Memoir of a Murderer (2017) A compelling masterpiece, ‘Memoir of a Murderer’ can be regarded as one of the best South Korean thrillers of all time. While Netflix's reality show "Love Is Blind" mines the way we value appearances for drama, "The Beauty Inside" offers a more thoughtful take on the same concept.Yeon Sang-ho, the director of "Train to Busan," serves up a smart twist on the classic superhero origin story in this off-beat comedy.In brilliant contrast to the intergalactic behemoth that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe, "Psychokinesis" is a refreshingly simple superhero tale.Shin Roo-mi (Shim Eun-kyung) runs the best fried chicken joint in Seoul, but her livelihood is threatened when a gangster-backed construction company threatens to demolish her building to make way for a new shopping mall. He assembles a group of misfits—led by teen influencer Jo Yi-Seo (Kim Da-Mi), who becomes the restaurant’s manager—and faces off against CEO Jang.
Created with original soundtracks—oftentimes with songs from In the past year, Netflix has signed contracts with additional Korean In no particular order, here are the best Korean dramas to watch on Netflix right now.A woman from South Korea was paragliding when a sudden tornado hit, causing her to crash-land in North Korea. Photo-Illustration by Sangsuk Sylvia Kang for TIME; Netflix (4); Getty (1)
Like what you see here? Since an accident killed her five years ago, Cha Yu-Ri (Kim Tae-Hee) has lived as a ghost. Instead, director Kim Seong-hun shifts focus between Jung-soo, his anxious wife and the self-serving politicians complicating the rescue operation to maintain tension while keeping the narrative focused on the protagonist and his battle to keep hope alive through the darkness.In the "Parasite" director's futuristic thriller, the world has frozen over, leaving humanity ensconced in the titular Snowpiercer train that carries a small city of people through the endless ice.The train is ruthlessly divided by social strata, and the film begins with renegade Curtis (Chris Evans) and engineer Namgoong (Song Kang-ho) trapped in grim squalor at the very back, following the furious rebels as they revolt and fight their way forwards.Each carriage presents a new battle, and the diverse all-star cast — including Academy Award-winner Octavia Spencer, Tilda Swinton and Ed Harris — go all-in as they battle for supremacy on board an unstoppable train hurtling through an icy hellscape. Despite a premise laden with fantastical elements, Criminal profiler Park Hae-Young (Lee Je-Hoon) is haunted by the kidnap-murder case of his elementary school classmate—the culprit was never caught. The progression of this cross-border relationship drives the plot forward, but Following an accident that kills his father, Park Sae-Ro-Yi (Park Seo-Joon) is laser-focused on a mission to bring down the powerful food conglomerate Jangga Group. Yu-Ri returns to her human form, and is given 49 days to get “her place” in the family back in order to continue to stay alive.
7. These are the ten best movies made in Seoul currently available to stream online.Before Bong Joon-ho was focusing his lens on the Korean class system, he was taking on animal rights in the form of this strange, futuristic fable.2017's "Okja" is the story of a giant pig born in a test tube, and the young girl determined to save her. Despite the fact that these songs, movies, and shows are in a language that many people around the world that watch or listen to them don't even speak or understand, Korean pop culture is still totally taking over the world. Netflix is pumping out K-dramas regularly now, and thousands of people stream them every day. Kim Je-Hyeok (Park Hae-Soo), who was days away from making his MLB debut in the U.S., receives a one-year sentence. When a man with close ties to high-ranking law enforcement officials is murdered, prosecutor Hwang Shi-Mok (Cho Seung-Woo)—who has lacked empathy since undergoing brain surgery as a child—teams up with warm-hearted police lieutenant Han Yeo-Jin (Bae Doo-Na) to solve the case. The pair strive to find a way to be together, but one has a secret that may break them apart forever. By
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