Are you ready for this annual korean film festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for this year? yeaasssssss!! the thingss that you waited for so long time and finally they come to our cinemas!! unfortunately, this korean drama festival only be airing at GSC Midvalley!!
🇰🇷 2018 KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL
📍PERIOD : 27 – 30 SEPTEMBER 2018
💵 FEES : FREE SCREENING
📽 PLACE/LOCATION : GSC MIDVALLEY (T-001, Mid Valley Megamal, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Mid Valley City, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur)
🚄 PUBLIC TRANSPORT : KTM MIDVALLEY *you make take ktm from kl sentral just 1 station away to midvalley
P/S : all the film was rated as P13 so family with kid are allowed! most of them was high rated .. i mean its really higher grossing in south korea (THE FACE READER , DONGJU & Detective K)
~ KTM SCHEDULE ( KL SENTRAL – MIDVALLEY)
05:48 06:43 07:25 07:45 08:25 08:38 09:10 09:30 09:56 10:20 10:51 11:20 12:40 12:48 13:10 13:41 14:10 14:40 15:10 15:40 16:10 16:35 17:10 17:42 18:10 18:38 18:55 19:12 19:35 19:55 20:35 20:55 21:15 21:35 22:05 23:03
p/s ; plan your journey wisely
for this special 2018 Korean Film Festival , they will screening in total 5 hits movie in Korea with Super Free-Screening but you need to grab first started on 20th September 2018. The film is :
1. Detective K : Secret of Lost Island
Synopsis
- Joseon’s top detective Kim Min (Kim Myung-min) attempts to track down those responsible for circulating massive amounts of counterfeit silver bullion in Joseon. He also tries to find the missing sibling of a young girl.
Cast
- Kim Myung-Min (Kim Min) , Oh Dal-su (Seo-pil) & Lee Yeon-Hee (Hisako)
Release
- February, 2015
Showtime
- 28 September 2018 – 10.00PM
- 29 September 2018 – 12.00PM
- 30 September 2018 – 7.00PM
p/s : boxoffice with 2.7million USD
2. Dongju, The Potrait of A Poet
Synopsis
- The story follows the life of poet Yun Dong-ju and his eventual imprisonment by the Japanese government for being involved in the Korean independence movement. (this black-white bioghraphy drama about Korean Poet name Dong-Ju)
Cast
- Kang Ha-Neul (Yun Dong-Ju) , Park Jung-Min (Song Mong-Gyu)
Release
- February, 2016
Showtime
- 27 September 2018 – 5.00PM
- 28 September 2018 – 5.00PM
- 30 September 2018 – 12.00PM
p/s : this is boxoffice movie in korea with 7.7Million USD
3. Green Days : Dinosur and I
Synopsis
- Green Days: Dinosaur and I is an animated film produced without high-tech computer graphics and three-dimensional techniques. The film was hand-drawn in pencil, with 14 animators using 100,000-plus sheets over a period of 11 years.
Set in a 1970s rural town, Green Days: Dinosaur and I is a nostalgic coming-of-age story about a high school girl who struggles to find meaning in her existence and learns to confront her biggest fears, while also falling in love for the first time. Yi-rang has all but given up on her athletic aspirations, when she meets Cheol-soo (Song Chang-eui), who dreams of becoming an astronaut, and Soo-min (Oh Yeon-seo), a transfer student from Seoul. The film follows the adolescents’ budding romance, growing pains, hopes and dreams
Cast
- Park Shin-Hye (Yi-Rang – voice) , Song Chang-eui (Cheol-Soo voice) & Oh Yeon-Seo (Soo-Min voice)
Release
- June 2011
Showtime
- 28 September 2018 – 3.00PM
- 29 September 2018 – 2.00PM
- 30 September 2018 – 2.00PM
4. Run-Off
Synopsis
- What does it take to form a women’s Olympic national ice hockey team? A few middle-aged women, a middle school student, and maybe even a North Korean defector? Kang Dae Woong is tasked with pulling together a women’s national ice hockey team in the hopes representing South Korea in the Winter Olympics. What he is able to assemble is a hodgepodge group of women — Lee Ji Won, Park Chae Kyung, Go Young Ja, Jo Mi Ran, Kim Ga Yeon, and Shin So Hyun — who can barely skate, let alone strike a hockey puck. Can this lackluster group form a team to even dream of making it to the Olympics?
Cast
- Soo-Ae (Lee Ji-won) ,Oh Yeon-So (Park Chae Kyung) & Kim Ye-won (Kim Ga Yeon)
Release
- August, 2016
Showtime
- 27 September 2018 – 7.00PM
- 28 September 2018 – 7.20PM
- 30 September 2018 – 4.10PM
p/s : this is women story if you watch previous take off yang actually more pasal lelaki
The Face Reader
Synopsis
- Nae-kyung , the most skillful face reader in Joseon dynasty, was living in seclusion when he was offered a lucrative partnership by Yeon-hong (Kim Hye-su), a Korean geisha. Nae-kyung accepts the proposal to read the faces of Yeon-hong’s guests only to get involved in a murder case. With his face reading skills, Nae-kyung successfully identifies the murderer and his skills are soon acknowledged by King Moonjong who orders him to identify the potential traitors who threaten his reign. However after the unexpected death of Moonjong, Nae-kyung is courted by Grand Prince Sooyang who yearns to become King himself by killing the young successor Danjong. Nae-kyung decides to keep his loyalty to the late King and help KIM Jong-seo protect the young King which forces him into the biggest power struggle in the history of the Joseon dynasty.
Cast
- Song Kang-ho, Lee Jung-Jae, Kim Hye-Soo, Cho Jung-Seok, Lee Jong-Suk
Release
- February, 2015
Showtime
- 27 September 2018 – 9.35PM
- 29 September 2018 – 7.00PM
- 30 September 2018 – 4.10PM
p/s : boxoffice with 61 million USD super high grossing movie with top actor!! the 1st ever jongsuk saeguk movie..
How to redeem the ticket;
simply show the poster of ‘2018 Korean Film Festival in Malaysia’ to Selected GSC CINEMA (GSC Midvalley only) then you will get your ticket , you may redeem your ticket from 20 September onwards.
Which movie caught your eyes? Don’t forget to come and support this festival yaa. see yaw soon!! 💐🌹💕💕
special thanks to Korea Embassy for organize this events.
more info follow the Korea Embassy in Malaysia and GSCinema – 2018 Korean Film Festivals
Izzatul Syazwani 