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Ju Ji-hoon is a South Korean actor and model. His first leading role was in the Princess Hours (2006). His other notable works include Lucifer (2007), Antique (2008), Mask (2015), Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017), Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018), The Spy Gone North (2018), Dark Figure of Crime (2018), Kingdom (2019–2020) and Jirisan (2021).

Cho Jin-woong, born Jo Won-jun (조진웅), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012), The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014), Assassination (2015), The Handmaiden (2016), The Sheriff in Town (2017), The Spy Gone North (2018), Believer (2018), Intimate Strangers (2018), and Black Money (2019), as well as the television series Deep Rooted Tree (2011) and Signal (2016).

The Fortress is a 2017 South Korean epic historical drama film directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, starring Lee Byung-hun and Kim Yoon-seok. It is based on the novel Namhansanseong by Kim Hoon.

1987: When the Day Comes is a 2017 South Korean political thriller film directed by Jang Joon-hwan and written by Kim Kyung-chan. The film stars Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Tae-ri, Park Hee-soon and Lee Hee-joon. Set in 1987 and based on a true story, the film focuses on the events that led up to the June Democratic Uprising in Korea, triggered by the death of a student protester during police interrogation which the authorities conspired to cover up. Jang compared the overall structure of the film to a relay race, with the focus of the story shifting between several characters to convey the collective effort of political resistance. The film was released in theaters on December 27, 2017.

I Can Speak is a 2017 South Korean comedy-drama film based on a true story of comfort women directed by Kim Hyun-seok and distributed by Lotte Entertainment. The genre of the film are both comedy and drama. The film depicts the story of the resolution of conviction for “comfort women” (HR121) of the Japanese military in 2007. Though the film is a comedy, the genre serves as a vehicle to discuss the deeper topic of Korean comfort women. The way that film illustrated Na Ok-Bun's enterprising attitude of her life and her courageously testifying in front of the whole world were applauded. The film stars Na Moon-hee as Na Ok-Bun, with Lee Je-hoon as Park Min-Jae. The scene of Na Ok-Bun's testimony to the United States Congress was filmed at the Capitol Building of Virginia, in the city of Richmond.

Little Forest is a 2018 South Korean drama film directed by Yim Soon-rye and based on a manga series of the same name by Daisuke Igarashi which was first published in 2002.

The Outlaws is a 2017 South Korean crime action film written and directed by Kang Yoon-sung, and starring Ma Dong-seok, and Yoon Kye-sang. It was released on October 3, 2017. Set in 2004, the film revolves around Detective Ma Seok-do, who tries to control the gang-wars between Chinese-Korean gangs while also dealing with a ruthless loan shark named Jang-Chen.

On Your Wedding Day is a 2018 South Korean romantic comedy film that depicts the ten-year love and friendship of two people from teenage to adulthood. It was written and directed by Lee Seok-geun, and stars Park Bo-young and Kim Young-kwang. The film was released on August 22, 2018.

Dark Figure of Crime is a 2018 South Korean crime drama film directed by Kim Tae-kyun. It stars Kim Yoon-seok and Ju Ji-hoon. It was released on October 3, 2018. The film was loosely inspired by the 869th episode of Unanswered, a South Korean investigation television program, which tells a real story that happened in Busan, where murders were never reported, bodies were never found, and investigations never happened.

Believer is a 2018 South Korean action crime film directed by Lee Hae-young. It is a remake of the 2012 Johnnie To film Drug War. The film features actor Kim Joo-hyuk's final film performance. The film was released in South Korea on May 22, 2018. An extended version was released theatrically on July 18, 2018.

The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion is a 2018 South Korean science fiction action horror film written and directed by Park Hoon-jung. A sequel, The Witch: Part 2. The Other One, was released on 15 June 2022.

The Witness is a 2018 South Korean crime thriller film directed by Jo Kyu-jang. It stars Lee Sung-min, Kim Sang-ho, Jin Kyung and Kwak Si-yang. It was released theatrically in South Korea on August 15, 2018. The film is about a man who witnesses a murder and takes no action on what he has seen.

Kim Da-mi is a South Korean actress. She is best known for playing the title role in action-mystery film The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion (2018). She is also known for her roles in the television series Itaewon Class (2020) and Our Beloved Summer (2021–2022).

Herstory is a 2018 South Korean drama film directed by Min Kyu-dong. Based on the real-life story of the trials that took place in Shimonoseki in the 1990s, the film follows a group of Busan-based women who engaged in a court case against the Japanese government to highlight the ordeals of Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery as comfort women by the Japanese military during World War II.

Miss Baek is a 2018 South Korean crime drama film directed by Lee Ji-won and starring Han Ji-min, Kim Si-a, and Lee Hee-joon. The film was released in South Korea on October 11, 2018.

Hostage: Missing Celebrity is a 2021 South Korean action thriller film, written and directed by Pil Kam-sung for Next Entertainment World. It is a feature debut of the director and is based on the 2015 Chinese film Saving Mr. Wu. Starring Hwang Jung-min, the film is about the kidnapping of Korean top film star Hwang Jung-min by strangers. First, he thinks it is a prank, then he soon realises that it is no joke, as the kidnappers demand from him a huge amount of ransom within 24 hours. The film with a production cost of ₩8 billion was ready for release in 2020 but its release was postponed due to the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic.