2014 was a fascinating year for the Korean movie industry. Set in a grandiose period landscape, “The Admiral: Roaring Currents” captured the hearts of viewers in Korea and abroad.
The film helped to reinvigorate the international market for Korean movies, stirring interest from audiences who are normally not fans of historical pieces.

“The Admiral: Roaring Currents” toppled its competition, emerging from the year to become the highest grossing domestic Korean film of all time. With more than $100 million under its belt, “The Admiral: Roaring Currents” demonstrated Korea’s renewed potential in the global film industry.

Veteran actor Choi Min Sik brilliantly led the cast of the nail-biting film. “The Admiral: Roaring Currents” set itself apart from other period movies with plenty of drama and a script firmly based in Korean history.

2015 Forecast: “The Heirs” Stars on Film

Major Korean drama stars including the leading cast of “The Heirs” have emerged from the television screen for some of the most anticipated movies of 2015.

Park Shin Hye closes out 2014 with the Christmas Eve release “The Royal Tailor,” a Joseon period film co-starring Han Suk Kyu (The Berlin File) and Go Soo (Way Back Home).

“The Royal Tailor” will directly face off against Kim Woo Bin’s “The Technician” (Criminal Designer). Kim Woo Bin stars as Ji Hyuk, a high-stakes burglar who recruits the help of Jong Bae, a notorious hacker. Jong Bae is portrayed by Lee Hyun Woo (Secretly, Greatly), making “The Technician” a must-see movie for fans of the young actors. “The Technician” also premiered on December 24, 2014.

Lee Min Ho’s “Gangnam 1970” (Gangnam Blues) will be the actor’s first feature film. He leads the cast as Kim Jong Dae, a man who emerges from a hardscrabble childhood into an honest life. His boyhood friend, Baek Yong Ki (Kim Rae Won), is not as fortunate and falls into a life of organized crime. “Gangnam 1970” hits screens in Korea on January 21, 2015.