflix.
Whether you're on the hunt for a soapy thriller, a star-crossed romance, or some adult animation, there's plenty to go around this month.
Whether you're on the hunt for a soapy thriller, a star-crossed romance, or some adult animation, there's plenty to go around this month.
- 8/24/2022
- by Lyvie Scott
- Slash Film
Korea’s Cj Enm and its production subsidiary Studio Dragon, along with Naver Webtoon’s affiliated company Line Digital Frontier are partnering on a Japan-based joint venture under the tentative name Studio Dragon Japan. The new production studio will be established in the first half of this year, with 30 billion won (23 million) invested by the three entities.
Studio Dragon Japan’s stated goal is to be become the market’s leading production company by delivering premium content based on Cj Enm and Studio Dragon’s expertise combined with Line Digital Frontier’s premium original IP. The new company will encompass all stages of content production from development and investment to production and distribution.
Studio Dragon is Asia’s largest scripted television studio with over 183 global premium IPs, and produces about 30 series every year distributed via various platforms. The studio is known for such popular series as Crash Landing On You,...
Studio Dragon Japan’s stated goal is to be become the market’s leading production company by delivering premium content based on Cj Enm and Studio Dragon’s expertise combined with Line Digital Frontier’s premium original IP. The new company will encompass all stages of content production from development and investment to production and distribution.
Studio Dragon is Asia’s largest scripted television studio with over 183 global premium IPs, and produces about 30 series every year distributed via various platforms. The studio is known for such popular series as Crash Landing On You,...
- 5/12/2022
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
It would be fair conclusion to say that 2021 was a successful year for K-Dramas. The year, through many cable and national broadcasting networks, the country’s tv industry released many successful series. Streaming giant Netflix too came in strong, buying world-wide distribution rights to many popular titles, while also doubling down on their own original productions, investing heavily into content from the country and increasing output too, to the point of releasing a new K-Drama almost every month in the second half of last year. Of course, the success of a number of these shows is now well-known, but other streaming services like iQiyi, Viki etc. also played an important part in getting several Korean series out to the wider worldwide audience, resulting in a strong year for shows of various genres.
Without further ado, here is the list of the 20 best K-Dramas of 2021, in descending order.
20. Hospital Playlist: Season 2 (dir.
Without further ado, here is the list of the 20 best K-Dramas of 2021, in descending order.
20. Hospital Playlist: Season 2 (dir.
- 2/15/2022
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
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