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T H E F O R T R E S S 2 0 1 7 . 1 0 . 0 3 Best Film at the 37th Film Critics Awards 2017 * Namhansanseong Fortress *남한산성 * South Castle * Namhansanseong (UNESCO World Heritage Site) Published on September 5, 2017 by CJ ENTERTAINMENT THE FORTRESS Official International Main Trailer (with English subs) Published on August 28, 2017 by Lee Min Sung THE FORTRESS Main Trailer THE FORTRESS Teaser Trailer Situated 25 km southeast from the center of the capital city of Seoul, the mountain fortress city of Namhansanseong sits approximately 480m above sea level aligning itself with the ridges of the mountain to maximize its defensive capacity. The fortress encompassing 12 km in length protects a vast area utilized as an emergency capital city of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea (1392~1910). With the basis of fortress architecture of East Asia, the fortress embodies the broad exchange between the four countries: Joseon of Korea, Azuchi-Momoyama Period of Japan, Ming and Qing China, especially in the 16th~18th centuries through the continuous wars. (Wikipedia) Directed by Hwang Dong Hyuk With Kim Yun Seok, Lee Byung Hun, Park Hae Il, Go Soo & Park Hee Soon Synopsis The movie depicts the conflict between Choi Myung-kil, a representative figure of the Juhwapa faction, who insisted to keep friendly relation with Qing Dynasty in order to protect the people in Joseon, and Kim Sang-heon, a representative figure of the pro-Ming Dynasty faction, Cheokhwapa, on the other side, while they fled to the South Castle (Namhansanseong) during the Second Manchu invasion of Korea. Tentative release date in Korea: 2017, Crank-in: November 21, 2016 Related sites: THE FORTRESS OFFICIAL WEBSITE / Hancinema.net / Asianwiki / Naver / IMDb September 16, 2016: A translation by Barbara at LBH soompi Park Hae-il is expected to star in “South Castle” together with Lee Byung Hun. On September 16, the Korean film industry news reported that Park Hae-il recently received the script for the new film “South Castle” and is currently under active discussion. “South Castle” was adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name published in 2007 by the novelist Kim Hoon. Park Hae-Il told the media that he has not yet confirmed to star in the movie and it is only one of the scripts that he has received. “South Castle” is based upon a conflict in Korean History (In 1636, Korea was at war with the Qing dynasty). Using that period as background, the movie depicts the story of two groups, the “hawkish” group led by Kim Sang Heon and the “peace” group led by Choi Myung Kil while the King hid in South Castle that was surrounded by the Qing army. The Director of “South Castle “ is Hwang Dong Hyuk who directed “The Crucible” (Silenced)” and “Miss Granny”. The daughter of the novelist Kim Hoon will also be involved in the movie. CJ Entertainment will produce and distribute the movie. Kim Yoon-Seok will play Kim Sang Heon while Lee Byung Hun will play Choi Myung Kil. Park Hae Il willl play King Injo. The main casting of “South Castle” is complete and filming will start in the second half of this year. Source: Tencent entertainment movie news (through LBH Baidu) from StarNews

JTBC DRAMA 2019 BEAUTIFUL WORLD Drama: Beautiful World Hangul: 아름다운 세상 Genre: drama Network: JTBC Episodes: 16 Director: Park Chan-Hong (Memory, Don't Look Back : The Legend of Orpheus, The Lucifer) Writer: Kim Ji-Woo (Memory, Don't Look Back : The Legend of Orpheus, The Lucifer) Release Date: April 5, 2019 - May 25, 2019 Runtime: Fridays & Saturdays 23:00 (following drama Legal High) Production Company:MI OST: Official site:http://tv.jtbc.joins.com/teaser/pr10011027 Plot Park Moo-Jin ( Park Hee Soon) and Kang In-Ha (Choo Ja Hyun) are a married couple. Park Moo-Jin works as a high school teacher and Kang In-Ha runs a bakery. They enjoy their lives with their children. Their peaceful days soon turn into a hellish experience. Their son, who is in the 3rd grade of middle school, is seriously injured due to school violence. Park Moo-Jin and Kang In-Ha try to reveal the truth. Meanwhile, Oh Jin-Pyo (Oh Man Seok) and Seo Eun-Joo (Cho Yeo Jeong) are a married couple. They are both from wealthy families. Oh Jin-Pyo is the chairman of a private school foundation inherited from his family. They have never experienced failure or lacked anything. They have a son who makes trouble. The parents coverup for their son's misbehavior. (Asianwiki) Cast Park Hee Soon as Park Moo-Jin Choo Ja- Hyun as Kang In-Ha Oh Man- Seok as Oh Jin-Pyo Cho Yeo- Jeong as Seo Eun-Joo Nam Da-reum as Park Sun-ho Kim Hwan-hee as Park Soo-ho Seo Dong-Hyun as Oh Joon-Seok Seo Young-Joo as Han Dong-Soo Hwang Tae-Gwang as Lee Sang Woo Jung Jae-Sung as Bae Sang-bok Jo Jae-Ryong as Park Seung-man Lee Ji-hyun as Im Sook-Hee Yoon Na-Moo as Lee Jin-Woo Posters Posters Teasers/Trailers 01.Soompi code of conduct | SOOMPI RULES FOR KDRAMA | MOVIES | ACTORS' & ACTRESS' SECTION Don't post any requests for subs!Anything unrelated to the drama plot is considered spamming. Don't quote images. 01.Due to the copyright/legal problems, no illegal streaming links will/should be posted on this thread as there had been major crackdowns going on lately.02.Any complaints about any streaming links will be counted as spam and will be reported to the mods.03.Any complaints of the respective companies such as Viki, youtube, Etc.. should be report to the respective companies instead of posting your complaints here.04.Those who are caught breaking the Soompi posting rules more than 5 times will have their Id/IDs reported the mods. 05.Those who are caught promoting/posting illegal streaming links with subs ( those without permission from the orginal subbers and doesn't have copyrights like SOOMPI TV, Viki, Dramafever, Kdrama.com or Crunchyroll) will have their ID's reported to the mods for endangering Soompi to legal issues for illegal streaming sites promotions. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT TO WHERE CREDIT IS DUE