Reviewed: I Saw The Devil (2011) By James W Farmer

18 - 141mins - Crime/Drama/Horror - 29th April 2011
A foreign movie from the country of South Korea, I Saw The Devil keeps in tune with many of the films to successfully make it out of Korea with it's dark and gory plot based around revenge.
It follows Kim Soo-hyeon (Byung-hun Lee) who is a highly trained agent. One night while stranded on the side of the road after her car breaks down, Kim's pregnant fiancée is attacked and brutally murdered by Kyung-chul (Min-sik Choi). This isn't the first time he's murdered and it's sure not to be the last. What he doesn't reckon on though is Kim hunting him down for retribution.

Korean Film Industry By Zermina Rashad

SOUTH KOREAN FILM INDUSTRY & TOP BEST KOREAN FILMS
One salient feature over the past decade has been the increasing success of Korean films on the screens, where they have proved capable of attracting new spectators - a phenomenon similar to that witnessed in some European countries, according to what emerged during MEDIA Salles' Focus on Europe event at Cinema Expo International 2002, in Amsterdam.
Considering all these points, the following two reflections on the Korean film industry, especially from the 90s up to the present, may be offered to European movie concerns.
Increasing market share of Korean movies

Why Are Korean Television Dramas So Addicting? By Erika Ayala

Have you ever wondered what makes Korean dramas so popular among Asians? Why do you think they stay glued to their television sets time and again to watch series after series that seem to follow the same old plot lines and twists? I believe that these shows are able establish a strong emotional connection with its audience.
And this is the main reason they find these shows so addicting. Life isn't easy.

The Best Korean Drama You Can Watch By Adam Liang

All Korean dramas are fun to watch but do you know what is the most interesting drama you can ever watch? Well, what do you need inside a Korean drama to actually make it a very fun drama. You would need action, love and adventure. Well this drama, the one I'm about to tell you, will have all of the above. It was one of the most popular drama that ever came out in Korea. The title is...
IRIS: This drama is my all time favorite drama because the actresses and actors that are in it are great. Do you know the guy from G.I. JOE? Yes, he is inside this drama as well as Kim Tae Hee. They are all popular stars inside the Korean drama world. So what is the drama about?

Wonder Girls, Korean Girls Band With 'Nobody' Hits By Alvaro O Butler

'I want nobody nobody nobody but you...'
This lyric is probably familiar for the people all around the world. It is because this lyric is the part of the song 'Nobody' performed by Wonder Girls. Wonder Girls is the girl band from the South Korea which now starts to debut in America.
The producer who also works as the manager of the Wonder Girls is the singer and also the song writer Park Jin-Young. Wonder girls itself is under the JYP entertainment, the talent agency which published them as the Idol girl band. The members of the Wonder Girls are chosen through the auditions. This girl band was debuted in early 2007. It can be said that their popularity is quickly increasing with their song titled 'Tell Me'. This song was then followed by 'So Hot' and 'Nobody' which are also successes. Those three songs become the number one hit singles.