Since the beginning of the popularity of the movie "Parasite," many Korean movies have been recognized all over the world. Now, there are three Korean movies which ranked at the tops on South Korea's box office.

▲ Movie ˝AshFall˝

The first is the movie titled "Ashfall." Its genre is drama and action. It is directed by Lee Hae-jun and Kim Byeong-seo. The story of this movie is about Baekdusan, the highest mountain in the Korean Peninsula and a dormant volcano, which comes out of its slumber and makes the biggest eruption recorded in history. South Korean operative Capt. Jo In-chang (Ha Jung-woo) and Lee Jun-pyeong (Lee Byung-hun),  North Korean spy, are sent on a covert operation to save the peninsula.

▲ Movie ˝Forbidden Dream˝

The second is the movie "Forbidden Dream." The genre of this movie is drama and history. It is directed by Hur Jin-ho. The story of this movie is about the legendary King Sejong (Han Suk-kyu) of the Joseon dynasty and his science officer, Jang Yeong-sil (Choi Min-sik) who both share a dream of studying the sky and developing Joseon's independent time system. Jang, who was born a slave, is brought into the palace by the king who recognized Jang's genius mind. The two great men invent devices for astronomical observation over their 20 years of friendship, until Jang is discharged from his position after the king's wooden carriage made under Jang's supervision breaks.

▲ Movie ˝Start-Up˝

The third and last movie is titled "Start-Up". Its genre is drama. It is directed by Choi Jeong-Yeol. The story of this movie is about a teenage delinquent Taek-il (Park Jung-min) who runs away from his overbearing mother (Yum Jung-ah) and ends up working at a Chinese restaurant. There, he has a less friendly encounter with the cook, Geo-seok (Ma Dong-seok/Don Lee), a bulky man whose past is shrouded with mystery.

The popularity of Korean movies has been increasing. Hoping that many people will continue to support and watch those movies.

January 14th, 2020

By Lee Ha Jeoung