2026 Buil Film Awards Announces Nominees

The 35th Buil Film Awards has announced its nominees!

First established in 1958, the Buil Film Awards are the oldest domestic film awards in South Korea and are typically held during the Busan International Film Festival.

Among this year’s nominees, Park Chan Wook’s “No Other Choice” leads the pack with nine nominations.

Na Hong Jin’s “HOPE” follows with eight nominations, while Yoon Ga Eun’s “The World of Love” and Jang Hang Jun’s “The King’s Warden” each earned six nominations.

Check out the nominees below:

Best Film

  • “The Final Semester”
  • “People and Meat”
  • “The World of Love”
  • “No Other Choice”
  • “HOPE”

Best Director

  • Na Hong Jin (“HOPE”)
  • Park Chan Wook (“No Other Choice”)
  • Byun Sung Hyun (“Good News”)
  • Yoon Ga Eun (“The World of Love”)
  • Jang Hang Jun (“The King’s Warden”)

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best New Director

  • Kim Yoo Min (“Isle Of Snakes”)
  • Yoo Jae Wook (“The Gorals”)
  • Lee Sang Min (“Salmokji: Whispering Water”)
  • Choi Seung Woo (“Last Summer”)
  • Han Chang Rok (“Funky Freaky Freaks”)

Best New Actor

  • Moon Sang Min (“Pavane”)
  • Park Ji Hoon (“The King’s Warden”)
  • Yoo Yi Ha (“The Final Semester”)
  • Jo Yoo Hyun (“3670”)
  • Joo Min Hyeong (“Funky Freaky Freaks”)

Best New Actress

  • Seo Su Bin (“The World of Love”)
  • Shin Sia (“Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight”)
  • Lee Seung Yeon (“The Gorals”)
  • Jang Da A (“Salmokji: Whispering Water”)
  • Jung Ho Yeon (“HOPE”)

Best Screenplay

  • Byun Sung Hyun, Lee Jin Sung (“Good News”)
  • Yeon Sang Ho (“The Ugly”)
  • Yoon Ga Eun (“The World of Love”)
  • Lee Ran Hee (“The Final Semester”)
  • Lim Na Moo (“People and Meat”)

Best Cinematography

  • Kim Woo Hyung (“No Other Choice”)
  • Byun Bong Sun (“Colony”)
  • Yang Hyun Seok (“HUMINT”)
  • Cho Hyoung Rae (“Good News”)
  • Hong Kyung Pyo (“HOPE”)

Best Music

  • Jo Young Wook (“No Other Choice”)
  • Lee Jin Hee (“Wild Sing”)
  • Dalpalan (“The King’s Warden”)
  • Lee Min Hwi (“Pavane”)
  • Michael Abels (“HOPE”)

Best Art & Technical Achievement

  • Han Ah Reum (“Good News” / Art)
  • Ryu Seong Hee (“No Other Choice” / Art)
  • Park Il Hyun (“The People Upstairs” / Art)
  • Yoo Sang Seop (“HOPE” / Martial Arts)
  • Lee Hoo Kyung (“HOPE” / Art)

Congratulations to all the nominees!

This year’s Buil Film Awards will be held on October 7 at 4:30 p.m. KST in Haeundae, Busan.

Watch “The King’s Warden” on Viki:

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Moon Sang Min, Shin Sia, Lee Min Jae, And Choi Hee Jin Confirmed For New Rom-Com “No Crushing Allowed”

Moon Sang Min, Shin Sia, Lee Min Jae, and Choi Hee Jin will be starring in a rom-com together!

On August 20, Netflix confirmed the production of “No Crushing Allowed” as well as the cast of Moon Sang Min, Shin Sia, Lee Min Jae, and Choi Hee Jin. “No Crushing Allowed” is a youth rom-com set between a prestigious all-boys high school and an all-girls high school separated by a single wall, where 19-year-olds forbidden from dating encounter their first loves.

The series follows a group of youths who begin experiencing their first love while attending Jinwol High School for Boys and Jinwol High School for Girls, two top schools that have competed for the title of the most prestigious school since the past. Under the school’s strict rule that students will be expelled if caught dating, as well as an old urban legend warning that “anyone who crosses the wall will pay the price,” the series will capture the heart-fluttering romance and memories of youth that seem within reach yet remain just out of grasp.

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The drama will be helmed by director Lee Soo Hyun of “Filing for Love,” “My Dearest Nemesis,” and “Sh**ting Stars,” while the script will be written by Lee Na Eun of “Our Beloved Summer” and “Melo Movie.”

Moon Sang Min will take on the role of Lee Chi Won, the student council present for Jinwol Boys’ High School who is also the perfect model student. Having impressed in “Cinderella at 2AM” and “To My Beloved Thief,” viewers are looking forward to his next transformation.

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Shin Sia of “Resident Playbook” and “The Witch: Part 2. The Other One” is drawing attention for her transformation into Jinwol Girls’ High School’s student council president So Ran, who is popular at school for her lovable charm.

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Lee Chi Won is good at everything from studies to exercise, and he even has a good personality, so So Ran views him as a rival. Having grown up together from a young age, they will showcase chemistry as they develop emotions difficult to distinguish from competitiveness and heart-fluttering excitement.

Lee Min Jae will play Gong Soo Ho, who has a love-hate rivalry with Chi Won and ends up approaching So Ran for a certain reason. Viewers are curious for his transformation following his roles in “Weak Hero Class 2” and “Crash Course in Romance.”

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Choi Hee Jin, who captivated in dramas such as “Heavenly Ever After” and “IDOL I,” will play Jinwol Girls’ High School’s transfer student and So Ran’s roommate Kim Lizzy.

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“No Crushing Allowed” will be released via Netflix. Stay tuned for updates!

While waiting, watch Moon Sang Min in “Wedding Impossible” below:

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Also watch Shin Sia in “The Old Woman with the Knife” on Viki:

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Rising Star Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has published this month’s brand reputation rankings for rising stars!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of various rising stars’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indexes, using big data collected from March 30 to April 30.

Byeon Woo Seok shot to the top of this month’s list after seeing a whopping 197.57 percent increase in his brand reputation index since March, bringing his total score to 4,253,555.

Park Ji Hoon took second place for the month with a brand reputation index of 3,751,995, while Kim Yong Bin ranked third with a score of 3,424,573.

Heo Kyung Hwan came in at a close fourth with a brand reputation index of 3,424,573, marking a 47.05 percent increase in his score since last month.

Finally, KiiiKiii rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 3,292,702, marking a 22.34 percent rise since March.

  1. Byeon Woo Seok
  2. Park Ji Hoon
  3. Kim Yong Bin
  4. Heo Kyung Hwan
  5. KiiiKiii
  6. Kim Hye Yoon
  7. Yang Sang Gook
  8. Stray Kids
  9. Park Ji Hyeon
  10. Go Youn Jung
  11. Lee Mujin
  12. WOODZ (Cho Seung Youn)
  13. Joo Woo Jae
  14. ENHYPEN
  15. Park Jeong Min
  16. DAY6
  17. Choo Young Woo
  18. KATSEYE
  19. Maktub
  20. Shin Sia
  21. Jang Ki Yong
  22. Choi Woo Shik
  23. Park Seo Joon
  24. HANRORO
  25. Kim Young Dae
  26. BIBI
  27. Ahn Sung Hoon
  28. Park Seo Jin
  29. Lee Je Hoon
  30. Lee Jun Hyuk

Watch Byeon Woo Seok in his drama “Lovely Runner” on Viki below:

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Or check out Park Ji Hoon’s drama “Love Song for Illusion” below!

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