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Turn: The Street

The story of a group of people who are torn between their dreams and reality, united by the goal of dance, and growing through love and friendship is depicted with gorgeous group dances and cool dance feasts.
Kim Sung Hoon plays the role of "Sung Hoon", a dance genius who gives his all in both dance and love, and uses his personal experience as a longtime trainee to perfectly portray this passionate character. As Seung-hoon dances to the music with headphones on, his hand reaching for the sky seems to express his passion for his dream. Hong Yin Ki plays the role of "Jong Yoon", a character with a cheerful and positive energy. How will this youthful story unfold when these people, who love dancing but have different personalities and styles, come together?

A Haunting Hitchhike

Date: 3/13

Sixteen-year-old Zheng Ai lives with her father in a redevelopment area of Seoul. Her father had been diagnosed with terminal cancer, but had given up on treatment and was waiting to die. Her father tells her that everything is easier when you give up on living.
However, Jung-ae refuses to accept his ideas and tries to improve their miserable life. One day, her mother, who left them a long time ago, writes a letter to Jung-ae, who decides to contact her, believing that finding her long-lost mother is her last hope....

Seobok

Date: 3/20

Former agent Min Ki-hyun (Kong Yoo) is assigned by the state to carry out a classified alliance, arranging for him to escort the mysteriously powerful Yongsang War (Park Bo-geun), but the two are attacked by mercenaries in the process. In the course of their escape, they discover that the existence and powers of the Eternal War are capable of reversing the laws of human existence. While the enemy is in hot pursuit, the Eternal War has been away from the adventure room for too long, and his hidden powers are beginning to become unstoppable. ......

Paper Flower

Date: 3/27

Elderly Song-gil, a liturgist, decides to partner with a large-scale liturgical company, Happy End, to take care of his paralyzed son, Ji-hyeok, who is under financial pressure. When the owner of a noodle store, who provided free meals to the tourists, dies suddenly, Song-gil, who wants to organize a decent funeral for him, falls out with his partner, who only wants to cremate the body in accordance with the government's regulations, and has to secretly help the employees who benefited from the owner of the noodle store to organize a funeral in the city hall square.
Eun-sook, a single mother with a tragic past, has only one wish: to live a good life with her daughter, but her job search is blocked by a scar on her face. When Eun-sook moves in next door to Song-gil's family and becomes Ji-hyuk's caretaker by chance, she gradually opens up Ji-hyuk's heart, and reminds Song-gil of the reasons why he is in the funeral business. Eun-sook and Song-gil, two originally unrelated people, have a chance to tell their life stories due to their brief contact. Will they be able to fulfill their wishes under the current circumstances and resources?

Strange School Tales: 8 Years DVD

Date: 4/3

★ Korean School Horror Bizarre Incident ★ ★ That Murderous Murder The Spirits of the Dead Still Can't Be Put to Rest ★ As Father Eun-chan returns to his hometown and prepares to perform an exorcism, a series of tragic deaths occurs at Yingtan High School, from the art teacher, the principal, to the parents of the students, the dead have left a mysterious number "8" on their bodies, and it all points to the death of another unknown murderer at the school eight years ago. At that time, the boyfriend of the deceased, Ki Chul-min, his partner, Father Eun-chan, and the teacher, Joo Min-goo, join forces to find the murderer hidden behind the truth, but they may not be human. ......

Miracle in Cell No. 7

Date: 4/10

It tells the story of an intellectually challenged father who is imprisoned for a wrongful conviction, and his daughter who grows up to clear his name in the court of law. It is the eighth Korean film to exceed 10 million viewers, and is the lowest budgeted and highest yielding film compared to those that have achieved this record over the years.

Love According to Dalva

Date: 5/1

Twelve-year-old Delva doesn't dress like a girl her age. His father, who is out of wedlock, keeps him locked up in his home and keeps him away from the outside world, and in his mind, his father is the world. One night, the police break into the house and place him in an institution, where his father is jailed on charges of unlawful imprisonment and incest. Stunned and unable to accept the separation from her father, Delva immediately disguises herself like a hedgehog. At the shelter, she meets her roommate, Samia, and social worker, Jaden, and their initially tense relationship gradually changes over time. Even if the future is still full of obstacles, can the world as she knows it grow into something new after its total disintegration?
Emerging director Emmanuelle Nicole's stunning film is a subdued and delicate treatment of a complex family issue. Through the eyes of Delva, she wades into the intractable problem of the person who doesn't think they've been abused, and in doing so, she sees the pain and trauma of those who can't get out of their own way. With an almost all-female core team and the brilliant cinematography of newcomer Caroline Kumbar, the film is a must-see for its female lead's explosive performance.

The Attorney

Date: 5/8

Based on the Pusan Busan incident in the early 1980s, this drama is about a tax lawyer who, due to an unexpected case, decides to join the human rights movement at the risk of offending the dictator. The main character Song Woo-seok, played by Song Kang-ho, is a lawyer. The protagonist, Song Woo-Seok, is based on the late former President of Korea, Noh Moo-Hyun, who historically defended the human rights of victims.

The Highway Family

Date: 5/15

It tells the story of a family living like campers at a rest stop along a highway, who meets a couple who happens to lead them by the hand, and the birth of a new family member. In the cold reality, there is still warmth, compassion and trust between people, and with the hope of seeing such hope, the family wandering on the street is able to stand up again because of someone's courage and help.

My Heart Puppy

Date: 5/22

Min-soo (Yoo Yeon-seok) is an ordinary office worker who dreams of having a perfect family. After proposing to his girlfriend (Jung In-sun), he learns that she is allergic to dog saliva and has to take anti-allergy medication every time she spends time with her pet golden retriever, Rooney. Faced with a choice between his lover and his dog, Min-soo has no choice but to give up his pet dog and help Rooney find a new owner.
He finds his cousin Jungkook (Cha Tae-hyun), who is facing bankruptcy, at a coffee shop and together they look for a suitable new family for Rooney. As a result, two men and a dog embark on a "home-hunting trip" from Seoul to Jeju Island, where they have interesting interviews with various dog-sitter candidates.

Vanishing

Date: 5/29

One day, a badly damaged and unidentified body is found in a suburb of Seoul. Jin-ho, the police officer in charge of the case, seeks the help of Eris, an international forensic expert, to determine the identity of the body. Eris gets a clue through the latest technology, and Jin-ho intuits that this is not just a simple murder case, but one closely related to an organ trafficking organization. The two of them join forces to investigate, and a shocking story is about to come to light.

Christmas Carol

Date: 6/5

The script of Runaway Justice comes from Kim Sung-soo, the director of the Korean drama Save Me and the movie Wild Beasts, and is based on the short story A Christmas Carol by author Joo Won-kyu. The story is about a pair of twin brothers, Nichiyu and Tsukiyu, who are different in intelligence and physical ability. Originally, they lived with their grandmother, but when their younger brother, Tsukiyu, died accidentally on Christmas Eve, and their grief-stricken grandmother also passed away, Nichiyu, alone and with clues in his hands, chased his way to the juvenile care facility where the real culprits are located, and intends to kill every one of those who have been bullying Tsukiyu.

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