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Zombie thriller 'Colony' tops weekend box-office chart for 3rd straight week

The Korean zombie thriller "Colony" ranked No. 1 at the weekend box office for the third straight week following its release, ahead of the comedy "Wild Sing," data showed on Monday.

2026.6.8

Director Yeon Sang-ho on the set of ″Colony″ [SHOWBOX]

Director Yeon Sang-ho leaves backstory to the imagination to keep 'Colony' a fast-paced zombie thriller

Director Yeon Sang-ho explores 'group think' in his new zombie thriller 'Colony,' featuring stars Jun Ji-hyun and Ji Chang-wook. The film, cut from 168 pages of rich backstory down to only 100 pages, maintains a fast-paced zombie thriller feel.

2026.5.26

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A scene from the film ″The Ugly.″ [PLUS M ENTERTAINMENT]

Director Yeon Sang-ho explores cruelty, resilience behind the Korean economic miracle in latest film 'The Ugly'

In auteur Yeon Sang-ho's latest feature film "The Ugly," the director turns his gaze toward how society labels people as “ugly” and the scars such judgment leaves behind.

2025.9.25

A still cut from the film ″The Ugly″ [KOFIC]

Director Yeon Sang-ho's new film 'The Ugly' debuts at No.1

The film "The Ugly," directed by Yeon Sang-ho, debuted at No. 1 at the box office this week.

2025.9.12

The cast for Netflix's upcoming thriller ″Revelations″ poses for photos during a press conference held on March 18 at the Hotel Naru Seoul MGallery Ambassador in western Seoul. From left are actors Ryu Jun-yeol, Shin Hyun-been and Shin Min-jae [NEWS1]

Faith and belief tested in new Netflix psychological thriller 'Revelations'

Netflix’s upcoming thriller “Revelations” poses a provocative question about human nature by centering on a protagonist who sees only what he wishes to see and believes only what he wants to believe.

2025.3.18

Director Yeon Sang-ho speaks during a press conference for Netflix original series ″Parasyte: The Grey″ at the Seoul Dragon City in central Seoul on March 26. [YONHAP]

'Train to Busan' director Yeon Sang-ho tapped to helm Hollywood action-horror film

Filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho, best-known for zombie apocalypse film “Train to Busan” (2016), is set to direct and write his first English-language project.

2024.6.6

A still from Netflix's ″Parasyte: The Grey.″ Jeon So-nee, shown here, stars as protagonist Su-in and her parasitic inhabitant Heidi. [NETFLIX]

'I was acting against myself': Jeon So-nee of Netflix's 'Parasyte: The Grey' on playing both human and parasite

Ever since all six episodes finally landed on Netflix last week, “Parasyte: The Grey” is and continues to be the globally most watched TV show on the platform. Lead actress Jeon discusses the live adaptation and playing two simultaneous characters.

2024.4.10

The stars of Netflix's ″Parasyte: The Grey″ pose for cameras during a press conference at the Seoul Dragon City in central Seoul on Tuesday. From left: Kim In-kwon, Lee Jung-hyun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Jeon So-nee and Kwon Hae-hyo [NETFLIX KOREA]

Netflix's 'Parasyte: The Grey' explores coexistence within dark fantasy

Director Yeon Sang-ho's latest dark fantasy series "Parasyte: The Grey", premiering on Netflix in early April, brings a Korean spin to a Japanese horror manga series.

2024.3.26

Actor Kim Hyun-joo plays Seo-ha in the Netflix original series ″The Bequeathed,″ a woman who inherits a burial ground from a long-lost uncle and gets embroiled in mysterious events [NETFLIX]

Kim Hyun-joo, Yeon Sang-ho work together again in 'The Bequeathed'

Kim Hyun-joo plays a character in "The Bequeathed" who inherits a burial ground and learns to express her emotions. The show was in the top 10 on Netflix in over 10 countries and explores themes of family and self-expression.

2024.1.26

A scene from the new Netflix original series 'The Bequeathed' [NETFLIX]

'The Bequeathed' is Yeon Sang-ho's latest occult horror with a Korean edge

Netflix's upcoming series "The Bequeathed" by director Yeon Sang-ho explores Korean occult horror with a unique focus on ancestral burial grounds. The show is expected to spark conversations on family and important topics.

2024.1.16