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OFFICER BLACK BELT: Kim Woo-Bin Is The Martial Arts Lawman In The First Teaser!

Need a little more Korean action excitement? Step out of the arena and into the streets for Officer Black Belt, the latest from “Bloodhounds” shepherd Jason Kim. The film stars Kim Woo-bin and Kim Sung-kyun and hits all the faces streaming on Netflix beginning September 13. This was especially one I’ve been looking forward to since last year. Kim’s work on Bloodhounds sold me, and Woo-bin’s starpower equally drew me as an impressive action lead. He was great in Netflix series “Black Knight” and is equally fantastic in the Alienoid films as well, so this is a welcome treat. A martial arts officer protects the safety of civilians by preventing crime and electronically monitoring individuals at a high risk of reoffending. Kim Woo-bin plays Lee Jung-do, a multi talented martial artist who always helps a person in need. Although Jung-do is an ordinary young man uh who prioritizes fun and […]

OFFICER BLACK BELT First Look Teases The Wear And Tear That Comes With The Job As A Martial Arts Cop

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Netflix’s K-content announcement is making the rounds these days. Worth spotlighting in my book is Officer Black Belt which comes from “Bloodhounds” shepherd, writer/director Jason Kim and announced last year with actors Kim Woo-bin and Kim Sung-kyun. The action flick is expected to arrive in the Fall of this year and we now have our first look at the latter cast member in a still from the streamer which you can view below. This one looks like it’s gonna go as hard as the director’s hit show did for sure, or maybe even harder – at least one can hope. This action-drama film follows the antics of Lee Jung-do, who boasts a 9th degree expertise in taekwondo, kumdo and judo combined, when he lands a job as a martial arts officer electronically monitoring criminals, along with Kim Sun-min, a probation officer who recognizes Jung-do’s crime-detecting abilities and martial arts skills. […]

OFFICER BLACK BELT Announced As Latest Netflix Action Comedy Flick From Hit ‘Bloodhounds’ Series Director

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On the count that as you’re reading this then you’re already familiar with the hit Netflix series “Bloodhounds”, be advised to take director Jason Kim’s next offering into consideration as casting is announced for Officer Black Belt, with Kim Woo-bin (Alienoid) and Kim Sung-kyun (Seoul Vibe). In this upcoming film, top star Kim Woo-bin (from Black Knight) portrays the unique character of a martial arts prodigy who has an impressive total of nine dans (meaning ranks) in Taekwondo, Kendo, and Judo. This ordinary yet extraordinary young man with a knack for crime detection is expected to enthrall audiences with his blend of charm and martial prowess. The story kicks off with Kim Woo-bin’s character saving a ‘martial arts officer’ from a criminal’s assault. That’s an officer who partners with a probation officer solely for physically dangerous situations. As a result of this brave rescue, Kim Woo-bin’s character is made a […]

ALIENOID Review: A Whimsically Thrilling Sci-Fi Fantasy Pot-Pourri

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Filmmaker Choi Dong-hoon‘s newest out-of-this-world hodgepodge fantasy sci-fi epic arrives this summer in the form of Alienoid, a film whose narrative, larger-than-life storyline has long since been planned as a two-part saga. It’s a particularly fitting approach in this case, especially from a director who is no stranger to storytelling at runtimes of nearly two-and-a-half hours, and with a film like Alienoid whose inaugural story involves two parallel arcs, split between time periods and a myriad of intertwining characters. The pieces here are all subject to supernatural intrigue and mystery as Alienoid invites you into a universe where extraterrestrials see humans as “aliens” themselves. The humans, in this case, are used as prisons for elusive aliens who are then captured and escorted by intergalactic robotic prison warden Guard and Thunder, an A.I. program in a flying head (both portrayed by Kim Woo-bin w/ voice actor Kim Dae-Myung). We meet the […]

ALIENOID: PART 1 Teases Exciting Fantasy Action And Spectacle In The Official Trailer

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Money and The Battle: Roar To Victory star Ryu Jun-yeol is making way this summer for an explosive and spectacular outing from Woochi and Assassination director Choi Dong-hoon with sci-fi fantasy thriller, Alienoid: Part One, to be followed by a sequel later this year. Aliens have been keeping their prisoners locked in the human brain for a very long time. In year 2022, the “Guard” in charge of managing of alien prisoners opens the gate of time to prevent the prisoners from escaping human brains. Meanwhile 600 years ago in the past, the clumsy chi master ‘Muruk’ competes with the ‘The Girl who Shoots Thunder’ in a race to get hold of a Divine Blade with a huge bounty, As he discovers a spaceship stuck in the river, another shocking truth reveals itself… Also starring are Kim Tae-ri, So Ji-sub, Yum Jung-ah, and Kim Woo-bin, the latter who has been […]

ALIEN Teaser Reveals Exciting Time-Jumping Sci-Fi Period Adventure Shenanigans

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Woochi and The Thieves director Choi Dong-hoon’s latest pic looks about as whimsically entertaining as you’d hope. In a word, it’s called Alien and it’s the first of two back-to-back titles arriving this year, starring firstly with Ryu Jun-yeol (Money), Kim Tae-ri (Space Sweepers) and Kim Woo-bin (Master). The door of time opens between the swordsmen who want to seize the legendary divine sword at the end of the Goryeo Dynasty and those who chase after an alien prisoner imprisoned in a human body in 2022.

