Simon McEnteggart from the Korean movie review site Hanguk Yeonghwa gives Korvia.com his list of 5 unmissable Korean period dramas. -- No region’s film industry quite does historical dramas like those found in Asian cinema. Unlike the epic scale and grandeur - and a healthy dose of balletic martial arts - produced by their Chinese [...]
It’s Friday, September 25th 2015. I come dashing out of school to catch a train for Chungmuro. In a few hours, most camera stops will be closed for the next four days thanks to the Chuseok holiday weekend. That means I need to get that new “toy camera” TODAY! My plans are to take photos [...]
Jeonju may not be a city that’s on your radar, but it’s definitely worth taking a daytrip to check out the Hanok Village. The Jeonju Hanok Village is home to around 800 traditional houses, many great restaurants (Jeonju is known for it’s bibimbap, so if you’re in the area you might want to try it!) [...]
Simon McEnteggart from the Korean movie review site Hanguk Yeonghwa gives Korvia.com his list of 5 amazing Korean films based on shocking real-life events. Not only do these films hold historical value, but many of them also caused a lot of controversy before and after their release. -- Within 50 years of the end of hostilities with [...]
Simon McEnteggart from the Korean movie review site Hanguk Yeonghwa gives Korvia.com his list of 5 Korean horror films that will make you lose sleep! -- While most of the world typically sees the release of horror films during the autumn season in the build up to Halloween, Korea takes a different approach. In Korean [...]
For audiences unfamiliar with Korean cinema, choosing only five films to see as an introduction to output from the peninsula is an extremely daunting task. Each year the Korean cinema industry, in both the mainstream and independent realms, produce some of the most interesting and unique films in the world so in order to choose [...]
