http://www.hancinema.net/

Since the late 1990s, the Korean entertainment industry, in the form of movies and TV dramas, has exploded across Asia and the West. In part because the Korean government has a quota system which favors domestic product, but also because the product is generally of high quality, though not always. Of late, however, there’s likely to be a big fall off in quantity, following a change in Korean policy; but in the meantime, banked product will continue to pour out. To help one keep track (and au courant), the ‘Korean movie and drama database’ Hancinema.net is a handy, English-language resource, offering a comprehensive database of film personalities, movies and TV dramas (with names listed in English, Korean and Chinese). The content is exhaustive: fact sheets, news, filmographies, box office figures and industry data, photo galleries, BBS and links to e-stores. Hancinema.net also provides an efficient and smartly-designed search engine. With this site, Hanju mania is here to stay.

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Chief editor: Steven Crane
June 2006 issue