BLACK KNIGHT Signals Cast For New Netflix Sci-Fi Thriller Series

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I’ve actually yet to catch up on my fill of K-dramas since wrapping up Squid Game and then having to deal with all sorts of life-as-I-know-it-isms coming into the latter end of ’21 into ’22. With that in mind, Netflix insists on thrilling the shit out of us with more epic sci-fi content out of South Korea now in the form of Black Knight, whose confirmed lead cast currently lists Kim Woo-bin (Master), Esom (Samjin Company English Class) and Kang Yoo-seok (tvN drama Start-Up). The series also marks a reunion for actor Kim who headlined with Gang Dong-won and Lee Byung-hun in Golden Slumber and Cold Eyes helmer Cho Ui-seok’s 2016 thriller, Master. Black Knight is written and directed by Cho and is based on Lee Yoon-gyun’s E-IP Award-winning 2016 Toomics webcomic publication, and takes place on air-polluted Earth in the year 2071, where one-percent is all that’s left of […]

Catch The Latest Trailer For Cho Ui-Seok’s MASTER

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A friend of mine named Takai got on my case for not remembering an action scene from the film, Kundo which featured actor Gang Dong-Won as the main villain. She’s an avowed fan of his and that being said, she sort of put me in the doghouse (jokingly) even though I hadn’t seen the film in a couple of years. Still though, I give her credit for following up on Gang and his activity with his most recent film, director Chi Ui-Seok’s Master, in which he leads the tale of a intellectual crime unit led by a detective as they take on a massive fraud case. Also starring principally are Lee Byung-Hun and Kim Woo-Bin as the respective president and brains of the very corporation now in Gang’s sights and clearly our villains are trying to hide something, considering the conniving, scheming and explosive chaos occuring as a result. The […]

MASTER: Catch The Full Trailer For Cho Ui-Suk’s New Thriller

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Cold Eyes helmer Cho Ui-Suk looks to have plenty going for him with the forthcoming release of his latest action crime thriller, Master. It’s a marvelous feat so far and as exemplary as ever for Korean action fans with a cast as vibrant and stellar as ever with Kundo and The Priests actor Gang Dong-Won in his first role as a detective out to bring down the president of a company involved in a massive fraud case. On the villainous end of things are Lee Byung-Hun of I Saw The Devil, Paramounts G.I. Joe and Red 2 fame, along with Kim Woo-Bin from Twenty and Friend, The Great Legacy, all three headlining with, Uhm Ji-Won, The Tunnel and Veteran co-star Oh Dal-Su and Assassination co-star Jin Kyung. The film opens in cinemas this December and with this, the first full trailer has arrived, citing elements of action, drama and espionage aplenty. Take […]

Catch The First Teaser For Jo Eui-Seok's New Crime Thriller, MASTER

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I have to say, I’m pretty thrilled to see actor Lee Byung-Hun standing out so well in the last several years. The first I’d heard of him was in the live-action rendition of G.I. Joe in 2009 prior to its protracted sequel’s release in 2013 and it’s really exciting to see him take up action roles. Here, he does just that with a dash of salt and pepper in his air as a crimeboss at the center of a massive fraud investigation opposite Woochi and Kundo actor Kang Dong-Won in his debut role as a detective in the new thriller, Master. The film opens this December a year after its announcement in 2015 from CJ E&M with Cold Eyes helmer Jo Eui-Seok directing, and actors and actresses Friend, The Great Legacy actor Kim Woo-Bin, Uhm Ji-Won, The Tunnel and Veteran co-star Oh Dal-Su and Assassination co-star Jin Kyung also starring. […]

Lee, Kang, Kim Headline Jo's MASTER Early Next Year

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Actor Lee Byung-Hun, co-star of Terminator: Genisys, currently has a flourishing overseas career with Paramount Pictures’s G.I. Joe movies in 2009 and 2013 among others, and with any luck he’ll be doing the same with the studio now in tow with a universe of crossover films for Hasbro’s Allspark shingle. In the meantime, Lee is still a star at home in South Korea with hits like the long-awaited release of Woo Min-Ho’s political thriller, Inside Men, which finally opened last month. This week, his momentum into the new year continues with Master, which is set to begin filming in early 2016. The film marks Make It Big and The World Of Silence helmer Jo Eui-Seok’s third solo directorial debut as well as his latest gig since working at the helm with Kim Byung-Seo on the 2013 surveillance hit, Cold Eyes. Lee will be joined by opposite fellow leading South Korean sensation, […]