Korean Movies Opening Today 2023/08/30 in Korea

Published on 2023/08/30 | Source

Korean movies opening today 2023/08/30 in Korea: "Don't Buy the Seller", "Her Hobby", "Body Parts", "Legend of the Waterflowers", "KANGDANIEL: MY PARADE" and "Piano Prism"

"Don't Buy the Seller" (2021)

Directed by Park Hee-gon

With Shin Hye-sun, Kim Sung-kyun, Im Chul-soo, Lee Zoo-young, Keum Sae-rok, Kang Tae-oh,...

Formerly known as "Don't Buy the Seller", "Open the Door" (오픈 더 도어, o-peun deo do-eo)
Synopsis
It all started with a second hand app
Soo-hyeon (Shin Hye-sun), who has recently moved into a new house, buys a used washing machine through a second-hand app but finds out it doesn't work. Annoyed by the seller's irresponsibility, she leaves a comment calling the seller a con man, and reports it to the police. Little does she know that the seller is a psychopathic serial killer who uses an online second-hand market to lure his victims. Her comment renders his hunt for a new victim all but impossible so she becomes his next target. She starts receiving obscene phone calls, countless unwanted food deliveries, and strange men knocking on her door looking for a good time. A trip to the sender's address proves deadly serious when the police and Soo-hyeon find a woman's dead body.

"Her Hobby" (2022)

Directed by Ha Myeong-mi

With Jung Yi-seo, Kim Hye-na, Woo Ji-hyun,...

Filming start: 2022/08/20
Synopsis
Adapted from a novel.
It depicts the process of a woman living in the weakest neighborhood in a closed community village, standing up proudly with her shoulders stretched out when she meets a woman who has migrated from the city.

"Body Parts" (2022)

Directed by Ahn Mi-na, Choe Won-kyung, Jeon Byeong-deok, Kim Jang-mi, Lee Gwang-jin, Wally Seo

With Kim Min-seok, Kim Chae-eun, Kwon Ah-reum-I, Kang Han-saem, Kang Jun-kyu,...

Synopsis
A perfume is found in the dressing table of a dead person. A boy is bullied because he can see ghosts. A girl is hosting an online livestream show of her friend being possessed by a spirit after her family member died. This film consists of five stories with diverse genres from ghost story to exorcism and mystery. The five episodes of different genres and various subject matter are completed as one full story with an extra one that opens and closes the film. The five episodes are the believers' stories, which rookie reporter, Si-kyung, who is on an undercover mission, witnesses while attending a prayer service of a religious group. This clever structure not only connects all the stories as one, but also gives unity to the individual narratives, rather than them being separated and standing alone. What will be she offering at the end of the ritual that he secretly attended? (MO Eun-young)

Stench (악취, ak-chwi)
A woman killed herself by cutting off her ears. Da-hee ,who bought a dressing table without knowing it was hers, finds a perfume in the drawer.

A Child Who Sees Ghosts (귀신보는 아이, gwi-sin-bo-neun a-i)
Joon-ho, the song of a shaman, is being bullied by Do-jin's gang for the reason that he can see ghosts. He has to show them real ghosts to break free from the violence.

exorcism.net (엑소시즘.넷, ek-so-si-jeum.net)
Hwa-yeong, a high school girl, is possessed by an evil spirit after her family's death. Her best friends Joo-in and Eun-gi decide to let the world know about her through live broadcasting online and ask for a ceremony of exorcism.

The Person Who Lived (전에 살던 사람, jeon-e sal-deon sa-ram)
Ji-soo got her own room. That night when she was having a housewarming with her colleagues, a middle-aged woman came and knocked on her door. She warns the woman. Never take the talisman off her house.

String (끈, kkeun)
A rainy night. Jae-seok wakes up to the sound of the alarm and finds that a hard string is tied to his neck.

"Legend of the Waterflowers"

Directed by Koh Heeyoung

Synopsis
Hyun Soonjik is ninety-six years old. She is the oldest living resident in Jeju Island. She lives in a small village in Seogwipo-si. A natural diver with good skills, she became a high rank Haenyeo at an early age and has led an astonishing career of diving for eighty-seven years. Though she looks more comfortable when she is under water than when she is at home, she quit diving in October, 2020, and goes to sea every day, missing her old life as a diver. When she does, Chae Jiae (39) who has been disciplined by Hyun, accompanies her and looks after her. Together they head for Deulmoolyeo, a place that only Hyun can find, to see the water flowers that bloom under water. Legend of the Waterflower is a thorough record that covers the six years of the amazing life of Hyun Soonjik, the friendship between two different generations, and the life and pain of Haenyeo. It is warm, sorrowful, and most of all, breathtakingly beautiful. HONG Eunmi

27th Busan International Film Festival

"KANGDANIEL: MY PARADE" (2023)

Directed by Park Jae-suk

With Kang Daniel,...

Synopsis
Waiting time to approach DANITY, "Whispering from the empty seats waiting for the audience, hot shouts pouring on the stage and awakening as an enthusiastic artist".

Kang Daniel draws the trajectory of "KANGDANIEL: MY PARADE" by singing the story of DANITY and us who have been waiting for Kang Daniel's first world tour, 'First Parade'.

The concert film "KANGDANIEL: MY PARADE" is a film about his first world tour 'First Parade' performances in Seoul, Thailand and Malaysia and the preparation process. Kang Daniel's voice tells stories on and off stage, and cinematic colors and sounds stimulate new senses that have not been experienced in live performances.

"Piano Prism" (2021)

Directed by Oh Jae-hyeong

With Oh Jae-hyeong,...

Synopsis
In a cramped space full of miscellaneous objects, a man in his pajamas laboriously moves the piano from one wall to the other. When he projects his video on the wall by the piano, dark blue waves ripple over his figure playing the piano. This magical opening takes a leap from a scruffy reality to an artistic fantasy. Director Oh Jae-hyeong, a painter-turned-filmmaker who is now trying to become a pianist, attempts a unique audio-visual performance that combines video and piano performance. Although it looks like a difficult experimental film, this film is a friendly and witty personal essay about the director's artistic practice. One day, he is asked to perform a solo recital at "The House Concert", a classical music venue, and Piano Prism contains his preparation process. The brilliant multi-artist Oh Jae-hyeong undergoes trials and errors to finally reach the synthesis of painting, video, and music, and this film presents the ultimate artistic experience. KANG Sowon

26th Busan International Film Festival